Tag: Galamsey
NAIMOS task force member dies in Obuasi crash after anti-galamsey operation
A member of the National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) task force has died after the vehicle carrying the team…
Former Bogoso-Prestea Mine workers say colleagues have died waiting for entitlements
Former workers of the Bogoso-Prestea Gold Mine say several of their colleagues have died while waiting for compensation and benefits…
Multiple deaths reported after underground blast at Bogoso-Prestea mine
At least six people are feared dead and several others among the illegally mining community trapped underground following a suspected…
Centre for Climate Change proposes innovative incentive-based approach to fight galamsey
The Centre for Climate Change and Food Security (CCCFS) has urged the government to adopt a community-driven, incentive-based strategy in…
Illegal mining sites turning into “gangster communities,” new security assessment warns
Ghana’s struggle with illegal mining has entered a new and more dangerous phase. What began as small-scale, makeshift operations has…
Military and police launch dawn raids after attacks on anti-galamsey officials
The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) and the Ghana Police Service have launched coordinated dawn operations across several communities in the…