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There is no illegal small scale mining activity (Galamsey) ongoing at the backyard of the President’s residence in his hometown Kyebi in the Eastern Region, the Director of Communications for the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) Richard Ahiagbah has said. His comment follows an allegation made by a former Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, who once chaired the ...

It appears illegal mining on water bodies in the country is still thriving despite government’s report that the menace is being curbed. In a tweet by the national broadcaster, GTV says that the turbidity of the River Pra is much worse off in April 2023 than it was seven months ago (September 2022). In December 2022, government deployed 87 river wardens to ...

Former Member of Parliament for Tema East, Titus Glover has said the fight against illegal small scale mining (Galamsey) is a collective responsibility of all stakeholders. He said the fight is not for one person. LEARN AND TRADE FOREX WITH GOLIGFX WATCH THE VIDEO BELOW: The government is involved, Chiefs, the media and civil society are all involved, he said ...

Banks in the country have begun releasing their 2022 Financial Statement ahead of the April 30, 2023 deadline by the Bank of Ghana. But the Domestic Debt Exchange Programme (DDEP) has impacted negatively on their profitability position. According to the 2022 Audited Financial Statements sighted by Joy Business, almost all the banks that have published their statements recorded losses. Standard ...

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo should sack all persons around him who have been identified as making the fight against illegal small scale mining (Galamsey) difficult, former Member of Parliament for Tema East Titus Glover has said. Mr Titus Glover indicated that criticisms over galamsey issues are directedly blamed on the President and the Vice President whereas some persons have ...

President Akufo-Addo has nominated Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Torkornoo as the new Chief Justice. The President in a letter to the Council of State on Tuesday, April 25, said her nomination is to avoid any vacuum that would occur following the retirement of the current Chief Justice Kwasi Anin Yeboah on May 24. “Chief Justice Kwasi Anin Yeboah is due ...

Health Minister, Kwaku Agyemang-Manu is unhappy at what he describes as extortion by some service providers under the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS). He says poor subscribers who should be benefitting from the scheme are rather being overburdened and denied essential services they have already paid for under the scheme. “From the end-user point of view, it looks like the ...

Government Spokesperson on Governance and Security Palgrave Boakye-Danquah has apologised to the Ghana Union of Traders’ Association (GUTA) for the seeming snub by government in the rollout of the three new tax bills. GUTA’s President Dr Joseph Obeng had complained bitterly on TV3‘s New Day on Wednesday, April 19 about the neglect of them by government in the introduction of ...

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has written to the Council of State to reconsider its advice to the President concerning two of the three recently sworn-in members of the Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC). The NDC adduced evidence that Dr Peter Appiahene and Hajia Salima Ahmed Tijani have deep roots within the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and cannot guarantee the neutrality ...

Cristiano Ronaldo picked up a yellow card on Tuesday after executing a wrestling move that appeared more suited to a WWE ring in Al Nassr’s Saudi Pro League clash with Al-Hilal. LEARN AND TRADE FOREX WITH GOLIGFX WATCH THE VIDEO BELOW: In the 57th minute of the game, the Portuguese football star was booked by English referee Michael Oliver for ...