Freeze Small-Scale Mining
The Okyenhene, Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panin, has appealed to the government to freeze small-scale mining because it is not different from illegal mining (galamsey) that is destroying water bodies and...
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NYUPED Charges Government To Set Up Shea Nut and Cotton Board
A civil society group calling itself the Northern Youth for Peace and Development Association, NYUPED has repeated calls for government to as a matter of urgency set up a development board to cater...
Galamseyers Will Soon Take Over Okyehene’s Palace To Mine Gold – Minister
The Eastern Regional Minister, Hon. Eric Kwakye Darfour has insinuated that the Palace of the Overlord of Akyem Abuakwa Traditional area may be invaded by illegal miners with excavators to prospect...
Newmont Foundation Spends GHc8.4m Developing Communities Affected By Operations
The Newmont Akyem Development Foundation (NAKDeF) has spent a total of GH¢8.4 million to tackle felt-needs of communities affected by the operation of the Newmont Akyem Mine. This involved the...
Akufo-Addo Will Be A Great Leader If He Ends Galamse
President Nana Akufo-Addo will cement a legacy as one of the “greatest” leaders Ghana has ever had if he successfully uproots illegal small-scale mining (galamsey), Mr Ken Ashigbey, Managing...
Eastern Queen Mothers Visit First Lady
The Eastern Regional Queen Mothers Association has paid a courtesy call on the First Lady Mrs. Rebecca Akufo-Addo at her office to congratulate her on her new role. They also pledged their support...
Okyenhene To Ban Galamsey In His Enclave
Okyenhene, Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori panyin, Paramount Chief of Akyem Abuakwa Traditional Area may issue a directive in the coming days to ban all illegal mining activities, popularly called galamsey in...
Man Killed During Knife Fight At ‘galamsey’ Site
What started as a control of turf and show of supremacy by two rival gangs in the small scale mining community in Odumasi in the Asante Akyem Central District of Ashanti, has ended in the untimely...
Appoint Kyei-Boateng As MCE
The Chief of Akyem Asene and the acting Adontenhene of Akyem Kotoku Traditional Area in the Eastern Region, Nana Karikari Apau Frimpong III, has appealed to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to...
Security Officer Runs Away With Bank’s Deposits
A private security officer has allegedly absconded with deposits of customers of the Dumpong Rural bank located in the Eastern region. The incident took place at the Koforidua branch of the bank. The...
Security Officer Runs Away With Bank’s Deposits
The incident took place at the Koforidua branch of the bank A private security officer has allegedly absconded with deposits of customers of the Dumpong Rural bank located in the Eastern region . The...
Eastern Region Food Vendors Resist Levy Increase
Members of the Concerned Food Vendors in Akyem Abuakwa in the Atiwa East district of the Eastern Region have vowed to stop paying the Medical Levy imposed on them by the assembly after it was...
Koforidua Tech Uni Located At Adweso Not Koforidua – Chief
Nana Tete Pinpong II, chief of Adweso near Koforidua in the Eastern Region has stated that the Koforidua Technical University is situated in Adweso not Koforidua There is a...
Evil Forces Behind Recent Suicide Cases – Rev. Owusu Bempah
Founder and Leader of Glorious Word Ministry, Rev. Isaac Owusu Bempah has said evil spirits may be behind the recent cases of suicide missions in the country. According to him, it would be wrong for...
Stop Reporting Suicide Cases – Psychologist To Media
Clinical psychologist and lecturer at the Central University College Aku Hayfron is appealing to the media to tone down on the attention on suicide cases. According to her, regular reports on the...
Gov’t To Fight Menace Using Drones, Tracking Devices
The Minister of Lands, Forestry and Natural Resources, John Peter Amewu, has hinted that government would soon start using drones and other modern technology to fight illegal mining, popularly known...
Suicide Toll Hits 8
One of the deceased, believed to be in his 30s, was found hanging on a tree near the MTN park at Ashaiman Jericho in Accra while the other, a lady living around the Ekye Presbyterian Health...
Katawere Laid To Rest
Veteran Ghanaian actor Ebenezer Donkor, known in the hit TVseries ‘Effiewura’ as katawere has finally been laid to rest on Saturday March, 11 2017. He was buried at Akyem Takorase, near Kade, in...
Movie Stars Attend Funeral of Late Katawere
Late veteran Ghanaian actor Ebenezer Donkor, popularly known as Katawere, of Efiewura TV series fame, was laid to rest over the weekend (March 11, 2017). He was buried at Akyem Takorase, near Kade,...
Movie Stars Attend Funeral of Late Katawere
Late veteran Ghanaian actor Ebenezer Donkor, popularly known as Katawere, of Efiewura TV series fame, was laid to rest over the weekend (March 11, 2017). He was buried at Akyem Takorase, near Kade,...