Tag Archives: Excavators

The Okyenhene, Osagyefuo Amoatia Ofori Panin, has issued a one-month ultimatum to owners of excavators and mining equipment operating along the banks of the Birim River to remove their machinery from the area or face confiscation. This directive comes after a report from the Ghana Water Company Limited revealed a …

The Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources has directed that all owners, operators and users of excavators in the country to register them with the Metropolitan, Municipal or District Assembly (MMDAs) within their jurisdiction.   This forms part of the move to end illegal small scale mining, commonly called galamsey …

The ruling New Patriotic Party’s (NPP’s) Chief Scribe, John Boadu says he has on several occasions saved excavators belonging to his party members from been set ablaze by the anti-Galamsey taskforce. According to him, his duty as the party’s General Secretary is not to be in the office always but …