Ghana is practically begging China to help in the fight against Chinese nationals who are contributing to the destruction of its environment through illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey. The...
A popular man of God is threatening to lead a massive demonstration against chiefs and politicians in the country if nothing is done about illegal mining in Ghana. According to Evangelist Oduro,...
Water in the Birim River is fast becoming untreatable for human consumption as a result of high levels of pollution by operations of illegal miners popularly known as galamsey, the Eastern Regional...
Galamsey operations, according to the union, have popped up in some communities Cocoa production may significantly reduce in the country and affect Ghana’s foreign exchange earnings if illegal...
Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has proposed a total ban on small scale mining in the country as a means of stopping the distraction that the activity causes to the...
Water, Water Everywhere Not Any Drop To Drink Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s The Rime Of The Ancient Mariner is as relevant to the Ghanaian situation as it was when the wide sea could not provide needed...
An operation by the Western Regional Police Command to flush out miscreants engaged in illegal mining (galamsey) in river bodies has led to the arrest of five Chinese nationals who were reportedly...
Editor-In-Chief of the New Crusading Guide newspaper, Abdul Malik Kweku Baako says he is losing faith in the nation because of successive governments' failure to stop illegal mining popularly called,...
Work on a 3.3 million gallons water project in Wa, the Upper West regional capital, has been completed. The water supply system which is currently being test run will be ready for distribution to...
A research to assess the effect of excessive use of mercury in gold extraction on artisanal miners and residents of mining communities in Ghana is currently underway. The miners are said to be...
Activities of illegal miners have led to the shutdown of the Ghana Water Company treatment plant at Kyebi in the East Akim Municipality of the Eastern Region. The treatment plant which takes water...
The Ashanti Region records the greatest number of armed robbery cases in the country, regional police commander DCOP Ken Yeboah has disclosed. According to him, this is largely due to activities of...
A 15-year-old Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) candidate of the Sekyere Himang Methodist JHS in the Wassa East District of the Western Region, on Tuesday met his untimely death when he...
The fight against ‘galamsey’, he noted is a collective responsibility of everyone The Eastern regional Minister, Hon. Eric Kwakye Daffour has bemoaned the negative impact of ‘galamsey’...
GHANA yesterday marked World Water Day with a call on President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to intervene in the illegal mining activities currently going on in the country. World Water Day is...
The Member of Parliament (MP) for Tamale South and Minority Leader in Parliament, Haruna Iddrisu, has stated that the public should not expect the Appointments Committee to ask Members of Parliament...
Three out of every five Ghanaian drinking water are reported to be contaminated by human waste, putting them at risk of contracting cholera, dysentery, typhoid and polio. This revelation was made by...
President of Friends of Rivers and Water Bodies, Nana Dwomoh Sarpong, has cast doubt on government’s preparedness to clamp down on illegal mining activities known as galamsey in the country. He...
“It is turning out to be a constant refrain, but on a day like this, we cannot ignore the state of our environment. We are endangering the very survival of the beautiful and blessed land that our...
Vice President Dr, Mahamadu Bawumia, has hinted that government will in the next few weeks; announce a policy plan to fight illegal mining popular called Galamsey. Speaking at a round table...
