Three Russians and a Ukrainian accused of dealing in illegal mining (galamsey) at Tontokrom in the Amansie West District in the Ashanti Region have been dragged before the Accra Circuit Court. The...
Three Russians and a Ukrainian accused of dealing in illegal mining (galamsey) at Tontokrom in the Amansie West District in the Ashanti Region have been dragged before the Accra Circuit Court. The...
A former deputy Interior Minister has said the fight against illegal mining known as galamsey will be successful if all Ghanaians are brought on board. James Agalga said there is the need for a...
Lands and Natural Resources Minister, Peter Amewu, has caused the arrest of four expatriates operating an illegal gold mine at Tontokrom in the Amansie West District of the Ashanti Region. The mining...
Lands and Natural Resources Minister, Peter Amewu, has caused the arrest of four expatriates operating an illegal gold mine at Tontokrom in the Amansie West District of the Ashanti Region. The mining...
The ban on small-scale mining may extend beyond the stipulated six months. The Lands and Natural Resources Minister, Peter Amewu, has stressed the ban on small-scale mining will not be lifted unless...
The ban on small-scale mining may extend beyond the stipulated six months. The Lands and Natural Resources Minister, Peter Amewu, has stressed that the ban will not be lifted unless the objectives...
Former Deputy Ashanti Regional Minister, under the NDC government, Joseph Yammin, said he lost his job as the head of the anti galamsey committee and also as the Deputy Ashanti Regional Minister for...
Fight against illegal mining in the country received a massive boost last Friday, May 19, 2017 when the Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II commended the government for its boldness to stop further...
The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has urged small-scale miners in the Ashanti Region to comply with government’s ban on all forms of small scale mining. According to him, the ban is a step in...
Illegal miners at Manso Tontokrom and Datano in the Amansie West district of the Ashanti Region are defying government's directive to halt operation. One month after an ultimatum on the suspension...
The government has warned the Ghana National Association of Small-Scale Miners that any attempt to breach the six-month freeze on all forms of small-scale mining will be considered as a violation of...
Three Students Unions; the National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS), the University Students Association of Ghana (USAG), and the Ghana Union of Professional Students (GUPS), have in three separate...
The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Peter Amewu has stated emphatically that the media misinterpreted a BNI report when they linked the Okyenhene’s palace to activities of illegal miners...
The Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources has said Okyenhene Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panin II has not been cited for galamsey. A press statement signed by the Minister, Peter Amewu, noted that the...
The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, John Peter Amewu has refuted reports suggesting that the King of Akyem Abuakwa, Osagyefuo Amoatia Ofori Panin II is behind illegal mining activities in...
“Do they realise the power in what they do at all?” This was what I asked myself when I heard veteran highlife artiste Amandzeba and music duo Gallaxy speak recently on illegal mining, popularly...
play videoPeter Amewu is Minister for Lands and Natural Resources As the fight against galamsey continues, the Multimedia Group Limited is holding a leadership forum with stakeholders; the focus of...
From the earth’s creation, the Bible says God charged the man (Adam) in Genesis 2:15 to be in charge of the earth (the garden of Eden) to ‘dress it and keep it!’. I am sure the good Lord is...
Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has commended the Lands and Natural Resources Minister, Mr. John Peter Amewu for the efforts employed in the fight against illegal mining popularly called...
