Over the last 22 years, QNET has remained committed to transforming lives through its simple, but life-transforming direct selling business model. In this piece, you will understand what direct selling is, the challenges the industry faces, but most importantly, the awesome opportunities and the tremendous impact the industry holds on a global and African perspectives. […] The post QNET
Derek Chauvin, the former police officer who killed George Floyd on a Minneapolis street last year, was sentenced Friday to 22 and half years in prison. Chauvin, in a light gray suit and tie and white shirt, spoke briefly before the sentence was imposed, offering his “condolences to the Floyd family.” Under Minnesota law, Chauvin […] The post Derek
Misinformation, best understood as false or misleading information whether or not it was intended to mislead, has long been recognised as a problem worldwide. Together with disinformation, which is spread deliberately to misinform or mislead, it constitutes a key part of the information disorder distorting public debate around the world. Concern about the effects of […] The post Punitive
A 21-year-old unemployed man, accused of using the name and images of Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta to solicit monies from persons interested in being recruited into the Ghana Armed Forces, has been grabbed. Appearing before an Accra Circuit Court, Sabastine Agbemabiese was charged with pretending to be a public officer and engaging in charlatanic advertisement. […] The post 21-year-old
More than 300 stores in the Kejetia Market in Kumasi have been flooded in the latest rainstorm to hit Ghana’s second-largest city. The state-of-the-art commercial hub, inaugurated in 2018, is one of the worst affected areas, following two days of intensive rainfall. The National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO) estimates that at least three people, including […] The post Floods
The about 15 members of the #TheFixCountry campaign who were arrested earlier on Friday for massing up at the premises of the High Court in Accra have been released on bail. The arrested persons, including social media personality, Efia Odo were held at the police station and made to write their statements before being discharged […] The post Efia Odo, other
The Minister for Works and Housing, Francis Asenso-Boakye has apologized to Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) over his failure to appear before it on Thursday, 24th June 2021. Mr. Asenso-Boakye who appeared before the committee today [Friday, 25th June 2021] explained that he failed to show up at the Committee’s sitting because he had a […] The post ‘I
The Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) today, June 25, 2021, sat to consider the Auditor-General’s Reports of the Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) for the year ended 31st December 2017 which were referred to it for consideration. The Communication, Lands and Natural Resources and Works and Housing ministries took turns to answer questions on what […] The post PAC
The 2021 Ghana Population and Housing Census takes off in less than a week, in fact listing of housing structures has already begun. The decennial census is of great importance for a country to know the demographic, economic, social and spatial characteristics of its population as well as their housing conditions, to form the basis […] The post Beyond
More than 200 residents of Atasemanso in the Kumasi Metropolis have been displaced after two days of heavy rainfall. The rainfall also resulted in six people being hospitalized after they were trapped under collapsing structures. Kumasi, Ghana’s second-largest city, is witnessing one of its worst moments as the authorities and residents are caught hands down, […] The post Kumasi:
The Ranking Member on Parliament’s Roads and Transport Committee, Governs Kwame Agbodza has chastised government over a directive to directors of Urban Roads Department across the country not to sign any contract for routine or periodic maintenance of roads. He said the directive will further worsen the already bad nature of roads in the country. […] The post Government’s
The sea is an important route for international commercial activities, that is, the import and export of goods and commodities. Indeed, about 70% of world trade takes place on the sea. These cargoes are usually accompanied by certain important credentials or documents. They usually include the Seaway Bill, Order Bill or the Bill of Lading. […] The post The Bill of lading
TechGulf Ghana Limited has donated over 10,000 pieces of KN95 nose masks supplied by its strategic partner Overland Tandberg through its subsidiary OT Global Protection to the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital. The donation worth $35,000 forms part of the company’s corporate social responsibility to intensify the hospital’s efforts in the fight against COVID-19. Present at the […] The post TechGulf
An Accra High Court, presided over by Justice Ruby Aryeetey, says the #FixTheCountry campaigners can use the procedures prescribed by law to organise a demonstration if they intend to do so. The court gave this directive on Friday, June 25, 2021, following an earlier application brought before it by the police injuncting a demonstration the […] The post Use
A High Court judge, Justice Ruby Aryeetey, has described as moot the application filed by the Ghana Police Service seeking to injunct the #FixtTheCountry protest. Conveners of the protest in May 2021 wrote to notify the police in tandem with the Public Order Act of a demonstration they had scheduled for Sunday, 9th May 2021 […] The post Use laid
A High Court judge, Justice Ruby Aryeetey, has described as moot the application filed by the Ghana Police Service seeking to injunct the #FixtTheCountry protest. Conveners of the protest in May 2021 wrote to notify the police, in tandem with the Public Order Act, of a demonstration they had scheduled for Sunday, 9th May 2021 […] The post Police injunction
A former Goldman Sachs Group Inc. banker and former Managing Director of the Tema Oil Refinery in Ghana, Asante Berko has settled a claim by U.S. regulators that he arranged for millions of dollars in bribes to be paid to government officials in Ghana to help a client win a power-plant contract. Asante Berko, a […] The post Former TOR Boss Asante Berko settles
The Vice-Chairman of the Appointments Committee of Parliament, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has said some objections witnessed from some members of the committee during the vetting of Ministers and Deputy Ministers were out of malice and personal grudges against the nominees. Afenyo Markin, who is also the Deputy Majority leader, cited the objection of Gifty Twum Apofo’s […] The post Suhuyini’s
About 15 members of the #TheFixCountry movement who massed up at the entrance of the High Court have been arrested, including actress, Efia Odo. The reason for the arrest is unknown, except that they were at the High Court to support lawyers of the group in a lawsuit that has been brought against them. Moments […] The post Efia Odo, other conveners of #FixTheCountry
The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), has served notice that it will take action against health facilities that are charging extra fees from their clients. The Deputy Director of the Claims Processing Centre (CPC) of Tamale, Isaac Akonde, served this notice during a media interaction on the sidelines of an ongoing Savannah Regional 2020 end-of-year […] The post We’ll
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