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25 Apr

All Those Who Had The Capacity To Help Pres. Akufo-Addo Fight Galamsey Woefully Failed Him- Ernest Frimpong

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A communications team member of the governing New Patriotic Party(NPP) Ernest Frimpong has said that all those who has the capacity and were in authority to help President Akufo-Addo fight illegal mining woefully failed him. She added that this goes to those who were in charge from 2017 to 2020, where the NPP nearly lost the elections- including Prof. Frimpong Boateng. Speaking with Kwaku Dawuro on Movement in the morning show, he said that "the Inter-ministerial Committee on Illegal Mining (IMCIM) equally failed the President. The mining issue is still the same. Operation Vanguard was an industry the President created.…

25 Apr

Mining Blame Games Can Be Resolved If The Mining Law Is Revised- Paul Amanning

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Communication member for the New Patriotic Party, Paul Amaning, has stated that revision of the mining law can bring mining blame games to a halt. Speaking in an interview with Kwaku Dawuro, on Movement In The Morning, on Movement TV/Wontumi radio, Paul Amaning advised the Government to have a relook at the mining law, in order to curb galamsey and mining blame games. Again, he suggested that mining issues can be easily resolved if Government engages in buying of gold from legal mining companies, compelling illegal small scale miners best known as Galamsey to go through the right registration process…

25 Apr

MP Petitions CHRAJ To Probe Galamsey Fight Report Scandals

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South Dayi MP, Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor has petitioned the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) to investigate violations of fundamental human rights, alleged corrupt practices, issues of conflict of interest and abuse of public office by certain public officials and others cited in the report of the Work of the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Illegal Mining (IMCIM). The petition filed by lawyers for the MP also wants CHRAJ to investigate allegations of corruption, conflict of interest and abuse of office made by Charles Bissue, the former secretary of the IMCIM, against Prof. Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, the former chairman of the IMCIM,…

25 Apr

Prempeh: Galamsey Involves Legal Services, Security And Police Protection, Media, Regulatory, Political Cover

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Executive Director of the Ghana Centre for Democratic Development (CDD Ghana) Professor H Kwasi Prempeh has said illegal small scale mining (Galamsey) is a whole value chain business that involves equipment leasing and legal services. He said the practice also involves security and police protection, media, regulatory and political cover. “Pay attention,” he wrote on his Facebook page. Prof Prempeh’s comments come on the heels of the public brawl involving a former Minister for Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, and Chairperson of the erstwhile Inter-Ministerial Committee on Illegal Mining (IMCIM),Professor Frimpong-Boateng and some government officials over galamsey. Prof Frimpong-Boateng in his report on…

19 Apr

Aisha Huang Re-Entered Ghana Because She Had Missed Her Husband – Court Told

wontumionlineNewsAisha Huang, court, Galamsey, Husband

Alleged galamsey kingpin, Aisha Huang, re-entered Ghana because she had missed her husband, a Police Investigator told an Accra High Court on Monday. Mounting the witness box, Inspector Simon Nyaho, a Police Investigator said Aisha, aka Ruixia Huang, re-entered Ghana through the Aflao Port to visit her husband known as Prince Amoah. “I together with my team interrogated the accused person and she stated that she re-entered Ghana through the Aflao Port. “When we asked her why she came to Ghana, she stated that she had missed her husband, whose name she gave as one Prince Amoah, and that she…

13 Apr

Our Water Body Has Been Contaminated For Six Years Due To Galamsey – Assemblyman

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Bismark Offin, Assembly Member of Adobewura, a farming community in the Bibiani-Anhwiaso-Bekwai Municipality, has asked Hon. Alfred Obeng Boateng, Member of Parliament, and other generous individuals to assist them in obtaining portable drinking water. He lamented that illegal miners’ activities in the area had harmed the quality of the water they drank. He claimed that several attempts to contact authorities for assistance were futile. “A community like Alata, which supported the Akufo-Addo administration and the NPP, deserves careful consideration.” We even fear a cholera pandemic and other unsanitary diseases as a result of the water we drink. “We are appealing…

20 Mar

Police Probe Prof Frimpong Boateng’s Jubilee House ‘galamsey’ Allegations

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President Akufo-Addo has tasked the Police to investigate allegations by the former Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation (MESTI) regarding the seat of government’s involvement in illegal mining. Prof Kwabena Frimpong Boateng accused some top government officials of being engaged in the canker, popularly known as ‘galamsey’. The renowned professor who served under President Akufo-Addo during his first term insisted that the rot goes as high as the government seat, Jubilee House. This comes as government continues to trumpet its commitment to the illegal mining fight. In an interview with state broadcaster GBC, the former Minister explained that some…

03 Mar

Galamsey Is Making Cocoa Farming Expensive – COCOBOD

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The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) is lamenting over activities of illegal mining (galamsey) operators in some cocoa growing areas of the country, which it describes as making farming expensive. According to the Chief Executive of COCOBOD, Joseph Boahen Aidoo, the menace is adversely affecting water resources, used for irrigation, thereby destroying the environment. He was speaking to joy Business after inaugurating a committee to promote the consumption of cocoa in the country. The nine member committee chaired by the Deputy Director of Public Affairs of COCOBOD, Fiifi Boafo, is to ensure adequate promotion of cocoa products and domestic consumption in…

13 Feb

‘Galamseyer’ Shot, Tipper Truck Burnt In Renewed Clash At Asanko Mines

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At least one illegal miner has been left injured after some police officers stationed at Asanko Gold Mines allegedly shot him in a renewed clash. 24-year-old Joseph Mensah, from Abream in the Amansie South District of the Ashanti Region, suffered a fracture and injuries on his stomach. He was rushed to the Agroyesum St. Martins Hospital where he is currently responding to treatment. The miner, together with many others, invaded the Akwasiso pit of the company to steal some gold-bearing materials. According to the firm, a police attempt to stop the youth resulted in a confrontation that required the officers…

17 Jan

I Lost ¢80k In ‘Galamsey’ And Got Arrested – Ras Nene Opens Up About Difficult Past

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The amount of happiness Ras Nene brings through his skits makes it difficult to imagine that he had a dark past. The popular YouTube skit maker has revealed some challenges he faced in his bid to be successful. Born Ebenezer Akwasi Antwi, the junior high school leaver says he had tried multiple trades after his education but to no avail. After peddling drugs on the streets and a brief non-lucrative stint in the movie industry, he decided to venture into small-scale mining (galamsey). Making his appearance on The Delay Show, the comic actor says he made his way to Bole…