14th October, 2015

The Daily Graphic expresses worry about the spate of galamsey and its effects on water bodies, lands, vegetation and human lives as Chinese illegal miners return to the country. The Paper says the country's water bodies have been totally polluted with chemicals and as a result the cost of treatment of most of the country's water sources for consumption has escalated because more chemicals are now needed to make the water potable. The Graphic therefore stresses the need to eradicate galamsey at all cost to protect the remaining water bodies and lands. The Paper also calls for alternative livelihood activities in galamsey prone communities in order to keep the people away from illegal mining.

The Ghanaian Times applauds government's initiative to provide deprived communities with community day SHSs that will lead to progressively- free SHS education in the country. The Paper says advanced societies became what they are through the right investment in human resource development and education, and therefore implores the beneficiary students to contribute to the maintenance of the school facilities to serve the purpose for which they have been constructed. It also condemns the practice where students resort to violence, vandalising school property in addressing their grievances. The Times entreats the authorities to make adequate budgetary allocations for proper maintenance of the facilities.

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