The Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) has announced plans to intensify enforcement efforts against unlicensed jewellery manufacturers, gold fabricators and gold refineries operating in the country, following concerns over widespread non-compliance with licensing requirements. In a press statement issued on Wednesday, January 28, GoldBod disclosed that it has become aware that several entities within the gold […]
The Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) has handed over 17 gold bars, valued at $1.7 million, to the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) at a brief ceremony held at the Ministry of the Interior in Accra. The gold bars were seized by officers from NACOC’s Upper East Regional Command at the Paga Border Post from two Burkinabe […]
President John Mahama has disclosed that the establishment of the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) has sanitised the gold trading and export business, raking in $2.7 billion in the short span of its operations. He added that the GoldBod has also strengthened the oversight responsibility in the export of the precious mineral, ensuring that Ghana benefits […]
The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) has received a formal petition asking that Sammy Gyamfi, the Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Gold Board should be investigated for corruption. The petition, filed by a citizen identified as Eric Dumenu Akatsi, invokes Article 218(e) of the 1992 Constitution and accuses Mr. Gyamfi […]
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has urged President John Dramani Mahama to uphold the principles of the recently launched Code of Conduct for government appointees by taking a decisive action against the acting Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Gold Board, Sammy Gyamfi. This follows Gyamfi’s act of gifting dollars to Nana Agradaa. The NPP […]
Former Kumbungu MP Ras Mubarak has criticised GoldBod CEO Sammy Gyamfi for gifting dollars to evangelist Patricia Asiedua, popularly known as Agradaa, warning that such actions could destabilise the local currency and undermine economic confidence. In a Facebook post, Mubarak argued that Gyamfi’s gesture—captured in a viral video—sends a negative signal about the cedi’s strength, […]
The Chief of Staff, Julius Debrah, has summoned the Acting CEO of the Ghana Gold Board, following a viral video in which Sammy Gyamfi is seen handing out money in public. Mr Gyamfi gave out an undisclosed amount of foreign currency—reportedly in US dollars—to evangelist and former fetish priestess, Patricia Oduro Koranteng, popularly known as […]
The National Communications Officer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Sammy Gyamfi, has praised Dr Mahamudu Bawumia for demonstrating exceptional statesmanship through his concession speech. Mr Gyamfi made these remarks in a social media post on Sunday, December 8, following Bawumia’s formal concession to John Dramani Mahama after the 2024 general elections. In his post, […]
The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) says it will investigate and prosecute all persons involved in the botched Agyapa Royalties deal when voted into power. Speaking at a press conference dubbed “The Moment of Truth,” at the party’s headquarters in Accra on Monday [February 19, 2024], the National Communications Officer of the NDC, Sammy Gyamfi, […]
The Electoral Commission has disclosed that the National Democratic Congress (NDC) candidate for the recent Kumawu by-election, Kwasi Amankwaa is not a registered voter in the constituency and yet he filed and contested the by-election. Mr. Kwasi Amankwaa, according to the EC, is a registered voter in the Ayawaso West Wuogon constituency in Greater Accra […]
The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has called on the government to prosecute all persons involved in illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey, irrespective of their political affiliation. The party claimed it had enough evidence to prove that some politicians were ‘ neck deep’ in the illicit activity. Addressing a press conference held in Accra yesterday, […]
The campaign style and messages of John Mahama for the 2020 general election have been full of Sophomoric humor and distortions. The leadership of Concerned Voters Movement (CVM) has taken time to peruse the manifesto document of the NDC and keenly monitors the commentaries from its Communications Bureau, and truly, one can boldly conclude that […]
