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COMPLYING WITH THE BUILDING LAWS OF GHANA
Posted on July 30, 2015 Leave a Comment
By: Emmanuel Mate-Kole, Esq. and Kow Essuman, Esq. INTRODUCTION This short article focuses on the legal framework regarding unauthorized buildings in Ghana. The laws that we will consider in our discussion include the Towns Act, 1892 (Cap 86), Local Government Act, 1993 (Act 462) and National Building Regulations, 1996 (LI 1630). We do not intend […]
My Journey To The World Economic Forum On Africa 2015
Posted on July 27, 2015 Leave a Comment
Better late than never, right? I should have written this blog immediately I got back from Cape Town but I have not had the chance to do so. Plus, I wanted to ensure that I put some effort in putting together an interesting story so that you could enjoy reading it, just as I enjoyed […]
Prempeh College – The Greatest School In Ghana
Posted on July 11, 2015 10 Comments
Everyone wants to be part of the best. Everyone wants to be part of the winning team. When I was a child, I watched the first edition of the National Science and Maths Quiz, which was won by Prempeh College. This was 1994. I had no idea which secondary school I intended to attend at […]
Smart Suits, Fine Legal Brain
Posted on July 10, 2015 Leave a Comment
By Anny OSABUTEY Kow Essuman loves to dress smart for work, and he has an excellent work ethic to reflect that. On the day we met for a chat, he talked passionately about Ghana and the forces that got him out of a rather comfortable life in England and the United States of America, where […]
Lethal Injection Is Not Cruel And Unusual Punishment – SCOTUS
Posted on June 29, 2015 1 Comment
Earlier today, the Supreme Court of the United States confirmed the use of a lethal injection as a way to execute a convicted person. The Supreme Court found that the use of a lethal injection was not in violation of the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution of the United States, particularly the ban on cruel and unusual punishment.