There has reportedly been a unanimous decision at a Cabinet meeting on Friday, February 2, 2024, to abandon the previously sanctioned policy of imposing a 15% Value Added Tax (VAT) on electricity. According to Asaase Radio, this implies that electricity consumers will no longer be obligated to pay the contentious 15% VAT on top of […]
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Battor (V/R), Feb. 02, GNA – Chief Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo has led a team from the Judicial Service to donate 1,000 bags of cement to support the Safe Alternative Housing Project for victims of the Akosombo Dam spillage. The housing project was initiated by Mr Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, the Member of Parliament
The Fourth Session of the Eighth Parliament of the Fourth Republic is all set to commence on Tuesday, February 6, 2024, following the adjournment sine die of the previous session on Saturday, December 24, 2023. This decision is in accordance with Article 112(1) of the 1992 Constitution of Ghana. In a letter dated January 17,
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[C.I. 59] DISTRICT COURT RULES, 2009 ARRANGEMENT OF RULES GENERAL PROVISIONS ORDER 1 Preliminary Matters 1. Application of Rules. 2. Publicity of proceedings. 3. Conduct of proceedings by a person other than a party. 4. Acting without authority. 5. Forms in the schedule. ORDER 2 Commencement of Proceedings 1. Title of parties. 2. Commencement of
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A 52-year-old drinking spot operator who had in his possession quantity of dried leaves suspected to narcotic drugs has appeared before an Accra Circuit Court. George Akoto, charged with unlawful possession of narcotic drugs, pleaded not guilty. The relieving Judge, Mr Bright Samuel Acquah, admitted Akoto to bail in the sum of GHC100,000 with three
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The Member of Parliament for Yendi constituency, Farouk Aliu Mahama is demanding a formal apology from Citi FM/TV correspondent Mohammed Aminu Alabira and the Northern Regional branch of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) for falsely accusing him of assaulting the reporter during the NPP Parliamentary primary in the constituency. Farouk Aliu Mahama claims that the
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US actor, Alec Baldwin, has pleaded not guilty to involuntary manslaughter, over the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, on the set of the film “Rust.” The 65-year-old filed a waiver of arraignment on Wednesday, opting to plead not guilty a day before a scheduled virtual court appearance in the First Judicial District Court of
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The Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, Godfred Yeboah Dame, is advocating for elimination of the jury system from the country’s jurisprudence. In his view, the jury system is one of the reasons some of the cases delay in court and that, “I personally think that the jury system ought to be eliminated.” He said
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The Data Protection Commission (DPC) has urged institutions to employ cutting-edge technologies to protect individuals’ data and privacy from malicious actors in the digital ecosystem. A statement issued and signed by Ms Patricia Adusei Poku, Executive Director of DPC to commemorate the Data Protection Week, said that all data controllers must comply with the requirements
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A Lawyer and Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Sunlodge Hotel, Mrs Jacqueline Obeng-Ansong, has urged tertiary graduates to maximise the full potential of AI and work with such new technologies to stay up with the world’s rapid evolution. Consequently, she urged them to be attentive to their environment to notice gaps to help develop policy proposals
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