Sentences with phrase «on illegal mining»

The joint military / police task - force set up to enforce the ban on illegal mining, to help save the environment, has been making progress in delivering on its mandate.

The issue of guns on illegal mining sites raises national security concerns and should also be investigated.

A former Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Inusah Fuseini, has lamented that he did not get the necessary support from stakeholders when he tried waging war on illegal mining in the country with the use of drones.

In response to a question by one of the workers, Dr Fayemi said the ministry would adopt its own whistle blowing arrangement in order to encourage more information on illegal mining activities in the sector.

Capt. Mahama, who was deployed to the Denyira - Obuasi community in the Central Region region together with his colleague military officers to wage war on illegal mining, was lynched by residents of the area after they mistook him for an armed robber.

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.

In a letter addressed to the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, John Peter Amewu, the Mission chastised the media for its coverage on illegal mining in the country, accusing it of being biase and defaming Chinese leaders.

Captain Adams Mahama, the commander of a military detachment to enforce the ban on illegal mining at Denkyira - Obuasi in the Central Region, was attacked, stoned and burnt to death by some residents, on suspicion he was an armed robber while jogging with a gun on him.

Mr. Amewu's Ministry, through the Forestry Commission, recently issued a license to Exton Cubic Group Limited, to mine bauxite in the Ashanti Region amidst a clampdown on illegal mining activities.

Sadiq's position notwithstanding, the ministry is bent on cracking down on illegal mining by engaging with traditional authorities, such as chiefs.

This was disclosed by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo - Addo at the commissioning of the Secretariat for the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Illegal Mining (IMCIM) at Cantonments...

The progressive People's Party (PPP), has described as undiplomatic the tone of a letter addressed to the government by the Chinese Mission in Ghana on the illegal mining menace in the country.

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.

But most of these arrests are noted to be of laborers working on the illegal mining sites, as Mr. Sowatey indicated.

Speaking at the Commissioning of a Secretariat for the Inter-Ministerial team on Illegal Mining in Accra, President Akufo - Addo said government will not relent on the war against illegal mining.

Speaking to journalists on the first day of the operation, the District Chief Executive (DCE) of Amansie West, William Bediako Asante, said the sustainability of the three - day exercise was necessary to bring down the curtain on illegal mining on the Offin river in the district, and protect the river against pollution.

We hope that the Ghanaian government will pay due attention to this situation, take the necessary action to stop such things from happening again and guide the media to give an objective coverage on the illegal mining issue so as to create a good environment for further development of our bilateral exchanges and cooperation,» the letter said.

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

Since the conversation on illegal mining resurfaced in the past weeks, uninspiring speeches and ad - hoc solutions have emanated from the President; John Dramani Mahama and his appointees.

Clamping down on illegal mining came second at 37.2 percent, then behind that, restoration of Teacher and Nursing allowance is 36.5 percent.

The last major incident took place on 27 October, when a mob torched Ibama's office and four pickup trucks in Humaitá, in the state of Amazonas, after a crackdown on illegal mining operations in Madeira river.

Although Ghana's laws are clear on illegal mining the activity, it has been allowed to continue for more than two decades.

In April this year, government placed a six month ban on illegal mining and that of all small scale mining activities in the country, which elapsed in September ending.

According to him, Capt. Mahama and his colleagues from the 5th Infantry Battalion who were deployed to wage war on illegal mining, were instead protecting illegal miners.

President Akufo - Addo also used the opportunity to explain to the residents his government efforts to clamp down on illegal mining in the country.

This is because these water bodies seem to be regenerating their natural ecology following the ban on illegal mining.

Although Ghana's laws are clear on illegal mining, the activity has been allowed to continue for more than two decades.

Kelen Leite, who was in her 20s when she was promoted as the park boss, brought in a team of armed enforcers from Brasília to crack down on illegal mining, hunting, and deforestation.