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AFCON: CAF Disciplinary Board fines Ghana $15,000 over fan troubles

The Disciplinary Board of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) has imposed a fine of Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($15,000) on the Ghana Football Association over fans troubles in the Africa Cup of Nations Match 4 game between Ghana and Cape Verde on Sunday, January 14, 2024. The Safety and Security …

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RTI Commission fines Education Ministry GHC50k for refusing EduWatch access to SHS placement info

The Right to Information (RTI) Commission has fined the Minister of Education GHC50,000 for denying the education think tank Africa Education Watch (EduWatch) access to information on the Computerised Schools Selection and Placement System (CSSPS). According to EduWatch, the RTI commission also ordered the Ministry to immediately make the information …

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Kumasi: Some youth languishing in jail for their inability to pay GHC250 court fines

Some youth in Kumasi are languishing in prison facilities in the Ashanti region for their inability to pay GHC250 court fines.   According to the management of Ghana Prisons Service in the Ashanti region, that has contributed to the congestion nature at the Kumasi Central Prisons facility.   Public Relations …

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Court throws out Techiman South election petition, fines NDC GH¢100,000

A petition by the National Democratic Congress against the election of the Techiman South Member of Parliament, Martin Adjei Mensah Korsah, has been dismissed by the Wenchi High Court. The court also awarded petitioners GH¢100,000 to be shared between the MP and the Electoral Commission, citinewsroom.com reports. The election petition …

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Court fines Jerome Boateng €1.2 million for assaulting ex-girlfriend

Former Bayern Munich defender Jerome Boateng has been fined €1.2 million by a German court for assaulting his ex-girlfriend. The former international and World Cup winner was found guilty of assault, battery, and insult at his appeal trial in Munich. The player has been on trial for assaulting his girlfriend …

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SC fines Barker-Vormawor 10k

The Supreme Court has dismissed the application filed by #fixthecountry convener, Oliver Barker-Vormawor on behalf of his client, Benjamin Darko against the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA). The court has also fined the convener an amount of GHS10,000 on Tuesday, 12 July 2022. Mr Barker-Vormawor who was Counsel for the applicant; …

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UK regulator fines Ghana International Bank £5.8 million

Ghana International Bank PLC (GIB) has been fined 5.8 million pounds by a United Kingdom regulator – Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) for failing to adhere to anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financial controls. The breach in the anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist control, the FCA said, happened over its correspondent banking activities …

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Tema District Court fines man GHS ₵5,000 for selling dogs without permit

     The Tema District Community Centre Court has fined Essien Terry, a dog keeper Gh₵5,000 for rearing dogs for commercial purposes in a residential area without a permit from the Tema Metropolitan Assembly. The court presided over by Mr. Festus Fovi Nukunu, slapped the fine on Terry on his plea …

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Court fines pastor for making noise

The Tema Magistrate Court has imposed a fine of ₵600 or in default three months imprisonment with hard labour on the Head Pastor of God’s Shield Gospel Ministry for noise pollution. The court presided over by Mr. Festus Fovi Nukunu slapped the fine on the accused after he pleaded guilty …

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