PORTLAND, Jamaica – Minister with ... against persons engaged in illegal sand mining. He issued the warning this week during a tour of the Swift River Valley in Portland where he said there ...

With increasing focus on construction in recent times, however, almost all the states in the country are facing an acute problem of illegal mining of river sand. Major lengths of the rivers being ...

Despite existing regulations, the Manu river in Moulvibazar continues to ... Despite these measures, illegal sand mining remains rampant in the district. During a recent visit to Kulaura, several ...

These are disguised black sand mining operations. The black sand being hauled out of Cagayan River is worth millions. And our fishermen get nothing but empty nets and murky waters,” France added.