Sentences with phrase «illegal mining also»

Ghana may soon import drinking water from neighbouring countries if illegal mining also known «galamsey» is not checked.

Government says it is in the process of procuring drones worth $ 3 million to augment the fight against illegal mining also known as galamsey in the country.

According to him, he is rather against illegal mining also known as galamsey.

The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has said government has not given up on the fight against illegal mining also known as galamsey.

According to the the Director for Natural Resources at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Carl Fiati, Ghana may soon import drinking water from neighbouring countries if illegal mining also known «galamsey» is not checked.

It has emerged that persons who indulge in small scale illegal mining also known as galamsey, do not only operate during the day, but also at night.

Teachers in the East Akyem Municipality in the Eastern Region, an area ravaged by the activities of illegal miners, have pledged to join Citi FM's efforts in ending illegal mining also known as galamsey.

According to him, the NPP government is ready to resolve its fight against illegal mining also known as «galamsey» even if it meant losing votes in the 2020 elections.

«For the Ghanaian officers, you are aware that one of the problems we are facing as a nation is the issue of illegal mining also known as galamsey.

Not exact matches

Firms mining bitcoin have also taken to moving to remote locations, not registering a company and engaging in the mildly illegal activity of purchasing electricity directly from power producers rather than grid operators.

Cryptocurrency mining operations, illegal or not, are becoming a real problem for the higher education sector, where hackers have found plenty of easy to hack systems, but also where students are using university resources to make an extra profit via deliberate cryptocurrency mining.

The move would help the iPhone - maker not only save many billions of dollars in the long term but also be more transparent about how the metal is sourced, as there have been concerns about illegal mining operations and the use of child labor.

He also referred to the wave of illegal mining, which has polluted our major rivers and turned them «into a flow of mud and grime».

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Concomitantly, as smuggling and illegal mining thrived on this highly lucrative market, China has also recently started a vigorous crackdown on illegal activity and took steps for greater regulation of the rare earth metals sector.

The Republic has also heard claims that Mr. Ashigbey, who has led a media crusade against illegal mining, also known as «galamsey,» has messed up finances at the GCGL, publishers of the flagship national broadsheet, Daily Graphic.

Later on, angry youth also set up checkpoints on the Wassa Akropong High street in search of Chinese nationals following the killing, which heightened already existing tensions because of Chinese involvement in illegal mining.

He also described the activity as being worse than illegal mining.

You will also hear Dr. Kweku Agyeman Mensah of the Water Resources Ministry complaining about the impending shutdown of water treatment plants due to illegal mining (galmsey).

This in spite of the fact that Ghana's laws are clear on illegal mining, and also restricts foreigners from engaging in the licensed small scale mining activity.

The cancer of illegal mining, also known as galamsey, that has gone unchecked in Ghana could escalate already existing tensions with neighbouring Cote d'Ivoire a security analyst, Dr. Kwesi Aning, has warned.

The two leaders are also scheduled to discuss issues related to illegal mining popularly called Galamsey.

Farmers in these areas also say they are happy because some illegal miners have started reclaiming some mined...

Father Campbell also commended government for the fight against illegal mining in the country saying it was a difficult but worthy move.

Many Ghanaians survive on illegal mining activities, which is also backed by some traditional authorities, politicians and other influential persons in society.

Some illegal miners also operate under cover of areas where one will not even think mining operations can take place.

We must, thus, be determined to protect our environment and water bodies by joining hands in the fight against illegal mining, also known as galamsey, in order to bring an end to the devastation of some of our landscape, and the pollution of our water bodies, occasioned by the activities of illegal miners.

Government has suspended the issuance of mining licenses until illegal mining, also known as Galamsey, is effectively tackled, the Vice President, Mahamadu Bawumia has said.

Further exacerbating the problem: illegal and even legal activities in central African forests, such as logging and mining, that carve out new access as well as attract new people who also crave meat.

Having said that, I think we should go beyond market mechanisms, and institute an immediate, outright ban on the construction of any new coal - fired power plants and any new coal mines, and also announce a deadline within no more than ten years at which time the burning of coal to generate electricity will be illegal and all coal - fired power plants, and coal mines, will be shut down.

Additionally, the message said it would also introduce new laws making cryptocurrency mining «illegal» even though officials understand that China is home to the world's largest community of bitcoin miners.

If owning cryptocurrency is illegal where you live, mining is most likely also illegal.

These developments also explain why bad actors in the crypto ecosystem are lancing illegal mining activities.