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Some law graduates who failed the Ghana School of Law entrance examination have sued the General Legal Council (GLC) seeking a review of their results or remarking of the examination papers. Of the 1,820 LLB graduates who sat the exam on July 26 this year, only 128 passed to get admission to pursue the professional law course. Critics have argued the GLC deliberately fail candidates to limit the number of admissions into the Ghana School of Law due to limited vacancies. Though some of the failed candidates doubt the fairness in the results, they are unable to seek remarking of…

The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Education, (UEW) has extolled the leading role of the University in the ongoing educational reforms noting that the University continues to be associated with key educational reforms in the country and beyond. Rev. Prof. Anthony Afful-Broni averred that as a premier teacher education university, UEW has been heavily involved, playing very active role roles in the development of the new curricula for schools and teacher education in Ghana, to produce the required human resource to respond to Ghana’s developmental challenges. “Over 80% of our academic staff have been heavily involved, playing very active roles…

An Accra Circuit Court has adjourned the case involving the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Menzgold, Nana Appiah Mensah, also known as NAM 1, and two others to November 20. The court presided by Mrs Jane Harriet Akweley Quaye adjourned the matter due to the absent of the Prosecutor, Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), Mr Sylvester Asare. In a letter, ASP Asare informed the court that, he was out of the jurisdiction of which parties were duly informed. Superintendent George Amegah held brief for ASP Asare, while Madam Benedicta Twum did same for Mr Kwame Boafo Akuffo. On Tuesday, September…

The Jospong Group of Companies, with the help of the Hungarian Government, has secured a 20 million-euro facility for various Developmental projects in Ghana. Jospong and its Hungarian partners, Pureco, concluded discussions and signed the contract that will see the construction of the Takoradi and Tamale Waste Water Treatment Plants to be managed by the Sewerage Systems Ghana Limited (SSGL), a subsidiary of the Jospong Group. Each of the plants will have the capacity to treat 1,000m3 of wastewater daily and both plants expected to create about 1,000 direct and indirect jobs in the city where faecal waste treatment facilities…

Rising water level of the Black Volta has forced operators of the Bui hydro dam to initiate a major spillage of excess water to safeguard the integrity of the dam. As at October 23, the water level in dam had reached 182.81 metres; less than one metre to hit the maximum water level of 183 metres above sea level. This is due to the continuous rainfall currently being recorded across the country. Two of the five spill gates of the dam were fully opened at exactly 9:00 a.m. and authorities hope to continue until the water reaches the operational level…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is billed to grace the 18th edition of Ghana Club (GC) 100 Awards scheduled to take place on November 15 at the Kempinski Hotel in Accra. Organised by the Ghana the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC), this year’s ceremony is on the theme: “Sustainable Agriculture; The Bedrock of Ghana’s Industrialization Drive”. The objective of the theme is to highlight the importance of agriculture as a launch pad for Ghana’s industrial drive. The theme also fits into government’s vision of moving Ghana from an import dependent economy to an export driven one, through import substitution and…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is billed to grace the 18th edition of Ghana Club (GC) 100 Awards scheduled to take place on November 15 at the Kempinski Hotel in Accra. Organised by the Ghana the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC), this year’s ceremony is on the theme: “Sustainable Agriculture; The Bedrock of Ghana’s Industrialization Drive”. The objective of the theme is to highlight the importance of agriculture as a launch pad for Ghana’s industrial drive. The theme also fits into government’s vision of moving Ghana from an import dependent economy to an export driven one, through import substitution and…

Protesters in eastern Ethiopia have burnt copies of a new book by prime minister and Nobel Peace Prize winner Abiy Ahmed in a show of solidarity with an opposition media activist. Jawar Mohammed had said the government was removing security from his home in the capital, which officials denied. This triggered protests outside his compound and elsewhere in the country. Despite being praised for his reforms the prime minister has struggled to contain growing ethnic rivalries. The police have disputed that security was withdrawn, but Mr Jawar’s statement fuelled some frustrations with the government. In the capital, Addis Ababa, supporters…

Member of Parliament for Ajumako-Enyan-Esiam, Cassiel Ato Forson, has literally abandoned his colleague MP, Mrs Ursula Owusu-Ekuful in a brother for not being ‘decorous and honourable’. Mr Ato Forson had suggested Mrs Owusu-Ekuful who is also the Communications Minister, erred when she issued a directive to mobile telecom operators in Ghana to cease the upfront deduction of the nine per cent Communications Service Tax (CST). According to him, it is only the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) that is empowered to give orders on tax administration in the country, hence asked the Minister to withdraw her directive to the telcos, which…