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President John Mahama has sworn in Mahama Ayariga and Dr Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings, setting out expectations on results, accountability, local government and environmental protection.
Bernard Antwi Boasiako, known as Wontumi, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison after a High Court convicted him over illegal mining offences involving Akonta Mining. Here's what the ruling means.
The destruction of more than 140 firearms seized during anti-illegal mining operations has highlighted growing concerns about the link between environmental crime, organised criminal networks and public security in Ghana. ACCRA, Ghana — Ghana’s National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS)…
Police in Ghana’s Central Region have arrested three suspected illegal miners during an operation targeting a site located along a major Ghana Water Limited pipeline, with officers seizing pumping equipment and other mining tools. CAPE COAST, Ghana — Police in…
Authorities say the suspects were armed with pump-action guns and machetes during an anti-galamsey raid near the polluted Ankobra River, as Ghana intensifies efforts to curb illegal mining and environmental damage. ACCRA, Ghana — Ghana’s anti-illegal mining task force says…
Traditional authorities in parts of Ghana’s Bono Region have issued fresh warnings to illegal miners to stay off stool lands, citing growing environmental damage and threats to farming livelihoods. According to the Ghana News Agency, chiefs in affected communities have…
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