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Military deployment alone won’t end galamsey – Adutwum
New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential aspirant, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, says addressing unemployment is the most effective way to tackle illegal mining, popularly known...
1,200 excavators undergo rigorous clearance to curb galamsey – Mahama
President John Mahama has disclosed that 1,200 excavators imported into Ghana are currently undergoing a rigorous permitting and clearance process led by the Ministry...
GWCL seeks 280% water tariff hike, blames galamsey for rising costs
The Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) has proposed a 280% increase in water tariffs, citing the devastating effects of illegal mining (galamsey) and water...
Juaso residents, Peasant farmers protest alleged galamsey plans
Residents and peasant farmers in Asante Akyem Juaso in the Asante Akyem South Municipality have raised strong opposition to alleged plans by some individuals...
Galamsey: Minister confirms fresh invasion of Jimirah Forest Reserve
The Ashanti Regional Minister, Dr. Frank Amoakohene, has confirmed that armed illegal miners have returned to the Jimirah Forest Reserve and the Offinso Shelterbelt.
Dr....
Akyem Anyinasin residents protest alleged galamsey operations
Residents and peasant farmers in Akyem Anyinasin, a farming community in the Eastern Region, have strongly opposed alleged plans by some individuals to undertake...
It was a free-for-all under NPP – Mustapha Gbande on galamsey
Deputy General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mustapha Gbande, has accused the New Patriotic Party (NPP) of being the chief architects behind...
Fight against galamsey woefully inadequate – Prof. Bokpin
Economist Professor Godfred Bokpin has criticised the government’s handling of illegal mining (galamsey), warning that the lack of urgency is putting Ghana’s water security...
16-year-old boy shot dead at galamsey site in Amasu
The Bono Regional Police Command has commenced investigations into the shooting of a 16-year-old boy, Issahaku Ansu, at an illegal mining site in Amasu,...
13-year-old girl dies after falling into galamsey pit in Juaboso
A 13-year-old girl, Tesnim Iddrisu, has died after drowning in an abandoned galamsey pit at Juaboso in the Western North Region.
The tragedy occurred when...
Media Coalition commends move to revoke L.I. 2462 in galamsey fight
The Media Coalition Against Illegal Mining has commended the Minister of Environment for initiating steps to revoke Legislative Instrument (L.I.) 2462, which permitted mining...
Galamsey pits claim 22 lives in Central Region – NADMO
More than 22 people have drowned in abandoned illegal mining pits in the Central Region over the past seven months, according to the Regional...
Forestry Commission addresses shortfall in frontline technical staff to aid Galamsey fight
The Forestry Commission is addressing challenges with shortage of frontline technical staff to step up measures in fighting illegal mining and forest degradation.
In recent...
Ashanti Region: Anti-galamsey task force seizes three excavators in one week
The Anti-Galamsey Task Force based in Manso-Adubia in the Ashanti Region has seized another excavator during an operation on Tuesday, bringing the total number...
Galamsey: Akyem Kotoku Kontihene expresses anger at Amuana Praso chief and elders
The Kontihene of Akyem Kotoku, Obrempong Gyamfi Saforo Kyere II, has voiced strong disapproval of the chief and elders of Amuana Praso over their...
Galamsey: Declaring state of emergency dangerous – Asiedu Nketia
National Democratic Congress (NDC) Chairman, Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has opposed calls for Ghana to declare a state of emergency to address illegal mining, popularly...
Titus Glover labels galamsey under NDC as worst ever, calls for state of emergency
Former Greater Accra Regional Minister, Titus Glover, has described illegal mining (galamsey) activities under the National Democratic Congress (NDC) administration as the worst the...
Fear grips Obuasi PTP Quarters residents over galamsey activities
Some residents of Obuasi PTP Quarters say they are living in fear as illegal mining activities intensify in their community.
The concern came to light...
Kwabena Donkor suggests alternative approach to the fight against Galamsey
We talk too much in opposition but do little. I have a different approach, but I am just a simple village boy.
Instead of all...
Galamsey: 12 arrested, 25 chanfang machines destroyed in Western region
The fight against illegal mining in the Western Region has recorded another success with the arrest of twelve suspected illegal miners and the destruction...
Kintampo MUSEC arrests 4, destroys 50 machines in galamsey raid
The Kintampo Municipal Security Council (MUSEC), led by Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) Isaac Donkor, has intensified its fight against illegal mining with a successful...
Galamsey threats could trigger Ghana energy blackout
Several communities in Tarkwa, Damang, Chirano, Edikan, and Wassa, already reeling from the impacts and pressures of illegal mining, are now under threat as...
Galamsey: NAIMOS arrests four soldiers for illegal raids in Tarkwa Nsuaem
The National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) has arrested four soldiers for conducting illegal raids at Simpa Junction in the Tarkwa Nsuaem District of...
Posthumous promotions of crash victims meaningless without fierce action on galamsey – Afenyo-Markin
Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin has said that the recent posthumous promotions of three Ghana Air Force personnel who died in the August 6 helicopter...
Ashigbey urges government to declare localised state of emergency to combat galamsey
Convenor of the Anti-Galamsey Coalition, Dr. Kenneth Ashigbey, has called on government to impose a state of emergency in areas most affected by illegal...
Ashigbey calls for arrest of Yamin and Abanga over alleged ‘galamsey’ ties
The Convenor of the Anti-Galamsey Coalition, Dr. Kenneth Ashigbey, has urged authorities to arrest the National Democratic Congress (NDC) National Organiser, Joseph Yamin, and...
Bright Simons: Why Ghana’s galamsey problem remains unsolvable in the current political culture
I had initially decided not to write about why illegal small-scale mining, or galamsey, cannot be solved under Ghana’s current political culture.
The reason is simple:...
3 Chinese ‘galamseyers’ busted in Akyem Abaam
The Kwaebibirim Municipal Security Council (MUSEC) has arrested three Chinese nationals for engaging in illegal mining (galamsey) along the Birim River in the Eastern...
Galamsey Fight: Lands Ministry hints at possible repeal of LI 2462 in renewed measures
The Media Relations Officer at the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources, Paa Kwesi Schandorf, has hinted at a possible repeal of Legislative Instrument...
Galamsey was weaponised against Akufo-Addo and NPP – Salam Mustapha
National Youth Organiser of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Salam Mustapha, says the Akufo-Addo-led administration’s efforts to tackle illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey,...
Galamsey fight: We’ll withdraw our cooperation if… – Miracles Aboagye to NDC gov’t
Aide to former Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, Miracles Aboagye, has warned the National Democratic Congress (NDC) government that it risks losing the cooperation...
Galamsey fight: Declare state of emergency now – Miracles Aboagye to Mahama gov’t
Aide to former Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, Miracles Aboagye, has called on the Mahama administration to immediately declare a state of emergency to...
What have you been doing till now? – Miracles Aboagye questions gov’t on renewed...
An aide to former Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, Miracles Aboagye, has questioned government’s sincerity in announcing a renewed fight against illegal mining, popularly...
Community mining was an escalated form of galamsey – Fuseini Inusah
Former Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Inusah Fuseini, has described the community mining initiative introduced under the Akufo-Addo government as an “escalated form...
Helicopter crash victims were on mission to promote responsible mining, not to fight galamsey...
Former Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Inusah Fuseini, has clarified that the victims of the recent military helicopter crash in the Ashanti Region...
I don’t see any serious commitment to end galamsey – Awula Serwah
Coordinator of Eco-Conscious Citizens, Awula Serwah, has expressed disappointment at what she describes as a lack of seriousness on the part of government in...
Galamsey fight: We’ve wasted a lot of efforts pretending to fight it – Darly...
Deputy National Director of A Rocha Ghana, Daryl Bosu, has criticised Ghana’s approach to tackling illegal mining, saying the country has wasted years “pretending...
EPA cautions against state of emergency approach to galamsey
Deputy Chief Executive in charge of Operations at the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA), Professor Michael Ayamga-Adongo, has cautioned against depending solely on the declaration...
Honour Omane Boamah’s memory by ending galamsey – Kwesi Pratt Jnr
Veteran journalist and Managing Editor of The Insight newspaper, Kwesi Pratt Jnr, has called on government to intensify the fight against illegal mining, popularly...
Galamsey: Man who incited violence against security personnel in viral video apologizes
A man captured in a viral video inciting illegal miners to attack security personnel has publicly apologized to the Ghana Armed Forces and the...