Lands Minister Orders Closure of School of Survey, Mapping
Lands Minister, John Peter Amewu has directed the closure of the School of Survey and Mapping (GSSM) following students’ vandalism ...
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Sex-For-Protection Chinese Galamseyer, Aisha, Invited For Questioning
A well-connected and powerful Chinese woman who is into galamsey in the Ashanti Region has been invited for questioning by ...
Chinese Government Is Backing Galamsey Fight – Lands Minister
Lands and Natural Resources Minister, John Peter Amewu says the Chinese government is in full support of Ghana's efforts to ...
Water Research Institute Calls For Legalization of Galamsey
The Water Research Institute (WRI) of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) says government will be effective at ...
Catholic Priests Backs Government Galamsey Fight With ‘operation Touch Heaven’
Some Catholic Priests from areas where there is illegal mining activities in the Central Region have launched a campaign to ...
69 Illegal Mining Machines Confiscated and Destroyed At Dunkwa Offin
Sixty nine illegal mining machines have been confiscated and destroyed by an anti galamsey taskforce at Dunkwa Offin The ‘Stop ...
Illegal Mining Machines Destroyed In Renewed Crackdown In Dunkwa-On-Offin
Sixty-nine illegal mining machines have been confiscated and destroyed by an anti-galamsey taskforce in Dunkwa-on-Offin, Central Region. The ‘Stop Galamsey ...
Dunkwa Chief Destroys 19 Galamsey Machines
The Stop Galamsey Operation Taskforce in Dunkwa in the Central Region has destroyed 19 machines used by galamsey operators. The ...
2020 Election Threats Won’t Stop My Anti-Galamsey Fight – Akufo-Addo
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says threats to vote him out in the 2020 election will not stop his government’s ...
Galamseyers In Kumasi To Petition Otumfuo Over Gov’t Crack Down
The Small Scale Miners Association in Kumasi says it will petition the Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II over government’s decision ...
Lands Minister Destroys Sachet Water Belonging To Illegal Miners
The Lands Minister has destroyed bags of sachet of water belonging to some illegal miners at Tumentu in the Western ...
End Galamsey In 3 Months Or Meet Us At ICC; PPP Warns Akufo-Addo
The Progressive People’s Party (PPP) is demanding urgent government action to stop illegal mining in three-months. It says if the ...
Environment Minister Confronted By Ivorian Authorities Over Galamsey
Ivorian authorities have expressed grave concerns over the activities of illegal miners in Ghana, which they say is polluting their ...
Fight Against Galamsey Will Fail If Lands Minister Doesn’t Stop Talking
By: Austin Brakopowers If there’s one advice I will proffer to the Lands and Forestry Minister, John Peter Amewu, it ...
Politicians Engaged and Fueling Galamsey In Ghana – Bernard Mornah
Politicians in the country have come under attack from the National Chairman of the People’s National Convention (PNC) Bernard Mornah ...
Galamsey Is Like Mass Murder, Let’s Ban It – Deputy A-G-Designate
A deputy Justice Minister-designate has said illegal mining known as galamsey is akin to committing mass murder and must be ...
China To Help Ghana Stop Illegal Mining
Mr Amewu during the meeting literally begged China to help in the fight against Chinese galamsey operators who are contributing to the ...
Chinese Embassy Pledges To Help Government Fight ‘galamsey’
The Chinese diplomatic mission in Ghana has pledged its support to government to help in the fight against illegal mining ...
12 World’s Leading Cocoa Companies Pledge To Help Ghana Fight Galamsey
Twelve of the world's leading cocoa and chocolate companies have promised to help Ghana address the issue of illegal mining ...
Lands Ministry Pushes For Review of Stability Agreements
Lands and Natural Resources Minister, John-Peter Amewu is pushing for Ghana to cancel its stability agreements with major mining companies ...