Tag: Illegal mining

NAIMOS Arrests 36 Suspected Illegal Miners in Osino Dawn Operation

A joint security operation led by the National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) has resulted in the arrest of...

We Drink from the Same River: Inside Ghana’s Galamsey Tragedy and the Cry for Survival

The sun was harsh that afternoon when our team arrived at a small village tucked between once-green hills—hills now...

Open Letter to Otumfuo Osei Tutu II: Please stop Galamsey in Ghana – Dr. Kofi Effah writes

Dear Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, I write to you out of respect. I have had great respect for you since...

28 Galamsey Operators Busted, Chinese Financiers Arrested – Government Steps Up Fight Against Illegal Mining Menace

The Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources has announced major successes in the latest phase of the government’s intensified...

NAIMOS Strikes Hard on ‘Gangway’: Galamsey Haven Crumbles in Western Region Raid

The National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAiMOS) has unleashed a massive crackdown on “Gangway,” a notorious illegal mining and...

12 Arrested for Illegal Mining That Destroyed Takoradi–Nsuta Railway Line

Twelve individuals have been apprehended for allegedly engaging in illegal mining activities that caused extensive damage to portions of...

Bishop Asare Urges President Mahama to Show Courage and Moral Clarity in Galamsey Fight

The Auxiliary Bishop of the Accra Archdiocese, Most Rev. Anthony Narh Asare, has urged President John Dramani Mahama to...

Kyei Kwadwo Yamoah writes: Galamsey – Is a State of Emergency Needed or Not?

In Ghana, illegal small-scale mining (“galamsey”) has become a major national security, environmental, and public health crisis. It has...

We’re Coming After You – Armah-Kofi Buah Warns Galamseyers

The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, who also doubles as the Caretaker Minister for Environment, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah,...

Galamsey: Water shortage triggers diarrhoea outbreak in Gomoa East

A coastal community in the Gomoa East District of the Central Region has recorded 20 diarrhoea cases, following a...

Galamsey Scare: Deadly chemicals coming home as GMA and other duty bearers look on

Think of Ghana as a patient in the intensive care unit; the following is its medical report resulting from...

Ras Mubarak writes: From Ashes to Action

In the midst of the sorrow of August 6, 2025, we must honour the exemplary leadership, community resilience, and...