Convener of the Coalition Against Illegal Mining, Ing. Kenneth Ashigbey, has commended President John Mahama and his government for showing renewed commitment in the fight against illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey, saying recent interventions are beginning to yield results.
President John Mahama says Ghana’s fight against illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey, is beginning to show encouraging results, with some previously polluted water bodies gradually clearing up.
Precious metal prices have risen after the US capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro increased investors’ concerns about geopolitical risks.
Ghana’s A NAIMOS task force deployed in the Eastern Region arrested two Chinese nationals, Li Yongjin and Nou Chin Haw, at Pankese in the Birim North District.
The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod), Sammy Gyamfi, has firmly dismissed claims that the institution recorded losses under the Gold-for-Reserves programme, insisting that GoldBod ended 2025 with a significant financial surplus.
The Bekwai Circuit Court has remanded 31 persons arrested by the Forestry Commission for allegedly invading the Apamprama Forest Reserve into police custody.
In a targeted operation against illegal mining, the National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) conducted a series of raids on Monday, December 29.
Galamsey has ceased to be merely an environmental issue in Ghana. It has become a moral collapse – one that exposes the widening gap between what many of us profess to believe and how we actually live.
To sacrifice the future for a fleeting illusion of stability is not statesmanship; it is a stay of execution signed in the blood of our environment. Yet, to dismiss a hard-won economic recovery as a mere byproduct of environmental crime is more than just political cynicism; it is an intellectual fraud of the highest order.
In the high-stakes arena of Ghanaian public life, there is a dangerous tendency to mistake the standard application of the law for an act of executive grace.
