The ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) has lashed out at former president John Mahama and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) for thwarting the efforts of government in the fight against galamsey. According to the party, galamsey, which largely affected water bodies under the Mahama administration, should not be politicized. The NPP said the NDC and […]
A sub chief at Akim Tweapease has received severe beating from the youth of the town over allegations that he is into illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey in local parlance. NtintanHene, Kwadwo Gyapong has been accused of colluding and aiding illegal mining activities by some Chinese Nationals in the area. Kumasi based Nhyira Fm […]
Hundreds of the missing excavators have miraculously found their way to the collection centre. Days after six people were picked up in connection with the disappeared excavators, the equipment began to show up. Police CID had begun investigations into the matter, but even before they conclude investigations into the bizarre disappearance, over 300 excavators have […]
A group calling itself The Concerned Citizens of the Save the Atewa Landscape has issued a strongly-worded statement in rebuttal of comments made by Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation Minister, Professor Kwabena Frimpong Boateng, regarding protestations against government’s plans to allow bauxite mining to be carried out in the Atewa Forest. On July 2, 2019, […]
The ruling New Patriotic Party has hit back at the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) accusing it of politicizing the issue of galamsey when they are the worst culprits under whose watch the menace gained grounds. The NDC during its recent moment of truth encounter, accused government of paying lip service to the fight against […]
The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament for the Builsa South Constituency in the Upper East Region, Dr. Clement Apaak has berated the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) and President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for the recent comments by the Senior Minister, Yaw Osafo Maafo on the the arrest of Chinese woman Aisha […]
Mr Yaw Osafo-Maafo, Senior Minister at a recent town hall meeting in the U.S. justified the decision to truncate the prosecution of Aisha Huang, a Chinese national known for her exploits in illegal mining. A participant at the meeting wanted to know why Aisha, popularly known as ‘Galamsey Queen’ was only deported after she was […]
The Chief Executive Officer of the Forestry Commission (FC) Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie says the fight against illegal Mining, popularly known in the local parlance as galamsey is being inhibited by machinations of some powerful people in the country. Such moves according to him, makes it extremely difficult to rid the country’s forest reserves of illegal […]
The Minister for Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has clarified that government has not requested for the raw unedited version of the latest video by Anas Aremeyaw Anas and his Tiger Eye PI team dubbed galamsey Fraud. According to the Minister who made the clarification via a text message to the host of Accra based Joy […]
Ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) strong man, Kennedy Ohene Agyapong has vowed to expose some seasoned journalists in the country who he allege are deeply involved in the illegal mining business, known in local parlance as galamsey. According to the Assin Central Member of Parliament, assertions by investigative journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas that he is […]
The ruling New Patriotic Party Member of Parliament for Assin Central Constituency in the Central Region, Kennedy Ohene Agyapong has taken a dig at soldiers who were appointed Members of the anti-galamsey task force, saying they disgraced government while on that mission. According to him, the army men went into the job with a mindset […]
