Hansol Mining, a small-scale mining company, has called on President John Dramani Mahama to intervene and halt what it terms the unwarranted attacks on indigenous mining companies by members of the Inter-ministerial Task Force.

Parliamentarians yesterday highlighted the plight of victims of child labour, particularly those suffering from the worst forms, and elicited the commitment of all stakeholders to collectively fight against the problem.

The procedure for the payment of compensation to landowners who were affected by the Barekese water supply project was breached, the Judgement Debt Commission has been told.

The Paramount Chief of the Aflao Traditional Area, Torgbui Amenya Fiti V, has called for a probe into the whereabouts of GH¢100 million released for the Aflao Border Facelift Project in 2008.

The Vice-President, Mr Kwesi Bekoe Amissah-Arthur, has said the recent crackdown on illegal small-scale mining in the country is not targeted at Chinese or any group of foreigners.

The Chairman of the Parliamentary select Committe on Science and Environment, Mr Simon Asimah,  lauded the management of the Accra Compost and Recycling Plant and Zoomlion (ACRACP) for their efforts to promote recycling in the country.

The Ghana National Association of Small-Scale Miners (GNASSM), has appealed to the Inter-Ministerial Task Force against illegal small-scale mining not to destroy or steal equipment it itseizes from illegal miners.