GALAMSEY MENACE. By Atta George Peprah High incidence of galamsey or illegal mining in recent times, have been on several discussions and heated debates for some time now and has perplexed the minds of the general public in Ghana. Ghana is one of the world's biggest producers of cocoa beans, is facing a crisis around dangerous and dirty galamsey. The factors that combine to trigger someone involve in this illegal mining are easy to identify. One major cause of this devilish act is the burning desire for material things. It is always the ambition of most young men and women to get rich quickly in order to obtain whatever is fashionable. Such people would want to dress gorgeously, own mansions, ride the latest cars, have access to modern sets of furniture and become millionaires at a point. Devoid of the milk of human-kindness, it is not surprising to find these people attacking the defenseless Virgin lands. Galamsey does not only pollute ri