The Ghana Police Service by directives from the Ministry of Interior has deployed hundreds of police officers to the Upper West Region capital of Wa. The officers arrived on Saturday morning. Recent cases of kidnappings and mystery deaths have been recorded in the town, prompting action from the Service. Youth on Friday, September 16, however, […]
The chief of Sefwi Elubo in the Western North Region has been arrested by the police for engaging in illegal mining. Nana Anini Baffour was arrested on Friday, September 16 together with his brother, Kwadwo Affi. They were arrested after a video of their activities was investigated by the police. In the video, some compound […]
A joint team from the Counter-Terrorism Unit of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) and the Special Services Unit of the Ghana Cocoa Board (Cocobod) has impounded 15 trucks loaded with alleged smuggled fertiliser. The team also discovered a warehouse and a factory, Fertagro Ghana Limited, where the smuggled fertilisers were being repackaged. The cocoa fertilisers […]
Teachers and pupils of Akrofoum D/A School in the Akrofuom District of the Ashanti Region have heaved a sigh of relief. This was after the Member of Parliament for the area Alex Blankson joined the District Chief Executive, Maurice Jonas Woode, to commission a three-classroom block at the school to end the shift system in […]
The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Samul Abu Jinapor has served notice that in the coming weeks, he is going to announced a decision by the government to to increase the level of enforcement of the measures against illegal small scale mining (Galamsey) in the country. Mr Jinapor said this has been a preoccupation […]
A former Minister of Lands and Natural Resources Inusa Fuseini has indicated that the 700 excavators seized from illegal small scale miners (galamsyers) that allegedly went missing dampened the confidence of the general public in the fight against the illegal practice. He called for a shift from the rhetoric as the country struggles to deal […]
A Former Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Inusah Fuseini has said that persons flouting the laws of Ghana to engage in illegal small scale mining cannot be treated mildly. He says their actions are having dire consequences on the water bodies, the environment and the health of the people. Mobilizing the people against galamsey, […]
The Director of Research at the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA), Dr John Kwakye has sided with former President John Dramani Mahama on his promise to review Article 71 of the 1992 Constitution, a constitutional provision which has become a subject of controversy in the country. Article 71 (1) and (2) of the 1992 Constitution […]
Former President John Dramani Mahama was dishonest when he said he pays for things like water, electricity, rent, fuel, medical care, and plane tickets himself but didn’t add that his staff members are however being paid by the state, former Western Region Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Charles Bissue, has said. He said […]
Tamale North Member of Parliament, Alhassan Suhuyini has said that a lot of people make the mistake to associate Article 71 office holders to only lawmakers in Ghana. He says it is not not. It goes beyond Members of Parliament, he said. Article 71 (1) and (2) of the 1992 Constitution determines the salaries and […]
The fight against illegal small scale mining (galamsey) can be won, Former Secretary to the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Illegal Mining (IMCIM), Mr. Charles Bissue, has said. “It must be transparent and the monitoring must be sustained,” he said on the Key Points on TV3 Saturday September 17 when host Martin Asiedu Darteh asked ho, whether […]
North Tongu Member of Parliament, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has said claims that Chinese Galamsey Queen, Aisha Huang is married to a Ghanaian businessman is not the first time she is indicating that she is married to a Ghanaian. Mr Ablakwa says she first made the claim over a decade ago when she told Ghana Immigration […]
The Director of Finance for the Ghana National Association of Small Scale Miners, Francis Opoku has said members of his association do not destroy water bodies. He explained that they need clean water to wash the minerals therefore, they cannot be the ones destroying the water bodies. Opoku explained that the illegal small scale miners […]
Tamale North Member of Parliament, Alhassan Suhuyini has said the Akufo-Addo administration is not committed to the fight against illegal small scale mining (Galamsey). He said the government has only been engaged in rhetoric when it comes to fighting the menace. Speaking on the Key Points on TV3 Saturday September 17, he explained that it […]
The Police have scaled up security in Wa and its environs in the Upper West Region following safety concerns raised by residents. In this regard, the Police said, a special purpose investigation and intelligence teams as well additional police visibility and crime combat teams have been deployed to Wa under the leadership of the Director-General […]
The Chamber of Agribusiness Ghana (CAG) has expressed concerns over the low commitment and will power by the government of Ghana in the fight against illegal small scale mining popularly known as galamsey. Activities of illegal miners directly impact the agricultural sector through the destruction of farms and arable farmlands as well as water bodies. […]
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