In this interview with David Ampofo, Chairman Musah of the Prestea Mining Group calls for a concerted effort by the government to help illegal miners instead of chasing them out of business. “People say that galamsey miners destroy the land. ...
TWD Archive – Prince MacPepple & Geoffrey Stalker
From the TWD Archive First published in May 2010 David Ampofo talks to Prince Emmanuel MacPepple, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of West Lines Shipping Company (Ghana) Limited and Geoffrey Stalker, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Ironopolis Engineering (UK Limited). Have your ...
TWD Archive – Dr Kwesi Aning, Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Centre
From the TWD Archive First published in April 2010 Dr Kwesi Aning, guest of David Ampofo in this interview, says Ghana’s oil discovery exposes her to increased security threats, and it is necessary for the Ghanaian Government to institute preventive measures to deal ...
TWD Archive – Prof. George Ayittey, Free Africa Foundation
From the TWD Archive First published in May 2010 In this outstanding interview, Professor George Ayittey tells David Ampofo that a successful fight against corruption is Ghana’s only hope of turning oil into a blessing rather than a curse. He also cautions against ...
TWD Archive – Jack Derickson, West Africa Gas Pipeline Company
From the TWD Archive First published in May 2010 David Ampofo asks Jack Derickson, Managing Director of the West Africa Gas Pipeline Company to explain the relevance of the West Africa Gas Pipeline as Ghana now has its own gas and the project is ...
TWD Archive – Kwesi Pratt Jnr, Insight Newspaper
From the TWD Archive First published in May 2010 David Ampofo interviews Kwesi Pratt Jnr, political activist and Managing Director of the Insight Newspaper. Pratt claims that Ghana is running a neo-colonial economy in which the people of Ghana work for the benefit of others, ...
TWD Archive – Alan Dowokpor, Tullow Oil Ghana
From the TWD Archive First published in April 2010 David Ampofo interviews Alan Dowokpor, Well Engineering Manager of Tullow Oil Ghana on drilling operations in the Jubilee field. What is it like to drill an oil well? Who are the people doing ...
TWD Archive – Dr Joe Amoako-Tuffour, Advisor to the Ministry of Finance
From the TWD Archive First published in April 2010 David Ampofo talks to Dr Joe Amoako-Tuffour, an economist and advisor to the Ministry of Finance for both this and the previous government. His current assignment is to travel the length and breadth ...
TWD Archive – Daniel Owusu-Koranteng, Wassa Association of Communities Affected by Mining
From the TWD Archive First published in July 2010 David Ampofo interviews Daniel Owusu-Koranteng, Executive Director of Ghana’s Wassa Association of Communities Affected by Mining. They discuss the effects of gold mining on communities living in the mining areas, and how those experiences can ...
TWD Archive – Kweku Awotwi, Volta River Authority
From the TWD Archive First published in August 2010 David Ampofo interviews Kweku Awotwi, Chief Executive of Ghana’s Volta River Authority about the prospects that lie ahead for a reliable, cost effective and efficient supply of power in Ghana in light of the recent ...