Ashanti Region: four killed in collapsed galamsey pit
Four suspected illegal miners have died after a galamsey pit collapsed at Skuumu near Gyaman-Nkwanta in the Ashanti Region, authorities and local sources said on...
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Ghana expands anti-galamsey fight with 452 new Blue Water Guards
The government says its “Blue Water Guards” initiative is helping improve water quality in areas affected by illegal mining, as 452 new recruits graduated from...
Konongo: 10 illegal miners survive three days underground after pit collapse
Ten suspected illegal miners trapped underground for three days after a mining pit collapsed in the Ashanti Region have all been rescued and are receiving...
PSGH chalks 90, intensifies call for galamsey to be declared health emergency
The Pharmaceutical Society of Ghana (PSGH) has urged the government to classify illegal mining, known locally as “galamsey,” as a public health threat, citing its...
Media, CSOs have lost urgency on galamsey fight, says NPP’s Opoku Mensah
A member of Ghana’s opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) communications team, Yaw Opoku Mensah has accused sections of the media and civil society organisations of...
Galamsey fight politicised, solutions must remain practical — Prof Sarpong
The Director of Research and Innovation at Kumasi Technical University Prof Smart Sarpong has warned that Ghana’s fight against illegal mining is deeply entangled in...
Galamsey crisis now a serious security threat under Mahama — Musah Saaka
Lawuratu Musah Saaka, a member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) communication team, has described illegal mining in Ghana as a “security emergency,” criticising the...
“President Mahama is chief galamseyer in Ghana”, says Gomashie
A mining consultant has described President John Dramani Mahama as a “chief galamseyer,” intensifying debate over Ghana’s fight against illegal mining. Wisdom Gomashie made the...
Conflicting arrest figures raise questions over Ghana’s anti-galamsey crackdown
Conflicting figures released by authorities on arrests linked to illegal mining have raised questions about the scale and coordination of the country’s ongoing crackdown on...