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OccupyGhana has said the lack of additional facilities for professional legal education institutions is the main cause of the yearly mass failure of law students in the country, and that government ought to take up the responsibility of providing these facilities. For years, law students have raised issues with the number of failure recorded in the yearly Law School Entrance Examination taken by law students seeking professional legal education at the Ghana School of Law. The mass failure, many think, is a deliberate attempt by the General Legal Council to reduce the number of in-take yearly since there is not…

The Chief Executive of Advanced Body Sculpt Centre, popularly known as Obengfo Hospital, Dr Dominic Obeng Andoh, has asked Ghanaians not to be concerned about his certificate in liposuction but the quality his work. “Let no one think that Dr Obeng Andoh is doing everything bad,” he told TV3’s Wendy Laryea Thursday when asked to comment on the training he had before venturing into liposuction procedure in the country. The man, who is popularly known as Dr Obengfo, said his expertise has attracted a broad base clientele from across the globe, including his wife and even wives of some medical…

For the first time a woman has been chosen as the chief justice in Sudan. The Sovereign Council, which is made up of civilian and military officials, confirmed that Supreme Court judge Neemat Abdulllah would head the country’s judiciary. Although only two of the 11-member Sovereign Council in charge of Sudan are women, this latest appointment is seen as a significant step towards addressing gender inequality. Activists have been pushing for more female appointments, especially as so many women played a key role in the protests that led to the downfall of former President Omar al-Bashir. The BBC’s Sudan analyst…

Ghana has been announced as the honouree country for the 44th edition of Memphis in May International Festival in 2020. This was revealed when a delegation of the Memphis in May international festival paid a courtesy call on the Minister of Foreign Affairs in Accra. The board settled on Ghana because it is the “golden country of West Africa” with a stable democracy and a strong economy driven by tourism, mining, and oil production. The Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, was happy about the opportunity given to Ghana to display its rich art and culture…

Ghana has been announced as the honouree country for the 44th edition of Memphis in May International Festival in 2020. This was revealed when a delegation of the Memphis in May international festival paid a courtesy call on the Minister of Foreign Affairs in Accra. The board settled on Ghana because it is the “golden country of West Africa” with a stable democracy and a strong economy driven by tourism, mining, and oil production. The Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, was happy about the opportunity given to Ghana to display its rich art and culture…

Private legal practitioner, Elikplim Abemeva has pointed to a void in the Banks and Specialised Deposit-Taking Institutions Act 2016 (Act 930), which he said is making it difficult for the state to press convincing charges against former directors of the defunct Capital Bank. He observed that although Sections 152 and 153 of Act 930 deal with prosecution of offences and penalties, it fell short of “creating the offence”. Former Managing Director of the Capital Bank, William Ato Essien and three others – Tetteh Nettey, Fitzgerald Odonkor and Kate Quartey-Papafio – are facing 26 counts including stealing, money laundering and abatement of…

William Ato Essien[/caption] Private legal practitioner, Elikplim Abemeva has pointed to a void in the Banks and Specialised Deposit-Taking Institutions Act 2016 (Act 930), which he said is making it difficult for the state to press convincing charges against former directors of the defunct Capital Bank. He observed that although Sections 152 and 153 of Act 930 deal with prosecution of offences and penalties, it fell short of “creating the offence”. Former Managing Director of the Capital Bank, William Ato Essien and three others – Tetteh Nettey, Fitzgerald Odonkor and Kate Quartey-Papafio – are facing 26 counts including stealing, money laundering…

Prof. Gyampo has been interdicted by the University of Ghana[/caption] A Deputy Gender, Children and Social Protection Minister, Freda Prempeh, has advised female students to stop trooping into the offices of lecturers for favours. She equally condemned lecturers who take advantage of their students who come to them for help. “If the ladies did not present themselves by seeking for favours, the lecturers would not have made advances on them.” She admonished, “There is nothing like a free launch.” The Deputy Gender Minister was sharing her thoughts on a BBC documentary title ‘sex for grades’ featuring two West African universities…

Dr Mark Assibey-Yeboah[/caption] Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Finance has accused telecommunications companies of working to make government unpopular because it is being efficient. Dr. Mark Assibey-Yeboah pointed to telcos’ decision to communicate directly to consumers on the effect of the Communication Service Tax (CST) increment. The CST which took effect from October 1, was announced by the Finance Minister in the mid-year fiscal policy review of the 2019 budget statement and economic policy in July. Read: Communication Service Tax goes up “Somebody is just trying to make the government unpopular, because the actual extent of the increase is…