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Approve $1bn loan to prevent economy from grinding to a halt – IMF to Parliament
Add a CommentThe team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has advised Ghana’s Parliament to approve a $1bn loan that is before the House in order to prevent economy from grinding to a halt, TV3’s Parliamentary correspondent Komla Kluste has reported. The team … Read more →
IMF team to engage Bawumia, Parliament today
Add a CommentThe visiting team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is expected to engage the Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, today as part of its data gathering and engagement with the government. This is one of the high-level meetings that the … Read more →
Parliament to invite IGP over recent police brutalities on civilians
Add a CommentMember on the Defence and Interior Committee in Parliament, Kofi Adams, has said Parliament may invite Inspector-General of Police, Dr George Akuffo Dampre, to appear before the House to answer questions on recent police brutalities on civilians. The invitation is … Read more →
Ofori-Atta to appear in Parliament this week to answer long-standing questions
Add a CommentFinance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta will later this week appear before Parliament to answer some 16 questions tabled for him by MPs. The Minister is expected to answer questions on the economy, payment of funds to the National Cathedral Project and … Read more →
Govt releases GH¢25million to Parliament
Add a CommentThe government has released GH¢25 million to Parliament to run its business barely 24-hours after the Speaker, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, disclosed on the floor of Parliament last Thursday that the House was broke. The Speaker attributed the development to the … Read more →
Bagbin hasn’t demanded extra $50,000 for Dubai medical trip – Parliament
Add a CommentThe Parliamentary Service has denied a media report that the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin requested that $50,000 be sent from Ghana to him in Dubai, where he is on a routine medical check-up. In a statement signed by the … Read more →
234 RTI applications received since 2020: Information Minister to Parliament
Add a CommentPublic institutions received 224 right to information (RTI) applications between 2020 and March this year, the Minister of Information, Mr Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has told Parliament. The minister said most applications since the implementation of the Right to Information Act, … Read more →
No COVID-19 vaccination proof; no entry to Parliament – Bagbin
Add a CommentThe Speaker of Parliament, Mr Alban S.K. Bagbin says nobody will be admitted into any office at Parliament without proof of a COVID-19 vaccination. Speaking during Wednesday’s Parliamentary sitting, Speaker Bagbin said the move was based on the recommendation of … Read more →
Parliament adjourns sitting to January 18 without passing controversial e-levy
Add a CommentParliament has adjourned sitting sine die to January 18, 2022, without passing the controversial Electronic Transaction Levy of 1.75%. This comes after the house reconvened today, Tuesday, December 21, 2021, following the abrupt suspension of sittings by the Second Deputy … Read more →
How BBC reported Parliament brawl: Ghana MPs brawl in parliament over mobile money tax
Add a CommentA brawl has broken out in Ghana’s parliament during a late-night session over a contentious government-proposed levy on electronic transactions. MPs shoved, pushed and threw punches at each other, while others tried to stop the fighting. The chaos started after … Read more →
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