The Dunkwa District Police has arrested four men including two police officers for robbery at a galamsey site in Dunkwa-on-Offin in the Central Region. The men were arrested on Monday, January 16 by mine workers and were nearly lynched but for the timely intervention of the District Police Command. The officers as well as one … Read more
After a recent three-week visit to my hometown in the Atiwa District, I have spent sleepless nights agonising and grieving over the incalculable damage which the Chinese are inflicting on our country, particularly in the rural areas through illegal mining and galamsey, and the consequent massive degradation of our land and pollution of almost all … Read more
Lands and Forestry Minister Nominee, John Peter Amewu has said the NPP government will build the capacity of illegal miners to ensure they go through sustainable mining processes. This he believes will ensure the country’s attainment of renewable mining activities. Ghana over the years has suffered adversely from the activities of illegal miners. The informal … Read more
Lands and Forestry Minister Nominee, John Peter Amewu has said the NPP government will build the capacity of illegal miners to ensure they go through sustainable mining processes. This he believes will ensure the country’s attainment of renewable mining activities. Ghana over the years has suffered adversely from the activities of illegal miners. The informal … Read more
Citi Business News has gathered that the Kyebi water treatment plant which was shut down last year due to the effect of activities of galamsey operators, has started operating intermittently. The plant was shut down in August last year because activities of illegal gold miners had left the natural water bodies not treatable for onward … Read more
The invasion and subsequent burning of mining equipment and some other properties belonging to HANSOL Mining Limited by the inter-ministerial taskforce set up to clamp down on illegal mining activities, has attracted a judgement debt worth US$1billion. Jacob Osei Yeboah, the independent presidential candidate in both 2012 and 2016 general elections, who disclosed this to … Read more
A 15-year-old boy identified as Jester Osei has been shot dead by a security officer of a Mining company at Akyem Kwarbeng in the Atiwa district of the Eastern region. The deceased together with colleagues went to the site to engage in galamsey operations. The private security man on duty allegedly shot the boy at … Read more
A 15-year-old boy identified as Jester Osei has been shot dead by a security officer of a Mining company at Akyem Kwarbeng in the Atiwa district of the Eastern region. The deceased together with colleagues went to the site to engage in galamsey operations. The private security man on duty allegedly shot the boy at … Read more
The District Chief Executive of Amansie West, Alex Kwame Bonsu, has denied allegations he took bribes from some illegal miners in the district to enable them continue their activities. His denial follows an allegation made by the Member of Parliament for Manso-Nkwanta, Professor Joseph Albert Quarm, that he has set up a task force headed … Read more
John Alexander Ackon, outgoing Ashanti regional minister and acting Chief Executive Officer of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA), has urged his successor to focus on clamping down on the Fulani menace, armed robbery, and illegal, small-scale mining, popularly known as ‘galamsey’. According to him, these and a few others are the main issues confronting the … Read more
About 30 young men have been arrested for engaging in illegal mining About 30 young men have been arrested for engaging in illegal mining on the concession of AngloGold Ashanti (AGA) at Obuasi in the Ashanti region. The police also impounded excavators and other sophisticated weapons during the swoop at the underground mine of AGA. … Read more
I join the over 5 million Ghanaians who voted for you on December 7 to congratulate you on your historic victory. Your win margin has never been witnessed in our presidential history. It’s been a deserving third time victory. For some of us, it’s a new opportunity for Ghana to see new approach at solving … Read more
I have written quite a number of articles about the way galamsey is destroying Ghana’s major water bodies, as well as our farmlands. The farms being destroyed do not only consist of food– farms upon which our people depend for subsistence, but also, the all-important cocoa farms that provide us with about 60 percent of … Read more
By Kobena A Eyiah Agriculture Our agriculture needs revamping. Agricultural output has slumped to an all-time low, yet the people in charge are paid bonuses at the end of every year. Since many of the members of the last Parliament are not returning to the next Parliament, I suspect that many of them, including those … Read more
The Australian High Commission in Ghana in partnership with Friends of the Nation, a socio-economic advocacy NGO in the Western Region, have provided some 65 illegal miners livelihood empowerment and skill development support training at Mpohor in the Mpohor district. The 65, who were otherwise active in illegal mining with different years in the pits, … Read more
Agriculture Our agriculture needs revamping. Agricultural output has slumped to an all-time low, yet the people in charge are paid bonuses at the end of every year. Since many of the members of the last Parliament are not returning to the next Parliament, I suspect that many of them, including those who served on the … Read more
Media Reports on December 5th 2016 reported a drop in Foreign Direct Investment into Ghana compared to the previous period of 59, 8%. Regardless of the party in Power in any African country, an underlining problem remains to use African economic potentials to the fullest for the benefit of all citizen: Trust. A Ghanaian does … Read more
The Ghana Mine Workers’ Union (GMWU) has given the strongest indication yet not to tolerate what it describes as undue delays in salary negotiations for its members from next year. The mine workers argue that the increasing number of protracted negotiations is likely to ruin the sector’s output if workers are continuously marginalized. “We remain … Read more
Revenues from gold exports into the economy is expected to reach over $4.5 billion by end of year as the revenues have exceeded the projection by about 73 percent in spite of the challenges with gold prices on the international market. This comes as the contribution from the commodity which was pegged at $3.3 billion … Read more
President John Dramani Mahama has said that the National Democratric Congress (NDC), will reclassify the Ghana’s mining code oto include artisanal gold mining. This according to him, will curb illegal mining (Galamsey), which has become rampant in many gold mining areas of the country. Speaking at a campaign rally at Wassa Akropong in the Wassa … Read more