One woman has been reported dead after a member of a local security group guarding a ‘galamsey’ site opened fire into a mining pit at Nyameadom in the Ashanti Region. Seven others have also sustained gunshot wounds. Sources say the women were working in the galamsey pit when the incident occurred. Reports […]
The Aowin District Police Commander, Isaac Owusu Mensah, has expressed frustration over the difficulties in prosecuting illegal miners, allowing their activities to fester into an existential threat. Brave police commander reveals why it’s difficult to prosecute illegal miners He cited significant delays from the Attorney General’s office in handling cases, noting that these hold-ups have […]
Organised labour has suspended their planned October 10 strike. This was announced by the Secretary General of the Trade Union Congress (TUC) Joshua Ansah on Wednesday. Galamsey: Organised Labour suspends October 10 strike Speaking in Accra, the Congress indicated that the decision followed a meeting with the government, during which the administration offered enhanced measures […]
Organised labour has suspended their planned October 10 strike. This was announced by the Secretary General of the Trade Union Congress (TUC) Joshua Ansah on Wednesday. Galamsey: Organised Labour suspends October 10 strike Speaking in Accra, the Congress indicated that the decision followed a meeting with the government, during which the administration offered enhanced measures […]
The elders of Kotokuom, a farming community in the Atwima Mponua District of the Ashanti Region, are outraged by the actions of Kwaku Boah, a former caretaker of their community. Boah has been making false accusations against Nana Osei Kwame III, the Chief of Atwima Agogo and the overlord of Kotokuom, claiming on the radio […]
Four people have lost their lives in a galamsey pit within a month in the Juaboso District of the Western North Region. Land, water bodies, and forest reserves, among other natural resources, have been destroyed by the activities of illegal miners in the Western North Region. In the Sefwi Juaboso District, within a month, […]