Ghana’s legal fraternity welcomed a new wave of professionals on Friday, October 10, as 824 newly qualified lawyers were officially called to the Ghana Bar in a ceremony marked by pride, inclusivity, and excellence.
Minister for Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations, Samuel Nartey George, has inaugurated a new governing board for the National Communications Authority (NCA), urging members to fast-track Ghana’s digital transformation and reclaim the nation’s leading role in Africa’s telecommunications industry.
The Minister for the Interior, Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak, has presented three buses to the Ghana Prisons Service to improve the transportation of inmates to courts, medical facilities and rehabilitation programmes.
The Member of Parliament for Assin South, Rev. John Ntim Fordjour, has strongly disagreed with suggestions by some Members of Parliament to increase the age limit for recruitment into the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF).
The Ashaiman District Court has convicted 54-year-old Kofi Boakye Frimpong, a former public officer, for falsely pretending to be a police officer in active service.
The Minister for Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has reaffirmed government’s commitment to completing the La General Hospital project, describing it as crucial in easing the pressure on Ridge Hospital and other nearby health facilities.
The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) Sanitation Court has convicted seven (7) persons for engaging in open defecation and dumping refuse at unauthorised places within the metropolis.
The Tarkwa District Court One has sentenced Stephen Ntiful, a 25-year-old electrician, to one year imprisonment with hard labour for stealing assorted items valued at GH¢8,160.00 in a tavern.
Majority Chief Whip and Member of Parliament for South Dayi, Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor, along with private legal practitioner Israel Tetteh, and the Ghana Law Society have filed a writ at the Supreme Court, challenging the exclusive recognition of the Ghana Bar Association (GBA) in Ghana’s legal and constitutional framework.
