Tag Archives: Galamsey

  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 …

Minister-designate for Lands and Natural Resources Samuel Abu Jinapor has noted all the past sector ministers had problems fighting the illicit small scale mining (Glamsey) because supporters of the incumbent party and other big wigs were fighting against the process. He indicated that if given the nod to become the …