Tag: illegal miners

Revoking licenses not enough - Boadi

The National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) has intensified its crackdown on illegal mining activities in the Eastern Region as part of efforts to safeguard Ghana’s natural resources from destruction. ...

The National Security has issued a strong warning to chiefs, politicians, and opinion leaders in the Eastern Region, cautioning them to desist from interfering in the work of the National ...

The Attorney General, Dr. Dominic Akuritinga Ayine, has revealed significant challenges in prosecuting illegal mining offenses, or galamsey, citing constitutional rules and the judiciary's tendency to grant bail to arrested ...

A joint anti-illegal mining taskforce in Atiwa East has destroyed nearly one hundred galamsey machines, arrested two suspects, and vowed to intensify operations along the Birim River despite resistance from ...

“This activity started not too long ago, but there was no political will to stop them...''

The Ghana Coalition Against Galamsey (GCAG) has issued a powerful call to action following the alarming deterioration of Ghana’s water bodies, exacerbated by illegal mining activities, or galamsey. Convenor Kenneth ...

The Vice President of IMANI Centre for Policy and Education, Selorm Branttie has strongly lashed out at the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), expressing profound regret over his 2016 vote ...

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has expressed strong disapproval of the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) response to a viral video featuring Ernest Frimpong, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary candidate ...

The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has issued a stern warning to the public following the circulation of viral videos on social media platforms inciting violence against soldiers and other security ...