Government to deploy military and police against attacks on the national anti task force team- Minister

The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Emmanuel Armah Kofi-Buah, has issued a stern warning that the government will deploy the full force of the military and police against any community that attempts to attack or obstruct the operations of the National Anti-Illegal Mining Secretariat (NAIMOS). His warning follows recent attacks on NAIMOS officers at Hwediem in the Ahafo Region. According to the Minister, the swift return of the Joint Military–Police Taskforce to Ahafo to arrest the perpetrators is proof of the government’s unwavering commitment to ending illegal mining. Speaking at a ceremony where 230 pumping machines seized from illegal mining operators

Special National Committee: Ghana’s decisive path to win the galamsey war – Apostle Kwaku Appiah’s suggestion

By King Amoah Ghana's relentless battle against illegal small scale mining popularly known as galamsey can finally be won if a Special National Committee is instituted to address the menace, Apostle Kwaku Appiah a prominent Minister of God in Kumasi has disclosed. Apostle Appiah who is the Head Pastor of the Faith Outreach Ministries at Oforikrom - Anlonga alleged that political partisanship has been the bane that have prevented efforts to apply neutral mechanism to end the galamsey practice in the country. Speaking to the correspondent in an exclusive interview Apostle Appiah made an urgent suggestion for the establishment

Near disaster at Kumasi Buoho: Quarry Manager calls for urgent eviction of encroachers

A recent near-fatal incident involving a massive rolling stones at Buoho in the Afigya Kwabre South District has dramatically highlighted the extreme danger faced by the residents and the urgent appeal for the immediate removal of all encroachers from the quarry zones. Residents who have encroached the quarry areas at Buoho a town near Kumasi were on Friday November 7th thrown into a state of panic. when some huge pebbles suddenly rolled down the hill near the encroachers. The stones it was gathered narrowly missed houses and its occupants, otherwise an unprecedented tragedy might have hit the country. On the

President Mahama urged to act: Allegations surface of Appointees sabotaging anti galamsey fight

By King Amoah Despite President John Dramani Mahama's strenuous efforts to curb the menace of illegal mining, locally known as galamsey, a concerning narrative is emerging from the Eastern Region. Reports indicate that some of his own District Chief Executives (DCEs) are allegedly thwarting these efforts as they actively engaging in the very practice they are meant to combat. These conduct has led to urgent calls for presidential intervention and accountability. The fight against galamsey has been a cornerstone of President Mahama's environmental agenda that aimed at protecting Ghana's vital water bodies and forest reserves from the devastating impact of unregulated

2nd Vice President of NALAG prefers Chiefs And Assembly members in the fight against galamsey to the presence of military in the exercise

By King Amoah The 2nd National Vice President of the National Association for Local Authorities of Ghana (NALAG) Hon Daniel Kwaku Mensah popularly known as DKM has launched a scathing critique against the government's strategy for combating illegal mining (galamsey) alleging the widespread complicity among the security forces. In an exclusive interview with the Correspondent Hon DKM who also serves as the former Amansie West Small Scale Miners Association Chairman and currently the Assembly Member for Manso Moseaso Electoral Area contends that relying on soldiers and police for anti-galamsey operations is a waste of time and national resources.

Tackle the roots: CPP stalwart demands end to arresting galamsey labourers instead of the kingpins

By King Amoah Amidst Ghana's ongoing battle against the devastating impact of illegal mining locally known as galamsey, a voice from the Convention People's Party (CPP) is challenging the government's approach that allegedly tends to be a lip service by arresting galamsey labourers instead of the real culprits. Mr. Richard Manu a stalwart of the Offinso in Ashanti regional branch of the CPP asserts that the fight against galamsey has become a charade designed to arrest, prosecute and jail hungry labourers who are engaged by the site owners to work for them. His critique comes as public frustration mounts over the