Amid uncertainty over which party takes control of parliament as the Majority, the New Patriotic Party has named its members for leadership positions in the house. The National Council of the party met on Monday, December 4, 2021, to firm up proposals by the party’s Steering Committee. The Council overwhelmingly accepted the recommendations and settled on them as their leaders ...
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FULL TEXT: President Akufo-Addo’s second-term inaugural address
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo today, Thursday, January 7, 2021, took his second term oath of office as President of the Republic of Ghana in Parliament. The president having been sworn in, will be head of state for another four years ending on January 7, 2025, having already led the country for four years between 2017 to 2021. The president ...
Read More »Put MPs on pension schemes and SSNIT – Professor advises
Professor of Law and Governance at Kings University College, Kwame Agyenim- Boateng has championed the institution of pension schemes for Members of Parliament (MP) retiring from the house. According to him, the paying of huge sums to Parliamentarians at the dissolution of every parliament is an unhealthy practice which retards Ghana’s development. “We need special funds for parliamentarians bowing out ...
Read More »FDA cautions radio stations against advertisement of sexual enhancement drugs
Radio stations in the Ashanti Region have been warned against the advertisement of sexual enhancement medicines on their platforms. The warning by the regional branch of the Food and Drug Authority (FDA) follows the continuous flouting of the directive laid down by the regulatory body by some radio networks. According to the Head of the Ashanti Regional FDA, Nora Narkie ...
Read More »High Court ruling against NDC MP-elect excellent – Gary Nimako
Private legal practitioner, Gary Nimako, has welcomed an order issued to the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament-elect for Assin North, James Gyakye Quayson, that he cannot hold himself as MP-elect for the constituency. Mr Nimako who was in court on Wednesday, January 6 told journalists after proceedings that the court delivered the right judgment in the case. A ...
Read More »Coronavaccin Moderna goedgekeurd: tweede vaccin voor Nederland in aantocht
Het coronavaccin van Moderna is vandaag goedgekeurd door het Europees Geneesmiddelen Agentschap (EMA). Dat betekent dat het vaccin in Europa de markt op kan. Nederland heeft ruim 6 miljoen vaccins besteld bij de Amerikaanse farmaceut, waarmee ongeveer 3 miljoen mensen gevaccineerd kunnen worden. Stephen Friedrichs 6 jan. 2021 Laatste update: 17:10 35 undefined ADVERTENTIE Gesponsord door: Holland America Line Boek ...
Read More »Klutse Avedzi, Afenyo Markin ‘clash’ ahead of parliament dissolution
With hours to the dissolution of the 7th parliament, the question of who is going to sit on the right or left of the Speaker of Parliamentstill hangs. Who forms the majority and who forms the minority, with both the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) with 137 seats? This is what brought up a heated ...
Read More »Key expectations for Ghana’s commercial aviation in 2021
Forecast by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) suggests that the global aviation industry’s full recovery compared to that of 2019 levels is not expected anytime soon until 2024. In spite of these projections, domestically, Ghana seems to have made some strong gains in the aviation sector recovery even in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic so far. As days ...
Read More »Public urged to patronise greenhouse technology vegetables
The public, including restaurant operators, has been advised to patronise greenhouse vegetables to guarantee human safety and wellbeing. Mr. Abobo Alphonsus, the Upper West Regional Schedule Officer for the Greenhouse Project, noted that with the greenhouse technology, the market was guaranteed safe vegetables because most of the mineral elements used in production were organic. Mr. Alphonsu gave the advice during ...
Read More »MPs want salaries increased to Ghc21k
Members of Parliament are demanding an increase in their emoluments and are also pushing for salaries to be pegged with that of an Appeals Court Judge. The move follows controversy surrounding the end of service benefits for MPs. Parliament rejected a report on the executive from the committee on emoluments demanding changes to their own packages which is approved by ...
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