State discontinues case against Chinese ‘galamsey queen’ Aisha Huang
State prosecutors have discontinued the trial of 'Aisha' Huang and four other Chinese nationals alleged to have carried out illegal ...
Tag: Galamsey
Reserving small-scale mining for Ghanaians won’t take us anywhere – Casely-Hayford
Social Commentator Sydney Casely-Hayford is against the government reserving small-scale mining for just Ghanaians. He says Ghana should be striving ...
Mining ban worth it, galamsey has reduced drastically – Pius Hadzide
Pius Hadzide, the Deputy Information Minister, insists that the ban on small-scale mining was worthwhile despite reports of illegal ming ...
‘Galamsey fight not won yet; Chinese miners still trooping in’– Ken Ashigbey
Convener of the Media Coalition against Galamsey, Ken Ashigey, has said the fight against illegal mining , popularly known as ...
Galamsey fight needs to be decentralised – Lands Ministry director
The Director of Mining at the Ministry for Lands and Natural Resources, Dr. Benjamin Aryee, has suggested that the fight against ...
16 armed illegal Chinese miners arrested in Krobo forest
The Excavator Evacuation Team, a unit under the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Illegal Mining on Thursday, December 6, busted 16 Chinese ...
Gov’t begins vetting of small-scale miners on Monday
The government will from Monday, November 26, begin vetting of all small-scale miners and their documents. This is to ensure that ...
Small scale miners to stage another demo against mining ban next Tuesday
Members of Ghana National Association of Small Scale Miners (GNASSM), have resolved to embark on a nationwide demonstration next Tuesday to ...
Four suspects arrested after illegal miners’ clash in Wa
The Upper West Regional Police Command has arrested four suspects in connection with last Saturday night's violent clash between two ...
Over 20 wounded after illegal miners clash in Wa
At least nine persons sustained gunshot wounds in clashes between two illegal mining groups at Wa in the Upper West ...
We’ll help end illegal mining – U/West chiefs
Some chiefs in the Upper West Region have declared their full commitment and support for the inter-ministerial committee on illegal ...
3 Chinese, 5 Ghanaians arrested for galamsey in E/R
Three Chinese and five Ghanaian have been arrested by the anti-galamsey task force Operation Vanguard, in the Eastern Region for ...
Social impact of galamsey under reported – W/Regional Minister
Western Regional Minister, Dr. Kweku Afriyie, has said the negative social impacts of illegal mining is under reported in communities ...
‘China doesn’t support its nationals in galamsey’ – Nana Addo
President Nana Akufo-Addo has said the Chinese government is fully backing his administration's uncompromising stance towards illegal mining. Speaking at a meeting ...
Small-scale miners vow to expose politicians involved in galamsey
The Ghana National Association of Small Scale Miners has warned that it will expose any politician or public figure who ...
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