Tag: galamsey
Five die, 15 in critical condition as gold pit caves in...
At least five persons have lost their lives after a mining pit caved in at Ayanfuri-Gyaaman, a community in the Upper-Denkyira West District of...
500 former ‘galamseyers’ receive vocational and technical skills
The Minister for Local Government and Rural Development has disclosed that over 500 youths, who were previously engaged in illegal mining have received training...
A/R: Two dead as rescue operation ends at collapsed gold pit
A search-and-rescue operation for survivors in a collapsed gold pit at Mpatuam/Bontefufuo in the Ashanti Region has ended, with the death toll standing at...
A/R: One dead, another feared trapped in collapsed gold pit
At least a body has been recovered from a collapsed pit in an illicit gold mine in the Amansie West District of the Ashanti...
Akufo-Addo sacks Amansie South DCE, nominates successor of late Takoradi MCE
The Amansie South District Chief Executive (DCE), William Asante Bediako, has been relieved of his post, a statement from the local government ministry announced.
The...
A/R: Abandoned gold pit kills 17-year-old boy
An abandoned gold pit at Mfensi in the Atwima Nwabiagya North District of the Ashanti Region has collapsed, killing a 17-year-old boy in the...
One dead, 6 injured as illegal miners clash with soldiers at...
Tensions are high at Patrensa, near the Asante Akyem Municipal town of Konongo in the Ashanti Region, after a renewed clash between armed soldiers...
A/R: Two die in abandoned gold pit
At least two people have been killed after an abandoned gold mine collapsed in Ghana's Ashanti Region.
The pit caved in at an abandoned mining...
A/R: Missing 16-year-old boy found dead in abandoned gold pit
A 16-year-old boy has died after he got drowned in an abandoned illegal mining pit at Domi-Keniago, a community in the Manso Adubia District...
Plot to remove Frimpong Boateng from office uncovered
It has emerged that top appointees within the Akufo-Addo government, are scheming to get the Minister for Environment Science and Technology, Prof. Frimpong Boateng...
