Scores of environmental experts in Ghana have stated explicitly that the government of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo cannot succeed in the fight against illegal gold mining activities. According to the environmental experts, the reason was because of government six-month ban imposition galamsey was not well coordinated and planned. They expressed shock in the way … Read more
A leaked audio tape purported to have been recorded by assigns of the Chinese galamsey queen, Aisha Haung, has put the Deputy Ashanti Regional Commander of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS), Chief Supt Peter Adu Appiah, in hot waters. The audio recording, which purports to put the GIS boss in-charge of Enforcement and Intelligence Bureau … Read more
There is a growing anxiety among some top politicians and security capos over the secret video recordings and photographs purported to be the sexual encounters with a Chinese galamsey queen, En Huang aka Aisha. Social media in particular are awash with videos and pictures of a black male bonking a lady of Asian descent and … Read more
Secret video recordings and photos purported to be the sexual encounters between the Chinese galamsey queen, and some top security officers and politicians in the country have popped up. The release of the sex tapes and photos follows the locking up of the galamsey kingpin, Aisha Huang (a Chinese) and four of her assigns in … Read more
Let us ban all small-scale and medium-scale gold mining in Ghana The activities of ‘galamseyers’ have destroyed several water bodies in the country As someone involved in fighting illegal loggers and illegal gold miners at Akyem Juaso, in the Akyem Abuakwa traditional area since the 1990s, I always dreaded the New Patriotic Party (NPP) ever … Read more
Reports from Segyimase near Kyebi in the East Akim Municipality of the Eastern Region indicate that illegal mining activities are gradually resurfacing. These indications come some three weeks after the deadline of the nationwide ultimatum from government ordering the cessation of illegal mining activities, known locally as galamsey. Residents have been complaining that the illegal … Read more
Reports from Segyimase near Kyebi in the East Akim Municipality of the Eastern Region indicate that illegal mining activities are gradually resurfacing. These indications come some three weeks after the deadline of the nationwide ultimatum from government ordering the cessation of illegal mining activities, known locally as galamsey. Residents have been complaining that the illegal … Read more
Land and natural resources minister, John Peter Amewu, has stated that the three weeks ultimatum given to illegal miners, popularly known as galamsey to vacate as their concessions will not be extended. According to him, extending the ultimatum by even a day means more pollution of water bodies and depletion of farm lands and forests. … Read more
Deputy Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Benito Owusu Bio, has reiterated the Akufo-Addo administration’s resolve to win the war against illegal gold mining activities, even if it means losing votes in the 2020 general election. The deputy minister was reacting to comments made by some illegal miners at the Akwatia Diamond Market in the … Read more
Pupils in some gold-rich mining villages and towns in Wassa Amenfi East District of the Western Region have abandoned school and now engaged in illegal gold mining activities known in local parlance as galamsey, Today investigations have revealed. Aside from this phenomenon, Today gathered that residents in the farming communities of the district were living in panic and fear … Read more
Rich gold mining villages and towns in the Wassa East District of the Western Region have been invaded by illegal Chinese gold miners, whose illegal gold mining activities have been severely affecting water bodies, cocoa plantation and forest reserves, Today investigations have discovered. The Chinese illegal miners, headquartered in Wassa Akropong, the capital town of … Read more
HEAD of Communications at Minerals Commission, Mr. Isaac Abraham, has revealed the reasons why illegal gold and diamond mining activities (otherwise known as galamsey or galamseying) by both Ghanaians and foreign nationals cannot be legalised. Speaking in an exclusive interview with Today on Wednesday, March 1, 2017 Mr. Abraham expressed fears that Ghana will be completely doomed if … Read more
The Interior Minister Ambrose Dery has hinted of plans by government to take full control of Northern region town of Dollar Power and Bole Accra being controlled by armed men there. The armed men attacked members of the Bole District Security Council last year, killing a soldier and a mother. JoyNews’ investigative journalist Kwetey Nartey … Read more
Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has awarded five distinguished farmers at the National Level during the 32nd National Farmer’s Day celebration held at Kintampo in the Brong Ahafo Region, in recognition of their contributions to the development of the cocoa, coffee and shea business in particular and the country’s economy as a whole. This is in … Read more