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Galamsey: Christian bodies to lead fight, starts with red armband on Sunday October 23

Churches in Ghana will wear red banners on Sunday, October 23, 2022, to register their displeasure over the devastating effects of illegal mining, known...

Prosecution of illegal mining cases in the Eastern Region: 187 ‘galamsayers’ jailed since 2017

A total of 187 persons charged with different mining offences have been convicted and sentenced to various terms of imprisonment in the Eastern Region...

Assistant headmaster of Mpatasie JHS dies in galamsey pit

A 47-year-old Assistant Headmaster of Mpatasie D/A Junior High School in the Amansie South District of the Ashanti Region has died after he fell...

President’s speech did not offer any new direction in fighting galamsey – Daryl Bosu

Deputy National Director of Arocha Ghana, an environmental non-governmental organization, Daryl Bosu says President Akufo-Addo’s statement during a meeting with the National House of...

Illegal miners don’t pay tax strengthen mining regulations – Joe Wise to gov’t

The first Deputy Speaker, Joseph Osei-Owusu has said the government should strengthen regulations in the mining sector to prevent those engaging in it wrongly. Speaking...

I’m the complainant behind most galamsey cases in Ellembelle – DCE

Kwasi Bonzoh, the District Chief Executive of Ellembelle has said that his dedication to the fight against illegal mining has seen him gone up...

We are joking about galamsey fight – Dr. Lawrence Tetteh

A well-known evangelist, Rev. Dr. Lawrence Tetteh, has called Ghana's battle against unlawful small-scale mining, better known as galamsey, a joke given how pretentiously...

Armed robbers steal gold worth US$350,000 from mining company

On June 10, 2022, armed robbers raided the premises of a gold ore mining company making away with an unspecified amount of gold. The affected...

Four missing miners found dead in Burkina Faso

Rescue workers in Burkina Faso have recovered the bodies of four miners who had gone missing after floodwaters submerged a Canadian-owned zinc mine in...

Partner government to clean up Small-Scale mining sector – Lands Minister urges miners

The Hon. Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel A.Jinapor, says the government's resolve to clean up the Small-Scale mining and root out illegalities...

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