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Business
IEA wants Bank of Ghana Act amended
He suggested that Parliament determine their allowances to shield the bank from Executive influence.
DL News5 July 2024
General
Parliament to consider, pass Free SHS Bill into law
This legislation aims to formalize the Free SHS program, ensuring its continuation under future administrations.
DL News12 June 2024
Europe
New Zealand MP resigns following shoplifting allegations
Golriz Ghahraman, of the Green Party, is alleged to have stolen three times from two clothing stores - one in Auckland and the other in Wellington.
BBC17 January 2024
Business
GUTA, 5 others petition Parliament against passage of Import Restrictions L.I.
The L.I if passed, will compel importers of 22 restricted items, including poultry, rice, sugar, diapers, cement, canned tomatoes, tripe, and more, to seek licences from a committee to be set up by the Minister of Trade.
DL News27 November 2023
General
Bill to extend Maternity leave, introduce Paternity leave before Ghana's Parliament
The Private Member's Bill, is being sponsored by the Member of Parliament for the Madina Constituency, Francis Xavier Sosu.
DL News17 October 2023
Supreme Court News
Assin North case: Supreme Court will deal with issues appropriately - Court tells counsel
The court, presided over by Dotse(JSC) told counsel for the first defendant that it was on top of its game and thus will deal with the issues appropriately.
DL News5 April 2023
Supreme Court News
Justices Kingsley Koomson, Yaw Gaewu approved for Supreme Court
Already, two of the four nominees; Justices Ackah Yensu and Adibu have been sworn in and thus added to the number of Justices of the apex court.
DL News27 March 2023
Africa
Lesotho: Death penalty for HIV rapists unconstitutional, top court rules
In particular, the court held that stipulating the death penalty for a convicted rapist, held to have known he was HIV positive at the time of the crime, infringed the constitutional right to freedom from discrimination and to a right to eq...
AllAfrica2 November 2022
General
Korle-Bu, LEKMA Hospital collected fees without approval from Parliament
According to Regulation 48 of the Public Finacial management Regulations, 2019(L.I. 2378), a Principal Spending Officer responsible for collecting various types of fees and charges shall review annually
DL News31 August 2022
Europe
Dutch Parliament approves to make work from home a legal right
The legislation was approved by the lower house of the Bicameral Parliament of the Netherlands on Tuesday.
Bloomberg8 July 2022
General
AG to train RTI Commission staff on prosecution of offenders
The Commission has secured a fiat from the Office of the Attorney General relative to the prosecution of offenders under Act 989.
DL News7 July 2022
General
2022 Conduct of Public Officers Bill: Occupy Ghana demands speedy approval, passage into law
The draft bill proposes to remove among others, the unconstitutional extension of time given to public officers to declare assets and liabilities.
DL News30 May 2022
Courts
Ken Agyapong’s Defamation suit against Kevin Taylor suffers, dismissed by Virginian Court
The Member of Parliament alleged that Kevin Taylor has made several defamatory comments against him on his show ‘With all Due Respect’ which is broadcast on Facebook.
DL News25 March 2022
Supreme Court News
Assin North MP case: Applicant to apply to SC for substituted service
The applicant has filed a writ seeking the interpretation of Article 94 (2a) and injunction of the Member of Parliament from holding himself as such. On February 1, 2022, however, the Supreme Court could not sit on the matter due to the uns...
DL News8 February 2022
Courts
€2.3 million financial loss suit: Ato Forson, 2 others granted bail
A Former Deputy Finance Minister and Member of Parliament for Ajumako Enyam Essiam, Cassiel Ato Forson, and two others have been granted bail by an Accra High Court.
DL News18 January 2022
General
Pass the Affirmative Action Bill-MASLOC CEO appeals to Parliament
The Bill proposes that anyone who insults a woman just because she is vying for public office should be liable for prosecution.
DL News9 November 2021
General
Govt asked to lay Tax Exemptions Bill for passage
The problem of economics is meeting unlimited wants with limited resources and for that matter we need to prioritise, plan and get value for money,”
DL News4 November 2021
General
10,000 CCTV cameras to be installed in regional, district capitals — Minister
“Ghana is currently doing less than one camera for every 1,000 citizens and the nation needs to make the relevant investments in the sector to enhance our security.
DL News2 November 2021
General
It’s time to legislate on funding, executing of projects – Kofi Bentil
Touching on the President’s response on the E-blocks project in the Volta Region, he said the President’s remark was poor and not well calibrated insisting it is not right for him to defend his response.
MYJOYONLINE.COM25 October 2021
General
NPP will not tolerate LGBTQ+ activities – John Boadu
Several groups have already presented memoranda to the Committee expressing their positions on the bill.
DL News18 October 2021