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Parliament passes Community Service Bill to reduce prison overcrowding
The new law introduces community service as a non-custodial sentencing option for persons convicted of specified categories of offences.
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The new law introduces community service as a non-custodial sentencing option for persons convicted of specified categories of offences.
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The accused persons are former GIIF Chief Executive Officer Solomon Asamoah and former Board Chairman Prof. Christopher Ameyaw-Akumfi.
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UTAG issued the warning after a meeting of its National Executive Council at the University of Health and Allied Sciences in Ho.
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The Council says teachers without the required professional qualification and licence must enrol in an ongoing fast-track teacher education programme or face possible sanctions from their employer, the Ghana Education Service.
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Courts
The ruling, delivered by Justice John-Mark Nuku Alifo of the Commercial Division 2 on Wednesday, 6 May 2026, means the entire arbitral decision issued on 10 December 2025 no longer stands.
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Business
The proposed legislation, to be known as the Loans Act, was announced by Finance Minister Dr Cassiel Ato Forson shortly after Ghana completed its 11th bilateral debt restructuring agreement, this time with EXIM India.
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The new law creates the legal basis for the institution and sets out how it will be governed and managed.
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Courts
The sanction was imposed by Justice Marie-Louise Simmons during proceedings in the case involving Victor Nana Kankam, a landlord accused of killing his tenant.
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The legislation also removes the standalone office of Minister for National Security.
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Courts
The disputed document surfaced during the continued cross-examination of Edith Ruby Opokua Adumuah, Head of Finance at the National Security Bureau, who is appearing as a prosecution witness.
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Under the new framework, tertiary institutions currently operating under mentoring universities will now be required to secure a Charter within six years.
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Crime
The Director-General of the Criminal Investigations Department, Commissioner of Police Lydia Yaako Donkor, announced the development at a press briefing on Monday
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Courts
The order came after lawyers for former GIIF CEO Solomon Asamoah asked the court to compel the witness to bring the document, arguing that a later set of minutes refers to the March 13 minutes, yet the prosecution did not disclose that reco...
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On Tuesday, February 10, the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Bagbin, directed the Business Committee to programme the bill for debate.
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In a statement to MPs at the start of business, Mr Bagbin said he acted on unanimous advice from the Committees on Private Members’ Bills and Private Members’ Motions, which recommended that the bill be reintroduced.
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Mr Buah said some state lands originally acquired for specific uses — including agriculture and other public purposes — have over time been treated as opportunities for private capture.
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In a statement signed by the association’s National President, Samuel Afotey Otu, on Tuesday, JUSAG said the industrial action had been put on hold while it monitors the implementation of the government’s payment plan.
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Courts
Regan Kwesi Egbe Addo, also known as Morgan Addo, is facing two counts of stealing in separate cases. He has pleaded not guilty.
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Crime
AICO1 Ahmed Abdul Samad, originally from Nalerigu and currently stationed at the Paga Sector Command, was picked up by the Upper East Regional Police Command in connection with the haul.
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Courts
Addressing the Annual Chief Justice Mentoring Programme at the forecourt of the Supreme Court in Accra, Mr Iddrisu said the Executive cannot win the fight against galamsey alone and needs the courts to match its resolve.
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