The
Government
through
the
Minister
of
Communication
has
released
a
statement
on
how
they
plan
to
tackle
the
galamsey
effect
in
the
country.
Illegal
mining
popularly
known
as
galamsey
has
been
a
topic
of
discussion
in
the
last
few
weeks
due
to
its
effect
on
the
river
bodies
across
the
mining
areas
and
the
country
as
a
whole.
Organised
labour
has
threatened
to
go
on
strike
if
the
government
fails
to
ban
mining
in
the
country.
A
statement
from
the
Minister
has
disclosed
that
the
government
has
concluded
its
operational
measures
in
fighting
galamsey
and
is
going
to
intensify
the
ongoing
‘Operation
Halt’
which
is
been
led
by
the
Ghana
Armed
Forces.
It
says
they
are
not
doing
this
alone
and
would
work
together
with
the
Small-scale
miners’
Association
in
fighting
this
problem.
Read
the
statement
below: