Illegal Mining
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Forestry Commission Arrests 12 Suspected Illegal Miners in Atewa Forest
The Forestry Commission has arrested 12 suspected illegal miners during a dawn operation in the Atewa Range Forest Reserve in…
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NAIMOS Arrests 10 Suspected Illegal Miners, Seizes Excavators and Firearms Near Gbinyiri
The National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS), in collaboration with the Northern Command of the Ghana Army and the Ghana…
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7 Dead, 4 Trapped After Galamsey Pit Collapses at Asaman Tamfoe
Seven illegal miners have been confirmed dead after a galamsey pit collapsed at Asaman Tamfoe in the Atewa East District…
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Bosomtwe DCE Threatens Legal Action Over Illegal Mining Allegations
The District Chief Executive (DCE) for Bosomtwe in the Ashanti Region, Ing. Hamidu Abdallah, has threatened to sue Assembly Members…
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23, Including 11 Children, Killed by Abandoned Galamsey Pits – Ashanti Regional Minister
At least 23 people, including 11 children, have died after falling into abandoned illegal mining pits across the Ashanti Region,…
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We Won’t Give Up on Galamsey Fight – Mahama
President John Dramani Mahama says his government will not relent in the fight against illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey,…
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Duncan-Williams Warns Galamsey Could Make Ghana’s Lands Too Poisoned to Grow Crops
The General Overseer of Action Chapel International, Archbishop Nicholas Duncan-Williams, has warned that the continued destruction of Ghana’s water bodies…
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“Our Forests Are Breathing Again” — Armah Buah Praises Murtala Muhammed’s Environmental Legacy
The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources and Acting Minister for Environment, Science and Technology, Emmanuel Armah Kofi Buah, has…
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Politics
Bawumia Visits Chairman Wontumi in Prison, Pledges NPP’s Full Support
New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has visited the party’s Ashanti Regional Chairman, Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known…
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Kwabena Kokofu Suspends NPP Ashanti Regional Chairmanship Campaign to Visit Wontumi at Nsawam Prison
Aspirant for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Ashanti Regional Chairmanship position, Hon. Henry Kwabena Kokofu, has suspended his campaign activities…
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