Freddie Blay THE IMMEDIATE past National Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Freddie W. Blay, says his law firm, Blay & Associates, is not offering any legal representation
Galamsey Threatens Ghana Water Company’s Operations
THE GHANA Water Company Limited (GWCL) has indicated that illegal mining in the country’s major rivers is dealing a hefty blow to its operations, and that if the turbidity
The Threat Of Galamsey To Ghana’s Gold Value Addition Efforts
ON WEDNESDAY, 5th October, 2022, I had the opportunity to participate in two meetings in Kumasi on the phenomenon of illegal artisanal (small-scale) mining, popularly known as galamsey. These
Arrest Galamsey Kingpins – Ogyeahoho
Ogyeahoho Yaw Gyebi THE NATIONAL House of Chiefs has tasked the IGP, Dr. George Akuffo Dampare, to arrest and prosecute all persons indulging in illegal mining in the country.
War Against Galamsey Caused Big Blow To NPP In 2020 Elections– Akufo-Addo
President Akufo Addo President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says the fight against illegal small scale mining, commonly known as Galamsey cost him and his party, the New Patriotic Party
Put Galamsey Duel On War Footing
The fight against illegal mining or galamsey can no longer be ‘business as usual’ but one which must be put on a war footing with the military prosecuting, as
Lead Galamsey Fight – Govt Charges MMDCEs
THE MINISTER for Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel A. Jinapor, has charged Regional Ministers as well as Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) from mining endemic areas to
Galamsey Pit Swallow 6 At Kyebi
Six persons are trapped in a galamsey pit at Akyem -Tweapiase near Kyebi in the Abuakwa South Municipality of the Eastern Region. The incident reportedly occurred on Wednesday evening
Cop Drowns Chasing Illegal Miner
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