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The Convener of the Media Coalition Against Galamsey, Dr. Kenneth Ashigbey has revealed that six of the 12 presidential candidates in the 2024 elections...

Convenor of the Media Coalition Against Galamsey, Dr. Ken Ashigbey, has outlined a set of stringent measures aimed at controlling illegal mining, also known...

The Ghana Coalition Against Galamsey (GCAG) has extended an invitation to all presidential candidates in the 2024 elections to sign a National Pledge Against...

The flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, has pledged to introduce sustainable mining practices to tackle the environmental challenges caused...

The Forestry Commission says over 800 illegal miners have been arrested since 2023, through the joint security taskforce to clamp down on the menace...

What was supposed to be a simple submission on a critical infrastructural issue drew a queen mother to tears.She was part of some traditional...

Five individuals sustained injuries during a confrontation between residents and illegal miners operating in the Afao Forest Reserve at Sehwi Nkatieso in the Bibiani...

President Akufo-Addo has reaffirmed his government’s commitment to combating illegal mining, commonly known as galamsey.He emphasized the government's ongoing efforts to address this pressing...

German multilingual news network Deutsche Welle (DW-TV) and The Multimedia Group, through its JoyNews platform organised a street debate on illegal mining, commonly referred...

The harm to water bodies through illegal mining operations has left the majority of Ghana’s river deities powerless.This is according to Okomfo Baffour Gyau,...

The Catholic Church has declared that it will not accept donations derived from proceeds of illegal mining, commonly referred to as galamsey in Ghana.This...

Three individuals connected to the Aisha Huang case are facing charges for engaging in illegal mining activities and immigration-related offenses.The charges include conspiracy to...

The Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference is pushing for the collective adoption of strategic plans to pressure the next government to stop galamsey.Bishop of the...

The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) has defended its decision to withdraw from the intended nationwide strike by Organised Labour over the government’s failure to...

The Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana (PFAG) has raised concerns about challenges faced by the country’s agricultural sector and urged the government to shift...

The Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Godfred Yeboah Dame, has lamented the severe impact of illegal mining, commonly known as galamsey, on Ghana’s environment.He...

It has been over two weeks since some armed illegal miners ambushed Joy News’ environmental journalist, Erastus Asare Donkor, and three of his colleagues...

The Ghana National Association of Small-Scale Miners (GNASSM) taskforce, Akwatia zone, has arrested three illegal miners in Akyem Okyinso, a suburb of Akyem Asuom...

A tragic incident occurred at Sefwi Asawinso 'A' in the Bibiani Anhwiaso Bekwai Municipality of the Western North Region, where a young miner lost...

In a heartfelt appeal for peace, the President of the Institution of Engineering and Technology, Ghana (IET-GH), Engr. Henry Kwadwo Boateng, has called on...

The Dean of the Faculty of Accounting and Finance at the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA), Professor Isaac Boadi, has downplayed the effectiveness...

Farmers in Sehwi Boako have staged a protest demanding immediate action against illegal mining activities encroaching on their agricultural lands within the Wiawso Municipality.The...

The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) has called off its strike in protest of the devastation caused by illegal mining locally known as...

The Kumasi High Court has referred a case in which a mining company is accusing the Paramount Chief of the Atti-Morkwa Traditional Area, Oseadeeyo...

The Chief of Nkroful in the Ellembelle District of the Western Region, Nana Kwasi Kutuah V, has strongly condemned the involvement of some heads...

An award-winning environmental and investigative journalist with the Multimedia Group Limited, Erastus Asare Donkor, has recounted a harrowing experience he and his team faced...

Parts of the Aboi Nkwanta-Samrebol Road in the Wassa Amenfi West Municipality of the Western Region have been completely washed away due to increased...

The University of Ghana chapter of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) has voted to reject the National Executive Committee's (NEC) decision to...

Ghana’s effort to achieve Sustainable Development Goal 6 (SDG 6) is under serious threat due to the devastation caused by illegal mining commonly known...

The Koforidua Circuit Court A has sentenced a Togolese national, Shaibu Yaw, to 18 years in prison with hard labour for engaging in illegal...

The National Executive Committee (NEC) of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) has instructed its members to call off their ongoing strike by...

Professor Kwame Karikari has stated that, political parties in Ghana are reluctant to prioritize the fight against illegal mining, known as galamsey, due to...

Independent presidential candidate, Kofi Koranteng has demanded that President Akufo-Addo and his ministers face jail time for their “gross incompetence” in handling illegal mining...

The embattled Paramount chief of the Atti-Morkwa Traditional Area in the Central Region, Oseadeeyo Kwesi Kennin IV, already embroiled in legal challenges over alleged...

The Media Coalition Against Galamsey has expressed frustration over the declining public demand for an end to illegal mining, known as galamsey.The coalition's convener,...

The Vice-Presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh (NAPO), has assured the Eminent Persons Group of the Christian Council...

Religious leaders and community members in the Konongo community of the Ashanti region are standing against illegal mining activities swallowing up the green vegetation...

The Multimedia Group Limited (MGL) has condemned an attack on some journalists with its Kumasi-based Luv FM during a report on the illegal mining...

Three suspects have been arrested in connection with the assault on some Luv FM journalists during a report on the illegal mining issue at...

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has issued a public warning against the packaging and distribution of water labeled as "galamsey water," citing serious...