An aggrieved citizens of Bosome Freho District in the Ashanti Region has expressed concern about the suspension of Hon. Yaw Danso (DCE) Bosome Freho District for an alleged tape being circulated in the media fraternity for his involvement in galamsey menace in the district. Responding to the DCEs suspension by …
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Samuel Nartey (in white shirt) is the headmaster, Noah Fiakodzie (middle) the teacher speaking to TV3’s Eric Yaw Agyei The Headmaster of the Christ the King School in Donkorkrom in the Prestea-Huni Valley District of the Western Region, Samuel Nartey, has resigned to fully engage in illegal small scale business …
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A group of illegal miners have expressed delight in the financial gains from their illegal mining activities. According to the miners, each of them receives GH¢500 as daily wage for extracting gold. This, they said, cannot be compared to the national minimum wage. The audibly excited miners therefore noted that …
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The Leader and Founder of Liberal Party of Ghana (LPG), Kofi Akpaloo, says it will be extremely difficult for the government to win the fight against illegal mining. This is because the sector is largely driven by poverty and a major source of livelihood for people in mining communities across …
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THE PRESIDENCY has directed the Ashanti Regional Minister, Simon Osei-Mensah, to take charge of the management of the Bosome Freho District Assembly with immediate effect. This follows the suspension of Yaw Danso, the beleagured District Chief Executive (DCE) for Bosome Freho, who is accused of promoting illegal mining also known …
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An Assistant headteacher of Mpatasie D/A primary in the Amansie South District of the Ashanti Region, Akwasi Anane, has died after a illegal small scale mining (galamsey) pit collapsed on him. The 47-year-old is said to have gone to the site to work around 9pm on Tuesday. According to the …
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The New Patriotic Party (NPP) says the National Democratic Congress (NDC) should be the last political party to complain about the ‘galamsey’ menace. It said the NDC did little about the canker when it was in power. In a press statement issued on Friday, the Deputy Director of Communications of …
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