The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has denied engaging in illegal mining popularly known as ‘galamsey’. Their reaction comes on the back of a media discussion which indicated that soldiers were involved in the illegality by aiding some illegal miners. In a statement to clarify their involvement on some mining sites, the Director of Public Affairs … Read more
India’s largest airline IndiGo Tuesday announced a deal to buy 50 small planes from French manufacturer ATR as it eyes a growing domestic market for first-time flyers. IndiGo will use the turboprop fleet to fly new regional routes opened under a government plan to connect rural India with the cities, the airline said in a … Read more
The Criminal High court presided over by Justice Charles Edward Ekow Baiden has remanded into prison custody the popular 31-year-old Chinese woman Aisha Huang and her three other colleagues who are allegedly involved in galamsey in Ghana. According to immigration prosecutor Peter Klaver Antuo, it took the Immigration team several hours before they could arrest … Read more
The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has refuted claims that its officers are involved in galamsey activities in some parts of the country as stated in a confidential National Security report. Director, Public Relations of GAF, Col Aggrey Quarshie in a statement said his men were deployed to fight illegal fishing, lumbering, pollution at Banda Nwanta … Read more
The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has denied claims that its officers are involved in galamsey activities in some parts of the country as stated in a confidential National Security report. A statement issued and signed by the Director, Public Relations of GAF, Col Eric Aggrey Quarshie said, his men were deployed to fight illegal fishing, … Read more
The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has denied any involvement in galamsey activities in the country and has consequently condemned reports and discussions suggesting otherwise. In a press release issued Monday, May 8, 2017 and signed by GAF’s Director of Public Relations, Colonel E. Aggrey-Quarshie, the Ghana Army said a purported leaked Bureau of National Investigations … Read more
AngloGold Ashanti has said it has set new safety records and achieved its first-ever March quarter without a fatal accident, as it reported operating results for the three months to 31 March 2017. The company also maintained its full-year guidance. AngloGold Ashanti, which operates the world’s deepest mines, has passed 282 days without a fatal … Read more
Let us ban all small-scale and medium-scale gold mining in Ghana The activities of ‘galamseyers’ have destroyed several water bodies in the country As someone involved in fighting illegal loggers and illegal gold miners at Akyem Juaso, in the Akyem Abuakwa traditional area since the 1990s, I always dreaded the New Patriotic Party (NPP) ever … Read more
Referee Yaw Ametepe has been banned for eight matches by the Match Review Committee of the Ghana Football Association. Ametepe’s suspension comes after wrongful calls in the Ghana Premier League matches between Hearts of Oak and Ashanti Gold at the Lane Clay Stadium. The ban means the referee will only return with 9 matches to … Read more
Golden Star Resources Ltd. has recorded the strongest quarterly production since cessation of refractory operation, the miner has announced in its financial and operational results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2017. HIGHLIGHTS: • The first quarter of 2017 represents Golden Star’s strongest quarterly production since the cessation of the refractory operation in the … Read more
A public outcry over an alleged environmental devastation, expressed in a tone more emotional than any heard in recent times in the Upper East Region, has taken over the Talensi District after some Chinese expatriates allegedly polluted the water consumed by inhabitants of the area through “illegal” mining activities. Speaking to newsmen at a news … Read more
PRESIDENT Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has revealed that his government is putting in place proactive measures to ensure that small-scale gold mining is conducted in a sustainable manner in the country. According to President Akufo-Addo, “the sustainable small-scale mining regime we envisage will protect our environment and protect the workers as well.” Touching on the … Read more
Member of Parliament for Bawku Central, Mahama Ayariga has blasted President Akufo-Addo for failing to acknowledge former President John Mahama when he cut sod for the commencement of the construction of a 400MW Bridge Power project. According to the NDC, although the world’s largest LPG-fired power plant was one of the numerous projects John Mahama … Read more
Commercial banks in Ghana would have to increase their minimum capital for operation to at least 200 million cedis. This follows the revision of the minimum capital requirement by the Bank of Ghana. The new figure will represent close to a hundred percent increase in the current minimum capital requirement of 120 million cedis. Some … Read more
Fighting illegal mining in Ghana (1) what is the position of the law? Galamsey is a national security issue that needs urgent, effective and a lasting solution A principal tool for the management of national mineral resources is a system of allocating rights to mining companies and persons to carry out minerals exploration and mining … Read more
Whoever actually achieves anything at the age of five? That, of course, isn’t the kind of age at which people hit the world stage with anything in particular. But that is where the bus stops with the award-winning poet and playwright, Oswald Okaitei. Five years into his career as a poet & Spoken word artiste, … Read more
Italy’s former prime minister has made a dramatic return to frontline politics five months after stepping down. Matteo Renzi, nicknamed ‘The Scrapper’ because of his confrontational style, easily regained the leadership of the ruling Democratic Party (PD) on Sunday with an overwhelming victory in a primary election among party supporters yesterday. The 42-year-old quit in … Read more
Granada’s run of six consecutive seasons in La Liga ended on Saturday following a 2-1 defeat at Real Sociedad, leaving Tony Adam’s side 10 points adrift of safety with three games left. Carlos Vela crept in at the near post to tap Real Sociedad ahead on the stroke of halftime but Granada came out fighting … Read more
Coaches of premiership clubs, Accra Hearts of Oak, Aduana Stars, West African Football Academy are up against each other for the maiden Coach of the Month Award. Yusif Abubakar of Aduana Stars, Frank Elliot Nuttal of Accra Hearts of Oak and WAFA’s Klas Rasmussen are competing for the award by the Premier League Board that … Read more
SKY Girls’, is a movement by girls, for girls designed to strip the aspiration out of smoking and contribute to a confident and resilient generation of young women. This behaviour change programme, will be officially launched with a massive SKY Girls Launch Party on April 29th 2017 at the Aviation Social Centre in Accra, starting … Read more