National dialogue on illegal mining ends with call for justice-driven, coordinated action
A high-level national multi-stakeholder dialogue on illegal mining has ended in Koforidua with a strong call for a coordinated national...
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Amenfi Central: NAIMOS arrests Chinese illegal miners at Hiawa Koofrom, seizes pump action gun and excavators
The National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) has intensified its nationwide crackdown on illegal mining, recording another major success at...
Hope for Amutinu-Salakofe as GH¢919 million sea defense project progresses
A ray of hope has emerged for residents of Amutinu-Salakofe, a coastal community in the Volta Region severely impacted by...
Volta Regional Minister orders immediate suspension of Kpeve development project threatening water headworks
Mr James Gunu, the Volta Regional Minister, has ordered the immediate suspension of a development project believed to be endangering...
Prestea Huni-Valley MCE leads raid on illegal mining site at Bobow Woketa, seizes equipment and warns perpetrators
Mr Matthew K. Ayeh, Prestea Huni-Valley Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), has led a security team to raid an illegal mining...
Centre for Biodiversity Conservation Research launches nationwide activities for 2025 World Migratory Bird Day to promote bird-friendly cities in Ghana
The Centre for Biodiversity Conservation Research (CBCR), in collaboration with national and international partners, has launched a series of educational...
Integrating Intelligence-Led and Community-Oriented Policing: A scientific solution to Ghana’s persistent galamsey crisis
Accra, Oct. 8. Illegal small-scale mining, known locally as galamsey, has morphed from a survival tactic into a sprawling, well-financed...
Go after galamsey land wonders – NPP’s Kwadwo Poku tells Lands Minister
Energy consultant and politician Kwadwo Poku has described illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey, as a deep national crisis driven...
Cocoa farmers at Twifo Abodom urge government to stop illegal mining contaminating River Osene
Cocoa farmers at Twifo Abodom in the Twifo-Atti-Morkwa District of the Central Region have appealed to the government to urgently...
Two men jailed for three months with hard labour for illegally dumping refuse at Accra Post Office area
Two individuals, Albert Okai and Amoako Darko, have been sentenced to three months’ imprisonment with hard labour for illegally dumping...
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