Tag: Galamsey
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Provide them with alternative sources of livelihood – Opare Addo on addressing youth in galamsey
Minister-Designate for Youth Development and Empowerment, George Opare Addo, says finding other ways for people in mining areas to earn a living is the...
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Atobease: Three-year-old boy found dead in galamsey pit
The police have initiated an inquiry into the tragic death of a three-year-old child in Atobease, a farming community in the Amansie West District...
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Galamsey fight indirectly affected my second term in office – Akufo-Addo
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has acknowledged that the fight against illegal mining, known as galamsey, had an indirect but significant impact on his...
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GWCL suspends operations at Tarkwa plant over illegal mining
Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) has announced the closure of the Bonsa Headworks treatment plant, which provides 75% of clean water to Tarkwa and...
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Galamsey pit collapse leaves 3 dead in Nkonteng
A tragic incident occurred on Monday, December 16, at Nkonteng near Nkawie in the Atwima Nwabiagya Municipality, Ashanti Region, when an illegal mining pit,...
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I’ll end prosecution of Democracy Hub ‘galamsey’ protestors – Mahama assures
Former President John Dramani Mahama has pledged to end the prosecution of Democracy Hub protestors if elected in Ghana's upcoming elections.Speaking in an...
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Galamsey fight still my priority – Akufo-Addo
President Akufo-Addo has reaffirmed his administration's determination to combat illegal mining, commonly known as galamsey, highlighting its destructive effects on water bodies, farmlands, and...
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2 Chinese involved in Aisha Huang’s galamsey case irregularly obtained work, residence permits – Court told
The Accra High Court has heard that two Chinese nationals, Li Wei Guo and Shi Mei Zhi, allegedly involved in illegal mining operations linked...
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CNN reporters working on ‘galamsey’ report almost stopped by bad road in Western Region
CNN's International Correspondent, Larry Madowo, and his crew, who have visited Ghana to work on a report on illegal mining activities in the country...
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Gabby digs out 1955 report to prove ‘long fight’ against galamsey
A prominent member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) - the ruling government, Gabby Otchere-Darko, has provided the public with an official report dated...