Tag: Galamsey

Birim river: Changfans, water pumps destroyed on first day of military operation against galamsey

Birim river: Changfans, water pumps destroyed on first day of military operation against galamsey

A total of 18 changfang machines which were being used for illegal gold mining were destroyed on the first day of the renewed military operation dubbe [...]
Galamseyer who threatened to kill, rob Akufo-Addo’s daughter in a highway operation apologises

Galamseyer who threatened to kill, rob Akufo-Addo’s daughter in a highway operation apologises

A self-proclaimed galamseyer who went viral after threatening to rob President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, his daughter and others on the highway has [...]
Konongo: Power outages loom as illegal miners invade GRIDCo site

Konongo: Power outages loom as illegal miners invade GRIDCo site

Illegal mining, also known as galamsey, is posing a severe threat to power supply in parts of the Ashanti and Eastern Regions, specifically in Konongo [...]
Galamsey: Poisoned water can affect sperm quality – Prof Osafo

Galamsey: Poisoned water can affect sperm quality – Prof Osafo

The Head of the Centre for Ageing Studies at the University of Ghana, Prof. Joseph Osafo, has endorsed the protest against illegal mining activities w [...]
Galamsey: Twifo Atti-Morkwa Paramount Chief, linguist before Kumasi High Court

Galamsey: Twifo Atti-Morkwa Paramount Chief, linguist before Kumasi High Court

The Paramount Chief of Twifo Atti-Morkwa in the Central Region, his linguist, and two others have been dragged before the Kumasi High Court for al [...]
President of National House of Chiefs opposes calls for a ban on mining activities

President of National House of Chiefs opposes calls for a ban on mining activities

Ogyeahoho Yaw Gyebi II, President of the National House of Chiefs, has dismissed calls for a total ban on all mining activities in Ghana, advocating i [...]
Forestry Commission raids galamsey camp and arrests 4 in Subri Forest Reserve

Forestry Commission raids galamsey camp and arrests 4 in Subri Forest Reserve

The Forestry Commission’s Rapid Response team has raided an illegal mining aka galamsey camp in the Subri Forest Reserve near Benso in the Western [...]
Military can stop ‘galamsey’ in a week if not for political interference – Nyaho Tamakloe

Military can stop ‘galamsey’ in a week if not for political interference – Nyaho Tamakloe

Ghanaian statesman Dr Nyaho Nyaho-Tamakloe has stated emphatically that the military is capable of ending the devastating illegal mining menace in jus [...]
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