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Kojo Kwarteng On 31st May 2010, Ghana boldly enacted one of the world’s progressive legislations, “The Alternative Dispute Resolution Act, 2010 (Act 798).” The Act was to provide for the settlement of disputes by arbitration, mediation and customary arbitration, to establish an Alternative Resolution Centre and to provide for related matters. Act 798 repealed the Arbitration Act, 1961 (Act 38) and modelled largely after the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Model Law on International Arbitration of 1985 as amended in 2006. The Act which hinges on party autonomy, allows disputants the independence in drafting dispute resolution process to…
Samuel Dubik Mahama, Managing Director of ECG Managing Director of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), Samuel Dubik Mahama, has resigned. Information available to JoyNews indicates that he resigned over personal reasons. “I have concluded that it is in my best interest to step away for personal reasons,” portions of his resignation letter sighted by Myjoyonline.com read. President Akufo-Addo appointed Mr Mahama in May 2022. “I also wish to express my sincerest gratitude to the President for the trust placed in me, which has been a significant aspect of my journey here,” the letter added. His appointment followed the statutory…
Newmont welcomes the first female Chief Metallurgist, Margaret Aniawu-Asumakah, to the Africa Business Unit. From her early days as a young engineer to now leading a dynamic team at the world’s top gold-producing company, Margaret’s path is marked by resilience, determination, and grit. Starting out with the dream of becoming a pilot, she shifted gears towards engineering after overcoming struggles with math in her early days in school. Margaret excelled in her studies at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, and subsequently took on challenging roles at AngloGold Ashanti and Chirano. Now at Newmont’s Ahafo North Project, she…
The Ministry of Youth and Sports has responded fiercely to what it describes as attempt by the Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, to discredit comprehensive structural work done on two national stadia in Accra and Kumasi. Following the Confederation of African Football’s decision to withdraw approval of the Kumasi Sports Stadium as a Category C match venue, due to the recent poor state of the pitch, Okudzeto Ablakwa published a number of contracts awarded to renovate the Kumasi and other national stadia, and questioned work done of there is no suitable pitch. The Ministry has, however,…
Qualified Candidates Of the 11 candidates disqualified by Ghana’s Electoral Commission from standing as President, includes
Today, Saturday, September 21, is Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Day courtesy the instrumentality of President Akufo-Addo through the 8th Parliament of the 4th Republican dispensation of Ghana. Happy Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Day! This is the first time any Ghanaian has been such highly honoured. While this may be the first time such a unique recognition is being accorded any Ghanaian leader in history, it is NOT the greatest eulogy of Kwame Nkrumah for his seminal contributions to the founding and building of Ghana under the reign of President Akufo-Addo. The greatest tribute that eulogises a person is not done with lip…
Bolt Holdings Ou, the data processor for ride hailing platform Bolt has been ordered by the Adentan Circuit Court to pay a Lecturer and Chief Executive Officer of a software solutions company, Justice Noah Adade an amount of GHS 1.9million. This was after the court had found that the company had failed to detect the stealing of the Lecturer’s identity and its subsequent use by a driver. Background Mr. Adade in August 2022 ordered a Bolt ride on his phone and found himself, that is his photograph and details as being the driver to pick him up. When the ride…
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced a 10 percent reduction in the intake of international students starting in 2025. This move is part of an effort to safeguard the immigration system from exploitation by “bad actors,” according to Trudeau. “Immigration benefits our economy, but we will crack down when individuals misuse the system and exploit students,” Trudeau said, stressing the need to balance immigration with national security concerns. Canada, which has long relied on economic immigrants to support its economy and fund social services such as healthcare and education, is now revising its previously liberal immigration policies. The policy…
The only guest house located in Ghana’s Aburi Botanical Gardens, tourists attraction in the Eastern Region is fast deteriorating.The guest house (ABG Guest House) strategically established in the centre of the Gardens is uninhabitable and now with its structural defects becoming too visible. The stairs to the top floor of the building and the woods are in a dilapidated state.The two-storey building which could accommodate visitors and rake in some cedis in revenue for the Akuapem South District Assembly and the nation Ghana is now in sordid state. Hundreds of visitors both international and domestic patronize the Gardens on daily…