Parliament must expedite Akosombo Dam Spillage probe – Ablakwa

Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has urged parliament to expedite its probe into the spillage of the Akosombo and Kpong dams that led to an estimated 30,000 human displacements last year. Parliament is yet to set up the committee to sit on the matter and with fears of yet another spillage … Read more

Create specialised courts if the Supreme Court is overwhelmed with cases – Ohene Ntow

Supreme Court of Ghana Advertisement Nana Ohene Ntow, a special advisor to independent presidential aspirant Alan Kyerematen, has suggested to the Chief Justice to set up specialized courts to handle specific cases without those cases necessarily traveling all the way to the Supreme Court. It was his view that the creation of specialized courts would … Read more

Concern against CJ’s request for more justices isn’t about competence but timing & procedure – Kpebu

Chief Justice, Gertrude Torkornoo Advertisement Private legal Practitioner Martin Kpebu, has said that the concerns raised against Justice Gertrude Araba Esaba Torkonoo to President Akufo-Addo requesting for the addition of five more justices are not about the competence of the names that have come up. He says the concerns are about the timing and the … Read more

Akufo-Addo can’t go ahead with Chief Justice’s request for additional justices if…- Kpebu

Advertisement For the president to appoint Supreme Court justices there has to be a recommendation from the Judicial Council to that effect, Private legal Practitioner Martin Kpebu, has said. Without a recommendation from the Judicial Council, the president cannot proceed with the process of appointing new justices of the apex court, he said. Regarding a … Read more

L.I to regulate cement prices is a knee-jerk approach – Ohene Ntow

Advertisement Nana Ohene Ntow, Special Advisor to independent presidential aspirant Alan Kyerematen, has said that the Legislative Instrument (L.I) to regulate cement prices is not the solution to the real economic issues in Ghana. He says the L.I is a knee-jerk approach to the problems. For him, the high prices of cement and other commodities … Read more

L.I for controlling cement prices is like prescribing paracetamol for a situation that requires surgery – Ohene Ntow

Advertisement A leading member of the Movement for Change, Nana Ohene Ntow, has said that the decision by the ministry of trade to control the prices of cement as misplaced. According to him, the best approach to controlling price of cement and other commodities on the market is to tackle inflation and depreciation of the … Read more

I’m happy that efforts are being made to regulate cement prices – Martin Kpebu

Advertisement Private legal practitioner Martin Kpebu says he favours any move to regulate the prices of cement in Ghana. He however said the Trade Ministry should use the right approach including extensive consultation toward making prices cheaper. He has asked the Minister of Trade and Industry KT Hammond and the cement producers to sit and … Read more

L.I on cement prices: Mediator needed to address concerns of Trade Ministry and the producers – Kpebu

Martin Kpebu Advertisement Private legal practitioner Martin Kpebu has asked the Minister of Trade and Industry KT Hammond and the cement producers to sit and address their concerns on the Legislative Instrument (L.I) to regulate cement prices (LI). He says a mediator is needed to help the two sides address their concerns. “When two elephants … Read more

L.I. on cement prices: Manufacturers and producers fleece us in Ghana – Kpebu

Martin Kpebu Advertisement Private legal practitioner Martin Kpebu has insisted that he favours any move to regulate the prices of cement in Ghana. He however said the Trade Ministry should use the right approach including extensive consultation toward making prices cheaper. He has therefore asked the Minister of Trade and Industry KT Hammond and the … Read more

‘Government delays in paying us because we are nobody’ – School Feeding Caterers

Advertisement Government has paid caterers under the Ghana School Feeding Programme (GSFP) their arrears for the first term of the 2023/2024 academic year. But the caterers in Ashanti Region are unhappy with the amount paid, claiming they’ve been shortchanged. They said, receiving GHC1.15 pesewas per child instead of the agreed GHC1.50 pesewas is a breach … Read more