Monthly Archives: January 2021

Coronavaccinatie gestart: dit moet je als Hagenaar weten

Het vaccineren tegen het coronavirus is woensdag 6 januari begonnen. Dat roept allemaal vragen op: vanaf wanneer krijgen inwoners een vaccinatie? Waar moet je zijn? Wanneer ben jij aan de beurt? Hier een overzicht van alles wat je moet weten over het coronavaccin in Den Haag.  De eerste vaccins worden woensdag 6 januari gezet in het Brabantse Veghel. In de dagen ...

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MPs were behaving like teenagers – Boakye Agyarko on Speaker election fracas

Former Energy Minister, Boakye Agyarko, has described Members of Parliament(MPs) as pubescent [teenage] boys and girls who misconducted themselves and therefore must be corrected. According to the former Director of Campaign of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, he was saddened and dismayed by the misconduct of the MPs prior to their swearing-in on Thursday dawn to commence work of the ...

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Less than 2 million Ghanaians pay tax – GACC

About 1.5 million out of the six million eligible Ghanaian taxpayers pay tax, allotting Ghana one of the lowest tax to Gross Domestic Product (GDP) ratio in Africa. Ghana, therefore, has a lot to do to meet the Sub-Saharan average target of 17 per cent which is above the nation’s 13 per cent mark as her various governments have over ...

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Full list of NPP leadership for 8th Parliament

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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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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