The government will soon reveal some significant interventions it would use in its attempts to combat illicit mining, often known as galamsey, according to Samuel Abu Jinapor, Minister of Lands and Natural Resources. In an interview with Bernard Avle for the Citi Breakfast Show on Citi FM on Tuesday, October …

Reports that the Inter-Party Advisory Committee (IPAC) meeting on Tuesday, October 1 resulted in a decision to issue an updated version of the voter register for 2024 within a week have been refuted by the Electoral Commission (EC). The Election Commission (EC) refuted claims made by the National Democratic Congress …

Dr. Edward Omane Boamah, the National Democratic Congress’s (NDC) Director of Elections and IT, has urged the Electoral Commission (EC) to keep its word and provide political parties access to the voter register. This comes after the EC promised during last Tuesday’s Inter-Party Advisory Committee (IPAC) meeting that the register …

Prof. Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, a former minister for the environment, science, technology, and innovation, has urged President Akufo-Addo to respond to the mounting calls from labour unions and other groups to stop the widespread destruction of forest reserves and water bodies caused by illegal mining, also known as galamsey. For the …

Voting on whether or not to support the decision to go on strike in accordance with the organization’s constitution has begun among members of the University Teachers Association (UTAG) on a number of campuses. At the University for Development Studies (UDS), voting is now complete, with 311 members casting ballots. …

Lawyer and activist Ama Governor, together with eight other participants in a recent anti-galamsey protest, were granted bail by an Accra High Court ruled over by Justice Comfort Tasiame. The bail amount was GH¢70,000, with two sureties for each of the defendants. Emmanuel Gyan, Emmanuel Kwabena Addo, Ziblim Yakubu, Oheneba …

MTN Ghana has launched an all-new package of Technology solutions to boost the operations of SMEs in Ghana. Dubbed Y’ello Biz, SME operators will benefit from a wide range of a robust suite of business solutions designed to drive operational excellence and business growth. Customers who sign on to the …

The National Identification Authority (NIA) Division of the Divisional Executives Council of the Public Services Workers Union of the Trades Union Congress (TUC) Ghana has declared an industrial strike that is scheduled to start today, October 7. The workers who are on strike because the employer is not implementing their …

Concerns have been expressed by Martin Ayisi, the CEO of the Minerals Commission, over recent demands for a complete ban on small-scale mining in Ghana. In his appearance on Monday, October 7, before the Government Assurances Committee of Parliament, Ayisi said that enforcing a complete prohibition would be unjust as …

As proposals for an industrial action against illicit mining, or galamsey, are rejected by certain Organized Labor members, the labor front is becoming more divided. The leadership of the workers union called for industrial action, claiming that the livelihoods of Ghanaians were in danger because the government had not declared …