Parliament on Tuesday, November 30, 2021, voted in favour of the 2022 Budget Statement and Economic Policy of the government, overturning the earlier rejection of the budget by the House last Friday. The approval of the budget was undertaken by the 138 members of the Majority, including the First Deputy Speaker, Mr Joseph Osei-Owusu, who […]
Paris St-Germain and Argentina forward Lionel Messi won the Ballon d’Or – awarded to the best footballer of the year – for a record seventh time. Messi, 34, helped his country win the Copa America, his first international honour, and has scored 40 goals in 2021 – 28 for Barcelona, four for Paris St-Germain and […]
Professor Akwasi Osei, a member of the National Coalition for Proper Human Sexual Rights and Family Values, has stated that homosexuality is an abnormal behaviour, mostly learned. He said homosexuality is not biologically determined. Prof Osei, who is also the Chief Executive Officer of the Mental Health Authority, said the argument that “homosexuality is normal” […]
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has expressed his support for the expansion of opportunities for legal education to produce more lawyers, but not at the expense of quality legal education. In line with that, he said, he had tasked the Attorney-General and Minister of Justice to fast-track the balance of consultations on the Legal Profession […]
The Kaneshie District Court has issued a bench warrant for the arrest of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament for Madina, Mr Francis-Xavier Sosu. This was after the MP, who has been charged for unlawfully blocking a public road and the destruction of public property, failed to appear in court for the third […]
There is uncertainty surrounding the 2020 Budget, after one side of the House voted to reject it last Friday. Tomorrow, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Majority side of the House hopes to overturn the verdict, which they have described as “unconstitutional”. This follows a vote by only the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Minority side that […]
The majority caucus in Parliament says the pronouncement by the Speaker of Parliament that the 2022 Budget Statement and Economic Policy of the government has been rejected by Parliament is “null, void and of no effect.” According to the caucus, 137 members of Parliament have no power to take a decision for Parliament. They have […]
The Climate Change Conference that was recently organised by the United Nations in Glasgow, Scotland, is a reminder to world leaders and indeed everyone that unless a concerted, systematic, global action is adopted to stop negative human activities that destroy our planet, human survival could be at risk. Rising desert conditions and extreme heat waves, […]
The successful operations of KGL Group and its subsidiary companies, KGL Technology Limited, KEED and KGL Foundation, are set to contribute significantly to the national economy and Government of Ghana at an expected cumulative value in excess of 100 million Ghana Cedis per annum. KGL Group has contributed significantly to revenue growth and capacity development […]
The Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Company Limited (BOST) is set to commence rehabilitation and expansion works on its petroleum transmission lines from Tema to Akosombo. This follows the delivery of 5,400 pieces of 12-inch pipes from the Unites States of America. The pipes, procured in 2009 for $63.2 million through a US Eximbank facility […]
The Director-General of the State Interest and Governance Authority (SIGA), Mr Stephen Asamoah-Boateng, has decided not to seek an extension of his tenure in office when it ends next month. The decision is to allow him to contest the chairmanship of the New Patriotic Party (NPP). Mr Asamoah-Boateng’s decision not to continue as the SIGA […]
An amount of USD $19 Million was lost to cyber crooks in 1,097 cases reported at the Cybercrime Unit of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) in 2020. The figure excludes cybercrime-related cases being investigated in other police jurisdictions countrywide. In the last five years, a whopping $239,609,224.01 million has been stolen by cyberpunks under numerous […]
