67 h. ago Let us fulfil dreams of fallen heroes – Mahama tells nation after helicopter tragedy

President John Dramani Mahama has called on Ghanaians to transform their grief into renewed determination to build the nation, as the country concludes three days of national mourning for the eight victims of Wednesday’s military helicopter crash in the Ashanti Region.

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3 d. ago Helicopter Crash Ignites Renewed Calls to End Ghana’s Illegal Mining

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/helicopter-crash-ignites-renewed-calls-to-end-ghanas-illegal-mining/A devastating military helicopter crash that killed eight prominent Ghanaians, including two government ministers, has intensified demands for decisive action against illegal mining. The Ghana Armed Forces confirmed the aircraft vanished from radar en route from Accra to Obuasi last Wednesday, with eyewitnesses reporting the wreckage burned beyond recognition. Among the victims were Defence Minister […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/helicopter-crash-ignites-renewed-calls-to-end-ghanas-illegal-mining/

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4 d. ago Blood of 8 helicopter disaster victims on your head – Ashigbey blasts ‘galamsey’ politicians

In the wake of the tragic helicopter crash that took the lives of eight individuals, including key government officials, Dr Ken Ashigbey, Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Chamber of Mines, has chastised politically exposed individuals involved in illegal mining activities.

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5 d. ago Ghana Mining Body Urges Legacy Reform After Ministers’ Death

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/ghana-mining-body-urges-legacy-reform-after-ministers-death/Ghana’s Chamber of Mines has called for the nation to transform its fight against illegal mining following a helicopter crash that killed eight people, including Defence Minister Dr. Edward Kofi Omane-Boamah and Environment Minister Alhaji Dr. Ibrahim Murtala Mohammed. The officials were en route to an anti-galamsey operation when the aircraft went down. In an […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/ghana-mining-body-urges-legacy-reform-after-ministers-death/

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8 d. ago One person shot as Police and Forestry team clash with armed illegal miners at Jimira Forest Reserve

One person has been shot after a combined team of police officers and the Forestry Commission’s Rapid Response Team moved to flush out armed illegal miners who invaded the Jimira Forest Reserve three days ago.

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1 week ago One shot as forest taskforce clashes with armed men at Jimira

One person has been shot as a combined team of police and Forestry Commission rapid response team move to flush out armed illegal miners who invaded the Jimira Forest Reserve three days ago.

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3 w. ago Let’s build a culture of volunteerism among citizens – Prof. Karikari

Professor Kwame Karikari, a renowned Journalism and Mass Media Scholar, has called for a renewed commitment to volunteerism and national service among Ghanaians, particularly the youth. 

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3 w. ago Illegal miners seize farmlands, pollute Black Volta tributary in Bole

Illegal miners have taken over farmlands and streams that join the black Volta denying farmers to right to farm in Tumtumba in the Bole-Bamboi municipality of the Savannah region.

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3 w. ago Defence Minister rewards soldier who rejected ‘galamsey bribe’

The Minister for Defence, Dr Omane Boamah, has rewarded Lance Corporal Solomon Asare Teye-Tsu, the young Ghanaian soldier who was recently honoured and promoted by the Ghana Armed Forces for his patriotic act of rejecting a bribe to permit illegal mining at the Bibiani Gold Mines. At an all-ranks durbar held for officers, soldiers and […]

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