Former Minority Leader and Tamale South MP, Haruna Iddrisu, has dismissed claims that some individuals are attempting to hold former President John Mahama responsible for the country’s galamsey (illegal mining) crisis. According to Mr Iddrisu, all mineral resources in Ghana are constitutionally vested in the sitting president, making it surprising …
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I am also grateful, my Lords, to the noble Lord, Lord Collins, for arranging this debate, and a debate in which the expertise that we hear from will is extraordinary, with some exception, in particular, the ministers in Africa, or for Africa, we’ve heard from Lord Ahmad with his extraordinarily …
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The Electoral Commission (EC) has set Tuesday, September 17, to determine the fate of both presidential and parliamentary candidates who have filed to contest in the 2024 General Elections. At the start of the filing process, the EC established two committees to scrutinise the nomination forms of the various aspirants. As the …
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Fresh intercepted documents reveal that colossal amounts of taxpayer funds in excess of GHS85 million were actually released to crony companies to rehabilitate three of our national sports stadia in recent years. Painstaking parliamentary oversight has led me to the firm conclusion that if Ghana had obtained value for money …
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The National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has made a startling revelation about the ongoing galamsey crisis. He claimed that, the real culprits behind illegal mining activities are being protected while only the laborers are being arrested. “Those they arrest are not the real galamseyers. …
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President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has established a five-member ad hoc ministerial committee to engage stakeholders and evaluate the government’s efforts to address illegal mining, commonly known as galamsey. Galamsey has recently gained notoriety, with various unions and associations urging President Akufo-Addo to declare a state of emergency to fully …
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The Anglican Bishop of Accra His Lordship Rt Rev’d Dr Daniel Sylvanus Mensah Torto has joined calls for the immediate ban on illegal mining commonly known as galamsey. This demand comes in response to the worsening effects of illegal mining activities, which continue to devastate the environment and livelihoods across the …
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Sonotech Medical and Diagnostic Center has launched a nationwide breast cancer awareness campaign as part of activities of the 2024 Millennium Marathon at Independence Square on Saturday, September 7. This year’s campaign which runs from October 1 to 30 2024, is themed “ It is time to rise” and aims …
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By: ANFRED Emphasizing the fight against illegal mining (Galamsey) and the NDC’s intentions outlined in its 2024 manifesto, Raymond Nana Ebbah, NDC’s Sectorial spokesperson on mining mentioned that, from 2013 to 2015, the NDC allowed small-scale miners to operate responsibly without hindrance. According to him it was a move the …
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The National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) has linked the increasing unruly behaviour in schools to the limitations imposed on teachers regarding student discipline. This statement follows the recent arrest of an O’Reilly Senior High School student who fatally stabbed a classmate on Tuesday, September 3, after an argument reportedly …
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