Chinese Sex Workers Invade Wassa Akrpong
Impeccable information reaching Today indicate that some foreign nationals believed to be Chinese commercial sex workers have invaded the Wassa Akropong community, a popular illegal mining...
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Government Must Lead Efforts To End Galamsey – Charismatic Churches
The National Association of Charismatic and Christian Churches (NACCC), has called on the government to lead emergency efforts to end illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey in the country. The...
Okyenhene’s Call For Ban On Mining ‘disaster’ – Miners
The national association of Small-scale miners has described as unfortunate an appeal by the Okyenhene Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panin for government to put a freeze on small scale mining in the...
PPP Threatens To Take Nana Addo To ICC Over Galamsey
The Progressive People’s Party (PPP) has given President Nana Addo and the Government a three-month ultimatum to end the menace of illegal mining or be dragged to the International Criminal Court...
Gov’t Must Lead Efforts To Fight Galamsey – Charismatic Churches
The National Association of Charismatic and Christian Churches (NACCC), has called on the government to lead emergency efforts to end illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey in the country. The...
4 More Chinese Arrested In Ghana Over Galamsey
The Eastern Regional Police Command has arrested four Chinese nationals for allegedly mining illegally at Topreman, a village near Akwatia in the Eastern Region. Confirming the arrest to Citi News,...
GNAT Supports Fight Against Galamsey
The Ghana National Association of Teachers, GNAT, has added its voice to the fight against Galamsey, saying the menace contributes to the fallen standards in education. The Deputy General Secretary...
I Can Stop Galamsey In 24 Hours
Founder and Leader of the United Renaissance Party, Kofi Wayo is accusing the NPP government of not attaching the needed seriousness to stop illegal mining in the country, claiming that he could have...
Small Scale Miners Unhappy With Okyenhene’s Call To Ban Mining
The national association of Small scale miners has described as unfortunate an appeal by the Okyenhene Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panin for government to put a freeze on small scale mining in the...
Invisible Powers Will Make Fight Against ‘galamsey’ Difficult – ACEP Warns
The Africa Center for Energy Policy (ACEP) has warned that the government will not find it easy in its fight against illegal mining, popularly known in the local language as ‘galamsey’ because of...
Chinese Accusation Against Media Unfounded – Mawugbe
The Managing Consultant of Centre for Media Analysis, Dr. Messan Mawugbe, has chastised the Chinese mission in Ghana for questioning the approach of the Ghanaian media in reporting Chinese...
Illegal Miners Surrender To Govt’s 3-Wk Ultimatum
About 50 excavators are being sent from gold-mining town Prestea in the Western Region to Accra as a sign of compliance to government’s three-week ultimatum to all illegal miners to stop their...
China Cannot Tell Us What To Do To Abate Galamsey – Lloyd Amoah
Head of the Legon Centre for Asian Studies, Dr. Lloyd Amoah says government should not allow China to dictate to it how to tackle the problem of illegal mining popularly known as ‘galamsey’. He...
Illegal Miners Surrender To Govt’s 3-Week Ultimatum
Civil Society groups has since rise in support of media campaign against Galamsey About 50 excavators are being sent from gold-mining town Prestea in the Western Region to Accra as a sign of...
ACEP Supports Citi FM’s #StopGalamseyNow Campaign
The Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP), has joined the growing number of groups and individuals supporting Citi FM’s campaign against illegal mining, popularly known as Galamsey. ACEP declared...
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A popular artisanal and small scale miner, known as King Ca-Busa, has called for a total ban on mining activities in the country. His call is premised on the grounds that Ghanaians have not derived...
Disown Compatriots Involved In Galamsey
Ken Ashigbey, Managing Director of the Graphic Communications Group and a member of the Media Coalition against Galamsey, has admonished the Chinese mission in Ghana to dissociate itself from Chinese...
Minister Lauds Citi FM’s #StopGalamseyNow Campaign
The Eastern Regional Minister, Eric Kwakye Darfour has endorsed Citi FM’s campaign against the menace of illegal mining in the country dubbed #StopGalamseyNow. He said the campaign was a worthy...
Police Intimidating Us – Aowin Galamsey Taskforce
An anti-galamsey taskforce in the Aowin District of the Western Region are accusing the Police of intimidating them in a bid to prevent them stop their fight against illegal mining activities in the...
ACEP Joins Fight Against Galamsey
Energy think tank Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP) has said it supports the emerging national consensus to deal with illegal small-scale mining (galamsey) in Ghana. A statement issued and...