Tag: Parliament
Ghana’s parliament passes three new taxes
Parliament has passed the Excise Duty Amendment Bill 2022, the Growth and Sustainability Levy Bill, 2022, the Ghana Revenue Authority Bill 2022 and the...
Ghana decriminalises attempted suicide
Ghana's parliament has amended sections of the Criminal Offenses Act of 1960, which makes attempting to take one’s own life a crime.
Following the amendment...
Akufo-Addo new ministers approved; NDC disappointed, Mahama unsettled
After hours of disagreements and a brief suspension, Parliament on Friday (24 March) approved President Akufo-Addo’s six ministerial nominees.
Adansi Asokwa MP, Kobina Tahir Hammond...
MPs voting on approval of Akufo-Addo’s ministerial appointees
Parliament is voting on whether to adopt the report on the new minister-nominees.
President Akufo-Addo nominated the MP for Adansi Asokwa K.T Hammond as the...
Gold for oil policy already bearing fruit – Akufo-Addo
President Akufo-Addo says he is impressed with the progress made so far under the 'Gold for Oil' deal.
Delivering the State of the Nation Address...
‘My gov’t has not over-borrowed or spent recklessly’ – Akufo-Addo replies...
President Akufo-Addo has mounted a strong defence for the government's continuous borrowing and spending in the wake of the current economic challenges.
Critics in recent...
2023 SONA: Nothing ‘dishonourable’ was done with COVID funds – Akufo-Addo
President Akufo-Addo has rejected reports that a substantial amounts of COVID-19 donations has been misappropriated under his watch.
The government was heavily criticised after the...
Ghana journalists want MPs to pass Broadcasting Bill
Journalists in Ghana have piled pressure on the country's lawmakers to pass the Broadcasting Bill.
Its parent body Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) said in a...
Parliament rejects plans for Ghana to open three new embassies
The Foreign Affairs Committee of Parliament has blocked plans by the government to reconstruct the Accra International Conference Centre at a cost of GHC1.3...
Ghana removes funding for Cathedral from budget amid debt woes
Opposition politicians in Ghana, which is in the throes of a debt crisis, forced the removal of funding in the nation’s budget to build...
