Small Scale Miners Blame Government For Galamsey Activities. "Stop the hypocrisy, you deliberately push people into illegal mining and get them arrested"- GNASSM Fires at Gov't License Freeze, Abandoned Pit. The Ghana National Association of Small Scale Miners (GNASSM) has fiercely pushed back against the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources, accusing the state of deliberately pushing miners into illegal "galamsey" through crippling administrative bottlenecks. Reacting to comments by the Deputy Lands Minister on unreclaimed lands, GNASSM Ashanti Chapter Secretary, Michael Adu-Gyamfi, exposed a three-year freeze on mining permits, warning that criminalizing miners while withholding their legitimate licenses is a recipe for environmental disaster. "If you brand me a criminal, do you expect me to step out and reclaim the land only to get arrested on site? Stop treating us like outlaws. The real crime is sitting on license applications for over three years w...
Kelpro Foundation Supports Over 60-Year-Old Man Fire Victim in Berekum. Kelpro Foundation has extended a helping hand to Opanin Kojo Dartey, a blind man aged over 60 who lost his home and belongings to a fire disaster a year ago at Berekum-Mpatasie in the Berekum East Municipality of the Bono Region. Opanin Kojo Dartey, who is married with children, lost everything when fire gutted his five-bedroom house, leaving him and his family homeless and struggling to meet their basic needs. Moved by their plight, Kelpro Foundation, led by its team leader, Dr. Kelvin Bepagro, has donated assorted relief items and cash to support the family. Dr. Bepagro emphasized the importance of extending a helping hand to the less privileged in society, explaining that the foundation's intervention was motivated by the need to support the elderly and vulnerable, particularly those affected by disasters. He noted that giving to others is a command from God and urged the public not to hesitate to support pe...