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FULL TEXT: President Akufo-Addo’s 2023 Christmas message

Business News of Monday, 25 December 2023 Source: www.ghanaweb.com play videoPresident Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo For onto us, a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called wonderful counselor, mighty God, everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Of the greatness of his government and peace, there will be ...

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2023 in Retrospect: My wife is corrupt, she can’t be Ghana’s First Lady with this attitude – Ken Agyapong

General News of Tuesday, 26 December 2023 Source: www.ghanaweb.com   Member of Parliament for Assin Central Kennedy Agyapong In her efforts to shield a health worker accused of corruption, Stella Wilson Agyapong, the wife of prominent politician and presidential hopeful Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, incurred his wrath. The health worker in question allegedly exploited a woman at a government hospital, leading to ...

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Majority Leader expresses concern over MPs absenteeism

Politics of Monday, 25 December 2023 Source: GNA Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, the Majority Leader and Leader Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, the Majority Leader and Leader of Government Business in Parliament, has expressed concern over absenteeism among the Members of Parliament (MPs) and lateness to the Chamber by some of those who report for parliamentary business. That, he said, continued to be a major challenge to ensuring effective ...

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Parliament passes landmark Emissions Levy Bill before rising for Christmas

Business News of Monday, 25 December 2023 Source: GNA The bill is to promote the use of eco-friendly technologies and green energy Parliament has passed the Emissions Levy Bill, 2023, as part of efforts to reduce Ghana’s Carbon Dioxide Emissions and help raise some domestic revenue for the government. The bill is to promote the use of eco-friendly technologies and green energy, ...

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NPP primaries: Meet the five long-serving MPs who have bowed out

General News of Monday, 25 December 2023 Source: www.ghanaweb.complay videoClick Here to Watch in Twi The New Patriotic Party (NPP) having conducted parliamentary primaries in orphan constituencies, will be holding another round of primaries to elect parliamentary candidates in some 137 constituencies where it has serving parliamentarians. Ahead of the primaries to be held in January 2024, the party has opened ...

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Project funds not utilised will be taken back to the USA by June 2024 – World Bank to Ghana

Business News of Monday, 25 December 2023 Source: www.ghanaweb.com World Bank Country Director in Ghana, Frank Pierre Laporte The World Bank Country Director, Frank Pierre Laporte, has said that project funds allocated to Ghana that have not been utilised will be sent back to the United States of America by June 2024. According to him, this policy aims to encourage countries ...

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You don’t read – Afenyo and Adongo clash over VAT Amendment Bill

General News of Saturday, 23 December 2023 Source: www.ghanaweb.com play videoDeputy Majority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin A heated exchange occurred between Deputy Majority Leader, Alexander Afenyo Markin, and Ranking Member of Finance, Isaac Adongo, during the parliamentary debate on the VAT Amendment Bill. Accusing Adongo of not reading the document, Afenyo Markin rebutted Adongo’s claim that the VAT Amendment Bill sought to impose ...

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2024 Budget: Parliament passes Appropriation Bill, 2023

Business News of Saturday, 23 December 2023 Source: GNA                          Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta Parliament on Saturday passed the Appropriation Bill, 2023, to allow Government to withdraw GH¢259.05 billion to meet its expenditure for the 2024 financial year. The amount will be withdrawn from the Consolidated Fund and other public funds ...

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SML breaks silence on alleged US$100 million government contract

Business News of Wednesday, 20 December 2023 Source: www.ghanaweb.com Managing Director of SML, Christian Sottie Strategic Mobilisation Ghana Limited (SML) has strongly refuted allegations of being awarded a 10-year government contract, asserting that the duration of the contract is, in fact, five years. Dismissing claims made in a documentary by an Accra-based media outfit, SML challenged them to produce any contract ...

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Majority Leader shoots down EC’s proposals for reforms for election 2024

General News of Thursday, 21 December 2023 Source: kasapafmonline.com Majority Leader of Parliament Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu Majority leader Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu has led Parliament in shooting down reform proposals from the Electoral Commission for the 2024 elections. The Chairperson of the Commission Mrs. Jean Adukwei Mensah has announced a number of reforms including closing polls at 3pm and doing away with the indelible ink. On Tuesday in the District ...

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