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Galamsey: Generational Rights Protection Society protests for stronger action
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Galamsey: Generational Rights Protection Society protests for stronger action

The Generational Rights Protection Society is ramping up pressure on the government to take decisive action against illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey. The protest, led by media personality Okatakyie  Afrifa-Mensah, seeks to amplify concerns over the government's handling of the galamsey menace and to propose a more aggressive approach to ending it. According to the group, illegal mining continues to wreak havoc on communities and the environment, with little meaningful intervention from authorities. The demonstrators, predominantly dressed in red and black, gathered at the Obra Spot at Circle for the start of their march, which is set to end at the Jubilee House. Carrying placards with inscriptions such as "Blood, Gold, Greed!" and "Stop Galamsey Now!", the prote...
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POLICE ARREST 47 IN MASSIVE ANTI-GALAMSEY SWOOP IN WESTERN REGION
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POLICE ARREST 47 IN MASSIVE ANTI-GALAMSEY SWOOP IN WESTERN REGION

A joint intelligence-led anti-galamsey operation has led to the arrest of 47 individuals in connection with illegal mining activities in the Western Region. The four-day operation, which began on April 17, 2025, targeted illegal mining along the Tano River and within the Aboi, Subri, and Nimiri forest reserves. According to the Ghana Police Service, the suspects include 39 Ghanaians and 8 Chinese nationals. A significant number of exhibits were recovered during the operation, including 17 excavators, 1 bulldozer, 4 motorbikes, 2 Toyota Hilux pickups, 1 Toyota Rav4 vehicle, 4 pump action guns, 1 single barrel gun, 54 live BB cartridges, and 8 pumping machines. The police confirmed that 41 of the suspects were arraigned before court earlier today. Of those, 29 were remanded into custod...
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Seven Arrested for Illegal Mining on Black Volta River in Upper West Region
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Seven Arrested for Illegal Mining on Black Volta River in Upper West Region

The Upper West Regional Police Command has arrested seven individuals for engaging in illegal mining activities along the Black Volta River at Chiantanga Community, near Dorimon in the Wa West District. The suspects, identified as Sabugu Razak, Ibrahim Zuberu, Alex Amedzake, John Cobblah, Promise Dufe, Angelina Akpese, and Rebecca Tumawu, were apprehended on Thursday, April 10, 2025, during a targeted operation aimed at curbing illegal mining, also known locally as “galamsey,” which continues to pose a major threat to water bodies and ecosystems in the region. Police retrieved several items from the site of the operation, including ten (10) Changfang machines used in alluvial mining, two unregistered tricycles (PNE and Apsonic), a motorbike with registration number M-24-NR 6010, anot...
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Speaker of Parliament warns MPs against involvement in galamsey 
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Speaker of Parliament warns MPs against involvement in galamsey 

Mr Alban Bagbin, the Speaker of Parliament, on Tuesday warned Members of Parliament (MPs) that any involvement in illegal mining, commonly known as galamsey, will face severe repercussions.  ".... Honourable members, galamsey must be confronted head on. If any of you happen to be involved in galamsey, please advise yourself. You must be prepared as a house to bite the bullet. We must lead and show the way," Mr Bagbin said.   He stressed the gravity of the situation and the need for MPs to take personal responsibility and dissociate themselves from galamsey operations.  The Speaker's comments come at a critical time when galamsey continued to devastate Ghana's environment, particularly its water bodies and forests.   Despite successive governments' effor...
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