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Sponsors of Anti-Gay Bill to protest today over delayed court ruling.

Today, Tuesday, October 8, advocates of the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, also known as the anti-gay bill, are protesting to voice their dissatisfaction with the delays in the bill's ultimate approval. After the bill was passed by Parliament on February 28, 2024,...

Parliament approves €1.5m waiver for e-learning laboratories in SHSs

A €1.5 million tax exemption has been approved by Parliament for the purchase and setup of integrated e-learning laboratories in senior high schools. For phase two of the initiative, which aims to integrate ICT in education to boost learning, the government and Televic Group N.V....

Govt withdraws L.I allowing MPs, Judges use sirens, speed limit exemptions

On behalf of the Minister of Transport, Martin Adjei Mensah Korsah, Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, has formally withdrawn the controversial Legislative Instrument (L.I.). This L.I. aimed to give judges, ministers, and members of parliament (MPs) the right to use sirens and be...

Parliament passes National Service Authority Bill

The National Service Authority Bill 2024 has been approved by parliament. The purpose of the bill is to create the National Service Authority, which will be tasked with recruiting and assigning eligible individuals to national service in areas of national importance for the advancement of...

Bagbin orders probe into video of immigration officers assaulting woman

In a video that shows immigration officials abusing a woman at the Ketu South Municipality's Aflao border, Speaker of the Parliament Alban Bagbin has demanded a probe. MP Abla Dzifa Gomashie, who represents the area, brought up the event and voiced concerns regarding the training...

Majority Chief Whip Stages Walkout of Parliament during debate on NSA Bill.

Majority and Minority parties in parliament disagreed significantly during a debate on whether the National Service Bill should be examined under a Certificate of Urgency. The Education Committee Chairman moved the resolution in accordance with the committee's consensus that the bill should be handled under...