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The government says it has no intention to legalise same-sex relationship, hours after it came under pressure to make public its position on the matter. Information Minister, Mustapha Hamid told Joy News Monday homosexuality continues to be unacceptable because there is no “cultural orientation” that supports it in Ghana. Although he admitted a society’s culture could change to reflect modern ...

A gay and a lesbian in Ghana have called on the government not to legalize homosexuality since their security cannot be guaranteed even if it is decriminalized. The call follows President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s response to gay and lesbian rights in Ghana in an interview on Al Jazeera. Mr. Akufo-Addo had said there was no sufficient advocacy to force ...

General Superintendent for the Assemblies of God Church, Rev. Dr. Paul Frimpong Manso has said there is no way President Akufo-Addo will legalize homosexuality because he is not gay. In an answer to a question in an interview with Aljazeera on why Ghana’s laws still criminalize homosexuality, President Akufo-Addo said: “This is the socio-cultural issue if you like…I don’t believe ...

The General Legal Council (GLC) has suspended lawyers Charles Owusu Juanah and Kwame Amoako from legal practice for a period of two years each commencing from 24 November 2017. The two lawyers were charged with three counts under Rule 9 (4) of the Legal Profession (Professional Conduct and Etiquette) Rules, 1969 L.I. 613. They are from the Chambers. The letter ...

President Nana Akufo-Addo’s recent comments on homosexuality during an interview with Al Jazeera are not dissimilar from former President John Mahama’s, former Commissioner on the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), Mr Emile Short, has said. In his interview, President Akufo-Addo said changing Ghana’s laws to legalise homosexuality is not a matter which is “on the agenda” but ...

General Overseer of God’s Crown Chapel, Prophet Reindolph Oduro Gyebi has sent a word of caution to Ghanaians to be steadfast in prayer as more mysterious deaths are going to occur during this year’s Christmas. According to him, some evil people will distribute monies and clothes that they have kept in cemeteries as part of a ritual to claim more ...

International Evangelist and President of the Worldwide Miracle Outreach, Rev. Dr. Lawrence Tetteh has strongly rejected the idea of legalizing homosexuality in Ghana. Dr. Tetteh’s lucid rejection of homosexuality comes after President Akufo-Addo stated that legalising homosexuality in Ghana is not an urgent concern to Ghanaians at the moment, but it is “bound to happen if there’s an overwhelming demand ...

The government has released GH¢ 100, 000, 000 to caterers of the Ghana School Feeding Programme to ease crisis facing the sector. The money is to defray the “remaining 44 days of arrears owed them for the second term and 56 days of the third term of 2016/2017 academic year respectively.” The aggrieved caterers stormed the Gender Minister late October ...

Former President John Dramani Mahama has taken a swipe at President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for rushing to implement the free Senior High School (SHS) policy, hinting of a possible reversal of the programme by a future National Democratic Congress (NDC) government since it is not mandatory. “Why should the government introduce free education now when the Constitution says it ...

French President Emmanuel Macron starts his first tour of Africa on Monday. He is to visit Ghana, Burkina Faso and Côte d’Ivoire in an effort to revitalise France’s image on the continent. Macron’s advisers say he hopes to modernise France’s relations with Africa by emphasising business links, education and sport rather than development aid. Although Macron has pledged to increase ...