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Mahama Orders Seizure, Not Burning, of Excavators in Anti-Galamsey Fight
President John Dramani Mahama has directed the task force combating illegal small-scale mining, known as galamsey, to seize excavators instead…
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Galamsey Battle: Only 40 Out of 800 Illegal Miners Prosecuted – Kofi-Buah
The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, has revealed that only 40 out of over 800 illegal…
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Lands Minister Calls for Broader Engagement on the Fight Against Galamsey
The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, who also doubles as the MP for Ellembelle, Emmanuel Armah Kofi Buah, has…
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Three Chinese, One Ghanaian Nabbed for Alleged Galamsey on River Pra
National Security operatives have arrested three Chinese nationals and a Ghanaian suspected of engaging in illegal mining (galamsey) along the…
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‘Illegal Miners Have Taken Over My Concession’ – Asantehene
The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has raised alarm over the unlawful invasion of his mining concession by illegal miners,…
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Otumfuo to Gov’t: Fight Galamsey from the Top, Not Just the Bottom
The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Hon. Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, MP, on Friday, February 14, 2025, paid a courtesy…
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Eastern Region: Four Excavators Allegedly Burned by Forestry Officials in Atewa Forest Buffer
Officials from the Kyebi Division of the Forestry Commission allegedly set fire to four excavators suspected of engaging in mining…
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Galamsey Fight Intensifies as EPA Boss Hits the Field
Prof. Nana Ama Browne Klutse, the Acting CEO of the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA), has called on regional and area…
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Democracy Hub Protesters Freed as Attorney-General Halts Prosecution
The Attorney-General has officially dropped charges against the Democracy Hub protesters, who were arrested during a demonstration against illegal mining,…
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No Room for Galamsey: Ashanti Regional Minister Launches Two-Week Ultimatum to Illegal Miners
Ashanti Regional Minister, Dr. Frank Amoakohene, has issued a two-week ultimatum to illegal miners operating in water bodies and forest…
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