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Businessman charged with fraud and forgery of KMA Letters remanded

An Accra Circuit Court has remanded into Police custody a businessman accused of defrauding two persons of $27,000 under the pretext of securing them USA visas. Bernard Oduro Takyi is accused of forging the embarkation and disembarkation stamps of Singapore, South Africa, Mauritius and Turkey in the various passports of the two complainants. Takyi is […]

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Cement Regulation takes effect – Existing companies to re-register, no new factories without licence

The Ghana Standards Authority (Manufacture of Cement) Regulation, 2023, (L.I. 2480) has come into force in a significant move to ensure the quality and safety of cement products in the country. The new regulation, which was approved unanimously by Members of Parliament, sets stringent standards and guidelines for cement production to safeguard consumers and promote

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Cabinet to remove 15% VAT on electricity

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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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Chief Justice leads Judicial Service to support Alternative Housing Project for flood victims

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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

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Fourth Session Of Eighth Parliament Commences On February 6

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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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Drinking spot operator in court for allegedly possessing narcotic drugs

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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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Yendi MP Farouk Mahama Demands Apology & GHC500,000 Damages from citifm/Cititv,

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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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Baldwin pleads not guilty over shooting on ‘Rust’ film set

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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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Jury System Should Be Scrapped-Godfred Yeboah Dame

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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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Institutions should adopt state-of-the-art technology for effective data protection—DPC

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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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