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Galamsey: Young men at Jomoro ganged up to beat me – Okyeame Kwame
Ghanaian musician, Okyeame Kwame, has disclosed that two years ago, young men at Jomoro in the Western Region, ganged up to beat him up...
‘Galamsey’: Stonebwoy joins fight in new song; Minister reacts [Video+Audio]
JoyNews/AdomNews · Abu Jinapor Endorses Stonebwoy's Galamsey Song
Award-winning dancehall musician, Stonebwoy, has joined the list of musicians who are ready to use their power to...
Galamsey: NPP Chairman jailed over attempt to bribe DCE [Video]
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) Supom Chairman in the Atewa Constituency, Yaw Sam Nyamade, is serving a 12-month jail term over attempt to bribe...
Galamsey operator jailed 18 years for robbing 2 students
A galamsey operator, who robbed two students of Mabang Senior High Technical School of their mobile phones and money, has been sentenced to 18...
Final year SHS student drowns in ‘galamsey’ pit
A final year student of St. Andrews Senior High School (SHS), Dunkwa-Offin in the Upper Denkyira East Municipality of the Central Region, has drowned...
19-year-old ‘galamsey’ operator sentenced
The Bole Magistrate Court has sentenced a 19-year-old old illegal mining (galamsey) operator, Issahaku Aziz, to 18 months imprisonment.
The sentence was handed to him...
‘Galamsey’ equipment destroyed on Ankobra River [Photos]
The Western Regional Minister, Kwabena Okyere Darko-Mensah, has led a team of police on an exercise to stop illegal mining activities on the Ankobra...
Collapsed galamsey pit kills 2 SHS students at Asiakwa
Two teenagers have died after an illegal mining (galamsey) pit collapsed at Asiakwa, a suburb of the Eastern Region.
The victims have been identified...
2 dead as galamsey pit caves in at Juaboso
Two persons have lost their lives after an illegal mining (galamsey) pit caved in at Juaboso in the Western North Region.
The incident happened at...
I don’t do ‘galamsey’ but I have party friends who are … [Video]
General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party, John Boadu, has outrightly dismissed claims of his involvement in illegal mining locally known as galamsey.
According to...
Ace Ankomah: Beyond fight against galamsey – Fixing regulation gap
Let’s say we win the war against Galamsey. What next?
I propose a stand-alone codification of the law on small-scale (artisanal) mining, a more rigorous...
Let’s find lasting solution to galamsey
A one-day workshop aimed at looking at the impact of illegal mining (popularly known as galamsey) and water security has ended with a call...
Good news for persons affected in fight against ‘galamsey’
The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abu Jinapor, says steps have been initiated to roll out a relief package for persons affected...
Two perish in ‘galamsey’ pit collapse
Two persons have reportedly died in a galamsey pit collapse in the Ashanti region while they were in the process of mining.
The incident is...
‘Galamsey’ increasing cost of treating water – Sanitation Minister
Government says galamsey is raising the cost of treating water for homes and businesses.
Water Resources and Sanitation Minister, Cecilia Abena Dapaah, explained at a...
John Boadu petitions CID over ‘involvement in galamsey’
The General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), John Boadu, has petitioned the Director of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID), Ken Yeboah, to...
Small-Scale Miners burn property of Chinese ‘galamseyers’ [Video]
Members of the Concerned Small-Scale Miners Association, have set ablaze property belonging to some suspected Chinese galamseyers.
The operation, which took place on Friday...
Galamsey fight: 3 Illegal miners jailed 45 years, fined GH¢720,000
Three illegal miners have been sentenced to a total of 45 years and also fined GH¢720,000 for undertaking small-scale mining operations without license.
The three...
Court orders deportation of 4 Chinese ‘galamseyers’ [Video]
A Kumasi High Court has convicted four Chinese nationals for their involvement in illegal mining activities on a 40-acre land of Obuasi-based Seidu Fanzia...
Galamsey: Where River Pra meets the sea at Shama; sea colour now brown (Exclusive...
Galamsey activities have affected the natural colour of the Pra River and a visit to where it meets the sea at the Shama estuary...
Suspected ‘galamseyers’ attacked by angry youth; several injured
Suspected illegal miners at Nangrumah in the Mamprugu Moaduri district of the Northeast Region have been attacked by some angry members of the community.
The attack,...
National Security allegedly arrests official at Jubilee House in connection with ‘galamsey’
The Minority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu, has said an official at the Jubilee House was arrested by the National Security officials few days ago for...
Many feared dead in galamsey pit collapse at Gbane
Many feared dead after an illegal mining (galamsey) pit collapsed on them at Gbane in the Talensi district of the Upper East Region.
The illegal...
Another ‘galamsey’ pit collapse at Campso; one dead [Photos]
One person has been confirmed dead after an illegal mining (galamsey) pit collapsed on him at Campso, a farming community in the Juaboso district...
Galamsey: OccupyGhana chides Akufo-Addo over burning of excavators
Pressure Group, OccupyGhana, has described President Nana Akufo-Addo’s endorsement of the ‘burn-on-sight’ approach adopted by operatives of Operation Halt, as unfortunate.
OccupyGhana also decried the...
Galamsey: Over 400 military men commence fourth phase of Operation Halt II
Over four hundred officers of the Ghana Armed Forces have been deployed for the fourth phase of the fight against illegal mining dubbed Operation...
Galamsey: Okyenhene calls for suspension of mining in Ghana for a year
The Okyenhene, Osagyefo Amotia Ofori Payin, has called for the suspension of mining in the country for a year for a review of the...
Why Ghanaians shouldn’t support burning of ‘galamsey’ excavators – A Plus [Video]
Musician cum politician, Kwame A Plus, has asked Ghanaians to talk against the burning of excavators and other mining equipment being used to mine...
Part 1: Dark clouds on Xtra Gold unveiled: Listed on New York stock market,...
The burning of seven excavators and two bulldozers belonging to Xtra Gold Mining Company by a group of military guys at Atewa West in...
Galamsey: Minerals Commission probes mine collapse at Breman
The Minerals Commission has begun investigations into the collapse of a mining pit at Breman, a mining community in the Upper Denkyira West District...
Exclusive photos: Check out current state of River Pra amid galamsey fight
Though the government is committed to put an end to galamsey across the country, the menace seems to be increasing polluting more water bodies...
Galamsey: One arrested in Breman pit collapse
One person has been arrested following the collapse of an illegal mining pit at Breman in the Upper Denkyira West District of the Central...
3 including 10-year-old girl dead with dozens trapped in ‘galamsey’ pit [Photos]
Three persons have been reported dead with dozens trapped after a galamsey pit caved in at Breman in the Upper Denkyira West District of...
Sefwi chiefs adopt new measures against ‘galamseyers’
Illegal mining activities have destroyed most of the land at Boinzan, Kwawkrom, Mantukwa and its environs. At least, four persons have lost their lives...
Yaw Buaben Asamoa: The war against galamsey must be won, burning of equipment justified
Never since international gold trading started over 400 years ago in the ‘Gold Coast’ at ‘El Mina’ has the winning of the precious metal...
Join govt’s fight against galamsey – Rev Abebrese appeals to chiefs
A former Deputy Commissioner of the Ghana Revenue Authority and Board member of Exim Bank Ghana Limited, Rev. Peter Kwame Abebrese, has called on...
Galamsey: 49 excavators, 228 changfans, 87 water pumping machines destroyed in Operation Halt
The Defence Minister, Dominic Nitiwul has revealed that a number of 49 excavators, 228 changfans and 87 water pumping machines among other mining equipment...
Galamsey fight: Denkyira Adaboe residents unhappy with alleged military invasion
Residents of Denkyira Adaboe in the Upper Denkyira West District of the Central Region are unhappy with alleged military attacks in the area.
They accused...
Adansihene denies involvement in galamsey
The Adansihene has debunked claims of his involvement in illegal mining within his area.
Some youth recently alleged the chief, Opegyakotwere Bonsra Afriyie, is engaged...
Lands Minister, top military officials tour ‘galamsey’ endemic areas
Lands and Natural Resources Minister, Samuel Abu Jinapor and some top military officials, are touring the country's water bodies in galamsey endemic areas.
The...