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Members of the Ghana National Association of Small-Scale Mining [GNASSM] have condemned what they termed irresponsible mining activities leading to destruction of forest reserves and water bodies. At a media interaction in Kumasi, members of GNASSM said the association is not a law enforcement agency and thus is not able to prevent or stop the illegality in the sector. However, GNASSM is ready with its taskforce at the various mining districts to team up with the national security apparatus to identify where illegal activities are taking place so that such people can be brought to book. The Ghana National Association…

The Ghana Shippers’ Authority says it is targeting a 50 per cent reduction in the payment of demurrage by the close of 2017. Demurrage is a charge payable to the owner of a chartered ship on failure to load or discharge the ship within the time agreed. In Ghana, the payment of demurrage is a major challenge for most importers due to the high taxes and duties payable on imported goods. Delays by importers in raising funds to clear goods lead to the goods being left at the port, causing accumulation of demurrage charges. Speaking with 3FM Business, Chief Executive…

The former MP for Ablekuma North, Justice Joe Appiah has strongly condemned the menacing behavior of Delta Force, a pro-government vigilante group, calling them a “foolish force”. Justice Appiah who was in parliament on the ticket of the governing New Patriotic Party, asserted that each member of the NPP played an important role no matter how small it was, in ensuring that the party assumed the reign of this country. It would be a total absurdity for an individual or a group to claim that they worked the most in bringing the party to power, he said. “Who are they,…

It wasn’t until 2nd September 2013, that an American business mogul and maverick politician, Donald John Trump tweeted: “If the U.S. attacks Syria and hits the wrong targets, killing civilians, there will be worldwide hell to pay. Stay away and fix broken U.S.” Sounding so conservative and ‘anti-US world police’, perhaps no one could possibly imagine back then that Trump would be president today. His remark was significant to relent on the position of the “American Exceptionalism” – a prelude to the United States global empire. What is the American Exceptionalism? American Exceptionalism in the context of nationalism is the…

Founder and leader of the United Renaissance Party, Kofi Wayo, has lauded President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for scrapping the policy that allowed government officials to purchase state vehicles when leaving office. The President in announcing the new decision Monday said the policy, which has worked over the years, has now been abused by government officials in recent years. READ: Akufo-Addo bans purchase of state vehicles by gov’t officials Commenting on the issue Tuesday morning on Onua FM, Mr Wayo said government officials have taken advantage of the policy for far too long while the ordinary people have been suffering.…

An Accra High Court has dismissed an application filed by the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission (FWSC) to join the suit involving some 40 former members of parliament who have sued the Attorney General and the Ministry of Finance over pensions owed them. The MPs who served under the Kufuor’s administration claimed each is entitled to at least 233,495 cedis. The Fair Wages and Salaries Commission applied to join the suit claiming their presence in the matter will enable the court to effectively determine the matters in dispute. Ruling on the matter, presiding judge Gifty Dekyem said the Commission’s act…

After falsely publishing an article about the Universal Merchant Bank (UMB) regarding the banks pledge of $100 million to President Akufo Addo’s One District, One Factory policy, the following media houses have rendered unqualified apologies to the bank for fear of prosecution. The story which was originally generated by the Al-hajj newspaper, was copied and published by yen.com and peacefmonline.com without cross-checking their facts. For fear of being sued for defamation and false publication, the three media houses quickly apologized and retracted the story which sort to twist facts about the bank and its association with Ibrahim Mahama, brother of…

Galamsey operators at Akwatia in the Eastern Region have threatened to vote the NPP-led government out if it implements its decision to collapse the galamsey business. They argued that they made a significant contribution to the government’s electoral victory last year. As part of preparations to ascertain Ghana’s readiness to receive the Kimberly process certification scheme, a deputy minister of Lands And Natural Resources, Benito Owusu-Bio, paid a visit to the diamond market Tuesday morning. During the visit, the minister advised the marketers on the need to keep records. Though was not part of the original plan for the visit,…

The G7 group of nations has failed to reach agreement over threatening new sanctions against Russia and Syria. Foreign ministers were seeking a common position on the Syrian conflict, before the US secretary of state flies to Russia to try to persuade it to abandon its Syrian ally. The nations agreed there was no solution to the Syria crisis with President Assad in power. But UK proposals to target sanctions at senior military leaders were sidelined. The diplomacy in the Italian town of Lucca follows the latest apparent use of chemical weapons in Syria. Syria has denied it carried out…

Former Member of Parliament for Ablekuma Central, Theophilus Tetteh Chaie has described the policy that allows state officials to purchase state assets as an act of corruption. According to the former legislator, it is not right for politicians to deplete the state coffers for the comfort of state officials who pledged to serve the state. His comments followed latest directive by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo banning public officials from purchasing state vehicles while in office or leaving office. Speaking to the media at the Peduase Lodge on Monday, the President said he will ensure that officials in his government…