Ken Ofori-Atta, Finance Minister PARLIAMENT ENDORSED a request for the suspension of the Fiscal Responsibility Rules for the 2020 financial year to allow the Finance Minister to exceed a deficit of
Parliament Backs Tax Waiver For Kumasi Airport
Parliament approved on Friday a raft of tax concessions amounting to the Cedi equivalent of €9,001,396.00 for the UK firm, Contracta Construction Limited, to import project materials and equipment for
Pending LIs Pushes Parliamentary Calendar
Majority Leader Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, has announced that Parliament would go on recess on Monday, August 10, 2020 instead of the earlier scheduled date of Friday, August 7, 2020. If the
Parliament Approves €56.15m For Obuasi, Anyinam hospital
Parliament has approved a loan agreement of €56.15 million between the Government of Ghana and the Deutsche Bank AG and TMF Global Services (UK) Limited to finance the construction of
Parliament To Debate Proposal For Private Members’ Bill
Parliament will on Thursday, July 16, kick-start discussions on whether the House should allow members to privately sponsor bills to the House. “Rt. Hon Speaker, a Motion is expected to
MPs Call For Free Trade In Africa
MEMBERS OF Parliament (MPs) have called on countries in the African Union, particularly those in the West African sub-region, to promote free trade and cooperate on building an open economy
Parliament Pays Tributes to Sir John
Members of Parliament (MPs), colleagues, friends and political adversaries have paid tribute to former General Secretary of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwadwo Owusu-Afriyie, after his sudden death aged
Majority Berates Minority Over EC Lies
Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu and Haruna Iddrisu The Majority caucus in Parliament has accused its counterpart in the Minority of distorting facts during the Special Budget Committee meeting with the Electoral Commission
Technology University Bill Passed
A BILL aimed at providing a legal framework for the establishment of a public communication technology university in Ghana has been passed. Members of Parliament (MPs) on Friday unanimously approved
Parliament Condemns Floyd’s Murder
Parliament has condemned the “gruesome and extremely painful murder” of an African-American, George Perry Floyd Jr., who was killed by police during an arrest in Minneapolis, USA, on May 25,
EC Briefs Parliament On June 16
Jean Mensa The Electoral Commission (EC) has agreed to brief Parliament on its preparation and plans for this year’s general election in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, the Majority
MPs Back Tech Varsity Bill At Second Reading
Prof. Mike Oquaye Members of Parliament (MPs) on Tuesday voted in favour of a legislation to establish the Ghana Communication Technology University as a public tertiary institution at its second
Muntaka Contradicts Parliament On COVID-19
Prof. Aaron Mike Oquaye and Mohammed Mubarak Muntaka The National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament (MP) for Asawase, Mohammed Mubarak Muntaka, is disputing the position of Parliament that two