Tag: Illegal mining
Effutu Traditional Council asks traditional rulers in galamsey areas to join fight against the menace
The Effutu Traditional Council led by Neenyi Ghartey VII, Paramount Chief of Effutu State has emphasised the need for traditional…
Water shortage hits farming communities, as illegal miners block Tamae River course in Banda District
Acute water shortage has hit some farming communities in the Banda District of the Bono Region putting scores of farmers…
Galamsey Pit Disaster in Twifo Mampong: four trapped, three confirmed Dead
Three persons have been confirmed dead, and four others still trapped underground in a tragic incident at a galamsey site…
Government to establish military bases at vantage points to curb illegal mining
Government has announced plans to station permanent military bases at vantage points across the country’s water bodies and forest reserves…
Farewell, River Ayensu
Was it two years ago I teased my friend Ace Ankomah that his Birim river was gone: Birim, filthy to…
Ghana’s Pharmaceutical industry risks imminent shutdown to illegal mining-Pharmaceutical Society of Ghana
The Pharmaceutical Society of Ghana (PSG) has warned of imminent shutdown of the country's pharmaceutical industry if urgent steps were…