General News of Saturday, 15 June 2024 Source: classfmonline.com Fifi Fiavi Kwetey, General Secretary, NDC The main opposition party, the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has announced its opposition to any attempts by the Majority in Parliament to pass a law that would protect the legacy of President Nana Akufo-Addo. NDC General Secretary, Fifi Kwetey, described the proposed law to support ...
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Debt relief deal paves way for critical infrastructure investment
Business News of Thursday, 13 June 2024 Source: thebftonline.com Minister of Finance, Dr. Mohammed Amin Adam, The government has secured debt service relief that will free up resources for crucial infrastructure investments. Minister of Finance, Dr. Mohammed Amin Adam, during a press briefing following the formalisation of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with bilateral creditors, announced that the agreement reschedules ...
Read More »Cap the size of parliament to 277 – Constitutional Review Consultative Committee
General News of Thursday, 13 June 2024 Source: www.ghanaweb.com Ghana’s parliament A draft report from the Constitutional Review Consultative Committee has been presented to the Minister for Parliamentary Affairs. The report includes a significant recommendation to cap the size of parliament at 277 members. The proposed amendment to Article 93 of the Constitution reads: “There shall be a Parliament of Ghana which shall ...
Read More »Signs in the country do not assure hope – Bagbin laments youth joblessness, hopelessness
General News of Wednesday, 12 June 2024 Source: www.ghanaweb.com Speaker of Parliament, Alban Kingsford Sumani Bagbin The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has called for immediate and collaborative action in executing the duties imposed on members of the House. In his opening remarks following Parliament‘s return from break on Tuesday, June 11, 2024, the Speaker noted with concern the happenings in the ...
Read More »NPP’s Owusu-Bempah drags Okudzeto Ablakwa to CHRAJ over indulging in profitable enterprise without permission
General News of Tuesday, 11 June 2024 Source: www.ghanaweb.com Ernest Owusu-Bempah and Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa The Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has been dragged to the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), by the Deputy Director of Communications of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Ernest Owusu-Bempah Bonsu. The petition is for CHRAJ to probe the MP over his ...
Read More »EU condemns tax on lottery wins
Business News of Monday, 10 June 2024 Source: thebftonline.com National Lottery Authority The European Lotteries has expressed disapproval of governments taxing lottery wins and slapping levies on the gaming industry. European Lotteries Head of Legal, Phillipe Vlaemminck, speaking to the B&FT during a training programme on responsible gaming hosted by the National Lottery Authority (NLA) in Accra said: “Lottery ...
Read More »Ambulance Case: Minority indicates boycott of parliament anytime Ato Forson is in court
General News of Tuesday, 11 June 2024 Source: www.ghanaweb.com The Minority in Parliament has announced their decision to boycott parliamentary proceedings whenever their leader, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, is required to attend court sessions for the ongoing ambulance trial. This decision comes in response to the refusal of the presiding High Court judge, Justice Afia Serwah Asare-Botwe, to grant a request ...
Read More »Singapore Airlines biedt alle passagiers op vlucht met hevige turbulentie financiële compensatie
Singapore Airlines heeft passagiers die aan boord zaten van het vliegtuig dat op de route van Londen naar Singapore in mei ernstige turbulentie ondervond een schadevergoeding aangeboden, zo zei de luchtvaartmaatschappij dinsdag. Buitenlandredactie 11 jun. 2024 Laatste update: 08:57 Passagiers die lichtgewond raakten, krijgen een bedrag van 10.000 dollar (een kleine 9300 euro) aangeboden. Degenen met ernstig letsel kunnen over een aanbod van ...
Read More »Vrouwen brengen meer tijd in mindere gezondheid door: ‘Opvallend en zorgelijk’
Foto ter illustratie. © Taina Monteiro Vrouwen in Nederland leven gemiddeld langer dan mannen, maar zij brengen een groter deel van hun leven door in een minder goede gezondheid. Dat blijkt uit nieuwe cijfers van het Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS). Jurriaan Nolles 04-06-24, 00:01 Laatste update: 04-06-24, 11:08 ,,Dat is opvallend, en ook zorgelijk’’, zegt Ton Wilthagen, hoogleraar arbeidsmarkt van de Universiteit ...
Read More »Vrouwen brengen meer tijd in mindere gezondheid door: ‘Opvallend en zorgelijk’
GroenLinks-PvdA-leider Frans Timmermans. © ANP GroenLinks-PvdA is met acht zetels officieel de grootste Nederlandse partij geworden in het Europees Parlement. Dat blijkt uit de definitieve uitslag van de Europese verkiezingen. De PVV komt uit op zes zetels, eentje minder dan werd voorspeld in de exitpoll van de NOS. Elodie Verweij 09-06-24, 23:08 Laatste update: 10-06-24, 09:29 Waar de PVV van Geert Wilders in november nog ...
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