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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Five businessmen who were arrested at the Kotoka International Airport in 2019 over the importation of 2,200 grams of cocaine have been convicted and sentenced to a combined 60 years imprisonment. The convicts are – Frank Asante (First Accused), Kweku Antwi, (2nd Accused who has since jumped bail) Alhassan Iddrisu, (3nd Accused), Clifford Boakye (4th
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Two District Courts have been inaugurated at Zuarungu and Pusiga in the Upper East Region, where staff of the Judicial Service have been urged to ensure that their duties reflect the principles of the law they are entrusted to uphold. “Let the court be a beacon of hope for those seeking redress where justice is
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The Chief Justice, Justice Gertrude Sackey Torkornoo, has urged judges to uphold the principles of the law entrusted to them and conduct their duties with integrity and impartiality. That, she said, would encourage people to resort to the courts for redress. She said the court must be a beacon of hope for those seeking redress
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Emmanuel Kwasi Dawood Mensah, the former Central Region Communication Officer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has been acquitted and discharged by a Circuit Court in Cape Coast. The judgment, which was delivered on January 22, 2024, also cleared Dawood’s friend and co-accused, Attah Mensah, of the charges brought against them. The charges levelled against
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The New Patriotic Party (NPP) incumbent Member of Parliament (MP) for Walewale, Lariba Zuwera Abudu, has taken legal action against her contender, Dr. Abdul-Karibu Tia Mahama, after experiencing supposed defeat in the party’s parliamentary primary. The contentious primary came to a close on January 27, 2024, with Dr. Mahama, a Technical Advisor to the Vice
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A 36-year-old military officer has appeared before an Accra Circuit Court for allegedly collecting GH₵136, 000 from 22 persons with the assurance of enlisting them into Ghana’s Security Services. Clement Ayomah, charged with defrauding by false pretences, pleaded not guilty. Prosecution told the court that Ayomah has since refunded GH₵40,000. The court presided over by
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A queen mother, Jewel Oquaye Prempeh, who allegedly collected GH₵93,000 to enlist 15 applicants into Ghana’s security Services and other institutions but failed, has been arraigned. Appearing before an Accra Circuit Court, Jewel pleaded not guilty to defrauding by false pretences. She, however, told the Court that she was making frantic efforts to refund the
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