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Former Member of Parliament for Adentan, Yaw Buaben Asamoa has told President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to take decisive actions against illegal small-scale mining (Galamsey). He says the president can do so by tackling the political actors in the illicit mining practice. Without confronting the p
A Governance Expert, Professor Baffour Agyeman-Duah wants President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to speak on the illicit small-scale mining (galamsey). He says the president's silence is a concern to observers. Prof Agyeman-Dua said this after urging the president to declare a state of emergency in a
Nana Ohene Ntow, the special advisor to an independent presidential aspirant, Alan Kyerematen, has said government officials must be ashamed of the way illegal small-scale mining (galamsey) has destroyed the environment. In his view, Ghana needs completely new leadership to steer the affairs of the
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Nana Ohene Ntow, special advisor to independent presidential aspirant, Alan Kyerematen, has said Ghana needs completely new leadership to steer affairs of the country in view of the challenges including the illegal small-scale mining menace (Galamsey) He accused President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo
Director of Communications for the Bawumia campaign, Dennis Miracles Aboagye has accused the National Democratic Congress (NDC) of disturbing the government's fight against illegal small-scale mining (Galamsey). In his view, the NDC is part of the enablers of galamsey. He recounted that whereas the
Wa West lawmaker Peter Lanchene Toobu is wondering whether a comment by the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) parliamentary candidate for Amenfi East, Ernest Frimpong, urging illegal miners, otherwise known as ‘galamseyers’, to attack any military officer that attempts to stop them from their illegality i
MOMENT OF TRUTH PRESS CONFERENCE 16th October, 2023 AG’S SUPPOSED ADVICE ON FRIMPONG BOATENG’S GALAMSEY REPORT IS NOTHING BUT A COVER-UP - HE MUST RESIGN IMMEDIATELY! INTRODUCTION Good afternoon distinguished ladies and gentlemen of the media. On behalf of the leadership of the great NDC, I wish to
The Attorney-General (A-G), Godfred Dame, engaged in a sinister move to cover up for government officials accused of engaging in illegal small-scale mining (Galamsey) in his opinion on the report issued by former chairman of the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Illegal Mining (IMCIM), Professor Kwaben
Former Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng has said that he does not want to quarrel with the chiefs and elders of Kyebi, the hometown of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo over the claim that illegal small scale mining (Galamsey) is ongo
A total of one hundred and nineteen (119) criminal cases involving the prosecution of about seven hundred and twenty-seventy (727) individuals for offences connected with illegal mining (galamsey) in the country have been pending at the High Court and some Circuit Courts around the country since Jan
The leakage of the Professor Frimpong Boateng Report on the work of the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Illegal Mining has revived interest in the activities of big companies and prominent individuals engaged in illegal mining (galamsey). One company which has been brought into the limelight is Herit
The pointlessness of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) press conference held by the party's National Communications Officer Sammy Gyamfi on Tuesday April 25 regarding illegal small scale mining (galamsey) was legendary, the Director of Communication of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Richard Ahia
There are some people in government and even at the seat of government, the Jubilee House, who are currently involved in illegal small-scale mining (Galamsey), Professor Kwabena Frimpong Boateng who served as Minister for Science and Technology in President Akufo-Addo's first government, has said. H
Members of the the Concerned NPP Youth, Concerned Polling Station Executives and Concerned Electoral Area Coordinators, have petitioned President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to sack the District Chief Executive Officer (DCE) of Ellembelle Kwasi Bonzoh. According to them, the President needs to sack
Overview of Mining in Ghana The mining sector in Ghana is one of the major contributors to the economy and foreign exchange (Roe & Samuel, 2007; Hilson, 2009). Ghana commercially exploits gold, diamond, manganese, and bauxite. In 2019, gold accounts for 93.28% of gross mineral revenue with lower con
The Seventh-day Adventists (SDA) has supported a recent call by religious leaders for a ban on small scale mining as a way of dealing with the illegal ones (Galamsey) among them. The church also demanded that the galamseyers should be forced to work to reclaim the lands, water bodies and forest rese
A Justice nominee of the Supreme Court, Barbara Frances Ackah-Yensu, has proposed the use of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) in handling cases involving illegal small scale miners (Galamseyers). She said this during her vetting by the Appointments Committee of Parliament on Tuesday October 18.
The Headmaster of the Christ the King School in Donkorkrom in the Prestea-Huni Valley District of the Western Region, Samuel Nartey, has resigned to fully engage in illegal small scale business (Galamsey). He said he chose to go into galamsey because he could not raise the needed money as headmaster
South Dayi Member of Parliament Rockson Nelson Dafeamekpor has said the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources Samuel Abu Jinapor has questions to answer in the fight against illegal small scale mining (Galamsey). He said Mr Jinapor will have to provide answers to how excavators that were seized fr
