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BREAKING NEWS: DANGER LOOMS AS NAIMOS OPERATION ENDS IN VAIN

Danger looms in the fight against illegal mining by government of Ghana as 38 illegal miners arrested on river Ankobra by officers of NAIMOS have found themselves back on the same river carrying out illegal mining after they were handed over to the Ghana...

Forestry Commission Storms Yakombo, 21 Suspects Arrested in Major Anti-Galamsey Sweep

The Forestry Commission has delivered a major blow to the galamsey menace after arresting 21 individuals, 11 Chinese nationals and 10 Ghanaians, during a high-intensity, intelligence-led operation inside the vast Yakombo Forest Reserve in the Savannah Region. The raid, carried out on December 2, mobilized...

Gov’t rolls out Free Special Needs Education from January 2026 – Haruna Iddrisu

The Minister of Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has announced that the government will implement a fully free education policy for all persons with special needs beginning in January 2026. Contributing to a statement in Parliament on Wednesday, December 3, to mark the International Day of Persons...

Baffoe-Bonnie inaugurates 13 Justice clubs for SHSs in Western, Central Regions

Ghana’s Chief Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie has inaugurated and sworn in 13 Justice Clubs for Senior High Schools in the Western and Central Regions during a ceremony conducted at Fijai Senior High School in Sekondi on Wednesday, December 3. The development of the Justice Clubs...

Unpaid Nurses, Midwives demand full arrears, call one-month salary “an insult”

The Coalition of Unpaid Nurses and Midwives in Ghana is asking that the government promptly settle all outstanding salary arrears, calling the recent payment of one month’s salary as an insult. The group is pressing the government to produce a clear, documented payment plan...

“Women Are Afraid to Get Pregnant”: Battling Mercury Poisoning from Illegal Gold Mining in Brazil

The Munduruku people of Brazil are confronting a silent yet devastating threat—mercury poisoning—linked to illegal gold mining in their ancestral lands. Community leaders report alarming rates of miscarriages, neurological disorders, and sensory impairments, exposing the human cost of the environmental crisis. For centuries, the Munduruku...