Tag: Galamsey

The bodies of the nine illegal miners killed in a violent confrontation with military officers at the Anglogold Obuasi Gold Mine have been released to their families. The somber handover ...

The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has confirmed the deaths of seven illegal miners following a violent altercation with military personnel at AngloGold Ashanti’s Obuasi mining site on Saturday night, January ...

Daryl Bosu, Deputy National Director of Rocha Ghana, has criticized President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo's assertion that his administration's fight against illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey, cost the New ...

Dr. Richard Fiadomor, President of the Chamber of Local Government, has asserted that Ghana's pressing issue is not the absence of laws but the lack of their enforcement. Speaking on ...

The Chief Executive of the Forestry Commission, John Allotey, has commended the progress made in the fight against illegal mining, commonly referred to as galamsey, particularly within Ghana's forest reserves. ...

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has launched a blistering attack on the Akufo-Addo administration, accusing it of failing to account for the billions borrowed under its leadership and making questionable ...

Three individuals associated with the high-profile Aisha Huang illegal mining case have been charged with conspiracy to engage in unauthorized mining operations. The charges cite violations of Section 23(1) of ...

Bismark Nortey, the Executive Director of the Peasant Farmers Association, has expressed deep dissatisfaction with the government's handling of illegal mining activities, particularly Galamsey, and its impact on farmers. Speaking ...

Eco-Conscious Citizens Environmental Group have called on the government to show genuine concern for the plight of farmers across the country by uprooting the canker of galamsey in the country. ...

The National President of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG), Professor Mamudu Akudugu, has confirmed that their decision to suspend the anti-galamsey strike on October 29 was solely motivated ...