MINERALS Commission of Ghana has warned politicians across the political divide to stop the habit of interfering in the fight against illegal small scale mining activities which is destroying water bodies and the environment. The commission kicked against the move by politicians to promise local miners concessions during the electioneering campaign season to solicit their … Read more
Two illegal gold miners were killed after a mining pit collapsed on them at Patriensa, near Konongo in the Asante-Akim Central Municipality. Their bodies had been recovered and they were identified as Malam Yielpi and Mohammed. Two other miners – Alhassan Fuseini and Abdulai Mohammed, however, survived the accident and are receiving treatment at the … Read more
Patriensa collapse, as well as other unrecorded cases, are a manifestation of the effects land degradation and the likes… The town of Patriensa in the Asante-Akyem Central District of the Ashanti Region has witnessed a pit collapse which claimed at least two people’s lives and left up to 11 trapped. The tragic incident reportedly happened … Read more
The Tarkwa Police Station has arrested 10 Chinese nationals suspected to be engaged in illegal mining. The 10 were caught in the act at a site at Efua Nta Kamponase opposite the Tarkwa Senior High School in the Western Region. They were arrested Wednesday afternoon following a tip-off by a group called Volunteers Against Illegal … Read more
Government has disclosed it will ban the importation of mercury to augment efforts to curb the impact of illegal mining activities in the country. The move is expected to take effect by the end of 2017. The Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, Professor Frimpong Boateng who announced this said the ban will restrict … Read more
Government’s proposed solution to ending the illegal mining menace also known as galamsey in the country will cost about $150 million. This was captured in the much hyped Multilateral Mining Integrated Project (MMIP) document put together by the governing New Patriotic Party in its anti-galamsey efforts. In the 66-page document, dredging of rivers, reclamation of … Read more
An estimated 150 million dollars is expected to be used for the implementation of the government’s multilateral mining integrated project, Coordinator of the project has revealed. The yet-to-be rolled out initiative is expected to provide a lasting solution to illegal mining in the country, popularly known as galamsey. Project coordinator, Dr. Isaac Bonsu- Karikari revealed … Read more
Here are some points discussed at Nana Addo’s media encounter… President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Tuesday, January 18, 2017, held his first media encounter at the Flagstaff House in Accra after six months in office. The first media encounter according to the President, is a less stressful way for his government to put out its … Read more
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has reiterated that he was unfazed by the continuous threats by illegal small scale miners, otherwise known as galamseyers, in the country. Consequently, the President made it clear that no amount of threats from galamseyers to vote against him will move him to halt the fight against the galamsey menace. … Read more
Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has reiterated his government’s commitment to the fight against illegal mining activities in the country. A media-led campaign, spearheaded by Citi FM was taken up by the government who stepped up the campaign by initiating some measures to deal with the menace. One such step was a 6-month ban on small-scale … Read more
The Chinese government is set to deliver 4 patrol boats to the Ghana Navy by the end of this month, July 2017. The Chinese have also pledged to provide military equipment to boost bilateral defense cooperation. This includes four vehicles mounted with machine guns, and a 120,000-round of amour. This was announced by Defence Minister, … Read more
The Chinese government is set to deliver 4 patrol boats to the Ghana Navy by the end of this month, July 2017. The Chinese have also pledged to provide military equipment to boost bilateral defense cooperation. This includes four vehicles mounted with machine guns, and a 120,000-round of amour. This was announced by Defence Minister, … Read more
Restoring the power of summons to traditional rulers was a surest way to ending the menace of child marriages in communities across the country, the Queenmother of Pai-Kantaga in the Krachi East District of the Volta Region, Nana Asiedua II, has said. Speaking to Today on the sidelines of a girls’ club fair to build … Read more
Residents who hitherto drank from the Birim River and other water bodies in the Eastern Region can now heave a sigh of relief. This is because these water bodies seem to be regenerating their natural ecology following the ban on illegal mining. Farmers in these areas also say they are happy because some illegal miners … Read more
President Akufo Addo has rejected claims that he is against mining in the country. According to him, he is instead against illegal mining also known as galamsey. Speaking at this year’s Ohum Festival in Kyebi on Saturday, the president stated that he will not allow illegal miners to destroy the land with impunity. He said his … Read more
Ghana’s fight against galamsey might fail if government does not tighten lose ends in the current its efforts to end illegal mining sustainably, Mr Kwamena Essilfie Adjaye, an economist has warned. He suggested a broadening of the fight to include the livelihood of the illegal miners, saying any attempt that does not embrace the enhancement … Read more
THE audio-visual device discovered in the office of the current Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, John Peter Amewu, has generated heated public discourse, with various interpretations being read into the matter from different quarters. THANKFULLY, we now know the brain behind the device. According to former Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Alhaji Inusah … Read more
The Lands and Natural Resources Ministry has said it will deploy a combined team of military and police personnel to illegal mining areas to stop galamsey. This forms part of efforts to sustain the campaign against illegal mining which has affected major river bodies and left acres of farmlands destroyed. The deployment, according to the … Read more
Former Deputy Interior Minister, James Agalga, has defended his colleague, Inusah Fuseini, who claimed that he installed an audio visual recording device in his office, when he served as the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources. “He had every right to put in place additional measures to enhance his own personal safety and security, there … Read more
PRESIDENT Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has noted that he was convinced that the galamsey trade was being perpetrated by a network of politicians, businessmen and “I daresay, nananom.” President Akufo-Addo said “so dire is the situation that Ghana’s neighbours are now complaining of foul river bodies as a result of galamsey activities in Ghana. He … Read more