Ghana’s response to the Coronavirus pandemic continues to attract global acclaim as nations intensify their search for solutions to deal with the pandemic. The Washington Post, the renowned American publication, is the latest to applaud Ghana for the decisive way it has responded to the crisis since it broke out earlier in the year. In article titled “When it comes ...

An International Trade and Investment Lawyer, Francis Korankye-Sakyi, has said that Ghana has an adequate legal regime on money laundering but the main problem facing it is the satisfactory implementation of the laws. He intimated for example that apart from Act 930 and the supervisory mandate of the Bank of Ghana over the activities of financial and banking institutions, Ghana ...

Details of the 28 persons who have so far lost their lives in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic have finally been released. The list which is included in the latest update on the Ghana Health Service site, provides the underlying health condition responsible for the death of the 28. Though the list doesn’t mention the names of the victims, ...

The Executive Director of the Danquah Institute, Richard Ahiagbah has described the Member of Parliament(MP) for Bolgatanga CentralIsaac Adongo as always being in a haste to impress his paymasters, saying “Adongo is accustomed to the ‘NDC way’ of doing things” of lying. “It is inappropriate for Hon. Adongo to make false allegations against the government on double budgeting and inflating ...

The Majority Leader in Parliament, Hon. Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu, has described as “senseless”, a statement made by former military officer Major Osahene Boakye Gyan (rtd) on a possible “civil war” should the Electoral Commission goes ahead with the new voters’ register compilation. The lawmaker said the former coup plotter is ignorant of the electoral process of the country and ...

The Deputy General Secretary of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) Nana Obiri Boahen has warned that anyone who attempts to disrupt the upcoming compilation of the new Voter’s register would be beaten mercilessly. According to Nana Obiri Boahen, the violence that happened during the Ayawaso West Wuogon bye-election was just a tip of the iceberg, warning of more grievous ...

Former President John Dramani Mahama has been reported by the British media as being complicit in the £5million Airbus bribery scandal. The Sun newspaper, in its latest edition on Tuesday, also reports that an international arrest warrant has been issued by Ghanaian authorities for the arrest of four people, including John Mahama’s brother for questioning. The four British nationals, including ...

Corruption in Ghana has been common since independence. There is a growing perception in Ghana that government-related corruption is on the rise. Even though corruption in Ghana is relatively low when compared to other countries in Africa, businesses frequently quote corruption as an obstacle for doing business in the country. Corruption occurs often in locally funded contracts, companies are subject ...

Private Legal Practitioner, Samson Lardy Anyenini has revealed that the sixteen(16) years sentences handed to three (3) out of the five (5) accused persons who have been on trial in the case of “The Republic versus Eugene Baffoe-Bonnie and four others” on the issue of a conspiratorial drill by them to cause financial loss to the state could mean the ...

An Accra Commercial High Court presided over by Justice Eric Kyei Baffour, convicted three (3) out of the five (5) accused persons who have been on trial in the case of “The Republic versus Eugene Baffoe-Bonnie and four others” since December 2017 when the case was first filed by the State at the High Court registry. The trial of the ...