Illegal miners at Manso Tontokrom and Datano in the Amansie West district of the Ashanti Region are defying government's directive to halt operation. One month after an ultimatum on the suspension...
The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, John Peter Amewu, has said he will not kowtow to pressure from small-scale miners to permit them to resume operations following a freeze on their...
Five Chinese alleged to be involved in illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey, will face charges under the Minerals and Mining (Amendment) Act 2015. After taking over the case from the Ghana...
The war against galamsey is a battle Ghana must win Ghana must win the fight against galamsey The media coalition against illegal mining has engrossed uncountable stakeholders – both internal and...
Members of a small scale mining group in the country have issued a three-day ultimatum to the government to allow them to return to their pits or face their wrath. “We have given the president...
An Accra high court has adjourned the hearing of a bail application by Asia Huang, a Chinese lady arrested for illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey. Jerry Akwetey lawyer for Huang and four...
Members of a small scale mining group in the country have issued a three-day ultimatum to the government to allow them to return to their pits or face their wrath. “We have given the president...
An Accra High Court has adjourned a bail application by Aisha Huang, a Chinese woman believed to be deeply engaged in illegal mining to May 23, 2017. Aisha Huang was remanded in prison custody...
An Accra High Court has adjourned a bail application by the Chinese woman believed to be deeply engaged in illegal mining, Aisha Huang. According to the court presided over by Justice Charles Edward...
The President’s nominee as Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for the Asante Akim Central Municipality and local government expert, Mr. George Kyei Baaffour said to have failed to bribe Assembly...
The Second-in-Command at the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) in the Ashanti Region, is in hot waters a recording of a conversation between him and two other men regarding notorious Chinese illegal...
The Lands and Natural Resources Minister, John Peter Amewu has said that his outfit determined to decisively apply the country’s laws against Chinese galamsey kingpin, Aisha Huang in spite of...
A civil society group, Center for Public Interest Law (CEPIL) is advocating for agencies in charge of mining activities to be given the power to prosecute offenders of mining laws in Ghana. According...
A former house help to Chinese illegal mining kingpin is accusing his former boss heavily funding electioneering activities of the then ruling National Democratic Congress in the Ashanti Region and...
Powerful persons involved in illegal mining activities should be prosecuted, Paramount Chief of Essikadu Traditional area, Nana Kobina Nketsia has said. Nana Nketsia who made the suggestion at a...
Pressure group, OccupyGhana is raising concerns with the laxity of the immigration charges brought before some suspected Chinese illegal miners, thus prompting a petition to the Attorney General’s...
Pressure group, OccupyGhana, has petitioned the Attorney-General (A-G) over what it claims to be minor charges purported to have been levelled against five Chinese accused of engaging in illegal...
Illegal mining strips some 28 billion tons of material from the earth The high incidence of "galamsey" or illegal mining in recent times, have been on several discussions and heated debates for some...
An advocacy group, National Youth for Peace (NYfP), has called on government to, as a matter of urgency, engage all illegal gold mining operators and factor them into the national afforestation...
James Kwabena Bomfeh has asked State authorities to "rethink mining" in the country. According to him, if mining cannot be regularized to ensure the activities of the miners do not lead to...
