Tag: ILLEGAL MINING
Bring Back Burning of Excavators – Ghana Institute of Foresters Urges Tougher Action on Galamsey
Vincent Kusi Kyei, National Treasurer of the Ghana Institute of Foresters (GIF), says Ghana can no longer afford leniency in the fight against illega [...]
Notorious Galamsey Kingpin ‘Yaayaa’ Arrested in Sting Operation for Attempted Bribe
Iddrisu Zakari, widely known as “Yaayaa”, a notorious illegal mining operator, has been arrested in a sting operation at Bonsu after attempting to br [...]
EPA steps up anti-galamsey operations after Ashanti Region attack, vows to stay resolute
The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has vowed to press on with its nationwide clampdown on illegal mining despite a violent attack on its en [...]
‘We Were Fleeing for Our Lives’: EPA CEO Recounts Obuasi Galamsey Attack That Caused Accident
The Chief Executive Officer of the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA), Professor Nana Ama Klutse, has shared a harrowing account of the events [...]
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 [...]
Journalists injured in crash during EPA anti-galamsey operation in Ashanti Region
A group of journalists accompanying officials from the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) on an anti-illegal mining operation in the Ashanti Re [...]
EPA Cracks Down on Illegal “Changfan” Machine Sales in Amansie Central
The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has launched an unannounced enforcement operation in the Amansie Central District to target shops sellin [...]
Bompata Residents Vow to Block Mining Activities
Residents of Bompata in the Asante Akim District of the Ashanti Region have declared their unwavering opposition to any mining activities in their co [...]
Hwidiem clashes: This is Mahama’s biggest leadership test – Senyo Hosi
The Convenor of the One Ghana Movement, Senyo Hosi, has described the recent violent clashes at Hwidiem in the Ahafo Region as a major test of Presid [...]
Court adjourns Wontumi cases to November 12 and December 4
The two ongoing court cases involving Ashanti Regional NPP Chairman, Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, have been adjourned [...]