Lack of designated areas for small-scale miners key driver of galamsey – Minerals Commission CEO
The CEO of the Minerals Commission has revealed that the core issue behind illegal mining, or 'Galamsey,' is the lack ...
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Nationwide strike won’t solve galamsey challenge – Deputy Education Minister
Deputy Minister for Education Prof. Kingsley Nyarko has called on Organised Labour to reconsider its decision to embark on a ...
Banning galamsey could cost us our seats – Asante Akim South MP
Asante Akim South MP has stated that government's reluctance to fight galamsey is the fear of losing the December elections
Galamsey crisis: Organised Labour to embark on indefinite nationwide strike starting October 10
Organised Labour has announced a nationwide strike set to commence on October 10, 2024, following the government's failure to address ...
We’ll soon import water to support the manufacturing of drugs due to galamsey – PSG warns
The Pharmaceutical Society of Ghana (PSG) is worried that unbridled illegal mining activities could have devastating consequences on the manufacturing ...
Economy loses US$2.3bn annually to galamsey
The economy loses an estimated US$ 2.3 billion annually – a figure just US$ 700 million short of the funds ...
GUNA demands immediate action to combat galamsey, protect Ghana’s environment and public health
The Ghana United Nations Association (GUNA) has issued a stern call to action over the escalating environmental destruction caused by ...
Ghana branded a ‘GalamState’: Illegal mining costs nation $2.3 billion annually
Ghana is on the brink of becoming a "GalamState," a captured state where illegal mining is normalized, and institutions are ...
Galamsey pushing herbal plants into extinction – Expert warns
For many in Wassa Agona and surrounding areas in the Western North Region, medical conditions like headaches, ringworm and scabies ...
Organised Labour to gov’t: Ban galamsey by end of September, our demands remain unchanged
Organised Labour has reaffirmed its call for an immediate end to illegal mining activities, commonly referred to as galamsey, throughout ...
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