Inaction and Accountability: Government’s Role in the Ongoing Galamsey …
5 hours ago · Illegal mining (galamsey) has become one of Ghana rsquo;s most pressing national crises, destroying ecosystems, undermining public health, and eroding opportunities in agriculture and other land-based economic sectors. The impacts of galamsey extend deeply into everyday life, communities suffer elevated health risks from polluted water and air, water sources are increasingly being contaminated ...
The Galamsey Menace in Ghana: Where is Stewardship? - Modern …
2 days ago · MON, 11 NOV 2024. In recent times, Galamsey has almost become the most popular term in the daily conversation of both concerned and unconcern citizens of Ghana. Galamsey, a term derived from the English phrase "gather them and sell," refers to illegal, small-scale gold mining activities that have plagued Ghana for decades.
Illegal mines, pollution and a thirsty global market: Anger ... - NBC News
ACCRA, Ghana — Illegal small-scale gold mining in Ghana has been linked with the destruction of the environment and illness. But for some, the practice known locally as galamsey provides...
Galamsey: Ghana's illegal gold mining industry causes ... - BBC
Oct 20, 2024 · The popularity of galamsey was borne out by a survey conducted by WaterAid, external in communities involved in illegal mining in Ghana’s Upper East Region, particularly the Bongo and Bawku West ...
Hundreds march against Ghana's damaging informal gold mining …
Oct 11, 2024 · Illegal small-scale gold mining known as "galamsey" in Ghana has picked up this year following an almost 30% rise in global gold prices. Small-scale mines produced 1.2 million ounces of gold in...
Our courts are being tardy with galamsey cases; conclude within a …
Oct 3, 2024 · Attorney-General Godfred Dame. “It is beyond argument that the form of illegal mining known as “galamsey” continues to wreak incalculable damage to our forest reserves and river bodies. A major setback to the struggle against galamsey is the rate of adjudication and punishment of offenders.
The unseen costs of galamsey on Ghana - Ghana Business News
Oct 12, 2024 · Illegal mining, locally known as galamsey, is poisoning Ghana’s rivers and oceans, threatening the very livelihood of coastal communities and the country whose survival is intricately tied to the health of these waters.
Galamsey crackdown: Govt rolls out radical measures; Orders …
Oct 8, 2024 · President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has announced punitive measures against illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey. These include directing soldiers and other law enforcement agencies to flush out illegal miners from water bodies and forest reserves which remain “red zones” to mining activities. Advertisement.
Akufo-Addo reaffairms commitment to end galamsey
9 October 2024 4:55pm. President Akufo-Addo has reaffirmed his commitment to end illegal mining (galamsey) in response to growing concerns from Organised Labour. This comes after Organised Labour ...
Ghana's Illegal Galamsey Gold Mining Affecting Cocoa Farmers, …
Mar 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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