Mr Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko, a prominent member of Ghana’s ruling New Patriotic Party, has criticized former Minister for Environment, Science, Technology, and Innovation, Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, over allegations made against him in a report from March 2021. Otchere-Darko was accused of interfering with the work of the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Illegal Mining (IMCIM) in the […]
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has directed the Ghana Police Service to commence investigations into allegations made by a former Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation (MESTI), Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, concerning the engagement of some New Patriotic Party (NPP) bigwigs in illegal mining activities, popularly known as “galamsey”. The President gave the directive last week, and […]
The Inauguration of Assembly Members for the Ayawaso East Municipal Assembly had to be cancelled on Thursday, January 23, 2020, following demands by some Assembly Members who claim they are affiliated to the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) that the number of government appointees should be reduced from 6 to 4. The Assembly Members who […]
Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation (MESTI), Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng has stressed that it would not be prudent for Ghana to ban plastic materials at this time. He cautioned against the wholesale banning of plastics, explaining that government believes that the wholesale ban will not be in the interest of the nation. The Minister […]
The Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, has sued two persons for defamation. He is claiming GH¢2 million in general damages from Solomon K.A. Owusu, a Ghanaian based in the United States of America (USA) and Blessed Nana Godsbrain Smart, aka Captain Smart, a broadcaster at Adom FM, a private radio […]
In fulfillment of the promise to lift the ban on artisanal and small-scale mining activities, several interventional measures have been adopted by the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Illegal Mining to ultimately help to sanitize the natural environment which has seen tremendous devastation over the past number of years. One of such interventions adopted is the use […]
