3 w. ago Gideon Boako urges calm in Hwediem, decries collective punishment over galamsey attack

The Member of Parliament for Tano North, Dr Gideon Boako, has appealed to residents of Hwediem in the Ahafo Region to remain calm following a military swoop that led to the mass arrest and repatriation of several people to Kumasi.

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3 w. ago Joint Police–Military swoops target suspects behind attacks on anti

The Ghana Armed Forces and the Ghana Police Service have launched simultaneous joint operations across three regions — Ashanti, Volta, and Ahafo — targeting individuals believed to be behind recent attacks on members of the National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) and other state officials.

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3 w. ago EPA praises officers and journalists after armed attack on anti

The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has praised the bravery and professionalism of its enforcement officers and members of the media following an attack on its anti-galamsey taskforce during a field operation in the Ashanti Region.

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4 w. ago Suaman DCE Applauds Mahama’s Directive to Probe Asutifi North MP Over Alleged Attack on Anti

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, Prosper Kay, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/suaman-dce-applauds-mahamas-directive-to-probe-asutifi-north-mp-over-alleged-attack-on-anti-galamsey-task-force/The District Chief Executive (DCE) for Suaman, Vasco Obour, has commended President John Dramani Mahama for taking decisive action by directing law enforcement agencies to investigate the Member of Parliament (MP) for Asutifi North, Ebenezer Kwaku Addo, over allegations that he led a group of thugs to attack members of the National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, Prosper Kay, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/suaman-dce-applauds-mahamas-directive-to-probe-asutifi-north-mp-over-alleged-attack-on-anti-galamsey-task-force/

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4 w. ago Galamsey: Attacks on officials should trigger a state of emergency

When a convoy of reporters shadowing an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) team near Obuasi was rammed during an anti-galamsey sweep, several were left hospitalised—one transferred to Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH)—after a day that reportedly began with an assault by illegal miners.

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4 w. ago GJA demands police briefing on attacks against journalists and anti

The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has called on the Ghana Police Service to update the nation on ongoing investigations into recent attacks on journalists and officials engaged in the fight against illegal small-scale mining, known locally as galamsey.

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4 w. ago NAIMOS attack: We need some brutal ruthlessness to fight galamsey – Senyo Hosi

Convener of the One Ghana Movement and trustee of the Ghana Coalition Against Galamsey, Senyo Hosi, has urged the government to adopt a tougher, more ruthless approach to end illegal mining (galamsey), following a violent clash between residents and National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) officers.

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