The Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in The Hague, Netherlands, has ruled that the laws of Ghana shall apply to an international arbitration instituted by Australian mining company, Cassius Mining company, against the government of Ghana (GoG). Cassius is seeking about $300 million in damages with a claim that the GoG breached its contractual obligations […]
The Tarkwa circuit court has sentenced a 56-year-old farmer to 24 years imprisonment in hard labour for defiling a 10-year-old pupil. The convict, Kwaku Sarfo, who is popularly known as Kantanka was convicted on his own plea when he appeared before the court presided over by Mrs Hathia Ama Manu. Although, Sarfo pleaded for mercy,
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The Ashaiman District Court has remanded into police custody a 36-year-old trader, Patience Kofi, for stealing Gh₵ 3,200.00 belonging to her employer. The Court presided over by Mr. Derick Pardden Eshun, remanded him to reappear on April 22, 2024, for sentencing after pleading guilty to two counts of unlawful entry and stealing. Inspector Henry Tetteh
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The police have arrested three male juveniles, aged between 15 and 17 years, for allegedly gang-defiling a 15-year-old girl at Aboabo in the Akuapim North Municipality of the Eastern Region. Following the incident on January 27, 2024, the Police arrested the suspects, who have since made two appearances before the Mampong Magistrate Court to face
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Starrfm.com.gh reported yesterday that Ashanti Regional Minister, Simon Osei Mensah, had confirmed that he filed a complaint with the police against the General Manager of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) in the Ashanti Region. The complaint was made in response to the disconnection of the Kumasi Technical University (KsTU) from the national grid, due
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A metal welder residing at Sun City, a suburb of Aboso, in the Prestea Huni-Valley Municipality, has been fined GH¢6,000 for unlawfully causing harm to a businesswoman. Mohammed Awal, 29, pleaded guilty and was convicted on his own plea. The convict in default of the fine would serve five years in prison. The court has
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Professor Raymond Atuguba, Dean of the University of Ghana School of Law, has challenged the notion that Ghana has adequate numbers of lawyers, asserting instead that the country is “completely under-lawyered.” Contrary to popular belief, Professor Atuguba pointed out that the acceptable lawyer-to-citizens ratio is one lawyer to 250 citizens. However, in Ghana, this ratio
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The Dean of the University of Ghana School of Law, Professor Raymond Atuguba, has criticised lawyers in the country, highlighting what he perceives to be a deviation from the principles set forth by Ghana’s first president, Dr. Kwame Nkrumah. According to Professor Atuguba, Dr. Nkrumah advocated for Ghanaian lawyers to be multidisciplinary and to prioritise
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Sedinam Tamakloe-Attionu, a former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC), has been sentenced in absentia to ten years imprisonment in hard labour for willfully causing financial loss to the State. Her accomplice, Daniel Axim, also a former Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the same Institution, was also incarcerated for five
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An Accra Circuit Court has admitted 13 persons to a GH₵50,000.00 bail each with one surety each for allegedly possessing a plant substance suspected to be narcotic drugs without lawful authority. All the accused persons pleaded not guilty to the charges. They are Ethel Anaab, a 28-year-old trader, Daniel Tetteh Botchway, a 52-year-old farmer, Kofi
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