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Govt’s Fight Against Galamsey Not Well Thought Through – Mornah

The Chairman of the People’s National Convention (PNC), Bernard Mornah has lashed out at government’s approach at...

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Amewu Orders Removal of Excavators From Mining Sites

The Minister's tour of some sites in W/R revealed some equipment still on site Lands and Natural Resources Minister...

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Amewu Stops ‘recalcitrant’ Mining Company From Operating

The Lands and Natural Resources Minister, Peter Amewu has ordered the Okobeng Mining company to immediately cease...

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Anti-Galamsey Success ‘just the Beginning’ – Ken Ashigbey

Managing Director of the Graphic Communications Group Limited, Ken Ashigbey, who has been a key figure in the fight...

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Invest To Strengthen Our Institutions In the Fight Against Galamsey

The three weeks ultimatum given illegal miners popularly known as galamsey operators to quite the activities since it...

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Lands and Natural Resources Minister Tours Galamsey Sites

Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, John Peter Amewu, yesterday led a delegation to illegal mining sites in the...

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We Don’t Engage In Galamsey; We Provide Technical Support- Chinese

Chinese nationals in the Wassa Akropong district of the Western Region say the only role they play in the illegal small...

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Minister To Transfer Mines Inspector Found Drunk During ‘galamsey’ Site Tour

A mines inspector was found ‘heavily drunk’ during a ministerial tour of the Eastern region booming with illegal...

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Vanished Illegal Miners Will Not Be Allowed To Return

The Lands and Natural Resources Minister says the illegal small scale miners who have vanished from the mining sites in...

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Excavators Removed From Mining Sites As Ultimatum Expires

The nationwide campaign against illegal mining activities has yielded dividends as heavy equipment used in the...

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Security Agencies Will Flush Out Galamsey Operators – Lands Minister

The Lands and Natural Resources Minister says the government will deploy law enforcement officers across the country to...

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The War Against Galamsey Must Not Stop!

TOMORROW (Thursday), April 20, 2017 will mark the expiration of the twenty-one-day ultimatum given by the Lands and...

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Australian Govt Backs Ghana’s Anti-Galamsey Fight, Pledges Support

The Australian government has lauded Ghana’s campaign against the activities of small-scale illegal miners and has...

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Chinese Accusation Against Media Unfounded – Mawugbe

The Managing Consultant of Centre for Media Analysis, Dr. Messan Mawugbe, has chastised the Chinese mission in Ghana...

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Illegal Miners Surrender To Govt’s 3-Wk Ultimatum

About 50 excavators are being sent from gold-mining town Prestea in the Western Region to Accra as a sign of compliance...

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Illegal Miners Surrender To Govt’s 3-Week Ultimatum

Civil Society groups has since rise in support of media campaign against Galamsey About 50 excavators are being sent...

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Akufo-Addo Unveils Anti-Galamsey Strategy This Week

President Nana Akufo-Addo will this week unveil government’s strategy to deal with the menace of illegal mining in...

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China Angry Over Biased Reportage,treatment of Nationals

The China mission in Ghana is upset with the barrage of media reportage citing Chinese nationals as complicit in...

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Renewal of Mining Licence Suspended; Issuance of New Ones On Hold

Small scale mining companies would not be able to renew their licence until the menace of illegal mining (galamsey) is...