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Government Withdraws RTI Bill

The government, through the Attorney General, Marietta Brew Appiah-Opong, has again withdrawn the earlier Right To...

Business

Land Bill Attracts 317% Increase In Budget

The Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources (MLNR) has exceeded its initial budget amount of about US$196,000 on...

Business

Terkper To Present Advance Budget To Parliament

The Minister of Finance, Seth Terkper, is expected to present to parliament on Thursday an advanced budget covering...

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NPP Is Deliberately Hampering Passage of RTI Bill For Political Gains

The Vice Chairman of the Constitutional and Legal Committees of Parliament, George Loh, has accused the opposition in...

Business

Terkper Presents 2017 Budget Thursday

The minister of Finance, Mr Seth Terkper, is scheduled to present the Expenditure in Advance of Appropriation and the...

Business

Terkper Presents 2017 Estimate Expenditure To Parliament

The Minister of Finance, Mr. Seth Terkper, will next week present to Parliament the "Expenditure in Advance of the...

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Speaker Angry With MPs Over Poor Attendance

The Speaker of Parliament, Edward Doe Adjaho, has complained about what he calls the poor attendance of Members of...

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Mixed Reactions Greet EC’s Decision

The decision by the Electoral Commission (EC) to disqualify 12 presidential aspirants from contesting this year’s...

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Nduom, Konadu and Co. Have No Case

Private legal practitioner, John Ndebugre has lauded the Electoral Commission for cracking the whip to disqualify...

Politics

Nduom, Konadu and Co. Have No Case; EC Acted Within the Law – Ndebugre

Private legal practitioner, John Ndebugre has lauded the Electoral Commission for cracking the whip to disqualify...

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EC Unsure of December 7 Election Date As Legal Tussle Looms

With less than sixty days to the December 7 general elections, the Chairperson for the Electoral Commission, Mrs...

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MPs Demand Speedy Review of Salaries

A former Attorney General and Minister of Justice is pressing the Mahama administration to determine new pay levels for...

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We Are Determined To Pass RTI Bill Into Law – Bagbin

Majority Leader, Hon. Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has assured that the Legislature is more determined to pass the...

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MPs Fight Mahama Over Ex-Gratia

With three weeks to the dissolution of the Sixth Parliament, the legislators have started complaining over delays by...

Politics

EC Unsure of Dec 7 Election Date Due To Legal Threats By Disqualified Aspirants

With less than sixty days to the December 7 general elections, the Chairperson for the Electoral Commission, Mrs...

Opinion

How Access To Information Aids The Work Of Parliament

The discourse around access to information has often focused on how it helps in the fight against corruption and in...

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Group Pickets Parliament Over RTI Bill

The Coalition of the Right to Information (RTI) Bill on Tuesday, 11 October picketed parliament as the house resumed...

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Parliament Resumes Sitting

Members of Parliament are resuming sitting today to conduct legislative duties after two months of recess. The...

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Our Public Advocates and Intellectuals Failing This Country!

Feature: Our public advocates and intellectuals failing this country! The title of this piece, and the subject for...