President Mahama to bans mining in Forest reserves and revocation of existing leases
President John Dramani Mahama has announced a sweeping policy to prohibit mining activities in all forest reserves across the country. ...
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Kofi Armah Boah vows to combat Galamsey and environmental degradation if confirmed
Kofi Armah Boah, the Minister-Designate for Lands and Natural Resources, has pledged to address the pressing challenges of illegal mining, ...
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Small-Scale Miners Demand Justice for Obuasi Killings and sustainable mining reforms in Ghana
The National Concerned Small Scale Miners Association of Ghana (NCSSMAG) has condemned recent incidents of violence killing of about 9 ...
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You cannot blame your abysmal 2020 electoral performance on initial commitment to fight against illegal mining- Prof Gyampo tells Akufo-Addo
Prof Ransford Gyampo, aPolitical Science Lecturer at the University of Ghana has issued an open letter to President Nana Akufo-Addo, ...
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Relaunch of Operation Halt won’t yield any meaningful results- Dr. Asiedu Sarpong
A fellow at CDD-Ghana and Pharmacist, Dr. Kwame Asiedu Sarpong, has rejected claims that the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) ...
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Akufo-Addo seeks to avert nationwide strike over illegal mining concerns
In a last-ditch effort to prevent a crippling nationwide strike, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo met with union leaders on ...
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Organized labour decleres indefinite nationwide strike against illegal mining
Organized Labour in Ghana has declared a nationwide strike starting October 10, 2024, in response to the government's failure to ...
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I do not support illegal mining – House of Chiefs President debunks allegations
The President of the National House of Chiefs, Ogyeahoho Yaw Gyebi II, has refuted allegations of supporting illegal mining activities, ...
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Agric and Aquaculture groups urge gov’t to Halt Galamsey Operations immediately
In a powerful joint statement, Ghana's leading agriculture and aquaculture associations have called on the government to take immediate and ...
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Yellow Army calls for emergency action to combat Galamsey
The Yellow Army of the Movement for Change and the Alliance for Revolutionary Change have issued an urgent call to ...
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