The 29 illegal miners arrested in the Atiwa Rain Forest Reserve on Thursday night have been arraigned before court. They have subsequently been remanded to appear on Tuesday, January 31, 3news.com’s Eastern Region reporter has said. The 29 were arrested by a Rapid Task Force made up of security personnel in the Atiwa District of … Read more
The 29 illegal miners arrested in the Atiwa Rain Forest Reserve on Thursday night have been arraigned before court. They have subsequently been remanded to appear on Tuesday, January 31, 3news.com’s Eastern Region reporter has said. The 29 were arrested by a Rapid Task Force made up of security personnel in the Atiwa District of … Read more
Some 29 foreign nationals are in the grips of the Eastern Regional Rapid Response team of the Forestry Commission, for invading the Atiwa Rain Forest reserve and mining illegally. The suspects, who are believed to be from Togo and other neighboring countries, are said to have been operating in the Atiwa Rain Forest Reserve for … Read more
Twenty-nine suspected illegal miners of various nationalities have been arrested in the Atiwa Rain Forest Reserve. They were rounded up Thursday evening by a team of Forestry Commission officers and the Rapid Task Force made up of security personnel in the Atiwa District of the Eastern Region. The suspected illegal miners have been handed over … Read more
Member of Parliament for Atiwa constituency and Minister designate for Roads and Highways has called on the media and the general public to mount pressure on ministers to perform well. In an interview with Ekourba Gyasi on Atinka AM Drive, Amoako Attah stated that ministers are appointed to serve the nation and not themselves, adding … Read more
“The things we do for votes before an election must become our habits after the election” – Ratina (2017). The ability of a political party to maintain power for a second term in office depends on the party’s ability to recall all the hard moments it faced while in opposition, recognize those who devoted themselves … Read more
A 15-year-old boy identified as Jester Osei has been shot dead by a security officer of a Mining company at Akyem Kwarbeng in the Atiwa district of the Eastern region. The deceased together with colleagues went to the site to engage in galamsey operations. The private security man on duty allegedly shot the boy at … Read more
A 15-year-old boy identified as Jester Osei has been shot dead by a security officer of a Mining company at Akyem Kwarbeng in the Atiwa district of the Eastern region. The deceased together with colleagues went to the site to engage in galamsey operations. The private security man on duty allegedly shot the boy at … Read more
Even before President-elect Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo makes public the list of people to serve in his government, DAILY GUIDE has picked information about some of those likely to be considered for various ministerial positions. So far, the only name he has made public as his Minister of Trade and Industry is that of Alan … Read more
About 22 people have been arrested by the Eastern Regional Police Command in connection with the clash between the police and illegal miners at Akyem Asamanma in the Atiwa District last Thursday that resulted in the death of two persons and injury to, at least, five others. The suspects are currently in custody in Koforidua … Read more
The Communications Minister has described flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo as a detractor, accusing him of painting the Eastern Regional town of Atiwa in a bad light. Dr Edward Omane Boamah says while the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) is working to bring development projects to the town, the … Read more
President John Mahama has expressed sadness about the Ghanaian attitude of not believing in the capabilities of one another. According to him, Ghanaians generally find it difficult to celebrate the achievements of one another or the country as a whole. He explains that the country has made some remarkable gains which are being recognized and … Read more
The Minister of Communication, Dr. Edward Omane Boamah has described the flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo as “a bad old man” who takes pride in violence. He said the comment by the opposition leader following the Atiwa election violence that “even in Atiwa we showed them [NDC] something small” is … Read more
There are 33 NDC candidates standing in the Eastern region for the parliamentary race after close of nominations Friday, September 30. The elections in the country takes place on December 7, with barely 67 days to go. All 33 successful candidates are supposed to contest alongside the governing NDC’s flagbearer, John Dramani Mahama. A statement … Read more
We bring to the attention of the public a serial destruction of bill boards, banners and posters of our Parliamentary candidates as well as that of our President, John Dramani Mahama by some unknown assigns in the Eastern Region. This trend though alien to us in the region is fast rearing its ugly head much … Read more