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Violence looms as Chinese firm defies mining order in Talensi

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  • ROGUE LAWYER 6 years ago

    The commissioner in that area must be arrested, because he must revoke all permits and must seen that nobody is allowed to do the mining until the ban is lifted by the government through publications and national media annou ...
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  • KOFI AYIGBE 6 years ago

    THE YOUTH SHOULD THROW PETROL BOMBS AT THE CRIMINALS AND RUN AWAY. SABOTAGE THESE IDIOTS

  • Isaidit 6 years ago

    We have enough minerals for Foreign natonals to come from all corners of the world to illegally mine our them so why are our leaders still out there begging for loans and foreigners to take over our vital national assets?

  • kwame 6 years ago

    Our leaders are very lazy in mind

  • jellyfish 6 years ago

    Because you are greedy and stupid.

  • SMART FREMPAH, UK 6 years ago

    A very good question. We simply do not know how to explore our rich resources. SAD

  • A ghanaian 6 years ago

    I dont know how many mining centers we have in Ghana and the amount of mineral extrate every year. It is a shame that our leaders are allowing foreign nationals to exploite the nation. When will this galamsey seized?

  • Kofi 6 years ago

    I fully agree. Burn their equipment and if possible their accommodation as well. Such nonsense will not be permitted anywhere else on earth

  • THE MADMAN 6 years ago

    If they do not stop this insane and barbaric act, just bury them alive with the equipments

  • Readi 6 years ago

    And you allow them to mine...and you say they refused to pay...but never said why....OMFG my people are so weak...how can one be so helpless in his own land.....maybe we need to arm the neighborhood kids...some UZI'S, AK'S... ...
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  • Kwadaso 6 years ago

    Have you seen the passion with which Ghanaians go after Nigerians and othere Ghanaians who break the law?But any lighter skinned foreigner can basically do anything he or she want and Ghanaians will sit and stare at them like ...
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  • kwasi Ansong-Appiah 6 years ago

    Who is given the Chinese Visas to come to the country? Where are the chiefs and District Executive Officer in the area? Where is MP in that area? What are these government representatives?
    Is Ghana now a banana republic, ...
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  • Vinss 6 years ago

    IF AKKUFO ADDO TAKES GALAMSEY AS AJOKE THERE WILL BE A COUP DETAT IN GHANA ,BELIEVE IT OR NOT AND YOU ALL POLITICIANS WILL BE EXECUTED WITHOUT ANY MERCY YOO,MAHAMA YOU MADE OUR COUNTRY SO CHEAP FOR FOREIGNERS TAKES OUR LAWS ...
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  • Kwadwo Kyei 6 years ago

    You think a coup is such a wonderful idea, don't you? Coups never did any good for Ghana unless you are a soldier. Stop kidding yourself.

  • Amina 6 years ago

    Anyone flouted must be deported immediately why is Ghana tolerating such nonsense

  • Nana yaw kromu 6 years ago

    Remember Chinese government do not accept deportees. They should be jailed? if the flout our laws and ask leave on their own or be jailed again.

  • Isaidit 6 years ago

    They have even corrupted men at the highest level of power in the country so what do you think they will do to the unsupervised and underpaid Wardens?In just two months they will have the other prisoners cleaning their toilet ...
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  • Amina 6 years ago

    Send these people packing siege their assets immediately

  • ayaricough 6 years ago

    You are sitting on gold and begging for library, ICT center, dam etc for what. The europeans enslaved you and now it is the turn if the chinese, filthy Indians, etc.Africa when are u waking up

  • obi 6 years ago

    yes they need to be deported and if any continuation should br given to a ghanaian

  • OSEI 6 years ago

    YOU CAN'T DO THIS IN ANY COUNTRY IN THE WORLD. OPENLY FLAUNT THE LAWS OF THE COUNTRY BY AN IMMIGRANT. CAN GHANAIANS DO THAT IN EUROPE OF AMERICA? OR EVEN IN CHINA? SEND THE GHANA ARMY THERE TO KICK THEM OUT.

  • Stinky Finger 6 years ago

    Don't Ghanaians get it?They have your leaders by the balls and any attempt to get rough with their national will result in a squeeze. Do you really need an army to evict those illegal miners or you are just idiotic cowards w ...
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  • AN. 6 years ago

    Yaro and your group, don't wait for anyone, protect your environment immediately. Could you do what the chinese are doing in fucking china? Even if you have to take arms to protect your env't please do. It is your right and d ...
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  • Timur 6 years ago

    It is clear that the Chinese have no respect for the Ghana Government and thus its people. Please deport them or put in prision

  • Isaidit 6 years ago

    Look at how Mahama and his minsterson sat there and watched them for 8yrs destroy the environment while stealing our minerals.Meanwhile they saw the same leaders go around the world to beg other people to come and dig water w ...
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  • ugly akufo addo 6 years ago

    he has no knowledge abt governance

  • Danso. 6 years ago

    ARE THEY WORKING ALONE OR ARE SOME NATIVES HELPING THEM ?

  • Bbb. 6 years ago

    Mahama the weakest clown ever to be our leader.

  • obiba jk 6 years ago

    You fool vinss ,ask who brought this Chinese , is your thief koffour and now you were blaming mahama, son of a bitch.

  • BT 6 years ago

    Next time give them your land again now you have to fight for it

  • Frank 6 years ago

    I don't condone these Chinese at all but another annoying thing when a native acquires a piece of land to develop these area boys will harass and impede your work yet these filth Chinese rats take over your land and mine gold ...
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  • Sam 6 years ago

    Show them the land belongs to you

  • Quarcu Paul 6 years ago

    Government should deploy soldiers to guard these areas until a lasting solution is found.

    Words alone will not suffice, physical and affirmative action needs to be implemented to curb this canker.

  • Bbb. 6 years ago

    Arrest them one time.

  • Nana yaw kromu 6 years ago

    This requires reenforced security presence. Ghana police and Ghana army should move in immediately to enforce law and order before things get out of hand. It is the primary duty of Ghana army to defend the borders of Ghana ag ...
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  • Nanaba 6 years ago

    You the youth of the town have to go and drive these crazy and thieves off your land. It is your land and your birthright and you do not need to explain anything.

  • T and T 6 years ago

    Once a fool,always a fool, education has changed nothing.
    The traditional leaders accepted mirrors, bottle of wine and alcohol and sold our young men and women into slavery, today they are trading our water bodies, farm lan ...
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  • Akos 6 years ago

    Tell your Chinese counterpart that they can go to China and do galamsey there.we don't have a problem with that. Mr P R O.Galamsey is for jobless Ghanaians only not for foreigners

  • jackiechina 6 years ago

    They will go after your gold got finished stupid gghanaians.

  • Odikro Mununkum 6 years ago

    Mahama has put Ghana's environment into a catastrophic state by open door to these Chinese to rip the nation apart. Chinese are like hyenas they will never let any bone of carcass go waste unless with a threat from lions The ...
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  • kofi 6 years ago

    what is minning surport what do the law say.we have very weak laws that is the problem.

  • Kofi 6 years ago

    I urge the citizens of Gbani to stand up and defend their environment. No amount of money can compensate for the damage being inflicted on them and their children's children. The time to fight is now!

  • Clifford 6 years ago

    Why can't we as citizens work hard and build all the infrastructure we need, but allow investors to destroy our environment and later we complain?

  • Charlot. 6 years ago

    Don't blame the Chinese, blame your Dogs (chiefs) who sit down and masturbation while the Chinese blast the land and destroy your lands. IDIOTS!!!!!

  • Ami 6 years ago

    Burn their equipment. Torment them until they cry China come and get us here.Make their lives unbearable to stop any attempt of deferring Govt orders.

  • Dagomba boy 6 years ago

    This is a womanly tribe. They can never do such a thing in dagbon. NEVER. Who born dog?

  • KWESI GUYMAN 6 years ago

    What is our President Nana Addo waiting for before he makes the sensible and long awaited decision to ban Galamsey in a day?
    After the British Rule on 5th March,1957,are we now being ruled by Chinese people who were cleansed ...
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  • Ami 6 years ago

    Therefore protect it at all cost. Chinese are a menance like rats/mouse among us. Smoke them first before they smoke you and pollute your waters. Have no mercies on such callous people.

  • Freddie 6 years ago

    The Government should issue an ultimatum that all Galamsey business should cease with immediate effect. After this they should investigate and know who owns a license to mine or not. These investigations would lead them to al ...
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  • KSK 6 years ago

    What is the Regional Minister doing ? Or waiting for instructions from Akufi Addo? Leaders should think outside the box.

  • Onipa 6 years ago

    Vinss where were you in 2013 when Mahama administration gave this consent. Every body is threatening Nana Npp with the mess ndc created. Think reasonably

  • Gideon 6 years ago

    Lay them ambush and shoot all of them, burn all their machines and homes and if possible chase the irresponsible immigration officers there so they learn common sense.
    This will help save the future of the unborn children.

  • jackiechina 6 years ago

    Ghanaians traitot their country. We will start killing gh foo in abroad if anything happens to foreigners in gh. Kill the black man!

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  • Kofi 6 years ago

    Who the hell do they think they are?

  • jackiechina 6 years ago

    Who the hell do you fucking Ghanaian cockroaches think you are. Your country will be destroyed and gh ppl send to hell

  • ALONZO 6 years ago

    THERE ARE NO LAWS IN GHANA: BLACK PEOPLE ARE FUUUUUULS. THE SAME THING IS HAPPENING IN UGANDA AND ZAMBIA WHERE THERE ARE INFLUX OF CHINESE WITH ACCOMPANYING DESTRUCTION OF THEIR NATURAL RESOURCES. UGANDA IMMIGRATION WAS HEARD ...
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  • xxyz 6 years ago

    you sleep in your own mess

  • Kea 6 years ago

    It's Ghana ...just ignore the lW ...bribe someone ...if that dies not work out a few scapegoats up ....the news will die down then do it again

  • jackiechina 6 years ago

    Ghana army took already bribe, they are as useless as other Ghanaians. Ghana will soon not exist anymore, we will celebrate that. We use your gold to fuck you cheap women you black stupid idiots.

  • Obiba 6 years ago

    This is nonsense if the minister and government can not back act fast fast fast we will put the laws into our ourn hands and act fast see who will arrest Us.

  • Joe 6 years ago

    Luuk at this stupid pple destroyin our property of our land shame ontu u all the chisfs n gh pple

  • Asigre Jude Bolgatanga 6 years ago

    shaanxi mines must be sacked by government immediately if not then it will be a war against the youth.why should we sit down and foreigners come and destroy our land?how can you enter China and even to talk of mining.why are ...
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  • Kick the chinese ars 6 years ago

    Chinese are fuckers, kick him hard please use any reasonable force to get them away. Period..they shouldn't be allowed to cause any problems. In our own country and we are looking at this fuckers to defies our laws of our co ...
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  • Sam Ayi -Kwabena Marfo 6 years ago

    The Chinese are all over Ghana with one goal, get our gold to support their currency from depreciating. At the end of the day they will have paper money as well as hard money , that's what I will call the economical twin - Tu ...
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  • ziggy 6 years ago

    But how on earth can a responsible government give concession to a foreign company to mine a natural resource from the country? How? What reasoning went into this? If Ghanaians cannot mine the minerals, they should remain in ...
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  • odawuro 6 years ago

    Blackman still in bondage ! Still inferior to every moving fair coloured person? Why. Why ooh why?

  • Tekno 6 years ago

    Weak in your own country...only in Ghana. Not even one Ghanaian could get away with this crap if they tried it in China. As for me,after many years of observation I have come to the conclusion that the Ghanaian is the most un ...
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  • BRIGHTi BOADU 6 years ago

    PERFECTLY TRUE , THE GHANAIAN GOVERNMENT SHOULD BE MORE SERIOUS ABOUT THESE ILLEGAL MINING ACTIVITIES(GALAMSEY) GHANAIANS , WE ARE BEING TOO LENIENT WITH THESE FOREIGHNERS IN THE GALAMSEY ACTIVITIES. THE EARLIER , THE BETTER ...
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  • john mahama 6 years ago

    This shows how weak the country is

  • Ghana 6 years ago

    You think Ghanaians are fools ? There are qualified engineers. How can you say that you were blasting to stop illegal miners? You have flouted the Minister's orders so sanctions must apply! Shut down the mine now.

  • Ghana 6 years ago

    You think Ghanaians are fools ? There are qualified engineers. How can you say that you were blasting to stop illegal miners? You were Mining. You have flouted the Minister's orders so sanctions must apply! Shut down the mi ...
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  • Eshie.dk 6 years ago

    RED allert,this need to stop now or more are going to die.