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US
Texas Governor Greg Abbott bans mandatory vaccination in state
Facebook and Google, which employ a large number of people in the state, have also told employees that they would need proof of vaccination to return to the office.
DL News11 October 2021
US
Ohio police probed after man screaming ‘I’m paraplegic’ dragged from car
Jerome Dix, president of Dayton Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 44, said they had “followed the law, their training and departmental policies”.
DL News11 October 2021
General
CNN comment on Anti-LGBTQI+ bill credited to me is false – Most Rev Naameh
I am alleged to have said that Ghana risked becoming a Moslem country if LGBTQIA+ is allowed in the country.
DL News11 October 2021
Crime
3 arrested for allegedly murdering, attempting to sell corpse
The suspects are in police custody assisting with investigations.
DL News11 October 2021
Africa
Trial over murder of ‘Africa’s Che Guevara’ opens in Burkina Faso
The former fighter pilot was one of the first African leaders to raise awareness about the growing AIDS epidemic. He publicly denounced the World Bank’s structural adjustment programmes and banned female circumcision and polygamy.
DL News11 October 2021
Crime
Police confirm death of 2nd person who fell from Pokuase interchange
The families of the deceased persons are yet to be identified.
DL News11 October 2021
General
We will not be intimidated to pass anti-LGBTQ+ Bill – Kwame Anyimadu
“That decision that the Speaker made, I do not agree with that. If you criminalize it and a person is sentenced to prison, who’s going to feed the person, so it affects the national purse.”
DL News11 October 2021
General
Anti-LGBTQ+ bill currently before Parliament is defective – Majority Chief Whip
The Church of Pentecost has, in its memoranda to the committee, sent its strongest caution yet to government regarding the legislation against the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer and their related activities (LGBTQ+) in Ghana.
DL News9 October 2021
General
We need to have a more civilised debate on anti-LGBTQI+ Bill – Prof Gadzekpo
“Please allow us to have a civilized debate to educate people not only about the practices but also about the implications of how we want to deal with it.
DL News8 October 2021
US
US lawmakers call for crackdown on financial ‘enablers’ after Pandora Papers revelations
If passed, the law would give the Treasury Department until December 2023 to create anti-money-laundering rules for the gatekeeper industries.
DL News8 October 2021
General
UK eases coronavirus travel advice for Ghana and 31 other countries
The government is also expected to announce on Thursday changes to the red list. There are currently 54 destinations on the list, including Mexico, Cuba, all of mainland South America, and southern and eastern Africa.
DL News6 October 2021
General
Film Classification committee to go hard on TV stations for continuous flouting of Film Act 935
On May 14, 2020, the National Film Authority established the film classification Committee. The twelve-member committee categorizes, classifies, standardizes, and previews viewer content. Its purview consists of movies, television programs,...
DL News6 October 2021
General
Ejura Committee Recommendation: Mere transfer of Police Commander not enough-NDC
On the part of DSP Philip Kojo Hammond, the Committee notes that he incompetently handled the Ejura situation, and his relationship with the Ejura community has been damaged beyond repair.
DL News6 October 2021
US
Facebook’s whistleblower tells Congress how to regulate tech
Stanford law professor Nate Persily, who has previously worked directly with Facebook on academic partnerships in the past and who has acknowledged the limitations of those partnerships, recently called for legislation that would compel pla...
DL News6 October 2021
General
Impending UTAG strike: The Ministry is negotiating with them-Ntim Fordjour
A formal statement was expected to be released on October 5, 2021, by the National Executive Committee of UTAG to this effect. The statement was expected to provide clear-cut modalities of the strike action.
DL News5 October 2021
Courts
Isaac Owusu Bempah, four others to answer fresh charges
On September 20, 2021, an Accra High Court granted bail to Rev. Owusu Bempah and the three others. They were granted bail of GH¢200,000 with two sureties.
DL News5 October 2021
Crime
E/R: Anti-Galamsey taskforce arrests 13, destroys several equipment
The Commander of the small scale miners taskforce, Patrick Don Chebe said the operations took place on Thursday and Friday.
DL News5 October 2021
Asia
Aung San Suu Kyi asks to reduce court time due to ‘strained’ health
The UN estimates that 3 million people across the country are in need of humanitarian assistance, up from 1 million prior to the coup. Access for aid agencies, however, is extremely limited. According to Save the Children, displaced people...
DL News5 October 2021
General
2021 Law School Entrance Exams: 499 more qualified candidates excluded from admission list-NALS laments
On September 28, 2021, the Independent Examination Committee of the Ghana School Of Law released a list of 790 representing 28% out of the total 2,824 who are deemed to have passed the 2021 GSL Entrance Exams.
DL News4 October 2021
Europe
Justice Secretary: Misogyny may become a stand-alone crime in Scotland
f you are serious about improving women’s safety, the starting point has to be having a justice system we can have confidence in and also a justice system that does not systematically let men who are guilty of rape walk free,”
DL News4 October 2021