Tag Archives: Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources

Lands Ministry staff arrested for extorting money from illegal miners     A staff of the Lands and Natural Resources Ministry has been arrested for extorting monies from illegal miners and other mining-related activities in excess of ¢200,000.   The suspect, Gabriel Sarpong, is said to have collected the monies …

Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources has absolved itself from the responsibility of compensating residents of Appiate who were displaced by an explosion in the town this year. It says it is nonetheless committed to raising enough funds to “reconstruct the community and support the victims of the incident”. The …

The Atewa forest reserve has been a subject of litigation following the decision by the government of Ghana to mine bauxite in the critical watershed and biodiversity hub located in the Eastern Region of the country. But, even before the case could fully go on trial between some environmental groups …