Brain Drain: 3,688 health personnel have left Ghana to seek greener pastures- Ghana Health Service
By: Jeremiah Nutsugah. The Ghana Health Service has revealed that a total of 3,688 health personnel have left the country to seek greener pastures within the last three years.The Ghana Health Service says the figure comprises professional and critical caregivers. Some health professionals leaving the country have cited poor working conditions in Ghana as the […]
Minority in Parliament raises concern over Strategic Products Importation bill
The Minority in Parliament have raised objection to the laying of the Export and Import (Restrictions on Importation of Selected Strategic Products) Regulations, 2023 until further consultations are done to ensure traders are not disadvantaged. The Legislative Instrument is seeking to restrict importation of some 22 items including Cement, Sugar, Canned Tomatoes, Soft Drinks, Mineral […]
Clerk-to-Parliament’s house was sold in 2015 – Abu Jinapor tells Parliament
The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abu Jinapor, has told Parliament that the residence of the current Clerk-to-Parliament was sold to a private developer in 2015 and not 2019. He said his checks at the Lands Commission showed that the said land was given out during the previous administration. “The then Minister of […]
Parliament pays glowing tribute to former first Lady Theresa Kufuor
Parliament has paid glowing tribute to the memory of former first Lady Mrs. Theresa Aba Kufuor describing her as the mother of the nation. Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin said she sacrificed her comfort to ensure the welfare of Ghanaians especially women and children. Member after member in his or her eulogy acknowledged late Mrs. […]
Ghana’s Clerk to Parliament elected Chairman of SOCATT
Mr Cyril Kwabena Oteng Nsiah, the Clerk to Ghana’s Parliament, has unanimously been elected as the Chairman for the Society of Clerks-At-The-Table (SOCATT) in Commonwealth Parliaments. His election took place during the meeting of SOCATT at the on-going 66th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference in Accra. Mr Nsiah, in his acceptance speech, expressed gratitude to his colleagues […]
NCCE deepens civic engagements
By Rachel Kakraba Deputy Director, Operations, National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), Samuel Akuamoah, says the Commission is not reneging on its mandate to sensitise the public on their civic responsibilities. This, for him, is crucial for the citizenry to have a deeper sense of the need to protect Ghana’s democratic gains at all times. […]
Suame MP calls Minority’s bluff, says BoG Governor not mandated to report daily activities to Parliament
By: Franklin ASARE-DONKOH A Member of Parliament (MP) for Suame Constituency in the Ashanti region, Mr. Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, has called the Minority’s bluff of calling for the resignation of the governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG) and his deputies amidst allegations of financial mismanagement. According to the Suame MP, who doubles as the Majority […]
About $56.8 million loan for National Affordable Housing Programme laid before Parliament
The EPC/Turnkey contract agreement between the Government of Ghana and Douja Promotion Groupe Addoha for an amount of $56.8 million to finance the implementation of the National Affordable Housing Programme and the Revised Redevelopment Scheme, has been laid before Parliament. Mr Joseph Osei-Owusu, the First Deputy Speaker, presiding, referred the loan agreement to the Committee […]
Pass the anti-LGBT Bill without further delay- Rev. Dzomeku
By Gloria Anderson The Moderator of the Global Evangelical Church (GEC), Right Reverend Prosper Samuel Dzomeku, has urged Parliament to pass the anti-lesbians, gays, bisexuals, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) bill without delay. He said there was no reason for the prolonged delay in passing the bill since the three main religions in Ghana, namely Christianity, […]
Ghana begins process to abolish death penalty
By Edzorna Francis Mensah Ghana is set to abolish the death penalty as Parliament prepares to take the motion for the second and third reading of the bill related to death penalty on Wednesday, July 12, 2023. The Order Paper for nineteenth sitting of the second meeting of Parliament on Tuesday 11th July, 2023, advertised […]
