Galamsey: Assist us to protect the forest – Forestry Commission pleads
Acting Executive Director of the Forest Services Division of the Forestry Commission, Lydia Opoku, has called for protection for Forest ...
Tag: Forestry Commission
E/R: Excavator operator arrested for galamsey in Apranum Forest Reserve
Excavator operator, Ahmed Nuhu has been arrested by the Ghana Police Service after he was caught by officials of the ...
Chief blames Forestry Commission for destruction of Gyeanima Forest
The Gyeanima Forest Reserve, located in the Sekyere South District of the Ashanti Region, is under siege as unknown individuals ...
Galamsey: Forestry Commission vows to sanction staff aiding illegal miners
The Forestry Commission has indicated that it will investigate and sanction any staff aiding and abetting illegal miners in the ...
24-Hour anti-galamsey operation launched in Ashanti Region
A task force against illegal mining, led by the acting Ashanti Regional Security Coordinator, Captain (Retired) John Kwame Jabari, has ...
No arrests yet in attack on Forestry officer; victim set for surgery
The District Manager of the Forest Services Division in Nkawie, Abraham Essel says no arrests have been made so far ...
Forestry Commission officer attacked by armed men in Offin shelterbelt reserve
A member of the Rapid Response Team of the Forestry Commission have been attacked by unidentified armed persons in the ...
Forestry Commission arrests three Chinese, nine Ghanaians for galamsey
The Rapid Response and District Monitoring Teams of the Forestry Commission in the Enchi Forest District have arrested 12 illegal ...
Galamsey: 10 excavators, one bulldozer seized in Tano Anwia Forest Reserve
A joint operation involving the Rapid Response Unit (RRU) of the Forestry Commission (FC) and 30 military personnel has led ...
Eastern Region: Four excavators set ablaze at Obuoho Fante
Some officials from the Kyebi Division of the Forestry Commission have allegedly set ablaze four excavators believed to be engaging ...
COCOBOD seizes trucks loaded with bags of cocoa, lumber
The Bono Regional Office of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) seized three heavy-duty trucks loaded with bags of cocoa and ...
Galamsey fight has produced positive results – Forestry Commission CEO
The Chief Executive of the Forestry Commission, John Allotey, has stated that efforts to combat illegal mining, particularly in forest ...
Telecel Ghana employee volunteers plant over 5000 trees in massive reforestation effort
Over 60 employee volunteers from telecommunications giant, Telecel Ghana in partnership with Forestry Commission joined forces with young students from ...
Lack of interpreters not to blame for galamsey case dismissals – CSAG
The Chinese Speakers Association of Ghana (CSAG) has dismissed claims that Chinese nationals arrested for illegal mining activities are released ...
‘Chinese galamseyers’ often released over lack of interpreters – Forestry Commission
The Deputy Greater Accra Regional Manager of the Forestry Commission, George Agbenowoshi, has revealed that Chinese nationals frequently arrested for ...
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