PLEASE,ELDERS CHIEFS AND QUEENS STOP SELLING AND DSETROYING OUR ENVIRONMENTS AND THE LANDS NANANOM LEFT IT.CHINESE MAN CAN NOT SLAVE US IN OUR OWN COUNTRY.PLEASE,NANANOM THINK ABOUT THE NEXT GENERATION.WE CAN GROW OR PLANT AN ... read full comment
PLEASE,ELDERS CHIEFS AND QUEENS STOP SELLING AND DSETROYING OUR ENVIRONMENTS AND THE LANDS NANANOM LEFT IT.CHINESE MAN CAN NOT SLAVE US IN OUR OWN COUNTRY.PLEASE,NANANOM THINK ABOUT THE NEXT GENERATION.WE CAN GROW OR PLANT ANYTHING ON THIS LAND,WHY IS THAT DISTRUCTION? NANANOM LETS US HEAR OR KNOW WHAT WE CAN DO TO PRODUCE FOOD ON THIS LAND BUT NOT DESTROYED IT.MAY GOD OR ALLAH BE WITH US.
kolo 11 years ago
yes this is a wise saying, legalize the deal and let them pay tax BUT this legalization MUST ONLY be for the citizens not foreigners. foreigners can be buyers and sponsors BUT they must never go to the mining site
yes this is a wise saying, legalize the deal and let them pay tax BUT this legalization MUST ONLY be for the citizens not foreigners. foreigners can be buyers and sponsors BUT they must never go to the mining site
GHFUO, BE SERIOUS NOT PRIDEFUL! 11 years ago
“The lands and forests are indiscriminately being destroyed creating artificial lakes, which are death traps to the women and children and farmers in those mining areas,” he said.
“The lands and forests are indiscriminately being destroyed creating artificial lakes, which are death traps to the women and children and farmers in those mining areas,” he said.
Kwaw Bentum 11 years ago
Legalize gslsmesy at the expense of school childred and the enviroment? If you had indulged in galamesy, I doubt you would have become pastor. What is evil by a foreigner to our enviroment should be deemed same by Ghanaisns. ... read full comment
Legalize gslsmesy at the expense of school childred and the enviroment? If you had indulged in galamesy, I doubt you would have become pastor. What is evil by a foreigner to our enviroment should be deemed same by Ghanaisns. Panyi bon. This is unwarranted call.
Bibini 11 years ago
You have a beautiful Ghanaian name but your thinking has not matched your name. I find your question "at whose expense" a little funny. The food you eat, the road you drive on, the houses and hospitals we are building and all ... read full comment
You have a beautiful Ghanaian name but your thinking has not matched your name. I find your question "at whose expense" a little funny. The food you eat, the road you drive on, the houses and hospitals we are building and all the development humans are creating; at whose expense it? The same environment.
Yes, the food you eat too; go see the number of children involved in farm works in the villages. And mind you, children working is not crime. It is when the work prevents them from going to school or meeting their rights that there is a problem.
How about the large scale foreign capitalist mines who are destroying our environment at larger scales and scooping all the money and wealth away from Ghana and Ghanaians? At least, galamsey money stays in Ghana and helps our economy, helps people to feed their families and pay children school fees.
There is the need to regulate the activities of galamsey operations in order to reduce death, pollution the the industry generates. But government cannot regulate the activities unless it first legalises it. Then, it can introduce some laws (health and safety, environment protection laws, enforce child labour rules and taxing issues and any other necessary rules). Government could also facilitate a certification scheme without which anyone not having one would be illegal to work in galamsey. Such training would be to help galamsey operations to be more safer and productive.
I think you should support it because, galamsey operations will almost never stop. But we can improve the activities so we reduce the bad side of it and also gain better side of it. What do you think? I think the bishop has taken a bold and necessary step.
Kwaw Bentum 11 years ago
We do not need the Chinese in the small scale mining area, period. They are destroying our enviroment. President Mahama should know better as a student of communications, I suspect he learnt one or two about ennviromental deg ... read full comment
We do not need the Chinese in the small scale mining area, period. They are destroying our enviroment. President Mahama should know better as a student of communications, I suspect he learnt one or two about ennviromental degradation and its effect on the economy. We need action, and now. We need political will on the part of our leadership or else this will become a primary issue on the next NDC Congress and national politics. I wouldn't even mind throwing my weight behind the opposition party that will safeguard Ghana's enviroment away from those Chinese mmanace. We do not need those Chinese in areas that they are not contributing meaningful to the LRASupply or demand, nor the GDP of our country. Sack them from the alluvial mining and the illegalities they are causing. It i the law of the land. NDC act now, if mahama will not show the lead. We risk losng the next elections with the public outcry of the disfunction ongoing in Ghana.
Akwasi Kumahene 11 years ago
Consider the extent of destruction of our agricultural lands. These lands are permanently destroyed. This not good idea at all. Swallow your words. We can not destroy the lives of our posterity, Bishop.
Consider the extent of destruction of our agricultural lands. These lands are permanently destroyed. This not good idea at all. Swallow your words. We can not destroy the lives of our posterity, Bishop.
VOLUNTORY CONTRIBUTOR 11 years ago
FAITH BASE DECEPTIONS:
Faith like love, hope, endurance and many more spiritual tools are necessary for the spiritual journey of salvation into the kingdom of God. Some may call the gospel of Jesus Christ as the gospel of ... read full comment
FAITH BASE DECEPTIONS:
Faith like love, hope, endurance and many more spiritual tools are necessary for the spiritual journey of salvation into the kingdom of God. Some may call the gospel of Jesus Christ as the gospel of grace where as grace is the nature of God almighty, such that he does not give instance punishment on trivial crimes, else no human being will grow to the age even fifty. Curently, we have pastors and priest forging alliances with politicians doing just opposite what the Lord God will tolerate in his churches. Failing to see their short comings and limitations to carry such difficult assignments aside from what has been giving to them by the Lord God which is SALVATION.
From Adam coming, God's interactions with man has been on the basis of grace, since many atimes it took a while for man to understand and do what the Lord God has reguired from them. Faith which in a sense, if I can use this analogy is the bases where protocol is arrange between a follower of christ mainly to communicate to the Lord in spirit realm comes from Salvation plan of the Lord Jesus Christ, since he is not physically present on earth as it was in Old Rome of Europe.Prior before being born as human from the womb, the whole concept of the God of bible was about Jewish nation and they were communicating to God through a person call prophet or a man of God who uses faith to communicate. Jesus came to be last prophet, hence those who are in the Lord communicate by faith to the Lord God not God. Before a person can communicate to the Lord that person has to believe in his communication which entails packages of needs and wants, as well as to do in honoring or glorifying the Lord. These churches are now explaining faith to be the church or the body of Christ itself. Thus instituting the church to become what it was before Jesus Christ came on earth so that they can met out punishments with the politician to sin like the jewish system after Moses and Joshua. To me it is a mistake because it had happened before where elitism, bureaucracy,big-man-lie was taking over the truth of the judaism.
What they are trying to institute has same venture, since human existance on earth has become much more greedier, so much so that the church looks like money grabbing episode all over the world. Being in the top hierarchy of the church gives some authority flair that gives immunity to punishments for themselves like the western politician do to the tertiery countries. Leaders of tertiery countries can be punished by the advance countries leaders, not the other way run as if, God has granted immunity or exemption from doing wrong. If this is the new world order, then it sucks big time. The 41st president brought a leader of Panama to trial under his rules not long ago. Jesus Christ on earth under went trials and punishment he did not commit(spiritualy, they claim he handed himself for trial of crucificion, but not physically). The leaders of advance countries has granted themselves an immunity for trials, look at the 43th president, who is the first born son of 41st president USA and the 42nd president who was an open adulterous, maybe an abortionist at the closed doors,because he will never come to give information on all he did. This same can be said of the priest or clergies of pedophiles and nuns, having sex at the closed doors and doing abortions secretly, yet punishing people who does abortions. Their actions are that they are playing God or Lord on the populace.This is the reason John saw the anti-christ of USA and her associates leadership of the world. From president Reagan days coming, USA presidents and some leaders on earth have become untouchable on earth for their wrongful decisions and crimes of wickedness, playing almighty on the rest of us.
The world had recorded the catholic priest who have vowed to the bible and in spirit not to engage in sex, practicing pedophilia and all kinds of gospel challenged behaviors from politics to social upheavels, then they go unpunished, yet they will have the audacity to criticise and tried to punish believer or non-believers in so many atrocious ways. Which reminds the world of what was happening in Rome days. Now 2 Peter 2 churches are also coming together to institute the same system to give power for these funny ordains, even failing to realise what Jesus said when he was angry seeing people hawking in the church. He said, don't you know my father's house is a house of worship? Which means the house of God almighty is for worshipping alone,not for any other promotions of governments or individual privileges. Anybody who submit to the worshipping of the Lord amicable without egos,should not face punishment from any institutions. More so throwing electrical impulsive devices on the members. A sinful person, the moment he/she enters the abode of worshipping is in the hands of the Lord and nothing should touch him fouly. Now churches has become military second post to honor and glorify for battle. Jesus Christ hated combat battle, because it does not solve the problem of men.
It escalate them.Allow those who want that do that and the gospel is not meant for that. When the Lord was arrested, some men were fighting battles behind the scene, because they were not men of christ and they mis-understood his messages for what they wanted.
In the nutshell faith base might sound great to hearing, I bet you, it would end up like that in the long run. It has even started and I am the experienced of it.
EZEKIEL 11 years ago
How many hundreds die daily?? The whole Galamsey SHOUD BE BANNED!! Osofo, think again and come out with a BETTER idea!.
How many hundreds die daily?? The whole Galamsey SHOUD BE BANNED!! Osofo, think again and come out with a BETTER idea!.
John Quist 11 years ago
Here he comes again disgracing the Methodist Church for the second time. The first time he talked ill about the late President Mills accusing him of taking the title 'Asomdwoe Hene' belonging to Jesus.
Now he is pushing for ... read full comment
Here he comes again disgracing the Methodist Church for the second time. The first time he talked ill about the late President Mills accusing him of taking the title 'Asomdwoe Hene' belonging to Jesus.
Now he is pushing for an illegality to be legalized! Oh poor Bosomtwe. Well Bishop have you thought of pushing for abortion to be legalized? Have you brought before your Synod for consideration or for that matter Conference to accept and practice polygammy in the Church because people are already in it and it is uncontrollable? Would you suggest to your Society to appoint Polygammous people to be Church Leaders to correct that practice?
Bibini 11 years ago
Firstly, I am not aware the bishop stated that "Asomdwe Hene" belongs to Jesus but if he did say so, he is absolutely RIGHT. Jesus and Mills could not share this title.
Secondly, gold mining is a job. Generally, we call al ... read full comment
Firstly, I am not aware the bishop stated that "Asomdwe Hene" belongs to Jesus but if he did say so, he is absolutely RIGHT. Jesus and Mills could not share this title.
Secondly, gold mining is a job. Generally, we call all our small scale mining operations as galamsey. That is not suppose to mean "illegal" as you are asserting. Galamsey has been in existence long before the birth of even Gold Coast. Was it illegal then?
In legalising galamsey, government would be able to introduce rules or laws that would govern the operations of galamsey miners. This would allow government to also make revenue from galamsey operations, protect the lives of galamsey miners and even enforce some standards in order to protect the environment.
Lets face the fact that there is not enough jobs for our local people; even the educated ones are struggling to get jobs.
Your last subject on polygamy is completely irrelevant analogy your are trying to employ to make your case better. I do not see the bible condemning polygamy but it probably suggest leaders should not be in polygamous relationship and should have good family.
It is completely meaningless to me to raise such case to support your case. And even if he did not raise this issue up with his church, what makes you think that that issue should have more importance over the galamsey issue?
INDEPENDENT STATE OF AKANLAND 11 years ago
Akan people must go to the United Nations with Kofi Annan and announce the declaration of the independence of Akanland (Akan Republic). Upon the declaration of Akanland, Akan people will take their petroleum, gold, diamonds, ... read full comment
Akan people must go to the United Nations with Kofi Annan and announce the declaration of the independence of Akanland (Akan Republic). Upon the declaration of Akanland, Akan people will take their petroleum, gold, diamonds, bauxite and cocoa with them to the Akan Republic. DNA test will be taken on every person in the independent state of Akanland (Akan Republic) and the Akan Republic population would be 99.8% Ethnic Akan population only. No Ewes and No other Fucking Ethnic group in Africa would be allowed to live in the sovereign state of Akanland and the Akan Republic.
The Akan people and all the patriotic Akan men must take up GUNS and go on SHOOTING rampage to SHOOT any Ewe people, Nigerian people, Chinese people, Politicians and any non-Akan people insight on the AKAN TERRITORY'S including "John Dramani Mahama" must be SHOT to Death or BOMBED to Death by any patriotic Akan or all the patriotic Akan people for the Independence of the AKAN REPUBLIC and begin from Monday 13 May 2013.
The declaration of the AKAN REPUBLIC must be announced before December 2013..... The time is fast running out for the failed and fake state Ghana.....Ghana has NO Security and NO Government and Fake President.....Ghana is Lawless and Ungoverned.
The Akan people must go to the United Nations with Kofi Annan and declare the Independence of the AKAN REPUBLIC before its too late....Time is running out.
ice pac 11 years ago
dont do now
dont do now
k b 11 years ago
Bishop discourage galamsey and encourage Agriculture.Galamsey had become a breeding ground wee smoking,arm robbery and water bodies poluted kill marine specieses are all gone.Bishop I do not agree with,and go to Twifo Praso,a ... read full comment
Bishop discourage galamsey and encourage Agriculture.Galamsey had become a breeding ground wee smoking,arm robbery and water bodies poluted kill marine specieses are all gone.Bishop I do not agree with,and go to Twifo Praso,and see it yourself.
GOOSH 11 years ago
DESTROYING ENVIRONMENT AND WATER BODIES WHILES BISHOPS BUY BOTTLE WATER WHILES THE MASSES DRINK SYNID WATER FULL OF CANCER IS THE RIGHT THING WHAT A BLIND LEADING BLIND. TELL THIS BISHOP TO TRAVEL AND EDUCATE HIMSELVE.
DESTROYING ENVIRONMENT AND WATER BODIES WHILES BISHOPS BUY BOTTLE WATER WHILES THE MASSES DRINK SYNID WATER FULL OF CANCER IS THE RIGHT THING WHAT A BLIND LEADING BLIND. TELL THIS BISHOP TO TRAVEL AND EDUCATE HIMSELVE.
kow amisah 11 years ago
Papa Osofo this is not right. Come out with plans to restore the land and protecting our water bodies. This is bad pastorial advice and must be ignored.
Papa Osofo this is not right. Come out with plans to restore the land and protecting our water bodies. This is bad pastorial advice and must be ignored.
Nana USA 11 years ago
Please understand what the Bishop is trying to say. Scenario. A fine young man lives in a village. He has no education or profession. He hears there is a found of gold just at his backyard and all the other folks went scrambl ... read full comment
Please understand what the Bishop is trying to say. Scenario. A fine young man lives in a village. He has no education or profession. He hears there is a found of gold just at his backyard and all the other folks went scrambling for little pieces.He will be a fool not to join them! That is the beginning of the galamsey menace. Ghana should just make laws to regulate galamsey and let the operators be responsible. We need money for our infrastructure and other social amenities. Galamsey operators shound be registered and be responsible for rehabilitating the lands they destroy.The Chinese factor is a result of greed. Someone decided the gold should be taken out more quickly and that's not good.
Kofi 11 years ago
What kind of environment are we going to leave for the next generation?
What kind of environment are we going to leave for the next generation?
PLEASE,ELDERS CHIEFS AND QUEENS STOP SELLING AND DSETROYING OUR ENVIRONMENTS AND THE LANDS NANANOM LEFT IT.CHINESE MAN CAN NOT SLAVE US IN OUR OWN COUNTRY.PLEASE,NANANOM THINK ABOUT THE NEXT GENERATION.WE CAN GROW OR PLANT AN ...
read full comment
yes this is a wise saying, legalize the deal and let them pay tax BUT this legalization MUST ONLY be for the citizens not foreigners. foreigners can be buyers and sponsors BUT they must never go to the mining site
“The lands and forests are indiscriminately being destroyed creating artificial lakes, which are death traps to the women and children and farmers in those mining areas,” he said.
Legalize gslsmesy at the expense of school childred and the enviroment? If you had indulged in galamesy, I doubt you would have become pastor. What is evil by a foreigner to our enviroment should be deemed same by Ghanaisns. ...
read full comment
You have a beautiful Ghanaian name but your thinking has not matched your name. I find your question "at whose expense" a little funny. The food you eat, the road you drive on, the houses and hospitals we are building and all ...
read full comment
We do not need the Chinese in the small scale mining area, period. They are destroying our enviroment. President Mahama should know better as a student of communications, I suspect he learnt one or two about ennviromental deg ...
read full comment
Consider the extent of destruction of our agricultural lands. These lands are permanently destroyed. This not good idea at all. Swallow your words. We can not destroy the lives of our posterity, Bishop.
FAITH BASE DECEPTIONS:
Faith like love, hope, endurance and many more spiritual tools are necessary for the spiritual journey of salvation into the kingdom of God. Some may call the gospel of Jesus Christ as the gospel of ...
read full comment
How many hundreds die daily?? The whole Galamsey SHOUD BE BANNED!! Osofo, think again and come out with a BETTER idea!.
Here he comes again disgracing the Methodist Church for the second time. The first time he talked ill about the late President Mills accusing him of taking the title 'Asomdwoe Hene' belonging to Jesus.
Now he is pushing for ...
read full comment
Firstly, I am not aware the bishop stated that "Asomdwe Hene" belongs to Jesus but if he did say so, he is absolutely RIGHT. Jesus and Mills could not share this title.
Secondly, gold mining is a job. Generally, we call al ...
read full comment
Akan people must go to the United Nations with Kofi Annan and announce the declaration of the independence of Akanland (Akan Republic). Upon the declaration of Akanland, Akan people will take their petroleum, gold, diamonds, ...
read full comment
dont do now
Bishop discourage galamsey and encourage Agriculture.Galamsey had become a breeding ground wee smoking,arm robbery and water bodies poluted kill marine specieses are all gone.Bishop I do not agree with,and go to Twifo Praso,a ...
read full comment
DESTROYING ENVIRONMENT AND WATER BODIES WHILES BISHOPS BUY BOTTLE WATER WHILES THE MASSES DRINK SYNID WATER FULL OF CANCER IS THE RIGHT THING WHAT A BLIND LEADING BLIND. TELL THIS BISHOP TO TRAVEL AND EDUCATE HIMSELVE.
Papa Osofo this is not right. Come out with plans to restore the land and protecting our water bodies. This is bad pastorial advice and must be ignored.
Please understand what the Bishop is trying to say. Scenario. A fine young man lives in a village. He has no education or profession. He hears there is a found of gold just at his backyard and all the other folks went scrambl ...
read full comment
What kind of environment are we going to leave for the next generation?
HOW ON EARTH CAN A BISHOP SAY A THING LIKE THIS