9th July, 2018

The Daily Graphic calls for the adoption of a holistic and multi-pronged approach to rid the country of all forms of what it calls irresponsible mining before it wipes out the country's population.  It also commends the Council of State and the government on their stance to maintain the ban of galamsey.  The paper agrees with a member of the Council of State, Sam Okudzeto, that if the necessary action is not taken now, the country will in the future face water shortages and economic challenges because cocoa farms and forests will be destroyed, all in a bid to extract minerals.

Writing on the protection of water bodies against pollution, the Daily Heritage suggests that aggressive ways should be found to end the menace.  It also refers to galamsey and the indiscriminate disposal of domestic, commercial, industrial and agricultural waste into water bodies as the major cause of pollution.  The Heritage cites a report by the Ghana Public Health Association which revealed that mercury, arsenic, and other compounds are discharged into water bodies and aquifers. It says if case is not taken access to potable water will be a challenge in the near future.  

The Ghanaian Times focuses on the age old problem of teacher shortages, this time in the Afram Plains. It refers to a story carried in last Saturday's edition of the paper in which JHS and SHS leaves are being engaged as teachers in some public schools, because trained teachers refuse to accept postings to the area.  As a result, 18 basic schools could not register any student for this year's BECE.  The Times urges the Ghana Education Service to act to save future generations since the situation in the Afram Plains is not an isolated one. 

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