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17 American, Canadian missionaries kidnapped by gang members in Haiti
CNN has reached out to the Haitian Justice Ministry and the National Police but they have not yet commented.
DL News18 October 2021
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There is no evidential support for Anti-LGBT bill – Prof. Emerita Takyiwaa Manuh
“And what is proposed in the bill will make the situation worse. Because it will drive people underground as has been shown in various places
DL News18 October 2021
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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
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
Lawyer kicks against planned demolishing of Buduburam camp; calls for more dialogue
It also houses refugees from Sierra Leone who fled their country’s civil war between 1991 and 2002.
DL News4 October 2021
General
IGP Akuffo Dampare’s fidelity to law: Samson’s Take
don’t know what your motivation is, but I know those who know better and mean well for this country are gladdened by the action that sends the right signals to all that those who break the law will not be spared regardless of who they are o...
DL News20 September 2021
General
Public institutions cannot allocate lands without Executive approval – President
The task ahead is daunting. But with focus, good policies, and determination, you can deliver on your mandate,
DL News3 September 2021
Asia
Guantanamo detainee due in military court over Indonesia bombings
Encep Nurjaman, also known as Hambali and Riduan bin Isomudin, is set to face a military commission on charges of war crimes, including murder, “terrorism” and conspiracy.
DL News31 August 2021
Business
Apple chief executive Tim Cook gets $750m payout
The award depended on how well Apple’s shares performed compared to other firms on the S&P 500 stock index.
DL News28 August 2021
US
Nirvana sued by the baby from Nevermind’s album cover
In 2008, Spencer’s father Rick recounted the photo shoot to US radio network NPR, saying he had been offered $200 to take part by Weddle, who was a family friend.
DL News25 August 2021
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Ablakwa, Armah Kofi-Buah petition CHRAJ over 2020 election-related deaths
The Minister for the Interior is the appointee of His Excellency the President of the Republic of Ghana and has oversight responsibility for the Ghana Police service.
DL News25 August 2021
Africa
Convicted ex-Chadian leader Hissène Habré dies
One of the most notorious detention centres in the capital N’Djamena was a converted swimming pool.
DL News24 August 2021
Business
Why Ghanaian Activists Oppose a $1 Billion Giveaway to Norwegian Billionaires: Bright Simons
$1.1 billion will go directly to the current Norwegian controllers of the two fields
DL News21 August 2021
Courts
BHP sacked 48 over sexual harassment and assaults at Australian mines
BHP said it had increased female representation to 29% of its overall workforce, and 25% of senior management.
DL News20 August 2021
General
Journalist held for 20 years must be freed, UN says
Mr Dawit, who is a Swedish-Eritrean national, set up one of the country’s first independent newspapers in the 1990s.
DL News19 August 2021
General
Commitment to corruption fight high – Akufo-Addo
“I don’t think that any government has mobilised resources to give opportunity for the anti-corruption agencies of the state
DL News19 August 2021
Courts
False allegation of impotency valid ground for divorce-Delhi SC rules
The high court noted that the woman had been reinforcing the allegation of impotency throughout the litigation and these false accusations which could not be proved.
DL News10 August 2021
Africa
Child Labour: Ghana and Cote d’Ivoire urged to mend cocoa slavery slur
It would not solve issues of farmers but rather de-risking them for supply chain players.”
DL News5 August 2021
General
Parliament to lay Anti-LGBT bill for the first time
The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin had previously announced that Parliament was preparing itself to pass a new law that would criminalize homosexual activities in the country by the end of 2021.
DL News2 August 2021
Courts
14 Madina market traders acquitted, discharged of contempt charges
Lawyers for the respondents further argued that their clients are law-abiding citizens who are incapable of undermining the authority of the court.
DL News2 August 2021