Galamsey fight: Central Regional Minister justifies burning of seized excavators LISTEN 7 HOURS AGO The Central Regional Minister, Marigold Assan says the presence of the military in the Region has yielded good results, as it has deterred illegal miners from engaging in illegal mining popularly known as galamsey. She indicated that people are quick to blame the government for the burning of the seized excavators but have turned a blind eye to those destroying river bodies with their illegal activities. The Minister was speaking to the media during a day's tour of some illegal mining sites in the Upper Dankyira East and West Municipalities of the Central Region.