A former Lands and Natural Resources Minister is seeing “glimpses of sustainability” in the current fight against galamsey mining despite being unhappy with the citizens disregard for the country’s laws. Inusah Fuseini said on Joy FM’s Ghana Connect programme, Friday, “Ghana’s laws are obeyed more in disobedience.” “Don’t build on waterways we do; don’t sell … Read more
Government is recruiting mining engineers and inspectors as it enters the next stage of the anti-galamsey crusade. For a country, popular for producing gold, diamond and other minerals, only 12 mining engineers are available in Ghana, a number Deputy Lands and Natural Resources Minister has described as discouraging. According to Benito Owusu-Bio, over 100 to … Read more
The resolve of the Akufo-Addo government to clamp down on illegal small-scale mining in Ghana is not in question, John Peter Amewu, Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, has said. According to him, the commitment of the president has trickled down to all his ministers, hence the aggressive approach towards ending the menace. His comments … Read more
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo does not have the fortitude to fight illicit small-scale mining (galamsey) in the country because some members of his party who may have financed his campaign are directly involved in the business, David Agbey, a security expert, has said. According to him, this is the time those financiers of his … Read more
Ghana may soon import drinking water from neighbouring countries if illegal mining also known ‘galamsey’ is not checked. According to the Director for Natural Resources at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Carl Fiati, if government does not curb illegal mining, Ghana may soon lose all of its water bodies. “We anticipated this problem long time … Read more