The National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) has once again demonstrated its resolve to combat illegal mining with a bold and coordinated taskforce operation across parts of the Birim North District in the Eastern Region. The operation resulted in multiple arrests, immobilization of heavy equipment, and the recovery of cash and other items linked to […]

Reconstruction and expansion works on the Accra–Tema Motorway have reached 30 percent completion, according to engineers of the construction firm handling the project. A visit to the project site on Friday afternoon revealed ongoing major excavation and earthworks, with heavy-duty equipment operating along multiple sections of the 19.5-kilometre stretch. However, for many commuters and residents […]

More than 150 foreign nationals have been arrested in a nationwide crackdown on cyber fraud and human trafficking, following a joint operation involving the Cyber Security Authority (CSA), the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service, and the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS). The arrests, made over the past four months, form part of […]

The National Anti-illegal mining operations secretariat (NAIMOS) task force, has arrested 36 illegal miners at Osino in the Fanteakwa South District of the Eastern Region. Out of those apprehended, 32 are foreign nationals of Nigerien descent, while four are Ghanaians. During the operations carried out in the night, the task force seized several mining equipment […]

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The Chief Executive Officer of the Forestry Commission, Dr. Hugh C.A. Brown, has described the fight against illegal mining, as a scary and life-threatening mission for officers protecting Ghana’s forest reserves. He called for stronger government and security support to safeguard the country’s natural resources. Speaking at the 28th Annual General Meeting of the Ghana […]

Recent data released by the Minister for Youth Development and Empowerment revealed 41% of tertiary students have encountered or used drugs. The data also reveals 37% of senior high school students have been exposed to the use of drugs In 2024, adolescents aged between 10 and 17 recorded an overall substance use prevalence of […]

The government must ensure sufficient force is used to recover the forest reserves, a stalwart of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Arthur Kobinna Kennedy has said. He noted that “So far we aren’t seeing the desired results yet.” He said that the government of Ghana must act as though the country is in a […]

The time has come for force to be used to tackle the illegal small-scale mining (Galamsey), CEO of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), Godwin Edudzi Tameklo, has said. He noted that the galamsey menace has taken an international dimension because persons arrested are more foreign nationals than Ghanaians. “This is where we have gotten to, […]

A stalwart of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Arthur Kobbina Kennedy, has said that the government of Ghana must act as though the country is in a state of emergency relative to the illegal small-scale mining (Galamsey). He says if the government is using force to deal with the situation, then it must use […]

A stalwart of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Arthur Kobbina Kennedy, has said that the National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) does not have enough resources to ensure it fights the illegal small-scale mining completely. He noted that NAIMOs is a good initiative to deal with the menace. “NAIMOS is a good initiative [but] […]

CEO of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), Godwin Edudzi Tameklo has said that President John Dramani Mahama has demonstrated enough commitment to the fight against illegal mining (Galamsey). He makes the point that President Mahama has not granted any mining lease. Efen thre is currently a Legosltiev Ibsturment in parliament that is seeking to cancel […]

Christian Malm-Hesse, Private Legal Practitioner, all efforts should be made to fight against illegal small-scale mining (Galamsey). He expressed the fear that galamsey may degenerate into a criminal cartel if care is not taken. “We need to take immediate control of the Galamsey fight, else it may degenerate into criminal cartels,|” he said on the […]

So far, the only thing that looks like a serious intervention in the fight against illegal mining (Galamsey) is the National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS), Private legal practitioner Kofi Bentil has said. Despite this, Mr Bentil called for more actions to be taken. In his view, the fight against illegal small-scale mining is not […]

Private legal practitioner Kofi Bentil has said that the fight against illegal small-scale mining is not something for the police or civilian restoration of order. He described galamsey as an organised international crime, involving armed insurgents, which requires brute force from the military. “I still hold the view that we will never win the fight […]

Private legal practitioner Martin Kpebu wants all the cases involving illegal miners to move quickly. For him, cases involving illegal miners should move faster in order to deter others. “Stem impunity to show that people in galamsey are beyond reach. Chairman Wontumi’s trial should proceed expeditiously,” he said on the Key Points on TV3 Saturday, […]

Private legal practitioner Martin Kpebu has attributed the illegal small mining (Galamsey) menace to impunity. For him, cases involving illegal miners should move quickly in order to deter others. “Stem impunity to show that people in galamsey are beyond reach. Chairman Wontumi’s trial should proceed expeditiously,” he said on the Key Points on TV3 Saturday, […]

Former Member of Parliament for Asante Akim North, Kwame Andy Appiah Kubi, has called for the depoliticisation of the illegal mining (galamsey) menace. He says the fight will not succeed once politics comes in. “Let us not point political fingers, it will not work if you point, once you go political,the fight will fail,” he […]

The Coordinator of Eco-Conscious Citizens, Awula Serwah, has said that political will and commitment are required to tackle the illegal small-scale mining (Galamseny). Without the political will and commitment, it will be difficult, she said. “We need to have the political will, the commitment,” she said on the Key Points on TV3 Saturday, November 8. […]

On the KeyPoints on November 8, Alfred Ocansey and his panelists are discussing the following topics: Illegal miners emboldened: Attack NAIMOS and Journalists. What is the remedy? OSP fends off criticisms in Ken Ofori Atta exit AG’s strategy of turning accused into prosecution witnesses: Unethical or legal?