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The Apex Court, in a majority 5-4 decision indicated that the law was unlawfully passed The Supreme Court has reiterated its decision that the section of the Narcotic Control Commission Act, 2020 (Act 1019) which allows for the cultivation of weed (Cannabis) in Ghana is unconstitutional. The Apex Court, in …

The Majority Leader and Member of Parliament for Suame Constituency, Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu, has said the concerns of ex-gratia which is paid to government appointees after their service cannot be scraped unless it goes through a constitutional review. His comments were in reaction to the pronouncement by the former …

The Management of Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has taken notice of a misleading article in the Monday, 22th May 2023 edition of the Anchor newspaper which sought to link an official notice from COCOBOD to Enumerators about their contract to the country’s IMF deal and funding challenges. We would like …

Six Persons have been crushed to death, as several others injured in a fatal accident at Bepoase, off the Asenema road in the Okere District of the Eastern Region. According to reports, a Toyota Hiace bus, with registration number ER 804-18 loaded with foodstuff and traders, was climbing the hill …

Data from the Bank of Ghana has revealed that total mobile money transactions for the first four months of 2023 surpassed GH¢550 billion, about 66.2% year-on-year growth. This is compared with GH¢331.2 billion recorded during the same period in 2022. If the trend continues, the total mobile money transactions for …

The accident scene    One person was confirmed dead while 23 others sustained injuries in an accident that occurred on the Sefwi Afere-Sefwi Juaboso road in the Western North Region last Saturday. According to eyewitnesses, the victims were travelling from Aboaboso to Sefwi Afere, all in the Sefwi Bodi District …

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has justified the adoption of three mobilization measures as well as the increase in utility costs as Ghana attempts to fix its balance of payment problems. Despite criticisms, the Excise Duty, Growth and Sustainability, and Income Tax Amendment laws aim to generate GH¢4 billion for …

  The 2020 Presidential Candidate of the People’s National Convention ( PNC) David Apasera has sued the General Secretary of the party Ms. Janet Nabla for defamation, demanding among others that Ms Nabla retracts and apologize for the supposed defamatory statements and pay damages to the tune of Ghc 1million. …

The attention of observers of Ghana’s Judiciary has moved to current drug cases being prosecuted and new ones coming up following the nomination of a new Justice Justice, Justice Gertrude Esaaba Torkornoo. President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo nominated Justice Mrs. Gertrude Torkornoo, a Justice of the Supreme Court, as the …

One person has been killed and others injured in renewed chieftaincy dispute at Yong-Da­kpemyili, a suburb of Tamale, in the Northern Regional capital. Three houses have also been burnt down, and many residents fled for their safety, amidst gunshots in the community for two continuous days. The exchange of gunfire …