Tag Archives: GALAMSEY

A 40-year-old man, Louis Sabala has reportedly drowned in a galamsey pit at Woroworoso in the Amansei Central district of Ashanti region. According to reports, the deceased together with other young men went to an illegal mining site in search of gold. The Odikro of Woroworoso, Nana Kwame Tano confirmed …

Scores of uncovered pits left behind by illegal miners are posing a serious threat to residents of those mining communities. While many people have fallen into those pits, leading to their untimely death, others are living dangerously, as the abandoned pits serve as death traps, looking for prey. Additionally, the …

Ten people have been remanded into police custody by the Tarkwa Circuit court in connection with the clash that happened between two small-scale mining gangs on Wednesday evening. The incident that happened around the Bonsa toll booth near Tarkwa left one person known as Alhassan dead while four others were …

Mr Alexander Kwamena Afenyo-Markin, the Deputy Majority Leader, says the Leadership of Parliament is in discussions with the Minister for Lands and Natural Resources to update the country on the ongoing fight against illegal mining. Presenting the Business Statement of the House for the Eighth Week of the First Meeting …

Two pregnant women allegedly engaged in illegal mining also known as galamsey have died in a galamsey pit at Denkyira-Ayanfuri in the Central Region. According to residents, the incident happened on Thursday 17th March 2022 at around 12:30 AM. The names of the two deceased, aged 35 and 25, are …

A one and half year old girl whose name was given as Elcy has drowned in a shallow pond containing water at Dakurpe, a galamsey community in the Bole district. Information gathered by Bole-based Nkilgi Fm indicates that the mother of little Elcy was busy working whilst Elcy was also …

Research conducted by the Centre for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana) has revealed that at least nine individuals engaged in ‘galamsey’ and fraud, funded political parties during the 2020 general elections as top financiers. According to the report, seven financiers were involved in serious and organized crime, one in illegal oil bunkering …

Boy dies after falling in galamsey pit Galamsey pit kills 4 children in 3 years at Konongo Police at Patriensa say the people report missing children A 13-year-old boy has drowned in an abandoned illegal mining pit while trying to save his younger brother at Patriensa close to Konongo in …

A leading member of the NPP says she has a galamsey-related contract since 2018 Hajia Fati at a press conference denied her security people had been arrested She also vouches for the incorruptibility of President Akufo-Addo Hajia Fati, a vocal member of the ruling New Patriotic Party, NPP, has revealed …

The Bole Magistrate Court has sentenced a 19-year-old old illegal mining (galamsey) operator, Issahaku Aziz, to 18 months imprisonment. The sentence was handed to him by His Worship, Andrew Prince Cudjoe, for possession of a stolen unregistered Apsonic Aloba motorbike valued at GHS 4,800.00. The prosecutor in the case, Chief …