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Several Members of Parliament have expressed their concerns and called for the implementation of legislation to govern the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the country. AI tools are software applications that utilise algorithms based on artificial intelligence to perform specific tasks and address various challenges. These tools have wide-ranging …

Parliament through its Clerk has declared the Assin North Parliamentary seat vacant following the Supreme Court’s ruling on the eligibility of James Gyakye Quayson in occupying the Assin North seat. The Supreme Court by a unanimous decision ordered Ghana’s Parliament to expunge the name of James Gyakye Quayson from its …

Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Torkornoo , Chief Justice nominee,  says the judiciary does not enjoy ex-gratia payments. According to her, judges do not have term of office and work until retirement and for that matter, they are not entitled to ex-gratia.   Appearing before the Appointments Committee of Parliament on …

Parliament will today, Friday, May 26, vet Justice Gertrude Torkonoo as Chief Justice. President Akufo-Addo in April nominated her to replace the now-retired Chief Justice Kwasi Anin Yeboah. The President subsequently informed Parliament of his decision and called for her speedy approval. He explained that was to avoid any vacuum …

The Members of Parliament will return to Parliament on Tuesday, June 6, 2023, after going on recess on March 31. The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Bagbin in a statement recalling the MPs for the Second Meeting of the Third Session of the Eighth Parliament said the House will commence …

Parliament has approved a loan agreement between the government and the World Bank for an amount of $200 million to finance the Ghana Digital Acceleration Project.   The House also approved an amount of $150 million dollars for the financing of the West Africa Food System Resilience Programme phase 2 …

Members of Parliament in Ghana’s first hung parliament are back in the Chamber of Parliament after the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, recalled them from their recess. The reason, as captured in the statement issued on Friday, April 20, 2023, was for the House to consider some urgent business. The …

Ghana’s Speaker of Parliament Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin says Africa is not deterred by the veiled threats of withdrawal of investments and international aid and other stringent economic measures that have attended the continent’s effort at protecting its culture, values, and societal norms and to safeguard the future of its …

Speaker of Parliament, Alban Kingsford Bagbin Sumani, has asked the House to reconvene on Tuesday, May 2, 2023. Mr Bagbin, in a notice dated April 20, explained that the recall is for the consideration of “urgent parliamentary business” in the House. The MPs, however, are expected to shorten their Easter …

Parliament has passed the three tax bills which were tabled before it as part of government’s measures to generate more revenue. The bills namely the Income Tax Amendment Bill, The Excise Duty Amendment Bill and the Growth and Sustainability Amendment Bill were passed on Friday evening. Earlier, the government had …