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Amenfi East NPP PC reacts to claims of endorsing ‘galamsey’
The New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) Amenfi East Parliamentary candidate, Ernest Frimpong, has dismissed claims of endorsing illegal mining popularly known as galamsey and also...
Man accused of galamsey granted ¢150K bail
The Nkawie Circuit Court has granted GH₵150,000.00 bail with two sureties to an unemployed man, accused of engaging in illegal mining at Kobeng in...
‘Chinese galamseyers’ often released due to lack of interpreters – Forestry Commission
The Deputy Greater Accra Regional Manager of the Forestry Commission, George Agbenowoshi, has revealed that the courts often release Chinese nationals arrested for illegal...
Galamsey is the cause of high cost of vegetables – GAWU
The General Agricultural Workers Union (GAWU) has said the severe shortage of vegetables and its resultant hike in prices are due to illegal mining...
Forestry Commission wages war against ‘galamseyers’ over destruction of reserves
The District Manager of the Forestry Commission of Sekyere Kumawu, Alfred Yabepone, has issued a stern warning to chainsaw operators and illegal miners to...
Ellembelle: Cocoa farmers demonstrate at “galamsey” site
Concerned Cocoa Farmers in the Ellembelle District on Saturday, June 1, stormed an illegal mining site at Sendu to express their frustration and opposition...
People will resort to theft if galamsey is banned in my area – Assemblyman
The President of the Ghana Association of Assembly Members for the Western North Region, Frank Ackah Nelson, has advocated for the regularization of illegal...
Truck carrying galamsey equipment crashes into Sehwi Juaboso Magistrate court [Photos]
A KIA Rhino truck with registration number AS 9184-20, allegedly loaded with mining equipment has crashed into the Sehwi Juaboso Magistrate Court at Juaboso...
Obuasi farmers receive 60,000 oil palm seedlings to reclaim depleted galamsey lands in Adansi
Obuasi Goes Agro Association (OGA) Farmers in 6 Adansi Assemblies have received 60,000 oil palm seedlings for reforestation on depleted lands affected by galamsey.
This...
Girl, 5, drowns in galamsey pit while playing with friends
A tragic incident occurred in Manso Nkwanta in the Amansie West District of the Ashanti Region, where a five-year-old girl drowned in an abandoned...
We will restore ‘galamsey’ lands, forests — Mahama
Former President John Dramani Mahama says he will establish a national joint action team on mining and forestry to restore degraded lands, rehabilitate impacted...
Mahama’s AI proposal to combat galamsey ‘a vote-seeking gimmick’ – Ahiagbah
The Director of Communications for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Richard Ahiagbah, dismissed John Dramani Mahama’s pledge to use Artificial Intelligence to combat illegal...
I’ll use Artificial Intelligence to fight galamsey – Mahama
Flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Mahama has revealed plans to employ Artificial Intelligence (AI) in combating illegal small-scale mining, popularly known...
Asantehene raises alarm on galamsey; calls for collective effort to combat menace
Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, on the momentous occasion marking his quarter-century reign, emphatically voiced the urgent need to heal the wounds inflicted upon...
Anglican bishop condemns galamsey activities
The Anglican Bishop of Kumasi Diocese, Rt. Rev. Oscar Christian Amoah, has addressed the detrimental impact of illegal mining, known as galamsey, in cocoa...
Collective efforts needed to win galamsey fight – Dr. Bawumia
The flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has emphasized the need for collective effort in the fight against illegal mining...
Media’s failure to hold government accountable for ‘galamsey’ alarming – Mahama
Former President John says that Ghana must recognize the vital role of journalism in addressing the severe environmental challenges facing the nation.
He expressed disappointment...
Resume campaign against ‘galamsey’ – GJA President to journalists
The President of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA), Albert Kwabena Dwumfour, has expressed worry over the reduction of media campaigns against illegal small-scale mining, commonly...
Galamsey: Four persons confirmed dead within a month in Sefwi Juaboso
Four people have lost their lives in a galamsey pit within a month in the Juaboso District of the Western North Region.
Land, water bodies,...
‘Galamsey’: 5 Burkina Faso nationals jailed 20 years each
The Wa Circuit Court has handed down a 20-year prison sentence to each of the five Burkina Faso nationals convicted of engaging in illegal...
It’s a shame ‘galamsey’ issues no longer make headlines – Sam Jonah
Sir Sam Jonah has challenged Ghanaian journalists with a solemn reminder of their critical role in Ghana's democracy, insisting their duty to uphold truth,...
Two JHS pupils drown in abandoned galamsey pit at Abasewa
Two Junior High School(JHS) final year pupils have died after falling in an abandoned galamsey pit at Dunkwa-Abasewa in the Upper Denkyira East District...
Drivers, passengers stranded as ‘galamseyers’ block road for mining
Passengers and commuters traveling along the Kunka-Ntonsua-9 miles road in the Obuasi Municipal and Amansie Central district of Ashanti found themselves stranded as the...
Checkout Bawumia’s juicy promise to galamseyers
The flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Mahamudu Bawumia in his bid to get the votes of illegal miners popularly known as...
Miner dead after galamsey pit caves in at Hwiremoase
A 30-year-old illegal miner has lost his life at a galamsey site at Dampayaw mountain near Hwiremoase in the Adansi Asokwa district of...
Concession owner arrested after ‘galamsey’ pit kills 25-year-old man
A 25-year-old man, Godfred Bobi, has drowned in a 'galamsey' pit at Denkyira Brofoyedu in the Upper Denkyira West District of the Central region....
Priest petitions Aowin MUSEC over rampant galamsey activities in Assemkrom
Father Dr. Joseph Kwame Blay, the Priest of St. Francis Catholic Church, has lodged a formal complaint with the Municipal Security Council (MUSEC) of...
C/R: Galamsey forces GWCL to reduce water production
The Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) says it has had to reduce water production by 30% in the Central region.
The situation has led...
School children at Pankese charged not to do galamsey
Students in Pankese in the Birim North District of the Eastern Region are urged to prioritize their education instead of engaging in illegal mining...
Three dead after ‘galamsey’ pit collapses in Eastern region
Three people have died in a 'galamsey' pit collapse incident at Kobriso Romanmu in the Denkyembuor District in the Eastern Region.
The victims have been...
I’m yet to be served docket on Akonta Mining’s alleged ‘galamsey’ activities – A-G
The Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, Godfred Yeboah Dame says he is yet to be served with a docket on investigations into alleged illegal...
We still want to hear your comment on ‘galamsey’ – Akufo-Addo told
The Coalition Against Galamsey has raised concerns about President Nana Akufo-Addo’s silence on some critical national issues, including illegal mining locally referred to as...
Political interference fuels galamsey in forest reserves – District Managers cry out
Forest reserves in the country remain under siege by illegal miners in spite of efforts by the rapid response team of the Forestry Commission...
Galamsey: Mahama proposes legislation to halt activities on cocoa farms
Flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Mahama has proposed legislation to end illegal mining activities on cocoa farms.
This legislation according to...
Akufo-Addo hasn’t failed in fight against ‘galamsey’ – Atta Akyea
Member of Parliament for Abuakwa South and former Minister of Works and Housing, Samuel Atta Akyea, says that President Akufo-Addo has not failed in...
Taxing emissions while destroying our forests through ‘galamsey’ is counterproductive
Ghana's Parliament passed a law to levy carbon emissions as part of the country's so-called effort to combat global warming or climate change.
The...
National House of chiefs send important message to govt over galamsey
The National House of Chiefs has reiterated its urgent appeal to the government to implement extensive measures aimed at effectively curbing the problem of...
Police officer dies after vehicle falls into river at galamsey site
A police officer, identified as Constable Prince Amoah met an untimely death during a routine patrol in Enchi-Kwawu in the Aowin Municipality of the...
Galamsey fight: It’s sad to give birth to a child with deformity – Samreboi...
Some residents of Samreboi in the Western Region are shocked to learn the devastating health effects of illegal mining.
This was after the first public...
Multimedia Group, US Agency for Global Media to show ‘Poisoned for Gold’ to residents...
The Multimedia Group, in collaboration with the United States Agency for Global Media, is launching a series of community showings of JoyNews' "Poisoned for...