State confiscates 51 containers of rosewood

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• Amavie 10 years ago

  Nobody is going to follow this story after a month, and somehow this same Rosewood will end up in the hands of the 'owner' after money has exchanged hands. Trust the CROOKS in NDC, they never allow any chance to dupe the gove ...
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  Nobody is going to follow this story after a month, and somehow this same Rosewood will end up in the hands of the 'owner' after money has exchanged hands. Trust the CROOKS in NDC, they never allow any chance to dupe the government to pass by. A challenge to any journalist who reads this. Please go back after a month or two to follow up on the whereabouts of the confiscated Rosewood. It will be in India!

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• nii odoi 10 years ago

  What is wrong with Ghanaians? Why are we doing everything to destroy our environment? The Sahara is just around the corner. Instead of planting more trees, we are cutting the few remaining ones. Do we need to be stopped at gu ...
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  What is wrong with Ghanaians? Why are we doing everything to destroy our environment? The Sahara is just around the corner. Instead of planting more trees, we are cutting the few remaining ones. Do we need to be stopped at gun point from destroying our own country?

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• MENSA 10 years ago

  SO HE CAN BUY MORE CARS FOR HIS MINISTRYS

  SO HE CAN BUY MORE CARS FOR HIS MINISTRYS

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• Michael 10 years ago

  It's not enough to just seize the consignment. Those who attempted this criminal act must be punished severely to serve as a deterrent to others who may be contemplating such wicked acts in the future.

  It's not enough to just seize the consignment. Those who attempted this criminal act must be punished severely to serve as a deterrent to others who may be contemplating such wicked acts in the future.

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• sam 10 years ago

  more cars and lavish trips overseas
  is now planed with this wood money taken from poor Ghana people by this ndc govt

  more cars and lavish trips overseas
  is now planed with this wood money taken from poor Ghana people by this ndc govt

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• Kwadwo 10 years ago

  It is very crucial for not only Government but the general public to ensure that we preserve and conserve very delicate species like the RoseWood. This is the time to do it otherwise within a short time, they would have all v ...
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  It is very crucial for not only Government but the general public to ensure that we preserve and conserve very delicate species like the RoseWood. This is the time to do it otherwise within a short time, they would have all vanished from the system.

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• ibn abudu @ Canadasheabutter (GhUWR) 10 years ago

  THE GOVERNMENT OF GHANA WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT BAN & ABOLISH THE IMMEDIATE OF LOGS ALTOGETHER . THERE``S NOT ENOUGH WOOD FOR LOCAL CONSUMPTION LIKEWISE EXPORTING
  
  GOVERNMENT SHOULD MOVE VIGOROUSLY TO THE DESTRUCTION OF MOLE ...
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  THE GOVERNMENT OF GHANA WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT BAN & ABOLISH THE IMMEDIATE OF LOGS ALTOGETHER . THERE``S NOT ENOUGH WOOD FOR LOCAL CONSUMPTION LIKEWISE EXPORTING
  
  GOVERNMENT SHOULD MOVE VIGOROUSLY TO THE DESTRUCTION OF MOLE GAME RESERVE
  IN NORTHERN REGION

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• Kwabena Mintah 10 years ago

  The saboteurs must also be jailed. State officials must make sure the confiscated wood doesn't find it's way through some back door channel onto the export market. Either it's used locally or destroyed! In fact government mus ...
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  The saboteurs must also be jailed. State officials must make sure the confiscated wood doesn't find it's way through some back door channel onto the export market. Either it's used locally or destroyed! In fact government must ban exports of all wood from Ghana until we find a sustainable way of managing our forests.

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• Ananse 10 years ago

  Stories of this kind will be announced but nothing will be done to put fear into people so they continue to do it. Even people from the government do it the more

  Stories of this kind will be announced but nothing will be done to put fear into people so they continue to do it. Even people from the government do it the more

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• Austins 10 years ago

  move in to stop the harvesting in first place. District assemblies, forestry staff and police are all aware of this trade in the northern and brong ahafo regions. Come to techiman, Tuobodom magazine n u will see the processin ...
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  move in to stop the harvesting in first place. District assemblies, forestry staff and police are all aware of this trade in the northern and brong ahafo regions. Come to techiman, Tuobodom magazine n u will see the processing site. All is show and no action. If we are really serious, this not something we cannot ban.

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• african 10 years ago

  BERLIN (AP) — Germany, France and Italy followed Britain on Tuesday in announcing that they plan to join a proposed Chinese-led Asian regional bank, swinging Europe's biggest economic powers behind a project that is viewed ...
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  BERLIN (AP) — Germany, France and Italy followed Britain on Tuesday in announcing that they plan to join a proposed Chinese-led Asian regional bank, swinging Europe's biggest economic powers behind a project that is viewed with concern in Washington.
  
  Britain last week became the first major Western country to seek membership in the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank. Tuesday's announcement brings three more members of the Group of Seven industrial powers on board.
  
  China proposed the bank in 2013 to finance construction of roads and other infrastructure. It has pledged to put up most of its initial $50 billion in capital. Twenty-one other governments including India, New Zealand and Thailand have said they want to join, but the U.S. and close allies Japan, South Korea and Australia have not.
  
  The United States has expressed concern the new bank will allow looser lending standards for the environment, labor rights and financial transparency, undercutting the World Bank and International Monetary Fund. The Europeans appeared at pains to counter those concerns.
  
  A German Finance Ministry statement announcing the three European countries' plan to join the AIIB said that, working in partnership with existing development banks, it "could play an important role to provide funds for addressing the large infrastructure needs in Asia."
  
  "France, Italy and Germany, in close coordination with international and European partners, are keen to work with the AIIB founding members to establish an institution that follows the best standards and practices in terms of governance, safeguards, debt and procurement policies," it added.
  
  Following the announcement, White House spokesman Josh Earnest said the international community had a stake in the regional bank working, but was looking for prospective members to push for the bank to adopt the same high standards, oversight and safeguards that the World Bank and other infrastructure banks have adopted. He said there was no plan for the U.S. to join the bank.
  
  In Beijing, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said the AIIB is an "open and inclusive" organization and China welcomes the countries willing to be its founding members.
  
  "China will work together with all parties to forge a professional and highly efficient infrastructure investment platform that will be beneficial and reciprocal to all parties so as to contribute to regional infrastructure construction and economic growth," Hong said.
  
  The bank is one of a series of initiatives by Beijing to increase its influence in global finance and expand trade links.
  
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  Didi Tang in Beijing and Josh Lederman in Washington contributed to this report.what africans are doing?

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• Odum 10 years ago

  When will culprits be given punitive punishments and not just a slap on the wrist?

  When will culprits be given punitive punishments and not just a slap on the wrist?

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