Newmont Ghana Gold Limited has finally fulfilled its promise of resettling some 25 households who were directly Newmont Ghana Gold Limited has finally fulfilled its promise of resettling some 25 households who were directly affected by activities of the mining company at Dormaa-Kantinka in its Ahafo Mines Area.
However, it took the company almost two years to complete the houses to be occupied by the affected residents instead of six months. The situation was extremely unbearable and posed serious health threat to the affected residents since some of them were overcrowded in the single room rented for them by the company.
The company has handed over the keys of the 25 houses to the affected residents at a ceremony at Kenyasi.
The 25 households were residents of Dormaa-Kantinka, a farming community near Kenyasi, whose place of abode were inundated within the enclave of Newmont’s Subinka East Waste Dump area of the mine, and thus warranting resettlement houses for the affected persons.
Newmont Ghana Gold Limited initially contended not to resettle the affected residents, however with the help of WACAM and Centre for Public Interest Law, human rights Environmental NGOs, the affected residents took the company to court.
The Accra High Court (Human Rights Division) in July 2018 in its ruling ordered Newmont to resettle the residents of 25 households at Dormaa-Kantinka. This followed protracted disagreement between the parties as to whether the people were eligible for resettlement or not.
A beneficiary, Monica Kuma, a 32-year old divorcee with five children, was full of praise to WACAM and Centre for Public Interest Law for supporting them to win the case in court which compelled Newmont to resettle them. She was also grateful to Newmont for finally resettling her and her family.
SspxkGCHK , September 28, 2020
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