CAGED! Atta Kwadwo A 30-YEAR-OLD galamsey worker, Atta Kwadwo, has been sentenced to 14 years’ imprisonment by the Bekwai Circuit Court in the Ashanti Region for defiling an eight-year-old
Galamsey Threatens West Africa’s Environmental Security – Bagbin
Speaker, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin Illegal small-scale mining, popularly known as galamsey, has become one of the most serious environmental threats facing West Africa, the Speaker of Parliament, Alban
Galamsey Kids In Viral Video
The kids in action at a galamsey site Children, some of them as young as six or so, active in an illegal mining site in a viral video has
Fight Galamsey With All Govt Agencies – Zanetor
Dr. Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings The Minister-designate for Environment, Science and Technology, Dr. Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings, has called for stronger coordination among government ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) to tackle illegal mining,
Adamus Lease Revocation: Apply Same Rules For Galamsey, Big Mines – Retired Miner
Emmanuel Armah Kofi-Buah A retired miner, Samuel Kwaku Mensah, has pushed back against calls for the government to reverse the revocation of Adamus Resources Limited’s mining lease because the
We Cannot Drink Gold: The Price Ghana Is Paying For Galamsey
A polluted river What happens when a country becomes so desperate for gold that it begins to destroy the water, land and livelihoods that keep its people alive? That
From State Of Emergency To Intercession
The fight against illegal mining or galamsey since the issue gained notoriety in the country has been a chequered story embroiled in intense politicking. Before the advent of
Galamsey Collapses Achiase-Anumso Bridge
The collapsed bridge Residents of Achiase and Anumso in the Juaben Municipality of the Ashanti Region are appealing for the immediate reconstruction of a bridge linking them to the
GoldBod Injects GH¢8.4m To Fix Galamsey-Hit Water Plants
Sammy Gyamfi and Adam Mutawakilu with the dummy cheque The Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) has signed a GH¢8.4 million deal with Ghana Water Limited (GWL) to rehabilitate three major
Students, Farmers At Risk As Galamsey Intensifies In Akim Pankese
A polluted river The Dwatoahene of Akim Pankese in the Birim North District of the Eastern Region, Nana Osei Kwadwo, has expressed concern over the increasing activities of illegal
Six Arrested, One at Large Over Murder at Galamsey Site
The suspects The Western Regional Police Command has arrested six suspects in connection with a shooting that killed one person at a mining site in Gwira Ampansie, Nema East District.
Q8 Mining Ventures Not Into Galamsey – Management
Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Emmanuel Armah- Kofi Buah and CEO of Q8 Mining Ventures, David Dakudzi Management of Q8 Mining Ventures has denied allegations circulating on social
10 Miners Survive In Collapsed Pit For 3 Days
The rescued miners MIRACLE OCCURRED when 10 male miners, who had been trapped in a deep mining pit at Konongo in the Ashanti Region for close to three days,