Tag: Galamsey
Mahama launches GoldBod taskforce, offers 10% reward for whistleblowers
President John Dramani Mahama has unveiled a major initiative aimed at curbing illegal gold trade and corruption within Ghana’s extractive sector, with the official...
Democracy Hub sues gov’t over deportation of Foreign galamsey suspects
Civil society organisation Democracy Hub has filed a lawsuit at the High Court in Accra, challenging the government's policy of deporting foreign nationals involved...
10 arrested for illegal mining in Boin Forest Reserve
Ten individuals have been arrested for engaging in illegal mining activities within the Boin Forest Reserve in the Aowin Municipality of Ghana’s Western North...
Accra Court throws out Police motion against Anti-Galamsey Protest
An Accra High Court has dismissed a motion filed by the Ghana Police Service that sought to halt a planned demonstration against illegal mining—commonly...
Akonta Mining license revoked by Lands and Natural Resources Minister
The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Emmanuel Armah Kofi Buah, has directed the immediate revocation of all mining licenses held by Akonta Mining...
4 Chinese and 7 Ghanaians arrested in Western Region for involvement...
The Western Central Regional Police Command has arrested eleven individuals, including four Chinese nationals and seven Ghanaians, for engaging in illegal mining activities along...
24 hour taskforce launched in A/R to combat illegal mining
In a clampdown against illegal mining, commonly known as Galamsey, a task force against illegal mining has launched a 24-hour joint operation with the...
Gov’t revokes mining licenses, aimed at combating galamsey
The Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources has revoked all mining licenses issued after December 7, 2024, as part of efforts to combat illegal...
EPA orders immediate halt to illegal mining activities
The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has issued a directive ordering all individuals and entities involved in illegal mining, both small- and large-scale, to halt...
Stick to promises made during election campaign, eyes are watching –...
The Metropolitan Archbishop of the Catholic Archdiocese of Accra, Most Rev. Bonaventure Kwofie (CSSP), has called on the President of the Republic of Ghana...
