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Galamsey Menace: GRASAG to Join Catholic Bishops in Protest Against Galamsey on October 11

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The Graduate Students' Association of Ghana (GRASAG) has announced its intention to join forces with the Ghana Catholic Bishops' Conference in a nationwide protest against illegal mining activities, commonly known as galamsey, and what they describe as worsening governance in the country. The protest, scheduled for October 11, 2024, is expected to draw significant attention to the environmental degradation caused by galamsey and the perceived lapses in leadership in addressing the issue. The Catholic Bishops have been vocal in their criticisms of illegal mining, which has devastated large portions of Ghana’s forests, farmlands, and water bodies. They argue that despite various government initiatives to combat galamsey, the issue persists, posing a serious threat to the environment and livelihoods across the country. GRASAG, representing the voices of Ghana’s graduate students, has expressed concerns about the future of the nation, particularly in the areas of environmental cons

Ashiaman Incident: Imoro's Mum Cried Out - My son shouted for help, But People ain't Human enough.

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Afia Kyeraa, mother of the slain soldier “My son cried for help; he called out to people to save his life; explaining that he wasn’t a criminal, but no one could help my dying son”. Those were the chilling words of Afia Kyeraa, mother of the slain soldier, Sheriff Imoro, when JoyNews visited their family home in Zongo-Lakka, Ashaiman to commiserate with them. A distraught mother, Afia, found it difficult to string words together to describe exactly how she felt when news about the demise of her son got to her. According to her, she was washing on Saturday morning when a friend of Sheriff’s came to the house to ask about him (Sherrif), because he had been called from Burma camp that Sheriff had sought permission to return home due to ill-health. “I told him I haven’t seen him, and he would not sleep anywhere outside of our home because that is not his nature,” she told JoyNews. According to her, it was when one of her brothers and some friends started coming around that she felt, all wa