Tag Archives: Galamsey

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has suspended the District Chief Executive (DCE) for Bosome Freho in the Ashanti Region, Yaw Danso with immediate effect, for his alleged involvement in galamsey. An audio in circulation which went viral on social media to implicate the District Chief Executive when he was purportedly …

The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has reiterated his commitment to working hand-in-hand with Chiefs, traditional rulers and all stakeholders in the fight against Galamsey. According to President Akufo-Addo, “it is obvious that, if we are to win the fight, you and I have to take the …

Galamsey Chiefs Face Destoolment The Omanhene of Kenyasi Number One in the Ahafo Region, Nana Osei Kofi Abiri, has served notice that he will not hesitate to destool any chief within his jurisdiction found to be involved in illegal mining, otherwise known as galamsey. According to him, that Chief would …

The Police Are Hiding Something Im Shocked About Thier Release Ellembelle Dce Fire Back Over Missing Excavators Brouhaha District chief executive officer for Ellembelle district of the western region Hon Kwasi Bonzoh has expressed dissapointment in Ghana police service in what he described as pure lies and fabrication to decieve …

Government Should Confiscates Galamsey Lands For The State. As Ghana Revenue Authority launched its Tax and Good Governance Month, I addressed the issue of “galamsey lands”, which chiefs and land owners who allocate these lands for such activity knows the lands become unusable. Government has borrowed $100M to restore lands …

Galamsey Activity Claim One Life,leave Two Injured. The galamsey activity has claimed one life and leave two others injured as galamsey pit caved at Yaapesaa,a mining community in the Bosome-Freho district of the Ashanti region. According to the report, Yaapesaa is a mining community where galamsey activities are highly rampant …

The residents of Amaadaa a farming community in the Atwima Mponua district of Ashanti Region are peeved and declared War against mining pits which are not reclaim and rather claiming lives. The residents are demanding an immediate end to the menace that is negatively impacting their livelihoods. According to the …

The Bekwai circuit court in the Bekwai Municipal assembly has sentenced 2 people to 5 months imprisonment for operating illegal in Apamprama forest reserve and also for entering into Forest reserve without license contrary to mineral and mining Act 703/2906 section 99. They were convicted of illegally mining in the …