Akufo-Addo to deliver SONA tomorrow

President Nana Akufo-Addo is scheduled to deliver the State of the Nation Address (SONA) to Parliament tomorrow, Tuesday, February 27, as prescribed by Article 67 of the 1992 Constitution. This constitutional provision requires the President to address the nation through Parliament at the beginning of each session. During his address, the President is expected to […]

Afenyo-Markin takes over as Majority Leader as Kyei-Mensah Bonsu steps down

The Majority Leader and Member of Parliament for the Suame constituency in the Ashanti region, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu has formally relinquished his role as the leader of the majority caucus in Parliament. According to Myjoyonline’s sources within the New Patriotic Party (NPP) hierarchy, he willingly offered to step down during a meeting of the NPP caucus in Parliament […]

Parliament approves 3 loan agreements

Parliameant has approved three loan agreements to finance the Ghana Tree Crop Diversification Project (GTCDP), the Ghana Productive Safety Net Project II (GPSNP) and the West Africa Coastal Areas Resilience Investments programme. The facilities, totalling $500 million, are agreements between the government of Ghana and the International Development Association (IDA) of the World Bank Group. […]

Death penalty scrapped in Ghana

Parliament has passed the Criminal Offences (Amendment) Bill 2022 into law, abolishing the death penalty from the statute books. When assented to by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, the new law will amend the Criminal Offences Act,1960 (Act 29) to change the punishment of death penalty to life imprisonment and to provide for related matteIt […]