Author: SAMUEL
The Ghana Bar Association (GBA) has clarified that President John Dramani Mahama will indeed attend its 2025 Annual Conference in Wa as Guest of Honour, dismissing earlier claims suggesting otherwise. The controversy began when Franklin Cudjoe, Founding President of IMANI Africa, criticized the GBA on social media for allegedly sidelining the sitting President. “From 2017 to 2024, the Special Guest for the Annual Bar Conference I’m reliably informed has been the President of Ghana. This year, the Ghana Bar Association has dented the current president its courtesy to invite him,” Cudjoe wrote. He added sarcastically, “Instead they have chosen to…
The Dansoman Circuit Court has sentenced 48-year-old head porter, Yaw Asare, to two years’ imprisonment at Nsawam for unlawfully damaging parts of the Obetsebi Lamptey Interchange in Accra. According to the prosecution, Asare was arrested on June 9, 2025, after he was caught destroying parapet beams and other accessories on the newly constructed interchange. He was charged with “causing unlawful damage,” contrary to Section 172 of the Criminal Offences Act (Act 29). In response to the conviction, the Ministry of Roads and Highways expressed concern over the growing trend of vandalism against public infrastructure. “In recent times, the Ministry has…
1. In Canada and the USA, the term “professor” is used as the name for someone who teaches in a university just as a teacher in a university in Ghana is called a lecturer. Professor is also used as a title in North American universities. So, in Canada and the USA, there is an important distinction between (a) using professor as the name for a teacher in a university, and (b) using professor as a professional title. In case (a), your students informally call you “professor”. 2. In North America, adjunct professors, assistant professors, and professors of practice do not…
— 12 Arrested, 25 chanfang machines destroyed in anti-galamsey operation on rubber plantation Illegal miners have shifted their activities from cocoa farms to rubber plantations in the Western Region, with over six hectares of Ghana Rubber Estate Limited (GREL) land destroyed A joint anti-galamsey operation in the Tarkwa Nsuaem Municipality on Thursday, August 21, led to the arrest of 12 suspects and the destruction of 25 chanfang machines. The operation, involving personnel from the Second Infantry Battalion, police, and national security, was carried out at Adiewoso and Tetreim. Twelve suspects—including one female and 11 males—were arrested, while two tricycles and…
Per the Bank of Ghana (BoG) rate on Friday, August 22, the Cedi was buying at 10.9445 and selling at 10.9555 to a Dollar. The Pound Sterling was buying at 14.6865 and selling at 14.7022. Euro is buying at 12.7045 and selling at 12.7171. On Thursday, August 21, the Cedi was buying at 10.8146 and selling at 10.8254 to a dollar. The recent marginal depreciation of the Cedi has raised concerns among the trading public. This matter has led to the Head of the Business and Economic Bureau of the Ghana Union of Traders’ Associations (GUTA) urging traders to remain…
Courier operator Daniel Laryea has voiced frustration over new licensing demands that have left many riders in Accra struggling to keep their jobs. “Now they say we should pay GH¢1,070 before we can work. If you don’t, you’ll pay GH¢600 as a fine. We are calling on them to reduce the price,” he told Citi Business News, highlighting the financial burden placed on operators. According to him, most delivery workers operate under ride-hailing platforms and should not be directly penalized for regulatory lapses. “We pay for Yango, so we are like third-party workers. If there’s an issue, they should go…
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has begun the process to select a new parliamentary candidate for Tamale Central, following the passing of the constituency’s Member of Parliament, Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed, who lost his life in the August 6 helicopter crash that claimed eight others. In a statement issued by General Secretary Fifi Fiavi Kwetey on Wednesday, August 20, the Party announced that nominations would be opened at its Northern Regional Office. Aspirants are required to pay GH¢5,000 for nomination forms and GH¢40,000 as a filing fee, with women and persons with disabilities enjoying a 50 percent concession. All payments are…
Sam George has stepped in to suspend the controversial enforcement exercise against unlicensed delivery riders in Accra. “I have directed this afternoon an immediate halt to the ongoing enforcement action by the Postal and Courier Services Regulatory Commission,” he announced in a post on X, following chaotic scenes that unfolded during the operation on Thursday, August 21. The joint exercise, conducted by the Postal and Courier Services Regulatory Commission (PCSRC) in collaboration with the Ghana Police Service, resulted in the seizure of several motorcycles and led to heated confrontations with aggrieved riders near the National Theatre. The clashes, captured in…
Franklin Cudjoe has given an update on the Ghana Bar Association (GBA) controversy. According to him, President John Dramani Mahama has now been invited to this year’s Bar Conference. “Update. The President has been invited to this year’s Bar Conference. Please take note Hon. Rockson Dafeamekpor,” he wrote. His update follows earlier concerns raised by South Dayi MP and Majority Chief Whip, Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor, who accused the GBA of bias in its choice of speakers. The MP argued that from 2017 to 2024, then-President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo was “nearly always the Special Guest of Honour and Speaker” at the…
Franklin Cudjoe, Founding President of IMANI Africa, has taken a swipe at the Ghana Bar Association (GBA) for sidelining the sitting President of Ghana in its upcoming Annual Bar Conference. In a post shared on social media, Cudjoe claimed that from 2017 to 2024, it had become a tradition for the President of Ghana to serve as the Special Guest at the Bar Conference. However, this year marks a significant shift. “From 2017 to 2024, the Special Guest for the Annual Bar Conference I’m reliably informed has been the President of Ghana. “This year the Ghana Bar Association has dented…