{"id":407769,"date":"2017-08-01T11:30:33","date_gmt":"2017-08-01T11:30:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/08\/01\/dont-spare-illegal-miners-chinese-ambassador-to-government\/"},"modified":"2017-08-01T11:30:33","modified_gmt":"2017-08-01T11:30:33","slug":"dont-spare-illegal-miners-chinese-ambassador-to-government","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/08\/01\/dont-spare-illegal-miners-chinese-ambassador-to-government\/","title":{"rendered":"Don\u2019t spare illegal miners \u2013 Chinese Ambassador to government"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">General News of Tuesday,  1 August 2017<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>dailyguideafrica.com<\/p>\n<p>2017-08-01<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/72280832.295.jpg\" alt=\"Okyenhene Chinese Ambassador\" title=\"Okyenhene Chinese Ambassador\" width=\"295\" height=\"193\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>The Okyenhene in a pose with the Chinese Ambassador and others<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"noPrint\">\n<div id=\"537626303\" style=\"width:300;height:250;margin:0;padding:0\">\n\t\t  <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" name=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/afr?auid=537626303&amp;cb=150106940064497\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=150106940064497\">&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/1501587033_777_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\"> Sun Boahong, the Chinese Ambassador to Ghana, has urged the government to take all the necessary steps to arrest and prosecute any Chinese national who engages in illegal mining, popularly known as   galamsey, to destroy water bodies and farmlands.<\/p>\n<p>The fight against galamsey \u2013 an occupation which has been dominated by foreigners, mostly Chinese \u2013 has intensified since the New Patriotic Party (NPP) took over power, with the backing of a coalition formed by a section of the Ghanaian media.<\/p>\n<p>During a courtesy call on the Okyenhene, Osagyefuo Amoatia Ofori Panin at Ofori Panin Fie, Kyebi, in the East Akim municipality of the Eastern Region on Monday, Ambassador Sun Boahong urged the government to adopt all legal means possible in fighting illegal mining.<\/p>\n<p>According to her, \u201cWe are in support of the Ghanaian government\u2019s efforts to end illegal mining. We will educate our citizens and corporate entities to abide by the laws and regulations of Ghana; and to conduct business lawfully and honestly\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The envoy appealed to the media to take an objective and impartial stance on the issue of illegal mining and also take into consideration the Chinese government`s support of the battle against galamsey.<\/p>\n<p>The Akufo-Addo government has resolved to end galamsey which is destroying water bodies, forests, and farms. The crusade is being led by Lands and Natural Resources Minister, John Peter Amewu.<\/p>\n<p>The Chinese Embassy, through the China Traders\u2019 Chamber of Commerce in Ghana, donated 40 bags of rice, 20 cartons of Frytol oil, 50 cartons of Sardines, Tuna chunks, corned beef, 1,240 pairs of men\u2019s shoes, 180 pairs of ladies\u2019 slippers, 600 pairs of children\u2019s shoes, sunflowers, note books, pens, stationery, school bags, football, blankets, underwear and socks to the Okyeman Traditional Council to be shared among members of the commuty and farmers in the surrounding villages.<\/p>\n<p>Sun Boahong, who was happy to be received in President Akufo-Addo`s hometown, said that the decision by the Chinese embassy to undertake such move was to strengthen the friendship between the two countries.<\/p>\n<p>She hinted that China was going to establish a bamboo processing factory and demonstration centre in the Eastern Region to create jobs for the teeming youth, in line with the government\u2019s \u2018One District, One Factory` programme.<\/p>\n<p>The Okyenhene, who doubles as the President of the Regional House of Chiefs, expressed gratitude to the Chinese government\u2019s support and strengthening of cooperation between the two countries since the era of the late Dr. Kwame Nkramah, the first President of Ghana.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/A6gHT-9Bb7s\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><!-- uploaded by: 3 updated by: -1 --><\/p>\n<p><!-- Start of html generated by this->footer() -->\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a style=\"display:none\" rel=\"follow\" href=\"http:\/\/megatheme.ir\/\" title=\"\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633\">\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>General News of Tuesday, 1 August 2017 Source: dailyguideafrica.com 2017-08-01 The Okyenhene in a pose with the Chinese Ambassador and others &#13; Sun Boahong, the Chinese Ambassador to Ghana, has urged the government to take all the necessary steps to arrest and prosecute any Chinese national who engages in illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":407770,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-407769","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-local-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Don\u2019t spare illegal miners \u2013 Chinese Ambassador to government - Ghanamma.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/08\/01\/dont-spare-illegal-miners-chinese-ambassador-to-government\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"Don\u2019t spare illegal miners \u2013 Chinese Ambassador to government - Ghanamma.com\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"General News of Tuesday, 1 August 2017 Source: dailyguideafrica.com 2017-08-01 The Okyenhene in a pose with the Chinese Ambassador and others &#013; Sun Boahong, the Chinese Ambassador to Ghana, has urged the government to take all the necessary steps to arrest and prosecute any Chinese national who engages in illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey, [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@ghanamma\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@ghanamma\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ghanamma.com\\\/2017\\\/08\\\/01\\\/dont-spare-illegal-miners-chinese-ambassador-to-government\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ghanamma.com\\\/2017\\\/08\\\/01\\\/dont-spare-illegal-miners-chinese-ambassador-to-government\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"\",\"@id\":\"\"},\"headline\":\"Don\u2019t spare illegal miners \u2013 Chinese Ambassador to government\",\"datePublished\":\"2017-08-01T11:30:33+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ghanamma.com\\\/2017\\\/08\\\/01\\\/dont-spare-illegal-miners-chinese-ambassador-to-government\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":442,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ghanamma.com\\\/2017\\\/08\\\/01\\\/dont-spare-illegal-miners-chinese-ambassador-to-government\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"\",\"articleSection\":[\"Local News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ghanamma.com\\\/2017\\\/08\\\/01\\\/dont-spare-illegal-miners-chinese-ambassador-to-government\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ghanamma.com\\\/2017\\\/08\\\/01\\\/dont-spare-illegal-miners-chinese-ambassador-to-government\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ghanamma.com\\\/2017\\\/08\\\/01\\\/dont-spare-illegal-miners-chinese-ambassador-to-government\\\/\",\"name\":\"Don\u2019t spare illegal miners \u2013 Chinese Ambassador to government - Ghanamma.com\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ghanamma.com\\\/2017\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ghanamma.com\\\/2017\\\/08\\\/01\\\/dont-spare-illegal-miners-chinese-ambassador-to-government\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ghanamma.com\\\/2017\\\/08\\\/01\\\/dont-spare-illegal-miners-chinese-ambassador-to-government\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"\",\"datePublished\":\"2017-08-01T11:30:33+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ghanamma.com\\\/2017\\\/08\\\/01\\\/dont-spare-illegal-miners-chinese-ambassador-to-government\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ghanamma.com\\\/2017\\\/08\\\/01\\\/dont-spare-illegal-miners-chinese-ambassador-to-government\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"\",\"contentUrl\":\"\"},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ghanamma.com\\\/2017\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ghanamma.com\\\/2017\\\/\",\"name\":\"Ghanamma.com\",\"description\":\"News In Ghana - Latest Ghana News Headlines\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ghanamma.com\\\/2017\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Don\u2019t spare illegal miners \u2013 Chinese Ambassador to government - Ghanamma.com","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/08\/01\/dont-spare-illegal-miners-chinese-ambassador-to-government\/","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_title":"Don\u2019t spare illegal miners \u2013 Chinese Ambassador to government - Ghanamma.com","twitter_description":"General News of Tuesday, 1 August 2017 Source: dailyguideafrica.com 2017-08-01 The Okyenhene in a pose with the Chinese Ambassador and others &#13; Sun Boahong, the Chinese Ambassador to Ghana, has urged the government to take all the necessary steps to arrest and prosecute any Chinese national who engages in illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey, [&hellip;]","twitter_creator":"@ghanamma","twitter_site":"@ghanamma","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/08\/01\/dont-spare-illegal-miners-chinese-ambassador-to-government\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/08\/01\/dont-spare-illegal-miners-chinese-ambassador-to-government\/"},"author":{"name":"","@id":""},"headline":"Don\u2019t spare illegal miners \u2013 Chinese Ambassador to government","datePublished":"2017-08-01T11:30:33+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/08\/01\/dont-spare-illegal-miners-chinese-ambassador-to-government\/"},"wordCount":442,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/08\/01\/dont-spare-illegal-miners-chinese-ambassador-to-government\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"","articleSection":["Local News"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/08\/01\/dont-spare-illegal-miners-chinese-ambassador-to-government\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/08\/01\/dont-spare-illegal-miners-chinese-ambassador-to-government\/","url":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/08\/01\/dont-spare-illegal-miners-chinese-ambassador-to-government\/","name":"Don\u2019t spare illegal miners \u2013 Chinese Ambassador to government - Ghanamma.com","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/08\/01\/dont-spare-illegal-miners-chinese-ambassador-to-government\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/08\/01\/dont-spare-illegal-miners-chinese-ambassador-to-government\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"","datePublished":"2017-08-01T11:30:33+00:00","author":{"@id":""},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/08\/01\/dont-spare-illegal-miners-chinese-ambassador-to-government\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/08\/01\/dont-spare-illegal-miners-chinese-ambassador-to-government\/#primaryimage","url":"","contentUrl":""},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/","name":"Ghanamma.com","description":"News In Ghana - Latest Ghana News Headlines","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/407769","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=407769"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/407769\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=407769"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=407769"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=407769"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}