Tag Archives: Galamsey

The National Democratic Congress has asked President Akufo-Addo to demonstrate his commitment towards the fight against ‘galamsey’ by prosecuting his officials who have been found complicit in illegal mining immediately National Communication Officer of the party, Sammy Gyamfi at a press conference on Thursday said the government is being rhetorical …

The Police, in the wee hours of 9th September, 2022 arrested nine more suspects and retrieved three excavators and three pump action guns in another anti-galamsey operation in the Western Region. The suspects also include three Chinese nationals and six accomplices who are Ghanaians. This follows the arrest of five …

Information reaching MyGhanaMedia.com indicates that, three (3) persons have been confirmed dead after an illegal mining (galamsey) pit collapsed on them at Wassa-Dompoase, a mining community in the Amenfi East Municipality of the Western Region.   The deceased include,  Ahmed, Wofa and Kay.   According to an  eye witness the …

The galamsey activity has claimed one life and left two others injured as galamsey pit caved in at Yaapesaa, a mining community in the Bosome-Freho district of the Ashanti region.   According to the report, Yaapesaa is a mining community where galamsey activities are highly rampant and the victims went …

  The New Patriotic Party (NPP) Supom Chairman in the Akyemansa District, Yaw Sam Nyamade, is serving a 12-month jail term over attempt to bribe the District Chief Executive (DCE) of the area, Paul Asamoah.   He explains that in the heat of the fight against illegal mining, District Chief …

Two students have died in a galamsey pit at Akyem Asiakwa in Abuakwa South Municipality in the Eastern region. The two victims were a final year student of St Stephen’s Senior High Technical School (STEPSS) in Asiakwa and a continuing student of Begoro Presbyterian Senior High school. The incident occured …

Two Chinese nationals have been arrested for illegal small scale mining by the Wassa East District Security Council and the Ghana Police Service in the Western Region. The operation executed along the Pra River is in fulfilment of the President’s directive to end the menace in water bodies in Ghana. …

The Chinese Ambassador to Ghana, Shi Ting Wang says his government would aid the Ghana government to urgently repatriate any Chinese found to have been engaged in illegal mining popularly called “galamsey”. Mr Shi said the Chinese Embassy and its government were sometimes surprised as to how some Chinese arrested …

Some 16 excavators believed to be used by illegal miners in the wanton destruction and pollution of rivers bodies have been seized by the Western Regional Security Council. The Security team made up of operation vanguard, Immigration, national security with support from the Amenfi West District stormed some illegal mining …

President Akufo-Addo has cautioned political actors particularly members of the opposition parties to halt unscrupulous allegations against members in his government to be dealing in illegal mining. Delivering a speech at the National Dialogue on Small Scale Mining Wednesday, the President said although he is determined to enforce the laws …