Forestry Commission officer fighting for his life after brutal attack by armed illegal miners
A member of the Forestry Commission’s Rapid Response team is in critical condition after a violent attack by armed illegal...
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Don’t burn the excavators, confiscate them – President Mahama orders illegal mining task force
President John Dramani Mahama has directed the task force combating illegal small-scale mining (galamsey) to confiscate excavators instead of destroying...
Illegal miners seize nine forest reserves — Lands Minister Armah Kofi Buah warns of crisis
Accra – Ghana’s fight against illegal mining has reached a critical point, with nine forest reserves now completely taken over...
BuzStopBoys, Zoomlion and Bloggers
Someone has drawn my attention to a meeting between Ghanaian bloggers/influencers and Zoomlion and its CEO. Governments since Kufuor have...
Cape Coast, Winneba to mark Independence Day with sanitation march
Cape Coast and Winneba will commemorate this year’s Independence Day with a march against poor sanitation, as part of efforts...
Forestry officials allegedly set fire to four excavators in Atewa Forest buffer
Officials from the Kyebi Division of the Forestry Commission have allegedly burned four excavators suspected to be engaged in mining...
Linda Ocloo is Courting Currption, not Solution
Dear Linda Ocloo, The Minority Leader of Parliament, Alexander Afenyo Markin, is widely quoted in media reports as saying that...
We will not allow illegal miners to destroy our Barekese Dam – Amakye-Bare residents vow resistance
Residents of Amakye-Bare in the Atwima Nwabiagya North District of the Ashanti Region have declared a firm stance against illegal...
Chiefs must lead the fight against illegal mining – Lands Minister Armah-Kofi Buah
The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, has called on traditional leaders to take a leading role...
Keta tidal waves force families to exhume their deceased relatives for reburial
Residents of Amutinu, Salakope, Adina, and surrounding communities in the Ketu South Municipality are calling for urgent government intervention as...
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