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08 Oct

Mahama Issued More Small Scale Mining Licences Than Akufo-Addo – Minerals Commission CEO

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The Chief Executive Officer of the Minerals Commission, Martin Ayisi, has revealed that former President John Dramani Mahama issued more small-scale mining licenses than the current President, Nana Akufo-Addo. This revelation has reignited discussions surrounding the management and regulation of the mining sector in Ghana, particularly regarding small-scale operations. Mr Ayisi presented a document to the Government Assurances Committee of Parliament chaired by the North Tongu Member of Parliament, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa. The CEO noted that, the increased number of licenses granted during Mahama’s tenure has contributed to the current challenges facing the mining industry. He emphasised the need for…

20 Mar

Produce Evidence Of Death And Cremation Of Chinese Illegal Mining Suspects – Court Orders Prosecutor

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Magistrate of the Sefwi Wiawso District Court, Eric Baah Boateng has ordered Chief Inspector George Asante Noye, a prosecutor in a case of the arrest of 10 illegal miners in the Krokosua Hills Forest Reserve, which included four Chinese nationals, to produce documentary evidence of the death and subsequent cremation of two of the Chinese nationals at the next sitting, scheduled for April 15, 2024. On 12th December 2023, staff of the Forestry Commission arrested 10 persons engaged in illegal mining in the Krokosua Hills Forest Reserve. The 10 suspects included four Chinese nationals and six Ghanaians, two of whom…

11 Dec

We Must Explore Fighting Galamsey With Drones And Apps – Pianim

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Renowned economist Kwame Pianim has urged Ghanaian authorities to leverage digital tools like drones, apps, and even satellites to combat the illegal mining practice known as “galamsey.” Expressing concern over the widespread destruction caused by illegal miners across various mining areas in the country, the NPP stalwart proposed the adoption of cutting-edge digital technologies that can aid in identifying galamsey hotspots, facilitating a more targeted and effective approach to eradicate this harmful practice and restore the integrity of Ghana’s water bodies and forest ecosystems. Speaking at the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA) Annual Leadership Lecture 2023, under the theme…

05 Dec

Govt Won’t Relent Until All Persons Engaged In Galamsey Are Prosecuted – Deputy AG

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The government has expressed its readiness and commitment to ensure that all persons engaged in illegal mining activities across the country are arrested and prosecuted accordingly. Deputy Attorney-General and Minister of Justice Alfred Tuah-Yeboah says the government will not relent in its fight against galamsey on all fronts. Speaking to Citi News after galamsey queen Aiyhsa Hang was jailed for four years and six months on Monday, December 4, Alfred Tuah-Yeboah said it is only a matter of time before all persons involved in galamsey are arrested and prosecuted. “We have been able to successfully prosecute her [Aiyhsa Hang], and she is…

05 Dec

Forestry Commission Nabs Chief, 9 Others – For Illegal Mining

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The Rapid Response Teams (RRTs) from the Rapid Response Unit (RRU) of the Forestry Commission has arrested 10 people for illegally mining in the Manse portion of the Anhwiaso East Forest Reserve in the Western North Region. Those arrested on the dawn of November 29, included the chief of Manse, Nana Kwame Sobre II. They were arrested during a swoop at the Manse side of the Anhwiaso East Forest Reserve near Diaso in the Bibiani Forest District of the Western North Region. The RRTs also immobilised two excavators and two heavy-duty generator plants found at the illegal mining site. Suspects…

04 Jan

Akonta Mining Not Engaged In Any Illegal Mining – Akufo-Addo

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President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has exonerated Akonta Mining Company Limited from any wrongdoing, stressing that the Company is not involved in any illegal mining anywhere in Ghana. “Let me respond briefly to the chairperson on the issue of illegal mining,” President Akufo-Addo remarked after concerns about the menace came to the fore at the 28th National and 16th Biennial Congress of the National Union of Ghana Catholic Diocesan Priests Association held in Koforidua. “I want to assure him and all of you that Akonta Mining is not engaged in any illegal mining anywhere in Ghana as we speak. “Further,…

12 May

People In Your Own Party Will Oppose Fight Against Illegal Mining- Otumfuo tells Minister (Video)

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Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has told Hon. Samuel Abu Jinapor to expect people in his own political party to oppose his decision to clamp down on illegal mining. "I say this because I know he will have opposition to the fight even in his own party", the Asantehene predicted. The King sounded this alert during a Regional Consultative Dialogue on Small Scale Mining which was held at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology on Wednesday. Video attached... https://youtu.be/taAvPXY47XA He called Ghanains to show the minister for Lands and Natural Resources support rather than oppose what he started. "We…

23 Sep

Thank You For Giving Us Identity – Oti Regional House Of Chiefs To Akufo-Addo

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Members of the newly created Oti Regional House of Chiefs have expressed their profound gratitude to President Akufo-Addo for the creation of the region. The Oti Region was created out of the Volta Region after an emphatic yes in a referendum last year, and the process was completed with an historic inauguration of the Oti Regional House of Chiefs by Vice President Bawumia on Tuesday September 22 in Dambai. At the colourful inauguration, traditional authorities couldn't hide their excitement and gratitude towards President Akufo-Addo, the man who made their dreams a reality. "Thank you for giving us an identity with…