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UTAG threatens strike over illegal mining by end of September

UTAG threatens strike over illegal mining by end of September

Ghana News
The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) has issued an ultimatum to government, threatening a nationwide strike by the end of September 2024 if a total ban on illegal mining aka “galamsey,” is not imposed. In a strongly worded statement, UTAG criticised state-led efforts to combat illegal mining, or “galamsey,” describing them as “failed and corruption-infested militarized battles.” The Association lamented the severe damage caused by illegal mining activities, including the destruction of over 2.5 million hectares of forest cover, a 35% rise in respiratory diseases in mining areas, and a projected cost of $2.3 billion annually to the economy. “If the current trajectory continues, Ghana may be forced to import potable water within six years,” UTAG warned, underscoring t...
Asantehene raises alarm on galamsey; calls for collective effort to combat menace

Asantehene raises alarm on galamsey; calls for collective effort to combat menace

Africa News, Ghana News
Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, on the momentous occasion marking his quarter-century reign, emphatically voiced the urgent need to heal the wounds inflicted upon the environment by illicit mining activities aka ‘galamsey’. The 16th ruler to ascend the revered Golden Stool, underscored the imperative to eradicate galamsey through every conceivable strategy. The Asantehene’s discourse resonated with a profound sense of responsibility, urging the current generation to honour and preserve the environmental inheritance bestowed by their forebears. “Our top priority must be the reclamation of our environment from the ravages of galamsey. We cannot be the generation that destroys the most gracious heritage bequeathed to us by our forefathers to satisfy the greed of a few miscreants. Fo...
I wish I had the right to impose stiffer punishment on you – Judge to Aisha Huang

I wish I had the right to impose stiffer punishment on you – Judge to Aisha Huang

Ghana News, Health & Wellbeing
The judge who sentenced Aisha Huang, known as the Galamsey Kingpin, to four-and-a-half years in prison and a fine of GH¢48,000, Justice Lydia Osei Marfo, had expressed a desire for a more severe sentence if she had the authority. Justice Lydia Osei Marfo remarked that the crimes committed by Aisha Huang were serious and harmful to the State. While delivering her ruling on Monday, December 4, she explained that the prosecution of the Chinese national was carried out under Act 900, which previously set a maximum penalty of five years for engaging in mining activities without a license. Read also: Aisha Huang jailed 4 and half years for mining offences She noted that the limitations of the Act prevented her from imposing a lengthier prison term.https://cdn.vuukle.com/widgets/...
Asantehene launches Green Ghana Day in Kumasi, decries effects of illegal mining

Asantehene launches Green Ghana Day in Kumasi, decries effects of illegal mining

Ghana News, Headlines Today
Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II says he is unhappy with the spate of illegal mining that has ravaged lands in the Amansie area of the Ashanti Region.  He will be visiting the area to demand answers from local chiefs who allowed the menace to destroy their lands.  He spoke at the launch of the 2023 edition of the Green Ghana Day, which is part of the government’s drive to aggressively restore degraded lands and depleted forest reserves.  “I am not happy with chiefs in the Amasie area where galamsey has taken over the lands, and I say to them that if they sit there and claim that they do not know what’s happening then you’re not fit to be a chief over there. These are matters we are going to take up them again. I don’t care whose job it is to enforce it. “ He conti...
River Pra’s turbidity worsens: See comparison from 7 months ago and now

River Pra’s turbidity worsens: See comparison from 7 months ago and now

Ghana News, Headlines Today, Health & Wellbeing
It appears illegal mining on water bodies in the country is still thriving despite government’s report that the menace is being curbed. In a tweet by the national broadcaster, GTV says that the turbidity of the River Pra is much worse off in April 2023 than it was seven months ago (September 2022). https://twitter.com/GTV_Ghana/status/1650815912918777856?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1650815912918777856%7Ctwgr%5E8fea332bc8a5104c05148150e5ab80a11c32fcc2%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.myjoyonline.com%2Friver-pras-turbidity-worsens-see-comparison-from-7-months-ago-and-today%2F n December 2022, government deployed 87 river wardens to protect the country’s river bodies as part of the sustained efforts at fighting illegal mining, also know...
From Eric’s Diary: The ‘Galamsey’ fight – role of the stomach

From Eric’s Diary: The ‘Galamsey’ fight – role of the stomach

Ghana News
It is trite knowledge that there are some aspects of the functioning of the human body that we as humans have very little control over. They include nature’s call – urinate and or defecate, sleep and hunger. They come when they may. I have explained here before that like the computer experiences forced shutdown when there is a problem, sleep is a signal that the body is tired. It is for this reason that sleep can occur even when one is supposedly engaged in activities such as listening to a sermon in church, attending lectures, participating in a meeting or even while driving. Similarly, hunger occurs when the body needs food. Although it is possible for humans to go without food, that is only for a while. That is why Christians who for one reason or the other need to fast, find a...
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