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Socodevi worried over threat of galamsey on cocoa farms
The country director of Socodevi, a Canadian non-governmental organization committed to improving the lives of farmers through sustainable and inclusive cooperatives, has bemoaned the...
JoyNews to host national dialogue on district assemblies’ role in galamsey fight
JoyNews will on Thursday, February 12, 2026, host a national dialogue examining whether Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) represent the weakest link...
You have lost your moral voice – John Awuah slams CSOs over galamsey
John Awuah, President of the Ghana Association of Banks, has criticised Ghana’s civil society organisations (CSOs), accusing them of losing credibility and moral authority...
With galamsey still ongoing, who is buying the gold? — Oppong Nkrumah questions government
The Member of Parliament for Ofoase Ayirebi in the Eastern Region, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has posed a pointed question to the John Dramani Mahama–led...
Mahama orders investigation into ‘galamsey tax’ in Amansie Central
President John Mahama has directed the Minister for Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Ahmed Ibrahim, to immediately investigate allegations that the Amansie Central...
Lands Ministry vows action on Amansie Central ‘galamsey tax’ exposé
The Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources has announced plans to investigate allegations of extortion allegedly fuelling illegal mining activities in the Amansie Central...
Amansie Central Assembly sets records straight on ‘galamsey tax’
The Amansie Central District Assembly has rejected claims that it created a system to profit from illegal mining, insisting that revenue collection from operators...
We’re not encouraging galamsey — Amansie Central Presiding Member on ‘galamsey tax’
Presiding Member of the Amansie Central District Assembly, Isaac Osei Duah, has defended the collection of fees from licensed miners in the district, insisting...
A tax for galamsey: Security operatives aware, part of taskforce – Amansie Central PM
The Presiding Member of the Amansie Central District Assembly in the Ashanti Region, Isaac Osei Duah, has stated that security operatives are fully aware...
Gov’t vows action against officials implicated in galamsey tax exposé
The Minister of State in charge of Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, has assured Ghanaians that all individuals found culpable in the alleged illegal...
A tax for galamsey: JoyNews exposé links DCE to GH₵6,000 ‘galamsey fees’
A chilling exposé by JoyNews’ Hotline Documentary has uncovered a sophisticated pay-to-destroy syndicate operating in the heart of the Amansie Central District in the...
A tax for galamsey: The extortion racket fueling illegal mining [Video]
A Tax for Galamsey is a Hotline investigative documentary that exposes how illegal mining in Amansie Central District of the Ashanti Region is no...
Chief Justice flags Chinese involvement in galamsey, calls for stronger institutional collaboration
The Chief Justice, Paul Baffoe-Bonnie, has expressed concern over the increasing involvement of foreign nationals, particularly Chinese, in illegal mining activities across the country,...
Wontumi Galamsey Trial: State to oppose no-case submission – Srem Sai
The Deputy Attorney-General, Justice Srem Sai, has outlined the prosecution’s next steps in the ongoing trial involving Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic...
Galamsey Fight: Lands Minister inspects 320 reclaimed hectares at Manso Nyankomanse, pledges 2026 land...
The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, has inspected the successful reclamation of 320 hectares of mined-out sites at Manso Nyankomanse...
Cocoa farmers are frustrated, galamsey taking over – 2018 Best Farmer warns [Listen]
The 2018 Best Farmer and a cocoa farmer, Nana Charles Adu-Gyamfi, has warned that illegal mining activities, popularly known as galamsey, could completely take...
We don’t eat gold – CFA-Ghana President warns of cocoa farms destruction by galamsey...
Nana Oboadie Bonsu II, National President of the Concerned Farmers Association of Ghana (CFA-Ghana), popularly known as the “Farmer General,” has raised serious concerns...
NAIMOS arrests galamsey kingpin over bribery attempt, seizes excavators at Cape Three Points
The National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) Task force operating in the Ahanta West Municipality has seized two excavators and arrested a suspected galamsey...
Galamsey: NAIMOS halts reckless excavation by major highway at Akyem Techiman
Early this morning, Monday, 2 February 2026, a NAIMOS Task Force on a routine anti-galamsey patrol observed and halted reckless illegal mining activities along...
Galamsey will be confronted decisively without fear or favour – Mahama
President John Dramani Mahama has vowed to tackle illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey, decisively and without fear or favour, urging all Ghanaians to...
I even rejected undercover offers – Aowin MCE on “galamsey” involvement [Listen]
The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) of Aowin, Stephen Morcher, has firmly denied claims linking him to illegal mining activities, popularly known as galamsey, insisting...
Aowin MCE accuses deputy NaDMO boss of rogue anti-galamsey operations
The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Aowin, Stephen Morcher, has dismissed claims circulating in a viral video suggesting he endorses illegal mining activities and...
Mahama using Akufo-Addo’s roadmap – Charles Bissue on galamsey fight
Charles Bissue, former IMCIM secretary, has insisted that Ghana’s current fight against illegal mining is not a matter of new ideas, but of continuity...
Minority blames GoldBod for rise in galamsey activities
The Minority in Parliament has accused the government of contributing to the recent surge in illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey, following the establishment...
Minority accuses government of encouraging galamsey through GoldBod
The Minority in Parliament has accused the government of indirectly promoting illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey, through the establishment of the Ghana Gold...
Galamsey: NDC Deputy Youth Organiser arrested over missing seized excavators in Bibiani-Anhwiaso
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) Deputy Youth Organiser for Bibiani-Anhwiaso, Adams Smith, has been arrested by the Ghana Police Service over his alleged involvement...
Galamsey: 22 Togolese arrested in West Gonja
Police in the Savannah Region have apprehended 22 foreign nationals suspected of engaging in illegal mining activities in the West Gonja Municipality.
The suspects, reportedly...
Jungle Warfare School, French Embassy launch anti-galamsey training in Eastern Region
The Jungle Warfare School (JWS), in collaboration with the French Embassy, has launched a three-week anti-illegal mining (galamsey) training programme at the Seth Anthony...
Galamsey: Lands Ministry vows relentless war after shooting of NAIMOS officer
The Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources has affirmed its commitment to the fight against illegal mining, following a violent encounter involving officers of...
NAIMOS officer shot, one assailant killed in Bono Region anti-galamsey operation
A member of the National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) task force has been shot during a routine anti-galamsey operation in the Dormaa Central...
NAIMOS shuts down galamsey sites at Duayaw Nkwanta
The National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) has carried out a major intelligence-led operation to dismantle illegal mining activities polluting the River Bisi in...
EPA boss urges journalists to stay committed in fight against galamsey
The Chief Executive Officer of the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA), Professor Mrs. Nana Ama Browne Klutse, has called on media practitioners to remain steadfast...
Galamsey: NAIMOS arrests foreign nationals, cleans up Birim River
The National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) disrupted multiple illegal mining sites, destroyed equipment, and arrested foreign nationals in the Eastern Region.
The operations, conducted...
Judiciary to roll out court decongestion measures, galamsey courts – Chief Justice
Chief Justice Pual Baffoe-Bonnie has announced a series of reforms aimed at decongesting Ghana’s courts, expanding access to justice and strengthening the efficiency of...
NAIMOS cracks down on nighttime galamsey along Ankobrah River
The National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) has disrupted illegal mining activities along the Ankobrah River at Ayiem Juabo in the Amenfi Central District...
Mahama’s first year marked by failure to tackle galamsey – CDM
The Centre for Democratic Movement (CDM) has criticised President John Dramani Mahama’s administration over what it describes as a worsening illegal mining crisis one...
Chief of Sefwi Kwawkrom raises alarm over deaths from abandoned galamsey pits
The Chief of Sefwi Kwawkrom in the Juaboso District of the Western North Region has raised serious concerns over the increasing loss of lives...
Gideon Boako urges NAIMOS to act on Tano North galamsey crisis
The Member of Parliament for Tano North, Dr. Gideon Boako, has called on the National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) to take urgent action...
Man, 25, drowns in abandoned galamsey pit at Bogyawe
A 25-year-old man has drowned in an abandoned illegal mining (galamsey) pit at Bogyawe in the Bekwai Municipal area of the Ashanti Region.
The incident...
Two drown in galamsey pit at Subri Nkwanta
Two young men have drowned in a galamsey pit at Subri Nkwanta in the Bibiani-Anhwiaso-Bekwai Municipality of the Western North Region.
The deceased have been...