Tag: Galamsey

A Political Science Lecturer at the University of Ghana and Political Analyst, Dr Joshua Jebuntie Zaato has argued that President John Mahama’s record in the fight against illegal mining is ...

The Member of Parliament for Afigya Kwabre North, Honourable Collins Adomako-Mensah has urged the Attorney General to apply the same speed used in prosecuting Chairman Wontumi to other alleged galamsey ...

By Franklin Cudjoe, Founding President of IMANI Centre for Policy and Education Self-styled TV evangelist Agraada, recently freed from a 15-year jail sentence, offered a prayerful word for Chairman Wontumi, ...

The former Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Inusah Fuseini, has argued that the political influence protecting NPP officials ended on the 7th December, 2024.  He also called for consistent ...

The Coordinator of Eco-Conscious Citizens, Awula Serwah has urged authorities to extend the fight against illegal mining beyond the conviction of Chairman Wontumi and pursue every individual linked to the ...

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has rejected the 20-year prison sentence handed to its Ashanti Regional Chairman, Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, describing the High Court judgment ...

The leadership of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has convened an emergency meeting with the party's flagbearer and legal team to review the High Court judgment that sentenced Ashanti Regional ...

Hon. Dr. Kwabena Donkor has asserted that Ghana’s protracted crusade against illegal small-scale mining, popularly known as galamsey, will remain ineffective if the government relies solely on military clampdowns without ...

The Deputy Minority Whip and Member of Parliament for Weija-Gbawe Constituency, Honourable Jerry Ahmed Shaib, has criticised the government’s handling of illegal mining, arguing that the worsening galamsey crisis demands ...

The Former Member of Parliament for Adansi Asokwa, Honourable KT Hammond has raised alarm over illegal mining activities taking place near an abandoned agenda 111 project in Adansi Asokwa, describing ...