The Member of Parliament (MP) for Manso Nkwanta, Mr Joseph Albert Quarm, wants the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources to go beyond placing a moratorium on the issuance of new mining licences and...
Citi FM on Friday presented its #StopGalamseyNow petition to Parliament in a bid to secure the legislative body’s support for the fight against illegal mining in the country. The Petition which was...
All 275 members of Ghana’s Parliament have appended their signature to the Multilateral Mining Integrated Project (MMIP), a quasi-militant campaign against illegal small scale mining. The campaign,...
Some illegal miners in four districts of the Western Region, have pledged to suspend their activities in support of government’s fight to end the menace. They however want the government to give...
By: Kofi Asamoah, Sr. It is disheartening to see the devastation of our forests and pollution of rivers and water bodies in Ghana, by illegal miners (a.k.a. galamsey). Ghana appears to be without any...
As if we do not have enough mayhem on our congested roads, particularly in the capital, commercial motor cycles, popularly known as Okada, are simply adding to making driving in Accra a daily...
As if we do not have enough mayhem on our congested roads, particularly in the capital, commercial motor cycles, popularly known as Okada, are simply adding to making driving in Accra a daily...
The Member of Parliament (MP) for Manso Nkwanta, Joseph Albert Quarm has revealed that he was almost arrested for trying to stop some Chinese who were into illegal mining activities. According to...
The Chief Executive of the Minerals Commission, Dr Toni Aubynn, has admitted that more than a 1,000 small-scale mining companies currently operating have not been ratified by Parliament. He said all...
The Executive Director of the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA), Sulemana Braimah believes that addressing the menace of illegal mining popularly known as galamsey is the first major test for...
The Managing Director of the Graphic Communications Group Limited (GCGL), Mr Kenneth Ashigbey has reacted to calls by the Member of Parliament for Manhyia North, Mr Collins Owusu Amankwah's for...
Teachers in the East Akyem Municipality in the Eastern Region, an area ravaged by the activities of illegal miners, have pledged to join Citi FM’s efforts in ending illegal mining also known as...
Teachers in the East Akyem Municipality in the Eastern Region, an area ravaged by the activities of illegal miners have pledged to join Citi FM’s efforts in ending illegal mining also known as...
Minister for Land and Natural Resources, John Peter Amewu, is advocating a radical solution to the menace of illegal mining. He believes the excavators with which the illegal miners are wreaking...
Bronzy One, the illegal mining operator who warned the the President not to initiate moves that will disturb the illegal act has come out to render an unaqualified apology to the President and the...
The new Eastern Regional Police Commander, ACP George Alex Mensah, has pledged his support in the fight against illegal mining, also known as galamsey, in the Eastern Region. The Eastern Region has...
The new Eastern Regional Police Commander ACP George Alex Mensah has pledged his support to fight illegal mining, also known as galamsey, in the Eastern Region. The Eastern Region has been badly hit...
Calls for a major clampdown against the activities of illegal miners have been shot down by a security expert, Dr Emmanuel Kwesi Aning. According to the Head of the Department of Research at the Kofi...
The Minority Members of Parliament (MPs) on the Appointments Committee of Parliament (ACP) yesterday boycotted the ongoing vetting of deputy ministers designate because of what they described as a...
The minority National Democratic Congress (NDC) members on the Appointments Committee of Parliament yesterday boycotted the vetting of six deputy ministers-designate. But despite the boycott, the...