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In order to revoke Legislative Instrument (L.I.) 2462, which permits mining in forest reserves, the Attorney General (AG) has instructed the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to present It to Parliament. In an attempt to remedy the continuous environmental harm brought on by illegal mining, often known as galamsey, organized labor …

On Thursday, October 10, 2024, a combined squad sent by the government to combat the threat forced some illegal miners in the Atiwa East and West Districts to flee. Under the key name Operation Halt 2, the team started clearing out illegal miners who were destroying the water quality in …

The Minister of Defense has been instructed by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to send more military soldiers to support “Operation Halt,” the government’s effort to stop illicit mining, also known as galamsey, especially in regions close to water bodies and forest reserves. Organized Labour, which had called for an …

The Leader and flagbearer of the Liberal Party of Ghana (LPG), Kofi Akpaloo, has called on Organized Labour to rescind on their decisions to embark on a nationwide strike as a way of registering their displeasure over the President’s reluctance to declare a state of emergency over the activities of …

The Preacher of the gospel has lashed out at the Paramount Chief of Sefwi Anhwiaso, Ogyeahoho Yaw Gyebi, for routing that mining or galamsey generates a lot of revenue to the state and therefore cannot be banned. The chief had also said all those calling on President Akufo-Addo to declare …

The Paramount Chief of Lower Axim in the Western Region, Nana Ewulai Atibukusu III, has taken bold steps towards ending galamsey in his area. The chief who is unhappy with the galamsey menace stormed the galamsey site in his community and arrested two Ghanaians and a Chinese. According to the …

The Fetish Priests Association of Ghana (FPAG) has threatened a nationwide demonstration to protest the destruction of lands, water bodies, and forests caused by illegal mining also known as galamsey activities. The group, which numbers over 2,000, will unite fetish priests across the country in an unprecedented event. In an …

The Ghana Mine Workers Union has reaffirmed its plan to go on strike on October 1, unless the government intervenes at the last minute. Speaking to the media, the union’s General Secretary, Abdul Gbaana, stressed the need for urgent action to address the escalating issue of illegal mining, known as …