The office of former President Jerry John Rawlings, has explained why he once requested to be given some additional lands, after the state had already allocated a plot to him for the purposes of the establishment of the Rawlings Foundation. According to a statement signed by Kobina Andoh Amoakwa, Communications Director at the Office of … Read more
Former President Jerry John Rawlings says he has no lease agreement with government over a purported four plots of land allegedly allocated to him at the Ridge in Accra. In a statement released Tuesday, the former Ghanaian leader said that although he expressed interest in the acquisition of the land, it has not been allocated … Read more
The office of former President Jerry John Rawlings, has explained why he once requested to be given some additional lands, after the state had already allocated a plot to him for the purposes of the establishment of the Rawlings Foundation. According to a statement signed by Kobina Andoh Amoakwa, Communications Director at the Office of the … Read more
The Mahama administration, according to documents intercepted by Class91.3FM and Class News, in May 2016 leased over four acres of “unnamed plots” of prime lands along the Sekou Toure Street, Ridge Residential Area in Accra, to former President Jerry John Rawlings at a yearly irrevocable rent of GHS10 for 99 years renewable for 50 years … Read more
I read with great relief the “promises to audit all judgement debt cases” by Ms. Gloria Akuffo, the Attorney-General designate that appeared on Ghanaweb General News of Wednesday, 11 January 2017. This is extremely important in view of the judgment of Justice Anthony Oppong at a Land Court in Accra that ordered the government to … Read more
I read with great relief the “promises to audit all judgement debt cases” by Ms. Gloria Akuffo, the Attorney-General designate that appeared on Ghanaweb General News of Wednesday, 11 January 2017. This is extremely important in view of the judgment of Justice Anthony Oppong at a Land Court in Accra that ordered the government to … Read more
A GNA feature by Hannah Awadzi Accra, Jan. 12, GNA – Expectations of some Ghanaians this year are high; many are hoping for a Ghana with less corruption, a Ghana where institutions work efficiently, where people will be free to earn a decent income. Many also talk about the need for good policies, however, there … Read more
I am writing you this letter to congratulate you on your historic and epic victory and to thank you for the monumental effort you have put in in order to wrestle the country out of the grips of John Dramani “Dumsor” Mahama. I was a staunch supporter of Mahama when he first assumed the presidency, … Read more
Just Land is an online/offline platform that provides fast, affordable, efficient and reliable services for thousands of vulnerable families to legally register their lands and obtain land documents in few days avoiding long bureaucratic procedures, cheating and corruption in Ghana. Janix Kwabena Asare is a Professional GIS Consultant/Advocate, a Social Entrepreneur and a YALI Fellow … Read more
A Land Court in Accra has ordered the government to resume the payment of compensation to claimants in the Volta Basin Flooded Areas of the Volta Region. The court, presided over by Justice Anthony Oppong, held that it was unlawful for the government to halt the payments in 2013 merely based on recommendations made by … Read more
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) administration – with less than a month to hand over power to a Nana Akufo-Addo government – is selling prized state lands to persons with close links with the Mahama administration. The faces behind the lucrative land deals are said to be busily regularizing documents and also altering some agreements … Read more
The Supreme Court has adjourned the hearing of an application filed by businessman Alfred Agbesi Woyome who is seeking to put on hold the court’s ruling for anti-corruption campaigner, Martin Amidu to orally examine him [Woyome]. December 1, 2016 is the new date for the hearing of the case. The adjournment according to the judge … Read more
I have often wondered why the Ghanaian who is so destructive and disobedient suddenly becomes so law abiding when he travels to Europe, America or any other country. Some have postulated it’s because the laws in those countries work but I think the problem is to do with a worrying mindset we have. For example … Read more
Anti-corruption campaigner, Martin Alamisi Amidu, should have been put in the witness box to proof why he thinks President John Mahama was behind government’s discontinuance of an oral examination of Alfred Agbesi Woyome, the man behind the controversial GHc51 million judgment. A member of the National Democratic Congress’ (NDC) legal team, Abraham Amaliba, said this … Read more
Anti-corruption campaigner, Martin Alamisi Amidu, should have been put in the witness box to proof why he thinks President John Mahama was behind government’s discontinuance of an oral examination of Alfred Agbesi Woyome, the man behind the controversial GHc51 million judgment. A member of the National Democratic Congress’ (NDC) legal team, Abraham Amaliba, said this … Read more
It couldn’t be better to have businessman Alfred Agbesi Woyome come face to face probably with his fiercest critic in Ghana, former Attorney General Martin Amidu. What’s uncertain though is whether Mr. Amidu will be able to get the most out of the troubled NDC-financier (in terms of the truth) on Thursday November 24. Yes, … Read more
A centre pivot irrigation system at VegPro Ghana Ltd in the Tongu District of the Volta Region. Climate change, slow adoption rate of improved technologies, lack of access to credit, and inappropriate policies among other factors, are affecting subsistence farming in ways that create food supply deficits in many developing countries. Governments spend huge sums … Read more
Businessman Alfred Agbesi Woyome, has stated that he disagrees with the Supreme Court’s decision to allow former Attorney General, Martin Amidu, to orally examine him in court. The court in its ruling on Wednesday, upheld Mr. Amidu’s application to give him the chance to examine the business in the controversial GHc51 million judgment debt case. … Read more
Businessman Alfred Agbesi Woyome, has stated that he disagrees with the Supreme Court’s decision to allow former Attorney General, Martin Amidu, to orally examine him in court. The court in its ruling on Wednesday, upheld Mr. Amidu’s application to give him the chance to examine the business in the controversial GHc51 million judgment debt case. … Read more
Embattled businessman, Alfred Agbesi Woyome, has accused Ghana’s Supreme Court of persecuting him in the controversial GHc51 million judgment debt case. “I am speaking as a citizen, and I feel that the Supreme Court is persecuting me,” he lamented. His comment comes on the back of the Supreme Court’s approval for him to be orally … Read more