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Lands and Mines Watch welcomes Wontumi verdict, urges tougher action against illegal mining
Lands and Mines Watch Ghana (LMWG) has welcomed the conviction and sentencing of NPP Ashanti Regional Chairman Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, and Akonta Mining Company Limited, describing the judgment as a landmark moment in Ghana's fight against illegal mining. In a statement issued after...
Wontumi transferred to Nsawam Prison to begin sentence – Dr Boakye-Danquah
The Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, has been transferred to the Nsawam Medium Security Prison to begin serving a 20-year sentence following his conviction over illegal mining activities. The transfer was confirmed by former Governm...
Two people arrested for galamsey close to Agenda 111 Hospital
National Security operatives have arrested two people, including the owner of an illegal mining site cited close to an Agenda 111 hospital project site at Adansi Asokwa in the Ashanti Region. Site owner, Yussif Ibrahim, was picked up after one of his employees, arrested during an operation, identified him as his boss....
258 suspects in six-month crackdown on illegal mining in forests – Lands Minister
Authorities have arrested 258 suspects in a six-month crackdown on illegal mining activities in the country’s forest reserves, the Minister for Lands and Natural Resources Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah has said. The arrests form part of intensified government efforts to combat illegal mining, locally known as galamsey, whic...
Ken Ashigbey warns galamsey fight will fail without end to political interference
Convener of the Media Coalition Against Illegal Mining, Dr Ken Ashigbey, has criticised both the previous and current governments over what he describes as their inability to confront politically connected individuals involved in illegal mining, warning that the country's fight against galamsey will fail unless politic...
Three foreign nationals arrested over illegal mining on Tano River
Operatives of the National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) have arrested three Chinese nationals during a riverine operation targeting illegal mining activities along the Tano River in the Amenfi West District. The operation, conducted on Thursday, 14 May 2026, between 0300hrs and 1530hrs, involved...
Wontumi conviction: History has been made; political protection for illegal miners over – Inusah Fuseini
Former Tamale Central MP, Inusah Fuseini, says the conviction of New Patriotic Party (NPP) Ashanti Regional Chairman, Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, signals the end of political protection for persons involved in illegal mining.
2 persons arrested for illegal mining activities close to Agenda 111 Hospital
National Security operatives have arrested two people, including the owner of an illegal mining site cited close to an Agenda 111 hospital project site at Adansi Asokwa in the Ashanti Region.
Armed soldiers remove 15 seized excavators from Enchi Assembly despite court injunction
Fifteen excavators that had been impounded as exhibits in an ongoing illegal mining case were on Friday, July 10
Era of impunity over; illegal mining financiers will be pursued without fear or favour – Lands Minister
The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, has declared an end to impunity in the country's fight against illegal mining, warning that government will relentlessly pursue every individual, financier and criminal syndicate responsible for the destruction of Ghana's environment.
Government may take over reclaimed galamsey lands — Lands Ministry PRO
The Media Relations Officer at the Lands Ministry, Paa Kwesi Schandorf, has disclosed that the government is considering taking over lands reclaimed from illegal mining activities. Speaking on Adom FM’s Dwaso Nsem, he explained that although the proposal is still under discussion, it aims to ensure accountability and p...
Coalition Against Galamsey rejects claim that ‘era of impunity is over’
The Coalition Against Galamsey Ghana has rejected the government’s claim that the era of impunity in the fight against illegal mining is over, insisting that illegal mining activities continue to threaten Ghana’s forests, rivers and mining communities.