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A private legal practitioner, Justice Abdulai, has said it is unfortunate that the police have refused to execute the bail granted murder suspect Gregory Afoko, and continue to unlawfully hold him in detention, until a High Court last week rescinded the bail. The Court had earlier in March, 2019 granted the suspect bail to the tune of GHc500,000 but the state ignored the court’s ruling and continued to hold the suspect in custody for about three months, despite meeting all the bail conditions. The new decision of the court last week followed an application by the Attorney General represented in…

Former Commissioner of the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) Justice Emile Short has stated that the calls for the revocation of the appointment of Kwame Owusu as chair of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) board among other concerns are justified.  He wants the President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, to rethink the appointment of the former Director-General of the Ghana Maritime Authority (GMA) who was accused of corruption and conflict of interest albeit not yet cleared in any investigations. Contributing to the controversy surrounding Mr. Owusu’s appointment on The Key Points on TV3, Mr. Short said even…

A former Commissioner the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) has advised Ghanaians to be patient with the Special Prosecutor, Martin Alamisi Amidu, in his fight against corruption. Justice Francis Emile Short also wants Ghanaians to encourage the Special Prosecutor, who has in a recent article lamented a lack of cooperation by state institutions in graft investigations. In talking about the challenges confronting his office, the Special Prosecutor fingered heads of public institutions and threatened to sue the Attorney General if that office fails to cooperate with his office. ‘Frustrated’ Martin Amidu threatens to sue Attorney General in…

General Overseer of the Life International Church Dr. Gordon Kisseh has said businesses are failing because believers fail to apply Christian values. He was speaking in an interview with Johnnie Hughes on TV3’s New Day on his new book titled ‘Wisdom for Business Success’ He argued that many Christians were not using Christian methods in running businesses and were struggling and making a lot of mistakes because of that. According to him, “many of us will leave the things we do in church at church and when we come to business we try to find other ways to do business”. “The…

General Overseer of the Life International Church Dr. Gordon Kisseh has said businesses are failing because believers fail to apply Christian values. He was speaking in an interview with Johnnie Hughes on TV3’s New Day on his new book titled ‘Wisdom for Business Success’ He argued that many Christians were not using Christian methods in running businesses and were struggling and making a lot of mistakes because of that. According to him, “many of us will leave the things we do in church at church and when we come to business we try to find other ways to do business”. “The…

The Chief Executive Officer of Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Joseph Boahen Aidoo, has called on managers and directors of the Board to work innovatively to change the fortunes of the cocoa industry. Mr Boahen Aidoo made the call when he briefed managers and directors from the Head Office, Divisions and Subsidiaries at a meeting held at Cocoa House in Accra on key matters affecting the cocoa industry. He explained the new course that COCOBOD is charting; that is, the implementation of the Productivity Enhancement Programmes (PEPs) and other interventions and how to ensure that the programmes culminate into the successes…

Hong Kong actor and film producer Simon Yam has been stabbed while speaking on stage at a promotional event in China. The star, who has appeared in numerous award-winning films, was in the city of Zhongshan when the incident happened. Video shared on Weibo, the Chinese equivalent of Twitter, shows a man approach the stage and lunge at the actor before a violent scuffle ensues. Mr Yam’s manager said his client’s injuries were not life-threatening and he had been taken to hospital. “He was stabbed in his stomach and slashed on his arm, but was conscious the entire time,” Lester…

Extremely hot weather has started to hit most of the United States, with temperatures set to peak over the weekend, meteorologists say. The heatwave could affect about 200 million people in major cities like New York, Washington and Boston in the East Coast, and the Midwest region too. In some places, temperatures could be close to or exceed 100F (38C). Parts of Canada are also being hit. Experts link more frequent heatwaves in recent years to climate change. The world experienced its hottest June on record this year, with an average temperature worldwide of 61.6F (16.4C), according to new data.…

Extremely hot weather has started to hit most of the United States, with temperatures set to peak over the weekend, meteorologists say. The heatwave could affect about 200 million people in major cities like New York, Washington and Boston in the East Coast, and the Midwest region too. In some places, temperatures could be close to or exceed 100F (38C). Parts of Canada are also being hit. Experts link more frequent heatwaves in recent years to climate change. The world experienced its hottest June on record this year, with an average temperature worldwide of 61.6F (16.4C), according to new data.…

The government of Ghana has presented its first Voluntary National Review (VNR) report on the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development to the United Nations. This presentation was done by the Minister of Planning, Prof. George Gyan-Baffuor at the 2019 High Level Political Forum at the UN Headquarters in New York on the theme “Empowering people and ensuring inclusiveness and equality.” Among the Ghanaian delegation were the Minister for Education, Mathew Opoku-Prempeh; Minister for Employment and Labour Relations, Ignatius Baffour- Awuah and Deputy Minister for Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, Patricia Appiagyei. The forum is part of the…