Isaac Arkoh

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Feature Articles Home » Ghana Business News » Mon 16th Jun, 2025 » Galamsey: Students trade classrooms for risky beach mining The peaceful Coastal town of Brenu Akyinim, near Elmina in the Komenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abrem Municipality, has metamorphosed into a chaotic illegal mining scene with many children abandoning their education for galamsey.

2 weeks ago | modernghana.com | Isaac Arkoh

A delegation of African Americans from the Teaching Artist Institute (TAI), based in Baltimore, Maryland, USA, joined by colleagues from the University of Cape Coast (UCC), has appealed to President John Dramani Mahama to rename Ghana’s colonial-era forts as “Slave Dungeons” to reflect their true historical significance. The 27-member group, comprising lecturers, students, and parents, made the call after visiting the Cape Coast and Elmina sites—locations central to the transatlantic slave trade.

2 weeks ago | modernghana.com | Isaac Arkoh

In a bold move to stimulate economic growth and create employment opportunities, Nana Munumkum Gyabi, the Chief of Ostir near Anomabo in the Mfantseman Municipality of the Central Region, has demarcated over 5000 acres of land for local and foreign investors. The traditional leader has already allocated more than 500 acres each to a pineapple processing factory and a cassava processing factory, demonstrating his commitment to agricultural industrialisation in the area.

1 month ago | modernghana.com | Isaac Arkoh

A group of concerned youth within the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Assin North District of the Central Region has publicly criticized their Member of Parliament, Hon. James Gyakye Quayson, and the Constituency Chairman, Mr. Felix Benefo, over alleged favoritism in recent party appointments. According to the group, key positions within the party are being handed to individuals favored by the MP and the chairman, sidelining other qualified and dedicated party members.

1 month ago | modernghana.com | Isaac Arkoh

Traditional leaders from Mankessim, Nkusukum, and Abura in the Central Region, whose communities are impacted by Atlantic Lithium’s exploration activities, have called on President John Dramani Mahama and Parliament to urgently ratify the mining lease for the Ewoyaa Lithium Project.