Tag: Water Pollution

Minerals Commission Rallies Public Support to Curb Galamsey

The Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana (PFAG) has issued a passionate appeal to farmers across the country to take an active role in the ongoing national fight against illegal mining, ...

The Executive Director of Africa Education Watch (EduWatch), Kofi Asare, has strongly criticized the government’s silence and lack of action following recent scientific findings that revealed alarming levels of heavy ...

The Member of Parliament for Abetifi and New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential aspirant, Bryan Acheampong, has called for an immediate 90-day nationwide suspension of all mining activities to help curb ...

The National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) Task Force has intensified its crackdown on illegal mining and associated criminal activities in Ghana’s Western Region, executing a major operation in Aboso’s ...

Galamsey, the illegal mining activity ravaging Ghana’s rivers and streams, is not only destroying the environment but also undermining the nation’s dream of building a robust pharmaceutical industry.  Dr. Kwame ...

The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Gold Board (Goldbod) and National Democratic Congress (NDC) National Communications Officer, Sammy Gyamfi, has strongly defended the Mahama administration’s efforts in tackling the ...

Security Consultant Richard Kumadoe has suggested that the government could effectively curb the menace of illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey, by invoking a presidential-backed restrictive measure under a certificate ...

In a bold step to reverse the environmental damage caused by illegal mining, the Government of Ghana is set to commence the second phase of its Blue Water Initiative, with ...

The ongoing destruction of Ghana’s lands, water bodies, and forests due to illegal mining (galamsey) continues to expose the nation’s systemic failures.  Recent developments, including a court decision granting bail ...