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The Committee of Selection of the Seventh Parliament under the Fourth Republic on Tuesday presented to the House of Representatives members of the Business and Appointments Committee.  The Business Committee includes the Majority Leader as Chairman, and the Chief Whips of the Parliamentary Groups. This Committee proposes for the approval of the House, the business of each sitting and the order in which it should be taken. The members are:  Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu – Chairman Sara Adwoa Safo – Vice Chair Kwasi Ameyaw Cheremeh – Member Matthew Nyindam – Member Moses Anim- Member Derek Yaw Oduro, Major (RTD)- Member Kwabena Okyere…

Uber is launching a website outlining how its cars move around cities, in an effort to appease city authorities who have long called for more data sharing. It will provide data on dozens of cities from next month. Uber’s transportation data could help cities to improve traffic flow. The controversial app-based taxi service had previously argued that sharing such information could jeopardise passenger privacy. Cities are increasingly seeking data to understand, manage and maintain their congested roads. The fact that providers such as Uber collect high-quality GPS data means they can provide unique insights into the operation of city streets.…

Samsung heir-apparent Lee Jae-yong is to be interviewed as a suspect in a corruption scandal surrounding the impeached South Korean president. The firm is accused of giving donations to non-profit foundations operated by Choi Soon-sil, a confidante of President Park Geun-hye. The donations were allegedly made in exchange for political support of a controversial merger. Mr Lee will face special prosecutors on Thursday, officials said. Samsung declined to comment. Mr Lee is currently vice-president of Samsung Electronics. But since his father, Lee Kun-hee, suffered a heart attack in 2014, he is considered de facto boss of the entire Samsung Group…

A Ga-Dangme group has served notice to embark on a series protests to get former President John Mahama to vacate his official residence at Cantonments in Accra, which he has requested to keep as a part of his retirement package. The group described as “immoral”, President Mahama’s request to keep the bungalow, especially so when the former president had years back condemned similar acts and banned public office holders from even buying state bungalows they occupy as government officials. President Mahama before exiting office Saturday, wrote though his Chief of Staff on December 19, 2016 to request to “have Bungalow…

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The journey of life is shaped by a change in the questions we ask. Perhaps you desire to be a successful person, forgetting that at the heart of success lies self-discipline. Whether it’s success in your personal or professional life, your ability to exercise control over situations makes all the difference. In this New Year, take the resolve to wield full control over your thoughts and actions, because your thoughts, emotions, behaviours and habits will determine your success or failure in life. Here are some keys to guide you. Set specific targets. What do you set out to achieve? What…

The journey of life is shaped by a change in the questions we ask. Perhaps you desire to be a successful person, forgetting that at the heart of success lies self-discipline. Whether it’s success in your personal or professional life, your ability to exercise control over situations makes all the difference. In this New Year, take the resolve to wield full control over your thoughts and actions, because your thoughts, emotions, behaviours and habits will determine your success or failure in life. Here are some keys to guide you. Set specific targets. What do you set out to achieve? What…

The journey of life is shaped by a change in the questions we ask. Perhaps you desire to be a successful person, forgetting that at the heart of success lies self-discipline. Whether it’s success in your personal or professional life, your ability to exercise control over situations makes all the difference. In this New Year, take the resolve to wield full control over your thoughts and actions, because your thoughts, emotions, behaviours and habits will determine your success or failure in life. Here are some keys to guide you. Set specific targets. What do you set out to achieve? What…

The BEIGE Group (TBG), a financial services provider, has acquired Universal Pensions Master Trust (UPMT), a licensed corporate trustee. This brings to two the number of corporate trustees that have been acquired by TBG in the last 18 months and this move goes to confirm related press statements made last year by the BEIGE CEO, Mike Nyinaku. TBG’s first acquisition of a corporate trustee firm was in 2014 and the acquiree firm was Legacy Pension Trust (LPT). These transactions are key steps in TBG’s strategy to affirm its status and capacity to serve as a provider of a broad range…

Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Trobu Constituency Kwame Ofosu Adjei is in the grips of the Amasaman Divisional Police for attacking a police officer on duty at the Pobiman tollbooth. The officer is said to have prevented the NPP constituency chairman from entering the office of the supervisor of the tollbooth on the Accra-Nsawam highway. Mr Ofosu Adjei is reported to have been at the tollbooth on Tuesday morning, requesting to see the supervisor, Madam Emelia Ocloo. But attempts to prevent him by the officer on duty led to a scuffle between the two. The police…