Galamsey Fight Will Continue To the End
The government has every intention and the resolve to see the fight against illegal mining to the desired end, President Nana Akufo-Addo has assured. “Having begun it, we are not turning back...
Tag: Mining in Ghana
Free SHS Not A Political Gimmick – Akufo-Addo
President Akufo-Addo has said his flagship educational policy -Free SHS – is not a political gimmick. According to him, education and skills training are the most important source of empowering and...
Music Video To Save Atiwa Forest Launched
The Musicians Union of Ghana (MUSIGA), in collaboration with Arocha Ghana, Family Tree Entertainment and Greenbeat in Netherlands, has launched a music video titled ‘Atiwa Till Eternity’ to save...
Major Mahama’s Mother Consoles Daughter-In-Law
Monday was exactly a week news was reported of the lynching of Captain Maxwell Adam Mahama. The passing of the Captain has gained national attention due to the issues surrounding his death. The...
Biodiversity Policy Will Conserve Ghana’s Ecosystem
The Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, Professor Frimpong Boateng, has stated that the country cannot achieve its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) aimed at ending...
Taskforce Destroys ‘galamsey’ Equipment In Achiase
The anti-illegal mining taskforce has seized and destroyed several mining equipment from some communities in the Ashanti region. The taskforce set up by the Ghana Association of Small Scale Miners...
How Captain Mahama Will Be Laid To Rest
Monday marks one-week celebration of the untimely and painful murder of Captain Maxwell Adam Mahama. The late office was lynched by some residents of Denkyira Obuasi in the Central Region of Ghana...
New Twist To Captain Mahama’s Death
There is a new twist to the circumstances that led to the brutal murder of Captain Maxwell Mahama at Denkyira Boase inthe Central region. Information available to Ekosii Sen host, Kojo Asare Baffuor...
EPA Undertakes Tree-Planting Exercise On Reclaimed Galamsey Lands
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has planted 1000 seedlings of different species on a five-acre land at Kyebi in the Eastern Region. The Acting Executive Director of EPA, John Pwamang,...
River Pra Showing Signs of Improvement
The fight launched by the Media Coalition Against Galamsey is yielding some positive results, the District Chief Executive (DCE) of Twifo Atti-Morkwa, has disclosed. Mr Robert Agyemang Nyantakyi, who...
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 operations by the Military, the Public Relations Officer (PRO)of the Ghana Armed Forces,...
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 the Central region. In a statement, the Council said “Attacking and killing...
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, popularly known as galamsey, are under threat, the Ghana Journalists Association...
Three Chinese Arrested For ‘galamsey’
Three Chinese nationals have been arrested near Kyebi in the Eastern Region for engaging in illegal mining. A surface mining equipment was found at the scene of a devastated parcel of land hedged by...
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 Daboase in the Western Region. Western Regional Communication Officer of the...
Kwesi Anning Commends Government For Galamsey Fight
Security Analyst, Dr. Kwesi Anning, has said government deserves commendation for the fight against illegal mining also known as galamsey in the country. According to him, persons behind the booming...
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 known as galamsey in the country. According to him, persons behind the booming...
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 that he authorised the deployment of military protection for an illegal mining...
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 who was lynched on Monday at Denkyira-Obuasi in the Central Region, was part of...
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 Western Region. The fish stock in the area is said to have also reduced. This...