In a significant move to combat illegal small-scale mining, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has pledged to revoke the Environmental Protection (Mining in Forest Reserves) Regulations, 2023 (L.I. 2462)
Anti-Galamsey Taskforce Raids Atewa Forest
In a daring operation, a task force combating illegal mining (galamsey) in the Atewa West District of the Eastern Region has arrested a Togolese national and seized mining equipment,
Chief Justice Blasts Prosecutors Over Galamsey Cases Delay
Chief Justice, Gertrude Araba Essaba Sackey Torkornoo Chief Justice, Gertrude Araba Essaba Sackey Torkornoo has squarely laid the blame for the delay in galamsey cases on prosecutors, contradicting Attorney-General
NDC Deploys Foreigners To Mine In Water Bodies – Dr. Afriyie
Dr. Nana Ayew Afriyie A stunning accusation has been leveled against the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) by Dr. Nana Ayew Afriyie, Member of Parliament for Effiduase Asokere Constituency
Hold Your Peace, Nananom Will Fight Galamsey – Chief
The Chief of Hemang Afransie in the Amenfi East Constituency of the Western Region, Nana Afonteng II, says it is worrying that some people continue to misconstrue small-scale
Finish Galamsey Cases In One Month – AG
Godfred Yeboah Dame The Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Godfred Yeboah Dame, has called on the Chief Justice to direct all judges sitting on illegal mining (galamsey) cases
Fight Against Galamsey Must Be Beyond Political Blame- Prince David Osei
Actor Prince David Osei has urged Ghanaians to look beyond political blame and unite in the fight against illegal mining, known locally as ‘galamsey.’ In an Instagram post on September
A Total Ban On Small-Scale Mining Will Be Problematic – Dr. Steve Manteaw
Dr. Steve Manteaw Co-Chairman of the Ghana Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative (GHEITI), Dr. Steve Manteaw, has expressed a different view to the call by Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) to
The Bitter Fruits Of Lawlessness: A Call For Order In Our Struggle Against Galamsey!
Dear So-Called Neutrals, I start my open letter to you with the popular Akan proverb: “Obi nkyere abofra Nyame,” to wit, “No one shows a child the Supreme Being.”
Ostriches In Galamsey Fight (2)
Suddenly, all kinds of characters have found their voices to speak against galamsey. When President Akufo-Addo put his presidency on the line in the fight against galamsey in 2017
I Don’t Do Galamsey- Kan-Dapaah Fires At NDC Kelvin Taylor
The Minister for National Security, Albert Kan-Dapaah, has issued a strong rebuttal to baseless allegations of involvement in illegal gold mining, commonly known as “galamsey.” Social media commentator Kevin
House Of Chiefs Intervenes In Galamsey Fight
Ogyeahoho Yaw Gyebi II The debate over Ghana’s mining industry has taken a fresh turn, with the President of the National House of Chiefs, Ogyeahoho Yaw Gyebi II, rejecting
Napo Calls For National Anti-Galamsey Pact
Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh The fight against illegal mining, popularly known as Galamsey, has taken a new turn as the Vice Presidential Candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP),