Gold was discovered, (circa) ca. BC/BCE 6,000 in Egypt (Cramb, Alan W, A Short History of Metals, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University). It was the first and by...
President of policy think tank IMANI Ghana, Franklin Cudjoe has urged government to also address illegal mining as a property rights issue to stand a chance of winning the battle against it. Mr....
Nigeria is used to making big headlines—it has Africa’s biggest population, Africa’s biggest film industry, and Africa’s biggest bravado. But in August, Nigeria made the news for being...
The Minister of Roads and Highways, Inusah Fuseini has downplayed assertions that government has failed to proactively address the menace of illegal mining in the country. He however indicated that a...
The Minister for Roads and Highways, Inusah Fuseini, has decried the lack of political will which he said has allowed the rise in illegal mining known as galamsey. In an interview on Citi TV’s...
A suitable environment for businesses to succeed remains an important precursor to economic growth and ultimately the improvement of living standards. At a UN forum held in 2015, UN Secretary-General...
The Producer Price Inflation (PPI) rose to 10.3 per cent year-on-year in July 2016 from the 7.6 per cent recorded in the previous month. According to the Ghana Statistical service, the 2.7 per cent...
Dr Steve Manteaw, Co-chairperson of the Ghana Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (GHEITI), says chiefs who receive mining royalties must account to their people on the utilization of such...
The Ghana Mine Workers Union (GMWU) of the Trades Union Congress (TUC) has warned that if steps are not taken to stop the activities of illegal miners, the union would withdraw its services to the...
A few days ago, the world celebrated International Youth Day. The theme, “The Road to 2030: Eradicating Poverty and Achieving Sustainable Consumption and Production”, focused on how young people...
Firstly, development can simply be defined as a process of growth. Traditional welfare economics had focused on income as the main measure of well-being or development. This parameter witnessed...
Firstly, development can simply be defined as a process of growth. Traditional welfare economics had focused on incomes as the main measure of well-being or development. This parameter witnessed...
Nana Kreku Duah, son of Nana Asantehemaa, Nana Afia Kobi Serwah Ampem II was born in Kumasi on May 6, 1950. His father was Nana Boakye Danquah of Nkyenkyire. At a very early age, he was adopted by...
Jacob Osei Yeboah 44 years old (28 October, 1968), is married to Hilda Osei Yeboah (Mrs.) in 1996, with four (4) children, Jacobel, Janice, Jeremy and Jeffrey. He is an Engineer, Entrepreneur,...
One of Ghana’s astute entrepreneurs, Prince Kofi Amoabeng, says he wish to own the country’s judiciary to make a thriving business out of the system that has recently been hit by scandalous...
Oil and mining belong to the extractive industry, where they have a massive impact on the global economy. Ghana is no different. Formerly called the Gold Coast due to its vast wealth of natural...
Ghana's cedi and Zambia's kwacha are set to end 2014 as the worst performing African currencies among a small basket that are relatively liquid, as falling commodity prices take a toll on some of the...
Talented Photographer Ilan Godfrey, in a photoseries called "For Legacy of the Mine",explores the human cost South Africa’s monolithic mining industry, tracing the threads of exploitation and...
Ghana Chamber of Mines says it is confident ongoing review of the Minerals and Mining Act will help to effectively deal with illegal mining in the country.
The review, upon completion, will empower...
