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UTAG calls for immediate nationwide ban on mining
The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) has joined calls for a ban on illegal small-scale mining, commonly known as galamsey, in forest reserves.
These...
Forest invasion: Land Minister’s half-truth to Parliament & the contradictions fueling mining in Ghana’s...
February 23, 2023, was a day of reckoning for Samuel Abu Jinapor, the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources.
Mr Jinapor, who is also the...
Exposé: Check out top Ghanaian politicians linked to mining in forest reserves
When the government on June 9, 2023, rallied Ghanaians to plant trees as part of the Greening Ghana campaign, the Chief Executive of the...
3 chainsaw operators in court for illegal logging
Three chainsaw operators have appeared before the Fiapre Circuit Court in the Sunyani West Municipality for illegally harvesting 45 pieces of Cidrella trees valued...
Galamsey: Large part of Tano Anwia Forest Reserves decimated by illegal miners
JoyNews investigations have uncovered yet another invasion of one of Ghana’s protected forest reserves in the Asankragwa and Aowin municipalities of the Western region, destroying...
Clean-Jobs Resources Limited warns unauthorized persons in Tano-Anwia forest
A mining company, Clean-Jobs Resources Limited formerly known as Clean-Jobs Ghana Limited wishes to bring to the attention of the public, relevant authorities, and...
Angry Akyem Oda traders attack Forest Division Office
A violent mob of lumber traders and sellers from the Oda Timber Market has attacked and vandalised the Akyem Oda District Office of the...
Agogo farmers seek gov’t aid after plantain farms destroyed
Asante Akyem Agogo farmers have called on the government for aid after a Forestry Commission task force destroyed their plantain farms.
Several acres of plantain...
Ghana loses $290m annually due to poor sanitation – Former EPA Director
Former Executive Director of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Henry Kwabena Kokofu, has bemoaned the amount spent due to poor sanitation in the country.
Speaking...
18-year-old allegedly killed by lover in Nkawkaw Krofofrom [Photos+Audio]
18-year-old lady has allegedly been murdered at Nkawkaw Krofofrom in the Kwahu West Municipality of the Eastern Region.
The deceased, who name was only given...
Give us quota in Police recruitment – Kenyasi chiefs tell Police
Chiefs at Kenyasi No. 1 in the Ahafo Region are concerned about the Ghana Police Service's refusal to allocate a recruitment quota to them.
Having...
Running a 24-hour economy will boost our GDP – Lord Mensah
An Economist at the University of Ghana Business School, Prof Lord Mensah has argued that the implementation of a 24-hour economy has the potential...
Pambros Salt workers protest against alleged Chinese takeover
Workers at the Pambros Salt Factory near Weija Junction in Accra are protesting against what they claim is an attempt by some traditional authorities...
Former YOLO actor Drogba appeals to Bawumia for treatment abroad [Video]
Ghanaian actor, John Peasah, famed for his role as Drogba in the TV series YOLO, has reminded Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia of a...
Mole National Park launches close season in Busunu
The Mole National Park in the West Gonja Municipality of the Savannah region, has inaugurated the 2024 close season observation in Busunu.
The event, themed...
Deputy Lands Minister urges hunters, bush meat traders to adhere to close season ban
The Deputy Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, responsible for Lands and Forestry, Hon. Akwasi Konadu has implored hunters and bush meat traders to...
Interference from some people in government thwarted IMCIM’s work – Frimpong-Boateng
Former Chairman of the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Illegal Mining (IMCIM), Prof Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, says President Akufo-Addo was fully aware of the challenges the committee...
What is Agriculture, Land Ministries and others doing in Accra? – Okyenhene quizzes
The Okyenhene, Osagyefuo Amoatia Ofori Panin has called on the government to move certain ministries to various regions to ensure equitable development in the...
World Bank approves grant to boost community access to funds earned from carbon credits
The World Bank and Solidaridad West Africa (SWA) have signed a grant agreement for a $4 million project to boost social inclusion in the sharing...
Galamsey: Lack of interpreters not to blame for case dismissals – Chinese Speakers Association
The Chinese Speakers Association of Ghana (CSAG) has dismissed claims that, the courts often release Chinese nationals arrested for illegal mining, known as galamsey,...
Titus Glover leads taskforce to demolish structure at Ramsar site
Greater Accra Regional Minister, Daniel Nii Kwartei Titus-Glover on Sunday led a taskforce to demolish a structure on waterways at the Sakumono Ramsar site.
This...
CHED boss calls for crackdown on illegal logging to protect cocoa farms
The Executive Director of Cocoa Health and Extension Division (CHED), Rev. Edwin Afari, has urged the Forestry Commission to work with security agencies to...
Green Ghana Day: DCE slams illegal chainsaw operators and illegal miners
The District Chief Executive (DCE) of Adansi South, Francis Ankomah, has criticized illegal chainsaw operators and illegal miners, describing them as threats to the...
Chief Justice Torkornoo plants trees, urges illegal miners to halt activities
Chief Justice Gertrude Sackey Torkornoo Friday led members of the Judicial Service to plant trees at the Supreme Court premises to commemorate this year's...
Green Ghana Day: Otumfuo Osei Tutu II leads tree planting exercise
Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has demonstrated his dedication and commitment towards the government’s Green Ghana project, leading the tree planting exercise in the...
Akufo-Addo champions a greener future as Ghana marks 2024 Green Ghana Day
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has on Friday, 7th June, 2024, championed the cause of a Greener future as he delivered an impassioned speech...
Weija demolition: Good news for victims
The government has agreed on a compensation package for people whose property will be affected by a demolition exercise to be undertaken along the...
Mahama mourns Iran’s Raisi; signs book of condolence
Former President John Mahama visited the Iranian Embassy in  Accra on Friday, May 24, to sign the book of condolence for the late President of...
Govt & Tullow sign landmark emissions reduction purchase agreement
The Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources and the Forestry Commission have signed a historic Emissions Reductions Purchase Agreement (ERPA) with Tullow, marking a...
Asantehene @25: The Professor who carried the revered Golden Stool
On Sunday, May 12, 2024, the Golden Stool, otherwise known as Sika Dwa, went on public display at the grand durbar to climax the...
PETROSOL appoints former CEO of VALCO as its Board Chairman
PETROSOL has appointed Daniel Acheampong, a distinguished corporate leader and former Chief Executive Officer of Volta Aluminium Company Ltd (VALCO), as its Board Chairman.
He...
Betterland Ghana Ltd. responds to environmental concerns over mining rights
Renowned Ghanaian-owned mining company, Betterland Ghana Ltd. has responded to concerns raised by Ghana Environmental Advocacy Group regarding the company's mining rights in the...
Cecilia & Akonta: President told us so!
Have you asked yourself why, for the first time in the history of state investigation into a suspected crime, the three agencies — Attorney...
2024 Green Ghana Day launched – 10 million trees to be planted
The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abu Jinapor, has launched this year’s Green Ghana Day project with a call on the citizenry...
President Akufo-Addo and Okyehene must save Atiwa Forest for the future generation
Food And Organization (FAO) 2009 report, on the state of the world forest, indicates that the current total forest area of the world is...
COCOBOD, mining firm in tango over destruction of cocoa farms
The Ghana Cocoa Board is up in arms with MIGOP, a private mining company for allegedly destroying hundreds of hectares of rehabilitated cocoa farms...
I feed my tigers a cow every 3 days – Nana Kwame Bediako [Video]
Businessman and politician, Nana Kwame Bediako, has shed light on the expensive upkeep of his pet tigers.
He revealed that, he feeds his two adult...
Let’s protect our culture, books, and heritage in the era of AI – NCC...
The Executive Director of the National Commission on Culture and Arts under the Ministry of Tourism, Arts, and Culture, Nana Otuo Owoahene Acheampong, has...
Produce evidence of death and cremation of Chinese illegal mining suspects – Court orders...
Magistrate of the Sefwi Wiawso District Court, Eric Baah Boateng has ordered Chief Inspector George Asante Noye, a prosecutor in a case of the...