Foulkes: Committee will leave no stone unturned
Chairman of the House of Assembly’s Parliamentary Select Committee on Natural Resources Michael Foulkes said yesterday that the committee will leave “no stone unturned” in its quest to investigate the country’s natural resources.
“This committee is very serious and very determined as to every natural resource of our country and every aspect of them with the strong intent to get all the facts, report them to this Parliament and most importantly, report them to the Bahamian people,” he said in the House of Assembly.
“We all ought to know the complete status as to all of our natural resources, as we have said, they are our patrimony, our inheritance, and our birthright.”
HomeBreaking NewsDisciplinary Inquiry against DSG Azard Navavi, State Counsel Malik Aziz Disciplinary Inquiry against DSG Azard Navavi, State Counsel Malik Aziz 16 December 2020 05:45 am - 3
A committee appointed by the Attorney General (AG) had recommended the Public Service Commission to conduct a disciplinary inquiry against Deputy Solicitor General (DSG) Azard Navavi and State Counsel Malik Aziz.
The inquiry is to be conducted on their failure to provide legal advice to the file submitted by the Terrorism Investigation Division (TID) on Zahran Hashim and National Thowheed Jamaat (NTJ) in 2017, it was yesterday informed at the PCOI probing Easter Sunday attacks.
Testifying before the Commission, head of the Administration Unit of the AG Department ASG Sumathi Dharmawardena said that although the recommendations were sent to the Public Service Commission on November 27, 2019, the Commission had not sent any acknowledgement yet.
By Ifham Nizam
A fire that erupted on the ground floor of the Supreme Court complex in Hulftsdorp was doused yesterday evening.
Attorney-at-Law Ravindranath Dabare told The Island a pile of plastic roofing sheets had caught fire.
Dabare added that further investigations were being conducted by the Government Analyst’s Department.
Chief Justice Jayantha Jayasuriya, Attorney General Dappula de Livera and Deputy Inspector General of Police, Ajith Rohana rushed to the scene along with the personnel of the tri-forces.
AG de Livera, PC at the scene of the fire (pics by Nishan S. Priyantha)
The fire had been caused by a short circuit, officials said. Nine fire engines from the Colombo Municipal fire brigade put out the fire.
UTAG asks members to calm down as parliament suspends PUB All processes leading to the passage of the Public Universities Bills (PUB) has been suspended. This follows a meeting of the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) with the Vice-President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, on Wednesday, 16 December 2020. In a statement issued by UTAG and co-signed by its National President, Prof Charles Marfo and its National Secretary, Dr Eric K.K. Abavare, the association of university lecturers stated that the meeting was held to “express our disgust with the rush in sending the bill to Parliament without completing the agreed stakeholder engagements”.
Public Universities Bill halted after Bawumia’s intervention Wed, 16 Dec 2020
The government has placed ice on the controversial Public Universities Bill (PUB) for now after Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, met with the leadership of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) among others.
Members of academia have been against the bill, arguing it curtails academic freedom and autonomy of public universities.
The Chairman of the Select Committee on Education in Parliament, William Quaitoo, said until other stakeholders give their input the bill will not return to the House.
UTAG has expressed satisfaction with the decision.
“At the meeting, the Vice President, on behalf of Government, upheld the directive of the Speaker of Parliament that the Parliamentary Select Committee of Education should carry out through stakeholder engagements and report back to Parliament. Therefore, all processes leading to the passage of the PUB has been halted for now.