Tag Archives: Illegal mining

The government’s anti-galamsey policies and strategies have come under fire from Asantehene, who claims they are shrouded in falsehood. According to Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, the fight would remain a sham unless the appropriate individuals, particularly financiers, who are responsible for the illegal mining scourge are identified. Addressing members of …

US Ambassador to Ghana Virginia Palmer has waded into the ongoing conversation on illegal mining with a charge to government and Ghanaians to be aggressive in the fight. Virginia Palmer also wants regulations on mining and illegal mining enforced.     Speaking at a meeting with some journalists on her …

OccupyGhana is asking the Lands Ministry to go a step beyond merely directing Akonta Mining Limited to halt operations in the Tano Nimiri Forest in the Western Region. According to the pressure group, the ministry must invite the security agencies and the Attorney General into the fray by furnishing them …

The galamsey kingpin, Aisha Huang, who was remanded on September 2 is expected to appear at the Accra Circuit Court today. This follows the inability of the galamsey queen to answer charges preferred against her due to the absence of a Chinese interpreter during her first appearance in court. Aisha …

With growing concerns about the activities of Aisha Huang, a notorious galamsey kingpin in Ghana, President Akufo-Addo says he is not sure about her earlier deportation from the country. According to him, her re-emergence raises concerns about whether she left Ghana in the first place. Speaking on a Ho-based radio …