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421 The Sanitation and Water Resources Minister, Cecilia Abena Dapaah says the Birim River is one of the most polluted river bodies in the country. She attributed the pollution to the ‘galamsey’ menace in the Eastern Region. The Minister was responding to questions from the Ranking Member on the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), Kofi Okyere […]
580 The Convener for the Media Coalition against illegal mining, Dr Kenneth Ashigbey has accused the leadership of the Forestry Commission for the recent invasion of the Atewa forest reserve by illegal miners. He stressed that the invasion of the forest is due to the lack of supervision by the Forestry Commission. “The leadership of […]
728 Some 3,000 former small-scale illegal miners have been employed as oil palm plantation farmers under the Alternative Livelihoods Project in the Birim Central Municipality of the Eastern Region. The project seeks to curb illegal small-scale mining, otherwise known as “galamsey” in the area, and provide alternative employment for residents who hitherto were engaged in […]
497The Forestry Commission has demobilised an excavator in the Atewa Forest Reserve following reports of alleged illegal mining activities. The Commission in a press release said its officials on January 30, 2023, identified a mining operation outside the Forest Reserve, which has affected a portion of the Forest Reserve. “Following reports of alleged illegal mining […]
530 The Forestry Services Division (FSD) of the Forestry Commission says it will forcefully implement the ban on mining in the country’s forest reserves as directed, to protect the environment. It has therefore, cautioned persons who under the cover of darkness continue to flaunt the directive that they would be made to pay the price […]
568 The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Hon. Samuel A. Jinapor (MP) has paid special tributes to the Ghana Armed Forces for its unalloyed support for the Ministry in tne execution of its projects and initiatives aimed at protecting the environment. Hon. Samuel A. Jinapor relayed the admiration of the Ministry and government for […]
878 The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Hon. Samuel A. Jinapor, MP, has commissioned a network centre at the Minerals Commission to monitor and track earth moving and mining equipment, including excavators, and vehicles used in the transportation of explosives. The Centre, which was built by the Minerals Commission in partnership with the George […]
406 The Deputy Minister for Lands Natural Resources, Hon. George Mireku Duker has charged the first batch of river wardens to execute their work without fear or favour. Speaking at a day’s orientation exercise held on Thursday, December 1, 2022 for the wardens on the arduous yet nationalistic task ahead of them, Hon. Mireku Duker […]
416 A three days workshop has been organised by the water resources commission for stakeholders in Accra. In her opening address at the coconut hotel in Accra, the Acting Executive Director of the Water Resources Commission Mrs.Adwoa Painntsil said, the project which is financed by the Adaptation Fund and implemented by WMO, is to […]
713 The Chief Director of the Ministry of Environment Science Technology and Innovation, Mrs. Cynthia Asare Bediako, has defended the number of registered Ghanaians participating in the ongoing Conference of Parties (COP 27) in Egypt. The number of participants at the ongoing climate conference got social media users and Ghanaians talking with some alleging 270 […]