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Galamsey: Four dedicated courts established to fight the menace – Presidency

In a bid to enhance legal action against illegal mining President Akufo-Addo has directed the Attorney General to work with the Chief Justice to “increase the number of courts handling cases related to illegal mining”. The president stated that four dedicated courts had already been established to enhance the legal actions against galamsey. Regarding other […]

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Attorney General charges CJ to direct judges to conclude galamsey cases within one month

Attorney General and Minister for Justice Godfred Yeboah Dame has charged the Chief Justice to issue a directive to judges handling illegal mining (galamsey) cases. He urged them to conclude ongoing trials within one month from the start of the new legal year on October 10, 2024. Speaking at the Annual Conference of the Association

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Government forms adhoc Ministerial committee chaired by Kan-Dapaah to tackle illegal mining

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On the instruction of the President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, an adhoc Ministerial committee has been set up to engage all stakeholders to assess government’s efforts in dealing with illegal mining. The five-member committee is led by the National Security Minister, Albert Kan-Dapaah. Other members of the committee are the Minister of Lands and Natural

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Twifo Atti-Morkwa DISEC arrests four illegal miners, dozens of equipment burnt

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The Twifo Atti-Morkwa District Security Council (DISEC) in the early hours of Tuesday, raided illegal mining sites along the course of the Pra River in the district. Four were arrested and dozens of equipment such as chanfan and pumping machines were burnt. The eight-hour operation was led by Mr Robert Agyemang Nyantakyi, District Chief Executive,

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A/R: 13 alleged galamseyers remanded for mining in Jimmirah Forest Reserve

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The Nkawie Circuit Court has remanded 13 alleged illegal miners for unlawful entry and mining in the Jimmirah Forest Reserve at Amangoase in the Atwima Mponua District of the Ashanti Region. The miners have been accused of mining in the forest reserve, which is currently undergoing afforestation. Compartment 18 of the Jimmirah Forest Reserve, according

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WR Minister wins GH¢1m defamation case against ‘Chief’, Multimedia

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An Accra High Court presided over by His Lordship, Richard Apietu, has awarded damages of GH₵1,000,000.00 against Nathaniel Dekyi alias Nana Nyonwah Panyin IV of Dompim Pepesa in the Western Region and the Multimedia Group Limited. This was after the court found the two guilty of defaming the Western Regional Minister, Mr Kwabena Okyere Darko-Mensah

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