Galamsey
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rCOMSDEP engages Northern Regional Minister on small-scale miners registration drive
As part of the ongoing nationwide registration of small-scale and artisanal miners, the rCOMSDEP team deployed to the Northern Region has paid a courtesy call on Northern Regional Minister, Ali Adolf John. The engagement formed part of a broader stakeholder outreach effort to ensure the effective rollout of the exercis...
‘We don’t pursue galamseyers based on their party colours’ – NAIMOS
The National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) has dismissed suggestions that its operations are influenced by partisan considerations, insisting that the fight against illegal mining is strictly non-political. Responding to concerns about alleged interference by political actors, the Director of Oper...
NAIMOS seeks stronger public support in galamsey fight
Colonel Eric Amponsah Buah, Coordinator of the National Anti‑Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS), has called for intensified public support against illegal mining, citing threats to water bodies and national security.
Galamsey fight: Progress made but more work needed – NAIMOS
The National Anti‑Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) says it has made progress against illegal mining but cautions the country is “not out of the woods yet.”
Akrofuom faces health worker shortage as nurses compete with ‘galamseyers’ for accommodation
The Acting District Director of Health Services for Adansi Akrofuom, Joseph Kofi Annor, has raised concerns over a growing shortage of health workers in the district, attributing the situation partly to accommodation challenges driven by illegal mining activities.
Take politics out of galamsey fight – Lands Ministry urges unified approach
The Media Relations Officer at the Lands Ministry, Paa Kwesi Schandorf, has called for the removal of political influence in the fight against illegal mining, warning that continued politicisation could undermine efforts to address the problem. Speaking on Dwaso Nsem on Adom FM following a briefing by NAIMOS, he stress...
OBZ Group founder urges regulation of fuel sales in galamsey communities
The founder of OBZ Group Ghana Limited, Ernest Domie, popularly known as OBANZY, has called on authorities to regulate the sale of fuel at illegal mining sites as part of efforts to curb galamsey activities.
Name and sanction galamsey offenders — GCAG urges Mahama to act against DCEs
The Ghana Coalition Against Galamsey (GCAG) has called on President John Dramani Mahama to take decisive action against illegal mining, urging him to name and sanction district-level officials allegedly failing to curb the menace.
Formalise NAIMOS with L.I. to fight galamsey—Minority
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament (MP) for Mampong, Kwaku Ampratwum-Sarpong, has called for the National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) to be formalised through a Legislative Instrument (L.I.) to strengthen the fight against illegal mining (galamsey).
NAIMOS arrests Chinese national, 7 Ghanaians in Ashanti Illegal Mining crackdown
The National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) has intensified its nationwide crackdown on illegal mining, arresting one Chinese national and seven Ghanaians during an intelligence-led operation at Oseikokrom in the Amansie West District of the Ashanti Region.
Forestry Commission pushes for tougher powers to fight illegal mining in reserves
The Forestry Commission has warned that Ghana could face growing food insecurity if the rapid destruction of forest reserves caused by illegal mining and other human activities is not urgently addressed. Speaking on the issue, the Commission’s Head of Corporate and Media Relations, Joyce Ofori Kwafo, said illegal minin...
19 arrested at Droso in NAIMOS crackdown on galamsey
The National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) has arrested 19 individuals during an operation at Droso along the Offin River in the Amansie South District.