The Parliamentary Service has shot down allegations of bias levelled against Parliament during the debate on the 2022 Budget Statement and Economic Policy. The Service in a statement said “Parliament of Ghana, in consonance with the 1992 Constitution and the Standing Orders, is going through the processes that govern the presentation of the budget and […] The post 2022
Parliament has rejected government’s 2022 Budget Statement and Economic Policy read in the House by the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, last week. A walkout by the Majority from Parliament on Friday, November 26, 2021, did not prevent the House from continuing with the business of the day. Members on the majority side staged a walkout […] The post Parliament rejects
Members on the Majority side of Parliament staged a walkout during processes to approve the 2022 budget in the House on Friday, November 26, 2021. This follows a disagreement over a directive by the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, for non-MPs to vacate the Chamber. Parliament had rejected the 2022 budget following a voice vote. […] The post Majority stages
The leadership of the Coalition of Private Transport Operators has postponed its intended strike scheduled for November 29, 2021, to Wednesday, December 1, 2021. According to the union, the decision was taken after it had an emergency meeting on November 25 with the government with assurances that fuel prices would be reduced in the next […] The post GPRTU reschedules
The Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development, Hawa Koomson says this year’s National Best Fisher will receive a two-bedroom apartment. She said the apartment would be constructed at the preferred location of the award winner. The Minister said this when she received items from three companies namely; CCT-Group, Goodness Energy Company Limited, and WE2 Sea […] The post National
Ghana’s leading total beverage business, Guinness Ghana, this week signed a landmark partnership contract with Coliba Ghana at a short ceremony at its Achimota site to set up plastic Buy-back Centres in Accra and Kumasi to collect plastic bottles after consumer use. The partnership with Coliba is in line with Guinness Ghana’s agenda to become […] The post Guinness
Everyone loves a good meal, new clothes, and the latest gadgets. But let me ask you this simple question, how do you dispose the packaging that comes with it? Your Koko rubber, shopping bags, water bottles, gift boxes and Waakye leaves cause problems for the environment when you don’t dispose of them properly? Where did […] The post Where does your trash go? Is
A job fair has been organised by the Youth Advocacy on Rights and Opportunities (YARO) in partnership with the Friedrich- Ebert-Stiftung Foundation at Bole in the Savannah Region. The fair which began on Wednesday 24th November 2021 will end on Saturday 27th November 2021. The fair is to fill the information gap between government agencies […] The post Savannah
The Minority in Parliament is unwavering in its opposition against the Agyapa Royalties deal, despite the government’s decision to restructure it. The Minority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu, during the final debate on the Budget Statement and Economic Policy of the government for the year ending 31st December 2022, said the Minority caucus will kick against attempts […] The post Don’t
The drivers of five vehicles have been captured by the Motor Traffic Monitoring and Surveillance Centre of the Ghana Police Service for various road irregularities. The drivers engaged in road traffic offences including unauthorized stopping, dangerous driving that posed danger to pedestrians, and other motorists. They were captured in snapshots and video footage along the […] The post Police
A total of 5,534 girls under 20 years, in the Upper East Region, got pregnant in the first 10 months of 2021, the Catholic Health Service of the Navrongo-Bolgatanga Diocesan Development Organisation (NABOCADO) has said. Mr Peter Akudugu Ayamba, the Primary Healthcare Coordinator of NABOCADO who made this known at a stakeholder forum organised by […] The post Upper
The Volta Caucus in Parliament has taken on the government for failing to allocate some funds in the 2022 budget for the construction of the Blekusu Sea Defense project. Hundreds of homes and other properties were destroyed in a tidal wave that hit part of the Volta Region earlier this month. The Works and Housing […] The post Volta Caucus unhappy
Dear Sir, Following the revocation of the licenses of 347 microfinance and 23 savings and loans institutions by bank of Ghana, the same were placed on government bail-out under your receivership in August 2019. Regrettably, some customers especially Fund Managers including state owned Fund managers, have still not received the full payment of their locked-up […] The post Open
The Speaker of Ghana’s Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has suspended proceedings in the House for 30 minutes awaiting the presence of the Majority side in the main chamber. Members of Parliament from the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) have failed to show up for today’s sittings, where the House is expected to conclude the debate on […] The post Budget
The Speaker of Ghana’s Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has suspended proceedings in the House for 30 minutes awaiting the presence of the Majority side in the main chamber. Members of Parliament from the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) have failed to show up for today’s sittings, where the House is expected to conclude the debate on […] The post Budget
A Deputy Minister of Health, Alhaji Mahama Asei Seini, has suggested that vaccination cards could become essential for travel and movement during the Christmas holidays. When asked about the surge in cases outside Ghana, Mr. Seini referenced the importance of vaccination cards in travel outside Ghana. For example, Slovakia has gone into a two-week lockdown, […] The post COVID-19
Organisers of the #FixTheCountry protest against aspects of the 2022 budget have said they are disappointed in the Police for not allowing all the protestors entry into the premises of Parliament. The protestors were stopped by the Police at the entrance, and only five of them were allowed entry into the premises to present their […] The post #FixTheCountry
Right To Play is appealing to the government, district education officials, parents and caregivers to eliminate all forms of violence against girls and boys in Ghana as it joins the world to mark the 16 days of Activism Against Sexual and Gender-based Violence (SGBV). The international organisation has asked Ghanaian law enforcement authorities to unleash […] The post Right
The office of the Attorney General has asked to take over prosecution in the case where a Senior Lecturer of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, KNUST, Dr. Wilberforce Aggrey, is standing trial for his alleged involvement in the supposed disappearance of his wife, Rhodaline Amoah-Darko. This is according to the prosecutor handling […] The post AG
The Graduates Students’ Association of Ghana (GRASAG), has dissociated itself from the National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS) on its position on the controversial e-levy proposed in the 2022 Budget Statement and Economic Policy. The Finance Minister in reading the budget on Wednesday, November 17, 2021, announced the introduction of a 1.75% tax on all […] The post GRASAG
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