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A group of Ghanaian forensic science researchers are pushing for the government to de-couple the country’s Police forensic laboratory from the direct command of the Ghana Police Service. They contend that making the police forensic laboratory independent of the police administration, will ensure compliance with international standards, effective operation of the lab, and enhance public confidence in the application of forensic science in Ghana. The current system, according to Aaron O. Amankwaaa, Emmanuel N. Amoakoa, Dan Osei Mensah Bonsu and Moses Banyeh, presents potential bias and risks of miscarriage of justice. “An independent forensic governance approach through the creation of…

File[/caption] President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has assent to the country’s new Companies Act of 2019 which was passed by parliament in May this year. The Act, which replaces the old Act 179 of 1963, was on Friday August 2 submitted to Nana Akufo-Addo who signed it the same day to complete the enactment process; thus bringing it into effect. Nana Akufo-Addo revealed this Saturday when he delivered the keynote address at the 1st Ghana Association of Restructuring and Insolvency Advisors (GARIA) presidential fundraising dinner and awards night in Accra. He noted that since the enactment of the Companies Act…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has assent to the country’s new Companies Act of 2019 which was passed by parliament in May this year. The Act, which replaces the old Act 179 of 1963, was on Friday August 2 submitted to Nana Akufo-Addo who signed it the same day to complete the enactment process; thus bringing it into effect. Nana Akufo-Addo revealed this Saturday when he delivered the keynote address at the 1st Ghana Association of Restructuring and Insolvency Advisors (GARIA) presidential fundraising dinner and awards night in Accra. He noted that since the enactment of the Companies Act (Act…

The first runner- up in the maiden edition of TV3 Next Top Actor reality show, Susan Quarcoo, has set up a foundation to help orphan and underprivileged children in Ghana get access to education and other basic needs. The “Susan Foundation,” she explained, is all about putting smiles on the faces of orphans and needy children in Ghana. The promising actress, joined by some friends and colleagues,  has undertaken her first philanthropic work at the Teshie Children’s Home where she donated some items as part of her birthday celebration. “With all the good things life has presented within the quarter…

The Convention People’s Party has described the institution of August 4 as Founders’ Day as “empty and without merit”, claiming the day does not reflect the true account of Ghana’s founding history. In a strongly worded statement issued on the maiden celebration of the day, the CPP said the Akufo-Addo government only seeks to “elevate their defeated forebears beyond what and who they really were in the earliest contests of the nation’s politics” with the August 4 holiday. President Nana Akufo-Addo last year caused a bill to be put before parliament to amend the Public Holidays Act of 2001 to…

The first runner- up in the maiden edition of TV3 Next Top Actor reality show, Susan Quarcoo, has set up a foundation to help orphan and underprivileged children in Ghana get access to education and other basic needs. The “Susan Foundation,” she explained, is all about putting smiles on the faces of orphans and needy children in Ghana. The promising actress, joined by some friends and colleagues,  has undertaken her first philanthropic work at the Teshie Children’s Home where she donated some items as part of her birthday celebration. “With all the good things life has presented within the quarter…

The National Social Studies Association (NaSSA) has threatened to hit the streets and the seat of government, the Jubilee House, if government fails to reverse its decision to scrap social studies from the educational curriculum. The Association is worried the removal of the subject from the school curriculum will render thousands of social studies teachers jobless. The National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA) is reviewing in phases, the curriculum of the basic and second cycle institutions in Ghana. Social studies, referred to as citizenship education, has as part of the process, been scrapped from the in upper basic school…

The National Social Studies Association (NaSSA) has threatened to hit the streets and the seat of government, the Jubilee House, if government fails to reverse its decision to scrap social studies from the educational curriculum. The Association is worried the removal of the subject from the school curriculum will render thousands of social studies teachers jobless. The National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA) is reviewing in phases, the curriculum of the basic and second cycle institutions in Ghana. Social studies, referred to as citizenship education, has as part of the process, been scrapped from the in upper basic school…

Twenty people have been killed and 26 injured in a mass shooting in the Texas city of El Paso. Governor Greg Abbott described it as “one of the most deadly days in the history of Texas”. The massacre happened at a Walmart store near the Cielo Vista Mall, a few miles from the US-Mexican border. A 21-year-old man is in custody. Police said the suspect was a resident of the Dallas-area city of Allen, about 650 miles (1,046km) east of El Paso. He has been named by US media as Patrick Crusius. CCTV images said to be of the gunman…

Private legal practitioner Philip Addison, who is making a second attempt at winning the Klottey Korle parliamentary seat for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the 2020 elections, has received a major boost in his bid. A former NPP chairman for the constituency, Mr Nii Noi Nortey, who contested the 2016 elections as an independent candidate, has now thrown his weight behind Mr Addisson, sources have told 3news.com Mr Addison lost the seat to the National Democratic Congress’ Dr Zanetor Rawlings in the 2016 elections as votes for the NPP were split between him and Mr Nii Nortey. Credible information…