About five hundred youth from...communities in Birim North district...demonstrated against mining company Newmont Ghana Gold...They blocked the main road leading to the offices of the company as well as the mining sites in the area...[L]eader of [the] youth group, Seth Frimpong, said Newmont...’s promise to employ people from the area as well protect the environment has been a disappointment...He, therefore, called on Newmont to fulfill all promises it gave to the community...