Tag: galamsey
Akufo-Addo: I risked my presidency to combat galamsey in 2020
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has declared that he has taken considerable political risks, even putting his presidency on the line, in his ongoing...
Nine illegal miners arrested, more than 50 Changfans destroyed in Anti-Galamsey...
Nine suspected illegal miners have been apprehended, and 23 changfans destroyed along the Ankobra River at Prestea Nakaba in the Western Region by the...
Galamsey: Ghana’s polluted water bodies may take up to 15 years...
Dr. Bright Boafo Boamah, a Medical Doctor and Toxicologist, has expressed concern that it may take 10 to 15 years to fully restore Ghana’s...
TUC chairman calls for applause as Organised Labour suspends galamsey strike
Organised Labour has explained its decision to call off the nationwide strike planned for October 10, which was aimed at pressuring the government to...
Galamsey: Strike suspension was sole decision of Organised Labour leadership –...
The president of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Professor Eric Abavare, has clarified that...
Military demolish three Chanfans in anti-galamsey initiative on Birim River
Ghanaian authorities have stepped up their fight against illegal mining, especially in areas near bodies of water.
The government, with the support of the military...
Small-Scale miners to protest against Organised Labour’s call for galamsey ban
The Responsible Small-Scale Miners Association of Ghana has officially notified the Ghana Police Service of its plan to hold a protest on Friday, October...
Petition filed for removal of GMA president over unilateral decision on...
Dr. Vishnu Nene Limon Abayateye, a member of the Ghana Medical Association (GMA), has formally petitioned for the removal of the Association’s President, Dr....
Power outages loom in Konongo 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...
Galamsey fight: Soldiers failed the country – AFP Reporter
International journalist Kent Mensah has waded into the ongoing public conversation about illegal mining in the country wondering why the military failed to protect...
