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CJ addresses concerns over delayed galamsey cases
Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo has addressed the recent criticisms by Attorney General Godfred Yeboah Dame regarding the delays in illegal mining, commonly referred to...
Attorney General directs judges to conclude galamsey cases within one month
Attorney General and Minister for Justice Godfred Yeboah Dame has issued a stern directive to judges handling illegal mining (galamsey) cases.He urged them to...
Kidney cases at KATH quadruple due to galamsey
Hospital admissions with kidney diseases have tripled in the last 10 years at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH).Outpatient cases with kidney-related diseases have...
Galamsey linked to kidney failures; 65 cases reported in Tarkwa
Authorities of the Central Regional Hospital have disclosed, they are recording increasing cases of kidney infection from persons linked to illegal mining.
Hospital authorities believe...
Over 800 illegal miners arrested since 2023, Foresters urge dialogue to end galamsey
The Forestry Commission says over 800 illegal miners have been arrested since 2023, through the joint security taskforce to clamp down on the menace...
Expediting prosecution processes key to tackling galamsey – Godfred Dame
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...
Court refers Atti-Morkwa Chief’s galamsey case to Chief Justice
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...
Togolese galamseyer jailed 18 years, five others granted bail
The Koforidua Circuit Court A has sentenced a Togolese national, Shaibu Yaw, to 18 years in prison with hard labour for engaging in illegal...
FDA warns against packaging and distribution of ‘galamsey water’
The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has issued a public warning against the packaging and distribution of water labeled as "galamsey water," citing serious...
We want immediate prosecution of persons arrested for engaging in galamsey – UTAG
The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) has called on government to immediately prosecute individuals arrested for engaging in illegal mining (galamsey) activities.In a...
I wish deployment of military to combat galamsey will be consistent – Cwesi Oteng
Gospel musician Cwesi Oteng has suggested that measures put in place to help solve the galamsey situation should be intensified.He said in an interview on Joy FM’s Showbiz...
Chief Moomen blames galamsey menace on lack of political will
Ghanaian poet and playwright Chief Moomen has cited a lack of political will to enforce laws as the reason for the increasing cases of...
Transport unions withdraw from ‘galamsey’ protest
Various transport unions in Ghana have reversed their decision to participate in a sit-down strike initiated by Organized Labour to protest the devastating impact...
Akufo-Addo reaffairms commitment to end galamsey
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has reaffirmed his commitment to ending illegal mining, also known as galamsey, in the country.This comes after Organised Labour...
Judicial Service: Anti-LGBTQ+ Bill cases not ready for hearing
The Judicial Service of Ghana (JSG) has announced that the cases related to the Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values...
Govt to revoke mining in forest reserves, soldiers to burn galamsey equipment
The government has agreed to revoke the Environmental Protection (Mining in Forest Reserves) Regulations, 2023 (L. I. 2462) as part of a new move...
#StopGalamseyNow: Manasseh’s open letter to Organised Labour
Dear Organised Labour,I write to first thank you for waking up from your sleep after so many years of allowing the politicians to have...
Lower Axim Paramount chief arrests 3 people on galamsey sites
The Paramount chief of Lower Axim Traditional Area, Awulae Attibrukusu III and some members of the traditional council have arrested two Ghanaians and a...
GHS confirms Monkeypox case, 230 suspected cases across 88 districts
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has confirmed a monkeypox case in the Bia West District of the Western North Region.The affected individual is a...
GMA petitioned to take disciplinary action against MP over galamsey comment
Member of Parliament for Effiduase Asokore, Dr Nana Afriyie Ayew has been dragged to the Ghana Medical Association (GMA) over some comments regarding illegal...
Find a solution to galamsey, forget about political losses – Kwadwo Mpiani to gov’t
A former Chief of Staff in the erstwhile Kufuor administration, Kwadwo Mpiani, has urged the government to address the issue of illegal mining, commonly...
Activists launch 3-day protest in Accra to free arrested anti-galamsey demonstrators
Some activists are set to hold a demonstration in Accra from October 3 to 5, with the march beginning at Legon Okponglo and ending...
AG defends prosecution of galamsey protestors, citing threats to national peace
Attorney General, Godfred Yeboah Dame has defended government’s decision to prosecute members of the Democracy Hub for their protests against illegal mining (galamsey).He stated...
Stop galamsey to protect public health – Breast Society of Ghana warns
The Breast Society of Ghana has called for an immediate halt to illegal mining, also known as galamsey, due to its severe public health...
Galamsey fight: Alan Kyerematen outlines bold 10-point plan
The presidential candidate for the Afrafranto Alliance, Alan Kyerematen, has unveiled a comprehensive 10-point plan to eradicate illegal mining locally known as galamsey in...
Galamsey pollutants linked to Birth defects and reproductive issues – Pathologist warns
A pathologist and researcher at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Professor Paul Osei Sampene, has issued a warning about the severe...
NAGRAT bemoans increased absenteeism in ‘galamsey’ communities
The National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) has revealed a concerning rise in absenteeism in schools located in mining communities, attributing it to illegal...
Five environmental bodies call for urgent action to combat ‘galamsey’
Five built environment professional bodies have joined the advocacy for the immediate ban on 'galamsey' and other forms of mining activities in the country. The...
Ghana may soon import water if galamsey is not stopped – Paediatric Society
The Paediatric Society of Ghana has issued a stark warning, cautioning that the country could face a looming water importation crisis if illegal mining...
‘Self-defense against nation-wreckers is justified’ – Professor Marfo on fighting galamsey
Professor Charles Marfo has made a controversial statement about the illegal mining also known as galamsey crisis affecting Ghana.Speaking with host Akua Boakyewaa Yiadom...
Galamsey fight: AERC calls repeal of executive instruments endangering forest reserves
The growing crisis of illegal mining, known as “galamsey,” continues to wreak havoc on Ghana’s environment, public health, and economy. Galamsey activities, driven by...
Archbishop Agyinasare hits hard at leadership over Galamsey menace
Founder of the Perez Chapel International, Archbishop Charles Agyinasare, has strongly criticised the political leadership and Ghanaians for allowing illegal mining, commonly known as...
Galamsey: Over 850 people facing prosecution for illegal mining – Dame
Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Godfred Yeboah Dame, has revealed that over 850 individuals are currently facing prosecution for their alleged involvement in...
Effect of ‘galamsey’ finding its way into urban areas through food – GMA
The Vice President of the Ghana Medical Association, Prof. Ernest Yoke, has disclosed that much of the food available on the market today may...
Risk of cleft lip rise in Ghana linked to galamsey
Health experts have warned that Ghana risks having more children being born with cleft lip and palate as heavy metals used in illegal mining...
3,765 cases of mental disorders recorded in 2023 due to alcohol – Mental Health...
The Mental Health Authority of Ghana has joined the global observance of the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking on Wednesday, June...
Mahama will still grant amnesty to convicted ‘galamsey’ miners – Aide
A Special Aide for former President John Mahama has said that his next government will look into granting amnesty to alleged illegal miners awaiting...
Galamsey, smuggling and bad weather slash Ghana’s cocoa revenue by $500m
Illegal mining activities, unfavourable weather conditions, the swollen shoot virus disease, and rampant smuggling have caused a significant shortfall in Ghana's cocoa revenue for...
Galamsey, smuggling and bad weather slash Ghana’s cocoa revenue by $500m
Illegal mining activities, unfavourable weather conditions, the swollen shoot virus disease, and rampant smuggling have caused a significant shortfall in Ghana's cocoa revenue for...
Galamsey: Lack of interpreters not to blame for case dismissals – Chinese Speakers Association
The Chinese Speakers Association of Ghana (CSAG) has dismissed claims that, the courts often release Chinese nationals arrested for illegal mining, known as galamsey,...