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General
In-House Bar swears in national executives
Following the amendment of the Ghana Bar Association’s Constitution last year, three sub-national groups were created in addition to the Regional bars
DL News24 May 2023
Courts
Human trafficking: Nigerian trader jailed six years
According to the court, the convict had not exhibited remorse for her activities. The court also ordered the convict to be deported after serving her sentence.
GNA13 April 2023
General
3 MPs submit proposed Climate Change Bill to Parliament
The Bill, which was presented by the MPs as private members on March 31, 2023, seeks to address the increasing threat of climate change and its related matters in Ghana.
DL News4 April 2023
General
US donates laptops to Legal Aid Commission
Douglas Craig Emhoff, US Second Gentleman, made the donation on Monday in Accra during the three-day state visit by his wife, Kamala Harris, US Vice President.
GNA29 March 2023
US
US-based Ghanaian sentenced 4 years to prison over $8M romance fraud
Kofi Osei pleaded guilty in September 2022, a statement from US authorities said.
DL News23 March 2023
General
Let’s address the gaps in rights of Ghanaians – Godfred Dame
“Despite the constitutional guarantees of equal rights and the progress made, much work remains to be done to address the gaps and rights of all Ghanaians to boost up the nation,”
DL News12 January 2023
Crime
Police arrest 2 in connection with disturbance at NDC youth congress
The police, who had issued a wanted notice for these persons, earlier stated that the disturbances on December 10, in Cape Coast, led to the injury of three persons and the destruction of property.
myjoyonline10 January 2023
Europe
German Catholic Church amends law to allow LGBTQ employees
The Church, which employees around 800,000 people in Germany, has changed its labor laws so that people can no longer be fired for being in a same-sex relationship or remarrying after divorce.
DW23 November 2022
General
Ace Ankomah, BOG Dep Governor, NSMQ Mistress, Others to be inducted into fellowship of GAAS
The Ceremony will take place at 5: 30 at the Academy’s Auditorium and will be streamed live for all viewers.
DL News15 November 2022
General
Meet Carruthers Tetteh, visually impaired lawyer among 844 called to the Bar
In 2019, he obtained his Bachelor of Laws Degree from UCC, where he also obtained First-Class Honours class.
DL News11 November 2022
Courts
2022 Gender Statistics: 42.18% of Ghana’s Judges and Justices are females
In all, there are 403 Justices and judges in Ghana compared to last year’s 397.
DL News7 November 2022
General
Ghanaian lawyer wins 2022 IBA Outstanding Young Lawyer Award
Currently a lecturer at the UPSA Law School, Yorm becomes the first female Ghanaian and second African lawyer to have won this award.
DL News4 November 2022
Crime
Ashanti Region: 36 arrested over suspicious network marketing operations
According to officials of the Ghana Immigration Service, the activities of the individuals posed a security threat.
DL News7 October 2022
US
HIV drug mandate violates religious freedom, judge rules
Employers are required to cover certain preventive services and medications in their insurance plans under US law.
BBC8 September 2022
Africa
Nigeria: Police arrest fake Rev'd Sister for child trafficking, rescue 15 children
During the parade of suspects by the State Commissioner of Police, Friday Eboka, it was revealed that the children rescued from the suspected trafficker were aged between seven and nine years.
AllAfrica7 September 2022
Courts
20-year-old remanded for allegedly murdering mother, two others and harming baby
“The suspect allegedly attacked his 60-year-old mother, his landlord’s wife, his sister and her eight-month-old son."
DL News2 September 2022
Crime
Ex-convict, minor arrested over alleged tricycle and motorbike theft
The suspect, Abeku Acquah, 33, was jailed five months ago for stealing about 1,000 fowls from a poultry farm belonging to a Customs Officer at Assin-Manso.
GNA29 August 2022
US
DNA Links 76-Year-Old Rape Suspect to Two Unsolved Murder Cases
Gary was arrested last week in connection with the 1980 killing of Latrelle Lindsay of Union City and the 1996 killing of Winifred Douglas of Berkeley
DL News26 July 2022
General
UK-based ‘Death Penalty Project’ to assist Ghana to remove Death Penalty
Ghana’s ability to do so will put it in the over one hundred and twenty(120 countries globally that have rejected the death penalty.
DL News20 July 2022
Courts
Kasoa ritual murder trial: Court to empanel new set of jury
Charged with conspiracy and murder, the two boys (a 15-year-old minor and an 18-year-old young teenager) are being tried for killing 10-year-old Ishmael Mensah Abdallah in April 2021.
DL News6 July 2022