Students of the Ghana School of Law have been asked to submit their social media handles to the Ghana Legal Council for monitoring to ensure that they are of good character. The directive is to ensure that students’ good character requirements are not compromised. “Everybody will have to provide their social media handles. We are going […] The post Ghana
The Deputy General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress, Peter Boamah Otokunor, has officially filed nominations to contest for the General Secretary position of the party. In the early hours of Tuesday, November 8, 2022, the agricultural economist submitted his fully completed nominations form to the party at its Headquarters in Adabraka-Accra. Filing on his […] The post Otokunor
The Takoradi Hospital has taken delivery of 29 pieces of Digital Blood Pressure Monitors from the Sekondi-Takoradi Progressive Club Global, a benevolent club, to help provide quality health delivery. The Medical Superintendent of Takoradi Hospital, Dr. George Peprah, expressing appreciation to the club during the donation of the medical equipment, said the Digital BP monitors […] The post Sekondi-Takoradi
The continuous increases in prices of food, housing, transport, water, electricity, gas and other fuels have pushed Ghana’s inflation rate to hit 40.4 per cent for the month of October 2022. This was captured in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) data released by the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) on Wednesday, October 9, 2022. Per the […] The post Prices of goods soar as
The Ghana Standards Authority has hinted that processes are underway to review the requirements for the importation of goods and services into the country. Speaking at the Standards Partnership Pilot Launch, President of the African Organization for Standardization and Director General of the GSA, Professor Alex Dodoo said more will be done to improve on […] The post Standards
The German Ambassador to Ghana H.E Daniel Krull has advised the government to encourage farmers to venture into full-scale organic farming to help them become more resilient to the economic crisis. According to him, organic farming will not only improve the livelihoods of farmers and their families but will also have an enormous positive impact […] The post Economic
A Supreme Court Judge, Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie has cautioned the General Legal Council against lowering the standards for admission into the Ghana School of Law. According to the Supreme Court Judge, it is imperative for persons seeking to study law to meet the requirements of the profession. Speaking at a dinner for persons qualified to […] The post Don’t
Sir Gavin Williamson has resigned as a government minister after allegations of bullying, saying he aims to clear himself of “any wrongdoing”. The MP had been accused of sending abusive messages to a fellow Tory MP last month and of bullying a senior civil servant as defence secretary. Sir Gavin said he “refuted” how his […] The post Sir Gavin Williamson
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has pledged support to the two Private Member’s Bills initiated by Madina MP, Francis-Xavier Sosu, who also doubles as Deputy Ranking Member of the Constitutional, Legal, and Parliamentary Affairs Committee of Parliament to substitute Life Imprisonment for Death Penalty under the Criminal Offences Act 1960, (Act 29), and the Armed […] The post Nana
Lawyers for investigative journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas – Cromwell Gray LLP say media reports suggesting that the Supreme Court has ordered Anas to testify in court with his mask off in the case against former President of the Ghana Football Association, Kwesi Nyantakyi must be disregarded. The Supreme Court, presided over by Justice Baffoe-Bonnie, in […] The post Anas
Abena Nyamekyne’s story is one that will shock many. She was simply remanded for two weeks into prison custody without any court hearing. The charges levelled against her were never filed in any court and but she ended up at the Nsawam Medium Security for weeks. Private legal practitioner Francis Xavier Sosu took up her […] The post Giving meaning to
Residents of Bimbilla in the Nanumba North Municipality are battling with a water shortage which has lasted for two months. With the onset of the dry season, the residents are contending with the worsening brunt of what has become a water crisis. Some pipes on the mainline were damaged during road construction and the pipes […] The post Bimbilla residents faced with water challenges
Tesla boss Elon Musk has sold another 19.5 million shares of the electric car maker worth $3.95bn (£3.4bn), filings with the US financial watchdog show. The news comes less than two weeks after the world’s richest man completed his $44bn takeover of Twitter. Tesla’s share price has fallen by more than 50% since the start […] The post Elon Musk sells almost $4bn of Tesla
Interior Minister, Ambrose Dery says government is committed to justice for the victims and families of those who died during the 2020 elections. At least five people died in separate violent incidents across the country during the election that saw president Akufo-Addo win a second term. Two years after the incidents, there have been no […] The post Gov’t
The leadership of the three teacher unions on strike will today, Wednesday, November 9, 2022, meet the National Labour Commission (NLC) to arrive at ways to resolve their concerns. This comes on the back of a decision by the Ministry of Employment and Labour Relations to refer the impasse between the government and the striking […] The post Teacher unions
A majority of Ghanaians want the government to regulate natural resource extraction such as mining, oil drilling, and wood harvesting more tightly to reduce its negative impacts on the environment, according to an Afrobarometer survey. In a press release, Afrobarometer said citizens are evenly divided in their views on whether local communities receive a fair […] The post Ghanaians
A Deputy Attorney General (AG) and Minister for Justice, Alfred Tuah Yeboah says persons responsible for the banking crisis will all be prosecuted to recover the money spent on the clean-up of the sector. Government is said to have expended some GH¢25 billion on the clean-up exercise. William Ato Essien of defunct Capital bank is […] The post Banking crisis: We’ll
The State is expected to open its case on Chinese galamsey queen, Aisha Huang today, Wednesday, November 9, 2022. This will begin with the testimony of its first witness. Aisha Huang is facing concurrent criminal charges at the High Court notwithstanding the trial ongoing at the Circuit Court. The charges at the High Court are […] The post State to open case on Aisha Huang today
Farmers in the Kwaebiberem Municipality in the Eastern Region have attributed the low monetary returns from their farms as the reason they exchange their farmlands for illegal mining also known as galamsey. The farmers, who are mostly cocoa farmers, want the producer price of cocoa increased to cushion them taking into consideration the current economic […] The post Kwaebiberem:
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