The Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, yesterday landed himself a 20-year jail term for permitting others to
NAIMOS, Military Smash Illegal Mining Gang in Western Region Raid
A joint team of soldiers operating with the National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) has arrested a notorious illegal mining, or galamsey, gang leader in a targeted security operation. The
Saint Sark Urges Asantehene To Clamp Down On Sub-Chiefs Over Illegal Mining
Apostle Kofi Nkansah Sarkodie The General Overseer of Open Arms Ministries in Kumasi, Apostle Kofi Nkansah Sarkodie, also known as Saint Sark, has called on the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei
Police Burn Illegal Mining Equipment In Afipaye
One of the equipment in flames The Ghana Police Service has intensified its fight against illegal mining following a major operation by the Nkawie Divisional Police Command at Afipaye,
22 Foreigners Arrested For Suspected Illegal Mining
The suspects The Savannah Regional Police Intelligence Department has arrested 22 Togolese nationals suspected of engaging in illegal mining activities within the West Gonja Municipality of the Savannah Region. According
Wontumi ‘Illegal Mining’ Trial Begins
Bernard Antwi-Boasiako aka Wontumi The Office of the Attorney General yesterday called its first witness in the trial of the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP),
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
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
Illegal Mining Activities Destroy Road
Residents of Aboi Nkwanta near Samreboi in the Amenfi West Municipality of the Western Region have attributed the destruction of a concrete bridge and the deterioration of their main
Three Illegal Miners Remanded In Police Custody
In a significant breakthrough in illegal mining battle, the Koforidua Circuit Court B has remanded three persons into police custody for engaging in galamsey operations in the Birim River.
Dealing With Illegal Mining, A ‘Nightmare’
Samuel Abu Jinapor A WELL-armed police officer beamed at an entrance leading to the first of three doors before entering the main office of Ghana’s Lands and Natural Resources
Aisha Huang ‘Inspired’ Illegal Miners
Aisha Huang A witness in the trial of Chinese national and illegal mining kingpin, En Huang, aka Aisha Huang, yesterday told an Accra High Court that the notoriety of
Ghana Deports 194 Foreigners For Illegal Mining
Mr. Asomah-Cheremeh (right) addressing the media A TOTAL of 194 foreigners have been deported to their various countries after being arrested in Ghana for allegedly engaging in illegal mining activities.