Illegal Mining

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I Won’t Bow To Pressure – Amewu

The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, John Peter Amewu, has said he will not kowtow to pressure from small-scale...

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Five Chinese To Be Charged Under Minerals Act

Five Chinese alleged to be involved in illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey, will face charges under the...

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The War Against Galamsey Is A Battle Ghana Must Win

The war against galamsey is a battle Ghana must win Ghana must win the fight against galamsey The media coalition...

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Allow Us To Work Else All Die Be Die – Small Scale Mining Group To Akufo-Addo

Members of a small scale mining group in the country have issued a three-day ultimatum to the government to allow them...

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Chinese Galamsey Queen To Spend Another Week In Nsawam Prisons

An Accra high court has adjourned the hearing of a bail application by Asia Huang, a Chinese lady arrested for illegal...

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‘Allow Us To Work Else All Die Be Die’ – Small Scale Mining Group To Akufo-Addo

Members of a small scale mining group in the country have issued a three-day ultimatum to the government to allow them...

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‘Galamsey Queen’ Aisha Huang Denied Bail

An Accra High Court has adjourned a bail application by Aisha Huang, a Chinese woman believed to be deeply engaged in...

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Aisha Huang Denied Bail

An Accra High Court has adjourned a bail application by the Chinese woman believed to be deeply engaged in illegal...

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Local Governance Expert Breaks Silence

The President’s nominee as Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for the Asante Akim Central Municipality and local...

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Immigration Boss Under Investigation Over Aisha Huang’s Leaked Tape

The Second-in-Command at the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) in the Ashanti Region, is in hot waters a recording of a...

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We’ll Deal Decisively With Aisha Huang Despite Threats – Amewu

The Lands and Natural Resources Minister, John Peter Amewu has said that his outfit determined to decisively apply the...

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Give Mining Sector Agencies Prosecution Powers

A civil society group, Center for Public Interest Law (CEPIL) is advocating for agencies in charge of mining activities...

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Galamsey Queen Heavily Sponsored NDC Campaigns

A former house help to Chinese illegal mining kingpin is accusing his former boss heavily funding electioneering...

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Prosecute Powerful Persons Behind Galamsey – Kobina Nketsia

Powerful persons involved in illegal mining activities should be prosecuted, Paramount Chief of Essikadu Traditional...

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OccupyGhana Petitions AG Over ‘soft Charges’ For Aisha Huang, Others

Pressure group, OccupyGhana is raising concerns with the laxity of the immigration charges brought before some...

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OccupyGhana Petitions AG Over ‘leaked’ Charges Against Aisha Huang, Others

Pressure group, OccupyGhana, has petitioned the Attorney-General (A-G) over what it claims to be minor charges...

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Causes, Effects and Solutions

Illegal mining strips some 28 billion tons of material from the earth The high incidence of "galamsey" or illegal...

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‘Gov’t Must Engage Galamsayers’

An advocacy group, National Youth for Peace (NYfP), has called on government to, as a matter of urgency, engage all...

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We Need To Rethink Mining In Ghana

James Kwabena Bomfeh has asked State authorities to "rethink mining" in the country. According to him, if mining cannot...