The Volta Regional Director of Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Hope Smith Lomotey, has noted that his outfit will soon close down churches and drinking spots operating without licences. He also called on churches whose licences have expired to renew their permits to enable them to continue with their operations. In …
Read More »Supreme Court declares law on licence to grow cannabis in Ghana unconstitutional
The Supreme Court has indicated that the section of the Narcotic Control Commission Act, 2020 (Act 1019) which allows a licence to be granted to an entity to cultivate a small quantity of cannabis, popularly referred to as “wee” in Ghana for industrial and medicinal purposes is unconstitutional. According to …
Read More »Licence your luxury ships in 15 days or be sued – GMA to ship owners
The Ghana Maritime Authority (GMA) has given luxury or pleasure ship-owners a 15-day ultimatum to register or licence their ships or face legal actions. According to the GMA, every ship owner operating within Ghanaian waters is mandated under section 3 and 40 of Act 645 to register or licence their …
Read More »The licensed sex predator: A chilling investigative account of a doctor who rapes his clients
The married woman who wanted a child In 2018, a woman and her husband walked into Nature’s Hand Therapeutic Centre at Gbawe, in Accra, to seek the healing hand of a man. Efua Baiden, a 34-year-old businesswoman (not her real identity), and her husband were optimistic about finding a solution to their …
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