A Civil Society Group, Banfu Africa Research Institute (BARI) has asked Government to provide a blue print in terms of the alternative livelihood support programs for people engaged in galamsey....
She is described as the "Queen of Galamsey" in mining areas. Asia Huang is said to be the powerful Chinese woman behind the booming illegal mining (galamsey) in the Ashanti, Western and Eastern...
The general public has condemned the involvement of some chiefs and politicians in galamsey A leaked report by the Bureau of National Investigations (BNI) has revealed growing dissatisfaction for the...
Let us ban all small-scale and medium-scale gold mining in Ghana The activities of 'galamseyers' have destroyed several water bodies in the country As someone involved in fighting illegal loggers and...
Lawyer for Okyehene, Osagyefo Amotia Ofori Panyin, has criticised an intercepted National Security report that says the paramount chief’s palace is perceived to be turning a blind eye to illegal...
The Ghana Mine Workers Union (GMWU) of the Trades Union Congress (TUC) has urged the government to take deliberate steps to formalise the operations of illegal small-scale miners, popularly known as...
Investigations conducted by the Bureau of National Investigations (BNI) into illegal mining activities, popularly called ‘galamsey,’ have indicted some prominent politicians, chiefs and military...
Some “powerful people” and stakeholders entrusted to help fight the galamsey menace are unable to do so because they are being blackmailed by powerful Chinese women they have had sex with,...
Some Chinese women in the business of galamsey have become untouchable because they hold secret recordings of sexual escapades with 'big men' in Ghana. Senior journalist Abdul Malik Kweku Baako...
The newly-elected District Chief Executive of Dekyembour, Mr Seth Birikorang Fosu has expressed his readiness to combat galamsey or illegal mining in the district to support President Nana Addo...
Reports from Segyimase near Kyebi in the East Akim Municipality of the Eastern Region indicate that illegal mining activities are gradually resurfacing. These indications come some three weeks after...
“Do they realise the power in what they do at all?” This was what I asked myself when I heard veteran highlife artiste Amandzeba and music duo Gallaxy speak recently on illegal mining, popularly...
Some chiefs and political figures in the country have been cited in a report by the Bureau of National Investigations for involvement in illegal mining. The 31-page report details all the 216...
Lands and Natural Resources Minister, John Peter Amewu says the Chinese government is in full support of Ghana's efforts to end illegal mining known as galamsey. He said the Xi Jinping government has...
Illegal galamsey miners are set to return to site not to deplete and pollute the environment but to work towards reclaiming areas devastated by the illegal mining activity. According to the Lands and...
Reports from Segyimase near Kyebi in the East Akim Municipality of the Eastern Region indicate that illegal mining activities are gradually resurfacing. These indications come some three weeks after...
The government has temporarily suspended the operations of Shaanxi Ghana Mining Company Limited operating in Gbane in the Talensi District of the Upper East Region. According to a letter signed by...
The Water Research Institute (WRI) of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) says government will be effective at monitoring activities of small scale miners if it legalizes...
play videoPeter Amewu is Minister for Lands and Natural Resources As the fight against galamsey continues, the Multimedia Group Limited is holding a leadership forum with stakeholders; the focus of...
Residents in the Amansie Central District and neighbouring towns in the Ashanti Region risk losing access to potable water due to the effects of illegal mining activities also known as “galamsey”...
