By Rashidatu IBRAHIM Parliament has held a workshop to familiarize members of the Parliamentary Press Corps (PPC) with the updated Standing Orders of the House. The two-day workshop held over the weekend in Ada aimed to acquaint the press with the new orders and equip them with the necessary knowledge...
As Ghana prepares to undertake its eighth Presidential and Parliamentary elections on December 7 in this Fourth Republic, monetisation of politics has begun to rear its ugly head. Executive Director of the Centre for Democratic Development-Ghana (CDD-Ghana), Professor H. Kwasi Prempeh observes that: “Money in politics has an even greater...
The Ghanaian media has been touted as an important stakeholder and pillar of peace ahead of the 7th December general elections. Moderating the Media-Security Dialogue on Violence, Mrs. Princess Sekyere Bih, Director of Kingdom Concepts Consult and convenor of the event, urged media institutions to be conscious of their...
The United Nation Children Fund (UNICEF) and the National Development Planning Commission will launch the third edition of the District Legue Table (DLT) in November 2021. The DTL is a simple ranking tool for assessing and tracking the level of development in the 260 districts in Ghana, using selected indicators...
The Member of Parliament (PM) for the Ningo-Prampram Constituency, Samuel Dzata George, has called for the creation of an administrative region for the five fast-growing densely-populated Dangme constituencies along the East Coast of the Greater Accra Region. According to the MP, industrial and residential expansion in the area, coupled with...
President Akufo-Addo has been rescheduled to address Parliament on the state of the nation on March 8, 2023, instead of February 28 as earlier announced. Presenting the House’s business statement for the ensuing week, Majority Chief Whip, Frank Annoh-Dompreh, said: “the message of the state of the nation would not...
Edem and Naa have been married for five years. Theirs was a perfect marriage except for their childlessness. Their attempts at having children had been as futile as Nana Akuffo Addo’s first two attempts at the presidency. They tried all sorts of remedies but it was as though they...
Since we are in an election year, let's throwback to November 2016 (another election year) when my flight from Kumasi to Accra got delayed due to adverse weather conditions. I went to the Airport restaurant to grab a snack and catch up on my emails. I was busily attending to my emails...
Mahama Ayariga, the Member of Parliament for Bawku Central Constituency has said he would be sponsoring a private member’s bill to push retirement age upward. The bill will push for an amendment to the constitution to extend the compulsory retirement ages for public servants and judicial officers from 60...
Reverend Dr. Joyce Rosalind Aryee, Irene Naa Torshie Lartey will on October 1, 2021, receive the prestigious honour of Lifetime Achievement and Exceptional Woman in Politics & Governance Awards respectively at the maiden edition of the InstinctWomen Awards to be held at the Mövenpick Ambassador Hotel in Accra, Ghana. A...