Tag Archives: Galamsey

Chiefs in the Ashanti Region who have had their lands invaded by illegal miners will be summoned by the Asantehene for questioning and possible sanctions. Otumfuo Osei Tutu II says chiefs should not sit aloof while illegal mining activities ravage arable farmlands and water bodies. He says the failure of some …

An Accra High Court has threatened to release four alleged accomplices of En Huang, aka Aisha Huang, an alleged illegal miner, due to the absence of interpreters. “I will adjourn the case for the last time, if we don’t get these interpreters (Chinese and Vietnamese), I will release the accused …

The Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources has directed that all owners, operators and users of excavators in the country to register them with the Metropolitan, Municipal or District Assembly (MMDAs) within their jurisdiction.   This forms part of the move to end illegal small scale mining, commonly called galamsey …

The Police Criminal Investigations Department has been petitioned to arrest, investigate and prosecute Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi for alleged illegal mining. The petition was signed by the Convener of the Media Coalition Against Galamsey, Ing. Kenneth Ashigbey, …

Despite the renewed conversations about illegal mining in the country, some of the persons involved seem unperturbed. Not even the threats by government in face of the ongoing trial of ‘galamsey’ kingpin Aisha Huang has discouraged some of them as a latest video shows. In a visual that popped up …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has suspended the District Chief Executive (DCE) for Bosome Freho in the Ashanti Region, Yaw Danso with immediate effect, for his alleged involvement in galamsey. An audio in circulation which went viral on social media to implicate the District Chief Executive when he was purportedly …

A former national chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Freddie Blay, says his law firm is ready to defend the four accomplices of Aisha Huang because they are innocent. He said they have no reason to believe or act otherwise, adding that the four Chinese nationals deserve full legal …

A feeling of surprise erupted in the Criminal Court 5 when it was announced that former NPP National Chairman, Freddie Blay, will be representing four accomplices of ‘galamsey’ queen Aisha Huang who are being held by the state for their involvement in illegal mining.   Lucy Ekeleba Blay, a private …

A primary five pupil has pleaded passionately with President Akufo-Addo to act with some sense of urgency in the fight against illegal mining, aka ‘galamsey’. Eleven-year-old Kelvin Nhyira Ansong begged the President to order the immediate deployment of soldiers and police officers to mining areas to ensure the arrest of …

Convener of Media Coalition Against Galamsey, Dr Kenneth Ashigbey has intimated that he is ready to take President Akufo-Addo on his words to provide evidence in relation to involvement of persons associated with government in illegal mining.     His assertion comes against the backdrop of President Akufo-Addo’s promise to …