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Gold Fields Ghana Foundation inaugurates HuniVass girls’ dormitory
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Divisional Chief of Bosomtwe, Nana Kwabena Amponsah IV and other dignitaries
cutting the tape to inaugurate the new girls dormitory
Abosso Goldfields Limited (AGL) through Gold Fields Ghana Foundation (GFGF), has inaugurated a 350–bed girls’ dormitory to improve accommodation at Huni Valley Senior High School (HUNIVASS) in the Western Region.
Initiated in 2019, the $980,000 two-storey block was executed by Boison Construction Limited in three years.
The scope of work included four teachers’ apartments with guest rooms, washrooms, double – decker beds, terrazzo floors, ironing rooms, a borehole, storage tank and landscaping.
In her keynote address, Prof. Elsie Effah Kaufmann of the Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Ghana, Legon, and the Quiz Mistress of the National Mathematics and Science Quiz (NMSQ) stressed the importance of investing in the education.
Prof. Kaufmann, said education ensured people were capable and useful to themselves, families, communities and nations.
She said she was passionate about education since it produced knowledgeable people who could solve problems and work together to ensure the development of the country.
Prof. Kaufmann said women provided distinctive viewpoints in decision- making, solved complex problems, provided better solutions and better ideas.”
“We have to work together to get solutions to our problems. We cannot afford to leave the young ladies behind. When we do so we do it at our own risk.” she stated.
She praised the 65 percent enrolment of females at HUNIVASS and encouraged the girls to study hard and justify the investment made in them.
Executive Vice President (EVP) and Head of Gold Fields West Africa, Mr Joshua Mortoti, said GFGF had improved health and education service delivery in the two municipalities of Tarkwa -Nsuaem and Prestea- Huni Valley.
He said the Foundation had invested about US$9.5million in education for the Tarkwa and Damang host communities.
Mr Mortoti said, GFGF investments in the dormitory was to help tackle the accommodation deficit for girls at HUNIVASS and also reduce the number of female students who resided in off-campus.
One of Gold Fields’ Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) targets, Mr Mortoti revealed, was to increase the percentage of women on its area of operation to 30 percent by 2030.
Western Regional Minister, Mr Kwabena Okyere Darko-Mensah, thanked GFGF for the support and urged the students to study hard and be guided by the exploits of Prof. Kaufmann to become responsible citizens of Ghana.
From Clement Adzei Boye, Huni Valley
Construction of a major underground stormwater drain along the Dr. Busia Highway within the Kaneshie enclave will commence on September 7, 2026.
The Project Coordinator for the Greater Accra Resilient and Integrated Development (GARID) Project, Dr. Kwadwo Ohene Sarfo, announced this at a special media briefing on Wednesday.
According to him, the works will involve the construction of a double-cell underground rectangular drain measuring approximately 10 metres wide and 1.95 kilometres long, stretching from Pamprom Junction to First Light Junction.
The new drain will replace the existing two 1.2-metre diameter pipes, which are inadequate to carry the volume of stormwater in the area.
Dr. Sarfo said the drain will connect at one end to the recently completed section within the Accra Academy campus and at the other end to the existing drain at Pamprom Junction.
He said the construction is expected to run from September 2026 to October 2027.
The project forms part of government’s broader flood prevention and mitigation programme aimed at addressing perennial flooding in Accra.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
The former Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, has withdrawn from the party’s National Chairmanship race.
In a statement issued yesterday, Chairman Wontumi who is currently serving a 20-year jail term said his decision was driven by his love for the party and his unwillingness to let his personal circumstances distract the NPP from its rebuilding efforts.
“There are moments in the life of a man when the heart wants to continue, but duty demands sacrifice. Moments when one must quietly set aside personal ambition, not because the dream has died, but because the family he loves must not be made to carry his burden. Today, I find myself at such a painful moment,” he wrote.
He disclosed that after many nights of prayer, sober reflection and consultations with his family, legal team, party elders, campaign team and trusted supporters, he concluded that his present situation must not become an additional burden on the NPP.
“This is not the decision my heart desired, but sometimes, true love requires us to release what we deeply want in order to protect what we love even more,” he added.
Recounting his years of service, Chairman Wontumi said he had served the party with everything within him, walking through heat and rain, travelling to remote communities and standing with the grassroots in both victory and defeat.
“For many years, I have served the NPP with everything within me… The NPP is not merely a political party to me. It is my family. It is my home. It is a cause to which I have dedicated a significant part of my life,” he stated.
He explained that the party, already carrying the pain of electoral defeat and the huge responsibility of preparing for the future, should not be made to carry his personal weight.
“That is why I cannot allow my present situation or personal ambition to distract the party from the difficult work of rebuilding. I cannot ask the party to carry my weight when it is already carrying the pain of defeat and the enormous responsibility of preparing for the battle ahead. I would rather carry this pain quietly than allow the party I love to suffer because of me,” he said.
He further sympathized with his supporters across the 16 regions, acknowledging that the decision would be painful for many who had sacrificed for his campaign.
“To my teeming supporters across all sixteen regions, I know this message will hurt. I know many of you will read it with tears in your eyes because I understand the sacrifices you have made for this journey,” he said.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
