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Galamsey: Gov’t holds power over lands – Akyem Kotoku Krontihene [Listen]
Akyem Kotoku Krontihene, Obrempong Gyamfi Saforo Kyere, has raised concerns over the central government’s takeover of lands traditionally under the authority of chiefs, saying...
Hwidiem Chiefs apologize to President Mahama over youth attack on Anti-Galamsey Taskforce
Hwidiem Traditional Council in the Ahafo Region has apologized to President John Dramani Mahama over the attack on the National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat...
Ghana’s rivers tell the story of our failure in galamsey fight – Erastus Asare...
Multiple award-winning investigative journalist with the Multimedia Group, Erastus Asare Donkor, has expressed deep concern over the worsening state of Ghana’s river bodies due...
Suspect arrested over galamsey claims against Regional Ministers
Police have arrested social activist Wendell Nana Yaw Yeboah over allegations implicating some Regional Ministers in illegal mining activities.
During a phone-in interview, Yeboah claimed...
Galamsey thrives because enablers protect miners – Angel Carbonu [Listen]
President of the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), Angel Carbonu, has accused influential individuals and politicians of enabling illegal mining (galamsey), making it...
NAIMOS Taskforce clears galamseyers from A4 Consolidated Field concession
The National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) taskforce has conducted a raid on the A4 Consolidated Field Ltd concession at Anyankyerem in the Amansie...
Ghana can leverage AI in solving Galamsey and road accident menace – AI Engineer
An Artificial Intelligence Engineer with Intel Corporation, Dr. Daniel Teye Ocansey, is challenging Ghana to take advantage of AI to solve the pressing issues...
Our actions show we are not serious – GIF on galamsey fight
Vincent Kusi Kyei, National Treasurer of the Ghana Institute of Foresters (GIF), has raised concerns over the country’s diminishing resolve in combating illegal mining,...
There is nothing like small-scale mining, they are all galamseyers – GIF treasurer claims...
Ghana Institute of Foresters (GIF) National Treasurer, Vicent Kusi Kyei, says Ghana’s fight against illegal mining is collapsing due to poor leadership and lack...
Dr. Steve Manteaw rebuts Prof. Adei’s claims of Gold Board ‘legalising galamsey’
Policy analyst and natural resource governance advocate, Dr. Steve Manteaw, has strongly refuted claims by Prof. Stephen Addae that the establishment of the Ghana...
Mahama’s GoldBod Initiative is ‘legalisation of galamsey’ – Prof Adei
Ghana’s national debate over illegal mining (galamsey) has taken another twist, with educationist and former Chairman of the National Development Planning Commission (NDPC), Professor...
Galamsey: Ghana Institute of Foresters raises alarm over armed miners
The Ghana Institute of Foresters (GIF) has called for decisive action against illegal mining following its 28th Annual General Meeting on November 6, 2025,...
Hepa Plus establishes herbal medicine farm to address Galamsey contamination of herbal plants
Researchers in herbal medicine are advocating the establishment of herbal medicine farms to deal with heavy metal contamination in herbal plants.
According to practitioners, the...
Galamsey: “No cause for alarm” – Agric Minister refutes claims of toxic metals in...
Minister for Food and Agriculture Minister Eric Opoku has urged the public to remain calm following concerns raised by a recent Pure Earth and...
NAIMOS Task Force launches dawn operation to flush out galamseyers at Wassa Abrehyia
The National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) Task Force conducted a bold dawn raid on the notorious illegal mining enclave “Yellow Face” in Wassa...
Aowin Mmratehene denies involvement of palace guards in galamsey extortion
Nana Kwame Asare Bimpong I, the Mmratehene of the Aowin Traditional Council, has denied claims that the palace’s guards, sometimes referred to as bodybuilding...
Don’t arrest innocent people in the name of fighting galamsey — Gideon Boako
Member of Parliament for Tano North, Gideon Boako, has urged the Ghana Armed Forces to ensure the protection of civilian rights during ongoing anti-illegal...
Government is not ready to fight galamsey – Criminologist
Despite Ghana’s constitutional mandate giving the President full authority over the nation’s mineral resources, evidence on the ground suggests that the government is not...
Galamsey Kingpin arrested in Bonsu after attempt to bribe investigators
A well-known illegal mining operator, Iddrisu Zakari, widely called “Yaayaa,” has been arrested in a sting operation at Bonsu after he allegedly tried to...
Chief arrested for obstructing NAIMOS taskforce during arrest of galamsey kingpin in Eastern region
The National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) has arrested Nana Ogyeahohuo Barima Anum, who claims to be the Chief of Dokokyina, for allegedly interfering...
EPA intensifies anti-galamsey crackdown after Ashanti Region attack, vows not to back down
The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) says it will not be deterred in its nationwide fight against illegal mining, despite a recent violent encounter that...
NAIMOS arrests galamsey kingpin in Eastern Region amidst attempted GH¢100,000 bribe
A joint team from the National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) has raided an illegal mining site at Bisasi in the Ayensuano District of...
GJA President urges Otumfuo to use his influence to fight galamsey
President of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA), Albert Kwabena Dwumfour, has called on the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, to leverage his moral authority...
GJA demands Police update on attacks against journalists and anti-galamsey officials
The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has urged the Ghana Police Service to provide the public with a clear update on ongoing investigations into the...
Gov’t to foot medical bills of injured journalists after galamsey attack
President John Dramani Mahama has directed his Chief of Staff, Julius Debrah, to ensure that all medical expenses are covered for journalists who sustained...
Galamsey defeated NDC before they started the fight – Miracles Aboagye
The Director of Communications for the Bawumia Campaign, Dennis Miracles Aboagye, has taken a swipe at the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) over what...
GJA Ashanti Region expresses solidarity with Journalists injured in galamsey coverage accident
The Ashanti Regional branch of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has expressed deep concern over the recent accident involving journalists who were on official...
‘We were fleeing for our lives’ — EPA CEO narrates Obuasi galamsey attack that...
The Chief Executive Officer of the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA), Professor Nana Ama Klutse, has detailed the circumstances surrounding the recent accident involving journalists...
Give gov’t time in galamsey fight despite worsening situation – GJA President
President of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA), Albert Kwabena Dwumfour, has appealed to Ghanaians to give the government more time to show results in...
Coalition Against Galamsey condemns violent attack on NAIMOS officers, demands swift action
The Coalition Against Galamsey, Ghana, has condemned the recent violent attack on officers of the National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Squad (NAIMOS) and other security...
Afenyo-Markin urges collective political action against galamsey after NAIMOS attack
The Minority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has called on all political actors to set aside partisan interests and work together in the fight against illegal...
Hwidiem clashes: Nothing will stop me in the fight against galamsey – Asutifi North...
The Member of Parliament for Asutifi North, Ebenezer Kwaku Addo, has denied allegations that he interfered with an anti-illegal mining operation at Hwidiem in...
Bosomtwe assembly begins covering Galamsey pits behind Konkomba school, clinic
The Bosomtwe District Assembly in the Ashanti region has commenced an exercise to cover huge galamsey pits dugged behind the Konkomba Basic School and...
‘No seriousness in the fight against galamsey’ — Manasseh Azure
Investigative journalist Manasseh Azure Awuni has criticised Ghana’s political class for what he describes as a lack of genuine commitment to ending illegal mining,...
Galamsey: IGP directs CID to takeover probe into attack on NAIMOS at Hwidiem
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Christian Tetteh Yohuno, has directed the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) Headquarters to take over investigations into the violent attack...
Galamsey: NAIMOS raids site in Ahafo, arrests operators including a Burkinabe
The government’s intensified fight against illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey, has achieved another milestone in the Ahafo Region.
The National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat...
Minority calls for action against Birim Central MCE over galamsey allegations
The Minority in Parliament has called on President John Dramani Mahama to immediately sanction the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Birim Central, Solomon Kusi...
Galamsey: Ultimate responsibility lies with government – Bishop Tackie-Yarboi
The Presiding Bishop of Victory Bible Church International, Bishop N. A. Tackie-Yarboi, has stated that while moral advocacy against illegal mining (galamsey) is important,...
Only chiefs can end galamsey – Sulemana Braimah
The Executive Director of the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA), Sulemana Braimah, has said that only traditional leaders can play a decisive role...
We will support Ghana’s anti-galamsey fight—EU Ambassador
European Union Ambassador to Ghana Rune Skinnebach has reaffirmed the EU’s commitment to supporting Ghana’s efforts to combat illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey.
Speaking...