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MP for Ledzokuku calls peace in recent Teshie chieftaincy dispute

Mrs Benita Sena Okity-Duah, Member of Parliament (MP) for Ledzokuku constituency on Friday called urged all the factions in the chieftaincy dispute in Teshie to let peace prevail in the town.She said...

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ISOFOTON SA: We Won’t Pay A Penny To Ghana Gov’t

Spanish Energy Company, ISOFOTON SA has vowed to flout a ruling made by Ghana’s highest court, the Supreme Court, ordering it to refund about $400,000 paid to it as judgement debt in 2011, saying they...

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Former DVLA boss calls for overhaul of Authority

Former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Driver Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA), Joseph Osei-Owusu, has called for an overhaul of the Authority to weed out corrupt personnel.This comes after...

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Economy In Mess

Dr Mark Assibey-Yeboah The New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament (MP) for New Juaben South in the Eastern region, Dr Mark Assibey-Yeboah has expressed grave concern about the state of the...

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Ghana treats new UK immigration policy as "rumour"

Deputy Information Minister, Murtala Mohammed As far as Ghana government is concerned, news of a UK immigration policy requiring Ghanaian visitors to that country to pay £3,000 as a guarantee for...

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RLG’s Kweku Baako Exposes MPs…

An intriguing revelation by the Editor-In-Chief of the New Crusading Guide, Kweku Baako that he has in his custody documents to show that members of the Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC),...

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MPs Angry…

Members of Parliament, as well as the general public, have sharply criticized the Government of the United Kingdom for introducing a policy that will require Ghanaian visitors to the UK to deposit an...

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Ghana doesn’t need more debt at this time

Author: Dr Mark Assibey-Yeboah The government on June 14, 2013 requested the approval of Parliament for access to the international capital market to issue a second Eurobond of up to $1 billion. ...

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NADMO to be renamed National Disaster Management Service

Some NADMO personnel providing assistance to displaced people. Cabinet is considering for approval, a bill to establish the National Disaster Management Service in place of the current National...

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I Don’t Speak For Rlg – Kweku Baako

Editor-in-Chief of the New Crusading Guide Newspaper, Kweku Baako Jr says he is not the Spokesperson for local IT giant rlg.“I don’t speak for rlg”, Kweku Baako told XYZ Breakfast Show Host Moro Awudu...

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Parliament: Speaker pushes for code of conduct to check MPs

Speaker of Parliament, Edward Doe Adjaho The Speaker of Parliament, Edward Doe Adjaho is pushing for the development of a code of conduct to regulate the activities of members of parliament.He is...

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Communication Service Tax amendment waste of Parliament’s time – Opare Ansah

Ranking member on Parliament’s Select Committee on Communication, Fredrick Opare Ansah is warning government may face legal action if it pushes Parliament to approve the amendment of the Communication...

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Napo Jabs Prez Mahama Over Talk Tax

Debate in Parliament yesterday on the second reading of the Communication Service Tax Amendment Bill, 2013 to widen the tax net and impose more taxes on consumers, was characterised by strong arguments...

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‘Outboard Motor Tax’ Is Unfair To Ghanaians – Titus Glover

Member of Parliament for the Tema East constituency, Hon. ...

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Coalition blames political elites for delays to pass RTI bill

The Coalition on the Right to Information says Ghana’s political elites are impeding the passage of the Right to Information (RTI) Bill currently before Parliament because they are uncomfortable with...

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Ghanaians Must Brace Themselves For Harsher Living Conditions

Ghanaians must brace themselves for harsher living conditions, with prices of fish and farm produce set to hit the roof in the coming days, as Parliament, on Wednesday, approved a request by the...

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Ayariga Chased Out Of Parliament For Improper Dressing

The Minister for Information and Media Relations was yesterday embarrassed to the core when he suffered the fate of being forced out of the legislative assembly for improper dressing. The NDC Member of...

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Ghana is broke; we need to file for bankruptcy – O. B. Amoah

O.B Amoah The Member of Parliament for Akwapim South of the Eastern Region, Osei Bonsu Amoah says government should declare bankruptcy if it cannot finance ongoing projects in the country.The former...

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I’ll Support Akufo-Addo With The Last Adrenaline In Me

The Member of Parliament for the Tema East constituency Nii Kwartei Titus Glover says the opposition NPP is not divided as portrayed by detractors of the Party.Speaking to XYZ Breakfast Show host Moro...

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Accra Mayor Laments Poor Reading Habit

The number of Ghanaian students who do not read books at all has been rising, hence the rapid drop in reading skills, Mr Alfred Okoe Vanderpuije, Mayor of Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA), has...

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‘Yema Mo Dumso’ Hits Parliament

MINORITY MEMBERS of Parliament yesterday greeted intermittent power outages in the chamber of the house while business was in session with a shout of ‘dumso oo’ ‘dumso’ and ‘yema mo dumso’ expecting...

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Tax Increment Is A Lazy Approach At Generating Resources – NPP MP

New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament for Berekum East Constituency Dr. Kwabena Twum-Nuamah is against government's decision to increase taxes to generate revenue.According to him, the attempt...

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NDC Is A ‘Killing’ Govt

A former Member of Parliament for Ahafo Ano South, Stephen Balado Manu has chastised the National Democratic Congress (NDC) government for treating Ghanaians with impunity.He further described them as...

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Talk Tax Bill Withdrawn From Parliament

Parliament of Ghana Government on Friday withdrew the Communications Service Tax Bill from Parliament to seek further stakeholder consultations before the House considers the amendments sought to the...

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Party Politics Undermining Oversight Powers Of Parliament

Mr Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, Minority Leader and Vice Chairperson of the Special Budget Committee of Parliament, says party politics are the factors that greatly undermine the ability of the...

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MP Commends Pensioners

Some of the ‘oldies’ being served sumptuous meals The Member of Parliament (MP) for Nsawam/Adoagyiri, Frank Annoh-Dompreh on Republic Day hosted over 1,000 senior citizens and pensioners in his...

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I want to be an ex-convict – Kofi Jumah declares

Maxwell Kofi Jumah Former Member of Parliament for Asokwa Constituency in the Ashanti Region, Maxwell Kofi Jumah has revealed how he had always prayed to be arrested by the current administration.Kofi...

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CSIR battles MP over land ownership

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) is battling the National Democratic Congress Member of Parliament for Ayawaso East Constituency, over ownership of a parcel of land at Frafraha...

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Minister Asks Seed Producers To Set Standards

Mr Abu Alhassan, a Deputy Minister of Food and Agriculture, has advised the Seed Producers Association of Ghana (SEEDPAG), to set standards for their members to produce high quality seeds that could...

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‘Napo’ unperturbed by Ashaiman residents’ demands for apology

Menhyia South Member of Parliament, Mr Mathew Opoku-Prempeh, Menhyia South Member of Parliament, Mr Mathew Opoku-Prempeh, says he is unperturbed by demands for his apology by residents of Ashaiman in...

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Vodafone Case Ends

Bright Akwetey An Accra Commercial Court, after five years, has completed gathering evidence for the determination of the constitutionality of the sale of Ghana Telecom to Vodafone International BV. ...

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Parliament Is Broke – Isaac Asiamah

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament for Atwima Mponua, Isaac Asiamah has revealed that Ghana’s Parliament, is broke.He made the revelation on the floor of Parliament on Friday where he...

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Ken Kuranchie and family offer thanksgiving to God at Church

Ken Kuranchie and wife in church rendering thanks to God for keeping him safe Editor of the Daily Searchlight Newspaper, Kenneth Agyei Kuranchie and his family today went to the Ebenezer Methodist...

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SADA engages farmers in controversial guinea fowl project

Authorities of the Savanna Accelerated Development Authority (SADA) have begun engaging farmers in the guinea fowl project which sparked severe controversy and allegations of corruption.SADA has been...

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Gov’t to borrow more in 2015

General News of Tuesday, 25 November 2014 ...

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The White Powder Palaver!

Ever heard the term ‘zongolese’? It’s a term I coined to describe persons who grew up in the zongo. I ...

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Deputy Minority Leader brings ‘bag of cocaine’ to the House

General News of Tuesday, 25 November 2014 Source: tv3network.com Proceedings in Parliament had ...

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Ghana-Togo to have 24-hour open borders – Mahama

Business News of Tuesday, 25 November 2014 Source: GNA Ghana and Togo would soon have 24-hour opened borders if negotiations between the technical teams of the two countries were concluded, President...

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OccupyGhana officially responds to Auditor General

General News of Wednesday, 26 November 2014 Source: myjoyonline.com Occupy Ghana, an anti-...

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CJ needs more time over CHRAJ brouhaha – Emile Short

General News of Wednesday, 26 November 2014 Source: citifmonline.com A former Commissioner of the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), Emile Short, has said the Chief...

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Cocoa smuggling continues in WR

Business News of Wednesday, 26 November 2014 Source: Daily Guide Despite the recent increment in the producer price of cocoa by the government, the Western Regional Minister, Paul...

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Minority to file motion on cocaine saga

General News of Wednesday, 26 November 2014 Source: tv3network.com The Minority in Parliament has disclosed that it will present a motion to the House for a bi-partisan committee to be set up to...

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Cocaine saga: NPP calls for bi-partisan probe

General News of Wednesday, 26 November 2014 Source: Starrfmonline.com The opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) is calling for a bi-partisan parliamentary inquiry into the Nayele Ametefe cocaine...

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Cocaine saga: NPP promises major revelations today

General News of Wednesday, 26 ...

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Akoto Osei rallies support to reject 2015 budget

Business News of Wednesday, 26 November 2014 Source: GNA Minority spokesperson on finance, Dr. Anthony Akoto Osei, is championing a crusade in Parliament to get the 2015 budget rejected by the House...

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NDC being haunted by its own ‘ghost’ – Atik

General News of Thursday, 27 November 2014 Source: Adomonline.com Policy Analyst of the Peoples National Convention (PNC) has scoffed at the seeming defense of government in the recent cocaine bust at...

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Cocaine saga: Minority’s claims bogus – Gov’t

General News of Thursday, 27 November 2014 Source: citifmonline.com A Deputy Communications Minister, Felix Kwakye Ofosu has described as false...

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Amoateng acquired passport in prison

General News of Thursday, 27 November 2014 Source: Daily Guide The investigator in the trial of the former Member of Parliament (MP) for Nkoranza North, Eric Amoateng, at an Accra Circuit Court for...

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Mosquito dares NPP to prove NDC is a ‘coke’ party

General News of Thursday, 27 November 2014 Source: Starrfmonline.com General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia...

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Parliament not averse to criticism — Bagbin

Politics of Wednesday, 24 June 2015 Source: Graphic.com.gh Majority leader, Alban Bagbin The Majority Leader, Mr Alban S.K. Bagbin, has said ...

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