Community members at the galamsey site A tragic galamsey accident in the Atwima Mponua District of the Ashanti Region has left at least seven people dead and several others
‘Mahama Must Apologise For Galamsey Strategy’
Haruna Mohammed The Deputy General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Haruna Mohammed, has criticised President John Dramani Mahama over what he described as a flawed and inconsistent
6 Illegal Miners Arrested In Western North
The suspects An anti-illegal mining operation carried out by the Western North Regional Police Command has led to the arrest of six suspects. The six individuals were arrested at
UTAG To Announce Action On Govt Galamsey Fight
Prof. Vera Fiador The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) has announced plans to implement a series of actions aimed at compelling the government to intensify efforts in dealing
Illegal Miners On Rampage •Take Over GRIDCo Sites
Frank Asirifi Otchere The Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo) has called for urgent intervention from National Security agencies to protect its transmission infrastructure and operational sites, which are increasingly been
Intensify Galamsey Fight – GJA To Govt
Some of the participants The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has bemoaned the lack of political will from successive governments to walk the talk by ensuring an end to illegal
Galamsey Fight Along Bonsa River Intensified
An abandoned excavator INSET: Some of the machines being destroyed. The National Anti-Illegal Mining Secretariat (NAIMOS) taskforce has intensified its operation against illegal mining activities along the Bonsa River
Declare State Of Emergency On Galamsey – Catholic Bishops
The Catholic Bishops The Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference has called on President John Dramani Mahama to declare a state of emergency in areas ravaged by illegal mining, warning that
Cadman Mills Slams Mahama Over Galamsey
Dr. Cadman Atta Mills Dr. Cadman Atta Mills, brother of the late President John Evans Atta Mills, has criticised the government’s approach to tackling illegal mining operations, popularly known
Mining Pit Swallows Man
A 24-year-old excavator operator apprentice has unfortunately drowned in an abandoned mining pit at Ntoboroso in the Ashanti Region. Randolph Oti Boateng, popularly known as ‘Paa Kwasi’, and his
GoldBod Donates GH¢5m, Pickups To Fight Galamsey
Sammy Gyamfi presenting a dummy cheque to Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah The Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) has presented GH¢5 million and five Toyota Hilux pickups to the National Anti-Illegal Mining
The Wages Of Galamsey
Water treatment plants in some parts of the country have been shut down, the outcome of increased demand for chemicals to address the high rate of water pollution. The
CSOs Jab Mahama Over Galamsey Comment
Daryl Bosu The Ghana Coalition against Galamsey (GCAG) has criticised President John Mahama’s response to the country’s ongoing illegal mining crisis during his first presidential media encounter, describing his