2 h. ago ‘Ghana must treat galamsey as a serious national threat’ – Chinese Ambassador

The Chinese Embassy in Ghana has renewed its pledge to support the country’s intensified efforts to curb illegal mining, widely known as galamsey.

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3 d. ago Dr. John Kpikpi Links Galamsey Crisis to Poor Resource Stewardship — Praises Government’s Goldbod Initiative

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, Prosper Kay, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/dr-john-kpikpi-links-galamsey-crisis-to-poor-resource-stewardship-praises-governments-goldbod-initiative/Illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey, remains one of Ghana’s most persistent national challenges despite years of government-led interventions, military operations, policy reforms and public campaigns. Successive administrations have struggled to curb the destruction of water bodies, forests and farmlands, even as communities continue to express frustration over lack of meaningful benefits from the nation’s […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, Prosper Kay, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/dr-john-kpikpi-links-galamsey-crisis-to-poor-resource-stewardship-praises-governments-goldbod-initiative/

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4 d. ago NAIMOS arrests foreign nationals, seizes excavators in major galamsey operation

The National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) has scored a significant victory against illegal mining syndicates in the Eastern Region, arresting six Chinese nationals and two Ghanaians, while seizing heavy equipment and dismantling an extensive illegal mining operation along the Nukura Stream at Asuom in Kwaebibrem District.

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4 d. ago Let’s treat persons with disabilities right – GHS staff  urged

The Acting Deputy Director-General of the Ghana Health Service (GHS) Dr Caroline Reindorf Amissah, has advised staff of the Ghana Health Service to treat all clients right, with particular attention to persons with disability (PWDs).  

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8 d. ago Adopt one national framework to tackle galamsey – Prof Fobih urges stakeholders

Ghana’s fight against illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey, has suffered from fragmented and duplicated efforts over the years, resulting in widespread environmental degradation and public health risks.

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8 d. ago Adopt one national framework to tackle galamsey – Prof Fobil urges stakeholders

Ghana’s fight against illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey, has suffered from fragmented and duplicated efforts over the years, resulting in widespread environmental degradation and public health risks.

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2 w. ago Smarter fertiliser choices could unlock Ghana’s next agricultural breakthrough

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, Prosper Kay, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/smarter-fertiliser-choices-could-unlock-ghanas-next-agricultural-breakthrough/By: Eyram Annan-Wuaku, Head of Marketing, Demeter Ghana Limited Across the country’s farmlands, a quiet crisis unfolds every planting season. Farmers work tirelessly, invest in fertiliser, and still record underwhelming yields. The culprit is not effort, nor even access — it’s how fertilisers are applied. Decades of blanket recommendations have trained farmers to treat all […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, Prosper Kay, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/smarter-fertiliser-choices-could-unlock-ghanas-next-agricultural-breakthrough/

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2 w. ago Inside Ghana’s endless galamsey war: When the problem lives within the system

For more than five decades, illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey, has remained one of Ghana’s most stubborn national challenges.

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2 w. ago Ghana Gold Board Backs National Galamsey Crackdown Operation

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/ghana-gold-board-backs-national-galamsey-crackdown-operation/The Ghana Gold Board has formally declared support for renewed efforts to combat illegal mining, with Chief Executive Officer Sammy Gyamfi stating at the 2025 Dubai Precious Metals Conference that no volume of gold is worth a human life. The regulatory body has aligned with the National Anti Illegal Mining Operation Secretariat (NAIMOS) to deliver […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/ghana-gold-board-backs-national-galamsey-crackdown-operation/

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2 w. ago Mahama’s GoldBod Initiative is ‘legalisation of galamsey’ – Prof Adei

Ghana’s national debate over illegal mining (galamsey) has taken another twist, with educationist and former Chairman of the National Development Planning Commission (NDPC), Professor Stephen Adei, launching a critique of the government’s signature gold-trading initiative, GoldBod.

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3 w. ago Cabinet endorses Public Tribunals Bill to expedite galamsey cases – Mahama

President John Mahama has announced that the Cabinet has given the nod to the Public Tribunals Bill, a measure designed to fast-track prosecutions related to illegal mining (galamsey) nationwide.

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3 w. ago Herbal Medicine Can Treat Chronic Diseases — Kasoa Herbal Center CEO Assures Public

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, Prosper Kay, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/herbal-medicine-can-treat-chronic-diseases-kasoa-herbal-center-ceo-assures-public/The Chief Executive Officer of the Kofi Annan Herbal Center, Nana Kofi Asawoma V, has appealed to the general public, especially persons battling persistent health conditions, to visit the facility for quality and affordable herbal treatment for diabetes, hypertension, and other metabolic diseases. Located along the Kasoa–Winneba Highway near the Doctor Jesus Prayer Camp and […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, Prosper Kay, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/herbal-medicine-can-treat-chronic-diseases-kasoa-herbal-center-ceo-assures-public/

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