Tag: Parliament
Parliament greenlights $800M loan for COCOBOD to procure cocoa beans
Parliament has granted approval for an $800 million loan agreement between the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) and a consortium of banks and financial institutions.
The...
Leaked anti-IGP tape appears doctored – Atta Akyea
The chairman of the parliament's ad-hoc committee investigating the leaked secret recording allegedly plotting the removal of Dr George Akuffo Dampare, the Inspector General...
COP Alex Mensah and two others interdicted over leaked IGP tape
The Police Service has interdicted the former director general (technical) of the Ghana Police Service, COP George Alex Mensah, Superintendent Emmanuel Eric Gyebi and...
Ghana’s parliament passes three new taxes
Parliament has passed the Excise Duty Amendment Bill 2022, the Growth and Sustainability Levy Bill, 2022, the Ghana Revenue Authority Bill 2022 and the...
Ghana decriminalises attempted suicide
Ghana's parliament has amended sections of the Criminal Offenses Act of 1960, which makes attempting to take one’s own life a crime.
Following the amendment...
Akufo-Addo new ministers approved; NDC disappointed, Mahama unsettled
After hours of disagreements and a brief suspension, Parliament on Friday (24 March) approved President Akufo-Addo’s six ministerial nominees.
Adansi Asokwa MP, Kobina Tahir Hammond...
MPs voting on approval of Akufo-Addo’s ministerial appointees
Parliament is voting on whether to adopt the report on the new minister-nominees.
President Akufo-Addo nominated the MP for Adansi Asokwa K.T Hammond as the...
Gold for oil policy already bearing fruit – Akufo-Addo
President Akufo-Addo says he is impressed with the progress made so far under the 'Gold for Oil' deal.
Delivering the State of the Nation Address...
‘My gov’t has not over-borrowed or spent recklessly’ – Akufo-Addo replies...
President Akufo-Addo has mounted a strong defence for the government's continuous borrowing and spending in the wake of the current economic challenges.
Critics in recent...
2023 SONA: Nothing ‘dishonourable’ was done with COVID funds – Akufo-Addo
President Akufo-Addo has rejected reports that a substantial amounts of COVID-19 donations has been misappropriated under his watch.
The government was heavily criticised after the...
