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Parliament approves 5 minerals royalty agreements
Add a CommentParliament last Friday approved five agreements to allow the country to derive maximum value from its mineral resources and monetise its mineral income accruing to the country in a sustainable and responsible manner, in line the Minerals Income Investment Fund … Read more →
Parliament approves $86 million loan for GAF armoured vehicles purchase
Add a CommentParliament has approved an $86 million loan facility from Israel for the purchase of armoured vehicles for the Ghana Armed Forces. About $80 million of the amount will go to Elbit Systems Land Limited of Israel for the supply of … Read more →
Parliament approves gov’t’s GHS11.8bn supplementary budget
Add a CommentParliament has given the nod to the government’s request for GHS11.8 billion in supplementary estimates for the 2020 financial year. This was done after three days of scrutiny and debates among members of the House. Before the approval, the Minority … Read more →
Finance Minister to present 2020 mid-year budget review in Parliament today
Add a CommentFinance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta will later today, Thursday, July 23, present the 2020 mid-year budget review and supplementary estimates for the financial year in Parliament in accordance with Section 28 of the Public Financial Management Act, 2016 (Act 921). This … Read more →
Parliament approves $3.2million tax waiver on mathematical sets
Add a CommentParliament has approved the waiver of taxes and duties amounting to $3.2 million for M/S Bluegrass Group Limited to supply Kapek scientific mathematical instruments for use in the 2020 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). The waiver will allow … Read more →
VIDEO: Parliament lied, 2 MPs have indeed tested positive for COVID-19 – Muntaka Mubarak
Add a CommentThe Minority Chief Whip Mubarak in Parliament, Alhaji Mohammed Mubarak Muntaka has revealed that two Parliamentarians and 13 staff in the Parliament of Ghana have so far tested positive for the coronavirus disease (Covid-19). According to him, the infected persons … Read more →
Prez. Akufo-Addo presents 2019 list of presidential staff to Parliament
Add a CommentPresident Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has presented the annual report on Presidential Office Staff for 2019 to Parliament in line with the Presidential Office Act, 1993 (Act 463). According to sections of the list the number of Ministers at the … Read more →
Parliament approves $35m World Bank facility for COVID-19
Add a CommentParliament has unanimously approved a $35-million financing agreement for the Ghana COVID-19 Emergency Preparedness and Response Project. It followed the adoption and approval of the Finance Committee’s report on the financing agreement between the government and the International Development Association … Read more →
Parliament approves €53m for Takoradi Market Circle redevelopment
Add a CommentThe Parliament of Ghana has approved a loan facility of fifty three million euros (€53 million) to redevelop the popular Takoradi Market Circle in the Western Region. The loan facility which is made up of a SACE facility and a … Read more →
2 MPs and some staff of Parliament asked to self quarantine to prevent Coronavirus spread
Add a CommentThe Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, Mr Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, has directed two Members of Parliament who travelled outside Ghana to stay away from Parliament until after they have exhausted the voluntary self-isolation for two weeks to help prevent the spread of the … Read more →
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