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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 of the Armed Forces, Colonel E. Aggrey-Quashie said “… the GAF wishes to state categorically that these personnel are deployed to check illegal fishing, lumbering, pollution and other activities that are deemed detrimental to the smooth operations of the Bui Dam. “Therefore, the assertion that…

Almost two months since Unicef director Charlotte Nikoi’s disappearance, President Jacob Zuma appealed to anyone who may have information to come forward and assist the police with their investigation. Nikoi, a Ghanaian national, is reported to have arrived in Cape Town on March 17 on holiday and to celebrate her wedding anniversary with her family. She went missing a few days later – on Human Rights Day – when she went for a hike on Table Mountain. Zuma’s spokesperson, Bongani Ngqulunga, said the president made a special plea for assistance to find Nikoi. “We appeal to anyone with information to assist the…

Ghanaians, especially those in the rural areas, risk developing cancer due to high levels of pollution of water bodies. According to the Community Water and Sanitation Agency (CWSA), small scale illegal mining activities have left a number of streams polluted with arsenic, a chemical which causes cancer over a period of time. Chief Executive of CWSA, Ing Worlanyo Kwadjo Siabi, who said this noted that the situation has been exacerbated by improper disposal of waste generated by industries without treatment. He said the arsenic chemical which the galamseyers abandon after extracting their gold is hazardous to humans especially when it…

The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Peter Amewu has stated emphatically that the media misinterpreted a BNI report when they linked the Okyenhene’s palace to activities of illegal miners in Kibi area. The minister in a statement pointed out that “The said BNI report only recorded a said perception against the Okyenhene’s Palace. It did not accuse the Okyenhene or the Palace of being complicit in illegal mining activities. “Checks by this Ministry indicate that the last known environmental protection task force from the Palace was disbanded over three (3) years ago.” Below is the full statement STATEMENT ON…

The Technical Working Committee, comprising some Divisional Directors of GES, senior officers of WAEC, past coordinators of CSSPS, representatives of Religious Education Units, including COMEU, and representatives of CHASS, met on Friday, May 5, 2017 in Accra. The meeting, which was attended by some 30 personalities and which was chaired by the Director of Basic Education Division and acting Deputy Director-General (Management Services), Mrs. Cynthia Bosumtwi-Sam, discussed, among other things, the following: Review of 2016 placement-the way forward New policies and add-ons towards the 2017 placement exercise Role of CSSPS Regional Coordinators as it coincides with the free SHS policy…

Curvy Ghanaian actress Joselyn Dumas has confessed she would love to act in Kumawood movies but says nobody is giving her roles. The beautiful actress, who is known for her physical attractiveness, is not happy about being sidelined by Kumawood moviemakers. Joselyn disclosed in an interview on Accra-based Peace FM that she has shown a lot of interest in Kumawood movies but nobody is giving her roles. She went further to state that she had spoken to fellow actress Nana Ama McBrown several times on landing roles in local movies but she feels producers do not consider her when planning…

Sunda International, a Chinese company operating in Ghana, has donated several household items worth thousands of Ghana cedis to families of the Accra Stadium disaster which occurred 16 years ago on May 9 2001. The donation marked part of the 16th anniversary in commemoration of the May 9, 2011 Accra Stadium disaster which claimed 127 lives of Ghanaian soccer fans. Sunda International partnered with Mr. Herbert Mensah, founder of the ‘May 9 Remembered initiative’  and the event organisers to reach out to the surviving families of the victims of the Stadium disaster. Speaking during the donation on Monday, Mr. Isaac…

John Mahama’s future has been the subject of immense interest since losing the elections to incumbent Nana Akufo-Addo last December. The sirens purporting his possible comeback started sounding almost immediately after conceding. The National Organizer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Kofi Adams stated in a media interview that: “President John Mahama is still attractive and I can assure you that he will come back in 2020. He will contest the elections.” Mr. Mahama himself has remained cagey but has not ruled out the idea. The door remains open. Pro: The case for Mahama Star Power John Mahama is arguably…

The police in Tema resorted to the firing of gas on angry youth in an area called U-Town at Tema New Town during a stand-off between the youth and the police Tuesday morning. The youth attacked the police for allegedly killing one of their colleagues last night. A local reporter, Henry Budu Arthur told Onua FM’s Yen Nsempa on Tuesday that a police patrol team yesterday shot and killed a suspected armed robber in the area. The youth claimed the suspect was not an armed robber and therefore mounted a fierce attack on the police, which the police responded with tear gas. The…

Pedestrians who cross road indiscriminately are to be prosecuted in order to reduce carnage on the roads, the Motor Transport and Traffic Directorate (MTTD) has warned. The officer in charge of Education, Research and Training of the MTTD, DSP Alexander Obeng observed that persons who have been knocked down by vehicles in the first quarter of this year are more than that of last year. A total of 1,303 persons were knocked down by vehicles, resulting in 703 deaths in the first quarter of 2017 as compared to the 894 deaths recorded in the whole of last year. This, he…