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herbo 12 years ago

THE WRITER IS SPOT ON. MR PRESIDENT PLS WATCH "JUNGLE GOLD" ON SKY DISCOVERY AND YOU WILL BE SHOCKED HOW GHANA IS BEING LOOTED

THE WRITER IS SPOT ON. MR PRESIDENT PLS WATCH "JUNGLE GOLD" ON SKY DISCOVERY AND YOU WILL BE SHOCKED HOW GHANA IS BEING LOOTED
Kwame 12 years ago

You must be miopic to pose such a question. Who gave those foreigners the concession to mine in your villages? these mining concessions were sold out to the foreigners by your illiterate chiefs. They sell out the pices of lan ...
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You must be miopic to pose such a question. Who gave those foreigners the concession to mine in your villages? these mining concessions were sold out to the foreigners by your illiterate chiefs. They sell out the pices of land more than once and yet you want to blame Mahama.The ant that is biting you is in your dress.
ALEX 12 years ago

Unfair world indeed! You are calling the chiefs illiterates, and are you lettered? I may ask. Sorry you don't come across as an intellectual, else you won't defend the indefendsible!

Unfair world indeed! You are calling the chiefs illiterates, and are you lettered? I may ask. Sorry you don't come across as an intellectual, else you won't defend the indefendsible!
OLD SOLDIER 12 years ago

The NDC would have to explain to Ghanaians how a dead man came to author and sign a letter!

The opening paragraph states, “I came to serve; I have finished my time here on earth and have moved on to everlasting rest and ...
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The NDC would have to explain to Ghanaians how a dead man came to author and sign a letter!

The opening paragraph states, “I came to serve; I have finished my time here on earth and have moved on to everlasting rest and celestial duties with my heavenly father.”

The immediate question is; how did the dead man come to sign his own personal tribute, since he is already in heaven?

The letter then goes on melodramatically, “As you leaf through these pages of my life’s story, I pray to God that it touches your heart in many positive ways. Weep not, I am not dead. I am alive and awake in the Lord. Ghana will not die; Ghana will live to declare the works of the Lord. As I rest in perfect peace in the celestial realms with my maker, I pledge to always uphold and defend the good name of Ghana. Remember the Lord in all your ways and He will protect you. Stay well my brothers and sisters, I will always be with you. Signed (with actual signature) John Evans Atta Mills...
SHAMO 12 years ago

BABA JAMAL IS GALAMSEY CONTRACTOR MANY CHINESE ARE WORKING FOR HIM, HE PREPARE THEIR PAPERS EVEN B4 THEY ARRIVE IN GHANA! COLINS DAUDA ALL THE GALAMSEY IN AHAFO IS SECRETLY UNDER HIS CONTROL! NDC, GOD KNOWS YOUR BAD DEEDS AND ...
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BABA JAMAL IS GALAMSEY CONTRACTOR MANY CHINESE ARE WORKING FOR HIM, HE PREPARE THEIR PAPERS EVEN B4 THEY ARRIVE IN GHANA! COLINS DAUDA ALL THE GALAMSEY IN AHAFO IS SECRETLY UNDER HIS CONTROL! NDC, GOD KNOWS YOUR BAD DEEDS AND GHANA WILL DESTROY UNTO YOUR HEAD
Hoho 12 years ago

fucking ghana politicians will never take any action,,natives should take the law into their own hands and kill all foreigners in galamsay,, period

fucking ghana politicians will never take any action,,natives should take the law into their own hands and kill all foreigners in galamsay,, period
Anonymous Coward 12 years ago

Can Ghanaians go and do 'Galamsey' in China? It's simply because most Ghanaians are very primitive most especially the so-called leaders.

Can Ghanaians go and do 'Galamsey' in China? It's simply because most Ghanaians are very primitive most especially the so-called leaders.
KKK 12 years ago

MAHAMAH WAS A CORRUPT MINISTER BEFORE BECOMING THE VICE. HE IS NOT CHANGED. ONLY HIS TITLE

MAHAMAH WAS A CORRUPT MINISTER BEFORE BECOMING THE VICE. HE IS NOT CHANGED. ONLY HIS TITLE
LARYEAH 12 years ago

YOU ARE STUPIDLY A FOOL AND YOU MUST COME FROM THE TOGOLESE STOCK OF PRIMITIVE INDIGENE.

YOU ARE STUPIDLY A FOOL AND YOU MUST COME FROM THE TOGOLESE STOCK OF PRIMITIVE INDIGENE.
MENSAH 12 years ago

The writer suggested that MAHAMA should act by prosecuting the chiefs that help these Chinese to loot the nation.THE WRITER IS 100% RIGHT.HE DISPLAYED AN INVALUABLE AMOUNT OF WISDOM.
K.BADU,I GIVE YOU A HIP-UP.We need such g ...
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The writer suggested that MAHAMA should act by prosecuting the chiefs that help these Chinese to loot the nation.THE WRITER IS 100% RIGHT.HE DISPLAYED AN INVALUABLE AMOUNT OF WISDOM.
K.BADU,I GIVE YOU A HIP-UP.We need such guys on the web AND NOT THE INSULTING FOLKS,WHO COME JUST TO OCCUPY SPACE ON GHANAWEB.

ALEX 12 years ago

It is indeed shocking that nothing has been done so far to tackle such nonsense.

It is indeed shocking that nothing has been done so far to tackle such nonsense.
LARYEAH 12 years ago

YOU ARE A GOAT, WHAT IS SHOCKING ABOUT THE GOVERNMENT NOT DOING ANYTHING SO FAR? WASN'T THE SAME NDC GOVERNMENT THAT GAVE THE LICENSE TO BEGIN WITH.

YOU ARE A GOAT, WHAT IS SHOCKING ABOUT THE GOVERNMENT NOT DOING ANYTHING SO FAR? WASN'T THE SAME NDC GOVERNMENT THAT GAVE THE LICENSE TO BEGIN WITH.
GHFUO, BE SERIOUS NOT PRIDEFUL! 12 years ago

HE SAID THIS. THE SAME TIME ALLOWING MORE CHINESE GALAMSAY WORKERS AKA GRAVE DIGGERS TO COME TO GH AND BREED WITH GH WOMEN.....

HE SAID THIS. THE SAME TIME ALLOWING MORE CHINESE GALAMSAY WORKERS AKA GRAVE DIGGERS TO COME TO GH AND BREED WITH GH WOMEN.....
LEVI 12 years ago

The locals who are fronting the illegal mining must be prosecuted and given heavy sentences in order to deter prospective offenders.

The locals who are fronting the illegal mining must be prosecuted and given heavy sentences in order to deter prospective offenders.
JOE CANADA 12 years ago

before you even deal with the illegal miners, deal with those corrupt chiefs who has thier sense of reponsibilities taken away by greedyness and selfishness and are hell bent to sell even areas demarcated for roads and play g ...
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before you even deal with the illegal miners, deal with those corrupt chiefs who has thier sense of reponsibilities taken away by greedyness and selfishness and are hell bent to sell even areas demarcated for roads and play grounds in thier back yards. And also stop them from (chiefs) from chasing the young girls as well.The miners cannot go to anybodys land and start minning without permission.
Paddy 12 years ago

Regulatory Agencies like EPA,Minerals Commission,Water Resource Commission etc might not have been resourced to the brim for them to effectively carry out their regulatory and monitoring duties yet these bodies occupy state o ...
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Regulatory Agencies like EPA,Minerals Commission,Water Resource Commission etc might not have been resourced to the brim for them to effectively carry out their regulatory and monitoring duties yet these bodies occupy state of the art offices and edifices in ACCRA.Their major concerns include air conditioned bungalows,air conditioned cars,connivance with illegal explorers with impunity and many other nefarious activities detrimental to the interest of the state.If we can not imbibe a little sense of patriotism in our public attitude no amount of resource injected into these agencies would yield any positive results for our nation.
LEVI 12 years ago

No accountability,simple!

No accountability,simple!
Fellow citizen. 12 years ago

Black Africans are fools right from head to tore. We have no brains to reason so we have these things going on in the country. We reason backwardly.

Black Africans are fools right from head to tore. We have no brains to reason so we have these things going on in the country. We reason backwardly.
LEVI 12 years ago

Sorry mate, your comment is extremely harsh. Black Africans are intelligent,however you may argue that some of them do not have discernment.

Sorry mate, your comment is extremely harsh. Black Africans are intelligent,however you may argue that some of them do not have discernment.
Pelicles 12 years ago

Give me one reason why we are intelligent? We have been independent since 1957 and do you like what we are doing in our country? Intelligent people will have come out with ideas to solve the enormous problems facing the nat ...
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Give me one reason why we are intelligent? We have been independent since 1957 and do you like what we are doing in our country? Intelligent people will have come out with ideas to solve the enormous problems facing the nation but just look around.

We are as stupid as the word stupid itself.

yd 12 years ago

Especially our pepeni president called Mahama.

Especially our pepeni president called Mahama.
xabadaodzi 12 years ago

The African is not an inferior being, but he has not the ability to manage resources, even those he creates. He is impervious to the rule of law and has been fooled into saddling himself with this thing called democracy and m ...
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The African is not an inferior being, but he has not the ability to manage resources, even those he creates. He is impervious to the rule of law and has been fooled into saddling himself with this thing called democracy and multi-party elections. That kind of government is unworkable in our continent, for Africans respond best only to strong discipline. That is why the continent must rid itself of these leaders who emerge after elections and embrace visionary, fair and strong dictators who can lay rules down to be followed. Lack of the rule of law and order, that is the bane of Africa. If we do not wake up, we shall lose our country and become indentured servants to these wicked foreigners and it will not take long. If you thought western imperialism was bad, wait until these easterners wait until these easterners have you boxed in. This is where things are trending.
yd 12 years ago

And Asiedu Nketiah honamkankan motoamunwi.

And Asiedu Nketiah honamkankan motoamunwi.
ERICUS-ERICUS 12 years ago

WHY SHOULD PREZ MAHAMA ALWAYS WANT TO SOUND AS IF HE IS ALWAYS INNOCENT. AS A VICE PRESIDENT AND A PRESIDENT FOR 5MONTHS WHAT DID HE SAY AND WHAT DID HE DO ABOUT CHINESE DOING GALAMSEY IN GHANA? ONLY GOD WILL JUDGE NDC LEADER ...
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WHY SHOULD PREZ MAHAMA ALWAYS WANT TO SOUND AS IF HE IS ALWAYS INNOCENT. AS A VICE PRESIDENT AND A PRESIDENT FOR 5MONTHS WHAT DID HE SAY AND WHAT DID HE DO ABOUT CHINESE DOING GALAMSEY IN GHANA? ONLY GOD WILL JUDGE NDC LEADERSHIP!!!!
Nelly 12 years ago

I agree with this man Badu. If pen and paper or is it black and white printed matter can avail much, Ghana would have been better than this. President Mahama, over to you. Le us see what you meant by that statement - by takin ...
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I agree with this man Badu. If pen and paper or is it black and white printed matter can avail much, Ghana would have been better than this. President Mahama, over to you. Le us see what you meant by that statement - by taking action. Walk your talk.
Naana. 12 years ago

Totally agree with you. To me this is the new slavery, with African's colluding with foreiners to steal our resources and do long term damage to environment as well as future generatons. Who knows the consequence side effects ...
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Totally agree with you. To me this is the new slavery, with African's colluding with foreiners to steal our resources and do long term damage to environment as well as future generatons. Who knows the consequence side effects of the poision used for mining ? We will all as individual Ghanians need to bring pressure on the chiefs to see the light, as without them there cannot be foreigners involved .
NANA YAW 12 years ago

THIS NATION IS MOVING BACKWARD AND PEOPLE THINK ITS OKAY. THE GREED IS ABOVE ALL ONE CAN THINK,CHINESE DOING GALAMSY IN GHANA IN 21ST CENTURY, IS UNHEARD OF AND ONLY IN GHANA. WE KNOW TOO MUCH AND DO LITTLE. BACKWARD EVER ...
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THIS NATION IS MOVING BACKWARD AND PEOPLE THINK ITS OKAY. THE GREED IS ABOVE ALL ONE CAN THINK,CHINESE DOING GALAMSY IN GHANA IN 21ST CENTURY, IS UNHEARD OF AND ONLY IN GHANA. WE KNOW TOO MUCH AND DO LITTLE. BACKWARD EVER FORWARD NEVER SHAME ON US.
ALEX 12 years ago

I agree, illegal mining is a menace that needs tackling. The leaders' should make it a number one priority in bringing it to a halt.

I agree, illegal mining is a menace that needs tackling. The leaders' should make it a number one priority in bringing it to a halt.
ZIPLOC 12 years ago

The President just talk with no actions.
Which is better Actions or Talks?
President Mahama you talk too much with no actions.

The President just talk with no actions.
Which is better Actions or Talks?
President Mahama you talk too much with no actions.
Pelicles 12 years ago

Mahama is just happy to see himself as president. That is all about it. The man is just hallucinating and does not have a clue as to what to do about anything in Ghana.

Why should he wait for the Chiefs to go and tell him ...
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Mahama is just happy to see himself as president. That is all about it. The man is just hallucinating and does not have a clue as to what to do about anything in Ghana.

Why should he wait for the Chiefs to go and tell him to do something before coming out with this knee jerk statement of" We will deal with foreigners in galamsey"?

James 12 years ago

I agree with you; it seems to me the president does not think for himself, people have to think for him.

I agree with you; it seems to me the president does not think for himself, people have to think for him.
YAHAYA KSI 12 years ago

We are not serious as a nation

We are not serious as a nation
Kk3 12 years ago

K. Badu, you crystallized your whole page with the last question which is simple but deep!

I dare say our nation is not serious and it will only get worse. Much worse. My ex- wife Worked in Ghana for 2 years and when she ...
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K. Badu, you crystallized your whole page with the last question which is simple but deep!

I dare say our nation is not serious and it will only get worse. Much worse. My ex- wife Worked in Ghana for 2 years and when she returned, she had lost all the bright- eyed gusto, replaced with a deep seated skepticism that was palpable. To this day she like many other well wishing Americans I've met will never go back because in their opinion based on living there for years, our worship of the 'oburoni' or lighter skinned people will take millennia to overcome and only then can Ghana have a chance in getting over the fecklessness that's rampant in high and low places .Yen ara asaase ni? Really???
KWABENA WARNING.NJ 12 years ago

I do not like Chinese with the help of our own doing business in Ghana but on the other hand people are poor. poor people will do anything to make a living. I know somebody who has gone back to Ghana in this business he tells ...
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I do not like Chinese with the help of our own doing business in Ghana but on the other hand people are poor. poor people will do anything to make a living. I know somebody who has gone back to Ghana in this business he tells me it is feeding a whole lot of families. What would those families do if there nothing like GOLD in MOTHER GHANA? Think about it.
Concern4Ghana 12 years ago

I live in china and there is no one you can do a quarter of what they are doing in Ghana,no foriegners in china can even owe a gun or dare to even do something illegal of that size,you will seize to exist,why can our heads al ...
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I live in china and there is no one you can do a quarter of what they are doing in Ghana,no foriegners in china can even owe a gun or dare to even do something illegal of that size,you will seize to exist,why can our heads allow such situations to happen,why do we hurt our own people and allow foriegners to do what they please on our own land. When will all this stop?
Ceeboy Dangerman 12 years ago

Slave mentality is alive and kicking in Ghana. So-long-as the white skin is held in higher esteem I can assure the nation that we are doom.However, one can also see the situation (mining) as another group of mining operations ...
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Slave mentality is alive and kicking in Ghana. So-long-as the white skin is held in higher esteem I can assure the nation that we are doom.However, one can also see the situation (mining) as another group of mining operations which the laws is yet to address. The levels of business opportunities in our country lack expansion as it is limited for very long time to a narrow-minded-strategy, which increases the vulnerability of the peoples exposing them to grave exploitations of both human and natural resources. Our country must begin to put in place efficient provisions that is can encourage social inclusion of the peoples and investment capital and to link it to job creation, tax collection, and social security. Ghana is at a cross road and we must begin to regulate, promote employment, local and international investment and greater integration of economic resources for the betterment of our peoples. Nothing is better than opportunity created by the peoples for the peoples. So Mr. President do not destroy the China's' investment, put conditions and make sure labour conditions, taxes and social security is inclusive and paid to the rightful corporation for credit of the peoples account. Mr. President, peoples' business is not one-way-traffic. to be continue.......
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James 12 years ago

Sorry mate, small-scale mining is reserved for only Ghanaians. So, the Chinese and other foreigners do not have any right to engage in small-scale mining regardless.....

Sorry mate, small-scale mining is reserved for only Ghanaians. So, the Chinese and other foreigners do not have any right to engage in small-scale mining regardless.....
Lorgo Ligri 12 years ago

Simple solution. Make JJ Rawlings the head of these agencies, and I will bet, there will be no more cheaters and law breakers when he introduces the firing squad as punishment.

Simple solution. Make JJ Rawlings the head of these agencies, and I will bet, there will be no more cheaters and law breakers when he introduces the firing squad as punishment.
MENSAH 12 years ago

K.BADU,your last sentence with the question ARE WE?Sums up everything you said.GHANA IS NOT SERIOUS ABOUT HER LIFE AS A NATION.GHANA IS A JOKE.
You asked a question why MAHAMA has waited all that long to thwart the effort of ...
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K.BADU,your last sentence with the question ARE WE?Sums up everything you said.GHANA IS NOT SERIOUS ABOUT HER LIFE AS A NATION.GHANA IS A JOKE.
You asked a question why MAHAMA has waited all that long to thwart the effort of the FOREIGN GALAMSEY OPERATORS in Ghana.Ask that question again,if MAHAMA has been an insider of NDC for some time now,why has he waited till now?Isn't that telling us he is just saying it for saying sake?HE HAS TO BACK HIS WORDS WITH ACTION.ACTION SHOULD SPEAK LOUDER THAN VAIN WORDS/PROMISES.
kb 12 years ago

STOP THE DAMN GALAMSEY! WE WOULD VERY SOON BE IMPORTING WATER TO DRINK.

STOP THE DAMN GALAMSEY! WE WOULD VERY SOON BE IMPORTING WATER TO DRINK.
James 12 years ago

You have a point; the small-scale miners are abusing the system.

You have a point; the small-scale miners are abusing the system.
mensah abrampa 12 years ago

You're right. It's not only wrong for foreigners to come to Ghana and pollute our river bodies, the source of drinking water and irrigation but equally wrong for indignees to pollute our rivers. If the existing regulations ca ...
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You're right. It's not only wrong for foreigners to come to Ghana and pollute our river bodies, the source of drinking water and irrigation but equally wrong for indignees to pollute our rivers. If the existing regulations cannot be enforced effectively then no one should be allowed to operate small scale mining.If the regulations have to be overlooked just for some people to make their money and result in endangering the lives of other citizens then we might as well stop altogether the galamsey wahala. There's no country in the world except perhaps in Africa where a foreign national would be allowed to pollute their source of drinking water and for irrigation purposes. This won't happen in America and anywhere in the developed world nor in China so why should it happen here in Ghana? Laws are made to be enforced not to be disregarded. None should be above the law and that include chiefs.Ghanaian or non-ghanaian, no regulations enforcement no galamsey. Period !
James 12 years ago

Well said, the authorities should consider stopping all the galamsey activities, not only the foreigners. The indigenes are equally wrong for the environmental degradation. In fact, the indigenes are abusing the system; some ...
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Well said, the authorities should consider stopping all the galamsey activities, not only the foreigners. The indigenes are equally wrong for the environmental degradation. In fact, the indigenes are abusing the system; some of them transfer the mining licences to the foreigners. So the best thing is for the authorities to abolish the galamsey altogether.
mensah abrampa 12 years ago

We have everything to succeed as a nation but after 56 years of sovereignty we keep stumbling as a nation. Our economy has been quarantined in the woods waiting for healing from the great messiah we are yet to know.
Our prob ...
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We have everything to succeed as a nation but after 56 years of sovereignty we keep stumbling as a nation. Our economy has been quarantined in the woods waiting for healing from the great messiah we are yet to know.
Our problems are not as a result of a lack of sufficient laws in our statute books but a lack of enforcement of existing laws. There're a number of reasons for this state of affairs. First it appears black people wherever they live abhor laws and perhaps think of laws as a hindrance or limitation to their freedom. There's nothing like absolute freedom which is a synonym for anarchy and chaos. Perhaps we're innately allergic to discipline .
There has to be a zero tolerance for indiscipline as well as for corruption because the two are bed fellows.Indiscipline which severely afflicts most ghanaians and is no respecter of persons must be confronted, arrested and dealt with but not condoned and tolerated.
Just as indiscipline is no respecter of persons so must the law be no respecter of persons.It's not uncommon to hear someone up on the social ladder threaten another down the ladder with the words "I'll slap you and throw you into jail too". Where else will this happen except in places like Ghana where the law has been corrupted to favor the rich and more affluent in the society but punishes the offending or sometimes innocent poor with no high-up connections to intercede in their behalf. This is a plan to fail and is anybody surprised we're failing year after year? It's also not uncommon to hear someone screaming at another "do you know who I am" ? It's incredible that some among us can get away with murder and massive corruption when there's enough evidence to convict them . Is this not another plan for failure. Ghanaians may say all they want about the western world but one of the reasons for their success at democratic rule and nation building has been their respect for the rule of law. No nation can succeed when its citizens treat the laws of the land with impunity. If the law is treated this way then like the salt which has lost its savor it's good for nothing but to be trodden under the feet of men.
Law enforcement in Ghana has not been successful because they cannot operate independently and freely without undue interference from government sources.No, we are not serious as a nation.
Buju 12 years ago

Now, let me ask this: Did a lawyer saying the other time, during the supposed on land oil discovery in the VR, that every natural resources under the land belongs to the govt by law?
So how come the chiefs are controlling t ...
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Now, let me ask this: Did a lawyer saying the other time, during the supposed on land oil discovery in the VR, that every natural resources under the land belongs to the govt by law?
So how come the chiefs are controlling these gold and diamond land? Do we have to set of regulation regarding the discovery of natural resources?
Okumanini, UK 12 years ago

My dear brother, K. Badu, has said it all. I wish President Mahama, and the officials of the Minerals Commission and the Environmental Protection Agency would read Badu piece.

If we enact laws and refuse to enforce them w ...
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My dear brother, K. Badu, has said it all. I wish President Mahama, and the officials of the Minerals Commission and the Environmental Protection Agency would read Badu piece.

If we enact laws and refuse to enforce them who are we deceiving? There is too much corruption in the Ghanaian public institutions. In fact, corruption is "killing" our beloved country. The act of corruption prevents implementation of laws.

President Mahama, stop those "talk shops" and act now to save our beloved country from the hands of these Chinese miners. Can a Ghanaian go to China and begin to do something similar to what the Chinese illegal miners do our country?

As Badu rightly said, the Presidents and the public officers know what is going on. They have kept quiet all this while because of their personal interest.

Anyway, let's wait to see if President Mahama would put his words into action for us to take him serious.

Badu, a very good work done!
k b 12 years ago

If we have a major mininig companys such as NewMont,Ashanti Gold,Tarkwa,Prestea,Bogoso mines. Why do we need galamsey for.Galamsey should abolish,immediately,and be declare illegal.After the Syrians,and Lebanese,destroy our f ...
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If we have a major mininig companys such as NewMont,Ashanti Gold,Tarkwa,Prestea,Bogoso mines. Why do we need galamsey for.Galamsey should abolish,immediately,and be declare illegal.After the Syrians,and Lebanese,destroy our forest now is up to Ghana to import timber from cameroun.Is a shame.Ghana is a fails state.Atimes when i hear a news from adom fm it drive me crazy looks like no one is wise in the country.
Abba 12 years ago

Mahama has sold Ghana to China because of the loan he collected from them.

Mahama has sold Ghana to China because of the loan he collected from them.

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