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  The Management of Rock City Hotel has withdrawn its bid for the 60% shares in hotels owned by the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT). This is contained in a letter addressed to the Director General of SSNIT. “At all material times, we believed that we had participated …

The leadership of organized labour, made up of the Trades Union Congress (TUC) and other unions, has decided to embark on a nationwide strike on Monday, July 15, due to the government’s insistence on selling a 60% stake in hotels owned by the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT). …

The Minister of Employment and Labour Relations, Ignatius Baffour Awuah, has said the National Pensions Regulatory Authority (NPRA) has approved the sale of 60% of SSNIT’s shares in its hotel investment portfolio. This follows a directive from the NPRA on June 28 ordering SSNIT to suspend its negotiations with Rock …

An Accra High Court has dismissed a submission of no case filed by the CEO of defunct gold dealership firm, Menzgold, Nana Appiah Mensah, also known as NAM1. The court, presided over by Justice Ernest Owusu-Dapaah, said that the CEO of Brew Marketing Consul, the defunct gold dealership firm, and …

The apex body of All Nigerian Associations in Ghana (ANC) has expressed concern over how young ladies and boys are being trafficked from neighbouring countries, including Nigeria, into Ghana. The youngsters, according to the ANC, are brought into Ghana ignorantly based on giving them employment but end up engaging in …

  An estimated 1,360 people die through submersion in and inhalation of water in Ghana annually, according to research. The School of Public Health at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) disclosed a research it conducted. The study, which aims to establish the availability of drowning data …

Members of the the Civic and Local Government Staff Association, Ghana (CLOGSAG) has warned their leaders on salary negotiations with the government. The warning came limelight when alleged social media reports revealed that section of the leadership of the Civic and Local Government Staff Association, Ghana (CLOGSAG) has summoned an …

  The Chief Justice, Gertrude Sackey Torkornoo, has dismissed the petition allegedly forwarded by the former Special Prosecutor, Martin Amidu that sought to remove his successor, Kissi Agyebeng, from office. According to Joy News sources, the Chief Justice determined that the factual and legal foundation of the petition fell short …

Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo has defended her request for additional Supreme Court judges, citing the overwhelming number of cases the apex court handles. Delivering her closing remarks after the hearing of two lawsuits filed by Broadcast Journalist Richard Dela Sky and Researcher Dr. Amanda Odoi against Parliament’s passage of the …

Ghanaian businessman Richard Jakpa has opened up about how he came up with the idea for the government’s ambulance procurement that has landed him in trouble. This transaction has become the centre of controversy in the trial, where the Attorney General is accusing Minority Leader Dr Cassiel Ato Forson of …