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  By:brightwebtv.com/Nana asare barimah       Parliament has put on hold the approval of Minister-designate for the newly created Bono region Mrs. Evelyn Ama Kumi-Richardson over her academic credentials with 18 others sailing through. Mrs. Kumi-Richardson, until she appeared before the Appointments Committee of Parliament, had her name preceded …

  By:brightwebtv.com/Nana asare barimah Parliament has approved the Right to Information Bill (RTI). The Bill which was passed after its third reading at 8:30pm Tuesday, March 26, will now await Presidential assent to be fully recognised as law.           The purpose of the RTI law will …

  By:brightwebtv.com/ Martin awuku   Parliament has approved a 123 million euro loan facility to finance the upgrading of the vocational educational system in the country. The project will see all 34 vocational training institutes in the country get a facelift to improve the training of the youth to gain …

  By:brightwebtv.com /Martin awuku   The debate on the approval of the GHc2 billion was concluded last Wednesday but the approval was deferred because of a lack of a quorum.       Parliament Thursday approved the issuance of a Sovereign Guarantee of up to GH₵2 billion in favour of …

  By:brightwebtv.com/Martin awuku Member of Parliament (MP) for Bantama Constituency in the Ashanti Region and a Member of Finance Committee in Parliament , Mr Daniel Okyem Aboagye aka Wofa Atta has admitted the ‘luxury tax’  government is charging car owners is overly expensive saying the lawmakers themselves cried whiles passing …

    By:brightwebtv.com /Martin awuku Ghana’s Parliament has reshuffled the leadership of its committees.       Mahama Ayariga, Joseph Yieleh-Chireh, Fiifi Kwetey, all Minority members, are some of the big names who have lost their positions in the latest change. According to the report passed by the House, Bolga …

  By:brightwebtv.com/Martin awuku The Speaker of Parliament, Prof. Mike Oquaye has directed the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta to be in Parliament himself to answer questions filed by Members of the House.   Prof. Mike Oquaye’s ruling follows the Minority’s insistence that the Minister and not his deputies be present to …

  By:brightwebtv.com/Martin awuku. Parliament on Tuesday voted to pass the controversial Holidays Amendment Bill. This was amidst a boycott by the Minority for the third time since the bill was first discussed in the House last week.     “The Holidays Amendment Bill 2018 is duly read for the third …

  By:brightwebtv.com/bright Agyapong Government has laid in Parliament a Bill to amend the Constitution to allow for the election of Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) in the country.     The New Patriotic Party (NPP) in its 2016 manifesto promised to oversee the direct election of MMDCEs within …

  By:brightwebtv.com/Martin Awuku   Parliament has summoned the Interior Minister Ambrose Derry over the recent physical assault of children.     Speaker Prof. Mike Ocquaye ordered that the Minister appears before Members of Parliament Wednesday, February 20  after Kunbungu MP Ras Mubarack drew the attention of the house to two separate incidents of abuse. He mentioned the incident at Abura Dunkwa in the Central Region where a stepmother used a …