Ken Ashigbey, the Anti-Galamsey Coalition's Convener, has expressed doubts about the new Blue Water Initiative's efficacy and urgency, and he has questioned if sending out Blue Water Guards should be a top priority right now.
He made the case that, although the project is...
Hon. Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, the Minister-designate for Lands and Natural Resources, has assured Ghanaians of his unwavering commitment to safeguarding state lands during his tenure.
Addressing concerns about the misuse and encroachment of public lands, he emphasized that his leadership would focus on accountability,...
Dr. Ishmael Norman, a security analyst, discussed the recent conflict between military soldiers and illegal miners at AngloGold Ashanti's concession in Obuasi. According to him, since the illegal miners forced their way into the mining concession, which was protected by the military, the trespass...
Social justice activist Felicity Nelson has criticised the government for what she describes as an equivocating approach to combating illegal mining, also known as galamsey.
In an interview on JoyNews' Newsfile programme on Saturday, October 12, Madam Nelson, who was recently granted bail after a...
George Mireku Duker, the deputy minister for lands and natural resources, has dismissed recent calls for an outright ban on all small-scale mining operations, calling them misguided.
While acknowledging the harm illegal mining causes to the environment, Mr. Duker argued against a complete ban on...
In the Subri Forest Reserve near Benso in the Western Region, the Forestry Commission's Rapid Response team raided an illegal mining camp known as a galamsey camp and apprehended four armed miners.
All of the suspects, who are from Ghana, were discovered mining in a...
