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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,...

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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,...

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We’ve Also Fought Against Galamsey

Mike Gizo, Executive Member of the Small-scale Miners Association in the Ashanti Region, has said licensed small-scale...

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Government To Deploy Drones To Fight Galamsey

Government will soon deploy drones to monitor water bodies across the country in the quest to halt illegal mining...

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I Won’t Bow To Pressure – Amewu

The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, John Peter Amewu, has said he will not kowtow to pressure from small-scale...

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We Can’t Act On ‘questionable’ BNI Galamsey Report – Amewu

The Lands and Natural Resources Ministry has sought to discredit a supposed Bureau of National Investigations (BNI)...

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We Can’t Act On ‘questionable’ BNI Galamsey Report

The Lands and Natural Resources Ministry has sought to discredit a supposed Bureau of National Investigations (BNI)...

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Anti-Galamsey Approach Bad

The strategy adopted by the Akufo-Addo government in the fight against illicit mining (galamsey) is not the best,...

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Government Will Cater For Welfare of Illegal Miners – Amewu

Mr John Peter Amewu, the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, has urged illegal miners to take advantage of the...

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Gov’t Will Cater For Welfare of Illegal Miners

Mr John Peter Amewu, the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, has urged illegal miners to take advantage of the...

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Media, Partners Paint Ghana Red Today To Raise Voices Against Galamsey

Ghana goes red today as the media advocacy to end illegal mining (galamsey) switches its activities to another...

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Anti-Galamsey Group Declares Red Friday

Media practitioners across the country will be required to wear red attire on Friday, 21 April as a sign of their...

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Media Coalition Tells Government

The Managing Director of the Graphic Communications Group, Kenneth Ashigbey, has suggested to the government to place a...

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Gov’t Suspends Licenses For Small Scale Mining

The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Peter Amewu, yesterday announced that Government had suspended the...

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BNI Operatives Engaged In Galamsey – David Agbey

David Agbey, has revealed that there are several operatives of the BNI involved in illicit mining A security expert,...

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Galamsey Polluting Ivory Coast’s Water Bodies

Ivorian authorities want the government of Ghana to stop the activities of illegal miners as the menace is impacting...

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Only Incompetence Will Make Government Complain of ‘galamsey’- Ernesto

A member of the Economic Fighters League and National Youth Organizer has slammed President Akufo-Addo for complaining...

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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...

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$2.3bn Lost To Galamsey In 2016

An estimated $2.3billion worth of gold left the shores of Ghana through illicit small-scale mining (galamsey) in 2016,...