Lack of legal mining sites identified as main driver of galamsey ...
WEB9 hours ago · The Chief Executive of the Minerals Commission, Martin Ayisi, has pointed to the lack of legal mining sites as the primary cause of illegal mining (galamsey) in Ghana. Speaking before Parliament ...
Internal rift emerges in Organised Labour over planned anti-galamsey …
WEB1 day ago · October 7, 2024. Reading Time: 2 mins read. Tensions have surfaced within Organised Labour as its leadership holds a crucial meeting to finalize plans for a nationwide strike, intended to pressure the government into taking decisive action against illegal mining, known as “galamsey.”. Dissatisfaction is brewing among some factions ...
ghana news Huge crowd, vigil climax 3-day galamsey protest
WEB22 hours ago · Kester Aburam Korankye Oct - 07 - 2024 , 02:03. The three-day protest against illegal mining climaxed last Saturday as thousands of people marched and later held a vigil in Accra. The vigil at the ...
High Court grants Ama Governor, 8 others GHC 70,000 bail for galamsey …
WEB14 hours ago · The situation has drawn significant public attention, as illegal mining, or galamsey, has long been a source of environmental degradation in Ghana, damaging water bodies and farmlands.
Galamsey: We’ll proceed with nationwide strike – Organised Labour
WEB1 day ago · Organised Labour has confirmed its decision to proceed with the nationwide strike planned for Thursday, October 10, 2024. The group expressed dissatisfaction with President Akufo-Addo’s response to their demands, despite his reaffirmed commitment to addressing the illegal mining issue. Organised Labour has been urging the …
Ghana's 'stop galamsey' protests: Oliver Barker-Vormawor denied …
WEBSep 27, 2024 · A detained Ghanaian activist who was the key organiser of the recent anti-illegal mining protest has been denied bail along with 11 others, despite being seriously ill. Oliver Barker Vormawor ...
Nationwide strike against galamsey will proceed despite Akufo …
WEB2 days ago · Speaking in an exclusive interview with Citi News ‘ Jude Duncan in Accra on Friday, Musah explained that the decision to embark on the strike action and protest is in spite of Organised Labour’s recent meeting with the President. President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, in a meeting with the leadership of …
Galamsey fight brouhaha: Organised Labour to embark on …
WEB5 days ago · Timothy Ngnenbe Oct - 02 - 2024 , 06:57. Organised Labour is to embark on a nationwide strike to back their demand for an outright ban on small-scale mining as a measure to halt the illegal mining ...
Organised Labour Threatens Strike October 10 Over Galamsey
WEB5 days ago · Organised Labour Threatens Strike October 10 Over Galamsey. Organised Labour yesterday announced an indefinite nationwide strike, effective October 10, to exert pressure on the government to take ...
Declaring a state of emergency on galamsey will be extreme – …
WEBSep 12, 2024 · The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abu Jinapor, has described calls for a state of emergency to combat illegal mining, known as galamsey, as “draconian and far-reaching ...
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