Tag: Galamsey
Tanchara Koro community arrests 18 ‘galamsey’ operators
Community members of Tanchara Koro in the Lawra Municipality of the Upper West Region have arrested a total of 18 illegal small scale miners...
Many Ghanaians to vote on road infrastructure – NCCE
Many Ghanaian electorates have tagged road and infrastructure development as a priority which will influence their vote for a presidential Candidate on December 7,...
”Stay Off Obomeng Stool lands” Chief warns galamsey operators
Nana Effah Opinamang Ill, the Chief of Kwahu Obomeng has called for government's intervention for the protection of Obomeng stool lands as illegal miners...
“Stay away from galamsey”- MDCEs warned
Municipal and District Chief Executives (MDCEs) in the Eastern Region have been warned to stay away from all issues that bother on illegal mining...
Strong collaboration needed to uproot lynching of ‘alleged witches’
Stakeholders in Mental Healthcare are calling for collaboration between the Ministry of Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs and the National House of Chiefs to uproot...
Fighting illegal mining: An Appeal to Otumfuo to step in
It is now clear that political action alone cannot end the illegal mining (galamsey), activities currently wreaking havoc on the country’s water bodies, land...
Four illegal miners trapped to death
Four illegal miners who were trapped to death in a Galamsey pit at Obengkrom have been retrieved and sent to the Axim Hospital...
Small-scale mining is still legal in Ghana-Prof Frimpong-Boateng
Small-scale mining is still legal in Ghana and it reserved only for Ghanaians, Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, the Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and...
Amansie South youth abandon ‘galamsey’ for farming
The youth in the Amansie South District of the Ashanti Region have received commendation for availing themselves of the Government’s agricultural programmes to...
Let’s re-think – Snr. Minister
The Senior Minister, Hon. Yaw Osafo-Maafo, has intimated strongly that, if the level of damage and pollution to the environment is what we get...
7 Chinese Arrested for Galamsey
The monitoring team of the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Illegal Mining (IMCIM), has arrested seven Chinese nationals for their involvement in illegal mining (galamsey, in...
Anas Galamsey Fraud Part 2 sparks Anxiety among Ghanaians
Award-winning undercover journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas, is likely to release ‘Part 2’ of his ongoing explosive documentary on illegal mining titled, “Galamsey Fraud” this...
Ghanaian ministers in panic over Anas Galamsey Fraud phase II
Award-winning undercover journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas, has hinted at releasing ‘Part 2’ of his ongoing documentary on illegal mining dubbed, “Galamsey Fraud” this week.
The...
15-Year-old Perishes in Galamsey Pit
The lifeless body of a 15-year old class five pupil, Emmanuel Mensah was on Friday found floating on the surface of water in a...
China suggests stronger cooperation to fighting illegal mining
Mr Zhu Jing, the Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of China, has said it is important for Accra to collaborate with Beijing to present...
Edem Wages War Against Open Defecation.
Ghana's finest rapper Edem has taken another giant step by launching an end year festival dubbed: “Edemfest”.
The event which was launched in Accra is...
Forestry Commission Debunks “Galamsey” Allegations Against Its CEO
The Management of Forestry Commission has said in a statement signed by Mrs. Joyce Ofori Kwafo, the Corporate Affairs & Media Relations Manager and...
4 Ghanaians and a Chinese arrested for illegal mining
One Chinese and four Ghanaians were on Wednesday, 23 May, arrested by Operation Vanguard Joint Task Force for engaging in illegal mining (galamsay) at...
Ghana’s weak judicial system is a curse on galamsey
The Media Coalition Against Galamsey (MCAG) has identified the justice delivery system as the weakest link to the fight against illegal small-scale mining, also...
One Chinese and 3 Ghanaians picked up over galamsey
The Operation Vanguard Joint Task Force Forward Operating Base West (FOB West), have arrested a Chinese national and three Ghanaians on an illegal mining...
Amewu urged Ghanaian youth not to trade good morals for populism
The Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources has advised political parties to channel their energies into making the nation better where the rule of...
Ghana’s Media Coalition determined to stop illegal mining
The Executive Director for the Media Coalition Against Galamsey (MCAG),Mr Ken Ashigbey has tasked the media to play its watchdog role to halt the...
Media Coalition Against Galamsey Meets People of Nsueam
The Media Coalition against Galamsey (MCAG) has held their first town hall meeting in Nsueam in the Western Region to educate the people on...
Operation Vanguard Round Up 1,155 Suspects in 3 Regions of Ghana
Operation Vanguard, the joint military and police task force set up to enforce the government's campaign against illegal mining activities in the country has...
Media Coalition educates public on illegal mining
As part of efforts to stimulate community and institutional ownership of the sustained campaign against galamsey, the Media Coalition Against Galamsey (MCAG), with support...
Media Coalition to educate Ghanaians on the negative effects of Galamsey
As part of efforts to stimulate community and institutional ownership of the sustained campaign against galamsey, The Media Coalition Against Galamsey (MCAG) with support...
Ghanaians must contribute to the galamsey fight
Reverend Jones Sawyer, the Senior Pastor of God’s Strength Ministry, has described illegal mining as an evil act, which needed to be stopped.
He said:...
Coalition Against Galamsey Organises Mass Meetings in Upper West
Members of the Media Coalition Against Galamsey have intensified their crusade against illegal mining in the Upper West Region by holding series of Town...
Gov’t Of Ghana Poised to spend $100m to reclaim destroyed lands
Government is poised to spend 100 million dollars to reclaim lands destroyed by activities of illegal miners in the country through the Multi-sectorial Mining...
Displaced illegal miners at risk
Ms Hannah Blyth, the Programme Manager of the Fund for Peace, has called on government to ensure that a long term strategy is instituted...