Some members of Small-Scale Miners Association, have threatened to vote against the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the December polls, for pushing calls to impose total ban on legal and responsible small-scale mining. According to the miners, the demand from the NDC stalwarts on the raging debate is unfair and must not go unpunished, […]Continue Reading
…Management Runs To YEA Board, Finance Ministry For Intervention The Youth Employment Agency (YEA), headed by journalist turned politician, Kofi Baah Agyapong, has locked horn with Zoomlion Ghana Limited, following a proposal by YEA, to suspend its Management Services contract with the waste management company, a subsidiary of the Jospong Group of Companies. A letter […]Continue Reading
…As Over 10,000 Youth Engage Him At Midnight Thousands of electorates at Tarkwa and its surrounding communities on Saturday, September 28, defied the unfriendly weather at night to mob flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), following his visit and promise to bring innovative solutions to Ghana’s challenges. Even before Dr Mahamudu Bawumia’s team […]Continue Reading
…Accused of Collecting Money Without Receipt A US-based Ghanaian, David Boateng, has accused some Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) officials stationed at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) of taking money from him without receipts. The incident, allegedly occurred on Sunday, August 25, 2024, when he had arrived to board Turkish Airlines to the United States of […]Continue Reading
Deputy Minister for Lands and Natural Resources and Coordinator of Mining Communities for Bawumia Campaign, George Mireku Duker, has launched a group to promote responsible small-scale mining and canvass votes for Dr Mahamudu Bawumia’s presidential campaign. The group, ‘Miners4Bawumia’ officially launched at Akwatia in the Eastern Region last Friday, September 20, 2024, Continue Reading
…As They Converge At Akwatia This Friday To Launch ‘Miners for Bawumia’ Hundreds of small scale miners, are set to converge at Akwatia in the Easten Region tomorrow Friday, September 20, to officially inaugurate a movement in support of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer’s campaign, following key mining policies Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, recently outlined […]Continue Reading
The Vice-Presidential Candidate of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh, has called on political parties, especially the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), to show their commitment to combating illegal mining menace, commonly referred to as galamsey in local circles, by signing a “binding national anti-Galamsey pact.” Continue Reading
–Minister Clarifies, As Gov’t Prepares for Massive Crackdown The Deputy Minister for Lands and Natural Resources responsible for Mines, George Mireku Duker, has clarified that the government’s flagship Community Mining Scheme (CMS) is not a miniature of illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey. According to him, while Community Mining, involves the use of Continue Reading
The Campaign team of Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, flagbearer of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), has appointed Member of Parliament (MP) for Tarkwa-Nsuaem and Deputy Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, George Mireku Duker, as Campaign Coordinator for all mining communities across the country. He will be responsible for coordination of campaign activities by Continue Reading
…Defence Ministry, Interior, Sanitation Others Go Silent More questions continuous to pour in, regarding the whereabouts of some 300 rivers wardens purportedly trained by government to protect water bodies against pollution, due to the activities of illegal mining, also known as galamsey. What is more worrying, is the apparent loud silent by some key sector […]Continue Reading