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Parliament Approves Whistleblower Amendment Bill

28-Jul-2023 Parliament has given its approval to the Whistleblower (Amendment) Bill, 2023. This is captured in a newspaper report by the Daily Graphic dated July 28, 2023. The primary objective of this bill, according to the report, is to amend the existing Whistleblower Act, 2006 (Act 720) to enhance the funding sources for the Whistleblower Reward Fund. The Attorney-General (A-G) ...

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All contracts with 10,832 school feeding caterers have expired – Government

Business News of Tuesday, 1 August 2023 Source: rainbowradioonline.com   Gender Minister, Lariba Zuweira Abudu The contracts of school feeding caterers have expired, according to Lariba Zuweira Abudu, Minister for Gender, Children, and Social Protection. The Minister, who is also the Member of Parliament for Walewale, revealed this when she appeared before Parliament on Tuesday, August 1, 2023, to answer questions. She told the House ...

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Bank of Ghana explains what caused over GH¢60 billion loss in 2022

Business News of Wednesday, 2 August 2023 Disclaimer Source: bog.gov.gh   Bank of Ghana | File photo The Bank of Ghana reported a Loss of GH¢60.8 billion. What is driving this huge loss: The main reason for this huge loss is the impairment of the holding of marketable Government stocks and non-marketable instruments of Government all being held in the books of the Bank ...

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Second round DDEP will not impact BoG balance sheet – Director of Research

Business News of Wednesday, 2 August 2023 Source: www.ghanaweb.com   Director of Research at the Bank of Ghana, Dr Philip Abradu-Otoo has said the Central Bank will not be impacted by the second round of Domestic Debt Exchange Programme launched by the government. He explained that some three instruments consisting of marketable instruments, non-instruments and COCOBOD bills largely contributed to the ...

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NPP primaries: Ama Sey seeks Akwatia comeback

Politics of Wednesday, 2 August 2023 Source: www.ghanaweb.com Ama Sey was a member of the 7th Parliament on the ticket of the NPP Mercy Adu-Gyamfi, popularly known as Ama Sey, the former New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament for Akwatia in the Eastern Region, has announced her determination to recapture the seat from the National Democratic Congress (NDC) come 2024. Ama Sey was elected ...

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US$1m, €300k stolen from Cecilia Dapaah’s home at Abelemkpe – Court told

General News of Friday, 21 July 2023 Source: www.ghanaweb.com Cecilia Abena Dapaah, Minister for Sanitation and Water Resources Two house helps, 18-year-old Patience Botwe and 30-year-old Sarah Agyei, are currently facing charges before an Accra Circuit Court for their alleged involvement in the theft of significant sums of money and personal belongings belonging to Cecilia Abena Dapaah, Minister for Sanitation and ...

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Hung parliament has brought out the worse in MPs – Deputy Speaker

General News of Friday, 21 July 2023 Source: www.ghanaweb.com   play videoFirst Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Joseph Osei-Owusu First Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Joseph Osei-Owusu, has condemned the current parliament as the worst in the nation’s history. The scathing criticism comes in the wake of recent actions by the minority caucus, which have hindered legislative progress. The contentious incident that triggered Joe ...

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Boakye Agyarko narrates events that led to his sack, cites Bawumia, Gabby, Atta Akyea, Addison, others

  The former Minister of Energy, Boakye Agyarko, has narrated the supposed events that led to his sacking in 2020. Speaking in an interview with Kumasi-based Asanteman FM, Agyarko said that he was forced to vacate his position because of the re-negotiation of the 250 megawatt Ameri Power deal. According to him, some leading figures in the Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo ...

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ECOWAS Court dismisses suit against Aygapa Royalties deal

Business News of Thursday, 13 July 2023 Source: www.ghanaweb.com Godfred Yeboah Dame, Attorney-General and Minister for Justice The ECOWAS Community Court of Justice (CCJ) has thrown out a law suit brought against the Government of Ghana seeking to challenge the propriety of a Gold Royalties Monetisation Transaction also known as the Agyapa deal. This is according to a report by Graphic.com.gh ...

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