General
JUSAG calls for expedited action on salary review
According to JUSAG, their salary reviews and other allowances should be incorporated into the November 2024 Budget Statement for Parliament to implement in January 2025.
GNA
Results for "Minority Leader in Parliament"
1730 results.
Supreme Court News
Anti-LGBTQI suits: Supreme Court to hear Richard Sky case July 3
At the last sitting, the panel presided over by Chief Justice, Gertrude Torkornoo granted a request by Richard Dela Sky to amend and refile the injunction motion.
DL News
General
Review of Rent Act: Dep Housing Minister leads Koforidua retreat
The event brought together officials from the Ministry of Works and Housing, Attorney General’s Department, Rent Control Department, and the Public Service Commission, among others.
Works and Housing Ministry
Courts
Anti-gay case: High Court adjourns to July 29
This follows an order directed at one of the plaintiffs, Paul Boama-Sefa, to submit his written arguments within four weeks.
DL News
Supreme Court News
Suit on attempted suicide struck out as ‘moot’
A seven-member panel of the court dismissed the case due to a recent legislative change by Parliament that decriminalized attempted suicide, thus making the legal challenge moot.
DL News
General
GARIA Supports Chief Justice Torkonoo's LEADing Justice Initiative
The GARIA delegation joined the launch event to herald a new era of transparency, timely resolution, efficiency, and due process in Ghana’s justice system.
GARIA
Africa
Gambian MPs to debate bill seeking to reverse FGM ban
If the legislators agree to consider it, the bill will be taken through a committee for further scrutiny.
BBC
General
President Akufo-Addo to await supreme court verdict on anti-LGBTQ+ bill before deciding to sign into law
This commitment comes in the wake of a legal challenge against the bill initiated by an individual.
DL News
Crime
PAC orders the arrest of former headteacher for receiving GHC 72, 000 unearned salary
Mr. Krampah was paid Ghc 72,759.32 when he had already vacated his position.
DL News
Supreme Court News
Mahama Ayariga sues Finance Ministry over GFSF
The Ghana Financial Stability Fund (GFSF) was established by the Government of Ghana to provide solvency and liquidity support for the financial sector with an initial allocation of US$750m.
DL News
General
Occupy Ghana, other want parliament to pass law prohibiting mining in forest reserves
According to them, doing this would mean revoking the Environmental Protection(Mining in Forest Reserves Regulations(LI 2462) and the power it gives the president in this regard.
DL News
General
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 News
Supreme Court News
Supreme Court dismisses Quayson's review application
The MP per this application filed on June 29, had sought to overturn the May 17 judgment of the apex court which ordered Parliament to expunge his name from their records.
DL News
Others
Israeli Parliament passes law to limit judicial power
The court is now barred from overruling the national government using the legal standard of “reasonableness,” a concept that judges previously used to block ministerial appointments and contest planning decisions
Deccan Herald
Supreme Court News
Anti-LGBTQI Bill: Supreme Court dismisses injunction application against Speaker Bagbin
The plaintiff had filed a suit challenging the Speaker's direction for the anti-LGBTQI bill to be considered despite ignoring a Constitutional requirement and an opinion by the Attorney General
DL News
General
Parliament passes NACOC Amendment Act for medicinal, industrial cannabis cultivation
The minister is thus per the amendment empowered ‘to grant a license for the cultivation of cannabis which has not more than 0.3 THC content
DL News
Supreme Court News
SC grants James Quayson extension of time to file a review
The sole presiding judge, Justice Ernest Gaewu thus gave the applicant seven days within which to file the review
DL News
Supreme Court News
Parliament approves Justice Gertrude Torkornoo's nomination as Chief Justice
She succeeds Chief Justice Kwasi Anin Yeboah, who retired on May 24, 2023, and will become the 15th Chief Justice of Ghana.
DL News
Supreme Court News
Law that imposed restrictions during COVID-19 era unconstitutional- SC declares
The said Law, which was passed by Parliament and assented to by the President on March 21, 2020, gave effect to paragraphs (c), {d), and (e) of clause (4) of article 21 of the Constitution
DL News
Supreme Court News
Justices Kingsley Koomson, Yaw Gaewu sworn-in as Justices of the Supreme Court
The two were approved last week after Members of Parliament voted at a plenary session.
DL News