Ghana now unattractive – Dr Tony Aubynn

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• Obenfo 10 years ago

  I hope this man understands the consequences and effects of gold mining on the Nation and its people.
  
  Consider the drought on our farm lands, the dryness of our water bodies, the destruction of our forestry, and the dirty ...
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  I hope this man understands the consequences and effects of gold mining on the Nation and its people.
  
  Consider the drought on our farm lands, the dryness of our water bodies, the destruction of our forestry, and the dirty poverty and the debilitating diseases mining leaves on our people. Ghanaians will be healthier and better off without mining.

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• MENSAH 10 years ago

  DR.AUBYNN,Ghana needs SKILLED PROFESSIONAL IN GOLD & DIAMOND DESIGNING AND MANUFACTURING.
  What have you been doing about that,since time immemorial,GOLD AND DIAMOND have been mined and taken for free,by foreigners?
  WHAT IS ...
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  DR.AUBYNN,Ghana needs SKILLED PROFESSIONAL IN GOLD & DIAMOND DESIGNING AND MANUFACTURING.
  What have you been doing about that,since time immemorial,GOLD AND DIAMOND have been mined and taken for free,by foreigners?
  WHAT IS YOUR CONTRIBUTION TO EDUCATING GHANAIAN CITIZENRY ON GOLD AND DIAMOND JEWELLERY PRODUCTION & DESIGNING,WITH MODERN TECHNOLOGICAL AND INNOVATIVE IDEAS,THAT COME WITH THE USE OF COMPUTER AIDED DESIGNING AND MANUFACTURING MACHINES?
  You talk about taxes the government heaps on the miners,but do not talk about the huge profit made out of the naivety,unpatriotic attitude,and weakness in the whole governing system.
  THE WHOLE MINING SYSTEM NEEDS A COMPLETE OVERHAUL.
  I think,GHANA has to put a restriction on the amount of our RAW MATERIALS,that could be mined per year,by each mining company.
  OUR NATURAL RESOURCES HAVE TO BE PROTECTED SERIOUSLY,IF WE HAVE OUR CHILDREN'S FUTURE AT HEART.
  I can hardly believe,GHANA,being the second in AFRICA and TENTH in the world,had not even a single school that teaches on GOLD AND DIAMOND PROCESSING/MANUFACTURING till just recently.
  WHEN DID WE HAVE GOLD REFINERY?
  Mr.AUBYNN,should bow in shame,on all his assertions,because,it only reveals his selfish aim in helping the foreign mining companies,but not the interest of the nation,at large.

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• KNYC (USMC) 10 years ago

  Well said Mensah, well said. After all this years of mining, we have noting to show for it. All Aubynn is looking out for is, his own stomach not GHANA.

  Well said Mensah, well said. After all this years of mining, we have noting to show for it. All Aubynn is looking out for is, his own stomach not GHANA.

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• Duodu--Düsseldorf 10 years ago

  Yes, Aubynn--Ghana should remain unattractiv for kinds like you and your mining friends. Govt. must change the contracts , force them to invest larger parts of their profits in Ghana If they do not agree, they could sell up ...
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  Yes, Aubynn--Ghana should remain unattractiv for kinds like you and your mining friends. Govt. must change the contracts , force them to invest larger parts of their profits in Ghana If they do not agree, they could sell up and leave. We have already suffered for more than 50 years,so why should we not spend the next 10 years trainig our own people to do the mining at our own risk----- just like the Russians and Chinese did. Have you heard of any foreign firms dominating this kind of business in China ?

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• Abena 10 years ago

  Our investment attraction is not limited to the mining sector but in all areas. We squeeze every little dime from both our local and foreign investors, thereby making Ghana unattractive to investors. Why is Ghana not experien ...
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  Our investment attraction is not limited to the mining sector but in all areas. We squeeze every little dime from both our local and foreign investors, thereby making Ghana unattractive to investors. Why is Ghana not experiencing quality investors with all the tooting about us being a shinning example of democratic governance in Africa. From land acquisition to our Ministries, everything is run by semi illiterates.

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• GHANAian 10 years ago

  I DON'T KNOW WHETHER WE HAVE MININING ENGINEERS IN GHANA.
  IF WE HAVE, THEN WHY CAN'T THE GOVERNMENT OF GHANA HAVE ITS OWN GOLD MINES????

  I DON'T KNOW WHETHER WE HAVE MININING ENGINEERS IN GHANA.
  IF WE HAVE, THEN WHY CAN'T THE GOVERNMENT OF GHANA HAVE ITS OWN GOLD MINES????

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• Nicholas Adjei 10 years ago

  Should the Mining Companies milk Ghana deep into the bones?Why shouldn't they pay tax?

  Should the Mining Companies milk Ghana deep into the bones?Why shouldn't they pay tax?

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• nii 10 years ago

  leave our gold alone, are u a ghanaian?

  leave our gold alone, are u a ghanaian?

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• Paapa Davidson 10 years ago

  It is not as simple as that. The oil companies are also leaving Takoradi. They are relocating to Abidjan because of taxes. Note that Abidjan is closer to the rigs than Takoradi. The Mahama govt is lacking ideas

  It is not as simple as that. The oil companies are also leaving Takoradi. They are relocating to Abidjan because of taxes. Note that Abidjan is closer to the rigs than Takoradi. The Mahama govt is lacking ideas

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• zomabi 10 years ago

  THESE MINING COMPANIES HAVE ROBBED US FOR TOO LONG. SINCE THE WHITEMAN STEPPED FOOT IN AFRICA THE AFRICAN HAS KNOWN NO PEACE. THEY KILL US FOR OUR RESOURCES. IT IS TIME FOR THEM TO PAY THROUGH THE NOSE. DR AUBYNN YOU ARE AN E ...
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  THESE MINING COMPANIES HAVE ROBBED US FOR TOO LONG. SINCE THE WHITEMAN STEPPED FOOT IN AFRICA THE AFRICAN HAS KNOWN NO PEACE. THEY KILL US FOR OUR RESOURCES. IT IS TIME FOR THEM TO PAY THROUGH THE NOSE. DR AUBYNN YOU ARE AN ENEMY OF THE STATE COLLUDING WITH THESE VAMPIRES TO CLEAN US OUT. WHEN THE GOLD IS FINISHED THEY WILL LEAVE YOU BEHIND IN POOR AFRICA.

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• zomabi 10 years ago

  AUBYNN YOU ARE A COMPRADON-BOURGEOIS-YOU ARE NOT A BOURGEIOSIE BUT A FRIEND OF THE BOURGEOISIE

  AUBYNN YOU ARE A COMPRADON-BOURGEOIS-YOU ARE NOT A BOURGEIOSIE BUT A FRIEND OF THE BOURGEOISIE

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• Santrokofi 10 years ago

  Shameful Obeng is proud and willing slave Aubynn who pleads the case of white exploiters!

  Shameful Obeng is proud and willing slave Aubynn who pleads the case of white exploiters!

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• Nana Oben 10 years ago

  JUST HOW MUCH RETURN ON INVESTMENT DO YOU WANT FOR FOREIGN MINING COMPANIES TO PAY BACK YOUR KICKBACKS, ETC.? DO YOU EVER THINK OF THE LOCALS WHOSE LIVELIHOOD, WATER SUPPLY FARM LANDS, ETC ARE DESTROYED, WHILE NEWMONT FOR A M ...
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  JUST HOW MUCH RETURN ON INVESTMENT DO YOU WANT FOR FOREIGN MINING COMPANIES TO PAY BACK YOUR KICKBACKS, ETC.? DO YOU EVER THINK OF THE LOCALS WHOSE LIVELIHOOD, WATER SUPPLY FARM LANDS, ETC ARE DESTROYED, WHILE NEWMONT FOR A MERE $400 MILLION INVESTMENT HAULS AWAY YEAR AFTER YEAR NEARLY $1 BILLION? IN FACT GHANA'S GOVERNMENT AND INSTITUTIONS ARE HEADED BY PhD FOOLS. ABA!!

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• Boakye 10 years ago

  THE OTHER DAY WHEN I WENT TO CHURCH THE OSOFO, WHO HOLDS A PHD DEGREE AND IS ALSO A PROFESSOR, HAD PRAYED FOR A MEMBER WHO HAD COME TO THANK GOD FOR GAINING A PHD JOKINGLY SAID SOME PEOPLE REFERRED TO PEOPLE WITH PHD AS HAVIN ...
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  THE OTHER DAY WHEN I WENT TO CHURCH THE OSOFO, WHO HOLDS A PHD DEGREE AND IS ALSO A PROFESSOR, HAD PRAYED FOR A MEMBER WHO HAD COME TO THANK GOD FOR GAINING A PHD JOKINGLY SAID SOME PEOPLE REFERRED TO PEOPLE WITH PHD AS HAVING SUFFERED "PERMANENT HEAD DAMAGE" THAT IS THOSE HOLDING PHD DEGREES HAVE SUFFERED PERMANENT HEAD DAMAGE. I AGREE WITH THE ASSERTION. OUR TECHNOCRATS WHO MAINLY SECOND DEGREE HOLDERS AND ABOVE BEHAVE AS IF THEY HAVE NO BRAINS. THEY ALWAYS SING THEIR MASTERS' VOICE.

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• Ghanaian 10 years ago

  Thank GOD at long last it has happened after all the communities are not the beneficiaries of the godliest rather a few Ghanaian, it better remain in the ground safely without destroying the area than what is currently happen ...
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  Thank GOD at long last it has happened after all the communities are not the beneficiaries of the godliest rather a few Ghanaian, it better remain in the ground safely without destroying the area than what is currently happening.after all is the value not the same?

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• Sarel 10 years ago

  Operations of Goldmines like the Oil industry is quite different and for now there is no way Government can solely run a Goldmine. Government must look at sustainable mining practices to reduce forest degradation and the like ...
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  Operations of Goldmines like the Oil industry is quite different and for now there is no way Government can solely run a Goldmine. Government must look at sustainable mining practices to reduce forest degradation and the likes. You need to be in the mining environment to properly understand mining.Investors have directed the attention to Mali and Burkina and we need to dialogue with stakeholders on matters affecting the mineral industry. Kudos Dr. Tony Aubyn.

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• Create, loot and share 10 years ago

  I can understand your point but the Mali Government holds 20% in most of the mining projects currently underway in Mali. I think with years of mining experience coupled with well endowed mining professionals Ghana should begi ...
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  I can understand your point but the Mali Government holds 20% in most of the mining projects currently underway in Mali. I think with years of mining experience coupled with well endowed mining professionals Ghana should begin to be asking for more.

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• kusi 10 years ago

  Tony you are very stupid idiot Ph D holder who don't think you think about what you get in Dollars. if this big time mining companies are going why bother, when gold price was its peck do they complain so why get away there

  Tony you are very stupid idiot Ph D holder who don't think you think about what you get in Dollars. if this big time mining companies are going why bother, when gold price was its peck do they complain so why get away there

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• katongo Joseph 10 years ago

  Tony .. mitä kuulu??????

  Tony .. mitä kuulu??????

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• Charles 10 years ago

  isn't it frustrating to see that we still lack behind countries who are still branded 'undemocratic' regimes in Africa, yet they are attracting good investments. Ghana lacks behind autocratic countries like Cameroon in attrac ...
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  isn't it frustrating to see that we still lack behind countries who are still branded 'undemocratic' regimes in Africa, yet they are attracting good investments. Ghana lacks behind autocratic countries like Cameroon in attracting real investors. Our problem is corruption at our ports, having semi illiterates drafting our investment laws and a whole lot of self damaged laws that don't help. All over the world, there is abundance of natural resource like gold, diamond etc. An investor will ask the basic question why she/he will have to invest in country A or B. Ghana needs to sit up. Mediocrity is killing us.

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