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How Ghanaians are being poisoned with noxious mercury and cyanide

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  • op.ny 7 years ago

    Good job ,this galamsey should be disbanded ,look at our rivers heavilly poluted

  • Danso 7 years ago

    I agree. Small scale mining should be suspended.

  • Matt 7 years ago

    Flush out the stubborn Chinese.

  • Kotey 7 years ago

    It is good to call attention to specific issues like noxious mercury and cyanide and flaws by institutions but this is what you didn't do in the last administration.You were partisan and attacked the government at the least o ...
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  • Lixo 7 years ago

    What a hopeless nation

  • Dan 7 years ago

    Those in charge don't care.

  • Tand T 7 years ago

    The dangerous chemicals will find their way into the food chain and ito our bodies resulting in huge health care costs.
    Fishes from the rivers costing millions over time have been destroyed in exchange for few dollars for so ...
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  • NON-ALIGNED 7 years ago

    Oh! GHANAIANS???? When are we ever going to wake up and stop this stupid NDC and NPP crap???? And concentrate our efforts on fighting illegal mining practices in our country?

    Are we forever going to bury our heads in the s ...
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  • Osei 7 years ago

    Politicians think about their pockets not the people. Gh must understand this. If u are in a community and the young people are destroying the only river you depend on and u look on without doing anything about it and expect ...
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  • Kobi 7 years ago

    Our heritage, won for us through the blood and toil of our fathers paaaaa nie. What a shame!!! Our National Pledge being dragged in our own soiled rivers. Opayin ni fie, oh oh oh.

  • Robert tachie menson chicago usa. 7 years ago

    Ghana is going the wrong direction in terms of protecting our water bodies and agricultural lands. Water is the most important mineral on earth today and not gold. The problem in Ghana today is what are doing about the Chines ...
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  • George 7 years ago

    Mr. k.Badu I have personally witness most of this reckless manner of small scale mining you made mention of Chinese and other nationalities you ask yourself how were they able to get there and can Ghanaians go to those countr ...
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  • Yendi boy 7 years ago

    ????

  • Yendi boy 7 years ago

    Well said