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We’ll never stop unless you kill us – ‘Galamsey’ worker tells Akufo -Addo [Video]
A video fast circulating on the internet has a Ghanaian man who is a 'Galamsey' worker telling President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo that he...
Galamsey: Okyenhene speaks on burning of excavators
Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori-Panin says though it hurts seeing excavators in flames, government has no option than to burn same in order to deter illegal miners...
Galamsey: Excavators of top NPP executive burnt
At least 20 excavators and several mining equipment have been set on fire by the military taskforce set up by government to crackdown on...
Galamsey Fight: Samuel Abu Jinapor lauds efforts by NDC, NPP to stop the menace
The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources has praised members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and National Democratic Congress (NDC) in Parliament for...
Galamsey Dialogue: Otumfuo ‘ignores’ written speech; calls out Osei Mensah, Abu Jinapor [Video]
The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, says the Ashanti Regional Minister, Simon Osei-Mensah and the Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abu Jinapor, asked him...
I will sanction chiefs who engage in ‘galamsey’ – Asantehene
JoyNews/AdomNews · I won't hesitate to sanction Chiefs engaging in 'galamsey' - Asantehene
Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has threatened to sanction chiefs within his...
Galamsey fight: Let’s get serious as a nation – Oppong Nkrumah [Audio]
Minister of Information, Oppong Nkrumah, has called on all Ghanaians to get serious with the fight against illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey.
Speaking on...
‘Galamsey’ fight: 28 excavators, 267 chanfans destroyed
The government's resolve to end illegal mining, known as galamsey in Ghana, is yielding results, Defence Minister, Dominic Nitiwul has said.
The activities of the...
Galamsey: Activities of Operation Vanguard suspended
JoyNews/AdomNews · Galamsey: Activities of Operation Vanguard suspended
The activities of any taskforce including Operation Vanguard and other taskforces in the fight against illegal mining...
Court refuses to hear galamseyers’ case
The Kaneshie District Court has refused to hear the case of 11 alleged illegal miners (galamseyers) who were said to be mining in the Atewa...
Galamsey: Small Scale miners hints of demo if …
The Ghana National Association of Small-Scale Miners says it does not understand why the military is burning excavators and equipment belonging to its members...
Galamsey: 400 soldiers deployed to remove illegal miners on Pra river
The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has deployed 400 soldiers to remove all persons engaged in mining in water bodies in Ghana in the second...
‘Beyi W’ano’: SHS building on the verge of collapse as ‘galamseyers’ takeover premises
Nkroful Agricultural Secondary School is on the verge of collapse as illegal miners (galamseyers), whose activities are causing serious environmental and social problems, have...
Otumfuo wades into ‘galamsey’ saga
The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, says the government’s failure to strategically engage traditional authorities is a factor in the unsustainable fight against illegal...
Read: Govt not thinking outside the box in galamsey fight despite stakeholders meeting
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HON. FRANCIS-XAVIER SOSU
MP, Madina Constituency
The fight against galamsey is assuming a wrong turn due to Government’s own past failures in the fight. As a...
Why I rejected over GHS700K bribe – Anti-galamsey taskforce member
A former anti-galamsey taskforce member, Twum Ampofo-Agyekum, has recounted why he rejected numerous bribes offered him in the line of his duty.
According to him,...
Galamsey: How much each Operation Vanguard member receives as allowance will shock you [Listen]
JoyNews/AdomNews · Operation Vanguard allowance
A former member of the Operation Vanguard team has revealed why it failed in the fight against illegal mining known...
Minister wages war against galamsey [Audio]
Western North Regional Minister, Rockyy Obeng, has vowed to rescue Ghana from the scourge of illegal mining known in local parlance as galamsey.
According to...
Allotey Jacobs advises govt over galamsey
Social commentator and former NDC Central Regional Chairman, Bernard Allotey Jacobs has advised President Nana Akufo-Addo to apply persuasion in his fight against illegal...
Francis-Xavier Sosu takes on govt on galamsey fight
The fight against galamsey is assuming a wrong turn due to Government’s own past failures in the fight.
As a people, we must be worried...
Galamsey: 2 Chinese nationals arrested, 6 others and 2 Ghanaians flee cops
Two Chinese nationals have been arrested for illegal small scale mining by the Wassa East District Security Council and the Ghana Police Service in...
Appoint non-partisan body for anti-galamsey operations – NDC man to Akufo-Addo
A sympathiser of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Marrer Ghana Limited and Susagtad Boat Building, Novihoho...
I’m ready to help end ‘galamsey’ – Former MP
Former Member of Parliament (MP) for the Manso Nkwanta Constituency, Joseph Albert Quarm, has pledged his commitment to helping end illegal mining (galamsey) in...
Stop aiding foreigners in galamsey – Chinese Ambassador
The Chinese Ambassador to Ghana, Shi Ting Wang says his government would aid the Ghana government to urgently repatriate any Chinese found to have...
16 ‘galamsey’ excavators seized at Amenfi West in Western Region
Some 16 excavators believed to be used by illegal miners in the wanton destruction and pollution of rivers bodies have been seized by the...
41-year-old cocoa farmer found dead in galamsey pit in Western Region
A 41-year-old cocoa farmer identified as Kwame Manu has been found dead in a galamsey pit at Kwassa Kwagyansa in the Amenfi East Municipality...
Galamsey threatens water supply in Western region — GWCL
The Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) has warned that illegal mining activities polluting water bodies and degrading the environment in the Central and Western...
Akua Donkor gives interesting suggestion on fighting ‘galamsey’ [Audio]
JoyNews/AdomNews · Local dialects should be used in Galamsey sensitization - Akua Donkor
The founder and leader of Ghana Freedom Party (GFP), Akua Donkor, is...
My integrity at stake in fight against galamsey – Abu Jinapor
The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abu Jinapor says his integrity is at stake in his quest to deal with illegal mining...
Involve us in ‘galamsey’ fight – Western Region chiefs to Akufo-Addo
Some traditional rulers in the Western Region are advocating for inclusion in the fight against illegal mining, popularly known as ‘galamsey’.
They argue that the wanton...
Galamsey fight: We have all failed – EPA boss
Executive Director of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Henry Kokofu, has said all are to blame for the failure in the fight against illegal...
We can’t win ‘galamsey’ fight with brute force – Dr Toni Aubynn
Former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ghana Chamber of Mines has said the use of brute force in combating illegal small-scale mining, popularly...
22-year-old man slips and dies in galamsey pit at Apampatia [Photos]
A 22-two-year-old man has met his untimely death after he slipped and fell into an abandoned galamsey pit at Akyem Apampatia in the Atiwa West District...
Galamsey: Four Chinese, National Security operative arrested
Six (6) suspected illegal miners including four (4) Chinese nationals have been arrested by the Ashanti regional Operation Vanguard taskforce.
The Chinese nationals arrested are...
Two drown in ‘galamsey’ pit at Sefwi
Two persons, believed to be in their late twenties, have drowned in a mining pit at Sefwi Datano in the Bodi District of the...
2 dead, one injured in galamsey pit in Western Region
Two illegal miners have met their untimely death with one other person severely injured after a hill close to their mine site collapsed on...
Abu Jinapor reveals Akufo-Addo’s instructions to him on ‘galamsey’
Samuel Abu Jinapor, Minister-designate for Lands and Natural Resources, has promised to fight illegal mining, also known as galamsey without fear or favour.
His resolve,...
Vetting: What Abu Jinapor said on Akufo-Addo’s fight against ‘galamsey’
The Minister-designate for Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abu Jinapor, says President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s fight against illegal small-scale mining, popularly known as...
Members of Aowin Traditional Council march to river with goat, schnapps over ‘galamsey’
The Aowin Traditional Council in the Western North Region has evoked a curse on illegal miners in their area.
Stating the reason to Adom...
Akufo-Addo dissolves Inter-Ministerial committee on galamsey
President Nana Akufo-Addo has dissolved the Inter-ministerial Committee on Illegal Mining, Starr News has learnt.
Sources with knowledge of the development say the President will...