The Member of Parliament (MP) for Upper Denkyira East, Nana Amoakoh, has said that Government has put in place a formidable taskforce to deal with the menace of illegal mining popularly known as...
FOLLOWING a three-week ultimatum given to illegal mining operators, popularly referred to as galamseyers, Today is compelled to revisit this matter in this column. In an interview with Daily...
The Secretary of the Small Scale Miners Association in the Bole District, Mr Alhassan Abdul Razak has said that small scale mining activities in the Bole District does not happen near water and so...
A deputy Justice Minister-designate has said illegal mining known as galamsey is akin to committing mass murder and must be "completely" banned. Joseph Dindiok Kpemka told Parliament’s Appointments...
The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Mr John Peter Amewu, has given a three-week ultimatum to all illegal miners to stop their activities or be prepared to face the full rigours of the law....
The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Mr John Peter Amewu, has given a three-week ultimatum to all illegal miners to stop their activities or be prepared to face the full rigours of the law....
Former Member of Parliament for Akwatia, a constituency notorious for illegal mining, Baba Jamal, says the chorus against illegal mining is not well informed. He told Joy FM's Super Morning Show if...
The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Mr John Peter Amewu, has given a three-week ultimatum to all illegal miners to stop their activities or be prepared to face the full rigours of the law....
Ghanaians have been called upon to mobilise all available resources to fight corruption and the menace of environmental degradation, especially illegal mining otherwise known as galamsey, to...
Small Scale Miners Association has dared government to as a matter of urgency arrest any chief found culpable in illegal mining activity known in local parlance as galamsey in the country. This,...
Lands and Forest Minister John Peter Amewu has warned government will not spare anyone in its effort to combat illegal mining known as galamsey. He has served notice to politicians, chiefs and other...
Galamsey operations over the years have destroyed most of our agriculture lands, as well as polluted many water bodies in Ghana. This has subsequently led to water shortages in some parts of the...
Mr Amewu during the meeting literally begged China to help in the fight against Chinese galamsey operators who are contributing to the destruction of Ghana’s environment through illegal mining....
The Head of the Centre for Asian Studies at the University of Ghana, Dr. Lloyd Amoah, is impressing on the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Peter Amewu, not to succumb to the subtle...
An estimated $2.3billion worth of gold left the shores of Ghana through illicit small-scale mining (galamsey) in 2016, Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, John Peter Amewu has revealed. “As I...
The Manso Adubia constituency in the Ashanti Region has seen the illegal mining activities over the past few years leave the area in the alarming position of having no natural water body fit for...
The Chinese diplomatic mission in Ghana has pledged its support to government to help in the fight against illegal mining popularly referred to as 'galamsey' involving some of its nationals. Hundreds...
Farmers in the Western region say it is sweet surrender to give up their farms to 'big-money' buyers interested in exploiting it for gold. The farmers in the Wassa Amenfi East District of the region...
Ghana is practically begging China to help in the fight against Chinese nationals who are contributing to the destruction of its environment through illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey. The...
A popular man of God is threatening to lead a massive demonstration against chiefs and politicians in the country if nothing is done about illegal mining in Ghana. According to Evangelist Oduro,...
