It’s a shame ‘galamsey’ issues no longer make headlines – Sir Sam Jonah
By Patience Bumbom The Chancellor of the University of Cape Coast (UCC), Sir Sam Jonah, has expressed concern over what he perceives as a decline in media coverage of illegal mining activities, commonly known as “galamsey”. The Senior Statesman lamented the lack of attention from the media, despite the significant harm and destruction caused by […]
COCOBOD bemoans escalating galamsey activities…Says Ghana risks losing premium position on global markets
By: Franklin ASARE-DONKOH The Director of the Anti-Corruption Galamsey Unit of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Prof. Michael Kwarteng, has bemoaned the increasing activities of illegal mining known in Ghanaian parlance as Galamsey in cocoa growing areas across the country. Prof. Kwarteng has thus called for an immediate halt to the Galamsey menace. According to […]
Ghana Water reduces water production in Central Region following illegal mining activities
By Kingsley Nana Buadu The Management of Ghana Water Company in the Central Region says it has been compelled by illegal mining activities upstream of the Pra River to cut down production of water at its Sekyere Hemang Treatment Plant by 30 per cent. According to the company, the heavy siltation at the intake arriving […]
Judiciary urged to keenly monitor ‘galamsey’ havocs
By: Nana Kwame Bediako Justice Anthony Kwofie has stirred the conversation on illegal mining (galamsey), calling on the judiciary to effectively monitor the havoc being caused by the activities of illegal miners and duly serve punishments to the culprits. He made this call during his appearance before Parliament’s Appointment Committee on December 20, 2023. The […]
Ghana’s environment under siege- Chamber of Mines CEO laments
By: Franklin ASARE-DONKOH The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ghana Chamber of Mines, Dr. Sulemanu Koney, has raised a very dire situation regarding Ghana’s environment. According to him, Ghana’s environment is under siege due to the nefarious galamsey activities of some unscrupulous individuals, politicians, chiefs, bureaucrats, and security officials. Speaking at the National Dialogue […]
12th AGM of Cocoa Abrabopa Association held in Kumasi
By: Michael Kofi Kenetey A cocoa farmers and buyers organization, Cocoa Abrabopa Association, CAA, has held their 12th Annual General Meeting, AGM at Danyame in Kumasi, the Ashanti Regional capital with a call on government and traditional authorities to put a more concerted effort to combat galamsey. Cocoa farmers of the Association also appealed to […]
Galamsey operators must be jailed for life -Clinical Psychologist
By: Regina Kwapong Day in and day out, the conversations surrounding climate change and environmental conservation keep diversifying around the world with citizens of various nations adopting measures to stop environmental pollution. The situation remains different in Ghana in the fight against illegal mining locally called galamsey. In recent development, calls have been made for […]
Galamsey fight not yielding positive results- Ken Ashigbey to Prez Akufo-Addo
By: Franklin ASARE-DONKOH The Convener for the Media Coalition Against Illegal Mining, Dr Kenneth Ashigbey, says there are lots of empirical evidence to prove that the fight against illegal mining has not yielded any significant gains. His claim seems to be a direct response to President Akufo-Addo’s assertion that the ban on illegal mining, also […]
President Akufo-Addo celebrates success in galamsey ban at Africa Climate summit in Kenya
President Akufo-Addo has noted that the ban on illegal mining, also known as galamsey is yielding positive results towards the aim of reducing carbon emissions. Speaking at the 2023 Africa Climate Summit in Nairobi, Kenya, the President said several flagship policy initiatives such as ‘Planting for Food and Jobs’, ‘One Village, One Dam’ and the […]
Frimpong-Boateng sued for defamation by Former Manso Nkwanta MP…demands GH¢2.5m
By Franklin ASARE-DONKOH The former Chairman of the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Illegal Mining (IMCIM), Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, has been sued for defamation by Mr. Joseph Albert Qualm, a former Member of Parliament (MP) for the Manso Nkwanta constituency in the Ashanti Region. Mr. Qualm among other reliefs, is seeking GH¢2.5 million in damages from the […]
