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Pupils carry chamber pot to school over lack of toilet facilities

    Sanitation Minister, Cecilia Abena Dapaah Minister of Sanitation and Water Resources, Cecilia Abena Dapaah, has asked the Ministry of Education and MMDAs to endeavour to include toilet facilities in the design and construction of school buildings. Madam Dapaah was answering questions on the floor of Parliament when members …

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It will be unreasonable for government to block unregistered sim cards – Chamber of Telecos

  By;brightwebtv The Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications has disclosed that it will be unreasonable on the part of government to block some unregistered sim cards in the country. According to the chamber, over 250,000 people across the country have genuine reasons for not registering their sim cards. The Chief Executive …

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Parliament’s COVID caseload hits 168; Bagbin shuts down chamber for 3 weeks

  By:brightwebtv.com nana Asare Barimah Health News Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin Ghana’s Speaker Alban Bagbin has shut down Parliament for three weeks, starting from Wednesday, 10 February to Tuesday, 2 March 2021, as COVID-19 cases surge in the house.  So far, 17 MPs have tested positive while the number …

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Coronavirus: MPs to have temperature tested before entering chamber

  by:brightwebtv/nana asare barimah Speaker of Parliament, Professor Mike Oquaye The Speaker of Parliament has ordered the Clerk Office of the House to check temperatures of MPs and visitors in Parliament in the wake of coronavirus scare. Prof. Mike Oquaye also admonished Members of Parliament to avoid handshaking and make …

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Parliament to engage public after ‘dropping the chamber’

By:brightwebtv.com/nana asare barimah Parliament is set to engage Ghanaians after succumbing to pressure to drop its planned construction of a $200 million Parliamentary Chamber. A statement signed by the Acting Director of the Parliamentary Service, Kate Addo, said as part of efforts to foster closer ties with the citizenry, Parliament, …

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Video: 3 Anti-Chamber protesters released

By:nana Asare barimah Three protesters who were arrested Friday morning for disrupting Parliamentary procedure have been released. The three – Ernesto Kofi Yeboah, Abeiku Adams and a third who is yet to be identified – all members of pressure group Economic Fighters League, were released on bail by the Ministries …

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Video: Soldier allegedly locked up for campaigning against new chamber

  By:brightwebtv.com/nana asare barimah   The military hierarchy is said to have locked up an officer seen in a viral video speaking against the controversial new parliamentary complex. The officer is also heard in the video appealing to President Akufo-Addo not to support the plan. The officer whose name is …

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BREAKING NEWS: 3 arrested over Parliament’s new chamber demo

By:brightwebtv.com/nana asare barimah     Three members of the Economic Fighters League have been arrested by Parliament police for staging a protest at the parliament public gallery dubbed “‘Dropthatchamber” during proceedings.       The three people include convener of the group, Enersto Yeboah and two others who were handcuffed …

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Parliament allocates Ȼ72m for new chamber; hopes to get $40m China grant

By:brightwebtv.com/nana asare barimah   Parliament is hoping to get financial support from China for the construction of the new chamber proposed by Parliamentary Service Board. Majority Leader, Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu, made the revelation during an interview on JoyNews’ news analysis programme, PM Express. “I understand the Chinese government would …

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Akufo-Addo has endorsed new chamber project – Speaker reveals

Bybrightwebtv.cim/nana asare barimah   President Akufo-Addo has endorsed the construction of the proposed 450-seater new Parliamentary chamber, speaker of Parliament, Prof. Aaron Mike Oquaye has disclosed. Speaking during the unveiling of the design of the project last week Prof. Oquaye disclosed the president will be the one to cut the …

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