Outgoing Chief Justice Georgina Theodora Wood has been appointed by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo as a member of the Council of State. This is in accordance with Article 89(2)(a)(i) which mandates the President to nominate a former Chief Justice as a member of the advisory body. The Speaker of Parliament, Professor Aaron Mike … Read more
Ghana’s retired Chief Justice; Georgina Theodora Wood, has revealed how she endured heated calls on her to resign during the late President John Evans Atta Mills’ administration. Georgina Wood, who is retiring today [June 8, 2017] after ten years of service as Chief Justice of Ghana, said members in the late John Evans Atta Mills … Read more
Georgina Theodora Wood, Ghana’s first female Chief Justice, finally bows out of office today after 10 years in the saddle. Her retirement was preceded by a valedictory church service at the Holy Trinity Cathedral in Accra on Tuesday for a successful tenure. The ceremony brought together officials of the Judicial Service, the clergy, politicians, family … Read more
A former boss of the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), Justice Emile Short, has said the outgoing Chief Justice performed “creditably” in her 10-year role as head of the judiciary. Mrs Wood retires officially today 8 June having attained the mandatory retirement age of 70 after serving as Ghana’s first female Chief … Read more
The Chief Justice, Theodora Georgina Wood, has officially today, Thursday, June 8, 2017 retired as the fourth most powerful person in Ghana after the President, Vice President and the Speaker of Parliament. Coincidentally, today also happens to be her 70th birthday. She will be replaced by Justice Sophia Akuffo. Georgina Theodora Wood, Ghana’s first female Chief Justice, … Read more
On one blistering afternoon in December 2011, in a law office in Ampomah Estates near Oyibi, there was a meeting of two men both named Francis. The older Francis was an ex-convict who had been detained for 14 years and had got his freedom through the Justice for All Programme. The younger Francis was a … Read more
A Supreme Court judge, Justice Jones Dotse, has charged security agencies to meticulous about investigations into the activities of persons arrested for their alleged involvement in ‘galamsey’ and pay attention to how the cases are prosecuted. These, he said, are critical if the state is to successfully prosecute the suspects. “If charges against suspects do … Read more
A Praise and Thanksgiving Service has been held in honour of Chief Justice, Georgina Wood, on Tuesday evening as she leaves office Thursday. She retires from office after 47 years of public service, part of which includes nine years as Chief Justice. Judicial Service Secretary, Justice Alex Poku-Acheampong, at the Thanksgiving Service expressed gratitude to … Read more
Georgina Wood was the first the female Chief Justice of Ghana, and the longest-serving Chief Justice It was a solemn and colourful ceremony at the Holy Trinity Cathedral as a thanksgiving service was observed in honour of Her Ladyship Georgina Theodora Wood, for a successful tenure as Ghana’s first female Chief Justice. The ceremony brought … Read more
It was a solemn and colourful ceremony at the Holy Trinity Cathedral as a thanksgiving service was observed in honour of Her Ladyship Georgina Theodora Wood, for a successful tenure as Ghana’s first female Chief Justice. The ceremony brought together officials of Ghana’s justice system, the clergy, politicians, family, friends and the general public to … Read more
US President Donald Trump has again lashed out at London Mayor Sadiq Khan over his assurances to Londoners following Saturday’s terror attack. He accused Mr Khan of offering a “pathetic excuse” for saying there was no reason for people to be alarmed. Mr Khan had in fact said people should not be alarmed by an … Read more
Arundhati Roy’s eagerly-awaited second novel goes on sale Tuesday, two decades after her prize-winning debut “The God of Small Things” propelled her to global fame and launched her career as an outspoken critic of injustice in her native India. Roy became the first Indian woman to win the prestigious Booker Prize with her 1997 work, … Read more
A Supreme Court Judge, Justice Jones Dotse, has blamed the problems of Ghana on the alarming rate at which most Ghanaians bend the laws of the country. According to him, while some people bend the rules for their personal gains, others are pressurised to vary the rules when it concerns certain people. In his view, … Read more
President Donald Trump on Monday seized on the London terror attack to demand the US ban on travelers from some Muslim countries be reinstated, sparking a diplomatic row with Britain and jeopardizing his legal defense of the measure in the process. In the wake of Saturday’s deadly attack, Trump renewed calls for a travel crackdown, … Read more
US President Donald Trump called Monday for a “much tougher version” of his travel ban and an “expedited” hearing for the measure before the Supreme Court. In a series of early morning tweets, the president also said the United States was already “extreme vetting” travelers coming into the country for safety reasons. “The Justice Dept. … Read more
A Supreme Court Judge, Justice Jones Dotse, has blamed the problems of Ghana on the alarming rate at which most Ghanaians bend the laws of the country. According to him, while some people bend the rules for their personal gains, others are pressurised to vary the rules when it concerns certain people. In his view, … Read more
Philippine opposition lawmakers on Monday asked the Supreme Court to reject President Rodrigo Duterte’s imposition of martial law in the south of the country, branding it unconstitutional. Duterte declared military rule across the region of Mindanao, home to about 20 million people, on May 23 to quell what he said was a fast-growing threat from … Read more
A social action group, One Ghana Movement is advocating for justice for persons who were affected in the June 3 twin disaster which happened at the Goil filling station in Accra some two years ago. Most of the families of the over 150 persons who lost their lives in the rain and fire explosion incident … Read more
President Donald Trump offered US help Saturday to Britain in response to reports of three violent incidents including a vehicle mowing down pedestrians on London Bridge. “Whatever the United States can do to help out in London and the U. K., we will be there – WE ARE WITH YOU. GOD BLESS!,” Trump wrote on … Read more
India captain Virat Kohli was adamant he had “no problems” with coach Anil Kumble amid reports of a damaging rift on the eve of the team’s Champions Trophy title defence. An extra layer of intrigue has been added to India’s opening match against Pakistan — already the most high-profile fixture in world cricket — in … Read more