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Ban Small-Scale Mining For 10 Years – MP

The Member of Parliament for Cape Coast South in the Central Region, Kwaku Ricketts Hagan has called for a ten- year...

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Ban Small-Scale Mining For 10 Years

The Member of Parliament for Cape Coast South in the Central Region, Kwaku Ricketts Hagan has called for a ten- year...

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Russian, Ukraine ‘galamseyers’ Arraigned and Charged

Three Russians and a Ukrainian accused of dealing in illegal mining (galamsey) at Tontokrom in the Amansie West...

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Galamsey Cited As Reason For Komenda Sugar Factory Shutdown

One of the panellists on the extended New Day programme on 3FM on Saturday, May 27 has advocated a total ban on all...

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3 Russian, Ukrainian ‘galamseyers’ Dragged To Court

Three Russians and a Ukrainian accused of dealing in illegal mining (galamsey) at Tontokrom in the Amansie West...

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Galamsey Thrived Due To Total Breakdown of Law

The Lands and Forestry Minister says illegal mining popularly known as ‘galamsey’ thrived because of the total...

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Aisha Huang Was An Armed Robber – Joseph Yammin

Former Deputy Ashanti Regional Minister, Joseph Yammin alleged that ‘galamsey queen’, Asia Huang was also into...

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I See Glimpses of Sustainability In Galamsey Fight

A former Lands and Natural Resources Minister is seeing "glimpses of sustainability" in the current fight against...

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I Didn’t Fail – Victor Smith

Former Eastern Regional Minister Victor Smith has refuted suggestions that he failed to tackle illegal mining,...

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Aisha Huang Was Involved In ‘robbery and Cocaine’ Business

Former Deputy Ashanti Regional Minister, Joseph Yammin has urged officers of the Bureau of National Investigations to...

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GRIDCo Hints of Power Interruptions Due To Galamsey & Nigeria Gas Supply Shortfalls

The Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo) has listed illegal mining and the erratic gas supply from Nigeria as a major dampener...

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Community Members Ransack, Loot Property of GPS Mining Firm

Some people have ransacked and stolen almost every movable item belonging to the Geo Professional Services Limited (GPS...

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The High Life of ‘galamsey Queen’ Asia Huang

Asia Huang, who is widely known as Aisha, was nicknamed the "untouchable galamsey queen", for her hitherto uncanny...

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Defence Ministry To Submit Report On ‘galamsey Soldiers’ To President

The Defence Ministry will this morning (Friday) present a report on its investigations into alleged involvement of the...

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Ashanti Regional Minister Joins Media In Galamsey Fight

The Ashanti Regional Minister Hon Simon Osei-Mensah will be joining the media under the auspices of The Press...

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Only 12 Mining Engineers Available In Ghana; Deputy Minister Needs Over 100

Government is recruiting mining engineers and inspectors as it enters the next stage of the anti-galamsey crusade. For...

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MPs Meet Over ‘galamsey Soldiers’

The Parliamentary Select Committee on Defence and the Interior will be holding an emergency meeting today, May 24, to...

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OccupyGhana Happy With AG’s New Charges Against ‘galamsey Queen’

Pressure group, OccupyGhana has expressed happiness with the changes in charges filed by the state in the case...

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OccupyGhana Happy With Changes In Aisha Huang Galamsey Case

Pressure group, OccupyGhana has expressed happiness with the changes in charges filed by the state in the case...