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The government is under increasing scrutiny for its ongoing struggle to combat illegal small-scale mining, commonly known as "galamsey." The Global Media Foundation (GLOMEF), a leading advocacy ...
Current collaborative efforts include the five-member inter-ministerial committee established in 2013 by former President John Mahama "to crack down on Ghanaians and foreigners who engaged in small-scale mining." (This task force was established in May 2013 by the previous government led by John Dramani Mahama.
The study critically explores the impact of Ghana government's ban on artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) on poverty-endemic communities in northern Ghana. The data were sourced through face-to-face in-depth interviews with 35 miner s across two ASM communities in the Nadowli-Kaleo District of the Upper …
Growth Centre, 2015); Benjamin A Teschner, "Small-Scale Mining in Ghana: The Government and the Gala msey," Resources Policy 37, ... Inter-Ministerial Taskforce against Illegal Mining, 2013 .
In light of government's renewed and intensified fight against the illegal mining (galamsey) menace, the Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Hon. A. Jinapor, MP, has engaged members of the Media to brief them on what is expected to be the most radical and rigorous onslaught against the canker and also seek their support …
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Ghana, a nation once celebrated for its gold reserves and rich natural beauty, is now grappling with an existential threat. The rise of illegal mining, known locally as galamsey, has led to an ...
General News of Wednesday, 11 September 2024. Source: Government efforts to stop galamsey are weak, inconsistent, and corrupt - Bishops Conference
In 2017, the government launched Operation Vanguard, a joint military and police task force comprising 400 servicemen to address galamsey activities in the Ashanti, Eastern, Western, and Central ...
The government was finally forced to act. Then President John Mahama established an inter-ministerial task force to combat illegal small scale mining. The President was careful to include both by ...
He said: 'Government is not against small scale mining, but want them to go through the required procedures that govern the mining sector.' The President gave the assurance that government would promote licensed village cooperatives in terms of the small scale mining to enhance the chances of individuals and groups for them to …
The Small Scale Miners Association has expressed deep concern over illegal miners' involvement in Ghana's river mining. ... is to incite public disaffection for the government and make it unpopular ahead of the December elections. The association's task force, on Wednesday, September 11, 2024, stormed River Mankran in the Ahafo Ano South West ...
The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) has issued an ultimatum to government, threatening a nationwide strike by the end of September …
A four hundred joint military/police anti-galamsey taskforce have been deployed to three regions in the country to enforce the ban on illegal small-scale mining. The troops would be sub-divided into three and deployed to Ashanti, Eastern and Western regions. The taskforce had undergone a two-week robust training at the Bundase …
This decision follows a hiatus in the task force's operations due to logistical challenges and the shooting of its commander, Major Don Chebe, by illegal miners. The task force had previously made significant strides in combating illegal mining, including the arrest of over 800 dredgers and a reduction in water turbidity levels from 3000 to 50.
ZfWT Vol. 8 No. 3 (2016) 173-191 ILLEGAL MINING AS THREAT TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN GHANA: A POLITICAL ECOLOGY APPROACH İsmail KERVANKIRAN Michael Gameli DZIWORNU Kadir TEMURÇİN Abstract: Within the past few decades, Ghana's mining sector specifically the small scale mining subsector has …
For the mining sector, the policy objectives considered under the SMTDP (2018 – 2021) are: Ensure sustainable extraction of mineral resources; and Ensure the mining sector is linked with the rest of the economy.
Addressing the media at Akyem Nsutem in Fanteakwa South District of the Eastern Region, the Ghana National Association of Small Scale Miners called on government to come clear with operational ...
"The Ghana Police Service will work closely with Operation Halt II to gather relevant information to aid in the prosecution of people involved in illegal mining." It said the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources and the Minerals Commission would intensify education on the dire consequences of illegal mining on the lives and livelihoods ...
Government says it is waiting for formal complaints against the Presidential Taskforce on illegal mining from companies alleging corruption and destruction of equipment, before any action can be ...
This observation comes at a time of a severe water shortage in Accra and other surrounding communities which the Ghana Water Company Limited blames on illegal alluvial mining along major river bodies.
Koforidua, Aug. 27, GNA – The government has not commissioned any illegal mining taskforce from Jubilee House, Mr. George Mireku-Duker, Deputy Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, has said.
So far, though, the regulation of artisanal and small scale mining in Ghana has been mostly unsuccessful. ... licensed miners, local land owners, government officials, NGOs and others.
Illegal mining, known as 'galamsey', has long been a concerning issue in Ghana, causing significant environmental degradation and threatening the livelihoods of many communities. In response to this problem, the Ghanaian government established an Anti-Galamsey Task Force to crack down on illegal mining activities and protect the …
The activities of the government's security taskforce resulted in the deportation of many foreign nationals, especially Chinese nationals, who illegally participated in the country's ASM sector. ... This article disseminates vital empirical findings on factors affecting the formalization of informal mining in Ghana and explores the …
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Ghana National Association of Small Scale miners (GNASSM) in the Eastern Region has re-inaugurated its taskforce to fish out members and other illegal …
Aside banning all ASM activities and sharing the vision of the Multilateral Mining Integrated Project (MMIP) (aimed at integrating various policy initiatives in the mining sector to manage ASM and address illegal mining in Ghana), the government instituted a task force by name "Operation Vanguard" made up of officials from the …
It was to update the public on government's strategy to fight against illegal mining in Ghana and the successes chalked so far. Presenting the updates on the fight against galamsey, Mr Duker said 265 equipment had been decommissioned by the Operation Halt Taskforce, including some chanfans, water pumps and excavators.
President John Dramani Mahama on Tuesday inaugurated a five-member inter-ministerial taskforce to fight against illegal small scale mining (galamsey) throughout the mining areas of the country. The members are made up of: Alhaji Inusah Fuseini, Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Chairman; Mr Mark Woyongo, Minister for …