Galamsey fight: Presidency’s meeting with Organised Labour …
WEB6 hours ago — Professor Ransford Gyampo, the President of the University of Ghana rsquo;s chapter of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG), has dismissed the Presidency 39;s invitation to the leadership of Organised Labour to discuss its planned strike against illegal mining, commonly known as galamsey, as needless and bogus. Organised Labour announced its decision to embark on an indefinite ...
Galamsey fight brouhaha: Organised Labour to embark on …
WEB1 day ago — Timothy Ngnenbe Oct - 02 - 2024 , 06:57. Organised Labour is to embark on a nationwide strike to back their demand for an outright ban on small-scale mining as a measure to halt the illegal mining ...
ghana news Expedite hearing on galamsey cases - Attorney …
WEB8 hours ago — The Attorney-General (A-G) and Minister of Justice, Godfred Yeboah Dame, has called on the Chief Justice to direct all judges hearing galamsey cases to conclude them within one month. He said that ...
Fear of losing power is why galamsey ban hasn’t been imposed – …
WEB7 hours ago — Member of Parliament (MP) for Asante Akyim South, Kwaku Asante-Boateng, has revealed that the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) has hesitated to impose a ban on illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey, due to fears of losing political power. Speaking to journalists on Wednesday, October 2, …
Police declare readiness for 3-day anti-galamsey protest in Accra
WEB23 hours ago — The Ghana Police Service has declared its readiness to provide security for a planned three-day protest in Accra, beginning on Thursday, 3rd October, and ending on Saturday, 5th October. Ghana ...
Govt working diligently to deal with galamsey effectively
WEB18 hours ago — In a speech delivered at the opening ceremony of the 4th West Africa Mining Security Conference organised by the Australian High Commission in Ghana, Dr Victoria Sam explained that galamsey posed significant security and economic threats to Ghana, leading the government to institute measures to help deal with the canker.
Ghana's 'stop galamsey' protests: Oliver Barker-Vormawor denied …
WEB6 days ago — The Cambridge-educated activist organised the three-day protest to take action against illegal mining, known locally as "galamsey", which has been blamed for polluting 60% of Ghana's waters.
Why is galamsey such a big deal in Ghana? - BBC
WEBSep 25, 2024 — Why is galamsey such a big deal in Ghana? At least 44 people were injured during a protest against illegal mining, in Ghana. What's going on? A coalition of civil society organizations, labor ...
Africa: Ghana Must Stop Galamsey Before It Sinks the Country
WEBSep 24, 2024 — Ghana Cocoa Board data shows that production, currently at 429 323 tonnes, is less than 55% of its seasonal output, mainly due to illegal mining. In the Mankurom community alone, galamsey has ...
Ghana's Illegal Galamsey Gold Mining Affecting Cocoa Farmers, …
WEBMar 6, 2018 — Ghana, one of the world's biggest producers of cocoa beans, is facing a crisis around dangerous and dirty galamsey, or informal, mining—which experts warn could derail its agriculture sector.
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