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Sex-For-Protection Chinese Galamseyer, Aisha, Invited For Questioning

A well-connected and powerful Chinese woman who is into galamsey in the Ashanti Region has been invited for questioning...

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Chinese Government Is Backing Galamsey Fight – Lands Minister

Lands and Natural Resources Minister, John Peter Amewu says the Chinese government is in full support of Ghana's...

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Water Research Institute Calls For Legalization of Galamsey

The Water Research Institute (WRI) of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) says government will be...

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Catholic Priests Backs Government Galamsey Fight With ‘operation Touch Heaven’

Some Catholic Priests from areas where there is illegal mining activities in the Central Region have launched a...

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69 Illegal Mining Machines Confiscated and Destroyed At Dunkwa Offin

Sixty nine illegal mining machines have been confiscated and destroyed by an anti galamsey taskforce at Dunkwa Offin...

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Illegal Mining Machines Destroyed In Renewed Crackdown In Dunkwa-On-Offin

Sixty-nine illegal mining machines have been confiscated and destroyed by an anti-galamsey taskforce in...

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Dunkwa Chief Destroys 19 Galamsey Machines

The Stop Galamsey Operation Taskforce in Dunkwa in the Central Region has destroyed 19 machines used by galamsey...

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2020 Election Threats Won’t Stop My Anti-Galamsey Fight – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says threats to vote him out in the 2020 election will not stop his...

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Galamseyers In Kumasi To Petition Otumfuo Over Gov’t Crack Down

The Small Scale Miners Association in Kumasi says it will petition the Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II over...

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Lands Minister Destroys Sachet Water Belonging To Illegal Miners

The Lands Minister has destroyed bags of sachet of water belonging to some illegal miners at Tumentu in the Western...

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End Galamsey In 3 Months Or Meet Us At ICC; PPP Warns Akufo-Addo

The Progressive People’s Party (PPP) is demanding urgent government action to stop illegal mining in three-months. It...

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Environment Minister Confronted By Ivorian Authorities Over Galamsey

Ivorian authorities have expressed grave concerns over the activities of illegal miners in Ghana, which they say is...

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Fight Against Galamsey Will Fail If Lands Minister Doesn’t Stop Talking

By: Austin Brakopowers If there’s one advice I will proffer to the Lands and Forestry Minister, John Peter Amewu, it...

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Politicians Engaged and Fueling Galamsey In Ghana – Bernard Mornah

Politicians in the country have come under attack from the National Chairman of the People’s National Convention...

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Galamsey Is Like Mass Murder, Let’s Ban It – Deputy A-G-Designate

A deputy Justice Minister-designate has said illegal mining known as galamsey is akin to committing mass murder and...

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China To Help Ghana Stop Illegal Mining

Mr Amewu during the meeting literally begged China to help in the fight against Chinese galamsey operators who are...

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Chinese Embassy Pledges To Help Government Fight ‘galamsey’

The Chinese diplomatic mission in Ghana has pledged its support to government to help in the fight against illegal...

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12 World’s Leading Cocoa Companies Pledge To Help Ghana Fight Galamsey

Twelve of the world's leading cocoa and chocolate companies have promised to help Ghana address the issue of illegal...

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Lands Ministry Pushes For Review of Stability Agreements

Lands and Natural Resources Minister, John-Peter Amewu is pushing for Ghana to cancel its stability agreements with...