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Farmers laud AngloGold Iduapriem Teberebie Vegetable Project
Beneficiaries of AngloGold Ashanti Iduapriem Mine’s Teberebie Vegetable Project in the Tarkwa-Nsuaem Municipality of the Western Region have lauded the mining company for the initiative,
Describing the project as successful, the farmers testified that it has boosted their income levels and also improved their livelihoods.
The Teberebie Vegetable Cooperative Project is part of other initiatives Iduapriem Mine is undertaking to respond to the increasing unemployment situation within its host communities.
The first phase which began in January 2018, involved 14 farmers, who cultivated vegetables including cabbage, green pepper, lettuce, carrot, cucumber among others and watermelon on an eight-acre land.
The next phase of the project will be expanded to cover 20 community farmers who are expected to cultivate vegetables on a 20-acre land.
A beneficiary, Mr Moses Hagor, expressed his gratitude for the mine’s support and urged the company to extend the project to cover many other farmers to boost their income levels in the Tarkwa -Nsuaem Municipality.
“For me this project has really been a blessing. I have been able to build a house from the sales I made. Mr Hagor revealed.
At a brief ceremony on Tuesday, to present GH¢40,000 being proceeds from sale of vegetables to the farmers, the Senior Manager – Sustainability of Iduapriem Mine, Mr Stephen Adjei, congratulated the farmers for the hard work and unrelenting effort in ensuring the success of the first phase of the project.
“Knowing the challenges that you faced in the beginning, I am extremely happy to see you succeed in this project. Indeed, I have no doubt that if you demonstrate the same zeal and commitment in the next phase, another remarkable success would be chalked.” he noted.
Speaking on behalf of the community, the Chief of Teberebie, Nana Kojo Minnah II, thanked Iduapriem Mine for the project and assured management of their unflinching support and cooperation.
He, however, advised the beneficiaries to invest their money wisely, work harder than before “and trumpet their success stories particularly to the youth.”
The Municipal Agriculture Officer of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA), Mr Karol Senker, pledged his outfit’s readiness to partner Iduapriem Mine for such initiatives as they were in line with the government’s Planting for Food and Jobs Agenda.
He indicated that the MOFA would continue to provide the technical assistance and support to ensure the successful implementation of the full project cycle.
Source: Ghanaian Times
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Police arrest suspect Enoch Asigima for robbery in Western Region
The Ghana Police Service has arrested suspect Enoch Asimiga for a robbery incident at Wassa Nkran in the Western Region on June 13, 2025.
Preliminary investigations revealed that the suspect attacked a victim near Wassa Nkran at gunpoint with a locally manufactured pistol, robbed him of some money, and fled into a nearby cocoa farm.
The victim raised alarm, prompting a swift community response that led to the arrest of the suspect.
A search led to the retrieval of one (1) BB live cartridge, one (1) locally manufactured pistol, and a Samsung mobile phone.
The suspect is currently in Police custody, assisting ongoing investigations and will be put before the court.
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NPP National Chairman, Stephen Ntim takes temporary break from his duties
Family of New Patriotic Party (NPP)National Chairman, Stephen Ntim, have requested for him to be excused from official duties and active politics until further notice on health grounds.
In a letter to the party, the family of Mr.Ntim expressed his lifetime commitment and dedication to NPP for decades, rising through the ranks from 1st National Deputy Chairman to his distinguished service as the current National Chairman.
“At this juncture, we the family members of Mr. Stephen Ntim have learned that the party has convened a meeting scheduled to be chaired by Mr. Ntim and wewould like our beloved son, brother, nephew and relative, Stephen Ntim, to be excused from attendance of this event, due to recent developments on his health and well being beginning from June 16, 2025,” they added .
The family further revealed that Mr. Ntim is not well at the moment
and his condition requires time off from active professional activities in the interest of medical attention and monitoring for the time being.
According to the family, “in compliance with his professional medical advice and in cognizanced
of his demanding office, we the family members do hereby request that Mr. Ntim be temporarily excused, not only from active office duty, but also from outright party politics until further notice.”
“As with any human, even merely participating in such event will not augur well for Steve due to his current cognitive dissonance and mental incapacitation for such
a high profile event at a time like this, not to even factor in chairing it and we the family members reject this wrong move in the subtly back drop of his personal human rights,” they disclosed.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
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