Timber: Ghana loses GH¢50 million

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' and Jesus wept ' 10 years ago

Where's your patriotism? You selling made in Ghana land for $18,500?

Where's your patriotism? You selling made in Ghana land for $18,500?
The mask 10 years ago

How effective are our reafforestation programs?

The (Bank of Ghana) BOG must ensure that foreign currencies are supplied to only Ghanaian importers of foreign goods. These must not fall into the hands of foreigners operati ...
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How effective are our reafforestation programs?

The (Bank of Ghana) BOG must ensure that foreign currencies are supplied to only Ghanaian importers of foreign goods. These must not fall into the hands of foreigners operating in Ghana who earn cedis but who would want to transfer funds to their shareholders in dollars.

Ghana has a market economy. Ghana is not an OECD country. Prices of goods and services in Ghana must be determined by demand and supply.

There is supply of certain currencies but absolutely no demand for those currencies. What should be the value of these currencies? These currencies include Canadian dollar, Australian dollar, Swiss Franc, Danish krone, Swedish krona, Norwegian Krone. Swift transfers to Ghana in these countries must be rejected. All EU countries must transfer or bring to Ghana only Euros.

The global oversupply of United States dollars is disturbing.

On the contrary there is demand for chinese Yuan but there is no supply in Ghana.

We must not forget that the role of currency is to facilitate the exchange of goods and services. That is commodity-Money-Commodity (C-M-C)
Kwaku Mensah 10 years ago

The Forestry Commission is only doing these increases so that they can chop more. They are not satisfied with the ghc 10 million they get a year. Their pockets have grown deeper so they need more money to fill them. Look at h ...
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The Forestry Commission is only doing these increases so that they can chop more. They are not satisfied with the ghc 10 million they get a year. Their pockets have grown deeper so they need more money to fill them. Look at how the Timber industry is collapsing. Many sawmills in Kumasi and Takoradi have closed down and sent all workers home. Cost of production keeps on rising in Ghana due to factors like constant increases in fuel prices on which the timber industry is heavily dependent on. Look at cost of electricity? This has sky rocketed as well. 2 years ago in November 2012, electricity prices went up by at 200% for the industry. Is this not killing the industry? What are all the laid off workers to do? The Timber Industry is dying in Ghana and to top it all, the FC adds another burden. The genuine Timber companies are suffering whilst chainsaw operators cut down trees in legitimate timber companies concessions and get away scott free with the help of FC's corrupt guards. Timber companies are then penalized. Ghana Government and the FC are killing the industry and it's well seen and known. It's a matter of time before Ghana will loose Timber as a foreign exchange earner. Shame on the FC.
Future LAWYER 10 years ago

I believe it is a step in the right direction.This in itself is good for the the timber companies it will force them to jealously protect their concessions from illegal chainsaw millers to ensure that they maximize their yiel ...
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I believe it is a step in the right direction.This in itself is good for the the timber companies it will force them to jealously protect their concessions from illegal chainsaw millers to ensure that they maximize their yield.Afforestation and reforestation should be one of the major focus for the FC.....DRAWING LESSONS FROM THE 2001 PLANTATIONS
Dumegah Prosper JNR 10 years ago

How can we identify sickness and not find an antidote to it!!
Our oil is alleged to have doled out 5% SHARES TO THREE PERSONAL FRIENDS OF kUFFOUR, THE FORMER PRESIDENT! VaND WE SIT DOWN AND ONLY TALK AND ARGUE!!
wE SAY OUR ...
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How can we identify sickness and not find an antidote to it!!
Our oil is alleged to have doled out 5% SHARES TO THREE PERSONAL FRIENDS OF kUFFOUR, THE FORMER PRESIDENT! VaND WE SIT DOWN AND ONLY TALK AND ARGUE!!
wE SAY OUR gOLD SHARES ARE SO LOW NOW THAT GHANA HAS ONLY 5% SHARES, MADNESS!! aND NO ONE THERE WORKS TO CHANGE THIS UNDERDEVELOPMENT METHODOLOGIES!!! wHY SHOULD WE NOT T5AKE BACK THE gHANA TELECOM WHEN IT WAS SOLD UNDER BIZZARE CIRCUMSTANCES!!

wE HAVE A LOT OF CLAY ALL OVER THE PLACE AND AS PEOPLE IF WE ONLY WANT EXPENSIVE CLINKER AND CEMENT TO BUILD OUR HOUSES BEFORE WE CAN HAVE OUR PRESTIGE AND PRIDE MAINTAINED, THIS IS MADNESS!!

gHANAIANS AND CIVIL SOCIETIES ARE JSUT WAITING FOR THE FORCE OF GRAVITY TO PULL THEM BEFORE THEY ACT!!
wHAT DO WE WANT US CITIZENS OF gHANA????
tO DEVELOP OR CONTINUE TO BLAME EACHJ OTHER??
tWEAH!!!!!!!!
Justice 10 years ago

When the civilian population get fed up and it starts affecting the Military, just watch what happens.

I stress that an elected government is best but we have seen this time and time again in Africa. I pray it doesn't happ ...
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When the civilian population get fed up and it starts affecting the Military, just watch what happens.

I stress that an elected government is best but we have seen this time and time again in Africa. I pray it doesn't happen.
Dumegah Prosper JNR 10 years ago

lET US CUT ALL OUR FOREST AND CLAIM WE ARE DOING THE RIGHT THING TODAY!! wHEN TOMORROW WE HAVE DESERT IN gHANA, THEN WE CAN REASON OUT MORE PROPERLY!! aND THEN WE CAN HAVE GROUNDS TO PREVENT THE PEELAGE AND ASSASSINATION BEIN ...
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lET US CUT ALL OUR FOREST AND CLAIM WE ARE DOING THE RIGHT THING TODAY!! wHEN TOMORROW WE HAVE DESERT IN gHANA, THEN WE CAN REASON OUT MORE PROPERLY!! aND THEN WE CAN HAVE GROUNDS TO PREVENT THE PEELAGE AND ASSASSINATION BEING DONE AGAINST US AS PEOPLE!! tHE bLACK MAN SYNDROME!!
Kofi Donkor, Toronto, Canada 10 years ago

The real losers are the battered citizens of this hapless country who are paid slave wages for the work they do and the unfortunate children who have to go to school under trees. Don't our leaders have conscience? These are t ...
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The real losers are the battered citizens of this hapless country who are paid slave wages for the work they do and the unfortunate children who have to go to school under trees. Don't our leaders have conscience? These are the real crimes against the state.
Jazz 10 years ago

What a surprise.

What a surprise.
SHAKARA 10 years ago

THERE IS ALWAYS A LOOPHOLE FOR THIEVES TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF.

THERE IS ALWAYS A LOOPHOLE FOR THIEVES TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF.
obi 10 years ago

Ghana is gradually becoming a desert.All timber exports must stop. We can't even get wood to roof our buildings.The next generation is going to suffer and posterity will never forgive us if we don't do anything now.

Ghana is gradually becoming a desert.All timber exports must stop. We can't even get wood to roof our buildings.The next generation is going to suffer and posterity will never forgive us if we don't do anything now.
Fang Dannong 10 years ago

Please Forestry Commission, increasing the stumpage fee is not the solution; stop the leakages, develop the processing machinery to produce more finished products, stop the chiefs and politiicians from soring political points ...
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Please Forestry Commission, increasing the stumpage fee is not the solution; stop the leakages, develop the processing machinery to produce more finished products, stop the chiefs and politiicians from soring political points by forcing u to give out forests for farming, force the timber companies to sell a percentage of the wood to the fringe communities, monitor your technical officer and forest managers to stop conniving with loggers, close down unlicensed sawmills that intentionally setup close to the forest reserve...where do u think they get the logs from? bring back the forest plantation department... u collapsed it because all donor funds were going there and Forestry Department wasn't getting it. Rapid Response unit is a good idea but they will soon be like the Regional task force and can not bite coz they will be left with no option than to also join the 'cash and go'

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