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My govt yet to win galamsey fight – Akufo-Addo
President Akufo-Addo says his government is yet to win the fight against illegal mining otherwise known as galamsey.
The President said the battle is nowhere...
I can stop ‘galamsey’ within six months – Former NPP MP
Former New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament for Obuasi East constituency, Edward Enin, has said he has the magic wand to stop illegal...
Even most stupid person in Akufo-Addo’s cabinet knows solution to ‘galamsey’ – Manasseh Azure
Journalist, Manasseh Azure Awuni has described the meeting between President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and the National House of Chiefs over illegal mining (Galamsey)...
Ministers, presidential staffers, MMDCEs involved in ‘galamsey’ – NPP man reveals
Former New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament for Obuasi East constituency, Edward Enin says the government has lost the fight against illegal mining...
Galamsey fight: Help take out partisanship – Akufo-Addo appeals to House of Chiefs
President Nana Akufo-Addo is seeking assistance from traditional authorities to take away partisanship in the fight against illegal mining also known as galamsey.
The...
Akufo-Addo meets National House of Chiefs, MMDCEs over ‘galamsey’
President Nana Akufo-Addo will on Wednesday meet the National House of Chiefs and Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) on the galamsey menace...
Galamsey could cause ban on Ghana’s cocoa beans in the international market – Agric...
Minister for Food and Agriculture, Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto, has said that harmful chemicals used in illegal mining is the greatest threat to cocoa...
Suspected thieves tortured at ‘galamsey’ site
Two suspected thieves accused of attempting to rob a galamsey site being worked on by some Ghanaians and a Chinese national at Denkyira Nkotimso...
Pakyi No. 1 kingmakers angry over surge in galamsey activities
Kingmakers of the Ekuona Royal family and some farmers at Pakyi No.1 are unhappy over a surge in illegal mining activities known as 'galamsey'...
Galamsey: Declare state of emergency in all mining areas – Akufo-Addo told
Pressure group, OccupyGhana, has called on President Nana Akufo-Addo to declare a state of emergency in all mining areas in Ghana in his bid...
Amoatia Ofori Panyin justifies activities of anti-galamsey taskforce at Asaman Tamfoe
Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panyin, the Overlord of Akyem Abuakwa State, has reiterated calls for government and the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources to...
Declare state of emergency in all galamsey areas – OccupyGhana to govt
Pressure group, OccupyGhana, has asked President Akufo-Addo to immediately declare a state of emergency in all mining areas in the country.
To them, this will...
Galamsey: Chiefs, DCEs, others to blame – Lands Minister
The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abu Jinapor, has blamed chiefs, District Chief Executives, regional authorities and opinion leaders for the worsening...
Chiefs cannot be blamed for galamsey activities – Otumfuo
The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, says chiefs cannot be accused of allowing illegal mining to thrive when licenses are issued without recourse to...
Galamsey: We know those involved but can’t talk due to fear – K.T. Hammond...
JoyNews/AdomNews · KT HAMMOND ON GALAMSEY
Member of Parliament for Adansi Asokwa, Kobina Tahir (K.T.) Hammond, has said it has become difficult to talk about...
Odike exposes some soldiers over ‘galamsey’ [Listen]
JoyNews/AdomNews · ODIKE ON SOLDIERS GALAMSEY
The Founder and Leader of the United Front Party (UFP), Akwasi Addai Odike, has said the New Patriotic Party...
I shouldn’t be blamed for ‘galamsey’ activities in people’s rooms – Mireku Duker
The unlawful mining activities (galamsey) that are taking place in people's bedrooms, according to the Deputy Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, George Mireku...
Galamsey pit collapses on illegal miners, one retrieved dead
At least three illegal miners are feared dead after an underground mining pit caved in on them at Akyem Twepiase near Kyebi in the...
Galamsey: OccupyGhana’s open letter to Akufo-Addo
A Civil Society Organisation (CSO) OccupyGhana has blamed the increasing scourge of ‘galamsey’ on what it says is the government’s “sheer inability, total unpreparedness...
There’s no need for media editorial on galamsey – Aisha Huang’s lawyer
Lawyer for ‘galamsey kingpin’ Aisha Huang has questioned the need for a media editorial on illegal mining in Ghana.
Captain (Rtd) Nkrabeah Effah-Dartey says illegal...
Galamsey: Sefwi Elubo chief, brother granted bail
The chief of Sefwi Elubo in the Western North Region, Nana Anini Baffour and his brother, Kwadwo Affi, who were recently arrested for their...
How this policeman drowned while chasing galamseyers will break your heart [Audio+photos]
JoyNews/AdomNews · How this policeman drowned while chasing galamseyers will break your heart
District Chief Executive for Sefwi Amoaya in the Sefwi Bodi District of...
Galamsey: 100 river guards begin training at Eastern Naval Command
About 100 persons, drawn from various parts of the country, have begun a month training as part of efforts to protect Ghana's river bodies...
Drones to fight ‘galamsey’ missing?
JoyNews/AdomNews · Drones to fight galamsey missing
It has emerged that the about 200 drones purchased to fight illegal mining, popularly known as 'galamsey' in...
Huang, accomplices use ‘WeChat’ for galamsey activities – AG tells court
It has been discovered that Chinese galamsey kingpin, Aisha Huang and her accomplices, have been using ‘WeChat,’ social media platform for their correspondence regarding...
Galamsey: Assembly member, 4 others arrested; 300 Chanfans destroyed
Five persons, including the Assembly Member for the Kotokuom Electoral Area, Akwasi Poku, have been arrested in connection with illegal mining activities in some...
We almost shut our plants due to excessive pollution from activities of galamsey –...
The Ghana Water Company has been on the verge of shutting down operations in the Ashanti Region due to the activities of illegal mining.
The...
Galamsey: Reverend minister, one other granted GHc4m bail
The High Court in Accra has granted bail in a combined sum of GHc4 million to Reverend Minister – Rev Wallace Dela-Brown and one...
Two die in galamsey pit at Sefwi Yaw Brefo
Two persons have been confirmed dead in illegal mining activity at Sefwi Yaw Brefo in the Juaboso district of the western north region.
The deceased,...
Fight against galamsey needs all hands on deck – Eastern Regional Minister
Eastern Regional Minister, Seth Kwame Acheampong, has bemoaned the politicisation of the fight against illegal mining aka ‘galamsey’.
According to him, those engaging in illegal...
Elubo chief, brother remanded over ‘galamsey’ activities
The Sehwi Magistrate court, presided over by his worship Lawrence Buenor Bue, has remanded the chief of Sehwi Elubo, Nana Anim Baffour and his...
Galamsey: Sefwi-Elubo residents jubilate after chief’s arrest
JoyNews/AdomNews · Sefwi Elubo residents jubilate over arrest of galamsey chief
Residents of Sefwi-Elubo in the Western North Region are heaving a sigh of relief...
Galamsey forces cocoa farmers to transport water from home to farm
Head of Public Affairs at the Ghana Cocoa Board, Fiifi Boafo, says illegal mining activities in water bodies have compelled cocoa farmers to transport...
Police arrest chief of Sefwi Elubo and brother over ‘galamsey’ activities
The Ghana Police Service says it has arrested the chief of Sefwi Elubo and his brother “in connection with illegal mining”.
In a statement dated...
Politician making fight against ‘galamsey’ difficult – Charles Bissue
JoyNews/AdomNews · Charles Bissue blames politicians for failed galamsey fight
Former Secretary of the Inter-Ministerial Committee on illegal Mining, Charles Bissue, has said the only...
Danger as ‘galamsey’ activities take over homes at Elubo [Video]
There is a looming danger at Elubo, a community in the Juaboso District in the Western North Region as illegal mining also known as...
My seat was given to Chinese ‘galamseyer’ at Kumasi pub – NPP MP
The Afigya Kwabre North Member of Parliament (MP) says he was treated unfairly at a pub in Kumasi at the expense of some Chinese...
I will expose any NDC MP engaged in galamsey – Ablakwa
The North Tongu Member of Parliament (MP), Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, says he will expose any National Democratic Congress (NDC) MP found to be engaging...
‘Galamseyers’ always run to pastors, politicians and other bigwigs for protection – Ellembelle DCE...
JoyNews/AdomNews · Galamseyers' always run to pastors, politicians and other bigwigs for protection
District Chief Executive for Ellembelle District, Kwasi Bonzo, has said although he...
Galamsey pit kills 5 in North East region
An illegal mining pit trapped and killed five persons at Nangurumah in the Mamprugu Moaduri District of the North East Region.
The unfortunate incident occurred...