W/R: Galamsey Sites Declared “No Go Area” For Anti-Galamseyers
Some small scale illegal miners popularly referred to as galamseyers, have declared their operation areas within the some forest reserves ...
Tag: Western Region
One Dead In Illegal Mine Pit Collapse
Another illegal mining disaster has occurred at Wassa Nananko in the Amenfi East District in the Western Region, leaving one ...
10 Chinese Galamseyers Busted
A mining taskforce has arrested 10 illegal Chinese miners within the Tarkwa-Nsuaem Municipality of the Western Region. The miners, Today ...
Teacher Arrested For Attempting To Sell Student
A science teacher at Sefwi Aboduam M/A JHS in the Sefwi Wiawso Municipality of the Western Region William Otoo, 24, ...
Teacher Arrested For Attempting To Sell Student
A science teacher at Sefwi Aboduam M/A JHS in the Sefwi Wiawso Municipality of the Western Region William Otoo, 24, ...
Immigration Service Intensifies Fight Against Cross Border Crimes
The Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) has indicated its preparedness to tackle cross border crimes including human trafficking and other irregular ...
Ghana To Spend $150m On Alternative Livelihood Prog For Illegal Miners
An estimated 150 million dollars is expected to be used for the implementation of the government’s multilateral mining integrated project, ...
Zongo Cities Projects To Take Off By September
The Minister for Inner City and Zongo Development, Abubakar Saddique Boniface, has said the government is committed to making Zongo ...
Prestea; A Town of Gold With Ugly Roads
The name Prestea sounds familiar right? Yea, it’s a long known town in Ghana for obvious reasons. It’s a land ...
25-Year-Old Busted For Stabbing Prostitute
A 25-year-old trader identified as Abdul Mugeez has been arrested by Prestea police for stabbing and robbing a prostitute. The ...
Six ‘galamseyers’ Arrested At Ayiem
Six persons who were involved in illegal small scale mining at Ayiem, a farming community in the Mpohor District of ...
Another Mining Disaster Looms
Barely a week after the country was hit by one of its worst mining disasters at Prestea-Nsuta in the Western ...
Mass Burial Held For Nsuta 22 Pit Disaster Victims
A mass burial service was on Friday, July 7, 2017, held for the twenty-two (22) illegal miners who were trapped ...
Why Mass Burial Was Given To 22 Trapped Victims
The Prestea mine collapse victims were given a mass burial as rescue team could not find the 22 trapped persons… ...
22 Trapped Victims Given Mass Burial
The 22 illegal miners who were trapped in a Galamsey pit at Prestea in the Western Region have been given a ...
I Wasn’t Aware of Galamsey Activities
The District Chief Executive (DCE) for Prestea-Huni Valley in the Western Region, Mozart Kwaku Owu has revealed that the presence of ...
Eight Injured In Sekondi Central Mosque Clash
Eight people sustained various degrees of injury when one of the factions allegedly fighting over the ownership of a mosque ...
Catherine Afeku’s Four-Day Tour To Western Region In Pictures
The Minister for Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts, Catherine Ablema Afeku and her deputy, Dr. Iddris Ziblim as well as ...
Rabies Dog Kills Four-Year-Old Boy
A four-year-old boy has died of human rabies at the Tarkwa Nsueam Municipal Hospital in the Western Region. The deceased, ...
Chiefs, Assemblies To Enjoy Tourism Cash
The Minister for Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts, Catherine Ablema Afeku, has said that her Ministry is working on a ...