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SUPREME COURT’S RULING ON THE ‘RIGHT TO VOTE’ AS DEPUTY SPEAKER VERY WELCOMING – FIRST DEPUTY SPEAKER

BymcbondghMarch 13, 2022

The First Deputy Speaker, Joseph Osei Owusu, has welcomed the ruling of the Supreme Court declaring that Deputy Speakers of Parliament do not lose their voting right whiles presiding on proceedings in the chamber. Describing the ruling as “refreshing”, he said he will

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[VIDEO]: GOVERNMENT TO REDUCE E-LEVY FROM 1.75% TO 1.5% – DEPUTY MAJORITY LEADER

BymcbondghDecember 1, 2021

Deputy Majority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin has said that the electronic transaction levy (E-levy) will be reduced from 1.75% to at least 1.5%. According to him, the reduced charge was captured in the revised version of the 2022 budget submitted by the Finance Minister,

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‘MARCH FOR JUSTICE’ DEMO: NDC YOUTH PETITIONS NANA ADDO, PARLIAMENT OVER ‘GROWING INSECURITY’

ByjoachimJuly 7, 2021

The protesting youth of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) on Tuesday, July 6, 2021, submitted a petition to the presidency after their ‘March for Justice’ demonstration. The National Youth Organizer of the party, George Opare Addo, led some members of the