The Minority Chief Whip in Parliament, Muntaka Mubarak has described a ruling by the Supreme Court as an “attack on the legislature”. The Apex Court on Wednesday ruled that a Deputy Speaker can be counted during the formation of a quorum for parliamentary decision-making and participate in voting while presiding over parliamentary business.

The Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) has called on government to consider pumping dollars from Ghana’s external reserves to arrest the depreciating cedi. GUTA says its members’ businesses are struggling due to the rate of the cedi’s depreciation, which almost doubled within just a week to 14.21% in March, 2022.

The Northern Regional Police Command has started tracking some 15 persons suspected of raiding and attacking the Dakpema palace in Tamale on Monday dawn. About five persons, including the Dakpema, Naa Fuseini Bawa, sustained several injuries after the unidentified suspects launched a gun attack on the palace over an existing chieftaincy rift in the metropolis.

Topic: Some Ghanaian students have refused to return to Ghana, although the government has provided air tickets for their trip - Why would they choose a war zone over their peaceful country?

The price of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) will experience a 5% adjustment from today, March 3, 2022. This follows the restoration of the Price Stabilisation and Recovery Levy (PSRL) on fuel products. The restored PSRL is ¢0.16 pesewas per litre on petrol, ¢0.14 per litre on diesel, and ¢0.14 per kilogram on LPG.

Member of Parliament for Adansi Asokwa, K.T Hammond has criticized the Dean of University of Ghana Law School, Prof. Raymond Atuguba over comments that the country’s worsening economic situation may create a fertile ground for political instability. Speaking at a public lecture on a review of the 1992 Constitution and its impact on the economy on Monday, Prof. Atuguba noted that Ghana’s current financial state is a threat to its democracy.

The Minority in Parliament has asked the Special Prosecutor, Kissi Agyebeng, to investigate the use of over ¢900,000 used to charter a private jet for Dome-Kwabenya MP to the country last year. The NDC MPs claim Sarah Adwoa Safo was flown in to give the Majority the required numbers to vote on the controversial e-levy.

President Akufo-Addo says it is in the public interest that the proposed Electronic Transaction Levy (E-Levy) be enacted into law to improve the country’s tax-to-GDP ratio on an equitable basis. He said the E-Levy was an innovative fiscal measure that would shore up Ghana’s fiscal profile, and raise the funds needed for the speedy transformation of the economy.

Discussing the issue of absentee MPs - the speaker of parliament is yet to address the issue.

Ghanaian students in Ukraine are appealing to the government, to as a matter of urgency consider evacuating them from the Ukraine-Russia region, following reports of tensions and violent clashes. One of them, Joseph, a medical student, told Joy News on Thursday that foreign students in the region are living in fear over the recent developments.