Newmont Clears Air
Newmont Ghana Gold Limited (NGGL) has stated categorically that it will not condone gold mining activities in its attachment areas that pose danger to public health. The gold mining company’s...
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On Assets Declaration
Arguably, the two most lucrative businesses today in Ghana and much of Africa are the Kingdom Business and Politics; i.e., being in government. Your church founder, archbishop or branch pastor has...
Ronaldo Visits Valencia FC Owner Lim In Singapore
Football mega-star Cristiano Ronaldo jetted into Singapore for a flying visit to Valencia owner Peter Lim and his family Friday on his way to a media event in China. Dozens of fans and journalists...
Galamsey Killing Education In Ghana
A research conducted by Good Governance Africa has revealed that small-scale mining activities were affecting school attendance and performance in basic schools in small scale mining areas in the...
Wakaso Joins Spanish La Liga Side Alaves
Black Stars midfielder Mubarak Wakaso has signed a three-year deal with Deportivo Alaves in a move that will see him return to the Spanish La Liga. Wakaso joins Alaves, who finished ninth in the...
Regional Confab On Securing Community Land Rights Opens In Accra
A three-day workshop on securing community land rights has opened in Accra, Ghana. The workshop is expected to bring together land commissions from across the African continent to exchange lessons on...
Prestea; A Town of Gold With Ugly Roads
The name Prestea sounds familiar right? Yea, it’s a long known town in Ghana for obvious reasons. It’s a land rich in gold. In this town and its environs are large scale mining companies such as ...
Galamsey Affecting Education In Mining Areas – Research
Research conducted by Good Governance Africa, a not-for-profit organization, has revealed small-scale mining has affected school attendance and performance in basic schools in small scale mining...
US Site Huffington Post Hails Peace Hyde As One of Africa’s Most Inspirational Women
Breaking boundaries and making an impact is what Peace Hyde is constantly doing, so much so that the world is paying attention! Recently listed by the United Nations as the top 100 most influential...
Mass Burial Held For Nsuta 22 Pit Disaster Victims
A mass burial service was on Friday, July 7, 2017, held for the twenty-two (22) illegal miners who were trapped in a galamsey pit at Nsuta in the Prestea Huni-Valley District of the Western Region....
Kotoko Overtake Hearts To 3rd On GPL Table
Asante Kotoko moved to third on the Ghana Premier League after a 3-1 home win over Medeama SC on Sunday. A 0-1 loss of arch-rivals Hearts of Oak at Bechem United saw them lose the third spot to the...
Ghana Goldmine Death Toll Rises To 22
Twenty-two miners have now been declared dead after an illegal goldmine collapsed in western Ghana, police said, increasing the toll from 17. Nsuta district police commander Superintendent Atsu...
Ghana Premier League Preview; Week 21
After a scintillating round of fixtures at the various league centers in week 20, the topflight league is becoming more exciting. The resilient round of form for Ashanti Gold in their last five games...
Why Mass Burial Was Given To 22 Trapped Victims
The Prestea mine collapse victims were given a mass burial as rescue team could not find the 22 trapped persons… The illegal miners who were trapped in a Galamsey pit at Prestea in the Western...
22 Trapped Victims Given Mass Burial
The 22 illegal miners who were trapped in a Galamsey pit at Prestea in the Western Region have been given a mass burial after a search and rescue team indicated that their bodies could not be...
IndiGo Says Eyeing Troubled Air India’s International Business
India's largest airline IndiGo confirmed its interest in snapping up the international operations of troubled state-run Air India on Thursday following the government's bid to privatise the...
17 Declared Dead In Ghana Goldmine Collapse
Rescuers on Thursday called off a search for miners who were trapped underground after an illegal goldmine collapsed in western Ghana, declaring 17 dead, a local lawmaker told AFP. Nsuta...
This Tragedy Indeed Is A Wakeup Call!
IT appears the aggressiveness with which we waged the war on illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey, in our local parlance, is gradually waning. THE situation now is more of a relaxed...
Why 17 Miners Died In Nsuta; The Inside Story By A Survivor
More than 17 illegal miners, popularly known as ‘galamsey’ operators, have been confirmed dead in a mining pit at Nsuta, a gold mining community near Bondaye in the Prestea Huni Valley District...
Hunt For Survivors After Ghana Goldmine Collapse
Rescuers were on Tuesday scrambling to locate survivors after an illegal goldmine collapsed in western Ghana, trapping at least 17 miners underground. The abandoned mine in Prestea-Nsuta, which was...