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Crime
Mr. Berko is accused of conspiring with at least two Ghanaian officials and four others in a bribery scheme that benefited Goldman, himself and a Turkish energy company.
Bloomberg
Africa
The seven recipients of the 2022 award come from across the world and are being honored for taking "extraordinary measures to protect our planet".
BBC
Opinion
The ICC’s new policy recognizes severe environmental destruction as a potential international crime, empowering countries like Ghana to prosecute such offenses. Ghana’s plan to establish specialized environmental courts showcases leadership...
Sedinam Awo Kwadam
Others
This article argues that the maxim quicquid plantatur solo, solo cedit has increasingly been relied upon by litigants as a shield to establish claims of possession through physical acts upon land, thereby exposing potential purchasers who f...
ENK Danquah-Acheampong, LLM, BL, LL.B. Lawyer | Legal Researcher | Author
Opinion
The article critiques the Government of Ghana’s rejection of proposed constitutional reforms on natural resource governance and environmental protection. It advocates stronger constitutional safeguards for public trusteeship, sustainability...
Anthony Danquah
Business
According to the EPA, individuals, aggregators, and self-financing aggregators involved in the gold buying trade must obtain environmental permits by the Environmental Assessment Regulations (LI 1652).
DL News
Opinion
This article discusses the Ghanaian perspective on ESG, including defining ESG, its difference from corporate governance, its relationship with sustainability, and the impact of not implementing ESG factors in Ghanaian business.
Ewurama Osam Tawiah and Lady-Ann Essuman and Verissa Odame-Koranteng
Others
The learned writer argues that carbon credits are emerging as a strategic lever for Ghana’s private sector to operationalize ESG commitments while unlocking measurable environmental and socio-economic value. Thus, within a maturing regulato...
DL News
General
In a public notice issued on Tuesday, 6 January, the Authority said the law now requires it to regulate who can operate as an Environmental Management Practitioner, maintain an official register of approved experts, and oversee their work n...
DL News
Others
Carbon credits are licences that allow the owner to emit a certain amount of carbon dioxide (“CO₂”) or other greenhouse gases (“GHGs”).
DL News
Opinion
The article argues that Ghana cannot eliminate illegal mining through arrests and military operations alone because these measures fail to address the economic and regulatory factors sustaining galamsey. It proposes a medium-scale mining fr...
Yaw Boampong Adu-Brempong
General
Excessive noise can lead to stress, hearing impairment, sleep disturbances, and other health issues.
Justice Issifu Omoro Tanko Amadu
General
The event brought together approximately 1,000 students in a vibrant and intellectually engaging competition aimed at deepening knowledge of the Constitution, 1992 of Ghana at the Accra Grammar School at Oyibi in the Kpone-Katamanso Municip...
DL News
Courts
Ashitey, a former assembly member for Adobetor electoral area in La Dadekotpon Municipality, has been charged with defrauding by false pretences, using public office for profit, money laundering.
GNA
Tech
The ban would cover not just ChatGPT, but services that use the technology like Microsoft’s Bing, as well as competing generative AI services like Bard from Google.
Tech Crunch
Tech
It estimated that the legal industry would see significant job replacement from generative AI
LAW.COM
Others
The write-up centers on the urgent need to strengthen access to justice in Ghana by reducing prolonged remand detention through coordinated docket review, restorative justice mechanisms, and reintegration support for affected prisoners.
By Prince Caldwell Kojo Tabiri Esq & David Ayesu Debrah Esq for and on behalf of the Justice Access Foundation Ghana
General
At a ceremony on Tuesday, August 12, founder Richard Nii Armah Quaye presented the donation to the Minister, pledging the foundation’s long-term partnership in tackling youth-related social challenges.
DL News
General
The crackdown, led by the KMA’s Environmental Health Unit, targeted residents in the central business district found guilty of various infractions.
DL News
General
This decision comes in response to mounting concerns over the severe environmental damage caused by illegal mining, commonly known as galamsey, and other unregulated operations that endanger ecosystems and public health.
DL News
