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State Lands Will Be Protected Under My Tenure – Hon. Armah-Kofi Buah

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,...

Security analyst condemns encroachment on AngloGold’s concession by illegal miners

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...

Government is just pussyfooting around galamsey fight – Felicity Nelson

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...

Deputy Minister for Lands and Natural Resources: A ban on small scale mining is not a viable solution

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...

Forestry Commission raids galamsey camp and arrests 4 in Subri Forest Reserve

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...

Galamsey: Enough of the lip service, act now – Coalition against illegal mining to govt

In response to the growing illegal mining issue that has negatively impacted waterways and farmlands across the nation, the Media Coalition Against illegal Mining has urged the government to move quickly. At a press conference held in Accra on Wednesday, the Catholic Bishops' Conference President,...