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Gov’t considers permanent military base along Ankobra River to tackle galamsey
The government has announced plans to establish a permanent military base along the Ankobra River as part of its renewed war on illegal mining...
GJA President urges journalists to intensify fight against galamsey
The President of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA), Albert Kwabena Dwumfour, has called on journalists to strengthen their watchdog role in combating illegal mining,...
Galamsey: Bonsa River is gone – Tarkwa resident cries out [Listen]
A resident of Tarkwa, Tony Nkrumah Boateng, has expressed deep frustration over the worsening galamsey crisis, warning that illegal mining activities have completely destroyed...
From Jubilee House to the village hut: How galamsey’s toxic trail touches every Ghanaian
Once hailed as a “watered paradise,” Ghana’s lush forests and rivers are now soaked in poison. Illicit gold mining or galamsey has exploded across the...
Galamsey: NAIMOS storms Atwima Mponua forest; excavators seized in massive crackdown
The National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) has carried out a massive swoop in the Atwima Mponua Forest in the Ashanti Region.
The exercise, conducted...
We must prioritise alternative livelihoods in galamsey fight – Tarkwa Nsuaem MCE [Audio]
The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Tarkwa-Nsuaem, Ebenezer Cobbinah, has called for a national consensus and a holistic approach to tackling illegal mining, stressing...
Tarkwa-Nsuaem MCE leads anti-galamsey operation on Bonsa River [Audio]
The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Tarkwa-Nsuaem, Ebenezer Cobbinah, has renewed his commitment to the fight against illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey, following...
Galamsey crisis: The time to act is now without further delay – Ag. Chief...
The acting Chief Justice, Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie, has called on political leaders to take bold and far-reaching measures to end the illegal mining menace...
State of emergency alone won’t solve galamsey – Hackman Owusu-Agyeman
Chairman of the NPP Council of Elders, Hackman Owusu-Agyeman, has warned that declaring a state of emergency will not, on its own, resolve Ghana’s...
Gov’t launches responsible cooperative mining programme in Bibiani to tackle galamsey
The Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources has launched the Responsible Cooperative Mining and Skills Development Programme in Bibiani, Western North Region, as part...
Kwakye Ofosu accuses Akufo-Addo administration of complicity in galamsey
Member of Parliament for Abura-Asebu-Kwamankese and Minister of State in charge of Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, has accused the former Akufo-Addo administration of...
Galamsey, the Church, and politics
I have been following discussions about illegal mining, commonly known as galamsey. The consensus is that this menace benefits few, but it has already...
Gov’t announces permanent military deployment in 44 galamsey hotspots
Minister of State in charge of Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, has outlined a new government strategy to curb illegal mining, popularly known as...
Coalition Against Galamsey rejects EPA Deputy’s ‘blood bath’ warning
The Convener of the Coalition Against Galamsey, Ghana, Dr. Kenneth Ashigbey, has strongly refuted claims by the Deputy Chief Executive of the Environmental Protection...
Sack MMDCEs over galamsey – Ken Ashigbey to Mahama [Audio]
Convener of the Coalition Against Galamsey, Ghana, Dr. Ken Ashigbey, has urged President John Dramani Mahama to immediately sack Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief...
Galamsey: It is time for another protest walk – Ken Ashigbey to Catholic Church
Convener for the Media Coalition Against Galamsey, Dr. Kenneth Ashigbey, has renewed calls for a nationwide prayer walk by the Catholic Church to rally...
Don’t expect NDC to end galamsey in eight months – Eric Adjei fires at...
Chief Executive Officer of the National Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme (NEIP), Eric Adjei, has pushed back against the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) criticism of...
Galamsey fight: Appiah-Kubi urges ‘war-time’ approach and presidential commitment
Former Member of Parliament for Asante Akim North, Andy Appiah-Kubi, has called for a more aggressive and coordinated approach to tackling illegal mining, popularly...
Galamsey: Rivers and forests can’t speak; let’s speak up for them – GBA President...
The President of the Ghana Bar Association (GBA), Efua Ghartey, has called on members of the legal profession to take an active role in...
UTAG-UG warns of deadly health risks from galamsey pollution
The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG), University of Ghana branch, has expressed grave concern over the devastating impact of illegal mining (galamsey) on...
Declare galamsey a national emergency now – Catholic Bishops to Mahama
The Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference (GCBC) has issued a strongly worded statement on the destructive impact of illegal mining (galamsey), urging President John Dramani...
Small-Scale Miners caution government against repeating past galamsey strategies
The President of the National Concerned Small-Scale Miners Association, Michael Kwadwo Peprah, has urged the government to avoid adopting strategies used by the previous...
President Mahama has lost the fight against galamsey – Gyataba
Leader of the United Front Party (UFP), Nana Agyenim Boateng, popularly known as Gyataba, believes Presidenti Mahama has failed in the fight against galamsey.
According...
Government steps up fight against galamsey – Lands Minister
The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, has affirmed that government is intensifying efforts to combat illegal mining, widely known as...
Give me authority; I’ll end galamsey in one month – Janet Nabla to Mahama
Founder and Chairperson of the People’s National Party (PNP), Janet Asana Nabila, has challenged President John Dramani Mahama to hand her the authority to...
Why NAIMOS, other institutions are unable to fight galamsey – Erastus Asare reveals [Audio]
Environmental journalist Erastus Asare Donkor has attributed the limited success of the National Alternative Illegal Mining Operations Strategy (NAIMOS) in tackling galamsey, particularly in...
Erastus Asare Donkor, Ama Mawusi clash over galamsey [Listen]
Award-winning environmental journalist Erastus Asare Donkor and Ama Mawusi Mawuenyefia, Director of Communications at the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources, clashed on air...
Galamsey: Either Mahama is being misled, or he is part of the spin-off –...
Environmental journalist Erastus Asare Donkor has alleged that either President John Dramani Mahama is being misled about the true state of illegal mining, or...
Claims galamsey has worsened under Mahama must be backed by evidence – Kwakye Ofosu
Government Communications Minister, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, has pushed back against claims by critics that illegal mining, or galamsey, has worsened since President John Dramani...
How has gov’t failed in galamsey fight? Ama Mawusi questions critics [Audio]
Ama Mawusi, Director of Communications at the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources, has dismissed claims that the government has failed in its fight...
Portion of Tarkwa market caves in; exposes deadly galamsey threat [Audio]
Traders at the Tarkwa Women’s Market in the Tarkwa-Nsuaem Municipality of the Western Region are living in fear after part of the market land...
Mahama never gave timelines for ending galamsey – Kwakye Ofosu
Government Communications Minister, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, has clarified that President John Dramani Mahama never set a deadline for ending illegal mining, popularly known as...
FixTheCountry declares anti-galamsey vigil and march
The convenor of the FixTheCountry movement, Oliver Barker-Vormawor, has announced plans to hold a vigil to protest the ongoing destruction of the environment caused...
Galamsey is killing us; act now – Cadman Mills to gov’t
Cadman Atta Mills, brother of the late President Prof. John Evans Atta Mills, has criticised government’s handling of illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey.
He...
Galamsey fight: Forestry Commission needs to be resourced – Deputy CEO
Deputy Chief Executive of the Forestry Commission, Elikem Kotoko, has called for more resources and stronger backing for the Commission to effectively combat illegal...
We’ll have no one to govern if we don’t tackle galamsey – Dr. Boakye-Danquah
Former Government Spokesperson on Governance, Dr. Palgrave Boakye-Danquah, has cautioned that Ghana could lose its people to environmental destruction if illegal mining, popularly known...
MOFA distributes seized galamsey water pumps to farmers
The Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MOFA) has distributed 900 water pumping machines, seized from various galamsey sites, to nine regions across the country.
The...
I rate Mahama 80% but his galamsey position disappointed me – Kwabena Dwumfour
President of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA), Albert Kwabena Dwumfour, has praised President John Mahama for holding a media engagement but expressed disappointment over...
President Mahama spoke the truth on galamsey – Paul Adom-Otchere
Journalist and host of Good Evening Ghana on Metro TV, Paul Adom-Otchere, has defended President John Mahama’s stance on illegal mining, insisting that the...
Mahama’s galamsey response disappointed many Ghanaians – Vanderpuye
The National Coordinator for the District Roads Improvement Programme (DRIP), Edwin Nii Lante Vanderpuye, has said President John Dramani Mahama’s recent comments on illegal...