Africa
Uganda to impose fines on drivers without bins in car
Offenders will face a maximum fine of up to 6,000,000 Ugandan shillings ($1,630; £1,350), according to a penalty scheme announced on Wednesday.
BBC
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Crime
5 quarry company managers arrested …for selective issuance of VAT invoice
The managers were arrested because during their visits to the premises of these companies, the GRA found them selectively issuing out the Value Added Tax (VAT) invoices to their customers, despite being registered to issue such invoices to...
theghanaiantimes
Courts
Two jailed 70 years for kidnapping, robbery
Richmond Kluttey, 26, and Samuel Olise, 27, aka Junior, were found guilty on the charges of conspiracy to kidnap and rob, kidnapping and robbery at the end of the trial.
GNA
General
Full Speech: Bar president, Yaw Acheampong Boafo at 2022 annual Bar Conference
This year’s event which is underway in Ho in the Volta Region has been theme “Ghana's Democracy under the Fourth Republic: Gains, Challenges and Prospects.”
DL News
General
Defilement age should be extended to 17 years – Lawyer
“We cannot punish a person for an act which did not constitute an offence under the laws of Ghana, that is what the constitution says.
DL News
Africa
Nigerian Lawmakers Propose To Jail Unlawful Protesters For Five Years
A bill proposing a five-year jail term for unlawful protesters in the country has scaled through first reading at the House of Representatives.
DL News
General
President, Chief Justice should be held liable for breaching COVID protocols – Opare Addo
"Right from the word go, everybody who attended that funeral knew that that funeral was not meant for 25 or 50 people"
DL News
General
Prioritize non-custodial sentences-CDD roundtable participants to government
Non-Custodial Sentence or Alternative Sentence is punishment given by a court of law that does not involve a prison term.
DL News
General
Take advantage of technology to deal with ‘cold cases’ – Kufuor urges government
Former President, John Agyekum Kufuor believes one of the critical means to tackle unresolved crime in the country is the use of modern technology.
DL News
General
Judiciary to establish tax court to prosecute tax cases
The Judiciary has plans to establish a tax court to deal with the prosecution of tax cases.
DL News
Opinion
Incorporating Companies in Ghana: Legal Requirements for Companies Limited by Shares and Companies Limited by Guarantee
This article provides a detailed analysis of the legal and procedural framework for incorporating companies in Ghana, particularly companies limited by shares and by guarantee. It also examines foreign investment regulations, statutory requ...
Elizabeth Asantewaa Ofori and Rosebella Nueki Thompson
Courts
Full Text: Wontumi’s reflections from prison
Chairman Wontumi notes that his incarceration has been a period of deep reflection. He has had first-hand interaction with prison officers, inmates, and the conditions under which the Ghana Prison Service operates - a system he says has see...
Dr. Palgrave Boakye-Danquah
Courts
Ex-NDA Boss, two deputies and contractor escape jail despite conviction in procurement corruption case
Despite finding them guilty, the court declined to impose immediate prison sentences, citing mitigating circumstances, including their advanced ages and the intervention of the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP), which prevented financi...
DL News
Crime
Mahama pardons 863 convicts to mark Ghana’s 70th Independence Anniversary
A statement issued on Monday, October 5, said the gesture was intended to commemorate the anniversary through an act of mercy and national reflection.
DL News
Courts
Court orders two footballers, okada rider to refund GH¢38k in cyber fraud case
The court, presided over by His Worship Abdul Majid Iliasu, ordered them to refund the full amount to the complainant, Shalean Stella Bamfo, a 26-year-old trader.
DL News
Courts
Summary of convictions and sentences imposed in the Samreboi mining case
Akonta Mining Company Ltd was separately convicted on Counts 3 and 6. The company was fined 15,000 penalty units on each count, bringing its total financial penalty to 30,000 penalty units.
DL News
Courts
Full judgment: Why Wontumi was jailed 20 years
He was also fined 10,000 penalty units on each count. In default of payment, he is to serve an additional three-year term of imprisonment with hard labour under each count.
DL News
Others
Chinese court sentences official to death for taking bribes
Yang Youlin, 69, was convicted by a court in Changzhou for bribery, embezzlement, abuse of power and money laundering.
DL News
Business
BoG warns repeat dud cheque issuers face three-year ban
BoG said the sanctions are intended to curb the increasing issuance of dud cheques and restore confidence in cheques as a payment instrument.
DL News
General
AMA fines 13 over sanitation breaches in Accra CBD
The AMA disclosed the sanctions in a Facebook post on Monday, June 8.
DL News