Place a 3-month freeze on non-industrial gold mining - Kwame Pianim to government

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Lexis 6 months ago

They were on a national assignment to commission a government flagship programme to ensure sustainable mining practices, that will be beneficial to the state and citizens. Notwithstanding the unfortunate tragedy, the programm ...
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They were on a national assignment to commission a government flagship programme to ensure sustainable mining practices, that will be beneficial to the state and citizens. Notwithstanding the unfortunate tragedy, the programme was commissioned and has taken off. You are now as a statesman proposing a freeze due to the fact that a tragedy has occurred while the departed souls were enroute to the commissioning? Are you not rather drawing the government back in it's bid to ensure sanity in the mining industry? Have you thought the government's interests in the mining industry and how the industry has contributed to nation building, especially the strength of the cedi against major international currencies? In as much as the tragedy is unfortunate, we should be circumspect in decisions that are likely to promote lawlessness in the mining industry, which will burden the state financially in trying to curb. We have Bawku to deal with. Let's not create more anarchy.
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Is is Vermawor and gang of hooligans stealing police vehicle key? 6 months ago

Galamsey is worse now. Why are you not demonstrating? You formed a gang of NDC hooligans to make NPP unpopular and after achieving your aim you have gone silent.

Galamsey is worse now. Why are you not demonstrating? You formed a gang of NDC hooligans to make NPP unpopular and after achieving your aim you have gone silent.
WELL SAID BUT JOHN MAHAMA IS A WEAKLING. HE HAS NO BALLS TO TAKE SUCH AN ACTION 6 months ago

John Mahama is too weak to be a leader of a country like Ghana. He is indecisive.

John Mahama is too weak to be a leader of a country like Ghana. He is indecisive.
John 6 months ago

In my opinion what he was saying and laying emphasis on was non industrial I Iread it right.
Whether the team that lost their lives were going to commission,the commissioning was related to galamsey and nothing else!
It's ...
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In my opinion what he was saying and laying emphasis on was non industrial I Iread it right.
Whether the team that lost their lives were going to commission,the commissioning was related to galamsey and nothing else!
It's never too late to review a program The Legislative instrument for mining in the forest needs be looked at and GWSL says they spend lots of money importing chemicals to purify clean water for drinking and hence. Invmcrease in water bill is always justified.
Farmlands have all been affected and food for the population is being watched.
Again let's look at the number of earth moving machines that land at Tema Port daily are they for road construction?
By all means work but it must not be at the expense of the larger population.
They will be flaunting their wealth,Dr Omane Boamah and Co have lost their lives in the name of controlling them we heard the President mised death by inches.
etc whilst our water bodies and farmland are under siege.This is not how our destiny is going to be.
Drastic reconditioning of our attitude abd mindset is long overdue.
That is my humble opinion.
Osei 6 months ago

If our leaders don't stop galamsey, everyone of them would suffer the same fate. Our Gods are angry at them

If our leaders don't stop galamsey, everyone of them would suffer the same fate. Our Gods are angry at them
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ALL OF GHANA'S POLITICIANS ARE SPORTING BLOATED CHEEKS, THANKS TO THE ENDEMIC "CHOP-CHOP" LOOTING AND THE OVERHEADS PAYOUTS TO THEM FOR NO WORK DONE, WITH LITTLE TO SHOW ON THE GROUND FOR THE MONIES BANKRUPTED GHANAIAN TAXPAY ...
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ALL OF GHANA'S POLITICIANS ARE SPORTING BLOATED CHEEKS, THANKS TO THE ENDEMIC "CHOP-CHOP" LOOTING AND THE OVERHEADS PAYOUTS TO THEM FOR NO WORK DONE, WITH LITTLE TO SHOW ON THE GROUND FOR THE MONIES BANKRUPTED GHANAIAN TAXPAYERS "BLOW" ON THESE REDUNDANT THIEVING LEADERS.

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GHANA'S LEADERS GET ALL THE ABOVE FOR FREE, WHILE THEY DUMP A MOUNTAIN OF STATUTORY IMF/WORLD BANK LOANS AND OTHER DEBTS ON POORLY SALARIED AND WAGED ENSLAVED BANKRUPTED GHANAIANS TO REPAY IN KILLER TAXES AND EXORBITANT PRICE LEVELS AMIDST CRASS DEPRIVATION OF QUALITY CLASS "A" ROADS, QUALITY UNADULTERATED AFFORDABLE FUEL FOR THE POOR MAN'S VEHICLES, QUALITY AND TRULY FREE UNIVERSAL OR MASS EDUCATION AND HEALTHCARE, AND MEANINGFUL STANDARDS OF LIVING ACROSS GHANA AND OF ALL GHANAIANS CONSIDERING THE COUNTLESS NATURAL RESOURCES AT GHANA'S DISPOSAL, INCLUDING THE FACT THAT 400 TROY OUNCES OF ONE GOLD BULION OR BAR HAS A READY MARKET PRICE OF £1.3 MILLION, AND GHANA HAS PLENTY OF GOLD, AMONGST COUNTLESS OTHER NATURAL RESOURCES.

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OVER 99.99% OF GHANA'S SUCCESSIVE LEADERS OWN PERSONAL FOREIGN BANK ACCOUNTS FOR THE AFOREMENTIONED REASONS.

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Actions have consequences 6 months ago

Mining is a serious and expensive venture. There's nothing like a small scale mine anywhere in the world.
Every mine operator in any serious country is required to provide the nation with a bank guarantee to cover the estima ...
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Mining is a serious and expensive venture. There's nothing like a small scale mine anywhere in the world.
Every mine operator in any serious country is required to provide the nation with a bank guarantee to cover the estimated cost of rehabilitating the land in case the company fails to do so to the standard required by the conditions set out in the licence to mine. And these bank guarantees cost a lot to secure. They must be maintained for the life of the mine. That means that unless the company is rich enough to deposit the millions of dollars in an account for the life of the mine, it has to pay a hefty sum to a bank each year to maintain the guarantee.
We can continue with ridiculous terms like small scale mining, community mining and galamsey if we want to destroy the whole of our environment. There is gold almost everywhere in our land. The gold bearing rock, the Tarkwaian Belt stretches far and wide. The only reason why the whole of Ghana wasn't covered with mines is that the cost of responsibly regulated mining makes it uneconomical to mine for small amounts of gold. Reclamation and restoration is the most expensive part of mining. But if you're not required worry about that, you can just pillage the land for small pieces of gold as is happening around us.
If we don't ban galamsey and the so-called small scale mining, we should get ready to starve. Already, we can't grow food to feed ourselves. Try growing anything on the galamse lands. Not even cassava will thrive.
This just be the worst generation in Ghana.......greedy, thoughtless and totally irresponsible.
The helicopter tragedy must be poetic justice, it's nature and the spirits of our forefathers telling us that enough is enough. It's not for nothing that the Environment Minister because sacrificial victim. Maamah can't go from "declare a state of emergency over galamsey now" in November 2024 to "no need for a state of emergency now, thee galamsey fight is not a sprint, it's a marathon" in 2025 and not expect retribution!
Osei 6 months ago

So without mining gold you Ghanaians can't survive. So if God hasn't existed in Ghana, we won't be using our brains to create other forms of livelihood. Something is wrong with us

So without mining gold you Ghanaians can't survive. So if God hasn't existed in Ghana, we won't be using our brains to create other forms of livelihood. Something is wrong with us

Kweku 6 months ago

Ghanaian politicians will never stop galamsey because their party members were involved in the illegal mining activities

Ghanaian politicians will never stop galamsey because their party members were involved in the illegal mining activities
Kweku 6 months ago

Ghanaian politicians will never stop galamsey or small scale mining in Ghana because their party members are involved in the senseless gold mining activities

Ghanaian politicians will never stop galamsey or small scale mining in Ghana because their party members are involved in the senseless gold mining activities
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Oteanankannuro 6 months ago

Boss they can’t they need galamsey money to do what they are doing now. No ye not?

Boss they can’t they need galamsey money to do what they are doing now. No ye not?
Odjame 6 months ago

It should even be more than the 3mths . Galamsey must stop

It should even be more than the 3mths . Galamsey must stop
James 6 months ago

It appears we are missing the point in the fight against the galamsey; for no one can stop galamsey. We must treat the fight of galamsy like the fight against corruption,illicit drug trafficking armed robbery etc. The fight ...
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It appears we are missing the point in the fight against the galamsey; for no one can stop galamsey. We must treat the fight of galamsy like the fight against corruption,illicit drug trafficking armed robbery etc. The fight against these social cankers are ongoing and has no end. That why we are always talking about it. Nana did his best but he was overwhelmed. Mahama is doing his best but also facing same challenges. So what we should do now is to sustain the fight just as corruption and other ills in our society. The point here is that there is no day any Governmwn can eradicate galamsey; that day corruption too will be gone. Think about that and stop calling for heads of governments instead of encouraging them to keep thier fight up.
Barko osae twum 6 months ago

I full agree with this suggestion. A total ban in all non industrial mining of gold(galamsey) nationwide. Anyone found in breach of the order should be shot on sight. Enough is enough. Let all help in resetting ghana.

I full agree with this suggestion. A total ban in all non industrial mining of gold(galamsey) nationwide. Anyone found in breach of the order should be shot on sight. Enough is enough. Let all help in resetting ghana.
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Diogenes 6 months ago

Mahama can not do squat about Galamsey because his cronies are involved and he is as weak as a disabled crab.

Mahama can not do squat about Galamsey because his cronies are involved and he is as weak as a disabled crab.
walley 6 months ago

It make very excellent sense, Wofa Kwame.

It make very excellent sense, Wofa Kwame.

Sycamore 6 months ago

Would they listen? I doubt!

Would they listen? I doubt!
Faithful 6 months ago

In a serious country, these galamseyers would be seen as environmental #TERRORIST. All the police commanders in the municipal and district levels are compromises with taking money from them and also give them tip offs when th ...
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In a serious country, these galamseyers would be seen as environmental #TERRORIST. All the police commanders in the municipal and district levels are compromises with taking money from them and also give them tip offs when the task force are coming.
Osei 6 months ago

Now that you are all dying you want to take action. Nkwaseafoc politicians, I wish all of you are dead. Do you know how many poor people have died from the effects of illegal mining and Galamsey. Most young men in Ashanti reg ...
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Now that you are all dying you want to take action. Nkwaseafoc politicians, I wish all of you are dead. Do you know how many poor people have died from the effects of illegal mining and Galamsey. Most young men in Ashanti region are dying from kidney diseases and the women are having birth defects as a result of these chemicals making its way from galamsey sites to water works that provides drinking water to Ghanaians. Also Ashanti region once a beacon of farm activities have been rendered useless because of lack of rain. It rains everyday in America so there are so much abundance of food. But Ashanti region where it used to rain heavily on rainy days have experienced draught. As a result maize farmers have lost almost 200 acres of farm lands due to low rain activity because of galamsey. We urged you to take action but you ignored. Now that the galamseyers are gradually taking you one by one by shooting down your planes, you want to take action. African politicians are useless old fools
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Nye bro 6 months ago

It should even be more than 3 months. Until we kill those foolish galamseyers, they won't stop!

It should even be more than 3 months. Until we kill those foolish galamseyers, they won't stop!
Abusua 6 months ago

Three months is not enough. I suggest six months.

Three months is not enough. I suggest six months.

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