The Australian government has lauded Ghana’s campaign against the activities of small-scale illegal miners and has promised to support the effort. The Australian High Commissioner to Ghana, Andrew...
A civil Society group in the mining sector, WACAM, is calling for a decisive action from government against all forms of what they term irresponsible mining. The group contends that, though the...
Citi FM with its partner station, Beach FM 105.5 in Takoradi, on Thursday renewed the #StopGalamseyNow Campaign in the Western Region. Branded in the campaign T-shirts with fliers in hand, the team...
The Chief Justice has designated 14 courts (7 High Courts and 7 Circuit Courts) to deal with all mining offences committed under the Minerals and Mining Act, Act 703. A statement issued by the...
Some concerned Ghanaian citizens living in the United Kingdom have petitioned President Nana Addo to arrest persons involved in illegal mining, popularly referred to as Galamsey. They also demanded...
Citi FM with its partner station, Beach FM in Takoradi on Thursday begun a fresh wave of the #StopGalamseyNow Campaign in the Western Region. Branded in the campaign T-shirts with fliers in hand, the...
The Chief Justice has designated 14 courts that will be dedicated to handling mining offences committed under the Minerals and Mining Act, (Act 703) and (Amendment) Act 2015 (Act 900). The...
The Ghana National Association of Small-Scale Miners (GNASSM), has condemned activities of illegal miners in the country. According to the National Chairman of the Association, Collins Osei Kusi,...
LAST week it emerged that the Chinese diplomatic mission in Ghana was not happy with our concerted effort to deal with the canker called Galamsey, which practice continues to wantonly destroy our...
It will be very difficult for any chief in Ghana to stop illegal mining commonly referred to in Ghana as galamsey. This according to the Okyenhene, Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panin. According to the...
Okyenhene, Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panin, has rubbished allegations that he condones illegal mining. The Okyenene has been criticized for looking unconcerned while illegal miners destroy water bodies...
Members of the Ghana National Association of Small-Scale Mining have condemned what they termed irresponsible mining activities leading to destruction of forest reserves and water bodies. At a...
Information Minister Mustapha Hamid has dismissed any possible threat to the bilateral relations between China and Ghana over the fight against illegal mining popularly called galamsey. Mr. Hamid...
The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA), has commended the media’s fight against Galamsey- a popular term for illegal mining. The Chinese Mission in Ghana had expressed anger at the manner in...
The progressive People’s Party (PPP), has described as undiplomatic the tone of a letter addressed to the government by the Chinese Mission in Ghana on the illegal mining menace in the country. The...
The Citi Breakfast Show team still focused on illegal mining , popularly referred to as Galamsey on Tuesday April 11, 2017.Join GhanaStar.com to receive daily email alerts of breaking news in Ghana....
A Sekondi High Court has ordered the seizure of the ‘water home’ and other equipment on the River Ankobra purportedly built by some Chinese illegal miners for their operations in the river. The...
Four Chinese nationals have been arrested in Akyem Topreman near Akwatia in the Denkyembour district for engaging in galamsey. The Eastern Regional Police Command, which effected the arrest,...
Sulemana Braimah, Executive Director of the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA), has said no amount of money granted Ghana by China can compensate for the pollution of Ghana’s water bodies...
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...
