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Rotary Club Obuasi gets new leaders

Outgoing President handing over to Ms Gborgblorvor

The Rotary Club of Obuasi has appointed Rotarian Delphine Gborgblorvor as the new president of the club.

She becomes the fifth president since the establishment of the club in 2019.

Her announcement and handover ceremony coincided with the official launch of the fifth anniversary of the Obuasi Rotary Club.

Miss Gborgblorvor comes into her new role with a rich experience in the health field and a zeal to serve humanity as the Rotary Club is noted for.

She has been a Rotary member in good standing and as president, she is expected to rely on her experience to drive the vision of the club in Obuasi.

She takes over from Godfrey Mwachande who has successfully served his term.

The new president said her leadership would be centred on Rotary International’s areas of focus which include promoting peace, fighting disease, providing clean water, sanitation, hygiene, saving mothers and children, supporting education, growing local economies, and protecting the environment.

She touched on activities lineup for the fifth anniversary, saying the club would continue to create hope in the world by implementing the ‘Magic of Rotary’ initiative, with some activities focused on promoting peace ahead of the 2024 elections.

Activities to promote peace ahead of the elections, she said, include peace walks, clean-up exercises and tree planting to remind Ghanaians the importance of maintaining peaceful co-existence before, during and after the December 7 election.

From Kingsley E. Hope, Kumasi

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Small-scale miners schooled on health hazards of mining with mercury

Mr Lovelace Sarpong (right) addressing the participants

Some Artisanal and Small-Scale Miners in the Ashanti and Central regions have been sensitised on the potential health dangers humans are exposed to with the use of mercury in gold processing.

The sensitisation which was organised by PlanetGOLD Ghana project was to raise awareness about the negative impacts on the use of mercury in mining activities.

According to the PlanetGOLD Ghana Project Coordinator, Mr Lovelace Sarpong, the use of mercury in artisanal small-scale mining pose health challenges that affects the nervous, digestive and immune systems, lungs and kidneys; and may be fatal.

Some Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Assemblies (MMDAs) that benefited from the exercise were Amansie Central, Asante Akim North, Amansie South, Amansie West, Bekwai, and Adansi North in the Ashanti Region, and Upper Denkyira East (Dunkwa-on-Offin) and Upper Denkyira West (Diaso) in the Central Region.

Additionally, he said inorganic salts of mercury were corrosive to the skin, eyes and gastrointestinal tract, and may induce kidney toxicity if ingested.

He stated that the PlanetGOLD Project has conducted several initiatives to raise awareness on reducing mercury exposure among artisanal and small-scale gold mining actors in the country.

It was to promote mercury-free mining practices in line with Ghana’s obligations under the Minamata Convention on Mercury, support the formalisation of the ASGM sector while advocating the adoption of the CRAFT Code and responsible supply chains, and raise awareness on the availability of mercury-free alternatives.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Area Head for Konongo, Mr Dawood Abbas, underscored the importance of government’s environmental regulations and EPA’s role in ensuring compliance within the ASGM sector.

He encouraged miners to prioritise environmental stewardship to gain community trust and secure a Social License to Operate (SLO) and reaffirmed the Agency’s commitment to enforce its commitments under the Minamata Convention.

BY Cecilia Lagba Yada

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Stonebwoy releases sixth studio album ‘Up & Running’

Ghanaian multiple award-winning musician, Stonebwoy is out with his sixth studio album dubbed ‘Up & Running.’

As part of the release Stonebwoy performed various songs on the album to patrons at a special listening party last night.

The listening party held at the Alora Beach in Accra brought together Industry players, musicians, actors, corporate Ghana, diplomats and fans of Stonebwoy among others.

The album is made up of songs like, Memories, Pray For Me, Jejereje, Overload remix, Shine, Psalm 23, Betta Tin, Your Body, Geography, Shine, Lovely Weather, Jiggle and White, Ekelebe and Fvck Up Summer.

‘Up & Running’ features the top musicians such as Duncan Mighty, Ir Sais, Spice, Amaria BB, Jahmiel, 10TIK, Larruso, Chi Ching Ching, Kaylan Arnold, and Blvk H3ro, Wyclef Jean and ODUMODUBLVCK.

The album, which includes diverse songs for different target markets, shows Stonebwoy’s calculated effort to reach out to wider and new audiences around the world.

Stonebwoy is expected to hit the road in a global tour with his new album, ‘Up & Running.’

The colourful event was attended by industry personalities like Fred Nuamah, Andy Dosty, Keche, Bullgod, Nadia Buari, Nana McBrown,Kwaw Kese,Robert Klah,D-Black, Larusso and many others.

By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme

Enjoy the album below

UP & RUNNIN6 – ALBUM OUT NOW!