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First Deputy Speaker overturns Speaker Bagbin’s rulings Suit filed against Joe Osei Owusu’s rulings Seven-member Supreme Court panel to issue landmark ruling on March 9 The Supreme Court of Ghana has set March 9, 2022, to rule on whether a Deputy Speaker presiding on the business of parliament has the right to participate in a vote on a matter before the house. ...

Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, in his presentation of the 2022 budget announced the implementation of a 1.75% electronic transaction levy. Since this announcement was made by the minister, there have been so many backlashes leading to a delay in its passage. Despite stiff opposition, government still remains resolute in passing the bill saying the e-levy will help with a lot ...

Civil works on Komenda Sugar Factory to be completed in March 2022 Komenda Sugar Factory recommissioned in 2016 Cabinet approves strategic investor for Komenda Sugar Factory President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has disclosed that the defunct Komenda Sugar Factory located in the central region will resume operations by April this year. According to him, the civil works on the factory are expected ...

Adwoa Safo absent from parliament Calls grow for Dome Kwabenya seat to be declared vacant Majority Leader speaks on Adwoa Safo’s absence The Majority Leader of Parliament, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, has described the reasons given by the Member of Parliament for Dome Kwabenya, Sarah Adwoa Safo, for her continuous absence as unclear. The absence of Adwoa Safo from parliament has led to various ...

Employment minister answers questions on unemployment Aggrieved NABCo beneficiaries demonstrate NABCo beneficiaries call for better conditions of service About 38,000 beneficiaries of the government’s Nation Builders Corps (NABCo) program secured permanent jobs before the expiration of their three-year tenures, the Minister of Employment and Labour Relations has stated. Ignatius Baffour-Awuah was speaking on the floor of parliament in relation to matters ...

French ambassador wants young Ghanaians to stay home and build the country Ann Sophie-Ave speaks at KNUST event Ambassador Sophie-Ave clarifies her role in issuance of visas French Ambassador to Ghana, Anne Sophie-Ave, ha advised young Ghanaians to stay home and build Ghana because there is no place like home. She made the comments while addressing students this week (February ...

The Director of Communications of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Yaw Buaben Asamoa, has said the E-levy proposal has been accepted by many people in principle. What is is left is for the communicators of the party to deepen the explanation and conversation on the benefits of the proposal to Ghanaians he said. Speaking at a press conference in Kumasi ...

Mr Alexander Afenyo-Markin, Deputy Majority Leader has informed Parliament that the Minister for Communications and officials of the National Identification Authority (NIA) have been invited to update members on the ongoing registration of citizens for the “Ghana Card”. He explained that the NIA officials would engage the House during the Committee of the Whole meeting on Wednesday, February 23, 2022. ...

Veteran Journalist and Pollster, Benjamin Emmanuel Ephson, popularly known as Ben Ephson, has urged the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) to allow the NPP government to pass the controversial E-Levy so they solely bear the so-called electoral consequences. According to him, the NPP government has about two years to either retain power or leave and so they should be allowed to implement ...

Ghana signs up to ICAO Public Key Directory platform Government celebrates Ghana Card being used as e-Passport ICAO says it has no power to make Ghana Card an e-passport Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has spoken for the first time about the Ghana Card – e-Passport issue that has become topical in recent weeks. While stressing the importance of the ...