Galamsey: Samuel Jinapor and Ophelia Hayford Mensah must resign now – ICCEP Ghana
The Institute of Climate and Coastal Environment Protection Ghana (ICCEP GHANA) is demanding the resignation of the Minister of Lands ...
Tag: Illegal Mining
Attorney-General calls for swift investigations into Democracy Hub protest
The Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, Godfred Yeboah Dame, has urged the Police Service to swiftly complete investigations into the ...
Galamsey making water treatment expensive for pharmaceutical companies
Heavily polluted water owing to illegal mining (galamsey) activities, is making it increasingly expensive for pharmaceutical companies to treat water ...
E/R: Akyem Kotoku Chiefs denounce false allegations by Adausenahene
The chiefs of the Akyem Kotoku State have strongly rejected allegations made by Nana Boni Abankro, chief of Adausena, accusing ...
GAWU demands immediate ban on galamsey to protect agriculture
The General Agricultural Workers Union (GAWU) of TUC-Ghana has joined the call for the government to impose a ban on ...
Cancel all prospective mining contracts or licenses – Youth-NREG to Gov’t
The Youth in Natural Resources and Environmental Governance (Youth-NREG) has called on the government to cancel all prospective mining contracts ...
Prez Akufo Addo orders immediate deployment of military and police to combat illegal mining
President Akufo Addo has authorized the immediate deployment of personnel from the Ghana Army and Ghana Police Service to tackle ...
Lands Minister seeks media support to combat illegal mining
In light of government’s renewed and intensified fight against the illegal mining (galamsey) menace, the Minister for Lands and Natural ...
W/R: Galamsey menace worsens as sea turns muddy
Galamsey, the illegal small-scale mining prevalent in Ghana, has posed a significant threat to the nation's environment and livelihoods. While ...
Galamsey Fight: Peasant farmers join calls for ban on illegal mining
The Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana (PFAG) has added its voice for the ban on illegal mining popularly known as ...
