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Police Inspector installed as Devt Chief
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A police Inspector (Insp), Rebecca Nana Ama Entsie has been installed as the Development Queen (Nkoso Hemaa), at Ekumfi Otuam at a colourful ceremony in the Central region.
Insp Entsie, an Administrator of the Central Cook House at the National Police Training School at Tesano in Accra now has the stool name Nana Ama Entsie I.
The new queen who earlier sworn an Oath of Allegiance before Nana Ama Ntwe III, Queen mother of Ekumfi Otuam, was accompanied by queens, elders, Asafo warriors and indigenes through the principal streets of the town amidst drumming, singing and firing of musketry.
The event which attracted guests including traditional rulers who featured in their colourful kente apparel and gold ornaments, personnel of the police service, expatriates, family and friends, was also to commemorate the 2023 Ekumfi Otuam festival.
Nana Ama Ntwe III in an interview with The Spectator assured the chiefs and people of Otuam of her determination to promote cultural values and ensure development in the community.
“I pledge to be faithful and loyal to the chiefs and people of Otuam, I promise I will serve all persons without discrimination and also work hard with the chiefs and queens to execute policies and programmes to better the lots of the people in the area,” she stressed.
The new Development Queen said she would partner stakeholders within Otuam and its environs to ensure discipline among the youth in the community and beyond.
Nana Ama Entsie I, promised to show good leadership skills and appealed to the people of Otuam to support her to discharge her duties effectively.
She thanked the Chiefs and people of the town for the confidence reposed in her and assured to collaborate to ensure development in Otuam.
From Anita Nyarko-Yirenkyi, Otuam
The Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, Dr. Dominic Ayine, has announced plans to introduce a new Bill to strengthen the legal framework for the discipline of lawyers in Ghana.
In an address read on his behalf by the Deputy Attorney-General at the opening of the 2026 Conference of the Ghana Bar Association, Dr. Ayine disclosed that the Bill is headed to Cabinet for review and approval before being laid before Parliament.
The proposed law, to be called the Legal Profession (Practitioners Standards Board) Bill, is expected to transform and strengthen the regulatory framework for disciplining lawyers to safeguard the rights of practitioners and promote public confidence in the profession.
According to the Attorney-General, when passed, the Bill will establish an independent Disciplinary Committee with clear rules of procedure and proposals on proportionate sanctions.
He explained that this marks a progressive departure from the existing framework where the Disciplinary Committee both investigates and adjudicates complaints. The Bill also proposes clear and strict procedural timelines for resolving grievances to avert prolonged deliberations that frustrate both clients and lawyers.
Secondly, Dr. Ayine noted that under the current framework, Superior Court judges sit on the Disciplinary Committee whose decisions, as quasi-judicial decisions, are subject to reviews and appeals in the same courts where these judges preside.
The new Bill seeks to eliminate this conflict of interest by creating a separately constituted Board composed of lay non-lawyers and professional representatives with guaranteed tenure.
The Attorney-General added that the Bill seeks to separate professional discipline from executive, judicial or competitive interference to ensure that disciplinary mechanisms are not weaponized against lawyers by clients, the Bench, or the State.
The introduction of the new law forms part of efforts by the Attorney-General to introduce reforms into the legal profession aimed at revolutionizing legal practice and training. It follows the passage of the Legal Education Act, 2026, which is currently at the implementation stage.
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Gov’t did not approve market near school — Stan Dogbe clears air on Ahafo Ano South market siting
Deputy Chief of Staff, Stan Xoese Dogbe has reacted to a viral video raising concerns about the siting of a market close to a school in the Ahafo Ano South District of the Ashanti Region.
In a post responding to the video, Mr. Dogbe said he has been in contact with the Ashanti Regional Minister, Dr. Frank Amoakohene, who he said is on top of the situation and has long since halted the construction process.
According to him, the decision to designate the said land near the school for the market was not a government decision.
“Once the development was brought to the RCC’s attention, the regional minister immediately asked that the process be stopped,” he stated.
Mr. Dogbe explained that the community currently has no available land space for the construction of the model market, which necessitated their choice of the location near the school.
He noted however that the community has been asked to find another, more suitable piece of land for the project to commence.
“We thank all for the interest in developmental issues in our communities,” he added.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
