Tag: galamsey
Western Region: Ten die in galamsey pit collapse, others injured
At least ten people have been confirmed dead after an illegal mining pit caved in on them in Prestea-Huni Valley in the Western Region...
220,000 jobs for illegal miners
The President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has launched the National Alternative Employment and Livelihood Programme, a programme designed to help alleviate the hardships of...
Changfang: Gov’t places ban on production of illegal mining equipment
The government has placed a ban on the local production of changfang machines with immediate effect.
The directive issued by the Ministry of Lands and...
Galamsey: Our lives, livelihoods are at risk – Bawumia
The Vice-President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has called for enhanced national dialogue on the sustainable exploitation of Ghana’s minerals, forest and wildlife resources to ensure...
Burning excavators: You got it wrong – OccupyGhana to Akufo-Addo
Pressure group, OccupyGhana, has described President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo's support for burning of excavators at illegal mining site as "unfortunate."
“I know there are...
Galamsey fight: Gov’t faces legal action for burning excavators at mining...
The government will soon face legal action over the burning of excavators owned by members of the Small Scale Miners Association.
The miners want to...
I support burning of excavators in galamsey fight – Akufo-Addo
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has publicly endorsed the destruction of equipment including excavators being used for illegal mining.
“I say, with all the emphasis...
Mining pit swallows a dozen in Ghana, 3 confirmed dead
At least three persons have been confirmed dead after an illegal mining pit collapsed on them in Breman in the Central Region of Ghana,...
Presidency sent us; now they’re calling us thieves –32 nat’l security...
Some 32 galamsey operatives facing a court for engaging in illegal mining in the Atewa Forest have said the office of the President sent...
Galamsey fight: Excavator burning justified – Buaben Asamoa writes
Never since international gold trading started over 400 years ago in the ‘Gold Coast’ at ‘El Mina’ has the winning of the precious metal...
