The other day, I posted on my Facebook timeline that the burning of “galamsey excavators” by the military, despite the hue and cry of many, was a realistic option to be deployed under the prevailing circumstances. Why do I say this? It’s true that I was equally gobsmacked as you many others, when I heard […]Read More
The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has admonished stakeholders in the fight against illegal small-scale mining (galamsey) to focus on the job at hand devoid of greed, dishonesty and hypocrisy. Otumfuo Osei Tutu, who was addressing the maiden Regional Consultative Dialogue on Small-Scale Mining in Kumasi, called for unity and tenacity of purpose as the […]Read More
The Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has threatened to sanction chiefs within his jurisdiction who engage or assist in illegal mining activities in the country.Speaking at a Regional Consultative Dialogue on Small Scale Mining, Wednesday, the Asantehene noted that critical steps must be taken to rid the country of the phenomenon irrespective of the personalities […]Read More
A four-member delegation from the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources and the Minerals Commission has called on the Asantehene, Otumfou Osei Tutu II, in Kumasi to seek his support in the fight against illegal small-scale mining. The courtesy call was also to formally invite the Asantehene to the Regional Consultative Dialogue on Small-Scale Mining, […]Read More
Water is essential to life on our planet. Most farming communities tread long distances in search of drinking water. A prerequisite of sustainable development must be to ensure uncontaminated streams, rivers, lakes and oceans. There is a growing public concern about the conditions of fresh water bodies in Ghana. Increasing human activities such as illegal […]Read More
Based on how much cocoa comes from Ghana and West Africa, it’s likely that most of the chocolates we eat have a little bit of Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana and some parts of Africa in them. The $130B chocolate industry relies on cocoa farming for supply of chocolate’s key ingredient. Yet, many cocoa farmers here make […]Read More
The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has charged the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Mr Samuel Abu Jinapor, to take bold step to stem the menace of illegal mining popularly known as galamsey. He said the nation could not wait any longer in ensuring a complete elimination of the canker as that was the […]Read More
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