Tag: Galamsey

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). 

The galamsey menace can contribute to new HIV infections and further undermine progress towards the elimination agenda, Dr Kyeremeh Atuahene, the Director-General of the Ghana AIDS Commission, has said. 

Mr Benito Owusu-Bio, a Deputy Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, says the government is not so far satisfied with the results of the fight against illegal mining due to ...

The OccupyGhana, a pressure group, has reiterated its call on the President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to take drastic action to stop the activities of illegal miners, popularly known as ...