The Supreme Court has denied investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas’ application for certiorari against Member of Parliament for Assin Central, Kennedy Agyapong. Led by Her Ladyship Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo, the five-member panel upheld a previous ruling by the High Court, citinewsroom.com reports. Six years ago, the Accra High …
Read More »Anti-LGBT+ Bill passed
Parliament has passed the anti-gay bill. The bill, known as the Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill, was a Private Members Bill led by Sam Nartey George, the MP for Ningo-Prampram. It is now known as the Promotion of Human Sexual Rights and Family Values …
Read More »Parliamentary Committee to begin investigating Blackshield Capital
Hon. Joe Ghartey The Public Sitting on Special Committee to Investigate the Petition by some Customers of Blackshield Capital Ltd (Formerly known as Gold Coast Fund Management) will begin on Wednesday, February 28, 2024. The sitting will commence at 1 pm and will be chaired by Hon. Joe …
Read More »Ghana’s GDP Soars Under Charles Adu Boahen’s Leadership: A Look at the Numbers
LGhana – and Africa generally – has excellent growth prospects, thinks Charles Adu Boahen. In particular, here’s what the former government minister and experienced investment banker thinks could be in store for Ghana’s financial markets. As a public servant, Charles Adu Boahen’s record speaks for itself. According to the World …
Read More »LIVESTREAMING: Akufo-Addo delivers 2024 State of the Nation Address
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will be delivering his 8th and last State of the Nation Address (SoNA) in parliament, today, Tuesday, February 27, 2024. This is in accordance with Article 67 of the 1992 Constitution which stipulates that the president shall, at the beginning of each session of parliament and before …
Read More »CEO Of Akosua Ago Disability Rights Advocacy Foundation Thanks YEA Boss For Employing PWDs
CEO Of Akosua Ago Disability Rights Advocacy Foundation Thanks YEA Boss For Employing PWDs The Chief Executive Officer of Akosua Ago Disability Rights Advocacy Foundation Ms Christiana Nkrumah has expressed her heartfelt gratitude to the Youth Employment Agency (YEA) boss, Mr Kofi Agyepong for recruiting some 282 persons with disability …
Read More »Afenyo-Markin withdraws proposed amendments to anti-LGBTQ+ bill
Alexander Afenyo-Markin, the New Patriotic Party Member of Parliament for Effutu, on Wednesday withdrew his proposed amendments to the Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill 2021. The withdrawal followed votes in the House against two of the MP’s proposals which appealed for the replacement of imprisonment …
Read More »Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu resigns as Majority Leader
Member of Parliament for Suame Constituency, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, has resigned from his position as Majority Leader of the house. According to a report by Joynews, the MP personally informed President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo of his decision to step down at a meeting attended by the caucus membership on Wednesday evening at the …
Read More »‘No comment’ – Watch Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu’s reaction to ‘losing’ post as Majority Leader
Majority Leader Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu has reacted to recent reports that he would soon be replaced as leader of the caucus in Parliament. “No comment,” he told a Joy News journalist (February 20, 2024) in the corridors of Parliament. His reaction came hours after the caucus had formally dismissed reports that …
Read More »Go to Canada and see – Hawa Koomson defends cost of rent in Ghana
Mavis Hawa Koomson, the Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture, has defended the cost of rent in Ghana amidst growing complaints about the high cost of living. In a recent interview on Onua FM’s morning show, Yɛn Nsɛmpa, with Nana Yaa Brefo and JB, the Awutu Senya East Member of Parliament …
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