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Go and school Amoatia Ofori panin about the dangers of galamsey!
first law of economics is supply and demand , second is never produce anything if there is no market for it . we have the market so we can industrialize sooner or later , hand it over freely to the Europeans no matter how wel ...
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give 40 days free exeat and passage to all illegal foreigners and notify all embassies in the country. after 40 days,any illegal or non african caught in galamsay be sentenced to death period
Cool, you must be very naive or stupid, because the current galamsey problem reflects the fact that Ghanian government from traditional Chiefs (or "Thiefs) to MP & Ministers are all directly benefiting from galamsey!! How do ...
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I have never heard of any weaker country in terms oflaws and regulations as Ghana!
Why can't the state simply make it a crime to do illegal mining - unconditinally?
A simply exapmle: in UK and Germany, it is illegal to ...
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That's simply the typical Ghanaian attitude. Even when they know what to do, they can't do it. Just talk, talk and talk some more. Instead of waiting for gov't to act why can't he ban galamsey in his own region for starter.
WHAT IS ACTUALLY STOPPING THE GOVERNMENT FROM BANNING GALAMSEY?
I don't believe in that.
This is a proof that we have a weak government, period.
I suggest we allow the Asafo to team up with specially created police to guard against this destruction. Something must be done real quick.
GALAMSEY IS A THREAT TO GHANA'S FOREST RESERVES