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President of National House of Chiefs rejects mining ban, urges stricter regulation of galamsey

President of the National House of Chiefs, Ogyeahoho Yaw Gyebi II, has rejected proposals for a complete halt to all mining activities in Ghana,...

TUC-govt committee meeting on galamsey ends in stalemate

The recent meeting between the government’s ad hoc committee on illegal mining and the Trades Union Congress (TUC) ended without a resolution. Chaired by Minister...

Ghana faces EU ban on vegetable exports due to galamsey crisis – VEPEAG warns

Vegetable Producers and Exporters Association of Ghana (VEPEAG) have expressed fears over an imminent ban on vegetable exports in Ghana by the European Union...

Ministerial committee on galamsey will achieve nothing – GNAT

The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) has criticized the five-member ad hoc ministerial committee set up by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to...

If Asantehene can fight galamsey, why can’t you? – Sefa Kayi goes hard on Akufo-Addo

Host of Peace FM's Kokrokoo Morning Show, Kwami Sefa Kayi, has expressed disappointment with President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and the government over their...

Four arrested for illegally mining in Subri Forest Reserve

The Forestry Commission's Rapid Response team has executed a successful operation against an illegal mining camp in the Subri Forest Reserve, located near Benso...

Only Akufo-Addo can be blamed for galamsey – Haruna Iddrisu

Former Minority Leader and Member of Parliament for Tamale South, Haruna Iddrisu, has dismissed attempts to hold former President John Dramani Mahama accountable for...

NPP govt not fighting galamsey due to fear of losing votes – Vanderpuye

Member of Parliament for Odododiodoo, Edwin Nii Lante Vanderpuye, has alleged that the Akufo-Addo administration is refraining from taking decisive action against illegal mining,...

Ministerial ad-hoc committee set up by Akufo-Addo to assess govt’s input in galamsey fight

President Akufo-Addo has established a five-member ministerial ad-hoc committee to evaluate the government’s strategies and actions in combating illegal mining, commonly referred to as...

I’m against calls for ban on small-scale mining – Mireku Duker

The Deputy Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, George Mireku Duker, has dismissed the idea of a ban on all small-scale mining operations, calling...

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