Tag: Galamsey fight
EPA chases $200,000 to pilot ‘dechemicalisation’ of poisoned rivers
The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has announced a scientific breakthrough that could mark a turning point in the country’s long and costly [...]
Mahama gov’t to revoke controversial LI 2462 allowing mining in forest reserves
The government led by President John Dramani Mahama has announced plans to repeal the controversial Legislative Instrument (LI) 2462, which permitted [...]
OccupyGhana renews call for state of emergency in mining areas over galamsey crisis
Civil society group OccupyGhana has once again urged President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to declare a state of emergency in all mining areas, warnin [...]
NAIMOS declares all-out war on galamsey; labels illegal miners ‘enemies of the state’
The National Anti-Illegal Mining Secretariat (NAIMOS) has declared a renewed and uncompromising campaign against illegal mining, vowing to treat offen [...]
EPA Boss defends ‘dechemicalization’ plan amid public skepticism over galamsey river restoration
The debate over the latest anti-galamsey strategy took an unexpected scientific turn this weekend when the Chief Executive Officer of the Environmenta [...]
Kwesi Yankah writes: Farewell, River Ayensu
By Kwesi Yankah
Was it two years ago I teased my friend Ace Ankomah that his Birim River was gone: Birim, filthy to the brim? Yes our greed for blo [...]
OccupyGhana chases Mahama with galamsey petition
Pressure group OccupyGhana has reignited its long-running campaign against illegal small-scale mining, commonly known as galamsey, this time directing [...]
Mahama turns to CSOs for fresh ideas in fight against galamsey
President John Dramani Mahama is turning to Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) for fresh ideas in his government’s ongoing but controversial fight aga [...]
Ghanaians must unite to fight galamsey – FDA warns
The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has sounded the alarm on the dangers of galamsey, warning that heavy metal contamination in food and cosmetic produ [...]
The alarming reality: Galamsey threatens local pharmaceutical industry
The Ghana Pharmaceutical Society has sounded the alarm on the devastating impact of galamsey on the country’s local pharmaceutical industry.
Accord [...]