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  by;brightwebtv/   burnt excavators The Operation Halt II team deployed by the Ghana Armed Forces has seized 30, destroyed four and immobilised four excavators. This operation follows the relaunching of Operation Halt II on Tuesday 11 October, 2022 to fight against illegal mining in forest reserves and river bodies. …

  The President of Ghana Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has ordered the suspension of the District Chief Executive (DCE) for Bosome Freho. The suspension is to make way for an investigation into his involvement in galamsey. In his stead, the Ashanti Regional Minister, Simon Osei Mensah has been asked to …

  Sulemana Braimah Exexutive Director for Media Foundation for West Africa, Sulemana Braimah, has said President Akufo-Addo can not be trusted in fighting the Galamsey menace. According to him the President appointed all the people in charge of lands, minerals, forests, regions, districts but everything is being destroyed yet all …

  Private legal practitioner, Martin Kpebu, says President Akufo-Addo must resign over his failure to end illegal mining, otherwise known as galamsey in the country. The outspoken legal practitioner said the President has demonstrated enough incompetence to deal with the issue. This, he said, is due to President Akufo-Addo’s failure …

  Manasseh Azure Awuni Journalist, Manasseh Azure Awuni has described the meeting between President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and the National House of Chiefs over illegal mining (Galamsey) as a joke. According to him, even the most foolish person in President Akufo-Addo’s cabinet can give out solutions to curb the …

  Former New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament for Obuasi East constituency, Edward Enin says the government has lost the fight against illegal mining in Ghana. According to him, some presidential staffers, ministers and 99 percent of the Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) are complicit in the …

  File photo: ‘Galamsey’ pit President Nana Akufo-Addo is seeking assistance from traditional authorities to take away partisanship in the fight against illegal mining also known as galamsey. President Akufo-Addo believes the fight which is wreaking havoc in Ghana will fail if it is not devoid of a partisan approach. …

  Akwasi Addai popularly called Odike, the founder and leader of the United Progressive Party (UPP) has alleged that the Chinese national Aisha Huang, nicknamed ‘galamsey queen’ who was re-arrested for illegal mining is not being kept in a police cell despite being denied bail. Aisha Huang According to him, …

  Popular Chinese woman reported to be a kingpin in the galamsey business, Huang Ruixia alias Aisha Huang has been arrested again and arraigned for fresh charges. Aisha Huang, who was a household name in Ghana five years ago, was charged together with three others for engaging in sales and …

  By;brightwebtv Some chiefs in the Ashanti Region have refuted claims that traditional leaders have a hand in illegal mining activities in the region. According to them, politicians should be blamed for the persistence of the canker and not them. The traditional authorities expressed this position in a dialogue held …