A self-styled evangelist is facing the law for allegedly swindling his fiancée of GH¢165,000. The accused, Solomon Yidana, was on Monday put before a Kumasi Circuit Court, presided over by Mr Ekow Mensah, to answer a charge of defrauding by false pretence. He however pleaded not guilty and was granted bail in the sum of … Read more
Congolese ex-rebel commander Bosco Ntaganda will finally testify Wednesday in his trial at the International Criminal Court, fending off accusations of using child soldiers and capturing sex slaves for his rebel army. Almost two years after the trial opened, the man once dubbed “The Terminator” will take the stand to recall events in 2002 to … Read more
The Chief Executive Officer of Dannywise Estate and Construction Frank Danyansah has declared an audacious ambition to establish a contemporary gold refinery in Obuasi as part of his civic responsibility to combat unlawful mineral extraction activities in the Ashanti region. Many of the youth in the gold mining town have been thrown out of jobs following … Read more
About 50 excavators are being sent from gold-mining town Prestea in the Western Region to Accra as a sign of compliance to government’s three-week ultimatum to all illegal miners to stop their activities, a Deputy Minister of Lands and Natural Resources has revealed. Benito Owusu Bio said government’s recent fight appears to be paying off … Read more
Civil Society groups has since rise in support of media campaign against Galamsey About 50 excavators are being sent from gold-mining town Prestea in the Western Region to Accra as a sign of compliance to government’s three-week ultimatum to all illegal miners to stop their activities, a Deputy Minister of Lands and Natural Resources has … Read more
“It is turning out to be a constant refrain, but on a day like this, we cannot ignore the state of our environment. We are endangering the very survival of the beautiful and blessed land that our forefathers bequeathed to us. The dense forests, that were homes to varied trees, plants and fauna, have largely … Read more
CHIEFS and youth in Preatea, a gold mining town in the Preatea Huni-Valley District of the Western Region have called for investigations into the complete shutdown of the Prestea Sankofa Gold Limited (PSGL) for the past two months, resulting in the sack of about three hundred (300) workers. According to the people in the area, … Read more
A 38-year-old trotro driver is threatening to drag a man of God to court for allegedly cutting down his mango tree. According to Kwame Stephen, a resident of Akyem Buoso in the Eastern Region, the head pastor of Mountain Sinai Ministry claimed the tree which has been in his house for decades served as a … Read more
Dr. Steve Manteaw, co-Chairman of Ghana Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (GHEITI) has called for governments to be accountable to their people in the management of revenues from the extractive industry. They should commit to high standards of transparency and accountability to bring optimal benefits to the population. He was speaking at a two-day GHEITI dissemination … Read more
Deputy Finance Minister, Mrs. Mona Quartey, has repeated the government’s unwavering commitment to ensure transparency in the spending of the oil and gas revenue to propel the growth of the economy and fight poverty. She indicated that it would do everything to make the extractive industry more beneficial to the people. She said this in … Read more