5 d. ago Chinese national, Ghanaian driver shot dead at galamsey site in Subri

A Chinese national and his Ghanaian driver have been shot dead at an illegal mining (galamsey) site at Subri-Nkwanta in the Bibiani-Anhwiaso-Bekwai Municipality of the Western North Region.

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1 week ago GoldBod taskforce arrests 10 Chinese in illegal gold trading bust

The GoldBod Taskforce has arrested 10 Chinese nationals in Asankragua in the Western Region, in a major breakthrough against illegal gold trading, just 48 hours after the government announced a nationwide ban on foreign involvement in the local gold trade.

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1 week ago 4 Chinese remanded for illegal mining, police mount search for fifth suspect

Four Chinese nationals arrested for alleged involvement in illegal mining have been remanded for two weeks by the Bekwai Circuit Court in the Ashanti Region.

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2 w. ago Galamsey: Police arrest 4 Chinese nationals; equipment destroyed in separate Tarkwa operation

Four Chinese nationals have been arrested for engaging in illegal mining activities along the Subin and Jimi Rivers at Atatam, a community in the Adansi-Asokwa District of the Ashanti Region.

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2 w. ago Mineral Dev’t Fund moves to save Atatam D/A Basic sandwiched by illegal mining activities, 4 Chinese arrested

The Minerals Development Fund has moved to crack down on some illegal mining sites around Atetemu Basic School in the Ashanti Region. Nine excavators and other pumping machines were seized in the process, with five suspects, including four Chinese nationals, arrested. The Atatam D/A Basic School has the Junior High School and Kindergarten directly opposite […]

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2 w. ago Galamsey’s silent scars deepen in Ghana amidst China’s blame on local collusion

Ghana, the legendary Gold Coast, continues to reel from an environmental disaster that runs far deeper than the visible land destruction and contaminated waterways. Illegal small-scale mining, known locally as galamsey, is tearing the heart out of Ghanaian communities. Beyond the physical damage, it has spawned a human cycle of devastation too often buried beneath political and diplomatic rhetoric. Addressing the deportation of Chinese nationals arrested for galamsey, Chinese Ambassador to Ghana, Tong Defa, condemned the widespread illegal mining in the West African nation. He emphasised Beijing’s zero-tolerance policy and highlighted measures China has instituted to deter its nationals from engaging in such acts.

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3 w. ago Stop blaming us for galamsey; you hired them – Chinese Ambassador fires back at Ghanaians

Chinese Ambassador to Ghana, His Excellency Tong Defa, has stirred national controversy by asserting that Ghana “can never eliminate” illegal mining, known locally as galamsey, and must instead find ways to manage its environmental impact. Addressing journalists at a media interaction held at his private residence in Accra on Thursday, June 19, the envoy blamed […]

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