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GAPNEWS Akyem Abuakwa sits on time bomb due to chieftaincy disputes. There was wild jubilation in many communities in Akyem which are experiencing chieftaincy disputes due to the incessant unlawful enstoolments and destoolments of chiefs by the Okyenhene; Osagyefuo Amoatia Ofori Panin Ii, Kyebi Executive Council and Akyem Abuakwa Traditional Council . The reason being the quashing of destoolment of the Akyem Hemanhene; Osabarima Prof. Mmirikisi Atta Apori Ii who has dedicated his life to fighting against environmental degradation in his area in particular and Ghana in general by a Koforidua High Court. Many of the litigating parties in over forty communities who as a result of lack of money to further pursue petitions they lodged before the Judicial Councils of the Akyem Abuakwa. Eastern Regional, National Houses of Chiefs and the traditional courts praised the Hemanhene for good work done. They did not have money to pursue their cases at t...

GAPNEWS Koforidua court quashes Okyenhene’s destoolment of Akyem Hemanghene The Division of Koforidua High Court has quashed the destoolment of Chief of Akyem Hemang Osabarima Prof. Mirikissi Apori Atta by the Okyenhene Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panin II, President of Akyem Abuakwa Traditional Council on July 1, 2019. The Court, presided over by Her Ladyship, Mrs Justice Cecilia N.S. Davis in a 32 page Judgment delivered on April 3, 2020, declared that the decision by the Akyem Abuakwa Traditional Council as announced by Okyenhene Osagyefuo Amoatia Ofori Panin destooling the Chief of Akyem Hemang for failing to appear before the council is ” null and void and of no legal effect and the said decision is quashed” The Court also awarded a cost of Gh10,000 against Akyem Abuakwa Traditional Council and Okyenhene in favour of Chief of Akyem Hemang. On Monday 1st July 2019 Okyenhene Osagyefuo Amoatia Ofori Panin announced the destoolment of Akyem Hemang Chief at Ofori...

GAPNEWS Ghana moves to capture US$2.4bn China soya market. The hefty tariff on soybeans from the United States has caused a 17 percent import decrease of the produce into China in February 2019, being the lowest level recorded since 2015, General Administration of Customs – Chinese statistical agency, has revealed. In 2017, U.S. soybean exports to China reached a volume of US$14.573 billion. Currently, the United States is the world’s largest soybean producer and second largest exporter, after Brazil. On the other hand, China is the world’s largest importer of soybeans – imported 91 million tonnes in 2018 market year as against 94 million tones the previous year. This suggests that the trade war between the two largest economies has created the opportunity for more than US$2.4 billion market share of soybeans that countries producing it can compete. Although, imports of soybean to China has reduced by 17 percent, this does not mean that consumption has reduced in similar terms...