Tag Archives: PARLIAMENT

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) is considering disconnecting power supply to the Parliament of Ghana on Wednesday, February 21, due to an outstanding debt exceeding GH₵23 million. This potential action is part of the ongoing “Operation Zero Balance” initiative which aims to recover unpaid debts from various customers. The …

    The LGBTQ Bill has been finally approved by Parliament after many years of struggle to pass the bill. Ghana’s parliament has approved a custodial sentence ranging from a minimum of 3 years to a maximum of 5 years for the willful promotion, sponsorship, or support of LGBTQ+ activities …

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, …

    It has been requested that the Ministry of Education reevaluate its decision to permit senior high school (SHS) first-year students to report on Monday, December 4, 2023. The Speaker of Parliament, Alban S. K. Bagbin, has proposed that the reopening date be shifted to the first week of …

    Speaker of Parliament, Alban Kingsford Sumana Bagbin, has reprimanded Communications Minister, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, for her interjection during a debate in Parliament Tuesday, November 28, 2023. This was when a debate on the Import Restrictions Bill was being debated in the House. The Minority in Parliament had raised concerns …

A Senior Programmes Officer, Human Rights and Social Inclusion at the Centre for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana), Michael Augustus Akagbor, has stated that the religious bloc of Ghana’s parliament is the driving force behind the agenda to pass the controversial anti-gay bill into law. According to him, the proponents of the …

  The Minority in Parliament has come by indisputable evidence that exposes a blatant lie peddled by the Chief Executive Officer of COCOBOD, Joseph Boahen Aidoo, about Ghana’s 2023/24 cocoa forward sales. Read the full statement below; PRESS STATEMENT For Immediate Release 21st November, 2023. COCOBOD CEO LIED OVER COCOA …

  The Rt. Hon. Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, Speaker of Parliament has vetoed the use of hotels for the post-budget workshop this year, citing the current financial challenges facing the country. This decision by Rt. Hon. Bagbin follows Deputy Minority Leader, Alexander Kwamena Afenyo-Markin’s announcement on Friday, November 10, that …

  Ambrose Dery, the interior minister, has been called by parliament to brief the house on the shooting incident at Sege in the Greater Accra Region that claimed one life. A dispute between residents of Ada and the salt mining firm Electrochem Ghana led to a shooting incident at Toflokpo, …

Majority Leader, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, has revealed that the Volta River Authority (VRA) will be hauled before Parliament to answer questions over the spillage of the Akosombo Dam which has displaced many residents. More than 30,000 residents along the Volta River have been displaced with properties running into millions of cedis …