{"id":218058,"date":"2024-09-16T11:10:24","date_gmt":"2024-09-16T11:10:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/09\/16\/watch-channel-one-tvs-i-stand-against-galamsey-campaign-underway\/"},"modified":"2024-09-16T11:10:24","modified_gmt":"2024-09-16T11:10:24","slug":"watch-channel-one-tvs-i-stand-against-galamsey-campaign-underway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/09\/16\/watch-channel-one-tvs-i-stand-against-galamsey-campaign-underway\/","title":{"rendered":"[Watch] Channel One TV&#8217;s &#8216;I Stand Against Galamsey&#8217; campaign underway"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>A six-hour-long campaign against illegal mining, known as galamsey, is currently being broadcast on Channel One TV under the theme \u201cI Stand Against Galamsey.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The campaign, which runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., aims to pressure the government into taking decisive and sustainable action against illegal mining activities that are devastating the environment and polluting water bodies.<\/p>\n<p>The campaign seeks to amplify the voices of various associations, organizations, and unions that have called for an end to galamsey.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?height=314&amp;href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FChannel1tvgh%2Fvideos%2F540899411643919%2F&amp;show_text=false&amp;width=560&amp;t=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"314\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Over 50 groups have issued notices and letters demanding the declaration of a state of emergency and a halt to all mining activities until a lasting solution is found.<\/p>\n<p>However, Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abu Jinapor, described the call for a state of emergency as \u201cdraconian and far-reaching\u201d during a forum with news editors on September 11. His deputy, George Mireku Duker, also dismissed calls for a blanket ban on small-scale mining, calling them misdirected.<\/p>\n<p>The ongoing campaign continues to highlight the growing public outcry against galamsey and its impact on Ghana\u2019s environment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A six-hour-long campaign against illegal mining, known as galamsey, is currently being broadcast on Channel One TV under the theme \u201cI Stand Against Galamsey.\u201d The campaign, which runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., aims to pressure the government into taking decisive and sustainable action against illegal mining activities that are devastating the environment and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":218059,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-218058","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-local-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>[Watch] Channel One TV&#039;s &#039;I Stand Against Galamsey&#039; 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