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A Chinese national and six Ghanaians have been apprehended by the Bekwai Forestry Commission for engaging in illegal mining known in local parlance as...

The Forestry Commission (FC) has burnt some mining equipment seized from illegal miners operating within forest reserves in the Ashanti Region.The equipment include 12...

https://youtu.be/jl63FvXJlgEThe Ashanti Regional Forestry Commission has arrested two Chinese illegal miners at compartment 127 of the Oda river forest reserve in the Ashanti region.The...

https://youtu.be/lmwE7Nf8f7IFour illegal miners have been arrested in the Oda River forest reserve in the Amansie Central District of the Ashanti Region.Their mining equipment...

The Forestry Commission in Bekwai, Ashanti, has raided the camp of illegal miners who were mining in the night in the Oda River Forest...

After three years of intense war against illegal mining, popularly known as ‘Galamsey’, it appears the efforts are not paying off as ...

Ghana Institute of Foresters says the operations of members to protect some of Ghana’s forest reserves from illegal mining activities and other invaders are...

When the government on June 9, 2023, rallied Ghanaians to plant trees as part of the Greening Ghana campaign, the Chief Executive of the...

The Lands and Natural Resources Minister, Samuel Abu Jinapor, has said an agreement has been reached to release 262 acres of the Achimota Forest...

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has announced that over $5 billion worth of gold reserve has been accumulated so far under the Government’s Domestic...

The Bekwai Forest District has allocated 150 hectares of land to farmers specifically for planting over 60,000 trees and for farming purposes within the...

https://youtu.be/SW8N9otxAiEAn illegal miner has invaded the Tano-Anwia forest reserve, a key biodiversity area of international significance, destroying more than seven football fields of the...

The Forestry Commission has arrested 218 persons illegally mining in forest reserves across the country.Out of the number, 24 have been prosecuted and jailed,...

Senior environmental specialist, Dr. Edward Felix Dwumfour has expressed dissatisfaction with the reforestation practice in Ghana.According to him, the number of trees planted as...

The Bekwai Forestry Commission in an operation in the Oda River and Supuma forest reserves has seized three cars, three motorbikes, and five gold...

Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abdulai Jinapor, has revealed all miners have been flushed out of the Tano Nimri Forest Reserve.He noted...

The Forestry Commission is set to roll out the Green Ghana project later today.The project seeks to plant about 20 million trees across the...

There was high tension at Nkoranza in the Bono East region as the community accuses police of killing an innocent trader in a suspected...

The J.J. Rawlings Foundation, in conjunction with the Achimota School and the Forestry Commission, organise a tree-planting exercise at the Achimota School to mark...

President of the National House of Chiefs has hit back at critics over the government’s decision to destroy equipment used in illegal mining operations in...

 A timely intervention by the Rapid Response Team of the Forestry  Commission has led to the arrest of three persons at the Anhwiaso-East Forest Reserve in...

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A total of eight persons have been arrested in the Atewa forest reserve embarking on illegal mining.Four of the suspects, 32-year-old Kwaku Ampaabeng ,...

23 people were arrested in the Atewa forest reserve in the Eastern Region in four different operations during the Christmas break. According to managers of...

The Concerned Drivers Association of Ghana has endorsed John Dramani Mahama’s 24-hour economy policy, believing it will significantly benefit commercial drivers.The Association’s leadership believes...

The Operation Halt II team has arrested six suspects found operating at an illegal mining site and also engaging in other poor environmental practices...

The Bekwai Circuit Court, presided over by His Honour, Mark Diboro Tairima, has refused a bail application for three Chinese illegal miners.The suspects identified...

https://youtu.be/pjR3QUyLW90The Odikro for Akwaboa in the Kwahu West Municipality of Eastern Region, Nana Kofi Osei, and three retired soldiers, have been arrested for their...

The President of the University of Ghana chapter of the University Teachers Association of Ghana, UTAG, Prof Ransford Gyampo has slammed the government's posture...

Management and workers of the Tarkwa Community Mining have called on the government to resist ongoing calls for a blanket ban on mining operations,...

The President of the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), Angel Carbonu, has called on the government to demonstrate greater commitment to the fight...

Numerous key stakeholders in Organised Labour have criticized the comments made by a member of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) at the...

Organised labour is still set to embark on a strike on Thursday, October 10.This industrial action aligns with its demand for the government to...

The Director of Intelligence Analysis at the Ministry of National Security, Dr Victoria Sam, says measures are far advanced to effectively deal with the...

The National Labour Commission (NLC) barring any unforeseen circumstances will today, October 3, 2024, meet Organised Labour over its intended strike.The strike, set to commence...

The Deputy Eastern Regional Organizer of the National Democratic Congress, David Dakudzi has hit back at the NPP for claiming the NDC was orchestrating...

An environmentalist and a former director at the Forestry Commission, Oti Awere has bemoaned the spate of forest degradation through farming and estate development.According...