Akufo-Addo increases producer price of cocoa by 0.03%
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has announced an increase in the producer price of cocoa from GHS3,000 to GHS3,100 per 64kg bag representing a 0.03% increase in the price set in September for... read more
Cocoa carriers boycott services, demand 3 cedis labour fee
Cocoa carriers Association of Ghana is boycotting their services nationwide over the failure of management of the Ghana Cocoa Board to increase the labour fees for carrying cocoa beans at various... read more
Election 2024: Renewed galamsey focus is politically motivated – Kwabena Agyepong
Kwabena Agyepong, a senior campaign advisor to Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has accused the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) of deliberately orchestrating the renewed focus on illegal mining,... read more
Tackle galamsey head-on, not with mere rhetoric – Catholic Bishops to government
The Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference has called on the government to take decisive and concrete action against illegal mining, locally known as galamsey, rather than merely paying lip service to... read more
Ghanaians in UK participate in anti-Galamsey protest
Ghanaians residing in the United Kingdom have demonstrated their solidarity with fellow citizens by participating in a growing series of anti-galamsey protests. This event reflects their commitment... read more
What would Ghana lose if no new mining licenses are issued and L.I. 2462 repealed? – Professor asks Akufo-Addo
Professor of Business and Society and Research Lead at the School of Business and Law, Buckinghamshire New University, UK, has added his voice to the growing calls for urgent government action to... read more
Akufo-Addo not serious about galamsey fight; don’t listen to him – Franklin Cudjoe to Organised Labour
President of IMANI Africa, Franklin Cudjoe, has encouraged Organised Labour to move forward with their planned nationwide strike against illegal mining, commonly known as galamsey, despite President... read more
Water treatment process doesn’t remove heavy metals – Environmental engineer clarifies
US-based Licensed Professional Engineer, Dr Juliet Ohemeng-Ntiamoah, has clarified that the process of treating polluted water from contaminated water sources does not include the removal of heavy... read more
GNASSM calls on Organised Labour to rethink nationwide strike over mining ban
The Ghana National Association of Small-Scale Miners (GNASSM) has appealed to Organised Labour to reconsider its planned nationwide strike scheduled for October 10, 2024. The strike is being called... read more
Anti-galamsey protest: Unknown group clashes with police at Kawukudi
An unknown group clashed with the police Friday afternoon during the Concerned Citizens Against Galamsey protest. The clash occurred when an entourage alleged to be the Chief Imam’s forced their... read more
Paramount chief of Lower Axim arrests 3 people from galamsey sites
The Paramount Chief of Lower Axim Traditional Area, Awulae Attibrukusu III and some members of the traditional council have arrested two Ghanaians and a Chinese at the Ewuku galamsey site in the... read more