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General
90 students benefit from GSL SRC's Onuado Scholarship Fund
This initiative aims to ensure that no student faces obstacles in their academic journey due to financial constraints.
DL News15 May 2024
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Lands Commission IT system shuts down for over 3 weeks
The system, which has been down for three weeks now, is seriously affecting land registration, stamp duty, lawyers-clients work, and the work of the Commission’s staff.
DL News9 November 2023
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Introduce Bill to extend laws on election offences to party primaries - OccupyGhana to AG, Parliamentary leaders
The group says it was concerned about the phenomena of vote-buying, intimidation, and violence, that have become associated with such elections, and that a Bill of that kind would be a first step to ending such incidents.
DL News9 October 2023
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Reduce president’s powers of appointing Special Assistants-Justice Dotse
He observed that the current state of the Presidential Office Act, 1993 (Act 463) gives the president too much laxity to do whatever he wants and wondered why no government since 2001 has questioned the constitutionality of the law.
DL News29 September 2023
Courts
Capital Bank case: No statement imputing misconduct by state officials was made by court – Judicial Secretary
State Prosecutors have accused the Founder of the bank, William Ato Essien, of causing the insolvency of the bank by stealing about GH¢200 million of a GH¢620 million liquidity support given to the bank by the Bank of Ghana (BoG)
DL News8 December 2022
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Electing heads of Local Government will solve a lot of Ghana’s problems – NCCE Boss
Following a proposal made by the current government, a referendum was scheduled to be held in Ghana in December 2019 for approval of the election of MMDCEs thus allowing political parties to be involved in the local processes.
DL News27 October 2022
Courts
High Court awards GHC 500,000 as damages against Sammy Gyamfi
This is a decision of the court in a defamation suit filed by the Manhyia South MP and the current Energy Minister, Matthew Opoku Prempeh against the opposition officer.
DL News13 October 2022
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Heed calls for Amendment of the Constitution – Former Law Dean to Gov’t
She notes that per the advent of Information and Communication Technology(ICT) and the current geopolitical dynamics affecting countries, it has become necessary for the government to consider the numerous calls for amendment.
DL News29 August 2022
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CHRAJ swears-in committee to draft standard operating procedure for whistleblower protection
The SOP, is expected to address challenges and weaknesses identified in the current systems for operationalizing whistleblowing and provide an efficient implementation of the Whistleblower Act, 2006 (Act 720).
DL News17 August 2022
Business
Scrap VAT Amendment Act – Importers and Exporters Association tells Government
Per the Value Added Tax(Amendment) Act, 2021(Act 1072), the Value Added Tax (VAT) flat rate for retailers of goods has been restricted to taxpayers whose turnover is Two Hundred Thousand Ghana cedis (GH₵200,000) and above, but not exceeding...
DL News11 August 2022
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Ghana to host 61st Session of ECOWAS Heads of State on July 3
The center of discussion shall be the current state of affairs in Mali, Guinea, and Burkina Faso. All three countries have been suspended from the Organisation, following the military takeovers.
DL News30 June 2022
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Revise, streamline Standing Orders to reflect emerging technology – Speaker
“After three decades of parliamentary practice, there is clearly an urgent need to finalize and approve reviews of the Standing Orders that have been carried out across several parliaments."
DL News15 June 2022
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2022 Conduct of Public Officers Bill: Occupy Ghana demands speedy approval, passage into law
The draft bill proposes to remove among others, the unconstitutional extension of time given to public officers to declare assets and liabilities.
DL News30 May 2022
Europe
Road-blocking protestors could be jailed for a year under new UK law
Under the new laws, it will be illegal for activists to lock or glue themselves to buildings with those that do facing a maximum penalty of six months in prison and an unlimited fine.
Euronews16 May 2022
US
Canada removes ban on blood donations from gay men
Canada removes ban on blood donations from gay men
BBC29 April 2022
Supreme Court News
Affidavit in support : Haruna Iddrisu, Ayariga, Ablakwa’s injunction suit against E-Levy implementation
Per the motion on notice, the plaintiffs through their counsel, Godwin Kudzo Tameklo Esq are praying the apex court to restrain the GRA or its officers and agents from commencing with the implementation of the Levy as scheduled for May 1, 2...
DL News21 April 2022
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Abantu bemoans lack of political will to pass Affirmative Action Bill
A civil society organisation, Abantu For Development, has expressed worry over the lack of political will from political leaders to pass the Affirmative Action (AA) bill into law to increase the representation of women and the marginalised,...
graphiconline8 March 2022
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Samson’s Take: “Burden share” – stop the corruption you smell and see
Those who appointed them with full knowledge of their previous and current circumstance pretend not to smell or see the daylight thievery.
Samson Lardy Anyenini21 February 2022
Business
"Don't introduce new taxes in 2022 budget" - Spare Parts Dealers
“If new taxes would be introduced, there is the need to evaluate current taxes to find out those that are not performing or what we call nuisance taxes.
DL News13 November 2021
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NPRA raises alarm bells – Only 6% informal sector workers on pension scheme
We do not want it to be like insurance companies who are quick in collecting premiums but begin to drag their feet when the time is due for contributors to claim their benefits,”
DL News1 November 2021