261 Captain (Retired) John Kwame Jabari, Ashanti Regional Security Coordinator, has proposed a novel approach to combat illegal mining in Ghana: instant reclamation. According to Captain Jabari, immediately reclaiming mined lands when illegal miners are arrested and their equipment seized would deter others from engaging in galamsey. If the pits are left uncovered, illegal miners […]
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Bibiani-Anhwiaso-Bekwai Municipality Benefits from 175 Acre Galamsey Land Reclamation
274 The Minerals Commission has handed over reclaimed galamsey sites to three communities within the Bibiani-Anhwiaso-Bekwai Municipality of the Western North Region at a ceremony held at the palace Ogyeahohoo in Sefwi Anhwiaso. A total of 175 acres of degraded lands have been restored under the Lands Reclamation and Restoration Programme implemented by the […]
Ghana Gold Board(GoldBod) is a Very Serious Error in Judgement-Razak Kojo Opoku (PHD)
162 It is just intriguing listening to President John Mahama’s newly appointed Chief Executive Officer of Precious Minerals Marketing Company (PMMC) justifying government’s intentions for the creation of the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod). To start with, the creation of Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) is NOT a novelty. This same project concept is a plagiarized or […]