The Office of the Special Prosecutor has secured an order from the court to arrest former Secretary of the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Illegal Mining (IMCIM). This order was secured after Mr ...

A free-for-all ensued in which Ghanaian and Chinese miners engaged in both contestation and collaboration over access to gold, a situation described as 'out of control' and a 'culture of...

respect to the work of the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Illegal Mining. "The OSP is not charged with fighting galamsey but to fight corruption," Mr Wereko-Brobby said and

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by Sammi Wiafe. Ghana's President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has dissolved the Inter-ministerial Committee on Illegal Mining (IMCIM). IMCIM was established by the New Patriotic Party government to clamp down on illegal small mining also known as galamsey which was causing havoc to the country's water resources and …

First, from late 2012 onwards, there was increasingly negative media coverage of "illegal Chinese miners," focusing on local conflicts between Chinese and Ghanaian miners and on the large-scale environmental destruction. 19 On 15 May 2013, President Mahama established an Inter-Ministerial Task Force aimed at "flushing out …

The Inter-Ministerial Committee on Illegal Mining (IMCIM) has arrested nine Chinese men allegedly engaging in illegal mining operations in Kwakyiekrom in the Ashanti Region. The operation which was conducted between the hours of 05:40 pm and 12:00 am on September 8, 2019, and was led by the monitoring and evaluation team of …

Good Morning Ladies and Gentlemen of the ink fraternity, both local and international I believe. We are most grateful for your presence. My name is Edward Kwasi Akuoko; I am the Public Relations (PR) Consultant to Hansol Mines and its affiliate groups, and am here to state our position on recent developments within the small scale mining …

So entrenched and destructive was illegal mining that it needed political will and perhaps, at the risk of political consolidation to combat it. What was more …

On Friday, 7th December 2018, at the Secretariat of the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Illegal Mining, the 16 Chinese galamseyers who were arrested at the Krobo Forest were handed over to the Committee together with their seized items and weapons by the Excavator Evacuation Team led Mr. Agyekum

The Inter-Ministerial Committee on Illegal Mining (IMCIM) has arrested nine Chinese men allegedly engaging in illegal mining …

Former Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, Prof Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, says the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Illegal Mining (IMCIM) did a "brilliant" job. According to him, the committee helped the Small Scale Miners Association secure licenses for its members and trained them on sustainable mining …

650. Ghana's President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has dissolved the Inter-ministerial Committee on Illegal Mining (IMCIM). IMCIM was established by the New Patriotic Party government to clamp down on illegal small mining also known as galamsey which was causing havoc to the country's water resources and lands.

The Government's commitment to the fight against illegal mining has continued to be unwavering. Among the measures put in place by government were: The establishment of an Inter-Ministerial Committee against Illegal Mining (IMCIM), to deal with the crisis situation. This garnered the support needed and has been put on record …

Last month, Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama launched an inter-ministerial task force on illegal mining to arrest, prosecute and deport any foreign nationals found in small-scale mining in ...

4 December 2023 5:48pm. Former chairman of the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Illegal Mining (IMCIM), Prof Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, has bemoaned the current state of most rivers in the country ...

Speaking to Citi News, secretary to the inter-ministerial task-force on illegal mining, Charles Onuawonto Cromwell Bissue, stated that the drones have arrived. "The drones have arrived in the country to support the President's position that …

June 8, 2023. Reading Time: 2 mins read. Prof. Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng. Former Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, Prof Kwabena Frimpong …

The inter-ministerial committee on illegal mining directed that all mining companies and individuals register afresh to obtain certifications or permits to work. Addo-Okyere explains that before the ban, there were 600 legal concessions for mining in the Eastern Region and numerous unknown illegal mining sites. Standards set to enforce …

The illegal mining activities have resulted in increasing conflicts and controversy within Ghana, including a series of mass deportations of Chinese migrants from the country.

Chairman of the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Illegal Mining (IMCIM), Prof. Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, has cautioned all Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) to …

Ghanaian Times (Accra) The Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Godfred Dame, has stated that the report by the former Chairman of the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Illegal Mining must be ...

Illegal small-scale mining has therefore been targeted as a major driving force of socio ... the government of Ghana has attempted to eradicate the phenomenon …

An Inter-Ministerial Committee on Illegal Mining (IMCIM) was set up by President Akufo-Addo in 2017 to ensure coherence in the activities of agencies involved in the fight.

Abstract. This short piece argues how Ghana is struggling to strike a balance between maintaining good relations with Beijing and cracking down on illegal Chinese mining operations. Content may be ...

The Inter-Ministerial Committee on Illegal Mining was constituted to oversee the implementation of the ban on all forms of small scale mining and also see to the vetting of small scale miners. It was commissioned in March 2017 by President Nana Akufo-Addo to reform artisanal and small-scale mining in the country.

Former Chairman of the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Illegal Mining, Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng has taken a dig at Gabby Otchere-Darko, a leading Member of the New Patriotic Party following the latter's response to his report on illegal small-scale mining also known as galamsey in the country.

3 years ago Ghanas Online. Ghana's President, Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has dissolved the Inter-ministerial Committee on Illegal Mining (IMCIM). IMCIM was established by the New Patriotic Party government to clamp down on illegal small mining also known as galamsey which was causing havoc to the country's water resources and …

Footnote 1 In response, two presidents, John Dramani Mahama and Nana Akufo-Addo, established inter-ministerial committees on illegal mining to augment the efforts of designated state agencies charged with regulating the practice. These committees comprise different government ministries that work in collaboration with state agencies, …

For instance, in 2013, at the peak of Chinese engagement in the industry, the state set up an Inter-Ministerial Task Force to clamp down on illicit mining activities. A new version of this called ...