Environmental Issues
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LaDMA to rezone parts of Kpeshie Lagoon buffer zone for residential use
In a move that has triggered strong reactions from environmental advocates and urban development experts, the La Dade-Kotopon Municipal Assembly…
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NAIMOS taskforce raids galamsey sites in Ahanta West
On Thursday, January 29, 2026, the NAIMOS taskforce, currently deployed in the Western Region, launched a major operation against illegal…
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EPA moves to regulate gold leaching, warns illegal operators of prosecution
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has rolled out extensive nationwide actions to curb unregulated gold leaching activities, cautioning operators to…
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GARID Project: Government Makes Significant Progress in Tackling Accra Flooding
The Minister for Works, Housing and Water Resources, Hon. Kenneth Gilbert Adjei, says substantial progress is being made under the…
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Ten Yilo Krobo communities rely on faecal-contaminated stream for survival
About ten communities within the Abrewanko electoral area of the Yilo Krobo Municipality are facing severe health risks as residents…
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Gunfire erupts during NAIMOS anti-illegal mining operation in Bono
A personnel of the National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) task force has been injured by gunfire during a routine…
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Forestry Commission arrests 13 illegal miners in Western North Region
The Forestry Commission’s Enchi District office has apprehended 13 illegal miners who had encroached upon the Boi Tano and Jema…
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NAIMOS arrests five Chinese nationals for illegal mining along Birim River
The National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS), working jointly with the Birim Central Municipal Security Council, arrested five Chinese nationals,…
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Agricultural expert warns illegal sand winning threatens food security
Mr Yahaya Abdul-Razak, an agricultural expert, has urged government authorities and key stakeholders to move decisively to stop illegal sand…
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Government Inaugurates Team to Fight Illegal Logging
The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Honourable Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, has inaugurated a nine-member National Timber Monitoring Team as…
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