The Catholic Bishops The Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference has called on President John Dramani Mahama to declare a state of emergency in areas ravaged by illegal mining, warning that
Cadman Mills Slams Mahama Over Galamsey
Dr. Cadman Atta Mills Dr. Cadman Atta Mills, brother of the late President John Evans Atta Mills, has criticised the government’s approach to tackling illegal mining operations, popularly known
Mining Pit Swallows Man
A 24-year-old excavator operator apprentice has unfortunately drowned in an abandoned mining pit at Ntoboroso in the Ashanti Region. Randolph Oti Boateng, popularly known as ‘Paa Kwasi’, and his
GoldBod Donates GH¢5m, Pickups To Fight Galamsey
Sammy Gyamfi presenting a dummy cheque to Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah The Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) has presented GH¢5 million and five Toyota Hilux pickups to the National Anti-Illegal Mining
The Wages Of Galamsey
Water treatment plants in some parts of the country have been shut down, the outcome of increased demand for chemicals to address the high rate of water pollution. The
CSOs Jab Mahama Over Galamsey Comment
Daryl Bosu The Ghana Coalition against Galamsey (GCAG) has criticised President John Mahama’s response to the country’s ongoing illegal mining crisis during his first presidential media encounter, describing his
8 Galamseyers Arrested In Pakyi No. 1
One of the confiscated machines at the site The national campaign against illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey, has scored another victory after the Asokwa Divisional Police Command arrested
Taskforce Arrests 8 Galamsey Operators, Destroys Over 150 Tents In Atwima Mponua
 One of the machines in flames A joint security taskforce led by the District Chief Executive (DCE) for Atwima Mponua, Isshaq Ibrahim, has carried out a major operation against
The Truth Is Out
Joseph Yammin The fight against illegal mining or galamsey is nowhere near being won. While we are as a people paying lip-service to the fight, the negative fallouts in
Galamsey Taskforces Extorting Money – Yammin
Joseph Yammin National Organiser of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC), Joseph Yammin, has alleged that the task forces mandated to stop illegal mining are exploiting their positions to
Illegal Miners Destory 2,000 Rubber Trees
Some of the suspects About 2000 rubber trees on a six-hectare land belonging to the Ghana Rubber Estates Limited (GREL) have been destroyed by the activities of illegal miners.
Arrest Galamsey Financiers – Sefwi MCE Urges Police
Dominic Gyasi The Sefwi Wiawso Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) in the Western North Region, Dominic Gyasi, has urged the police and anti-galamsey taskforces to target those who fund illegal
Galamsey Taskforce Arrests 4 Soldiers For Illegal Raids
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