The Tema Metropolitan Assembly (TMA) and the newly-created Tema West Municipal Assembly (TWMA) have locked horns over ownership and management of the Borteyman Sewage treatment plant. The sewage plant, which is currently managed by the TMA, serves most communities in Tema and its environs, receives sewage collected daily in cesspit tankers from households and emptied … The post TMA

A misunderstanding between two siblings over a “Christmas meal” at the weekend turned tragic, at Kyea a farming settlement, near Babator-kuma in the Kintampo Municipality of the Brong-Ahafo Region. Kwame Mahamadu alias, “Yanta Reba”, an 18-year-old farmer shot and killed Amadu Yanga, his 80-year-old father and wounded Nechenma Amadu, 30, his elder brother. Police have … The post Son

MPEG LA is enforcing a court decision against two technology companies Huawei and ZTE for infringing on patents. The court decision is being enforced pending an appeal. MPEG LA, provider of one-stop licenses for standards and other technology platforms, announced in November 2018, that patent holders in its AVC/H.264 Patent Portfolio License have enforced verdicts … The post MPEG

The New Juaben South Municipal Assembly and 4-H Ghana, a Non-Governmental Organisation into youth leadership development, are collaborating to retool the zonal councils to make them function effectively. The Municipal Chief Executive, Isaac Appau-Gyasi, has therefore called for the establishment of a committee to come out with guidelines for the implementation of the 4-H Ghana … The post NJSM

The National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) has appealed to the Government to provide teachers with computers and other teaching materials to make teaching and learning effective. The Chairman of the Awutu Senya District, Effutu and Awutu East Municipal branches of NAGRAT, Ebenezer Kojo Otoo, made the call at an awards ceremony and the launch … The post NAGRAT

Farmer-based organisations (FBOs) in the East Mamprusi District have been equipped with the appropriate entrepreneurial and productivity skills in agri-business to pursue farming as a commercial venture as against subsistence. The week-long training, which ended at Gambaga, covered four modules – Farming as a Business, Enterprise Selection Process, Farm Business Risk Analysis and Management, and … The post FBOs

The Director of Judicial Training Institute (JTI), Justice Dennis Adjei has called judges and magistrates to ensure that the rights and welfare of children are protected when they appear before courts. He said, in the process of taking evidence judges and magistrates must ensure that children are not intimidated in any form as such acts … The post JTI

The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) Report on “Turn-around Time in Criminal Justice Administration in Ghana” has recommended that the Ghana Bar Association (GBA) leads discussions on enacting and enforcing a Paralegal Act in Ghana. The Report indicates that this would help improve access to justice delivery in the country. A paralegal is an individual … The post GBA