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 […]
A female chief has raised eyebrows on account of her stance against galamsey in her community, declining a mouth-watering cash offer and ordering the seizure of heavy-duty equipment of the illegal mining investors. Nana Quasie Essiem IV, Chief of Whindo in Effia Kwesimintsim, near Takoradi in the Western Region, said the illegal miners were led […]
Illegal miners, comprising both local and Chinese nationals, have taken control of a 261-acre section of the Breman-Adomanya forest in Wassa Amenfi West District. Their activities have caused extensive environmental damage, destroying cocoa and rubber farms and polluting the River Tano. Law enforcement in Asankragwa is aware of the situation, which escalated when miners attacked […]
Illegal miners, comprising both local and Chinese nationals, have taken control of a 261-acre section of the Breman-Adomanya forest in Wassa Amenfi West District. Their activities have caused extensive environmental damage, destroying cocoa and rubber farms and polluting the River Tano. Law enforcement in Asankragwa is aware of the situation, which escalated when miners attacked […]
The Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, has been granted bail of GH₵1 million with two sureties after being invited by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID). According to his lawyer, Andy Appiah-Kubi, the NPP regional chairman has been charged with . He confirmed to […]
The Ashanti Chapter Secretary of the Small Scale Miners Association (GNASSM), Mr. Michael Adu Gyamfi, has fiercely criticized calls for a state of emergency to combat illegal small-scale mining (galamsey), branding the idea a “misplaced priority” driven by a fundamental misunderstanding of the industry. In a bold statement, Mr. Adu Gyamfi argued that those clamoring […]
The Forestry Commission has arrested five Nigerien nationals for engaging in illegal mining (galamsey) in the Atiwa Forest Reserve near Kwabeng in the Eastern Region. The suspects are Ali Ibrahim, Hama Jibuo, Abubakari Ali ,Bailu Aliu and Farouk Ali According to the Forestry Commission, the arrest followed a tip-off received at dawn on September 17, […]
