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Neglect of Mining Communities Promoting Galamsey

A research fellow at the Centre for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana), Kojo Asante, has observed that illegal mining...

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Army, Police Must Take Over Combat Against Illegal Mining

Several challenges have come in the way of the long-lasting fight against the widespread practice of illegal mining in...

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Ghana Police Poking A Stick Into Our Eyes

By Gideon Sackitey Right at the center of many a discussion today is the decision of the Ghana Police Service to accept...

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The Call For Communities To Rise Against Galamsey

The argument that the people in galamsey threatened communities must rise up in protest sounds good on the face of it,...

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Gov’t Suspends Licenses For Small Scale Mining

The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Peter Amewu, yesterday announced that Government had suspended the...

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Government Suspends Licence For Small-Scale Mining

The Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources has placed a moratorium on licences for small-scale mining in an attempt to...

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What Can Creative Artists Do To Help Fight ‘galamsey’?

“Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.” This is one of my favourites quotes from Martin Luther...

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Galamsey Could Escalate Tensions With Cote d’Ivoire – Kwesi Aning

The cancer of illegal mining, also known as galamsey, that has gone unchecked in Ghana could escalate already existing...

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What Can Creative Artists Do To Help Fight ‘galamsey’? [Article]

“Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.” This is one of my favourites quotes from Martin Luther...

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Galamsey Could Escalate Tensions With Cote d’Ivoire

The cancer of illegal mining, also known as galamsey, that has gone unchecked in Ghana could escalate already existing...

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Don’t Be Violent In Fighting Galamsey – Kwesi Aning

Security expert, Dr. Kwesi Aning, has urged government and other stakeholders in Ghana’s mining sector not to resort...

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Government Lauds Media Campaign Against Galamsey; Pledges Support

The government has lauded the ongoing media campaign to end illegal mining, pledging to support the advocacy. Minister...

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I’m In Full Support of the Media’s Coalition Against Galamsey

The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Mr. John Peter Amewu has assured that he will support the media campaign...

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Stop Galamsey Now – DKB Warns

DKB has urged Ghanaians to join the fight against “illegal mining” galamsey carried out at various parts of the...

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Why President Akufo-Addo Will Win Galamsey Fight

Information Minister, Mustapha Abdul Hamid Tuesday placed the full weight of government behind the Media Coalition...

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IMANI Supports Citi FM’s #StopGalamseyNow Campaign

Several organisations and individuals, continue to throw their weight behind Citi FM’s campaign against the menace of...

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Government Has No Excuse Not To Stop Galamsey

Information Minister, Mustapha Abdul Hamid Tuesday placed the full weight of government behind the Media Coalition...

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‘Name and Shame’ All Parties Complicit To Illegal Mining

Mr Kenneth Ashigbey has called on the Media Coalition against Galamsey to name and shame all parties complicit to...

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GHC50k Chinese Donation Won’t Influence Us – Police

The Ghana Police Service has dismissed claims that a GHC50, 000 donation by a Chinese businessman will influence its...