Dr. Ebenezer Agyemang The Founder of HEPA Plus, Dr. Ebenezer Agyemang, has warned against the cultivation of edible crops on reclaimed illegal mining lands, cautioning that such soils remain
Minister Moves To Curb Tarkwa Galamsey
Emmanuel Kofi-Armah Buah, The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Emmanuel Kofi-Armah Buah, has outlined a series of measures aimed at tightening regulation and combating illegal mining, popularly known
Illegal Mining Hotspot Raided, Drugs, Dynamite Seized
The seized drugs The National Anti-illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) has heightened its efforts to clamp down on illegal mining hotspots across the Western Region. As part of the
Nzema East Galamsey Sites Raided
One of the sites after the raid The Nzema East Municipal Blue Water Guards have raided some illegal mining (galamsey) sites in an operation at Dominase. The operation, which
191 Arrested Over Ehi Police Station Mob Attack
The suspects The Volta Regional Police Command has arrested 191 suspects, including one female, in connection with a recent mob attack on security officers at Ehi Police Station in
Rising Galamsey Deaths Demand Urgent Action – MP
Akwasi Konadu The Member of Parliament (MP) for Manhyia North, Akwasi Konadu, has raised concern over what he describes as the alarming rise in deaths linked to illegal mining,
‘Galamsey Destroying Aquatic Life’
Festival participants in a group photo It has emerged that illegal gold mining activities also called ‘galamsey’ at Cape-Three-Points, a coastal community in the Ahanta West Municipality of the
EPA Shuts Down 5 Chinese Warehouses
Prof. Nana Ama Browne Klutse The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has shut down five Chinese-owned warehouses at Anwia Nkwanta in the Ashanti Region for allegedly fabricating and stocking changfan
22 Remanded Over Illegal Mining
The suspects The Bekwai Circuit Court has remanded 22 individuals, including 21 nationals of Burkina Faso and one Ghanaian, into prison custody for their alleged involvement in illegal mining
21 Burkinabes Arrested For Illegal Mining In Amansie West
The suspects being paraded Twenty-one (21) foreign nationals, all believed to be from Burkina Faso, have been arrested by the Amansie West District Security Council (DISEC) for engaging in
Galamsey Now National Disaster – Minority Leader
Alexander Afenyo-Markin The Minority in Parliament has raised fresh alarm over the worsening scourge of illegal mining, known locally as galamsey, describing it as Ghana’s gravest governance failure and
Galamsey Now National Disaster – Minority Leader
The Minority in Parliament has raised fresh alarm over the worsening scourge of illegal mining, known locally as galamsey, describing it as Ghana’s gravest governance failure and a full-blown
Kwahuhene Goes Tough On Galamsey Operations
Daasebre Akuamoah Boateng III confronting one of the illegal miners The Paramount Chief of the Kwahu Traditional Area, Daasebre Akuamoah Boateng III, has warned illegal miners to immediately cease