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2024 Election: John Mahama Declared Ghana’s President-Elect
John Dramani Mahama’s victory marks a return to the presidency, affirming his enduring influence in Ghanaian politics and the trust reposed in him by the electorate
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GIMPA Law School renews partnership with ICC
The renewal ceremony coincided with the Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute, the founding treaty of the ICC. Dr. Kwaku Agyeman-Budu, Dean of GIMPA Law School and head of the African Centre for International Criminal Justice (ACIC...
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Tech
Law School Director cautions against use of technology for fraud, spreading fake news
The Director of Legal Education and the Ghana School of Law, Justice Barima Yaw Kodie Oppong, emphasized that such actions conflict with the principles of integrity and ethical conduct that students are expected to uphold in their personal...
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Avoiding ICC intervention; AG Dame urges African states to strengthen legal systems
Speaking at the 23rd Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, Mr. Dame emphasized reducing reliance on external justice mechanisms by building robust national legal frameworks.
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Legal Education should encompass analysis, evaluation and research-CJ
She stressed that legal training should encompass interdisciplinary knowledge, such as project management and its relevance to contracts, as well as insights from fields like engineering and architecture.
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General
Toll-free number for reporting suspicious election-related activity announced
This initiative is part of the service's broader efforts to enhance public safety and ensure a smooth and peaceful electoral process as Ghanaians prepare to choose their next leaders for the following four years.
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Business
London Court to rule on GRA tax charge against Tullow OIl
Tullow Oil shared this update in its Trading Report released on November 29, 2024, emphasizing that the court is preparing to issue its verdict after both parties presented their cases.
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Greater Accra Bar to hold orientation for newly enrolled lawyers
The event, which is scheduled to take place at the Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons at exactly 4 p.m., will have several renowned practitioners in attendance, including the first female National President, Mrs. Efua Ghartey.
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Crime
Pastor Love granted GHȼ2-million bail pending appeal
The court admitted him to bail in the sum of GHȼ2 million with two sureties to be justified with landed property.
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Crime
Four Ghanaians imprisoned 26 years for smuggling £4.5 worth cannabis to UK
The operation was uncovered at Tilbury Docks, where border force officers, working alongside the National Crime Agency (NCA) and Ghana’s Narcotics Control Commission, flagged a suspicious shipping container. Inside, they found sacks of Gari...
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Business
Digital tax stamps will enhance tax compliance among industries – AGI
He stated that the industry’s technique of purchasing stamps and fastening them to the goods was time-consuming and expensive to maintain.
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Courts
Accused person in protest over alleged $3m BOST scandal discharged
Alhassan was arrested, along with two others, by the police and charged with offences including offensive conduct conducive to a breach of peace.
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Courts
Ex-convict gets 6 months for stealing ECG cables
Geoffrey Obuobi was accused of cutting and stealing copper core cables of a transformer from the Electricity Company of Ghana.
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GAF to arrest unauthorized users of military pattern uniforms
In a press statement released on Monday, October 14, and signed by Director of Public Affairs Eric Aggrey Quarshie, GAF expressed concern about the increasing number of civilians and private security personnel wearing military attire during...
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Business
Cement manufacturers to secure licences or shut down-Trade Minister
This directive, issued last Tuesday to the Cement Manufacturing Development Committee (CMDC), follows the implementation of the Ghana Standards Authority’s (GSA) Manufacture of Cement Regulation, 2023 (L.I. 2480).
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Health of inmates major concern to Ghana Prisons Service
ADP Mwinyelle stated that the Wa Municipal Hospital had agreed to attach a Physician Assistant to the Wa Central Prisons Infirmary to help enhance healthcare delivery to the inmates.
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OSP investigating cases of corruption linked to galamsey activities
Speaking at a recent conference in Accra on Ghana’s Beneficial Ownership regime, Samuel Appiah Darko, the Director of Research and Communication at the OSP, detailed the scope of the investigation.
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General
The ‘bitter reality’ of sharing marital property in a company
When it comes to a company, the doctrine of Separate Legal Personality (SLP) as espoused in the classical case of Salomon v Salomon & Co Ltd [1896] UKHL 1, [1897] AC 22, and the Ghanaian case of Morkor v Kuma [1998-99] SCGLR 620 and others,...
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Crime
Red alert! 69 Policemen commit suicide in 6 years
Quoting a study conducted between 2015 and 2021, she said 69 police officers lost their lives through suicide during that period.
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Courts
Accountant jailed for stealing GH₵40k Ghana Police Church money
Edward Unicorn, 32, told the court that he used the money to wager bets and asked for the court to grant him bail to work and pay it off.
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