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Govt To Spend $3m On Drones To Nab Illegal Miners

The Minister of Lands, Forestry and Natural Resources, John Peter Amewu, has revealed that government is in the process...

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Bawumia Charges 2017 Hajj Pilgrims To Be Discipline In S Arabia

The Vice President, Dr Mahamadu  Bawumia, has reiterated to pilgrims travelling to Saudi Arabia the need to adhere to...

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I Feel ‘naked’ After Discovery of Spying Device – Nii Osah Mills

The immediate past Lands and Natural Resources Minister, Nii Osah Mills has expressed shock and disappointment over...

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Spying Device In Amewu’s Office Not Working – Inusah Fuseini

Former Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Inusah Fuseini has disclosed that the audio visual device intercepted...

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School of Survey and Mapping Re-Opened After Month-Long Closure

The Ghana School of Survey and Mapping has been re-opened for academic activities after a month of closure by the...

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School of Survey and Mapping Reopened

The Lands and Natural Resources Minister John Peter Amewu has ordered the reopening of the Ghana School of Surveying...

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Our Institutions Are Controlled By Unseen Hands – Dr Akwetey

Executive Director of IDEG, Dr Emmanuel Akwetey, has asserted that Ghana’s state institutions are being controlled...

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Galamsey Thrived Due To Total Breakdown of Law

The Lands and Forestry Minister says illegal mining popularly known as ‘galamsey’ thrived because of the total...

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Military Concludes Probe Into Personnel Involved In Galamsey

The Military High Command has concluded investigations on the involvement of some soldiers in the protection of illegal...

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Only 12 Mining Engineers Available In Ghana; Deputy Minister Needs Over 100

Government is recruiting mining engineers and inspectors as it enters the next stage of the anti-galamsey crusade. For...

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NDC MP Chides Lands Minister For Citing Military In Galamsey Fight

The Member of Parliament for Adaklu Constituency in the Volta Region, Kwame Governs Agbodza, says it is dangerous for...

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Defence Minister, Deputy ‘disagree’ Over Soldiers In Galamsey

The Deputy Minister of Defense, Maj. Rtd. Derek Oduro seems to disagree with his boss, Dominic Nitiwul that some...

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I Didn’t Sanction Military Protection For Miners – Kumbour

Former Defense Minister Dr. Benjamin Kumbour has rubbished claims by the MP for Manso Adubia that he approved military...

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‘Lone Ranger’ Amewu Can’t Fight Galamsey – James Agalga

A former deputy Interior Minister has said the fight against illegal mining known as galamsey will be successful if all...

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Russians, Ukrainians Detained Over Illegal Mining [Photos]

The two Russians and Two Ukrainians who were arrested on Monday in Ghana for engaging in illegal mining spent the night...

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Illegal Miners In Manso Area Defy Government Ban On Galamsey

Illegal miners at Manso Tontokrom and Datano in the Amansie West district of the Ashanti Region are defying...

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Flout Ban On Mining At Your Risk

The government has warned the Ghana National Association of Small-Scale Miners that any attempt to breach the six-month...

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Chinese Galamsey Queen To Spend Another Week In Nsawam Prisons

An Accra high court has adjourned the hearing of a bail application by Asia Huang, a Chinese lady arrested for illegal...

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We’ll Deal Decisively With Aisha Huang Despite Threats – Amewu

The Lands and Natural Resources Minister, John Peter Amewu has said that his outfit determined to decisively apply the...