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Nationwide crackdown: Ghana’s anti-galamsey task force intensifies operations
Ghana’s fight against illegal mining—locally known as galamsey—has intensified, with coordinated operations across three regions resulting in multiple arrests, significant equipment seizures, and the...
Anti-galamsey operation: 23 arrested, 64 changfans seized in Western Region
In a continued effort to clamp down on illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey, the Ghana Police Service has arrested 23 suspects during targeted,...
Police arrest 3 in Diaso Anti-Galamsey operations; excavator and weapon retrieved
The Ghana Police Service, through its Special Anti-Galamsey Task Force, has arrested three suspects and seized several pieces of mining equipment during two coordinated...
Police arrest 8 at Ayanfuri over galamsey, illicit drugs
The Central North Regional Police Command has dealt a major blow to illegal mining (galamsey) and the associated drug trade in Ayanfuri, resulting in...
IGP has impounded over 1,200 excavators as gov’t steps up galamsey fight – Shamima...
Deputy Presidential Spokesperson, Shamima Muslim, has revealed that the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) has impounded a total of 1,250 excavators at various ports across...
Ashigbey replies Chinese Ambassador over ‘galamsey’ comment
Dr Ken Ashigbey, the CEO of the Ghana Chamber of Mines, has swiftly responded to recent controversial remarks made by the Chinese Ambassador to...
Galamsey fight: Apologise to Ghanaians for deceit – Haruna Mohammed to Mahama gov’t
Deputy General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Haruna Mohammed, has called on President John Dramani Mahama and his government to render an...
I am not happy with how Mahama is dealing with galamsey – Prof Bokpin
Renowned Economist and Finance Professor at the University of Ghana, Prof. Godfred A. Bokpin, has expressed disappointment over President John Mahama’s approach to tackling...
Woman drowns in abandoned galamsey pit at Anyaaso in Ashanti region
A 45-year-old woman has allegedly lost his life after drowning in an abandoned galamsey pit at Anyaaso in the Bosomefreho District of the Ashanti...
Stop blaming us for galamsey; you hired them – Chinese Ambassador fires back at...
Chinese Ambassador to Ghana, His Excellency Tong Defa, has stirred national controversy by asserting that Ghana “can never eliminate” illegal mining, known locally as...
Galamsey crisis: Prof. Baffour Agyeman-Duah backs Chinese envoy’s assertion
Former United Nations Senior Governance Advisor, Professor Baffour Agyeman-Duah, has backed the Chinese Ambassador to Ghana’s assertion that the illegal mining menace, popularly known...
GCAG demands urgent government action on galamsey crisis amid broken promises
The Ghana Coalition Against Galamsey (GCAG), a broad alliance of media organisations, civil society groups, professional associations, and concerned citizens, has called on the...
There will always be deviants in the fight against galamsey – Martin Kpebu
Private legal practitioner Martin Kpebu has warned that the fight against illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey, will remain an uphill battle as long...
Who shields the galamsey kingpins? – IET-GH challenges Mahama on inaction
The President of the Institution of Engineering and Technology Ghana (IET-GH), Engr. Henry Kwadwo Boateng, has issued a pointed challenge to President John Dramani...
Armed soldiers allegedly guarding galamsey site in Anwiaso East Forest Reserve
Environmental journalist Erastus Asare Donkor has alleged that the military is providing protection for an illegal mining operation deep within the Anwiaso East Forest...
Galamsey enclave uncovered in Anwiaso East Forest Reserve with over 30 excavators
JoyNews' investigation has uncovered a vast illegal mining operation hidden deep within the Anwiaso East Forest Reserve, near Diaso in the Bibiani area of...
Galamsey Cases: Supreme Court nominee proposes Chinese language training for judges
Supreme Court judge nominee, Justice Philip Bright Mensah, has proposed Chinese language training for judges to help bridge the communication gap in galamsey-related trials.
Justice...
31 illegal miners arrested in Bono anti-galamsey operation
The Bono Regional Police Command has arrested 31 suspected illegal miners and seized 12 excavators along with two load-bed trucks in a large-scale operation...
My fight against galamsey will continue, I only support responsible mining – Dr. Ashigbey...
The Ghana Chamber of Mines has officially introduced its new Chief Executive Officer, Ing. Dr. Kenneth Ashigbey, marking a strategic step in its mission...
19-year-old dies in a galamsey pit, family suspects foul play
A 19-year-old man, Herod Cobbina, has tragically drowned in a galamsey pit at Sehwi Chiene, a farming community in the Bibiani Anhwiaso Bekwai Municipality...
Galamsey: Hannah Bissiw recounts ‘hostage-style’ attack after raid at Bui Sobinso
The Administrator of the Minerals Development Fund (MDF), Dr. Hannah Louisa Bissiw, has recounted a terrifying ordeal during a field operation at an illegal...
Galamsey: Illegal fuel station uncovered in Jimmirah Forest Reserve
The Minerals Development Fund (MDF) and security agencies in a joint operation have uncovered an illegal fuel station deep within the Jimmirah Forest Reserve...
Galamsey surges in Western region despite ongoing crackdown – Report
The Western Region, long regarded as a major hub for artisanal and small-scale gold mining, is experiencing an alarming expansion of mostly unregulated and...
Galamsey: Five excavators, guns seized during raid in Ahafo Ano South West
A special joint anti-galamsey operation led by the Mankranso District Police Command and the Ahafo Ano South West District Assembly has resulted in the...
Galamsey: Wontumi’s aide convicted in bribery case, fined GH₵200k
The High Court today, Wednesday, June 4, convicted Thomas Andy Owusu, aide to NPP Ashanti Regional Chairman Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi,...
Small-Scale Miners warn against exclusive powers for chiefs in galamsey fight
The President of the Small-Scale Miners Association, Michael Kwadwo Peprah, has raised concerns over proposals to grant traditional chiefs exclusive powers to combat illegal...
Man, 22, drowns in abandoned galamsey pit at Juaboso
A 22-year-old man, Jebril Hamidu, has been found dead after reportedly drowning in an abandoned galamsey pit at Juaboso in the Western North Region.
According...
We’ll regulate excavator imports to curb galamsey – Mahama
President John Mahama has outlined stringent measures to tackle illegal mining, popularly known as 'galamsey,' by tightening regulations on the importation of excavators.
He revealed...
IGP orders crackdown on galamsey; 38 arrested across 3 Regions
The Inspector General of Police (IGP) has initiated a series of coordinated operations targeting illegal mining activities, commonly known as galamsey, in towns notorious...
I am not involved in galamsey – Wontumi insists
The Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, has reiterated that he is not...
17 arrested in anti-galamsey operation in Samreboi
The Special Police Anti-galamsey Taskforce from the National Police Headquarters has arrested 17 suspects in connection with illegal mining activities, commonly known as galamsey...
We will not allow galamsey to ruin our community – Saamang chief warns
The Chief of Akyem Saamang, near Osino in the Fanteakwa South District of the Eastern Region, Barima Dr. Ofori Nyarko Tetepo, has launched a...
Catholic Bishops urge President Mahama to declare galamsey state of emergency
The Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference has called on President John Mahama to declare a targeted state of emergency in areas worst affected by illegal...
JHS pupil dies in galamsey pit after being chased by security at Pramkuma
A 16-year-old Junior High School (JHS) pupil, Yakubu David, has died after falling into a galamsey pit at Pramkuma near Akyem Takyiman in the...
CDM slams GoldBod budget as ‘greed over green’ in galamsey fight
The Centre for Democratic Movement (CDM) has criticized the Mahama administration for allocating US$279 million to the Ghana Gold Board (GOLDBOD) for gold purchases,...
Galamsey: ‘A betrayal of Ghana’s rivers’ – CDM blasts Mahama over inaction
The Centre for Democratic Movement (CDM) has issued a strong condemnation of President John Dramani Mahama’s administration, accusing it of a gross failure to...
14 granted GH¢350,000 bail each over galamsey at Akyem Muoso
The Koforidua Circuit Court B has granted bail to 14 individuals arrested for engaging in illegal mining, locally known as galamsey, at Akyem Muoso...
Galamsey happening near Police barrier in Wassa Japa [Listen]
Environmental journalist with the Multimedia Group, Erastus Asare Donkor, has raised alarm over ongoing illegal mining activities—popularly known as galamsey—occurring in close proximity to...
Anti-galamsey taskforce seizes 4 excavators at Samreboï
In a major operation against illegal mining, a special police team has intercepted and seized four excavators, two of which were allegedly being escorted...
Coalition against galamsey demands prosecution of Akonta Mining
The Ghana Coalition Against Galamsey has called for the immediate prosecution of Akonta Mining Company Limited for their involvement in illegal mining in the...