Tag: galamsey
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...
Government to deploy river guards and navy to combat galamsey, says...
The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abu Jinapor, has revealed that the government will soon roll out significant interventions to combat illegal...
Gov’t to revoke forest reserve mining law, deploy military to dismantle...
The government has decided to revoke the Environmental Protection (Mining in Forest Reserves) Regulations, 2023 (L.I. 2462) as part of its renewed efforts to...
