Near disaster at Kumasi Buoho: Quarry Manager calls for urgent eviction of encroachers

A recent near-fatal incident involving a massive rolling stones at Buoho in the Afigya Kwabre South District has dramatically highlighted the extreme danger faced by the residents and the urgent appeal for the immediate removal of all encroachers from the quarry zones. Residents who have encroached the quarry areas at Buoho a town near Kumasi were on Friday November 7th thrown into a state of panic. when some huge pebbles suddenly rolled down the hill near the encroachers. The stones it was gathered narrowly missed houses and its occupants, otherwise an unprecedented tragedy might have hit the country. On the

President Mahama urged to act: Allegations surface of Appointees sabotaging anti galamsey fight

By King Amoah Despite President John Dramani Mahama's strenuous efforts to curb the menace of illegal mining, locally known as galamsey, a concerning narrative is emerging from the Eastern Region. Reports indicate that some of his own District Chief Executives (DCEs) are allegedly thwarting these efforts as they actively engaging in the very practice they are meant to combat. These conduct has led to urgent calls for presidential intervention and accountability. The fight against galamsey has been a cornerstone of President Mahama's environmental agenda that aimed at protecting Ghana's vital water bodies and forest reserves from the devastating impact of unregulated

2nd Vice President of NALAG prefers Chiefs And Assembly members in the fight against galamsey to the presence of military in the exercise

By King Amoah The 2nd National Vice President of the National Association for Local Authorities of Ghana (NALAG) Hon Daniel Kwaku Mensah popularly known as DKM has launched a scathing critique against the government's strategy for combating illegal mining (galamsey) alleging the widespread complicity among the security forces. In an exclusive interview with the Correspondent Hon DKM who also serves as the former Amansie West Small Scale Miners Association Chairman and currently the Assembly Member for Manso Moseaso Electoral Area contends that relying on soldiers and police for anti-galamsey operations is a waste of time and national resources.

Tackle the roots: CPP stalwart demands end to arresting galamsey labourers instead of the kingpins

By King Amoah Amidst Ghana's ongoing battle against the devastating impact of illegal mining locally known as galamsey, a voice from the Convention People's Party (CPP) is challenging the government's approach that allegedly tends to be a lip service by arresting galamsey labourers instead of the real culprits. Mr. Richard Manu a stalwart of the Offinso in Ashanti regional branch of the CPP asserts that the fight against galamsey has become a charade designed to arrest, prosecute and jail hungry labourers who are engaged by the site owners to work for them. His critique comes as public frustration mounts over the

Alleged 4,000 acre land grab inccurs wrath of Asantekom chief amidst stalled presidential petition

By King Amoah, Our Editor-in-Chief reports: A simmering dispute over an alleged illegal claim of 4,000 acres of land by a private estate developer is boiling over in Asantekrom a town within the Nsawam - Adoagyiri Municipality in the Eastern Region. The chief and residents of the are up in arms vowing to reclaim their ancestral lands from Koans Buildings And Solutions Ltd, a company which operates as an Estate Estate Developer based in Accra. Speaking to the correspondent in an exclusive interview, Nana Baffour Asante hinted that whilst presidential directives to resolve the matter appears to have gathered dust, he

Atiwa East Ndc demands removal of DCE amidst probe of police over alleged galamsey activities

By King Amoah reporting from Ankaase-Gyadam,E/R In a blow to President John Dramani Mahama's efforts to abolish illegal mining widely known as galamsey, a storm is brewing within his own party in the Atiwa East district in the EasternRegion. Supporters of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) are up in arms and are demanding for the immediate removal of the District Chief Executive (DCE), Mr. Clement Owusu Ntim through investigation. They are also calling for intensive probe linking the Atiwa East District police commander Alexander Teiko about the circumstances that led to the disappearance of eight excavators placed at his disposal