Ashigbey praises Mahama for showing strong will to end galamsey
The Convener of the Media Coalition Against Galamsey, Ing. Kenneth Ashigbey, has commended President John Dramani Mahama for demonstrating a ...
Tag: Galamsey
Govt repeals L.I. 2462 to protect forests
The government has officially revoked Legislative Instrument (L.I.) 2462, a law that allowed mining activities in forest reserves, as part ...
Atiwa East MCE jailed over galamsey
The Koforidua High Court 2 has sentenced the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) of Atiwa East, Ernest Ntim, to eight days’ ...
Galamsey: 11 arrested in Pra Anum Forest Reserve
Twenty-eight officers, drawn from three Rapid Response Teams, together with officers from the Oda Forest District of the Forest Services ...
Galamsey responsibility lies with Ghana — Tong Defa
The Chinese Ambassador to Ghana, Tong Defa, has appealed to the Ghanaian media to ensure their reporting reflects the positive, ...
Galamsey: Forestry Commission swoop busts 11 Chinese, 10 Ghanaians
Fifty-one personnel of the Forestry Commission, made up of forest guards from the Buipe and Bole Forest District offices of ...
1,486 galamseyers arrested and 443 excavators seized in 2025
A total of 1,486 illegal miners (Galamseyers) have been arrested so far by security agencies in anti-galamsey operations this year, ...
UMaT ready to clean galamsey-polluted rivers — VC
As Ghana grapples with widespread river pollution caused by illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey, the University of Mines and ...
Mahama’s GoldBod has legalised galamsey — Prof Adei
Former Rector of the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA), Professor Stephen Adei, has alleged that the establishment ...
Galamsey fight: I will never give up — Mahama
In a firm declaration, President John Dramani Mahama has reaffirmed his administration's determination to fight and eliminate illegal small-scale mining ...
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