Tag: Illegal mining

In its ongoing nationwide clampdown on illegal mining, the Ghana Police Service has intensified operations, leading to the arrest of 208 suspects and the retrieval of significant quantities of heavy-duty ...

Dr. Edward Omane Boamah, Ghana's Minister of Defence, has praised the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) for their steadfast commitment and professionalism in protecting the country's stability and sovereignty. In a ...

“The first 120 days, we’ve taken decisive action through a five-point strategy to overhaul and sanitise the mining sector.

As Ghana intensifies its efforts to address environmental degradation and climate change, Professor Nana Ama Browne Klutse, CEO of the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA), is placing lifelong learning and environmental ...

President John Dramani Mahama has reiterated his unwavering commitment to the fight against illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey. Speaking during the 2025 May Day celebrations, the President delivered a ...

Former National Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Freddie Blay, has declared that the fight against illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey, is a challenge far beyond the capacity ...

Charles Bissue, former Secretary of the now-defunct Inter-Ministerial Committee on Illegal Mining (IMCIM), is once again at the centre of national attention, as he faces 15 criminal charges for alleged ...

Three suspected foreign nationals have been arrested in a bold crackdown on gold smuggling by the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) Security Taskforce, in what authorities noted marks the beginning of ...

Ghana’s ongoing struggle with mining in forest reserves has once again come under scrutiny following comments by Dr. Anthony Aubynn, a leading figure in the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and ...

Award-winning journalist Erastus Asare Donkor has issued a grave warning about the irreversible health and environmental consequences of illegal mining, or galamsey, in Ghana. Drawing from years of frontline investigative ...