The Responsible Cooperative Mining and Skills Development Programme (rCOMSDEP) has begun a series of community engagements aimed at sensitising Chiefs and Residents on the benefits of cooperative mining. Starting from the Western Region, the team visited Akropong, Bomoapelley, Anwia, Nkroful, and Esiama in the Ellembelle District. The initiative is part of Government’s effort to curb illegal mining and ensure that communities benefit directly from mineral resources in their localities. Coordinator of rCOMSDEP, Engineer Frank Pedro Asare, explained that cooperative mining is structured to ensure ownership and equitable benefit-sharing. "Cooperative mining is to ensure that the communities own the mines and benefit from the mining. The revenue from the cooperative mining scheme will be shared to ensure long-term benefits for the Communities, with portions set

By George Yawson Vineh Democratic socialism combines the principles of democracy and socialism, advocating for a political system where power is vested in the people through democratic means, alongside a socially owned economy that ensures fairness and equality for all citizens. From a socialist perspective, democracy is understood not just as a system of voting or electing leaders, but as a broader framework for ensuring political and economic equality. Socialists argue that true democracy should go beyond formal political rights and address inequalities in wealth, resources, and power. Not forgetting that Democratic socialism differs from traditional socialism in its approach to achieving socialist goals through democratic means rather than revolutionary methods. It supports a mixed economy with both public and private enterprise, ensuring

Bontibor is a farming community in the Oti Region under Nkwanta South municipality, the residents produce Cocoa, Yam, Cassava, maize, plantain and other food staff to support the country.Since agriculture is the backbone of every developing country, the chief and elders of Bontibor community encourage the young in the area to develop interest in agriculture. The bridge, constructed last year, suffered significant damage following heavy rains, leaving residents cut off from essential services and hindering transportation. The Bontibor Bridge serves as a crucial link for surrounding communities, facilitating the movement of goods. A contract which was awarded in 2016, the bridge has not seen major improvements, and its collapse has disrupted daily life while raising concerns over the safety and accessibility of

By Kwabena Donkor Ph.D I have a different approach but I am just a simple Village boy. Instead of all the media hype of stopping galamsey, the most realistic option is to transition them to legal small scale mining. This would include cooperatives, setting aside areas for mining, reclamation and tree planting. We should ban heavy equipment involvement in those areas and such should not include water bodies. We must engage them and then police water bodies and forest reserves. This would include training for the cooperatives and the elimination of the use of mercury and other dangerous chemicals. The Minerals Commission and our relevant tertiary institutions should lead the development of new methodologies learning from best practice from other jurisdictions.

22nd August 2025With unity of purpose and in the spirit of collaboration towards fighting the Galamsey menace, the NAIMOS Taskforce on Friday 22 August 2025, successfully conducted a joint anti-galamsey operation with the Blue Water Guards at ABELEBO and AKANGO communities in the Nzema East Municipality. The goal was to clamp down on illegal mining activities within and around the Ankobra river. The raids were necessitated by the alarming rate of devastation done by the illegal miners to the Ankobra river and the general environment in the affected communities. It was also based on very credible intelligence from some local informants and the Blue Water Guards. The Galamseyers who were spotted mining in large numbers on the river through the drone