Tag: Galamsey

Former Chairman of the defunct Inter-Ministerial Committee on Illegal Mining (IMCIM) Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng says he is not afraid of being prosecuted by the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP). ...

Former Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, Prof Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, says he would have been counted among the richest if he were a thief. He made this thought-provoking statement ...

Renowned scientist and former Minister of Environment, Science, Technology, and Innovation, Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, has recently shared his encounter with the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) in a candid ...

Some 300 illegal miners are reportedly trapped in one shaft belonging to Anglogold Obuasi Mines at Anwiem in the Ashanti Region. These miners allegedly entered the underground shaft in search ...

The President of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has acknowledged that while progress has been made in the fight against illegal small-scale mining (known as galamsey), it still poses as ...

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has reiterated its readiness to probe into suspected corruption and corruption-related offences in respect of illegal mining. Following calls for action by the ...

The Executive Secretary of the Inter-Ministerial Coordinating Committee on Decentralization (IMCCoD), Dennis Miracles Aboagye has jumped to the defense of Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah denying allegations of his involvement ...

The opposition National Democratic Congress has said it will formally submit requests to both Parliament and the office of the Special Prosecutor to initiate a public enquiry into Professor Frimpong-Boateng’s ...

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) says the galamsey report authored by former Minister for Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng factually establishes the party’s claim that government was ...

The Office of the President has rubbished claims made by former Minister for Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, and Chairperson of the erstwhile Inter-Ministerial Committee on Illegal Mining (IMCIM), Prof. ...