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A 16-year-old mother and her newborn baby boy are being detained at the VRA Hospital in Akosombo in the Eastern Region over an unpaid hospital bill of 2,528.40 Ghana cedis. The young mother, who became pregnant under difficult circumstances and was abandoned by the teenage father, faced her pregnancy with …

A former Parliamentary Aspirant and youngest amongst the nine to contest for the Mfantsiman Constituency parliamentary Seat on the ticket of National Democratic Congress (NDC),Mr Michael Donatus Turkson says President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s refusal to assent to the LGBTQ+ bill will hinder the country’s morality. In a letter signed …

The United States Ambassador to Ghana, Virginia Palmer has expressed concern over the passage of the anti-gay bill and its potential negative impact on Ghana’s economy and global reputation. Ghana’s parliament on Wednesday, February 28, 2024, passed the Promotion of Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, widely known as …

Following the passage of the Anti-LGBT+ bill on February 28, 2024, members of the same-sex community in the country are voicing concerns for their safety and well-being. A number of them say they feel unsafe in their own country, with some expressing fears that their lives are now at stake. …

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 …

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 …

The Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) has announced that it submitted a proposal to Parliament for the reconsideration of the Emission Levy Bill, scheduled for implementation in 2024. The Emissions Levy Bill, approved by Parliament, imposes an annual charge of GH¢100 on all owners of petrol and diesel cars, …

Parliament has by majority decision passed the Emissions Levy Bill which will among other things; charge all petrol and diesel car owners 100 cedis every year beginning in January 2024. The government is introducing this new tax bill in Parliament with the aim of promoting the use of eco-friendly sources …

  A Deputy Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Alfred Tuah-Yeboah, has given the assurance that the Conduct of Public Officers Bill would be enacted into law under the tenure of the current Parliament. Speaking on JoyNews’ The Probe, the Deputy Attorney General described the Bill as a “sunshine Bill” …

Parliament has passed the Contract (Amendment) Bill 2022 into law, in a bid to streamline public sector contracts and curb unwarranted interest payments that have bane on state finances. Prior its amendment, the Contracts Act 1960 (Act 25) did not make explicit provisions regarding persons authorised to enter into contracts on …