Galamsey: Over 1,300 arrested, 425 excavators and machinery seized – Lands Minister
The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, has announced a significant milestone in the government’s fight against ...
Tag: Galamsey
Gov’t committed to fight against galamsey – Omane Boamah
Minister for Defence, Dr. Edward Omane Boamah, has reiterated the government’s commitment to ending illegal mining, commonly known as galamsey. ...
E/R: Task Force cracks down on galamseyers in Kyebi
The National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS), an independent task force established by the Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, ...
Declare state of emergency in galamsey areas, revoke L.I. 2462 – GCAG demands
The Ghana Coalition Against Galamsey (GCAG) is urging the government to immediately declare a state of emergency in areas heavily ...
Democracy Hub sues govt over deportation of galamseyers without prosecution
Civil society organisation Democracy Hub has filed a lawsuit against the government, challenging its policy of deporting foreign nationals involved ...
Illegal miners cleared from eight out of nine forest reserves – Mahama
President John Dramani Mahama has announced that illegal miners have been cleared from eight out of nine forest reserves that ...
Wontumi reports to CID again today at 3PM
The Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, also known as Chairman Wontumi, appears before the ...
I don’t engage in galamsey – Wontumi denies allegations
The Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, has denied ...
Wassa: IGP orders raid on illegal miners’ settlement
The Inspector General of police has ordered a raid of the illegal mining of gold in settlements at Wassa Gyapa ...
Register excavators by June 1 or lose them – DVLA warns Operators
The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) has warned all owners and operators of excavators to register their machines, by ...
