The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, John Peter Amewu, has said that all illegal miners will be engaged in tree planting and other reclamation programmes to help restore lands affected by...
IN the wake of the anti-galamsey campaign by government and the media, residents of Prestea, Heman and surrounding villages in the Prestea-Huni-Valley District of the Western Region led by their...
IN the wake of the anti-galamsey campaign by government and the media, residents of Prestea, Heman and surrounding villages in the Prestea-Huni-Valley District of the Western Region led by their...
Everywhere you look headlines scream #Stop Galamsey Now! But, if you have lived in a place in Ghana where ‘Galamsey’ (i.e. artisanal/small-scale gold mining) is immense, you have seen it all. •...
The five-year Multilateral Mining Integrated Project that will offer an alternative source of livelihood for illegal miners is estimated to cost around $10 million. In a Citi FM report, according to...
The Okyeman Youth Association (OYA) has called on the Aburihene, Otobour Gyan Kwasi, to render apology to the Okyenhene, Osagyefuo Amoatia Ofori Panin II, for passing a derogatory remark about him....
The youth in Akyem have written to the Chief of Aburi, Otubuor Gyan Kwasi II, to render unqualified apology to Okyenhene, Osagyefuo Amoatia Panin and all chiefs in Okyeman for citing them in illegal...
Some residents of Prestea in the Prestea Huni Valley District of the Western Region, are kicking against the ban on all forms of small scale mining activities initiated by the Lands and Natural...
A former chairman of Ghana’s national security committee for Lands and Natural Resources, Brigadier General Daniel K. Mishio, says the fight against illegal small scale mining can only be won with...
Government has heightened the fight against illegal mining by summoning mining companies that are still engaged in the act after the expiration of the 12-day ultimatum. Okobeng Mining Company has...
Rev. Dr Joyce Aryee has thrown her weight behind the Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, John Peter Amewu, for his role in fighting illegal mining, popularly called ‘galamsey’, in the...
An ex-child soldier who has spent years risking his life to fight illegal mining and wildlife poaching has been given a prestigious award. The Goldman prize for park ranger Rodrigue Mugaruka Katembo,...
Government’s five-year Multilateral Mining Integrated Project (MMIP), an alternative livelihood programme for illegal miners, is expected to cost $10 millin. The programme is underway according to...
An illegal miner was caught red-handed in the Western region following the expiration of an ultimatum to illegal mining operators to vacate their unauthorised mining sites. The middle-aged man, Nana...
Lands and Natural Resource Minister, John Peter Amewu could not come to terms with the explanation provided by the Chief Executive Officer of the Minerals Commission, Dr. Tony Aubyn over a...
The Minister's tour of some sites in W/R revealed some equipment still on site Lands and Natural Resources Minister John Peter Amewu has given a 30-day ultimatum for all mining equipment and...
Lands and Natural Resource Minister, John Peter Amewu could not come to terms with the explanation provided by the Chief Executive Officer of the Minerals Commission, Dr. Tony Aubyn over a...
Am I the only person not surprised at politicians’ endorsement of the campaign spearheaded by Citi FM and others against the illegal mining menace also known as galamsey? Nothing beats my...
Mining Inspectors in all nine mining zones in the country have been asked to proceed on leave by Minister of Lands and Natural Resources John Peter Amewu. The nine, who are officers of the Minerals...
The Lands Minister has destroyed bags of sachet of water belonging to some illegal miners at Tumentu in the Western Region. The minister and a media entourage found a metal cage where bags of sachet...
