Sentences with phrase «of illegal mining»

He warned that the government will resist all forms of illegal mining in the state, describing the damage done to the site as too enormous.

In the video, he said he owned one of the illegal mining pits and had workers under him who received wages.

President Nana Akufo - Addo will this week unveil government's strategy to deal with the menace of illegal mining in the country (galamsey).

We, concerned Ghanaians and Pan-Africanists at home and in the Diaspora, have read and watched with concern reports on the damaging effect of illegal mining on human lives, animals and the Ghanaian environment.

News of illegal mining activity on Bangka...

Citi FM will take its #StopGalamseyNow campaign to its next phase on Friday morning to draw attention to the effects of illegal mining on the country's water bodies.

He said the scale of illegal mining perpetrated by the two blacklisted companies and their foreign collaborators was humongous, stressing that they used very sophisticated equipment, including a tunnel with rail track and other heavy machines for their illegal operations.

The Lands Ministry has for sometime now intensified its efforts to rid the country of illegal mining which has devastated many communities in six regions of the country.

National Commander of Operation Vanguard, Colonel Michael Amoah Ayisi in a Citi News interview, said those arrested include the owner of the illegal mining company.

He said the leadership of the ministry carried out the operation that led to the closure of the illegal mining companies / sites and the arrest in a discreet manner, because of the massive network of collaborators and informants at the disposal of the companies.

The new government has intensified its efforts to rid the country of illegal mining which has devastated many communities in six regions of the country.

Dr Fayemi, in the meeting attended by all cadre of the workers in the ministry, said the huge scale of illegal mining by the two companies in Wase was tantamount to economic terrorism, adding that government was determined to confront anyone or group that are out to sabotage the economy through illegal mining and other means.

«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.

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».

The Media Coalition Against illegal Mining is appealing to the Chief Justice, Sophia Akuffo, to sensitize judges adjudicating galamsey cases on the need to hand out sanctions deterrent enough to perpetrators of illegal mining.

Over time the range of illegal mining activities have been recorded around the area leading to the wanton loss of revenue, minable land and social displacement of the rural communities.

The anti-galamsey fight which has been championed by Citi FM achieved other positive results [not captured in this infographic] and some key government actions, although the problem of illegal mining still persists in some parts of the country.

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 Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) has expressed concern that many children of school going age are constantly being taken out of the classroom into mining pits to engage in of illegal mining popularly known as galamsey.

The government has since taken a number of actions including suspending the issuance of new licences for the small - scale mining in the country, and it has announced the retrieval of some illegal mining equipment, surrendered by the operators following the massive drive to clamp down on their activities.

Following an increase in the activities of illegal mining operation in Edo state, the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Edo command said weekend that it has commence clamping down on illegal mining operators in the state.

Consider the huge cost to the economy now for reparation work that must be done following the evil consequences of illegal mining (galamsey) the economy tolerated for bad administration....

The Federal Government had on August 14, 2017 arrested Dan - China and 25 others and charged them before Justice Kurya, on a four - count offence of illegal mining at Zurak in Wase Local Government Area of Plateau.

But following a directive for the cessation of all illegal mining activities in the country...

The teams have been tasked to stay at their assigned regions until all forms of illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey, have been stopped and unauthorised mining pits permanently destroyed.

3.2 Assessment of community awareness of illegal mining hazards on water bodies and the environment

«The owner of the illegal mining grinding mill DOGGY and Brothers City, engages children of school going - age in either extracting of gold from grind stones or fetching pebbles into the grinding mill.

«We are sure you will agree that the accelerated environmental damage is caused by the industrial scale of illegal mining with heavy duty machinery.

We are using this study to warn Peruvians on the terrible impact of illegal mining in one of the most important enclaves of biodiversity in the world, a place that we have vowed, as a nation, to protect for all humanity.

Informed by on - the - ground investigations and interviews in North and South Kivu, the report reveals that despite being on opposing sides, the national Congolese army and rebel groups, in particular the FDLR, regularly cooperate with each other, carving up territory and occasionally sharing the spoils of illegal mining.

As government struggles to deal with the age - old menace of illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey, various reports from the Water Resources Commission and the Water Research Institute show the practice may soon leave Ghanaians without proper sources of drinking water.

Dealing with the issue of illegal mining, popularly known as «galamsey», will be key on the agenda of the Lands and Natural resources ministry, minister - nominee John Peter Amewu has indicated.

The Ministry and other state agencies including the Police Service, have committed to ridding the country of illegal mining to ensure the country meets the Sustainable Development Goal 6, which seeks to ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all.

He said the locals must be educated and conscientized on the various negative effects of illegal mining to enable them appreciate the development and the need to rise against it.

Nana Prah, who is also a member of the advisory board of Lands and Natural Resources Ministry said the effects of illegal mining on the environment was dangerous and that it was time it was brought under control.

The Eastern Regional Minister, Eric Kwakye Darfour has endorsed Citi FM's campaign against the menace of illegal mining in the country dubbed #StopGalamseyNow.

A statement issued by the Judicial Secretary, Justice Alex B. Poku - Acheampong said the move is in furtherance of «the recent groundswell of public revulsion and media and civil society advocacy against the menace of illegal mining, commonly referred to as «galamsey».

Ladies and gentlemen of the press, Ashanti Youth for Development (AYD) wishes to commend the President's resolve to end the menace of illegal mining.

Earlier in April, the group expressed its readiness to assist the government in fighting the menace of illegal mining, popularly referred to as galamsey.

«I would like to take this opportunity to applaud the government and the good people of Ghana for their determination and resolve to tackle the issue of illegal mining (Galamsey) in the country... Being blessed with such a beautiful country, it behooves us to protect and preserve the environment for future generations.

Citi FM has once again hit the streets today [Tuesday] after launching the #StopGalamseyNow campaign on Monday to raise awareness about the menace of illegal mining.