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Parliament Gives 15% Pay Rise To Staff

Parliament has announced a 15 per cent salary increment for all its staff. The decision was taken by the Parliamentary...

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Speaker To Haul Police Chiefs To Parliament Over Minority “harassment”

The Speaker of Parliament has vowed to haul before the House the appropriate officials to explain why some MPs are...

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Martin Amidu Slams Minority’s “uncultured” Behaviour

A former Attorney General, Martin Amidu has condemned members of the Minority in Parliament for protesting against the...

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Special Prosecutor, Zongo Dev’t Bills Laid Before Parliament

The bills on the Office of the Special Prosecutor and Zongo Development Fund has been laid before Parliament. The...

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Having More MPs As Ministers Undermines Parliament

Civil Society Group, Odekro has reiterated calls for a re-examination of Article 78 which compels the President to...

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Pelpuo Cautions Gov’t Over 3 New Development Authorities

Former Minister of State at the Presidency, Rashid Pelpuo, is warning government against the use of the three...

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Parliament To Engage Experts For Modern Chamber

The Parliamentary Service has given approval to the idea for the House to have a new modern Chamber, Speaker Professor...

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RTI Bill Not On Parliament’s Agenda As It Reconvenes For Second Sitting

Journalists and citizens who eagerly anticipated the presentation of the RTI bill to parliament for scrutiny and...

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Public Accounts System Must Be More Flexible – George Loh

A former Member of Parliament for North Dayi, George Loh, believes the Auditor General’s report comes under the...

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PAC Chairman Cautions Witnesses Against Perjury

Dr James Avedzi Klutse, Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee of Parliament has cautioned officials who would...

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Osei-Owusu To MMDAs

First Deputy Speaker of Parliament Joseph Osei-Owusu has registered his displeasure over the deliberate misuse of...

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‘Elephant-Sized’ Government Will Worsen Corruption – Occupy Ghana

Pressure Group, Occupy Ghana, has joined the list of organisations calling on the President to downsize the number of...

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Minority Bares Teeth Over Speaker’s Conduct…says It May File A Motion Against Him

The Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa says the minority in parliament may be forced to...

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Minority Walks Out As Parliament Approves 2017 Budget

A one-sided Parliament Wednesday approved the 2017 budget and financial policy of government that was presented to it...

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Akufo-Addo’s State of the Nation Address 2017

MESSAGE ON THE STATE OF THE NATION  BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC,NANA ADDO DANKWA AKUFO-ADDO, ON THE OCCASION OF...

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House of Commons Approves Brexit Bill

Britain's lower house of Parliament passed legislation Wednesday to allow Prime Minister Theresa May's government to...

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Speaker Wasn’t Biased – Majority

The Speaker of parliament, Professor Mike Aaron Oquaye, was fair in his handling of proceedings regarding the approval...

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Speaker Perpetrated ‘crass Illegality’ – MP

The Member of Parliament for Sagnarigu, Alhaji A. B.A Fuseini has accused the speaker of parliament, Mike Oquaye of...

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What Goes Into the Composition of Committees of Parliament

THE seventh Parliament under the Fourth Republic in accordance with Article 103 of the 1992 Constitution of the...