Galamsey: The Slow Poison of Ghana’s Future
Ghana is facing an existential crisis that has been bubbling beneath the surface but is now threatening to explode in the form of a full-blown environmental catastrophe. The illegal mining…
Illegal Miners Getting Bolder By The Day
33 people have been detained for last week’s vandalism of Golden Star Wassa Mining properties in Benso, Western Region. Twelve vehicles, including excavators, ambulances, and pick-up trucks, are said to…
STATE TO OPEN CASE ON GALAMSEY QUEEN, AISHA HUANG TODAY
Today, November 9, 2022, the State is anticipated to present its case against Chinese galamsey queen, Aisha Huang. With the evidence of its first witness, this will get started. Despite the continuing…
GALAMSEY KILLS WOMAN IN HER HOME
In Odumasi, in the Ashanti Region, a private toilet has been sunk by a mining trench dug beneath a home. A young woman who was using the facility at the…
FIGHT AGAINST GALAMSEY MERE TALK WITH NO ACTION
National Communication Officer for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has charged President Akufo-Addo with being untruthful about his efforts to stop illegal mining in Ghana. At a news conference on…
I AM NOT INTO GALAMSEY – CHAIRMAN WONTUMI
The New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) regional chairman for Ashanti region claims to not be involved in “galamsey,” or illicit mining. Chairman Wontumi, also known as Bernard Antwi Boasiako, said that Akonta…
GALAMSEY: IS GOV’T STILL IN THE FIGHT?
The Eastern Regional Minister, Seth Acheampong says despite the numerous setbacks recorded in the war against illegal mining in the country, the government has not lost sight of the fight.…