Новости за 20.02.2020

President Akufo-Addo today, Thursday, February 20 delivered his 4th State of the Nation Address in Parliament. The address is in accordance with Article 67 of the 1992 Constitution which states that ldquo;the President shall, at the beginning of each session of Parliament and before a dissolution of Parliament, deliver to Parliament a message on the state of the nation. rdquo; Akufo-Addo accounted for his stewardship during the previous year and projected the plans of the gov ...

President Akufo-Addo has vowed not to shield anyone found culpable in the hundreds of missing excavators and the galamsey saga irrespective of the persons political and social status. Delivering his fourth State of the Nation Address to Parliament on Thursday, February 20, President Akufo-Addo said: ldquo;The Inter-Ministerial Committee on Illegal Mining (IMCIM) along with Operation Vanguard, are determined to disrupt galamsey activities by confiscating equipment that were employed in ...

President Akufo-Addo is unhappy with attempts by Minority in Parliament to introduce what he calls ldquo;ill-judged politics rdquo; into debates surrounding the coronavirus outbreak. The President said this only tends to spread fear and panic among students in China. ldquo;We have a delicate situation on our hands, Mr. Speaker and it doesn rsquo;t benefit anybody to try to score points by introducing ill-judged politics into this ongoing medical conundrum and humanitarian tr ...

President Akufo-Addo has said government is procuring helicopters for the Ghana Police Service. He said this forms part of efforts to resource the police service well enough to fight crime. Delivering his fourth state of the nation address to Parliament today Thursday, February 20, Mr Akufo-Addo said the number of police personnel has also been increased. ldquo;Police numbers have been increased and will be increased further until we meet the recommended ratio. The police has be ...

President Akufo-Addo has announced that GHS5 billion will be released by the government to settle all depositors of the defunct microfinance and savings loans companies from Monday February 24. This will increase the cost of servicing locked-up funds as a result of the financial services sector crisis, to GHS 18 billion. Delivering his last State of the Nation Address (SoNA) for his first term of office, President Akufo-Addo said: ldquo;All depositors of savings and loans and mic ...

The Automobile Dealers Union Ghana (ADUG) has threatened to stage a massive demonstration to protest government 39;s intention to ban the importation of some category of second-hand and salvaged vehicles into the country. The Majority Leader of Parliament, Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu recently disclosed plans to put in place a regulatory framework for the importation of 39;second-hand 39; and salvaged vehicles. He said they would do this through the Customs Amendment Bill which ...