Tag: Galamsey

“For the intelligence we have now, the conditions and the videos we have now are more than enough to go after the perpetrators.

Alfred Thompson, Senior Member of the NPP, has delivered a scathing critique of Ghana’s Lands and Natural Resources Minister, Hon. Emmanuel Armah Kofi Buah, over his emotional reaction to illegal ...

In the latest chapter of Ghana’s fight against galamsey—the illegal mining scourge that continues to destroy lands and rivers—Dennis Miracles Aboagye, a leading communicator of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), ...

Environmental activist Daryl Bossu has called for an aggressive, intelligence-led campaign to root out the powerful individuals backing illegal mining operations in Ghana. He believes the country has reached a ...

The Ghana Police Service has taken a major step in a renewed and stepped-up crackdown on illegal mining activities, also known as galamsey, by reshuffling key commanders in areas most ...

“In light of the overwhelming evidence, I have authorised the Minerals Commission to take steps to revoke the lease of Akonta Mining Co. Ltd with immediate effect.”

The situation is particularly dire for foreign mining investors, who see their long-term investments endangered by poor enforcement

The political heat over illegal mining, commonly referred to as galamsey, has reached a boiling point, with sharp criticisms directed at Professor Ransford Gyampo by Dennis Miracles Aboagye, a leading ...

In what appears to be a major step towards dismantling the networks behind Ghana’s destructive illegal mining industry, popularly known as galamsey, Minister of Defence Dr. Edward Omane Boamah has ...

In a decisive show of its renewed commitment to environmental preservation, the government has launched a fresh fight against galamsey, resulting in the arrest of 26 individuals, comprising both foreign ...