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12 Sep

MoMo Operators Threaten Nationwide Strike Over Galamsey Impact

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The Mobile Money Advocacy Group (MoMAG) wants government to take immediate action to address the devastating impact of illegal mining, also known as’ galamsey’ on the country’s environment, economy and human lives. The group comprising mobile money agents has threatened to embark on a nationwide strike if government fails to do this. In a statement issued by the group, MoMAG expressed deep concern over the "uncontrolled activities of illegal miners" which have led to widespread water pollution, destruction of fertile lands, loss of biodiversity, and increased risks to human safety and livelihoods. “Illegal mining is posing severe threats to our…

11 Sep

Ban Galamsey Until Sustainable Solutions Are Found – Christian Council

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The Christian Council of Ghana has joined the growing chorus calling for a complete and decisive ban on illegal mining, popularly known as “galamsey.” This appeal from the religious body comes as the devastating impact of galamsey on the environment, local communities, and Ghana’s future has reached alarming levels, prompting urgent calls from various quarters for swift and comprehensive action to curb the practice. General Secretary of the Christian Council, Reverend Cyril Fayose, expressed deep concern about the existential threat illegal mining poses to the nation’s natural resources, particularly water bodies, farmlands, and ecosystems. Reverend Fayose underscored the urgency of…

11 Sep

Prophet Kumchacha Invokes Curses On Ministers, Chiefs Involved In Galamsey

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Founder and leader of Heaven’s Gate Ministries, Prophet Nicholas Osei, widely known as Prophet Kumchacha, has invoked curses of death and illness on government officials and traditional leaders involved in galamsey in Ghana. Prophet Kumchacha, in a fiery pronouncement, called for divine retribution against any Ministers, Members of Parliament (MPs), or chiefs who are complicit in the destructive practice. The controversial preacher expressed frustration with the ongoing environmental degradation caused by galamsey and the government’s silence on the matter. He blamed the prevalent galamsey issue on the greed of influential figures who he believes are at the center Prophet Kumchacha…

06 Sep

Miner, 30, Drowns In Galamsey Pit At Manso Adubia

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A 30-year-old illegal miner, identified as Kwadwo Owusu, tragically drowned in a small trench created by an excavator at Manso Adubia in the Amansie South District of the Ashanti Region. The incident occurred on Wednesday, September 4, 2024 during a break on-site. Colleague miners suspect that Owusu may have been intoxicated at the time of the incident, which led to his unfortunate fall into the trench and subsequent drowning. The circumstances surrounding his death have raised concerns about safety and alcohol consumption among the miners in the area. Following the incident, the police in Manso Adubia Community arrived at the…

05 Sep

Galamsey On River Pra: 4 Arrested, Changfan Machines, Boats Destroyed

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Four persons have been arrested in an exercise by the Twifo Atti Mokwa District Assembly in the Central Region in a clamp down on illegal mining activities on the River Pra at Twifo Praso The exercise was in collaboration with its Police Command and the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) last Tuesday. The team, led by the Police and the District Chief Executive, Robert Agyemang Nyantakyi, burnt five changfan machines, five boats and seized other mining equipment being used by illegal miners on the River Pra. Impact This was in response to the devastating effects of their activities on the River Pra and…

10 Jan

Redeploy Military To Support Galamsey Fight In Forest Reserves — Forestry Commission

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The Forestry Commission has called for the immediate redeployment of the military to help halt illegal mining and other destructive activities in forest reserves across the country. The commission said the withdrawal of the military from the fight against galamsey in forest reserves since 2022 had emboldened illegal miners to wreak havoc on forest reserves with impunity. The Executive Director of the Forestry Services Division (FSD) of the commission, Hugh Brown, who made the call, said although the internal forest guards had done their best to protect the forest reserves from destruction by illegal miners and loggers, they were constrained…

11 Dec

Bekwai Circuit Court Remands 3 Chinese And 7 Ghanaian Illegal Miners

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The Bekwai Circuit Court has remanded three Chinese and seven Ghanaian illegal miners. This was after the Bekwai Forest District of the Forest Services Division of the Forestry Commission arrested the illegal miners, made up of seven Ghanaians and three Chinese. The illegal miners were operating in seven compartments in the Oda River Forest Reserve. The three-day exercise was undertaken by the district as part of the ongoing efforts by the Forestry Commission to clamp down on illegal mining in Forest Reserves across the country. The operation was carried out by staff of the Bekwai Forest District and the Rapid…

05 Dec

Govt Won’t Relent Until All Persons Engaged In Galamsey Are Prosecuted – Deputy AG

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The government has expressed its readiness and commitment to ensure that all persons engaged in illegal mining activities across the country are arrested and prosecuted accordingly. Deputy Attorney-General and Minister of Justice Alfred Tuah-Yeboah says the government will not relent in its fight against galamsey on all fronts. Speaking to Citi News after galamsey queen Aiyhsa Hang was jailed for four years and six months on Monday, December 4, Alfred Tuah-Yeboah said it is only a matter of time before all persons involved in galamsey are arrested and prosecuted. “We have been able to successfully prosecute her [Aiyhsa Hang], and she is…

04 Dec

Man, 40, Allegedly Shot Dead At Galamsey Site At Nsuaem

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Kofi Yeboah, a 40-year-old, also known as Ogaame, has been fatally shot at a galamsey site in Nsuaem no 2, located in the Bosome Freho district of Ashanti. According sources, the police is yet to apprehend the suspect linked to the murder. Yaa Kwantemaa, also known as Nana Ohemaa, the wife of the deceased, in an interview with Adom News revealed that, on the day of the incident, her husband returned home but later went back to the site. When she tried to contact him and received no response, a lady informed her that her husband had been shot and…

07 Sep

Akyem Hemang Community issues 10-Day ultimatum to authorities over illegal mining threat

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The Chiefs and residents of Akyem Hemang, a farming community in the Fanteakwa South District of the Eastern Region, have delivered a stern ultimatum to the Ghana Police Service, Eastern Regional Coordinating Council, and the local assembly. They demand swift action to either expel or apprehend illegal miners who are causing environmental pollution and devastating farmlands in the area. The Chiefs have set a 10-day deadline for the concerned agencies to curb the activities of the illegal miners. If no substantial action is taken within this timeframe, the community has vowed to take matters into their own hands to safeguard…