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Interior Minister to strictly deport foreigners involved in galamsey

Interior Minister Muntaka Mubarak has made it clear that the NDC government is not focused on prosecuting foreign nationals involved in fraud and illegal...

Lack of employment opportunities triggering galamsey activities – Small-Scale Miners

Head of the Concerned Small-Scale Miners Association, Michael Kwadwo Peprah, has raised critical concerns about the persistent challenge of illegal mining, known as galamsey....

Galamsey pit collapses at Mpasatia; 2 dead, search for survivors underway

A galamsey pit collapse at Mpasatia Yaw Nkwantah in the Atwima Mponua District of the Ashanti Region has claimed the lives of two individuals,...

11 including 4 Chinese arrested for illegally mining along Bonsa River

The Western Central Regional Police Command has arrested eleven suspects for illegal mining activities along the Bonsa River bank in the Western Region. The suspects,...

“This is a fight we must win for the future of our nation” – Environment Minister on galamsey

The government has reaffirmed its commitment to eradicating illegal mining, with the Minister of Environment, Science, and Technology, Hon. Ibrahim Murtala Muhammad, declaring that...

2,000 youth set to be trained under Blue Water River Guard initiative to combat galamsey

The Ghanaian government, through the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources, has introduced the Blue Water River Guard training program, an ambitious effort under...

3 foreigners including Indian arrested at Anum over galamsey

Three foreigners, including an Indian national, have been arrested at Anum in connection with illegal mining activities. The suspects, who also include a Chinese...

W/R: Abandoned galamsey pits cause two fatalities in Karlo

Two separate tragedies have claimed the lives of two individuals in Karlo, a community in the Suaman District of the Western North Region, after...

Security forces crack down on galamsey, arrest 56 at Tarkwa-Nsuaem

A coordinated security operation led by the Western Regional Security Council has resulted in the arrest of 56 illegal miners (galamseyers) at Kadadwen in...

3 children dead, 2 rescued from galamsey mining pits in Eastern Region

Three children have drowned in abandoned illegal mining pits within a week in the Denkyembuor and Fanteakwa South Districts of the Eastern Region, highlighting...

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