Tag Archives: GALAMSEY

The President of the Concerned Small-Scale Miners Association, Michael Kwadwo Peprah, was the subject of an intense police grilling over his claims that some Chinese nationals engaged in illegal mining drive around with Office of the President stickers embossed on their cars. His claim connected with the arrest of notorious …

Chinese national and illegal small-scale mining, galamsey, kingpin; Aisha Huang evaded immigration authorities and re-entered Ghana to conduct illegal business despite her controversial deportation in 2019. Reports by Accra-based Citi News revealed that Huang despite last leaving by air, returned to Ghana via the eastern land border i.e. Togo. Whiles …

Popular Chinese woman reported to be a kingpin in the galamsey business, Huang Ruixia alias Aisha Huang has been arrested again and arraigned for fresh charges. Aisha Huang, who was a household name in Ghana five years ago, was charged together with three others for engaging in sales and purchases …

Rapper Captain Planet has indicated that contrary to assumptions that traditional leaders are to blame for illegal mining, popularly known in Ghana as galamsey, it’s rather the ordinary citizens who should bear the blame. He said this via a tweet, with his handle @CAPTAINPLANETGH, today, Friday, 26 August 2022. It …

The story has been told about the famous Subile River at the hometown of Ghana’s first President, Dr. Kwame Nkrumah. The River, located in Nkroful in the Western Region is also called Kwame Nkrumah’s River. Oral history has it that, Dr. Nkrumah has great links with this river through which his destiny …

The Kumasi Traditional Council, according to a report by Myjoyonline.com, has conducted traditional rites to effectively banish the founder and leader of the United Progressive Party, Akwasi Addai alias ‘Odike’ from the jurisdiction. A number of Kumasi chiefs led by the Bantamahene, Baffour Owusu Amankwatia VI, on Friday, performed rituals …

The Ashanti Regional Police Command has launched full investigations into allegations of threats of death on Catechist of the Catholic Church at Danso, a farming community in the Bosome Freho District. Nana Kyei, a former Assemblyman and opinion leader allege he has received death threats from the Odikro of the …

Assin Central Member of Parliament, Kennedy Agyapong, has submitted that political commitment remained the missing link in the fight against illegal small-scale mining, known as galamsey. He contends that any government that commits to fighting the scourge must be ready to lose the next election. Asked during an interview on …

Two people have drowned in a galamsey pit at Manso Muano in the Amansie South District of the Ashanti region. The incident occurred on Monday, 11 July 2022, when the victims went to mine for gold in the abandoned galamsey pit. The Assembly Member for the area, Mr. Achempong Duku …

A 35-year-old man, Kwame Antwi, has died after a galamsey pit caved on him at Nweneso No1 in the Atwima Kwanwoma District of the Ashanti region. The deceased also known as Romeo had gone to mine on Sunday, July 3, 2022. The pit, however, collapsed on him in the process, …