On Monday, July 29, 2024, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo inaugurated the Phase II expansion project of the University of Health and Allied Sciences (UHAS), emphasizing its importance for Ghana’s healthcare sector.   President Akufo-Addo recalled the sod-cutting ceremony for Phase II on September 10, 2021, and highlighted the necessity for further infrastructural development at […]

Majority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin has cautioned politicians, particularly Members of Parliament (MPs) from the National Democratic Congress (NDC), against politicizing judicial decisions. He stressed that the executive branch cannot interfere with the judiciary’s work and that its rulings, whether favorable or unfavorable, must be respected.   Afenyo-Markin’s remarks came in response to comments by Haruna […]

Parliament has approved the Affirmative Action, Gender Equity Bill 2024, clearing the way for its implementation as a measure to address gender imbalances in the country.   Now known as the Affirmative Action Gender Equity Act, the legislation aims to promote gender equity in both the public and private sectors, addressing historical discrimination against women […]

The Electoral Commission (EC) has announced a nationwide mop-up voter registration campaign, to be held at each of its 261 district offices from August 1 to August 3, 2024. At a press conference in Accra yesterday, Samuel Tettey, the Deputy Chair of the EC responsible for Operations, stated that the registration exercise will also take […]

The High Court in Accra has granted an injunction application by the Police to halt the planned seven-day Gen-Z demonstration in Accra. The court’s decision was influenced by the fact that Ghana is in an election year, which has placed constraints on the Police.   However, the organizers of the demonstration, who represented themselves in […]

Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Godfred Yeboah Dame, has expressed disappointment in the Court of Appeal’s decision to acquit former Deputy Finance Minister Cassiel Ato Forson and two others in the ambulance purchase case. He has vowed to appeal the ruling.   Godfred Yeboah Dame described the Court of Appeal’s decision as “perverse and grossly […]

The Court of Appeal has acquitted and discharged former Deputy Finance Minister, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, and businessman Richard Jakpa in a case of alleged financial loss to the state. In a 2-1 majority decision on Tuesday, July 30, the court found that the trial judge, Justice Afia Serwah Asare-Botwe, erred in her decision to […]