The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Emmanuel Armah Kofi-Buah, has issued a stern warning that the government will deploy the full force of the military and police against any community that attempts to attack or obstruct the operations of the National Anti-Illegal Mining Secretariat (NAIMOS). His warning follows recent attacks on NAIMOS officers at […]
By King Amoah Ghana’s relentless battle against illegal small scale mining popularly known as galamsey can finally be won if a Special National Committee is instituted to address the menace, Apostle Kwaku Appiah a prominent Minister of God in Kumasi has disclosed. Apostle Appiah who is the Head Pastor of the Faith Outreach Ministries at […]
A recent near-fatal incident involving a massive rolling stones at Buoho in the Afigya Kwabre South District has dramatically highlighted the extreme danger faced by the residents and the urgent appeal for the immediate removal of all encroachers from the quarry zones. Residents who have encroached the quarry areas at Buoho a town near Kumasi […]
By King Amoah Despite President John Dramani Mahama’s strenuous efforts to curb the menace of illegal mining, locally known as galamsey, a concerning narrative is emerging from the Eastern Region. Reports indicate that some of his own District Chief Executives (DCEs) are allegedly thwarting these efforts as they actively engaging in the very practice they […]
By King Amoah The 2nd National Vice President of the National Association for Local Authorities of Ghana (NALAG) Hon Daniel Kwaku Mensah popularly known as DKM has launched a scathing critique against the government’s strategy for combating illegal mining (galamsey) alleging the widespread complicity among the security forces. In an exclusive interview with the Correspondent […]
By King Amoah Amidst Ghana’s ongoing battle against the devastating impact of illegal mining locally known as galamsey, a voice from the Convention People’s Party (CPP) is challenging the government’s approach that allegedly tends to be a lip service by arresting galamsey labourers instead of the real culprits. Mr. Richard Manu a stalwart of the […]
By King Amoah, Our Editor-in-Chief reports: A simmering dispute over an alleged illegal claim of 4,000 acres of land by a private estate developer is boiling over in Asantekrom a town within the Nsawam – Adoagyiri Municipality in the Eastern Region. The chief and residents of the are up in arms vowing to reclaim their […]
By King Amoah reporting from Ankaase-Gyadam,E/R In a blow to President John Dramani Mahama’s efforts to abolish illegal mining widely known as galamsey, a storm is brewing within his own party in the Atiwa East district in the EasternRegion. Supporters of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) are up in arms and are demanding for the […]
By King Amoah A groundswell of disappointment and urgent appeal has emerged from a section of supporters of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Atiwa East District in the Eastern region. The party activists are calling on President John Dramani Mahama to intervene and discourage the rising trend in which some faceless big guns […]
Reports: King Amoah. The founder and leader of Mo Mary Fellowship in Kumasi Rev David Armstrong has disclosed that President John Dramani Mahama’s ongoing battle against illegal mining popularly known as galamsey can be successful when chiefs who are involved in the deal are arrested forprobe. According to Rev. Armstrong the President’s efforts to […]
