Chairman Wontumi Appears in Court Over Tano Nimiri Illegal Mining Case
Ashanti Regional NPP Chairman Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, has made his first appearance before the Accra High…
Chairman Wontumi Jailed 20 Years Over Illegal Mining Conviction
The Accra High Court has sentenced Ashanti Regional NPP Chairman Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, to 20 years…
Ghana Commissions Forest Protection Camps to Strengthen Fight Against Illegal Mining and Logging
The Government of Ghana, with support from the United Kingdom, has commissioned 10 forest protection camps and two checkpoint accommodation…
Nine Dead in Illegal Mining Pit Collapse at Atta Ne Atta in Asutifi South
Nine people have been confirmed dead following an illegal mining pit collapse at Atta Ne Atta, a community in the…
31 Granted Bail Over Alleged Illegal Mining in Apamprama Forest Reserve
The Bekwai Circuit Court has granted bail to 31 persons, made up of 28 Chinese nationals and three Ghanaians, who…
NAIMOS Cracks Down on Illegal Mining at Kwabeng, Seizes Heavy Equipment
A task force from the National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) has disrupted illegal mining activities at Kwabeng in the…
Journalists injured in accident during EPA anti-galamsey operation in Ashanti Region
A team of journalists accompanying officials from the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) on an anti-illegal mining operation in the Ashanti…
Lack of interpreters not to blame for galamsey case dismissals – CSAG
The Chinese Speakers Association of Ghana (CSAG) has dismissed claims that Chinese nationals arrested for illegal mining activities are released…