Tag: galamsey
Akufo-Addo: Fight against galamsey had impact on my party and presidency
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has acknowledged the significant political and personal consequences of his administration's battle against illegal mining, also known as galamsey,...
Mahama pledges to combat galamsey and promote sustainable mining practices
The flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, has promised to implement sustainable mining practices to tackle the environmental challenges associated...
Prof. Frimpong-Boateng warns of looming food crisis due to Galamsey activities
Prof. Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, former Minister of Environment, Science, and Technology, has sounded the alarm on the devastating effects of illegal small-scale mining, popularly known...
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...
