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  Pakyi No. 1 A Circuit Court at Dormaa-Ahenkro in the Dormaa Central Municipality of Bono Region has sentenced Alexander Addo, aged 24 and unemployed, to a fine of GH₵1.2 billion for engaging in small-scale mining without a license. Addo pleaded guilty to the charge. In default, he would serve …

  Pakyi No. 1 The chiefs and people of the Asante Mampong Traditional Area in the Ashanti Region have decided not to allow any mining activity on their lands. This is to prevent the destruction of farmlands and water bodies in the area. It follows the issuance of a license …

By:brightwebtv/nana asare barimah Deputy Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, George Mireku Duker has operationalized the Tarkwa Community Mining Scheme to provide alternative mining livelihoods in the locality. A durbar attended by Chiefs and residents was held on Friday, November 5, 2021 to commemorate the operationalization ceremony which activates the Scheme launched …

  By;brightwebtv/nana asare barimah Police in the Central Region have arrested two persons suspected of having engineered the mining at Breman in the Upper Denkyira West District of the Central Region. The illegal mining left three persons dead with some unspecified number of people being sought. Police say the two: …

    By:brightwebtv :brightwebtv/Nana asare barimah       A four-member delegation from the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources and the Minerals Commission has called on the Asantehene, Otumfou Osei Tutu II, in Kumasi to seek his support in the fight against illegal small-scale mining. The courtesy call was …

By;brightwebtv/nana asare barimah Police Inspector identified as Duut Azumah with Operation Vanguard A Police Inspector, identified as Duut Azumah with Operation Vanguard, has mysteriously collapsed and died at a mining site, several reports say. According to Mr George Aboagye, Commander of Operation Vanguard F.O.B west based in Tarkwa in the …

By:brightwebtv.com/Nana asare barimah   The soldiers will start pulling out from tomorrow and the police will take over fully Report suggests that Operation Vanguard, the anti-galamsey operation task force has been ordered to withdraw from all illegal mining areas in the country with immediate effect. Barring any last-minute changes, the …

  Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party, Bernard Antwi Boasiako The Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako, aka Chairman Wontumi has revealed he was reaping about $1 million on daily basis through his mining business. His mining firm, Hansol Company Ltd, according …

By:brightwebtv.com/nana asare barimah A picture of the current state of the Birim River The Birim River is one of the main tributaries of the Pra River, flowing through most communities in the Eastern Region of Ghana from the Atiwa forest range. The Birim River also flows north through the gap …

By: brightwebtv.com/nana asare barimah Three security officers are being investigated by the police for allegedly robbing small scale mining firms in the Ashanti Region. They were arrested on Wednesday, November 6, 2019 at Koniyaw, a community near the Bekwai Municipality —about an hour drive from the regional capital, Kumasi. They …