Don’t Judge Nana Addo In 5 Months
The immediate-past Moderator of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana (PCG), Most Rev. Prof. Emmanuel Martey, has chided those criticising the New Patriotic Party (NPP) government...
Tag: Illegal Mining
Illegal Miners Smuggled $7bn Worth of Gold
More than $7 billion worth of gold obtained from illegal mining activities was smuggled from the country in 2016 alone, a Deputy Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Mr Benito Owusu-Bio, has...
1,000 Excavators Retrieved By Government
A member of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Henry Nana Boakye, has revealed that the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources has retrieved over 1,000 excavators from various mining sites in the...
Rev. Prof Martey Should Form A Political Party
The Central Regional Chairman of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr Bernard Allotey Jacobs has accused the immediate past moderator of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana, Very Rev...
Some of Akufo-Addo’s Appointees Are Corrupt – Prof. Martey
The former moderator of the Presbyterian Church, Very Reverend Prof. Emmanuel Martey says some appointees of President Akufo-Addo are corrupt hence are wrong choices to serve in government. Speaking...
Galamsey Got Out of Hand Under Mahama – Rev. Prof. Martey
Former Moderator of the Presbyterian Church Rev Prof Emmanuel Martey says it was in former President Mahama’s administration that the illegal mining popularly called galamsey got out of hand. Prof....
Galamsey Fight Was An NPP Campaign Promise
The Akufo-Addo led government is doing what is contained in the 2016 manifesto of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in respect to fighting illegal mining activities nationwide, the party’s Ashanti...
Galamsey Boomed Under John Mahama
The immediate past moderator of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana, Very Rev Professor Emmanuel Martey has chastised former President John Mahama for failing to stop illegal small-scale mining, also...
Small-Scale Mining Ban To Exceed Six Months
The ban on small-scale mining may extend beyond the stipulated six months. The Lands and Natural Resources Minister, Peter Amewu, has stressed the ban on small-scale mining will not be lifted unless...
Illegal Mining Boomed Under John Mahama
The immediate past moderator of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana, Very Rev Professor Emmanuel Martey has chastised former President John Mahama for failing to stopping illegal small-scale mining also...
Small-Scale Miners Postpone Demo Against Government
The Ashanti Regional Branch of the Ghana National Association of Small Scale Miners (GNASSM) has postponed a demonstration aimed at protesting a ban on its activities. The Association had threatened...
Small-Scale Miners Postpone Demo Against Gov’t
The Ashanti Regional Branch of the Ghana National Association of Small Scale Miners (GNASSM) has postponed a demonstration aimed at protesting a ban on its activities. The Association had threatened...
Galamsey Flourished Under Mahama – Professor Martey
Former moderator of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana Professor Emmanuel Martey has said illegal mining blossomed under former President John Mahama. According to the outspoken cleric, even though the...
Small-Scale Mining Ban To Exceed Six Months If…
The ban on small-scale mining may extend beyond the stipulated six months. The Lands and Natural Resources Minister, Peter Amewu, has stressed that the ban will not be lifted unless the objectives...
Galamsey Devastation Forces Minister To Abandon Road Tour To Arrest One Person
The devastation from illegal small scale mining at Fahiakobo, a notorious galamsey community in the Amansie Central District, on Monday forced the Ashanti Regional Minister to abandon inspection of...
Force Galamsey Taskforce Members Must Swear With Antoa – Abronye DC
Members of the government’s taskforce tasked to end the galamsey menace in the country must be forced to swear with the dreaded Antoa Nyamaa deity before being commissioned to fight the menace, a...
Akufo-Addo Will Never Support Galamsey – Abronye DC
Maverick Brong Ahafo Regional Youth Organiser of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Kwame Baffoe popularly known as Abronye DC has reiterated the Akufo-Addo administration’s determination to fight...
I Lost My Job Fighting Galamsey – Joseph Yammin
Former Deputy Ashanti Regional Minister, under the NDC government, Joseph Yammin, said he lost his job as the head of the anti galamsey committee and also as the Deputy Ashanti Regional Minister for...
Otumfuo Supports Ban On Galamsey
Fight against illegal mining in the country received a massive boost last Friday, May 19, 2017 when the Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II commended the government for its boldness to stop further...
Amewu Gets Ram For Fighting Galamsey
Volunteers against Environmental Degradation (VAED) Ghana, a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) with special interest in environmental issues, has showered praises on the Minister of Land and...