Tag: illegal mining
Galamsey: A/R Minister takes charge in Bosome Freho after DCE’s suspension
Yaw Danso, the District Chief Executive of Bosome Freho in the Ashanti Region has been suspended with immediate effect, a letter signed by Dan...
The economics, policy and politics of the fight against galamsey
We are back to the issue of galamsey! The president’s meeting with the National House of Chiefs and the MMDCEs, media reports with pictures...
2 Nigerians slapped with 20-year jail term for engaging in illegal...
A Tarkwa Circuit Court Judge, Hathia Ama Manu has sentenced two Nigerians to 20-year imprisonment for engaging in illegal mining, commonly known as ‘galamsey’.
The...
Sefwi-Elubo chief, brother arrested for illegal mining
The chief of Sefwi-Elubo in the Western North Region has been arrested for his alleged involvement in illegal mining, an official statement has confirmed.
Nana...
Ashanti: Military invasion of Ntobroso a ‘targeted attack’ – Concern Youth
The youth of Ntobroso believes soldiers who were deployed to the Atwima Mponua District town embarked on a targeted operation, according to their leadership...
‘Fake’ soldier arrested in alleged extortion case
A man who posed as a soldier has been arrested by the army in the Ashanti Region, an official statement has confirmed.
The suspect named...
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...
Eastern Region: 3 killed in gold pit collapse
Three people have been killed when a gold pit caved in at Apinamang, a mining community, near Akwatia in the Denkyembour District of the...
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...
A/R: Tense calm in Amansie town after violent clash kills one
Security was reinforced in the Amansie South District town of Manso Keniago since Friday, after a man was killed when irate youth and workers...
