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1,126 I am not a mining expert and for that matter I have stayed away from illegal mining discussions (galamsey). I mostly do not like to poke my nose into areas I am not an expert in, so as not to speak ignorantly. However, it seems galamsey is more of greed and doesn’t need one […]
797 Vice President Dr Bawumia has said government’s investments in the water and sanitation sector has resulted in the country not recording a single case of cholera in the last five years. Ghana recorded its worst outbreak of cholera in 2014 with eight out of its 10 regions being affected. The cholera outbreak started in […]
1,544 For the past three years, following the publication of the ‘Galamsey Fraud” documentary, the author, Anas Aremeyaw Anas had failed to substantiate his corruption allegation against the Secretary of the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Illegal Mining, Charles Bissue. Mr. Aremeyaw Anas alleged the IMCIM Secretary took bribes and granted ORR Resources Limited, a free pass […]
617The Ghana Water Company Limited has been on the verge of shutting down operations in the Ashanti region due to the activities of illegal mining The cost involved in treating water, according to the company, is taking a toll on its finances. Regional Chief Manager, Dr. Hanson Mensah, says the company has had to spend […]
959 In as much as many have taken in hand to set the narrative outlining the repercussions associated with Illegal mining thus ‘Galamsey’ , I , having had a nearly perfect understanding on the above mentioned, desire to put into writing a relevant narrative discussing the adverse effects Galamsey activities on the Ghanaian community. The […]
1,522The Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources has directed the Forestry Commission to immediately halt the activities of Akonta Mining Limited’s operation in the Nimri Tano forest reserve in the Amenfi West Municipality of the Western Region. A statement from the ministry said, while the mining company has a lease to undertake mining operations in […]
979Twenty one foreign nationals have been arrested by the police at Ejisu in the Ashanti Region following their suspicious behaviour. The arrest followed a tip off by some community members in the area who noticed the abnormal behaviour of the foreign nationals in the area. According to the community members, they observed the “suspicious activities” […]
935 Operation Halt team has seized 838 Changfan machines operating on the Offin River. This was part of the team’s patrols on water bodies to serve as a reminder to illegal miners of the government’s unyielding and unwavering stance against illegal mining. The Deputy Minister of Lands and Natural Resources in charge of Mines, Mr […]
1,109 The Asokwa Municipal Directorate of the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) in collaboration with Zoomlion and the Environmental Health Department have engaged residents of Kaase on the need to properly dispose off waste. Residents were also taken through lessons on the effect of illegally encroaching on natural reserves and buffer zones in Kaase. Addressing […]
771 The Ministry of Sanitation and Water Resources has organized a day market campaign on the provision of household toilet facilities under the GKMA Sanitation and Water Project. The focus was to interact with traders and passerbyes and educate them on what the initiative entails and ultimately enlighten them on the need to subscribe to […]