Medical Officer at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, Dr Augustine Adoliba Ayanoore, has called on Parliament to as a matter of urgency pass the over aged Occupational Health Hazard Bill. The Bill when passed, he said, would force organisations to put up Occupational Health Teams to prevent unnecessary work-related health problems and deaths. A statement signed and copied to the Ghana …

Dr Augustine Adoliba Ayanoore, a Medical Officer at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, has called on parliament to as a matter of urgency pass the over aged Occupational Health Hazard Bill. The Bill when passed, he said, would force organisations to put up Occupational Health Teams to prevent unnecessary work-related health problems and deaths. A statement signed and copied to the …

Speaker of Parliament, Prof. Mike Ocquaye, says the legislative arm of government doesn’t know yet how much the new parliamentary chamber to be constructed later this year will cost. Although he disclosed architectural firm run by UK based Ghanaian architect Sir David Frank Adjaye, Adjaye and Associate, came tops in a competitive bidding process ahead of two other firms to …

The construction of a new parliamentary chamber for sittings is expected to begin before the end of 2019. This was disclosed when Members of the Parliamentary Service Board received a model for thr proposed new chamber on Friday. According to the Speaker of Parliament, some allocation has been made towards the project by the government but additional funding is being …

Parliament has approved a €55,000,000 million Credit Facility between the Government of Ghana and the Deutsche Bank AG, London, for the rehabilitation of the Kumasi inner ring roads. The credit facility would cover the rehabilitation of the Kumasi inner ring roads and Adjacent Streets Project the first phase covers 100kms of road. Dr Mark Assibey-Yeboah, Chairman of the Finance Committee, …

EFF leader, Julius Malema stunned those seated at the parliament with his vosho moves. During a press briefing, EFF’s commander in chief, Julius Malema casually mentioned that they (EFF Team), “Bazongena ngeVosho”, which is loosely translated, “We’ll be doing the vosho (a dance) when they enter parliament.” But little did we know that he actually meant it in literal terms. Despite the formal atmosphere, Julius …

The Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) would next week lay before Parliament the Tree Crops Development Bill for deliberation and consequent passage into law to regulate the tree crop sub-sector. The Bill is currently before Cabinet, and upon its passage, would establish the Tree Crops Development Authority (TCDA) that would regulate and ensure the production, pricing and marketing of …

British lawmakers voted on eight different possible Brexit options on Wednesday, but none received the majority support that would clarify the UK’s course. Parliament was trying to find an alternative to Prime Minister Theresa May’s twice-rejected EU divorce deal. Lawmakers voted on options that included leaving the European Union without a deal, staying in the bloc’s customs union and single …

Parliament has reprimanded Assin Central Member of Parliament, Kennedy Agyapong, asking the NPP firebrand to ‘go and sin no more’ for describing the house as cheap. The action followed recommendations of the privileges committee of Parliament for Mr. Agyapong to either be suspended or reprimanded after finding him guilty following a motion filed by Asawase MP Muntaka Mubarak. The controversial …

Former First lady Nana Kondau Agyemang Rawlings has descended heavily on the Minority Members for staging a walkout during the swearing-in of Lydia Allassan, the newly elected MP for the Ayawaso West Wougon Constituency. The Members of Parliament on Tuesday 5th February 2019 staged a walkout during the swearing-in of Lydia Alhassan, the newly elected Member of Parliament for the …