Natural resources
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...
Ghana Institution of Engineers To Partner Government In Fight Against Galamsey
The Ghana Institution of Engineers (GhIE) has pledged to work closely with the government and relevant agencies to deal...
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...
Army, Police Must Take Over Combat Against Illegal Mining
Several challenges have come in the way of the long-lasting fight against the widespread practice of illegal mining in...
Government Must Focus On Youth In Agriculture – Mahama
Former President John Dramani Mahama has called for a strong focus aimed at encouraging youth to consider opting for...
‘Minister Is Joking’
Leader of the United Front Party (UFP), Nana Agyenim Boateng, has described the lands and natural resources...
Tackle Illegal Mining To Save Lives
The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has urged the government to tackle the issue of illegal mining in the...
Galamsey Is Mass Murder –Dep. A-G-Designate
DEPUTY Minister of Justice and Attorney-General-designate has said illegal mining known as ‘galamsey’ is akin to...
Ruby Rush Brings Gangland Turf War To Mozambique
The stakes are high in Montepuez where the discovery of rubies has led to violence among miners that has turned the...
4-Year SHS Students Better Than 3-Year Counterparts
The Minister of State-designate in charge of Tertiary Education, Professor Kwesi Yankah, has defended the four-year...
‘Protect Ghana’s Water Bodies’
Executive Director of Water Resources Commission (WRC), Mr. Ben Ampomah, has called on government and other...
Government Gives GHc 7,000 Each To Bereaved Families of Kintampo Disaster
Bereaved families of the Kintampo Waterfalls disaster at the weekend received GH¢ 7,000 each from government through...
4 Kintampo Disaster Victims Buried
20 persons died and more than 30 left with various degrees of injuries after trees at the waterfalls Four out of the 20...
ECOWAS Data Receiving Satellite In Accra To Monitor Fisheries Resources In Sub-Region
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has commissioned an earth observation data receiving satellite...
Water Carriers In Madagascar Bear Brunt of Global Crisis
As usual, they get up before dawn and, one by one, place their cans in a neat row at the base of the water pump, ready...
Rice Farmers Record Bumper Harvest But Worried Over Lack of Ready Market
Rice farmers in the Volta Region who complained of losses in the past are now heaving a sigh of relief as their...
12 World’s Leading Cocoa Companies Pledge To Help Ghana Fight Galamsey
Twelve of the world's leading cocoa and chocolate companies have promised to help Ghana address the issue of illegal...
Gov’t To Fight Menace Using Drones, Tracking Devices
The Minister of Lands, Forestry and Natural Resources, John Peter Amewu, has hinted that government would soon start...
Political Bigwigs Behind Illegal Miners Won’t Be Spared — Amewu
Lands and Natural Resources Minister John Peter Amewu says political bigwigs who allegedly front for prospective...