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25.02.2007                     < BACK
 
 
P.M.I Gold takes
over Obotan Mine
 

Manso-Nkwanta, (Ash), Feb. 25, GNA -
 
 A four-member delegation from the P.M.I Gold, a Canadian gold mining company, which took over from the Resolute Amansie Limited at Manso-Nkran in the Amansie West District of Ashanti on Tuesday called on the paramount chief of Manso-Nkwanta traditional area, Nana Bi-Kusi Appiah 11 to brief the traditional council on the mining activities to be undertaken in the area. Douglas R. Macquaine, leader of the delegation told the council that drilling to moderate depths under the pit on their newly acquired Obotan Mine indicated a strong potential to develop high-grade underground resources.

He said in January this year, P.M.I Gold commissioned R.S.C Global Consulting Limited of Perth, Australia, to undertake a preliminary concept study to review the Obotan database.

The review he said included previous resource models and determined the economic and technical potential for underground mining operation as confirming sufficient resources.

Mr Macquaine said R.S G review would also look at the possibility of gold recovery from the 24 million tones estimated to be in the rock dump at the Manso-Nkran pit.

Nana Appiah 11, thanked the company for taking over from Resolute Amansie Limited and appealed to them to provide the needed assistance to the communities in which they would operate and also consider the youth in the District for employment in the mines. Nana Appiah pledged his full support for the company in the discharge of its duties.
 
Source:
GNA
 
 
Cardinal Turkson Named to Pontifical Justice Council

VATICAN CITY, FEB. 25, 2007 -
 
 Pope Benedict XVI appointed a cardinal, two archbishops and a layman as members of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace.

The Vatican press office announced the appointments Saturday of Cardinal Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson, archbishop of Cape Coast, Ghana; Archbishop Juan García Rodríguez of Camaguey, Cuba; Archbishop Héctor Rubén Aguer of La Plata, Argentina; and Savino Pezzotta, of the Italian Workers Union.

The Holy See also announced the appointment of Stefano Fontana, director of the Cardinal Van Thuân International Observatory, as consultor to the dicastery.

Source:
GNA

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1. P.M.I Gold takes
   over Obotan Mine
 

2. World Bank provides $4m for devt

    projects in Tamale

 

3.Cardinal Turkson Named to

   Pontifical Justice Council

 

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World Bank provides $4m for devt

projects in Tamale


Tamale, Feb, 25, GNA - The World Bank has made available 4-million dollars to the Tamale Metropolitan Assembly for execution of various development projects in the Metropolis to facilitate its beautification programme.

The money was sourced through the International Development Association (IDA) and was also meant to improve the road sector development programme in the Metropolis.

Other areas that the grant was meant to develop are the Tamale Metropolitan Area sanitation and electrification projects and were geared towards the improvement of the Tamale Beautification Projects.

Mr. Mohammed Amin Adam, Tamale Metropolitan Chief Executive (MCE) disclosed this at the weekend in Tamale at a sod cutting ceremony to commence the Tamale Street lighting project. Mr. Adam said about 4.2 million cedis out of the amount would be used for street lighting projects, which was awarded to Messrs Lightingale Limited, an Accra based construction firm and are expected to finish the project within four months.

He said the street lighting would extend to the "Afa Ajura" mosque area and stretch to NORRIP Village through the Gumani junction as well as from the Agricultural Development Bank (ADB) area to SSNIT flats and Lamashegu roundabout to Nyohini and would also cover the new Stadium area.

Mr. Adam said streetlight plays an important role in a city's development indicating that the Metropolis was prepared to welcome various dignitaries for the Ghana's 50th anniversary and the CAN 2008 tournament.

He said the Metropolis would soon benefit from a package of construction of a seven public toilet facilities in different communities, including water closets for the Central and Aboabo markets. Alhaji Mustapha Ali Idris, Northern Regional Minister, who cut the sod for the commencement of work expressed gratitude to the (IDA), and the World Bank for the gesture and expressed the hope that the money would be put to good use.

He said the jubilee anniversary has brought enormous benefits to the country, adding that work on the Tamale police park, which is to be the modern jubilee park is almost completed and other projects such as the Jubilee model toilets, model kindergarten and primary schools were also near completion. Alhaji Idris appealed to the people to take good care of the projects by forming watchdog committees to impact positively on the developmental programmes in the region.

Source:
GNA