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The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Mr Samuel Abu Jinapor, has stated that the fight against illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey, is not a “nine-day wonder”.

  Government has begun prosecution of persons suspected to have engaged in illegal mining activities otherwise known as “galamsey” in the country. Minister of Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah who disclosed this at the governments press briefing on illegal mining in Accra on Wednesday, June 2, 2021, said so far, there are 5 separate cases facing different levels of state prosecution in court. He said these cases are not exhaustive and the Attorney General’s office is readying documents f...

Our polluted water bodies Government has begun prosecution of persons suspected to have engaged in illegal mining activities otherwise known as “galamsey” in the country. Minister for Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, who disclosed this at a press briefing on illegal mining in Accra yesterday, said so far, there are 5 separate cases facing different levels of state prosecution in court. He said these cases are not exhaustive and the Attorney General’s office is readying documents for more...

Prosecution Of Illegal Miners Underway - Govt

Graphic Online BY: graphic.com.gh 705 The Ghana Armed Forces has commenced the fourth phase of Operation Halt II in the Western Region. The fourth phase focuses on illegal mining on the River Ankobra and its tributries. Consequently, 401 military officers have been deployed for operation which seeks to remove all persons and logistics involved in mining from water bodies. A statement signed and issued by the Minister of Information, Mr Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, thus advised the public to stay away ...

Government has announced the commencement of the fourth phase of its renewed anti-galamsey fight, ‘Operation Halt’. 401 military officers have therefore

  Vast swathes of forest reserves and farms, as well as some rivers in the Western and Eastern regions, have been destroyed by the activities of illegal miners. Deep in the heart of the two regions, where accessibility to the thick forests is virtually impossible, illegal miners have managed to penetrate with huge machines to cause destruction of unimaginable proportions. Last Tuesday, the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Mr Samuel Abu Jinapor, high-ranking officials from the Operation...

Graphic Online BY: Joshua Bediako Koomson 705 Vast swathes of forest reserves and farms, as well as some rivers in the Western and Eastern regions, have been destroyed by the activities of illegal miners. Deep in the heart of the two regions, where accessibility to the thick forests is virtually impossible, illegal miners have managed to penetrate with huge machines to cause destruction of unimaginable proportions. Last Tuesday, the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Mr Samuel Abu Jinapo...

Lands Minister Embarks On Aerial Tour Of River Pra

The second phase of Operation Halt, an enhanced exercise to rid the country’s water bodies and forest of activities of illegal miners (galamsey) has ended.