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George Mireku Duker, Deputy Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, has opposed calls for the government to ban small-scale mining as a way of tackling illegal small-scale mining a.k.a galamsey. According to him, any form of ban on small-scale mining will do the country more harm than good. Speaking to …

The Member of Parliament for Tarkwa Nsuaem, George Mireku Duker has denied reports that his bodyguard has been killed at an illegal mining (galamsey) site. Some news portals on Friday reported that a man allegedly shot to death by three Chinese nationals who have been arrested was a bodyguard to …

  An alleged bodyguard of Tarkwa-Nsuaem Member of Parliament, George Mireku Duker has been murdered at a galamsey site. It is also alleged that the deceased whose name was only given as Eric worked as an illegal miner under the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Tarkwa-Nsuaem, Mr Benjamin Kesse. He …

George Mireku Duker, Deputy Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, has stated that the continuous destruction of river-bodies across the country can lead to the importation of water. “Our rivers are highly polluted. The liberties taken with Ghana’s environmental governance and practices must not be allowed to continue, and we …