The Office of the Special Prosecutor has given the assurance that it will prosecute those found culpable of corruption and corruption-related offences in the mining sector.
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has demanded an immediate bipartisan enquiry into recent leaked reports on illegal mining (Galamsey) by Chairman of the defunct Inter-Ministerial Committee on Illegal Mining.
Dr Cassiel Ato Baah Forson, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Parliamentary Minority Leader has called for a probe into the report of the defunct Inter-Ministerial Committee on Illegal Mining.
The Asante Bekwai Circuit Court has granted a GHC300,000.00 bail with three sureties each to 12 Chinese nationals accused of illegal mining also known as ‘Galemsey’.
Mr Samuel Asare Ankamah, Deputy Executive Director in charge of Agronomy at Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), has urged cocoa farmers to desist from the practice of selling out their farmlands ...
The Minority Caucus in Parliament has called for an investigation into some alleged galamsey claims made by Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, a former Minister of Environment, Science, Technology, and Innovation.
The General Agricultural Workers Union (GAWU) has called for a national conversation on “widespread” destruction of the country’s farmlands by illegal miners and real estate developers.
The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has commenced investigations into the activities of some officials in key institutions in respect of illegal small-scale mining.
The Western Regional Minister, Mr Kwabena Okyere Darko-Mensah, has called on heads of the various Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) to own the fight against illegal mining (galamsey) and ...
Dr. Henry Ofosu Addo, an Environmental Parasitologist and a researcher, has predicted that Ghana might import water in some years ahead if conscious efforts are not made to stop illegal mining (galamsey).
