Galamsey
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NEWS
Coalition against illegal mining calls for State of Emergency in 9 Forest Reserves
Representatives from the Media Coalition Against Illegal Mining, including Dr Kenneth Ashigbey and Senyo Hosi, have expressed urgent concerns to…
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POLITICS
Ken Ashigbey to President Mahama: You supported our call for a State of Emergency; So why haven’t you declared one now?
Dr Ken Ashigbey, Convenor of the Media Coalition Against Galamsey, has expressed surprise at President John Dramani Mahama’s failure to…
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Ouattara Confronts Mahama With Galamsey
Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara confronted President John Dramani Mahama with how illegal mining in Ghana commonly known as galamsey, is…
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73 Galamseyers arrested in Upper East Region
Seventy-three illegal miners, popularly referred to as galamseyers, have been arrested in the Tilli Forest, which spans the Bawku West…
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Illegal Miners Kicked Out Of Offin Shelter Belt – Ashanti Regional Minister Informs Otumfuo
The Ashanti Regional Minister, Dr Frank Amoakohene, has announced the retrieval of the Offin Shelter Belt in the Atwima Mponua…
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Curbing Galamsey In Ashanti Region: Otumfuo Strikes Again, Destools Ohwim Chief
Asantehene Otumfuo has destooled Nana Kusi Baaye II, the chief of Ohwim, for committing several offences, including illegal mining. The…
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POLITICS
My galamsey criticism of Akufo-Addo’s govt was ‘too harsh’ – Apaak
Dr. Clement Apaak, the Deputy Minister Designate for Education, has acknowledged that his past remarks criticizing the Akufo-Addo/Bawumia administration’s handling…
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POLITICS
Over 7,500 football pitches of forest reserve lost to illegal Mining – Kofi Buah
The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Emmanuel Armah Kofi Buah, says the spate of devastation of forest reserves by…
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POLITICS
Confiscate Excavators, Don’t Burn Them – Mahama Directs Anti-Galamsey Team
President John Dramani Mahama has directed the task force combating illegal small-scale mining, known as galamsey, to seize excavators rather…
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POLITICS
You don’t give criminals time to fold up; Ashanti Regional Minister under fire for giving illegal miners 2 weeks to leave forest reserves
Ashanti Regional Minister, Dr Frank Amoakohene is under fire for giving illegal miners operating in forest reserves in the region…
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