Tag Archives: GALAMSEY

  The District chief executive officer for the Ahafo Ano South East District of the Ashanti region upon his attempt to encounter a press conference organized by the concerned citizens of Ahafo Ano South East District calling for his removal as the District chief executive officer in the area over …

Aisha Huang, known as the ‘Galamsey Queen,’ has been found guilty of all charges brought against her by the state. The Accra High Court handed down a four-year prison term to her on Monday, December 4, asaaseradio.com reports Aisha Huang, standing trial for illegal mining operations without a license, facilitating …

One teenager has been allegedly shot dead by Chinese illegal miners’ security at Sefwi Abrokofe popularly known as ‘Abroad’ near Sefwi Boinzan in the Sefwi Juaboso District of the Western North Region. The shooting by the illegal miners have also led to the injury of two persons who are also …

The Media Coalition Against Galamsey has asked the President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, to follow the lead of Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II by removing government officials proven to be engaged in illegal mining activities. The call by the group as reported by citinewsroom.com, comes in the wake of Otumfuo’s recent actions …

Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, the Asantehene, has destooled Nana Saforo Koto, the Chief of Bekwai-Abodom. The destoolment is as a result of Nana Saforo Koto’s inability to defend himself against nearly 20 charges presented by concerned residents within his community. The charges against him predominantly revolve around the alleged unrestricted …

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Hempire Association of Ghana, Nana Kweku Agyemang, has said that the cultivation of industrial cannabis has the potential to absorb the harmful chemicals present on farmlands due to illegal small-scale mining activities known as ‘Galamsey’. The comment by the CEO is on the back …

Famous Axim galamsey leader, Kwame Ato Asare Ani who was arrested after a video of him with some illegal miners, molesting a police officer at a galamsey site to the point where the police officer knelt down to apologise went viral, has once again made headlines following reports of an …

The police service has written to Prof Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng as it opens an investigation into his 37-page galamsey report, from which a docket is to be built for prosecution. This was revealed by Attorney General Godfred Dame. He said that the docket would eventually get to his office for the already-started due …

Two teenage girls have been confirmed dead after fallen into a galamsey pit at Sanfo-Aduam in the Bekwai Municipality of the Ashanti Region. The two who have been identified as Alicia and Anita Asare, all 13- years and students of Sanfo-Aduam SDA primary school, were said to have been trapped …

Broadcast journalist Bridget Otoo has been called out for attempting to drag Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia into the leaked explosive “galamsey” report by Professor Frimpong Boateng, which has accused many stalwarts of the governing New Patriotic Party(NPP) of being involved in illegal mining. Following the leakage of the report …