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Land litigation affecting economic growth — Chief Justice

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Chief Justice Gertrude Sackey Torkornoo (right) addressing participants in the ceremony The Chief Justice, Justice Gertrude Sackey Torkornoo, has bemoaned the incessant challenges associated with land acquisition and administration, describing them as disincentives to investment and ultimately affecting economic growth. Such challenges, she said, were often characterised by laborious land litigations, which unnecessarily prolonged business […]

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US President Joe Biden pardons son Hunter despite pledge not to

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Outgoing US president says his son was ‘selectively’ and ‘unfairly’ prosecuted due to his family name. US President Joe Biden waves alongside his son Hunter Biden after attending mass at Holy Spirit Catholic Church in Johns Island, South Carolina on August 13, 2022 [AFP/Nicholas Kamm] United States President Joe Biden has pardoned his son Hunter

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Belgium’s sex workers get maternity leave and pensions under world-first law

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“I had to work while I was nine months pregnant,” says Sophie, a sex worker in Belgium. “I was having sex with clients one week before giving birth.” She juggles her job with being a mother of five – which is “really hard”. When Sophie had her fifth child by Caesarean, she was told she

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Court adjourns effigy destruction case to December 17 for medical report

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The Kwabenya Circuit Court has adjourned the case of Nowell Gavu, the man accused of destroying six effigies at the Airport Roundabout, to December 17. Gavu, a 37-year-old CCTV installer, appeared calm when presented before the court. The hearing was conducted in chambers, and the court is awaiting the explanation of a comprehensive medical report

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Ras Mubarak: Former MP sues MTN Ghana for $5million

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Former Former Member of Parliament for Kumbungu and ex-Chief Executive of the National Youth Authority, Abdulai Mohammed Mubarak alias Ras Mubarak, has filed a lawsuit against leading telecommunications company MTN Ghana (Scancom PLC) at the High Court in Accra.  Mubarak is seeking $5 million in damages for what he describes as the telecommunications giant’s failure

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Manslaughter: Wa High Court Convicts 63-Year old man

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It is provided in the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 Act 29 as follows: 50. Manslaughter A person who commits manslaughter commits a first degree felony. 51. Definition of manslaughter A person who causes the death of another person by an unlawful harm commits manslaughter, but if the harm causing the death is caused by negligence

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Methamphetamine: Trader jailed 15 years over drugs

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A trader who concealed methamphetamine, a narcotic drug, inside two picture frames without lawful authority has been sentenced to 15 years in prison by the High Court in Accra. Daniel Agbeko, also known as Abraham Fosu, was found guilty of attempting to export the drug-laden picture frames from Ghana to Australia. The frames had been

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