Новости за 04.07.2019

President Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Wednesday opened the Ghana Diaspora Celebration and Third Homecoming Summit, with an assurance that the government would soon place before Parliament a bill that would allow Ghanaians with dual citizenship to hold public office. ldquo;The question of the political rights of dual citizens is a matter for Parliament and an opportunity is going to be provided soon Parliament to address this issue, rdquo; he told the gathering, which included African and Ghana ...

Two registered input suppliers under the government 8217;s flagship project Planting for Food and Jobs have been blacklisted for attempting to smuggle fertilizer to neighbouring Burkina Faso. The two companies are; Intercontinental Agro Group and Dematar Ghana Company. Security officials at the Paga border in the Upper East Region arrested the articulated trucks carrying the fertilizer upon a tip-off. Government subsidized fertilizer under its Planting for Food and Jobs aimed at in ...

The government will soon lay a Bill before Parliament that allows persons with dual citizenship to hold public office, President Nana Akufo-Addo has said. The Bill is has been described as the Diaspora Engagement Policy Bill and is being worked on by the Office of Diasporan Affairs. The constitution excludes dual citizens from holding certain specified offices in Ghana but the President says dual citizens should not be limited in their capacity to serve. We know from the example of ...

Samson Lardy Anyenini 8217;s law firm is no longer providing legal representation for Emmanuel Biritwum, one of the Modern Ghana journalists who was detained by National Security officials last week. This comes after Mr. Biritwum said he was never manhandled and tortured by operatives of National Security as was earlier alleged. In a statement explaining key developments in the case, Mr. Anyenini said he had 8220;become aware via the media that Britwum has procured the services of a ...

The Majority and Minority Leaders of Parliament will today, Thursday, address the media on the proposed new chamber and the matters arising. 8220;Parliament intends to listen closely and attentively to the sentiments and views of the citizens and take appropriate actions, 8221; a statement from the leadership of Parliament stated. The Second Deputy Speaker of Parliament , Alban Bagbin on Wednesday called on Ghanaians to remain calm as the House will soon debate the decision t ...