544 Excavators Abandon Galamsey Sites
About 544 excavators have so far left their hideouts in illegal mining sites following the expiration of an ultimatum given them by the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources. According to the...
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Chinese Embassy Threats Won’t Stop Fight Against Galamsey
Information Minister Mustapha Hamid has dismissed any possible threat to the bilateral relations between China and Ghana over the fight against illegal mining popularly called galamsey. Mr. Hamid...
China Cannot Tell Us What To Do To Abate Galamsey – Lloyd Amoah
Head of the Legon Centre for Asian Studies, Dr. Lloyd Amoah says government should not allow China to dictate to it how to tackle the problem of illegal mining popularly known as ‘galamsey’. He...
Chinese Mission Cries Over Galamsey Fight; Demands Fair Reportage
The Chinese diplomatic mission in Ghana is angry with the new approach adopted by the West African country in the fight against illegal mining. The mission is also unhappy with what they refer to as...
Chinese Mission Cry Over Galamsey Fight; Demands Fair Reportage
The Chinese diplomatic mission in Ghana is angry with the new approach adopted by the West African country in the fight against illegal mining. The mission is also unhappy with what they refer to as...
Revoke All Prospecting Mining Licences — Manso Nkwanta MP
The Member of Parliament (MP) for Manso Nkwanta, Mr Joseph Albert Quarm, wants the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources to go beyond placing a moratorium on the issuance of new mining licences and...
Politicians, Police Are Chief Culprits of Illegal Mining
Calls to stop galamsey in Ghana, has been on a very high increase in recent times, with some of the agitations tagged stop galamsey now, anti-galamsey campaign, and things like that. Of course, the...
Gov’t Suspends Licenses For Small Scale Mining
The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Peter Amewu, yesterday announced that Government had suspended the issuance of licences for small scale mining in the country, as part of efforts to...
Government Suspends Licence For Small-Scale Mining
The Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources has placed a moratorium on licences for small-scale mining in an attempt to properly map out strategies to clamp down on illegal mining activities across...
Chamber of Mines Urges Two Ministries To Liaise To Address Conflicts
The Ghana Chamber of Mines has called on the Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology, and Innovation (MESTI) to liaise with the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources (MLNR) to expedite action...
MP Alarmed At Increased Rate of Illegal Felling of Rosewood
The Member of Parliament (MP) for Builsa South, Dr Clement Apaak, has expressed alarm at the increased rate of illegal felling of rosewood, an endangered tropical hardwood specie, in the Builsa South...
Ghana Chamber of Mines Commited To Environmental Standards
The Ghana Chamber of Mines has reiterated its commitment to good environmental management and to ensuring that the industry’s operations do not adversely impact the environment and the livelihoods...
Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources Inaugurates Advisory Board
An eight-member advisory board for the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources has been inaugurated with a call on the members to help the ministry overcome the numerous challenges facing the lands,...
President Makes More Appointments
PRESIDENT, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has named 54 persons to serve as ministers of state at the presidency and deputy ministers of state in his government. In a letter addressed to the Speaker of...
Gov’t Exposed Over Plans To Allow Mining In Forest Reserves
Latest: Gov’t exposed over plans to allow mining in forest reserves We Blend Our Vision With Truth & Enlightenment INVESTIGATIONS conducted by Today have revealed plans by government to permit...
Aviation Ministry Confers With Partners To Establish National Airline
The Minister of Aviation, Ms Cecilia Abena Dapaah, says the ministry has started receiving proposals from interested investors who want to partner the government to establish a national airline....
Subah’s Digital Mapping System Will Help Address Land Disputes – Owusu-Bio
Parliamentary Select Committee on Land and Forestry paid a visit to Subah Infosolutions Ghana Limited, an (IT) company in Accra, to inspect a new technology developed by the company to address...
Save Achimota School Lands From Encroachers
Authorities at Achimota School have appealed to President Nana Akufo-Addo to help secure the school's land as it continues to be at risk from marauding encroachers. Beatrice T. Adom, the headmistress...
‘$250 Million Required To Reclaim Lands and Water Bodies Destroyed By Galamsey’
An estimated $250 million is required to reclaim lands and water bodies affected by illegal mining (galamsey) activities in the Western Region, the International Growth Centre (IGC) has said. A study...
Govt To Leverage Technology To Curb ‘galamsey’ Activities
The Minister of Lands and Natural resources, Mr John Peter Amewu, has mentioned the government intends to leverage technology to curb the activities of illegal mining, popularly known as...