Please save me my fellow Ghanaians, i'm a 28 years old Ghanaian lady that was scammed and ruined by some Nigerian scammers, i'm currently serving a 2 years jail term in a Nigerian prison, it all started few years ago when i r ... read full comment
Please save me my fellow Ghanaians, i'm a 28 years old Ghanaian lady that was scammed and ruined by some Nigerian scammers, i'm currently serving a 2 years jail term in a Nigerian prison, it all started few years ago when i received a Facebook message that a travel agency in Lagos Nigeria was recruiting Ghanaians and Nigerians for jobs in Canada, i sold everything i had and borrowed money from a lot of people and kept sending them money for the travel to Canada, when i ran out of money to send to them, they invited me to Lagos that my visa is ready, when i got to Lagos they took the remaining money i had on me and took my phone and refused to give me my passport that i posted to them earlier from Ghana, i was left stranded and was sleeping under a bridge with some other homeless people and was begging people during the day for help to go back to Ghana, police raided the place i was squatting after some days and arrested everybody there, they took us to court because hard drugs and guns were found on some prostitutes and thugs squatting there, i was sentenced to 2 years in prison because i had nobody and lawyer to defend me, i will finish serving my sentence this November and deported to Ghana, my fellow Ghanaians please help me with any amount you can spare so i can eat and treat myself, i have been sick and i have not eaten good food for sometime now, no amount is too small to help me with, i will appreciate any amount sent to me and God will bless and reward the sender abundantly, we manage to use smuggled phones here to beg people through Facebook and other social media platforms, this is how most prisoners here survive because we are very desperate, the situation here is so terrible, horrible and pathetic, infact we are in hellfire here, people die everyday here from starvation and minor illnesses like malaria and ulcer, please i need help urgently, i need to eat good food and buy malaria drugs to treat myself, the food they give us here is small portions of watery beans and jollof rice that can't satisfy a child, when an inmate is sick here and doesn't have money to buy medication, the prison warders will ignore you until you die or recover without taken medication, they may only give you paracetamol and antibiotics if you cry too much, but if you have money, the prison warders can buy for you good food and medicines from outside, i can be reached on WhatsApp via +2348140725576, this is my cellmate's number, some warders smuggle in phone for people here if you bribe them, i don't have a phone, when you chat, tell her you want to chat with Sandra so she can give the phone to me, please help make my story go viral so i can get help by posting my story and my cellmate's WhatsApp number: +2348140725576 on Facebook and WhatsApp groups, please i need help, i'm suffering a lot here.
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The Ghanaian 1 week ago
If galamsey continues unchecked, the costs will extend far beyond mining. *It will affect almost every sector of Ghana's economy and society, with many consequences lasting for generations.* Some of the major areas include:
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If galamsey continues unchecked, the costs will extend far beyond mining. *It will affect almost every sector of Ghana's economy and society, with many consequences lasting for generations.* Some of the major areas include:
A. *Healthcare*
1. Chronic kidney disease
2. Neurological disorders from mercury exposure
3. Birth defects and developmental disabilities
4. Childhood cognitive impairment (lower IQ)
5. Cancers associated with toxic exposures
6. Increased maternal and infant mortality
7. Mental health disorders
8. Increased healthcare expenditure
9. Loss of healthcare workforce productivity
B. *Agriculture*
1. Loss of fertile topsoil
2. Heavy metal contamination of crops
3. Reduced crop yields
4. Loss of irrigation water
5. Food insecurity
6. Declining farmer incomes
7. Increased food imports
C. *Water Resources*
1. Destruction of rivers and streams
2. Higher water treatment costs
3. Scarcity of potable water
4. Groundwater contamination
5. Increased cost of drilling boreholes
6. Water shortages for households and industry
D. *Fisheries*
1. Fish kills
2. Collapse of freshwater fisheries
3 Mercury contamination of fish
4. Loss of livelihoods
5. Reduced protein availability
E. *Forestry*
1. Deforestation
2. Loss of biodiversity
3. Loss of timber resources
4. Increased erosion
5. Reduced rainfall regulation
F. *Tourism*
1. Destruction of scenic landscapes
2 Decline in eco-tourism
3. Loss of birdwatching and wildlife tourism
4. Damage to national parks and reserves
5. Reduced foreign exchange earnings
G. *Energy*
1. Sedimentation of Akosombo, Kpong and Bui reservoirs
2. Reduced hydroelectric generation
3. Increased risk of power shortages
4. Higher electricity costs
5. Greater dependence on imported fuels
H. *Infrastructure*
1. Damage to roads from illegal mining equipment
2. Bridge instability
3. Increased flooding
4. Expensive rehabilitation projects
I. *Education*
1. Poor school attendance in mining communities
2. Child labour
3. Lower educational attainment
4. Reduced future skilled workforce
J. *National Economy*
1. Reduced agricultural GDP
2. Lower tourism revenue
3. Reduced labour productivity
4. Rising public expenditure
5. Lower investor confidence
6. Declining property values
7. Reduced tax revenues from productive sectors
K. *National Security*
1. Armed criminal networks
2. Cross-border smuggling
3. Corruption
4. Violent conflicts oveWeakening
5. Weakening of state authority
L. *Justice and Governance*
1. Corruption of institutions
2. Weak enforcement of laws
3. Declining public trust
4. Erosion of the rule of law
M. *Climate and Environment*
1. Increased carbon emissions from deforestation
2. Reduced carbon sequestration
3. Hotter local climates
4. Desertification in affected areas
5. Increased flooding and droughts
N. *Biodiversity*
1. Extinction of local species
2. Loss of pollinators
3. Destruction of aquatic ecosystems
4. Fragmentation of wildlife habitats
O. *Real Estate*
1. Falling land values
2. Uninhabitable communities
3. Expensive land restoration
4. Reduced investment
P. *Employment*
1. Loss of farming jobs
2. Collapse of fishing livelihoods
3. Reduced tourism employment
4. Increased youth unemployment after mineral depletion
1. Reduced cognitive potential from prenatal mercury exposure
2. Greater burden of chronic disease
3. Loss of natural capital
4. Reduced economic opportunities
5. Intergenerational poverty
S. *International Reputation*
1. Damage to Ghana's environmental image
2. Difficulty attracting sustainable investment
3. Potential trade restrictions on contaminated products
4. Reduced competitiveness in global markets
T. *Social Fabric*
1. Community displacement
2. Increased inequality
3. Family breakdown
4. Rising crime
5. Loss of traditional livelihoods
6. Conflicts between communities
*The biggest hidden cost*
The greatest loss may not be the gold extracted but the *destruction of Ghana's natural capital* - its forests, rivers, fertile soils, biodiversity, and healthy population. _Gold is a finite resource that can only be mined once._ Healthy ecosystems, if protected, provide water, food, energy, climate regulation, tourism, and livelihoods indefinitely.
In economic terms, galamsey represents the liquidation of renewable natural assets in exchange for a short-lived financial gain, while transferring enormous healthcare, environmental, and economic costs to future generations.
As I have often argued, *No economy can survive the death of its ecology.*
Ghana is playing with fire
Please save me my fellow Ghanaians, i'm a 28 years old Ghanaian lady that was scammed and ruined by some Nigerian scammers, i'm currently serving a 2 years jail term in a Nigerian prison, it all started few years ago when i r ...
read full comment
If galamsey continues unchecked, the costs will extend far beyond mining. *It will affect almost every sector of Ghana's economy and society, with many consequences lasting for generations.* Some of the major areas include:
...
read full comment