The government of Ghana through the newly established National Alternative Employment and Livelihood programme (NAELP) has reclaimed over 1000 hectares of land from illegal miners in the Western North. Dr Carol Louise Donkor, National Coordinator of the Programme visited some of the areas being taken care of by Dredge Masters, a subsidiary of the Jospong Group of Companies (JGC). The company has successfully reclaimed 450 hectares of land from illegal miners (popularly known as Galamseyer) in the Western North. Dr Donkor reiterated that The NAELP is aimed at alleviating the hardships of people adversely affected by the activities of illegal miners, and also as part of the government’s efforts to sanitise the mining space. The programme also includes a community mining scheme which presents a module for small scale mining in the country. She said the project will create jobs for over two thousand youths in the affected area through the replantation of the lands. It was against this...