The Ashanti Regional Branch of the Ghana National Association of Small Scale Miners (GNASSM) has postponed a demonstration aimed at protesting a ban on its activities. The Association had threatened...
The Ashanti Regional Branch of the Ghana National Association of Small Scale Miners (GNASSM) has postponed a demonstration aimed at protesting a ban on its activities. The Association had threatened...
Former moderator of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana Professor Emmanuel Martey has said illegal mining blossomed under former President John Mahama. According to the outspoken cleric, even though the...
The ban on small-scale mining may extend beyond the stipulated six months. The Lands and Natural Resources Minister, Peter Amewu, has stressed that the ban will not be lifted unless the objectives...
The devastation from illegal small scale mining at Fahiakobo, a notorious galamsey community in the Amansie Central District, on Monday forced the Ashanti Regional Minister to abandon inspection of...
Maverick Brong Ahafo Regional Youth Organiser of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Kwame Baffoe popularly known as Abronye DC has reiterated the Akufo-Addo administration’s determination to fight...
Mike Gizo, Executive Member of the Small-scale Miners Association in the Ashanti Region, has said licensed small-scale miners have over the years contributed to the fight against illicit mining...
Former Deputy Ashanti Regional Minister, under the NDC government, Joseph Yammin, said he lost his job as the head of the anti galamsey committee and also as the Deputy Ashanti Regional Minister for...
Volunteers against Environmental Degradation (VAED) Ghana, a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) with special interest in environmental issues, has showered praises on the Minister of Land and...
Former deputy minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Kwabena Mintah Aknadoh has called on the government to stop politicking the fight against illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey if it...
The youth wings of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) have declared support for government's resolve to clamp down on illegal mining in the...
The Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo) is unable to carry out maintenance works on its transmission lines within the Akwatia, Nsutem and Anyinam communities in the Eastern Region because of illegal mining...
Though there exist laws on small scale mining, according to the 2008 Ghana Chamber of Mines report, illegal mining activities (galamsey) have been increasing with an estimated number between 300,000...
The paramount chief of Assin Owirenkyi Traditional Area, Nana Pra Agyensaim VI has chided small scale miners and people who are opposing government’s fight against galamsey. Those mounting...
The Paramount Chief of the Assin Owirenkyi Traditional Area, and a member of the national house of chiefs, Nana Prah Agyensaim plans to propose to members of th National the need to use their good...
The Paramount Chief of the Assin Owirenkyi Traditional Area, and a member of the national house of chiefs, Nana Prah Agyensaim plans to propose to members of th National the need to use their good...
Government will soon deploy drones to monitor water bodies across the country in the quest to halt illegal mining popularly called galamsey in Ghana. The Deputy Minister of Lands and Natural...
The United States and The Netherland Embassies in Ghana have pledged support for the country’s fight against illegal mining. According to the US Ambassador to Ghana, Robert P. Jackson, the fight...
In Ghana the mere mention of illegal small scale mining provokes unfounded accusations. The situation has led to disputing rightly formulated and comprehensive measures to tackle the menace galamsey...
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has announced the setting up of a Committee to look at alternative livelihoods for persons who will be affected in the government’s campaign to halt illegal...
