The Suspects Four suspected military personnel allegedly conducting unauthorised raids at Simpa Junction in the Tarkwa Nsuaem District of the Western Region have been arrested. They were apprehended on
Police, ‘Galamseyers’ Clash. 5 Injured, 4 Arrested
The four suspects Five people sustained injuries and four others, including the Assembly Member for Bonteso, were arrested on Wednesday, August 13, 2025, after a violent clash between the
‘Don’t Sell Your Cocoa Farms For Galamsey’
A farmer cutting down cocoa trees The Assembly member for Yawkrom, a farming community in the Prestea-Huni Valley Municipality, Thomas Djamgba, has called on cocoa farmers not to cut
Galamsey Is Everyone’s Business
The writer “And gold became god and man became merchandise.” A blessed land bleeding from the hands of her own children and serving foreigners platter. In the heart of Ghana’s
6 Die In Galamsey Pit
One of the deceased persons At least six people were confirmed dead following the collapse of a mining pit at Wassa Dunkwa in the Western Region. The six illegal
Govt Must Fight Galamsey To Honour Helicopter Crash Victims – Kwadwo Sheldon
Kwadwo Sheldon GHANAIAN YOUTUBER, Kwadwo Sheldon, has called on government to intensify the fight against illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey, following the death of eight individuals including two
Abosso, Bompieso Chiefs Warn Galamsey Politicians
Nana Akwasi Appiah, Chief of Abosso The Chiefs of Abosso and Bompieso Communities in the Prestea-Huni Valley Municipality of the Western Region have condemned the illegal mining activities on
Chief Arrested Over Galamsey
The five suspects including the Nkosuohene A TRADITIONAL leader has reportedly been arrested for indulging in illegal mining, popularly called ‘galamsey’, in a forest reserve. Nana Kwadwo Poku, who
I’m Not Into Galamsey – Abanga
Abanga Yakubu Alhassan The Third National Vice Chairperson of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Yakubu Abanga Alhassan, has refuted allegations that he is operating a shadowy anti-galamsey taskforce. The
Galamsey Assemblyman In Court
Isaac Duku, the Assembly Member for Tarkwa Bremang Electoral Area in the Western Region who was recently arrested for allegedly engaging in illegal mining activities, also called ‘galamsey’, has
Miners Clash With Police Over ‘Unjust’ Arrests
Scene from Apinto Community Mining confrontation Disgruntled youth involved in small-scale mining at the Apinto Community Mining Scheme site in Tarkwa have confronted Ghana Police Service personnel over what
Machete-Wielding Galamsey Suspects Clash With Police
Suspects in police custody Twenty-seven (27) suspects have been arrested in a police operation at Ankaase Gyadam near Asamang Tamfoe in the Eastern Region after allegedly attacking officers with
8 Excavators Seized, Makeshift Structures Destroyed In Savannah Region
Some of the items seized and burnt in the operation in Bole The Savannah Regional Security Council (REGSEC) has seized eight excavators and destroyed hundreds of makeshift structures belonging