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Capt. Mahama’s Death Won’t Affect Galamsey Fight

The tragic death of the late Captain Maxwell Adam Mahama, will not affect the anti-lumbering and anti-galamsey...

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Lynching Creates Unsafe Society – Council of State

The Council of State has condemned the killing of Captain Maxwell Adam Mahama by some residents of Denkyira-Boase, in...

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Ghana Journalists Under Threat From Illegal Miners – GJA

Ghanaian journalists, especially those at the forefront of the country’s fight against illegal small scale mining,...

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Three Chinese Arrested For ‘galamsey’

Three Chinese nationals have been arrested near Kyebi in the Eastern Region for engaging in illegal mining. A surface...

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Ghana Water Company Makes Gains On Galamsey Ban

The Ghana Water Company says it has started recording low turbidity level of raw water at its treatement headworks at...

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Kwesi Anning Commends Government For Galamsey Fight

Security Analyst, Dr. Kwesi Anning, has said government deserves commendation for the fight against illegal mining also...

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Kwesi Anning Commends Gov’t For Galamsey Fight

Security Analyst, Dr. Kwesi Anning, has said government deserves commendation for the fight against illegal mining also...

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Simon Osei-Mensah Have A Lot To Learn

A former Deputy Regional Minister, Joseph Yamin has disputed claims by the Ashanti Regional Minister, Simon Osei-Mensah...

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Lynched Army Captain Was A ‘galamsey Soldier’

The District Chief Executive (DCE) for Upper Denkyira West, Mr Daniel Appianin, has said that Captain Maxwell Mahama...

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Fishing Slows Down At Shama As Illegal Mining On Pra Pollutes Sea

Illegal mining (galamsey) activities in the Pra River have affected fishing activities at Shama, a coastal town in the...

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Capt. Mahama Was Deployed To Fight Galamsey – Uncle

An uncle of the late military personnel who was lynched at Denkyira-Obuasi in the Central Region has said his nephew...

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Allow Us To Mine – Miners To Government

The Ashanti regional branch of the Ghana National Association of Small Scale Miners (GNASSM) has called on government...

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Ken Ashigbey Reveals Real ‘galamsey King’ In Ghana

Embattled Chinese galamsey queen, Aisha Huang may not be the real kingpin of illegal mining activities in Ghana after...

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I Have Not Called For Lifting of Six-Month Ban On Mining – Tony Aubyn

The Chief Executive of the Minerals Commission, Mr Tony Aubyn has denied calling for the suspension of the six-month...

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Water Production Improves After Galamsey Fight – GWCL

The Ghana Water Company has told Citi News that the recent fight against illegal small-scale mining popularly known as...

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EP Church Joins Anti-Galamsey Fight; Suggests Multifaceted Approach

The Evangelical Presbyterian Church of Ghana has joined the anti-galamsey campaign with a call for effective...

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NPP MP Doubtful About Success of “galamsey” Fight

The fight against illegal mining activities in the country could only see the light of the day where there is “bottom...

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Ban Small-Scale Mining For 10years

Former Central Regional Minister Kweku Ricketts-Hagan has charged government to ban all forms of small-scale mining for...

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Ghana Is Not Poor Afterall; We Did Not Need Aisha Huang To Come and Tell Us

Ghana is not poor afterall; We did not need Aisha Huang to come and tell us They came from thousands of miles away,...