{"id":5850,"date":"2025-02-25T15:29:23","date_gmt":"2025-02-25T15:29:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gistme.net\/?p=5850"},"modified":"2025-02-25T15:29:25","modified_gmt":"2025-02-25T15:29:25","slug":"journalist-praised-for-exposing-illegal-mining-in-western-region","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gistme.net\/index.php\/2025\/02\/25\/journalist-praised-for-exposing-illegal-mining-in-western-region\/","title":{"rendered":"Journalist Praised for Exposing Illegal Mining in Western Region"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Akwasi Agyei Annim, Western Regional Correspondent of Citi FM\/Citi TV, has received praise from the Ministry of Land and Natural Resources for his courageous expose on illegal mining activities in the Breman-Adomanya Forest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Annim’s investigation revealed the devastating impact of Chinese and Ghanaian-led gold miners on the forest, including destroyed timber vegetation, rubber plantations, cocoa farms, and polluted rivers, specifically the River Tano.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During the investigation, Annim accompanied police officers to disrupt the illegal mining activities but was attacked by the miners. He was forced to delete footage of the mining site under threat of being taken captive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite the risks, Annim’s bravery has brought attention to the ongoing issue of galamsey in the Western Region, where illegal mining activities persist unchecked in areas like Wassa Amenfi.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Journalist Praised for Exposing Illegal Mining in Western Region<\/p>\n

Akwasi Agyei Annim, Western Regional Correspondent of Citi FM\/Citi TV, has received praise from the Ministry of Land and Natural Resources for his courageous expose on illegal mining activities in the Breman-Adomanya Forest. <\/p>\n

Annim’s investigation revealed the devastating impact of Chinese and Ghanaian-led gold miners on the forest, including destroyed timber vegetation, rubber plantations, cocoa farms, and polluted rivers, specifically the River Tano.<\/p>\n

During the investigation, Annim accompanied police officers to disrupt the illegal mining activities but was attacked by the miners. He was forced to delete footage of the mining site under threat of being taken captive. <\/p>\n

Despite the risks, Annim’s bravery has brought attention to the ongoing issue of galamsey in the Western Region, where illegal mining activities persist unchecked in areas like Wassa Amenfi.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5853,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5850","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-latest","category-local"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t