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Mahama has resolved to ruthlessly deal with ‘galamsey’ – Ablakwa
President John Dramani Mahama has committed to a "ruthless and relentless campaign" to end illegal mining, known as 'galamsey', to end the menace that...
Helicopter crash should inspire stronger fight against galamsey – Ofosu Ampofo
Former National Chairman of the NDC, Samuel Ofosu Ampofo, has said the tragic August 6 military helicopter crash should inspire President John Dramani Mahama...
Galamsey: We are not the problem – DCE rejects claims against MMDCEs [Audio]
The District Chief Executive (DCE) for Twifo-Atti-Morkwa, Isaac Yawson, has firmly dismissed allegations that Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) are complicit in illegal...
Heads must roll – Dr. Ashigbey says after attack on IGP’s anti-galamsey taskforce in Bonteso
The convenor of the Media Coalition Against Galamsey, Dr. Ken Ashigbey, has called for sweeping arrests and immediate investigations following an attack on the...
Abuakwa South MP works on farms during recess, promotes farming over destructive galamsey
While some persist in recklessly degrading Ghana’s forests, Abuakwa South MP Dr. Kingsley Agyemang is setting a markedly different example this parliamentary recess by...
Mob attacks IGP’s special anti-galamsey taskforce at Bonteso
The IGP’s Special Anti-Galamsey Taskforce came under attack on Wednesday at Bonteso in the Ashanti Region after seizing an excavator from an illegal mining...
We cannot trade our children’s future for galamsey profits – Senyo Hosi
Convenor of the One Ghana Movement, Senyo Hosi, has warned against the growing temptation to weigh the country’s immediate economic needs against the destructive...
Galamsey fight must match urgency of death response – Dr. Kingsley Agyemang
Member of Parliament for Akim Abuakwa South, Dr. Kingsley Agyemang, has called for a renewed national commitment to fight illegal mining, locally known as...
I have no doubt Omane Boamah would have ended ‘galamsey’ – AblakwaÂ
Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has honoured the memory of the late Defence Minister, Dr. Edward Omane Boamah, praising...
Galamsey: IGP’s special taskforce seizes seven excavators in Ahiwren
The IGP’s Special Anti-Galamsey Task Force has seized seven excavators in a raid on illegal mining camps in Ahiwren, a small community in the...
Kill ‘galamsey’ before it kills your members – Dr. Aidoo warns Mahama
Ghana’s former ambassador to the Netherlands, Dr. Tony Aidoo, has urged President John Mahama to urgently end the galamsey menace before it claims more...
The eight fallen heroes and the fight against galamsey; a call for decisive action
August 6, 2025, will forever be etched in Ghana’s memory as Black Wednesday.
On this tragic day, a Ghana Air Force Harbin Z-9 helicopter, carrying...
Helicopter crash: Franklin Cudjoe criticises former Akufo-Addo gov’t for failing to tackle galamsey
President of IMANI Africa, Franklin Cudjoe, has criticised the former Akufo-Addo administration following the August 6 helicopter crash that claimed eight lives, including two...
Helicopter crash: They died fighting galamsey; don’t let the fight be in vain –...
Former Ghanaian diplomat and veteran politician Dr. Tony Aidoo, has urged President John Mahama to ensure that the deaths of eight Ghanaians in Wednesday’s...
Repent; blood of helicopter crash victims is on your head – ‘Galamsey’ politicians toldÂ
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ghana Chamber of Mines, Dr. Ken Ashigbey, has rebuked politically connected individuals engaged in illegal mining, commonly...
Helicopter crash: Go all out against galamsey – Vanderpuye urges
The Coordinator of the District Road Improvement Programme (DRIP), Nii Lante Vanderpuye, has called for renewed and intensified efforts to eradicate illegal mining (galamsey)...
Galamsey: NAIMOS arrests 9 Chinese nationals in Wassa Akropong; seizes 4 excavators
The National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) has arrested nine Chinese nationals engaged in illegal mining in the Wassa Akropong area of the Western...
Lives were lost for this cause – DRIP Coordinator pushes for tougher galamsey measures
In a display of respect and solidarity, National Coordinator of the District Road Improvement Programme, Edwin Nii Lantey Vanderpuye, led his team in laying...
Helicopter crash: Sadly, we must use this painful experience to end galamsey – Franklin...
President of IMANI Africa, Franklin Cudjoe, has called for renewed national focus on ending illegal mining, commonly known as galamsey.
This follows the tragic military...
NDC condemned galamsey in public, endorsed it in private – John Boadu alleges
Former General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), John Boadu, has accused the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) of being politically dishonest in...
Galamsey: Minti Nkosuohene, 4 others arrested in Bosomtwe Range Forest Reserve [Photos]
The Nkosuohene of Minti, a small community in the Bosome Freho District of the Ashanti region, and four others have been arrested for illegal...
COKA slams Mahama over galamsey, rallies media support
Chairman Odeneho Kwaku Appiah (COKA), a former Constituency Chairman for Afigya Kwabre South, has raised strong concerns about the state of illegal mining—commonly referred...
‘Poisoned Playgrounds’: National NGO Forum demands urgent action to end child labour in galamsey
The National NGO Forum, led by child-focused non-profit OAfrica, has intensified calls for urgent national action to end child labour in illegal small-scale mining,...
Galamsey: 2 suspected National Security officers, another arrested for alleged extortionÂ
Two self-acclaimed National Security operatives and a sprayer were apprehended on Monday by the Central North Command of the Ghana Police Service for allegedly...
50-year-old woman dies after falling into abandoned galamsey pit in Mpasatia
A 50-year-old woman, popularly known as Auntie Akos, has tragically died after falling into an abandoned mining pit at the Mpasatia Community Miner Site...
Scientists investigate how flooding release toxic chemicals on Galamsey lands
Some soil substances have been identified to facilitate the potential release of toxic chemicals in contaminated artisanal mining sites, commonly referred to as ‘Galamsey’.
Scientists...
OAfrica leads national call to end child labour in galamsey sites on July 30
In commemoration of the upcoming World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, OAfrica, a leading child-focused non-profit organisation, will host a high-level national forum in...
Galamsey: Lands Minister commissions 530 additional River GuardsÂ
The government has inaugurated the second batch of 530 Blue Water Guards as part of its renewed push to curb illegal mining and restore...
Education in limbo at Manso enclave due to anti-galamsey taskforce’s approach – Amansie South...
The Ghana National Association of Small-Scale Miners at Amansie South in the Ashanti Region says the anti-galamsey taskforce's presence and what they term 'Rambo-style'...
Minority petitions Mahama over electoral violence and ‘galamsey’ crisis
The Minority Caucus has formally petitioned President John Dramani Mahama, calling for swift executive intervention in response to two pressing national issues.
These include the...
Galamsey: Lands Minister shoots down calls for state of emergency declaration
The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, has dismissed proposals to declare a state of emergency over the menace of illegal...
Late Prof Mills would be outraged by ‘galamsey’ menace – Charlotte Osei
Former Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Charlotte Osei, says the late President John Evans Atta Mills would have been outraged by the environmental devastation...
Minority slams NDC government over galamsey
The Minority in Parliament has criticised the National Democratic Congress (NDC) government, accusing it of hypocrisy and failure in tackling illegal mining, popularly known...
Galamsey: Savannah Regional Minister destroys over 100 structures, seizes 8 excavators in Tuntumba
The Savannah Regional Minister, Salisu Be-Awurbe (Esq.), has led a security operation in collaboration with the Regional Police Command to dismantle illegal mining activities...
Galamsey: Gov’t sets up National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS)
The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, has announced the establishment of the National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) as part...
Why I get angry when people say ‘galamsey’ is worse under NDC – Erastus...
Environmental journalist, Erastus Asare Donkor, says in the fight against illegal mining, the erstwhile New Patriotic Party (NPP) administration failed to appreciate his reports...
Ending galamsey is far-fetched – Collins Owusu Amankwah slams NDC
Former Member of Parliament for Manhyia North, Collins Owusu Amankwah, has slammed the National Democratic Congress (NDC) government over its handling of illegal mining,...
GNAT supports UTAG’s call for state of emergency over galamsey menace
The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) has backed the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) in its call for a state of emergency...
Tarkwa Bremang Assembly Member arrested for ‘galamsey’ and road diversion
The Western Central Regional Police Command has arrested the Assembly Member for the Tarkwa Bremang Electoral Area, Isaac Duku, popularly known as Agoogi, for...
There’s political will to fight galamsey – Defence Minister assures
The Minister for Defence, Dr Edward Omane Boamah, has reaffirmed the government’s commitment to ending illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey, stating that strong...