{"id":306421,"date":"2017-03-31T09:00:25","date_gmt":"2017-03-31T09:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=306421"},"modified":"2017-03-31T09:00:25","modified_gmt":"2017-03-31T09:00:25","slug":"ambrose-dery-hails-medias-role-in-galamsey-fight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/03\/ambrose-dery-hails-medias-role-in-galamsey-fight\/","title":{"rendered":"Ambrose Dery hails media&#8217;s role in galamsey fight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Minister of Interior, Ambrose Dery, has hailed the media for its efforts in the fight against illegal mining through reports that exposed the alarming rates of destruction by the miners.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at a meeting with retired Police officers, the Minister said the huge media coverage, coupled with public education, has changed people\u2019s perception on the strategies by the government to fight the menace.<\/p>\n<p>[contextly_sidebar id=&#8221;ibbHJofqzEQN7mEDSImUFuNkVoTgLazB&#8221;]&#8221;The media is doing very well in the case of galamsey; bringing the bad side of the things out and educating people. It shouldn&#8217;t be a &#8216;them and we&#8217; situation, where it is government that has to come out with soldiers and police to go and stop it,\u201d Mr. Dery said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe all have to recognise the threat to our very existence. Drinking water is no longer safe for us. We are losing land and development projects cannot even take place.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou could be walking in Ghana and before you realise you are sinking because you are walking over tunnels so I think that it is something we should all help on,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mining commission to suspend issuance of small-scale mining licenses<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Mr. Dery however, remained tight-lipped on government\u2019s security arrangements to fight against illegal mining.<\/p>\n<p>The Minerals Commission of Ghana is, however considering a\u00a0suspension of the issuance of new licenses for small-scale mining to spark an\u00a0overhaul of the country\u2019s mining sector and deal with the illegal mining menace.<\/p>\n<p>The Chief Executive Officer of the Minerals Commission, Dr. Tony Aubyn, made the revelation on the <strong>Citi Breakfast Show<\/strong>\u00a0noting that his outfit is <span style=\"color: #666699;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #666699;\" href=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/03\/30\/issuance-of-small-scale-mining-licenses-to-be-suspended\/\">preparing a memo<\/a><\/strong><\/span> to be issued to the sector minister, John Peter Amewu, to this effect.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_290020\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-290020\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-290020 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/c4a7f58b-bedb-4ddf-832b-d02fb33e0ca5.jpg\" alt=\"Ministerial Vetting\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-290020\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">John Peter Amewu &#8211; Minister, Lands &amp; Natural Resources<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Mr. Amewu has, on his part,\u00a0given a three-week ultimatum to all illegal miners to stop their activities or face the full rigour of the law.<\/p>\n<p>He has assured that government has in the pipeline a well-rehearsed strategy to implement drastic punitive measures to ensure that the persons in the background who fund the activities of the illegal miners are also dealt with.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>By: Anass Seidu\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Minister of Interior, Ambrose Dery, has hailed the media for its efforts in the fight against illegal mining through reports that exposed the alarming rates of destruction by the miners. 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