Tag: Operation Halt

By all appearances, Ghana’s fight against illegal mining, popularly known as “galamsey,” has turned a new corner as recent developments bear witness to every well-meaning Ghanaian. In a bold and ...

The Deputy Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, George Mireku Duker, has disclosed that the Lands Ministry together with the Defence Ministry will launch a four-phased approach to continue the ...

The Deputy Minister of Lands and Natural Resources in charge of mines, George Mireku Duker has led a security taskforce to shut down an illegal mining site in the Birim ...

The Minister for Defence, Dominic Nitiwul has disclosed that his Ministry will take a decision as to what to do with the excavators which has been moved from sites into ...

The fourth phase of the ‘Operation Halt II’ exercise aimed at cleaning the various waterbodies affected by 'galamsey' across the country has commenced on the Ankobra River and its tributaries. ...

President of the Republic of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has asked people who see the destruction of seized mining equipment as wrong, to go to court and challenge it. ...

Private legal Practitioner and lecturer, Lawyer John Darko, has suggested that the fight against illegal mining will end this time if strategies are properly executed. Speaking on the progress of ...

The Minister for Defence, Dominic Nitwul, has cautioned miners who undertake their activities at night to put a stop to it. The Minister giving an update on the third phase ...

The Minister for Sanitation and Water Resources, Cecilia Abena Dapaah, has urged the media to use its medium to address and advocate against illegal activities on water bodies. Speaking in ...