The police have arrested 17 suspects in connection with illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey, activities at Samreboi in the Western Region. The suspects were arrested in an operation
The police have arrested 17 suspects in connection with illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey, activities at Samreboi in the Western Region. The suspects were arrested in an operation
Nana Dr. Adarkwa Bediako III (right) with other dignitaries launching the programme Cocoa farmers in the Tarkwa-Nsuaem Municipality of the Western Region have been called upon not to sell
Galamseyers at Wassa Gyapa Wassa Gyapa, a community near Wassa Akropong in the Western Region known for harbouring lots of illegal miners or ‘galamsey operators’, has been raided in
Some of the excavators The Ghana Police Service, in special anti-galamsey operations at Samreboi, along the Tano River, Wassa Dunkwa, Tigarikrom, and surrounding communities in the Western Region, have
A 40-YEAR-old illegal miner has met his untimely death after he was trapped in a deep mining pit, whilst digging for gold at Adiembra near Afari, in the Ashanti
Some of the suspects The Enchi Forest Division in collaboration with the military has arrested 10 illegal miners in a special operation. The 10 persons were arrested for engaging
One of the abandoned galamsey pits About four persons were confirmed dead after mistakenly falling into some illegal mining or galamsey pits in the Akontombra District of the Western
Chatles Bissue and Kissi Adjebeng The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has charged former Secretary to the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Illegal Mining (IMCIM), Charles Bissue and one Andy
Okatakyie Afrifa-Mensah Generational Rights Society, a pressure group, has called on the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) to declare a state of emergency on illegal mining given the rise
Emmanuel Armah Kofi Buah The hypocrisy about managing illegal mining or galamsey as it is referred to will remain with us as citizens of this country for a long
Salam Mustaph The National Youth Organiser of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Salam Mustapha, has called on President John Mahama to render an unqualified apology to Ghanaians over his
The suspects The Central North Regional Police Command is leaving no stone unturned to nib illegal mining (galamsey) activities in the area in the bud. The Command has, therefore,
The deceased A FEMALE illegal miner, aged 45 years old, has accidentally fallen into an abandoned mining pit, leading to her death. The deceased, identified as Georgina Appiah, was