2023 Budget to be presented on November, 24
By: Augustus Acquaye The Majority Chief Whip Frank Annor Dompreh has reiterated that the 2023 budget will be presented on Thursday, November 24. The ensuing debate will be on Tuesday, November 29. Mr. Dompreh made this known when he presented the business statement for next week to Parliament. Minority Leader Haruna Idrissu wondered whether the […]
Housing Ministry denies jurisdiction over National Cathedral
By Edzorna Francis Mensah Parliament was thrown into a chaotic scene when the Ministry of Works and Housing noted that it has no jurisdiction over construction of the controversial National Cathedral. When asked to answer questions about the construction of the National Cathedral, Deputy Minister Abdulai Abanga and MP for Binduri claimed that his ministry […]
Technology in Justice Delivery is the way to go- Chief Justice Anin-Yeboah
By: Akosua Frema Frempong The Chief Justice, Justice Kwasi Anin Yeboah says Ghana has come too far in the democratic trajectory to allow the process to be derailed. He pointed out Freedom, Rule of Law and Justice, as the main pillars. In his view, what is more important now to sustain Ghana’s democracy in the […]
BOST should help fishermen with their operations- MP
By Issac Asare Member of Parliament for Odododiodio, Edwin Nii Lante Vanderpuye says debt owed the Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation (BOST), which is a strategic stock location for the supply and distribution of premix fuel, should not be used as a yardstick to defend its inability to assist fisherfolk with the scarce commodity to […]
Fisheries Ministry blames BDCs for shortage of premix fuel in Ketu South
By: Edzorna Francis Mensah The Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development has put the blame on the Bulk Distribution Companies (BDCs) for the shortage of Premix fuel in Ketu South. Madam Koomson was responding to a question asked by MP for Ketu South, Abla Dzifa Gomashie about what the Ministry is doing to address the […]
70 Years of Women Policing in Ghana
By Dr. Nana Sifa Twum, Communications Consultant This year, 2022, marks the 70th Anniversary of the recruitment of the first female police officer in Ghana. Rosemond Asiama Nkansah, popularly known as Policewoman One (PW/1) together with 11 other women, were enlisted into the Gold Coast Police Force on September 1, 1952, as the leader at […]
Neurosurgical equipment for conjoined babies at Greater Accra Regional Hospital inaugurated
By: Hannah Dadzie Minister of Health, Kwaku Agyeman Manu has inaugurated advanced neurosurgical equipment for conjoined babies at the Greater Accra Regional Hospital. The equipment includes Curettes used for precise and delicate microsurgery. The neurosurgical equipment which is the first in West Africa will not only used to separate conjoined babies but other related neurosurgical […]
Anti-LGBT Bill: AG says some portions are unconstitutional
By: Clifford Okyere An official opinion piece from the Office of the Attorney-General and Ministry of Justice addressed to the Chairman of the Committee on Constitutional, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs on the government’s position on the Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill, 2021, says some portions are unconstitutional and violate […]
Funding for National Cathedral came from Contingency Vault and not Contingency Fund – Ken Ofori-Atta clears air
By: Henrietta Afful Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta says he has not withdrawn funds from the Contingency Fund for the President’s National Cathedral project. Addressing members of the Ad hoc committee in Parliament House today, November 18, 2022, the Finance Minister indicated that funding for the National Cathedral comes from the Contingency Vote and not the […]
‘I AM TRULY SORRY’- Ken Ofori-Atta apologizes to Ghanaians over hardship
By Clifford Okyere Finance Minister, Ken Ofori Atta has acknowledged the current hardship encountered by Ghanaians and rendered an apology before he began his response to the charges leveled against him leading to his Censure. He added that ‘it was the first time in the history of Parliamentary affairs that a Minister has been censured’, […]
