2 h. ago NPP did a sustained strategy to destroy our forest reserves – Rashid Tanko

Deputy Director of Elections and IT for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Rashid Tanko-Computer, has accused the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) of deliberately pursuing policies that destroyed Ghana’s forest reserves during their eight years in office.

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30 h. ago Rashid Tanko pledges continued support to Omane Boamah’s family

The Deputy Director of Elections and Information Technology for the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC), Rashid Tanko-Computer, has said the party will continue to support the family of the late Defence Minister, Dr Edward Omane Boamah, following his death in last week’s military helicopter crash.

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60 h. ago We didn’t know he was traveling – Tanko Computer on Omane Boamah’s final hours

Deputy Director of Elections and IT for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and Rashid Tanko-Computer, has revealed that the late Defence Minister, Dr Omane Boamah, never informed close colleagues about his trip on the day of the tragic military helicopter crash.

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4 d. ago Inside Ghana’s cocoa: The pressure and the children caught in between

Just beyond the tree line that borders the forest reserve, Samuel Tobi stays on the farm alone while it rains, with his boots crunching over the wet, dead leaves on the ground.

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5 d. ago Murtala was working to abolish mining in forest reserves before untimely death – Dep. Lan Lands Minister

The Deputy Lands and Natural Resources Minister, Yussif Sulemana, says the government will press ahead with the push by late Environment Minister Murtala Mohammed to repeal LI 2462 — the law permitting mining in forest reserves — following his death, alongside seven others, in last week’s helicopter crash. Speaking to JoyNews, Mr Sulemana revealed that […]

Politics

9 d. ago Ghana Confirms Recovery of All Victims in Ministerial Helicopter Crash

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/ghana-confirms-recovery-of-all-victims-in-ministerial-helicopter-crash/Rescue teams have retrieved the remains of all eight victims from Wednesday’s military helicopter crash in the Dampia Range Forest Reserve near Brofoyedru, Ashanti Region. The Ghana Armed Forces aircraft was transporting senior officials to launch a mining reform program in Obuasi when it went down, incinerating the aircraft beyond recognition. The deceased include Defence […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/ghana-confirms-recovery-of-all-victims-in-ministerial-helicopter-crash/

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9 d. ago Helicopter crash: Bodies transported from Brofoyedru Sikaman amid high security

All eight bodies from the Ghana Air Force helicopter crash are now being transported from the Dampia Range Forest Reserve near Brofoyedru Sikaman in the Adansi Asokwa Municipality of the Ashanti Region.

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1 week 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 Minti Nkosuohene, four others arrested for illegal mining in Bosomtwe Range Forest Reserve

The Nkosuohene of Minti, a small community in the Bosome Freho District of the Ashanti region, and four others have been arrested for illegal mining, locally known as galamsey, in the Bosomtwe Range Forest Reserve.

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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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