2,021The District Chief Executive of Fanteakwa South in the Eastern Region, Ntori Adjabeng has been blamed for the mass distraction of water bodies and lands in the district, according to residents. The DCE was heard saying some licensed small-scale miners were responsible for the muddying of some water bodies in the district but further report […]
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Small Scale Miners Association Poised To Partner Government To Fight Against ‘Galamsey’
1,885 The Newly inaugurated Western Regional chapter of Small Scale Miners Association have strongly pledged to collaborate with the government in the fight against illegal mining in the region and the country at large. Addressing a news conference at Wasa Akropong in the western region, chairman for the association, Dr. Nana Twum Barima V, insisted […]
Galamsey Must Be Stopped- Asantehene Roars
2,361 Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, the occupant of the golden stool has vehemently stressed that, the illegal mining popularly known as galamsey is unsustainable, unacceptable and that it must be stopped. He said that, he himself and Asanteman oppose anything that destroys the environment and the echo-system. In his speech at KNUST during the Regional […]
Wontumi TV’s Obaa Adwoa Nelson Is Ashanti Regional Coordinator For Media Coalition Against Open Defecation
2,313 The Ashanti Regional Chapter Of Media Coalition Against Open Defecation was launched yesterday at the golden tulip hotel, Kumasi city with Eunice Nelson Aweh (obaa adwoa nelson Aweh) of wontumi TV, and host of MMRA NE ABRABO munsem on wontumi TV as Ashanti Regional Coordinator Of the coalition. She is in charge of the […]
President Nana Addo Authorizes Ghana Armed Forces To Remove Persons And Logistics From Galamsey Sites
3,010 The president of the republic,Nana Addo Dankwah Akufo Addo in furtherance of the resolutions of the final communique , of the stakeholder dialogue on small scale mining on April 14-15 ,2021 and to ensure that mining within water bodies is immediately stopped,has authorized the Ghana Armed Forces ,to commence an operation ,to remove all […]
Attitude Of Traders Destroying The Beauty Of Kumasi
1,850 Research conducted by The Punch newspaper has it that the attitude of traders in Kumasi, Ashanti regional capital, are destroying the beauty of the city. This is because Traders have encroached unauthorized areas and have erected illegal structures to block the beauty of the city as planned and designed by city authorities. This reporter […]
Sanitation Minister fears galamsey may render GWCL with no water to treat
1,560 The Minister for Sanitation and Water Resource, Cecilia Abena Dapaah, has expressed grave concern over the polluted state of water bodies by galamsey activities. According to her, the situation, if not addressed immediately, may lead to the lack of raw water for the Ghana Water Company Limited to treat. The Minister was visiting […]
“I was accused wrongly when dredging Offin River for water transport”-Minister
2,098Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng has shot down all the allegations against him including the recent one the latter is engaging into illegal activities despite presidential ban. “Even sinless Jesus Christ was accused of sin. Now that you see the work I have done, I feel vindicated that I am […]
Enemies go shame as Frimpong Boateng’s alleged ‘galamsey’story turns otherwise
2,019Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng has shot down all the allegations against him including the recent one the latter is engaging into illegal activities despite presidential ban. “Even sinless Jesus Christ was accused of sin. Now that you see the work I have done, I feel vindicated that I am […]
Minister Of Environment Donates $56,000 Worth Of American Boat To Save Lives On Offin River
1,922 The Minister of Environment, Science, Technology, and Innovation (MESTI), Professor Dr. Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, has donated American type of boat worth $56,000 with two plastic cannoes and life jackets to serve the people of Amadaa ,a farming/mining community in the Atwima Mponua District of the Ashanti region and it surrounding areas. The boat is a […]