Peter Amewu Orders Closure of Illegal Mining Firm, Arrests Four Expats
Lands and Natural Resources Minister, Peter Amewu, has caused the arrest of four expatriates operating an illegal gold mine at ...
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Amewu Seeks Finance Ministry Clearance To Deploy More Forest Guards In Galamsey Fight
The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, John-Peter Amewu, is seeking clearance from the Ministry of Finance to employ 400 ...
GSSM Students ‘optimistic’ of Akufo-Addo’s Intervention
The Ghana Union of Professional Students (GUPS) and students of the Ghana School of Survey and Mapping (GSSM) have expressed ...
Galamsey’ll Die Under Me – DCE
The newly-elected District Chief Executive of Dekyembour, Mr Seth Birikorang Fosu has expressed his readiness to combat galamsey or illegal ...
Chinese Government Is Backing Galamsey Fight – Lands Minister
Lands and Natural Resources Minister, John Peter Amewu says the Chinese government is in full support of Ghana's efforts to ...
Amewu Stops Shanxii From Mining
A worker at the mining company was buried alive while drilling after a pit caved in The Minister of Lands ...
Lands Minister Orders Shanxii Mining To Stop Work Following Tragedy
Lands and Natural Resources minister John Peter Amewu has directed Shanxii Mining Ghana Limited in the Upper East region to ...
W/Region Minister Recommends B-BOVId’S Agric Model For Gov’t Support
The Western Regional Minister, Dr. Kwaku Afriyie, has recommended B-BOVID, an agribusiness that thrives on social entrepreneurship at Kejebil in ...
Galamsey Affecting Water Production In Ghana
The Managing Director (MD) of the Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) Ing Dr Clifford Braimah has bemoaned the level of ...
Is Taxi Driving the New ‘galamsey’ For Chinese In Ghana?
A young Chinese man has been spotted in Ghana's capital driving a taxi. Even though this appears to be an ...
Adopt Comprehensive Policies To Tackle Illegal Chainsaw Lumbering – Oforikrom MP
Member of Parliament for Oforikrom Dr Emmanuel Marfo is calling for a comprehensive approach to tackle the illegal lumbering menace ...
Celetial Priaz Slated For May 1, 2017
The 2016 edition of Celestine Donkor’s Celestial Praiz, is scheduled to take place at the Perez Dome on Monday May ...
Project To Enhance Fisheries Sector Governance Launched
A four-year project which will enhance fisheries sector governance dubbed “Far Ban Bo” , has been launched by ...
Service Personnel Join Galamsey War
National service personnel in the country have joined the campaign against illegal small-scale mining (galamsey) to protect the country’s water ...
We Have Been Told To Prepare Ourselves – Army
According to him, his Unit has been notified by the government to prepare themselves to give critica The Commanding Officer ...
Galamsey Fight: ‘Vote Threats Won’t Stop Me’
President Nana Akufo-Addo has said his government’s fight against illegal small-scale mining (galamsey) will not be stopped by threats by ...
Police, Military To Supervise Reclamation of Galamsey Lands – Amewu
The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, John Peter Amewu, has said that government intends to sustain its fight against ...
Are We Tackling the Deadly Galamsey Pestilence With Kid Gloves?
One thing that has become clear since the Government began to take the galamsey problem seriously is that the actual ...
Trump On Looming Canadian Trade War
President Trump brushed off worries that his escalating rhetoric toward Canada might start a trade war. 'They have a tremendous ...
Galamsey Operators Vow Not Stop Mining If…
Illegal small-scale miners also known as (galamsey) in the Amansie West district of the Ashanti Region have threatened to return ...