The bullet-riddled NAIMOS vehicle Illegal miners, also called ‘galamseyers’, operating in a rubber plantation belonging to the Ghana Rubber Estates Limited (GREL) opened fire on the National Anti-Illegal Mining
We’ve Moral Duty To Speak On Galamsey – Catholic Bishops
Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference The Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference has reaffirmed the Church’s moral duty to speak on national issues, stressing that its engagement in public discourse is rooted
When A Child Chooses Galamsey: The Day Ghana Future Spoke, And It Was Terrifying
The writer It was a quiet Good Friday afternoon around 3 p.m. at a mechanic shop in Breman West in Kumasi, the Ashanti region. I had gone there to
Man Killed At Galamsey Site
One of the Excavators A young man, believed to be in his early 20s and yet to be identified, has died after being subjected to severe beatings at a
Miner Drowns In Deep Pit
A scene after the accident A 22-YEAR-old male miner has unfortunately drowned while washing himself in a deep pit, after digging for gold in a different mining pit. Matthew
NAIMOS Raises Alarm Over Growing Use Of Minors In Galamsey
Col. Dominic Buah The National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) has expressed growing concern over the increasing involvement of minors in illegal mining activities, warning that the situation is
2 Sets Of Twins Die In Galamsey Pit
TWO SETS of twins have mysteriously drowned in an illegal mining (galamsey) pit at Ntobroso in the Ashanti Region, sparking sad scenes in the town. One of the deceased
Our Own People In Galamsey – Admits Mahama
President John Mahama President John Mahama has admitted that some members of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) are involved in illegal mining, popularly known as ‘galamsey’, as it
Court Orders Wontumi To Answer Galamsey Charges
Wontumi The Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Wontumi, and his company, Akonta Mining Limited have been ordered to mount
Nkawie Police Destroy Galamsey Camps Near Offin
The Nkawie Divisional Police Command, under the leadership of ASP Noah Yakpah, has launched a forceful operation against illegal mining activities in the Agogoso community in the Atwima Mponua
No Mining Pit Collapse At Manso Tontokrom – Youth
Kwabena Animoyam addressing the media The youth and residents of Manso Tontokrom in the Amansie South District of the Ashanti Region have strongly denied reports of a mining pit
Galamsey Pit Kills Mother, 3 ChildrenÂ
The scene at the galamsey site after the incident An illegal mining or ‘galamsey’ pit at Wassa Dunkwa in the Amenfi West Municipality of the Western Region has claimed four
Youth Demand Emergency Rule Over Galamsey
Edward Seyram Tuttor A coalition of youth activists has declared the government’s anti-illegal mining strategy ineffective and is calling on President John Dramani Mahama to invoke emergency powers to