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Kamla: Let Tobago resolve deadlock Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar OPPOSITION leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar does not support the solution outlined by the Prime Minister to resolve the existing deadlock in the Tobago House of Assembly. In a statement to the media on Wednesday, Persad-Bissessar said she believes there is no need for fresh elections, or parliamentary and Elections and Boundaries Commission (EBC) intervention. She insists the government must allow Tobago to deal with its o...

  The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin has stated that the legislature has not been consulted on the President’s appointment of members of the Council of State. According to him, the House has also not received any communication, neither verbal nor written, formal or informal, from the Presidency on the appointment. Speaker Bagbin made the observation following concerns raised by Minority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu of some publication in the social media by Mr Eugene Arhin, Communication Offi...

Akufo-Addo didn’t consult Parliament on Council of State appointments – Alban Bagbin LISTEN 1 Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin has stated that the legislature has not been consulted on the Presidents appointment of members of the Council of State. According to him, the House has also not received any communication, neither verbal nor written, formal or informal, from the Presidency on the appointments. Mr. Bagbin made the observation following concerns raised by the Minority Leader, ...

THE STANDARD By Roselyne Obala | February 4th 2021 at 00:00:00 GMT +0300   A number of lawmakers and parliamentary staff are against the move by the Parliament Service Commission (PSC) to have senior House officials hired on five-year contract that is renewable once. The affected employees, presently on permanent and pensionable terms, will also be required to sign performance contracts annually. The changes that took effect on January 1, 2021, affects staff on PSC Scale 14 and above. Read ...

Parliament Update: Media Release February 1, 2021 The Office of The Leader of The House has noted the Member of Parliament for Oropouche East’s comments on page 7 of today’s Express. MP Moonilal has falsely accused the Prime Minister of leading a “disgraceful shutdown” of the Opposition’s failed motion of no confidence in Parliament last Wednesday. Firstly, it should be pointed out to the National Public that the affairs of the House were not directed by the Prime Minister, Dr. The H...

Process Nerd: Highlights from the once-per-Parliament standing-orders debate By Kady OMalley. Published on Feb 2, 2021 1:26pm MPs spent most of Monday discussing the rules and procedures that govern the House of Commons. (Jolson Lim/iPolitics) If you happened to tune into the House of Commons on Monday, there’s a good chance you got to see MPs taking part in a little-known parliamentary ritual: a daylong brainstorming session on the rules, procedures, and protocols that govern the ...

A six member delegation from the Coalition of Civil Society Organizations working in the area of governance, has called on the Speaker of Parliament to explore ways by which Parliament and Civil Society can collaborate effectively to push the democratic development agenda of the country forward. The delegation was led by the Executive Director of Star Ghana Foundation, Ibrahim Tanko, who, on congratulating the Speaker on his election, recollected the many projects undertaken by Civil

Ramdial: PDP could challenge PNM, UNC Watson Duke - FORMER UNC Couva North MP Ramona Ramdial believes the PDP poses a real threat to both the PNM and the UNC. She urged the PDP to become a national party rather than politically limit itself to Tobago. Ramdial based her argument on a comparison of the PDP’s performance in Monday’s Tobago House of Assembly (THA) election to the UNC’s performance in party leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar’s motion of no confidence in National Security Ministe...

By T. Roble GOOBJOOG NEWS|MOGADISHU: Just when the country breathed a sigh of relief following Jubbaland and Puntland’s acceptance to drop electoral preconditions seemingly ending a gruesome circus, President Mohamed Farmaajo muddied the waters again assenting into an unconstitutional decree expected to fuel another electoral crisis. The signing of the unilateral resolution which purports to expand the Senate to 67 members by allocating Banaadir region 13 seats is the latest political spanner...

THE 8TH PARLIAMENT: The Prophecy, The Twists By ALSWEL ANNAN JAN 27, 2021 In my previous article titled The 8th Parliament: A True Test of Ghana’s Democratic Fabric (take a quick read here – https://citinewsroom.com/2021/01/the-8th-parliament-a-true-test-of-ghanas-democratic-fabric-article/ ); although not an Elijah, Jeremiah nor Isaiah of Ghana politics, I laid emphasis on the fact that the political composition of the 8th Parliament will bring to bare a lot of novel practices especially ...