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Forestry Commission nabs 10, including 2 police officers for illegal mining at Juaboso

The Rapid Response Unit of the Forestry Commission in the Juaboso District of the Western North Region has arrested ten individuals, including two police...

Drones, apps must be implored to fight galamsey – Pianim to government

Renowned economist Kwame Pianim has called upon government to harness digital tools such as drones, apps, and satellites to combat the detrimental illegal mining...

CHRAJ boss advocates for harsher penalties for individuals, businesses engaged in galamsey

Mr. Joseph Whittal, the Commissioner of the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), is proposing more severe penalties for individuals and businesses...

Stiffer punishment must be given to individuals, businesses participating in galamsey – CHRAJ boss

The Commissioner of the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), Mr. Joseph Whittal, is advocating for more severe penalties for individuals and...

Video: Galamsey activities turn White Volta at Yapei coffee brown

A viral video on social media has brought to light the devastating state of the White Volta at Yapei in the Savannah Region. The extent...

Galamsey activities affecting construction of Nsuta-Takoradi railway line – Railway Minister

The Ministry of Railway Development has raised concerns about the impact of illegal mining activities on the construction of sections of the Western Railway...

Law must be amended to punish chiefs who give out lands for galamsey – High Court Judge

High Court Judge Justice Lydia Osei-Marfo has called for amendments to the Minerals and Mining Act to target chiefs and landowners who provide their...

AG reveals why ‘galamsey kingpin’ Aisha Huang was given a four and half year jail term

Deputy Attorney General Alfred Tuah-Yeboah has provided clarification regarding the comparatively lenient prison sentence and fine handed to Chinese illegal mining kingpin Aisha Huang. He...

We are not serious about fighting galamsey – Inusah Fuseini reacts to Aisha Huang’s jail term

Former Member of Parliament for Tamale-Central, Inusah Fuseini, contends that the nation's strategy in combating illegal mining reflects a lack of determination to eradicate...

Aisha Huang gets 4.5 years in prison, GHC48K fine for galamsey crimes

Notorious Chinese national, En Huang, also known as Aisha Huang, has been sentenced to four years and six months in prison for engaging in...

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