Police have opened investigations to unravel how a policeman got drowned while chasing illegal miners commonly called Galamsey in River Sui in the Sefwi Bodi District of the Western
Galamsey Chief, Brother Granted Bail
THE CHIEF of Sefwi Elubo in the Western North Region, Nana Anini Baffour and his brother, Kwadwo Affi, who were recently arrested for their alleged involvement in illegal mining, also
9 Illegal Miners Arrested
A COMBINED team of security personnel last Sunday arrested nine suspected illegal miners at various locations in the Atwima Mponua District of the Ashanti Region. The Atwima Mponua District Police
838 Changfans Machines Decommissioned On Offin River
Following reports of illegal mining activities on the Offin River in the Western Region as a result of improved reporting mechanisms, the Deputy Minister of Lands and Natural Resources in
Court Convicts 2 Chinese, 2 Ghanaians For Illegal Gold Deals
A Tarkwa Circuit Court has convicted two Chinese namely Chen Hung aka Labania and Chen Zhil aka Andy, and two Ghanaians, Stephen Arthur and Prince Denis Aidoo, for unlawfully dealing
Galamsey Getting Back On Ankobra
Miners on the River Ankobra There appear to be a renewed surge in the activities of illegal miners, popularly called galamsey, who are bent on destroying water bodies and forest
Don’t Sell Cocoa Farms For Galamsey
The Asantehene’s representative and other officials of FEDCO making a presentation to a cocoa farmer THE ASANTEHENE, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has advised cocoa farmers to avoid the temptation of
Locals Should Be Involved In Galamsey Fight
Members of the Council of State visiting an illegal mining site Chairman of the Council of State, Nana Otuo Serebour II, has suggested that the district assemblies and the traditional
2 Chinese Arrested For Galamsey
Two Chinese nationals suspected to be engaging in illegal small-scale mining also called ‘galamsey’ have been arrested in an operation by the Nzema East Municipal Security Council (MUSEC) in the
Mining Pit Kills Man
The deceased A 25-YEAR-old man has been trapped to death in a deep mining pit at Esaase in the Amansie West District in the Ashanti Region. Solomon Zakari, the deceased,
‘National Security’ Galamsey Boys Get GH¢350k Bail Each
THE Koforidua Circuit Court ‘B’ in the Eastern Region, presided over by Her Honour Mercy Addie Kotei, yesterday granted bail of GH¢350,000 each to the 32 alleged National Security suspects
‘Galamseyers’ Seize Company’s Concession
TENSION IS brewing as a group of illegal miners has reportedly seized Mensin Gold Bibiani Limited’s legally acquired priced-mining concession through illegal means. But for the professionalism and patience of
Man, 22, Dies In Galamsey Pit
File photo A 22-year-old man who allegedly refused to heed to the incessant calls to stop engaging in illegal mining activities, also called ‘galamsey’, has died in a galamsey pit. The