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136 Thirteen suspected illegal miners arrested by forest guards in the Enchi enclave in the Aowin Municipality of the Western North Region have been remanded into police custody for seven days following their arraignment before the Enchi Magistrate Court, as Ghana intensifies its nationwide fight against illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey. The suspects were […]
310 Stephen Morcher, the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) of Aowin, has condemned a recent anti-galamsey operation carried out by a task force allegedly associated with the local MP, Hon. Oscar Ofori Larbi, saying it undermined official efforts to curb illegal mining. Hon. Morcher said he received an early-morning call on Monday, 5th January, from […]
468 The National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) has arrested 10 armed men at the Nyankamam-Armori Forest in the Aowin Municipality of the Western North Region for posing as members of the task force. The suspects, believed to have links with the Aowin Traditional Authority, were reportedly operating with impunity, extorting money from illegal miners […]
1,186 On Monday, May 12, 2025, a group of irate youth from the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Aowin Municipality of the Western North Region besieged the Forestry Commission Office in Enchi. The protest was sparked by allegations of biased job recruitment, with the youth claiming that the District Manager, Mr. Joe Appiah Frimpong, […]
1,000 Assembly Members of the Aowin Municipal Assembly on Thursday confirmed the President’s nominee, Mr. Stephen Morcher as the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE). The nominee had 100% yes votes, with all 35 votes cast made up of 24 elected members and 11 government appointees approving his nomination in an election conducted at the Aowin Municipal […]