- 1. Minister declares 24 hour surveillance in galamsey areas
- (General)
- ... the Eastern Regional Pre-Flood Clean-up Campaign, on the theme, “Improving Communities’ Resilience to Floods.” She later inaugurated a district ‘galamsey’ Task Force, made up of ...
- Created on 17 May 2013
- 2. US commits $200 million towards northern development projects
- (Business & Economics)
- ... questions from journalists, he described as “horrendous” a recent media documentary that revealed an American involvement in “galamsey” (small scale mining) operations in the country and urged the security ...
- Created on 17 May 2013
- 3. Shama District Assembly to descend on those behind illegal mining
- (Science /Technology)
- Shama, Feb. 17, GNA – The Shama District Assembly, Western Region, is to descend on traditional authorities and all those behind the illegal mining activity, popularly known as “galamsey”, ...
- Created on 18 February 2013
- 4. PPP decries unwillingness of government to curtail exploitation by foreign nationals
- (Politics)
- ... gold trade which has been on the upsurge these days. “Not only do these illegal gold dealers destroy the environment through illegal mining, popularly called galamsey, ...
- Created on 29 November 2012
- 5. Court jails Togolese illegal miner for stealing
- (Crime)
- Tarkwa, Nov. 8, GNA- A 31 year-old Togolese illegal miner (Galamsey operator), Dodzie Amevor has been sentenced to 10 years imprisonment for stealing GH¢15,000.00 belonging to a Ghanaian trader. ...
- Created on 09 November 2012
- 6. Asutifi District records B/As highest pregnancy rate in 2011 BECE
- (Education)
- ... Mrs Abrafi called for prompt attention by all stakeholders to be given to situation and help reverse the trend as more of such girls are being lured with money by galamsey operators ...
- Created on 24 October 2012
- 7. President Mahama cautions illegal miners against destruction of cocoa farms
- (General)
- Asankragua(WR), Oct. 22, GNA- President John Dramani Mahama on Monday cautioned illegal miners (galamsey operators) against the destruction of cocoa farms in search of minerals as that could stifle ...
- Created on 24 October 2012
- 8. Youth of Nadowli prefer 'Galamsey' to formal education
- (General)
- A research conducted by Care International and the UN Universities shows that the youth in some communities in the Nadowli District of the Upper West Region prefer ‘Galamsey’ to formal education due to ...
- Created on 08 October 2012
- 9. I am not a galamsey operator-Twifo-Heman-Lower-Denkyira DCE
- (General)
- ... dailies over his involvement in illegal mining (galamsey). “I have never, and will never ever get involved in illegal mining because I have relentlessly waged war on these illegal ...
- Created on 05 October 2012
- 10. Traditional ruler cautions against installation of foreigners as chiefs
- (General)
- ... documents”, he cautioned. He said the way small-scale miners popularly call “galamsey” operators were destroying farm lands and water bodies must make Ghanaians to think of some danger ahead and learn ...
- Created on 29 September 2012
- 11. Some parliamentary aspirants in B/A meet smallholder farmers
- (Politics)
- ... nearby health facilities because vehicles could not ply the roads due to its deplorable nature,” he added. Mr Boateng suggested that since ‘galamsey’ operations could not be controlled ...
- Created on 26 September 2012
- 12. Two illegal miners trapped to death at galamsey site
- (Disasters)
- Gyedu (B/A), Sept. 21, GNA – Two illegal miners (galamsey operators) were trapped to death in a pit at Gyedu, near Kenyasi in the Asutifi District of Brong-Ahafo Region. ...
- Created on 22 September 2012
- 13. Government committed to solving teachers' accommodation problems
- (Education)
- ... to school instead of allowing them to engage in illegal, small-scale mining, popularly known as galamsey. Mr Anthony Eyiah-Quansah, Presiding Member of Gomoa West District Assembly, ...
- Created on 19 September 2012
- 14. Upper Denkyira threatened by galamsey
- (General)
- Dunkwa-On-Offin, Sept. 15, GNA - The chiefs and people of the Upper Denkyira, in the Central Region, have condemned illegal small-scale mining, popularly called galamsey, in the area. ...
- Created on 15 September 2012
- 15. Ten “galamsey” operators arrested for mayhem
- (Crime)
- Cape Coast, Sept 13, GNA - The Central Regional Police Command has arrested ten “galamsey” operators for engaging in illegal mining activities and vandalizing properties belonging to Perseus Mining ...
- Created on 14 September 2012
- 16. Consultant urges government to promote licensed small scale mining
- (Business & Economics)
- ... and job creation. However, he emphasized, that illegal mining or (galamsey) should not be entertained in any form and called on the authorities to strictly enforce the law, which ...
- Created on 11 September 2012
- 17. Presby Moderator expresses concern about NHIS
- (Health & Lifestyle)
- ... He condemned the activities of small-scale illegal mining operators, popularly known as ‘galamsey’, which were polluting water bodies with mercury, which could cause kidney problems, arthritis, miscarriage, ...
- Created on 03 September 2012
- 18. Journalists must be prophets to society - Cardinal Turkson
- (General)
- ... pay attention to the influx of foreigners into the ‘galamsey’ industry in Ghana. “We should be able to attain a national sense of security. We should not only rely ...
- Created on 26 August 2012
- 19. Illegal Miners causing havoc in parts of Eastern Region
- (General)
- Koforidua, Aug 22, GNA - Activities of illegal miners (galamsey) are on the increase in some parts of the Eastern Region with very grave consequences. This came to light when the ...
- Created on 22 August 2012
- 20. Prestea galamsey operator jailed for 12 months.
- (Crime)
- Tarkwa (W/R), Aug 6, GNA - A Tarkwa Circuit Court has sentenced Kojo Debrah, a galamsey operator, to 12 months imprisonment for unlawfully entering a room of a teacher and causing damage to properties ...
- Created on 07 August 2012
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