Tag Archives: GALAMSEY

The Ashanti regional security coordinator who was recently attacked in his office by members of the vigilante group Delta Force has said the group targetted him because he prevented them from undertaking illegal mining. According to DCOP Ayensu Opare Addo, he has often had brushes with members of the group …

  Kennedy Agyapong, a leading member of the ruling New Patriotic Party, NPP, has advised government to alter its approach in dealing with the menace of illegal small scale mining else it will fail. According to the Assin Central MP, the use of force which is currently the case with …

The Military taskforce clamping down on illegal mining on Sunday, May 15, 2021 set fire into eight (8) excavators, a dozer, and dozens of water pumping machines at the mining site of the National Women’s Organizer of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) Kate Gyamfua at Akyem Akropong in Atewa …

Kennedy Agyapong, the Member of Parliament for Assin Central has promised to publish a list of twenty-four illegal mining companies owned by leading figures of the governing New Patriotic Party and the National Democratic Congress. According to him, these politicians are using their influence to undermine the government’s fight against …

Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has threatened to sanction chiefs within his jurisdiction who engage or assist in illegal mining activities in the country. Speaking at a Regional Consultative Dialogue on Small Scale Mining, Wednesday, the Asantehene noted that critical steps must be taken to rid the country of the …

Veteran journalist, Kweku Baako Jnr, has advised the government to relegate party members involved in the galamsey fight to the background if it truly wants to succeed in the battle against the menace. Baako who spoke on Peace FM’s Kokrokoo show suggested that government was unsuccessful in its first attempts …

Some 19 persons claiming to be national security operatives have been arrested in the Atewa forest in the Eastern Region mining gold. The camouflaged suspects invaded the reserve in Akyem-Akateng with a Toyota Land Cruiser under the guise of embarking on an operation to clamp down on illegal small-scale miners …

Investigative journalist, Manasseh Azuri Awuni has asked the opposition National Democratic Congress not to seek political capital with respect to the issue of galamsey which is having dire effects on several water bodies in the country. Activities of illegal miners have recently seen an upsurge and some members of the NDC have …

President Akufo-Addo has authorized the Ghana Armed Forces to commence an operation to remove all persons and logistics involved in mining from Ghana’s water bodies. The operation commenced at 6am on Wednesday, April 28, 2021 on the River Pra in the Central Region and Western regions of Ghana. Two hundred(200) …

Business mogul, Sam Jonah has described news about China producing its own cocoa as terrible news to Ghana. The Asian country is reported to have exported to Belgium its first batch of cocoa beans weighing 500 kg worth about $3,600. In an article, Sam Jonah said “Ladies and gentlemen, I …