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Election 2024: We’ll resist LGBTQ+ at any cost – Bawumia

Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, the flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has reiterated his strong opposition to the acceptance of LGBTQ+ behaviours in Ghanaian culture, claiming that doing so is incompatible with the nation's traditional values and religious beliefs. During his Eastern Regional trip, Dr....

Galamsey: Catholic Church petitions Akufo-Addo to declare state of emergency

The Conference of Major Superiors of Religious, Ghana and the Catholic Archdiocese of Accra have petitioned President Akufo-Addo to declare a state of emergency in response to the illegal mining situation, or galamsey. On Friday, October 11, the church conducted a "Environmental Prayer Walk" in...

Galamsey: Organised Labour united, focused on nationwide strike – Mine workers union

The government's inability to handle the problem of illegal mining, or galamsey, across the nation has prompted the Ghana Mine Workers Union (GMWU) to declare that organised labour is unified in its plans to launch a nationwide strike. This comes after several people expressed worries...

Fetish Priests Association to embark on nationwide protest over galamsey

In reaction to the growing threat of illegal mining, the Fetish Priests Association of Ghana, under the direction of its president, Kwaku Bonsam, has declared preparations to launch a national protest. The association has voiced serious concerns about the startling rate at which galamsey activities...

Akufo-Addo not committed to galamsey fight – Osman Ayariga

Osman Ayariga, the National Democratic Congress's (NDC) deputy youth organiser, has charged President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo with being uncommitted to the fight against galamsey, or illegal mining. Ayariga says that the President and his party have personally benefited from these operations. He made this statement...

Paramount Chief of Lower Axim leads operation with sub-chiefs to arrest illegal miners.

The Paramount Chief of Lower Axim Traditional Council, Awuale Atibrukusu III has taken a bold step to combat the activities of illegal miners in his jurisdiction. This bold decision came as a result of calls to put a stop to illegal mining (galamasey) in...