Some security personnel at Sefwi Jusboso in the Western North Region have been accused of extorting huge sums of money from illegal miners or ‘galamseyers’ in the area after
22 Foreigners Arrested For Suspected Illegal Mining
The suspects The Savannah Regional Police Intelligence Department has arrested 22 Togolese nationals suspected of engaging in illegal mining activities within the West Gonja Municipality of the Savannah Region. According
I Used To Be Involved In Galamsey – Kwaku Manu
Kwaku Manu Actor and producer, Kwaku Manu, has revealed that he was once involved in illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey, but quit after committing fully to movie production.
CJ Appoints 3 Judges For Galamsey Cases
Dignitaries in a group photograph with students The Chief Justice, Paul Baffoe Bonnie, has assigned three High Court judges who will oversee cases submitted by the National Anti-Illegal Mining
Boy, 14, Killed At Mining Site
Some of the arrested suspects. INSET: One of the injured workers A shooting incident that occurred at a mining company’s site at Adelekezo near Dadwen in the Nzema East
Farmers Urge Action Against Galamsey
Michael Tetteh Kwetey The President of the Ghana National Association of Farmers and Fishermen (GNAFF), Michael Tetteh Kwetey, has called on President John Dramani Mahama to intensify efforts against
‘Don’t Plant Edible Crops On Galamsey Lands’
Dr. Ebenezer Agyemang The Founder of HEPA Plus, Dr. Ebenezer Agyemang, has warned against the cultivation of edible crops on reclaimed illegal mining lands, cautioning that such soils remain
Minister Moves To Curb Tarkwa Galamsey
Emmanuel Kofi-Armah Buah, The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Emmanuel Kofi-Armah Buah, has outlined a series of measures aimed at tightening regulation and combating illegal mining, popularly known
Illegal Mining Hotspot Raided, Drugs, Dynamite Seized
The seized drugs The National Anti-illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) has heightened its efforts to clamp down on illegal mining hotspots across the Western Region. As part of the
Nzema East Galamsey Sites Raided
One of the sites after the raid The Nzema East Municipal Blue Water Guards have raided some illegal mining (galamsey) sites in an operation at Dominase. The operation, which
191 Arrested Over Ehi Police Station Mob Attack
The suspects The Volta Regional Police Command has arrested 191 suspects, including one female, in connection with a recent mob attack on security officers at Ehi Police Station in
Rising Galamsey Deaths Demand Urgent Action – MP
Akwasi Konadu The Member of Parliament (MP) for Manhyia North, Akwasi Konadu, has raised concern over what he describes as the alarming rise in deaths linked to illegal mining,
‘Galamsey Destroying Aquatic Life’
Festival participants in a group photo It has emerged that illegal gold mining activities also called ‘galamsey’ at Cape-Three-Points, a coastal community in the Ahanta West Municipality of the