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21 foreigners arrested in Ejisu over illegal immigration

Police in the Ashanti Region have arrested 21 foreign nationals believed to be illegal immigrants at Akokoamong within the Ejisu Municipality. The arrest follows a...

Gov’t has not lost control of galamsey fight – Seth Acheampong

The Eastern Regional Minister, Seth Acheampong, has stated that government is still committed to the fight against illegal mining in spite of the many...

We’ll soon cease production over galamsey activities – GWCL

Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) says the illegal mining (galamsey) activities in the Western Region make the production of water tough each day. According to...

Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources staff jailed 15 months for fraud in illegal mining

An Accra Circuit Court has sentenced Gabriel Gyamerah Sarpong, a staff of the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources, to 15 months imprisonment over...

Key stakeholders review fight against illegal mining

Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Mr Samuel Abu Jinapor, on Friday, September 16, 2022, presided over a meeting of the Ministerial Coordinating Committee...

Police arrest chief of Sefwi Elubo and brother over ‘galamsey’ activities

The Ghana Police Service says it has arrested the chief of Sefwi Elubo and his brother “in connection with illegal mining”. In a statement dated...

Using military to fight galamsey will not solve the problem – US-based mining consultant

A Ghanaian mining consultant residing in the US, Dr. Solomon Owusu has criticized the use of the military to stop illegal mining in Ghana. He...

Releasing Aisha Huang’s alleged sex tapes will be a crime – Charles Bissue

It will be a crime for Aisha Huang to release video footages of her sexual encounters with Ghanaian officials. That’s the reaction of former Secretary...

Amenfi West MP calls for investigations into the issuance of mining licence to Akonto Mines

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Amenfi West, Eric Afful, suspects the mining license issued to Akonto mines to undertake small-scale mining in the...

Effect of illegal mining on your residence minimal Minerals Commission tells Magistrate forced out by galamsey activities

The Minerals Commission has, in an investigative report, concluded that alleged illegal mining activities could have had only a minimal impact on the official...

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