Tag Archives: GALAMSEY

A 22-year-old Senior High School graduate, Evans Wireko, has been stoned to death at a galamsey site by some unidentified group of people at Fobinso near Denkyira Obuasi, now New Obuasi, in the Upper Denkyira West District of the Central Region. The Dunkwa Ayamfuri Government Hospital is also treating another …

The kingmakers and elders of the Amanrakpanyim Family who are the custodial owners of the Gwria Traditional Stool have denied knowledge of one Angama Tuagyan who is parading himself as the chief of the Gwira Traditional Area. At a press conference on Saturday, February 4, 2023, the allodial owners of …

Lands and Natural Resources Ministry has revealed that it is set to take delivery of four aircraft from the Ghana Armed Forces to aid the fight against illegal mining also known as galamsey. Deputy Lands Minister, George Mireku Duker said the aircraft which belongs to the Armed Forces will come …

he  lifeless bodies of two brothers have been retrieved after they allegedly fell into a pit dug in search of precious minerals at Watereso, near Daatano in the Amansie South  District of the Ashanti Region. The deceased according to report were drown   while fishing in the pit on Monday January 9, 2023. The …

The Asantehene, Otumfour Osei Tutu II, says chiefs in the country do not need guns to halt illegal mining activities famed as galamsey on their lands. The overlord of the Asante Kingdom believes, chiefs in the country can help halt illegal mining if they were to apply the power they …

A Ghanaian man bravely confronted a Chinese man, who said he is called Akufo-Addo and is leading illegal small-scale mining (galamsey) activities in his community in Obuasi in the Ashanti Region. A viral video sighted by GhanaWeb, showed the man instructing the Chinese man to stop his men, who were mining. …

Illegal mining popularly known as galamsey is a major factor in the increase of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV/AIDS) infections in the country, the Ghana AIDS Commission (GAC) has said. According to the commission, the galamsey menace has compelled the citizens to engage in indiscriminate and unprotected sex. Dr. Kyeremeh Atuahene, the Director-General …

The National Queen Mothers Platform has resolved to embark on a nationwide campaign against illegal mining. In a press release issued following the inaugural National Dialogue Series held by the Queen Mothers at Koforidua on Wednesday, November 30, 2022, the President of the Platform, Nana Amponsah Dolua II, called for …

It has emerged that the Okyenhene Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panyin destooled the Benkumhene of Asamang Tamfoe Nana Darkwa despite pleas by the ssub-chief Nana Darkwa, in earlier reports, had called bluff reports of his destoolment by the Akyem Abuakwa Traditional Council led by the Okyenhene. However, appearing before the committee …

Okyenhene Osagyefuo Amoatia Ofori Panin has ordered for the destoolment of Benkumhene of Asamang Tamfoe Nana Boakye Darkwa over illegal mining. This was after some residents in the community calling itself Concerned Citizens of Asamang Tamfoe petitioned the Akyem Abuakwa judicial council on November 9,2022 accusing the chief of engaging in …