The Appointments Committee of Parliament has postponed the vetting of ministerial nominees to Monday, January 30, 2017. So far, some thirteen (36) of the 36 nominees, have been vetted with eight (8) already approved. Nominees who were expected to be vetted on Thursday, January 26, included the Minister-nominee for Monitoring and Evaluation; Dr. Anthony Akoto Osei, … Read more
Managing Editor of the Insight newspaper, Kwesi Pratt Jnr. says there should be a reform in the composition of the Parliamentary Appointments Committee. Speaking on Peace FM’s ‘Kokrokoo’, Kwesi Pratt expressed worry over some members of the Appointments Committee, wondering why Ministerial nominees are on the Committee. According to him, this culture doesn’t help the … Read more
IMANI Africa’s founding president Franklin Cudjoe has criticised the Chairman of the Appointments Committee of Parliament for his “autocratic” stance during vetting. Mr Joe Osei Owusu on Monday, 23 January, abruptly “ruled out” Tamale North MP and member of the committee Alhassan Suhuyini from questioning Energy Minister-designate Boakye Agyarko any further after a heated back-and-forth … Read more
Foreign Affairs Minister-nominee, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, has said if she’s approved by Parliament, her administration will speed up work on migrating from Ghana’s biometric passports system to chip-embedded ones. The previous National Democratic Congress (NDC), had in 2016 indicated that, Ghana will from 2017 move from issuing biometric passports, to chip-embedded ones to its citizens … Read more
Veteran journalist and Managing Editor of the Insight Newspaper, Kwesi Pratt Jnr.has underscored the importance of vetting ministers-designate appointed by the president. According to him, it gives citizens the opportunity to know how capable the appointees can perform when given the position. Kwesi Pratt’s comments come after some people argued that it is a waste … Read more
Foreign Affairs Minister-nominee, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, has said if she’s approved by Parliament, her administration will speed up work on migrating from Ghana’s biometric passports system to chip-embedded ones. The previous National Democratic Congress (NDC), had in 2016 indicated that, Ghana will from 2017 move from issuing biometric passports, to chip-embedded ones to its citizens globally. The Former … Read more
Foreign Affairs Minister-nominee, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, has said if she’s approved by Parliament, her administration will speed up work on migrating from biometric passports to chip embedded passports. The previous National Democratic Congress (NDC), had in 2016 indicated that, Ghana will from 2017 move from issuing biometric passports, to chip-embedded ones to its citizens globally. The Former Foreign … Read more
Day Two of the ongoing vetting of ministerial nominees to serve in the administration of President Akufo-Addo, has ended with Ambrose Dery and Gloria Akuffo, both nominees for the ministries of Interior and Justice and Attorney-General respectively. This brings to six (6) the number of nominees to have been vetted, out of the Thirty-Six (36) … Read more
The Appointments Committee of Parliament will today [Friday], January 20th 2017, begin vetting minister nominees appointed by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. Osafo Maafo, senior Minister nominee, will be the first to appear before the committee, which is also popularly referred to as Vetting Committee, followed by Kan Dapaah, who will head the Security Ministry. … Read more
About 13 million pages of declassified documents from the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) have been released online. The records include UFO sightings and psychic experiments from the Stargate programme, which has long been of interest to conspiracy theorists. The move came after lengthy efforts from freedom of information advocates and a lawsuit against the … Read more
The Appointments Committee of Parliament will this Friday, January 20th 2017, begin vetting minister nominees appointed by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. Osafo Maafo, senior Minister nominee, will be the first to appear before the committee, which is also popularly referred to as Vetting Committee, followed by Kan Dapaah, who will head the Security Ministry. … Read more
It is important to stress here that the term ‘nyebroism’ was chosen for its popularity and relevance but has no tribal meaning or inferences. Nyebroism simply means the act of identifying with and helping one’s brother, friend or relative. “Hello bro, do you know any big man in the Police Service, Immigration or in the … Read more
On Monday, December 19, 2016, I received my Ghanaian passport at the Ghana Embassy in Washington, D. C. Having been disappointed by the mission’s services and having taken to the media to express my frustrations and that of many Ghanaians who require similar services from the embassy, I also find it extremely important to shed … Read more
Donald Trump has poured fresh scorn on US intelligence claims of Russian hackers meddling in the US election. He tweeted: “Can you imagine if the election results were the opposite and WE tried to play the Russia/CIA card. It would be called conspiracy theory!” The US president-elect also questioned why the allegations were not widely … Read more
Pakistan on Thursday named eight Indian diplomats it accuses of espionage and terrorism, as tensions mounted between the nuclear-armed rivals following days of artillery duels and skirmishes on the border dividing the disputed Kashmir region. The foreign ministry said six Indian embassy staff worked for New Delhi’s Research & Analysis Wing (RAW) intelligence agency, while … Read more
play videoThe US government says WikiLeaks is working with Russian operatives WikiLeaks released Saturday what appear to be transcripts of Hillary Clinton’s three paid speeches to financial heavyweight Goldman Sachs. The remarks, which were hacked as part of an extensive breach of Clinton campaign chairman John Podesta’s email account, show Clinton commenting on Wall Street’s … Read more
A Civil Rights Organisation, Centre for Constitutional Order (ENCORD) has challenged the Electoral Commission’s(EC) power to vet nominations of presidential and parliamentary aspirants for the December polls. A total of 17 presidential aspirants had submitted their forms on the deadline for submission of forms on Friday, September 30. Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Charlotte Osei, … Read more