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  Ogyeahohoo Yaw Gyebi The National House of Chiefs has declared its support for President Akufo-Addo to deal with persons engaged in illegal mining, commonly known galamsey in the country. According to the chiefs, they are solidly behind his administration to apply appropriate measures against all persons involved in illegal …

  Three miners, believed to be working with AngloGold Ashanti Obuasi mines, are reported to have been trapped in an underground site after the mine caved in. The information available to Luv News regarding the incident is scanty, however, sources say a search party has been sent underground to rescue …

By:brightwebtv.com nana Asare Barimah   The Small Scale Miners Association of Ghana has lauded the government for the continuous training and education given them on sound mining practices but insists the government can do better. According to Director of Finance for the Association, Francis Opoku, the government must focus more …

  By:brightwebtv.com nana Asare Barimah Mr Kwame Awuah-Darko making a presentation The next National Democratic Congress (NDC) has promised to introduce a new Board in the mining sector to ensure responsible and efficient operations.  Speaking at a forum organised by the National Concerned Small-Scale Miners Association Ghana (NCSSMAG) at Obuasi …

By:brightwebtv.com /nana Asare barimah President for the Concerned Small Miners, Micheal Peprah was arrested because of a video he took at the residence of the Environment Minister, Professor Frimpong Manso. According to confirmed sources at the Cyber Crime Unit of the Ghana Police Service available to MyNewsGh.com, there was a …

By:brightwebtv.com/nana asare barimah About six persons have sustained gunshot wounds after some illegal miners and military personnel clashed at Konongo in the Asante Akyem Central Municipality. The miners were agitated after a confrontation led to the death of their colleague on Wednesday. The angry miners proceeded to the premises of …

  By:brightwebtv.com/nana asare barimah ‘Galamsey’ pit Operation Vanguard personnel in the Eastern Region on Sunday morning at about 02:00 hours arrested 20 suspected illegal miners during a search operation in the general area of the Kibi Zongo Township. The illegal miners, made up of 15 Nigerians, a Bissau Guinean and …

By:brightwebtv.com/nana asare barimah   Fifty suspected illegal miners in the Western and Eastern regions have been arrested in various operations conducted over the past week, according to Operation Vanguard. On Saturday, 13 July 2019, Op VANGUARD personnel in the Western region apprehended 16 suspected Chinese illegal miners in Enchi Kwahu …

  By:brightwebtv.com/nana asare barimah         A circuit court in Koforidua, Eastern region has sentenced four illegal miners to 26years in prison for mining illegally in the Atewa forest reserve. In what could be described as one of severest punishments handed to illegal miners, the convicts are also …

  By:brightwebtv.com/nana asare barimah       58 suspected illegal miners within the Atiwa and Amansie Central Districts in the Eastern and Western Regions respectively have been arrested. The team from Operation Vanguard [East] in the early hours of Monday conducted operations at three separate locations within the general area …