May 30 32 Illegal mining popularly referred to as ‘galamsey’ has continued to plague a developing country like Ghana for years and government of the day has pledged its willingness to
live chatEffects of Galamsey in Ghana Galamsey in Ghana has several negative effects In fact there is no single positive thing that is associated with galamsey operations in Ghana not the process and even not the end product The largest loser of these galamsey sites is the environment Galamsey sites are a deforestation menace
live chatGovernment should ensure that this galamsey “nonsense ” is eliminated once and for all And in view of the tremendous role the media played in the fight against galamsey whosoever stakeholders government may want to engage for fund raising funds activities for the Galamsey Reclamation Project the Ghanaian media must not be ignored
live chatFeb 21 32 The problem of galamsey will be very difficult for Ghana to solve From the centrality of actors from China one of Ghana’s biggest trade partners to the importance of small scale mining in creating jobs in a country suffering from high youth une
live chatChief Manager of the Ghana Water Company GWC Emmanuel Kofi Opoku told the reporter “unfortunately the galamsey activities has made siltation and turgidity very heavy As a
live chatMay 30 32 As Ghana becomes a key narcotics trafficking transit state patterns repeat themselv As profits and goods from galamsey enter the supply chain informally there is also a high risk that proceeds will be diverted towards other crim Moreover galamsey can set in motion a vicious circle in terms of employment
live chatNana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo the President has stated that the ban on illegal mining popularly known as “Galamsey” was still in force He however said the ban on small scale mining had been lifted President Akufo Addo said this on Thursday when he delivered his third State of the Nation Address to parliament in Accra He explained that
live chatA galamsey derived from the phrase gather them and sell is a local Ghanaian term which means illegal small scale gold mining in GhanaSuch workers are known as galamseyers or orpailleurs in neighboring francophone nations Galamseyers are people who perform illegal gold mining independent of mining companies digging small working pits tunnels and sluices by hand
live chatThe Galamsey Menace in Ghana A Political Problem Requiring Political Solutions June ugbsugedugh The Policy Issue One of the most significant policy challenges in Ghana today revolves around the question of how best to maxi mise the benefits of the artisanal and small scale mining ASM sector while minimising the negative conse
live chatIn the Ashanti region of Ghana children are forced to work in unsanitary and unsafe conditions in small scale unlicensed gold mines called galamseys for no pay SSF identified 150 such children within the Ashtanti region Their masters the galamsey bosses often are in debt bondage themselves and thus perpetuate this vicious cycle
live chatThough ‘galamsey’ affects many facets of life one area in which its impact is being felt most is the pollution of rivers and water bodi The extent to which rivers have been polluted exerts significant pressure on individuals who live near and depend on river
live chatPaul Nana Kwabena Aborampah Mensah is a Senior Programs and Research Officer with the Ghana Center for Democratic Development and has conducted research on illegal mining activities in Ghana Galamsey is a term used to describe the uncontrolled and illegal mining activities in Ghana
live chatJun 03 32 A coalition of 32 non governmental organisations under the umbrella of Forest Watch Ghana has fingered the government on its seeming silence on Anas’s investigative piece on galamsey
live chatNana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo the President has stated that the ban on illegal mining popularly known as “Galamsey” was still in force He however said the ban on small scale mining had been lifted President Akufo Addo said this on Thursday when he delivered his third State of the Nation Address to parliament in Accra He explained that
live chatSrem also discovered that in May another of Ghana’s influential traditional rulers Otumfuo Osei Tutu of the gold rich Asante Kingdom similarly promised to lead a fight against galamsey That same year as Srem tells it the government of Ghana got on board with the president setting up the anti galamsey Task Force
live chatA galamsey derived from the phrase gather them and sell is a local Ghanaian term which means illegal small scale gold mining in Ghana Such workers are known as galamseyers or orpailleurs in neighboring francophone nations
live chatMay 24 32 galamsey anas ghana gh gold ace undercover journalist anas aremeyaw anas exposes illegal gold mining and corrupt government officials involved in ghana
live chatDec 17 32 Galamsey in Ghana Posted on 17 December Henrice Altink has been awarded a grant for a multidisciplinary project on gold mining in Ghana Along with colleagues from the University of Ghana and York’s departments of Environment and Geography and Languages and Linguistic Sciences Henrice Altink has been awarded £34 000 from the University of York’s government funded Global
live chatA male student of Nkawkaw Senior High School has died after he allegedly drowned in a galamsey pit at Sakapiah in the Birim North District of the Eastern region The 18 year old Richard Akyaw a first year gold track student had gone to spend the school holidays with his parents at Kyenkyenku
live chatIn the Galamsey fraud video was a soldier named Bimpong of the Ghana Armed forces who is part of the National Security operatives at the Inter Ministerial Committee Police officers namely Kennedy Frimpong Baffour and Annor who work at the Jubilee house Andy a connection man who linked Anas team to Charles Bissue Secretary of the IMCIM were all captured in the video engaging in certain
live chatJun 03 32 A coalition of 32 non governmental organisations under the umbrella of Forest Watch Ghana has fingered the government on its seeming silence on Anas’s investigative piece on galamsey
live chatAn outraged questioner at the Town Hall Meeting in London was shocked to have spotted Mr Bissue among the host of officials from Ghana and demanded answers The presidential staffer indicted
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