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  The fight against illegal mining is about getting more intensive and rigorous as the government teams up with the Chamber of Mines and the Ghana Air Force (Western Command) to repair some specialized Aircraft which will undertake an Intelligence, Surveillance and Recognizance (ISR) Survey of illegal mining areas. The …

  The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Hon. Samuel A. Jinapor (MP) has paid special tributes to the Ghana Armed Forces for its unalloyed support for the Ministry in tne execution of its projects and initiatives aimed at protecting the environment. Hon. Samuel A. Jinapor relayed the admiration of …

  by;brightwebtv National Security Minister, Kan Dapaah Minister of National Security, Albert Kan Dapaah, has warned that terrorists may take advantage of galamsey activities. The Minister has stated the revenue generated from the illegality could be a source of attraction for terrorists. Mr Dapaah raised the concerns during a press …

  Sacked Minister of State at the Finance Ministry, Charles Adu Boahen, has denied allegations of influence peddling and using Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia‘s name to receive bribes from investors. President Nana Akufo-Addo on Monday terminated the Minister’s appointment over the Tiger Eye P.I ‘s exposé titled Galamsey Economy. …

  by;brightwebtv/   burnt excavators The Operation Halt II team deployed by the Ghana Armed Forces has seized 30, destroyed four and immobilised four excavators. This operation follows the relaunching of Operation Halt II on Tuesday 11 October, 2022 to fight against illegal mining in forest reserves and river bodies. …

  The President of Ghana Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has ordered the suspension of the District Chief Executive (DCE) for Bosome Freho. The suspension is to make way for an investigation into his involvement in galamsey. In his stead, the Ashanti Regional Minister, Simon Osei Mensah has been asked to …

  Sulemana Braimah Exexutive Director for Media Foundation for West Africa, Sulemana Braimah, has said President Akufo-Addo can not be trusted in fighting the Galamsey menace. According to him the President appointed all the people in charge of lands, minerals, forests, regions, districts but everything is being destroyed yet all …

  Private legal practitioner, Martin Kpebu, says President Akufo-Addo must resign over his failure to end illegal mining, otherwise known as galamsey in the country. The outspoken legal practitioner said the President has demonstrated enough incompetence to deal with the issue. This, he said, is due to President Akufo-Addo’s failure …

  Manasseh Azure Awuni Journalist, Manasseh Azure Awuni has described the meeting between President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and the National House of Chiefs over illegal mining (Galamsey) as a joke. According to him, even the most foolish person in President Akufo-Addo’s cabinet can give out solutions to curb the …

  Former New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament for Obuasi East constituency, Edward Enin says the government has lost the fight against illegal mining in Ghana. According to him, some presidential staffers, ministers and 99 percent of the Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) are complicit in the …