3 d. ago Dr. Hanna Bissiw justifies attack on Hawa Koomson, says “violence begets violence”

Dr. Hanna Louisa Bissiw, CEO of the Minerals Development Fund and National Women’s Organiser of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has defended the assault on former Fisheries Minister Hawa Koomson during the Ablekuma North parliamentary rerun, asserting that “violence begets violence.” Her comments follow chaotic scenes at the St. Peter’s Society Methodist Church polling station, […]

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5 d. ago Small Scale Miners Association Chair arrested for confronting anti

Chairman of the Small Scale Miners Association, Kojo Peprah, has been arrested by the IGP’s Special Anti-Galamsey team for trying to intervene in the arrest of illegal miners operating in the Desiri forest reserve in the Ashanti region.

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1 week ago GoldBod taskforce arrests 10 Chinese in illegal gold trading bust

The GoldBod Taskforce has arrested 10 Chinese nationals in Asankragua in the Western Region, in a major breakthrough against illegal gold trading, just 48 hours after the government announced a nationwide ban on foreign involvement in the local gold trade.

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1 week ago 4 Chinese remanded for illegal mining, police mount search for fifth suspect

Four Chinese nationals arrested for alleged involvement in illegal mining have been remanded for two weeks by the Bekwai Circuit Court in the Ashanti Region.

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2 w. ago Hanna Bissiw exposes attempt to influence release of arrested illegal miners

The Administrator of the Minerals Development Fund (MDF), Dr. Hannah Louisa Bissiw-Kotei, has revealed that someone recently contacted her to plead on behalf of some illegal miners who had been arrested. Dr. Bissiw-Kotei made the disclosure in an interview on Adom FM’s Dwaso Nsem, following a series of arrests and community engagements in the Ashanti […]

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2 w. ago 8 galamsey suspects arrested at Apremadi, police recover excavator parts

Eight persons have been arrested by the Ghana Police for allegedly engaging in illegal mining activities in the Apremadi community in the Amansie South District of the Ashanti Region. The arrests were announced in a police statement issued on Saturday, June 29, 2025, following an intelligence-led operation by the Special Anti-Galamsey Operations Team. The suspects […]

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2 w. ago Galamsey: Police arrest 4 Chinese nationals; equipment destroyed in separate Tarkwa operation

Four Chinese nationals have been arrested for engaging in illegal mining activities along the Subin and Jimi Rivers at Atatam, a community in the Adansi-Asokwa District of the Ashanti Region.

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2 w. ago I’ll be a coward if I heed to threats to back off galamsey fight – Dr. Hanna Bissiw

Administrator of the Minerals Development Fund, Dr. Hanna Bissiw-Kotei, says she remains resolute to sustain her fight against illegal mining, despite threats on her life.

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2 w. ago Mineral Dev’t Fund moves to save Atatam D/A Basic sandwiched by illegal mining activities, 4 Chinese arrested

The Minerals Development Fund has moved to crack down on some illegal mining sites around Atetemu Basic School in the Ashanti Region. Nine excavators and other pumping machines were seized in the process, with five suspects, including four Chinese nationals, arrested. The Atatam D/A Basic School has the Junior High School and Kindergarten directly opposite […]

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2 w. ago A/R: 15 arrested for illegal mining in major police crackdown

The Ashanti Regional Police Command has arrested fifteen individuals during a special intelligence-led operation targeting illegal mining activities at Watreso and Preacher Krom, in the Manso Adubia enclave.

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2 w. ago Ashanti region: 15 arrested for illegal mining in major police crackdown

The Ashanti Regional Police Command has arrested fifteen individuals during a special intelligence-led operation targeting illegal mining activities at Watreso and Preacher Krom, in the Manso Adubia enclave.

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3 w. ago Ellembelle: 11 Chinese illegal miners arrested; excavators, other equipment seized

A group of eleven Chinese illegal miners have been arrested in Ellembelle, following a swoop by the military taskforce of the National Anti-Illegal Mining Secretariat (NAIMOS).

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3 w. ago Democracy Hub sues gov’t over deportation of foreign illegal miners without trial

Civil society organization Democracy Hub has initiated legal action against the government, challenging its controversial policy of deporting foreign nationals arrested for illegal mining (galamsey) without prosecution.

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last month IGP orders major raids on illegal mining sites along River Ankobra: 61 arrested

The Inspector-General of Police this week ordered major raids on illegal mining operations in and around the River Ankobra in the Western and Western Central regions, leading to the arrest of a total of 61 illegal miners. Several changfan machines were destroyed, while six excavator machine monitors, two excavator batteries, and 32 gallons of fuel were seized.

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