Dr Akwasi Osei, the Chief Psychiatrist of the Ghana Health Service, said the Accra Psychiatric Hospital would continue with its programme of reuniting treated patients with their families so as to reduce the number of patients on admission

The Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development, has been asked to consider sending the District Assemblies Common Fund and other funds to rural banks, for disbursement to the assemblies

Mr. Julius Dabuo, Wa Municipal Assembly Budget Analyst, has proposed to the government to expand the disbursement of the District Assembly Common Fund (DACF) to cover Area Councils and Unit Committees

Diamond Cement Ghana Limited (DCGL) will resume production at its Aflao Plant by next week following more than three-weeks shut down due to power supply problems

The Emirates Group comprising Emirates Airline, Emirates SkyCargo and Dnata has announced its 24th consecutive year of profit, recording AED2.3 billion (US$629 million) net profit in the 2011/2012 financial year

The National Board for Small Scale Industries (NBSSI), and the Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA), have launched a joint project to assist enhance the viability of Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs

Bigen Africa, a South African infrastructure development firm with fast growing presence in Africa, is to meet various stakeholders in Ghana to explore how it could help accelerate the pace of infrastructure development in Ghana

The Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC) said on Thursday that it recorded 95 new projects with an estimated value of $1.18 billion in the first three months of the year

Accra, Ghana – 10 May 2012 – Marriott International, Inc. (NYSE:MAR) continues its investment into the African continent by following up the proposed 209-room Accra Marriott Hotel, with the announcement of two new hotels in Ethiopia

Standard Chartered Bank Ghana Limited has announced the appointment of Ms Mansa Nettey as Head of its Global Markets business (or Treasury).

Nettey, currently Head of Sales Financial Markets, West Africa, takes over from Mayokun Ajibade, who has taken up a new appointment within the Bank in Southern Africa

India’s annual foreign earnings in mango production stands at 3.2 billion dollars, Mr. Prince Obeng-Asante, Deputy Managing Director of Ghana Nuts Limited, an agro-processing company in the Techiman municipality, said at the weekend

Mr. Elvis Afriyie-Ankrah, the Deputy Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, has said the government had invested GHc84 million in the Local Enterprises and Skill Development (LESDEP) Programme

Vice President John Dramani Mahama on Wednesday announced that government was in the process of acquiring a Euro 52 million loan facility from the European Union to fight the perennial incidence of maternal mortality in the country

Unilever Ghana Limited (UGL) says it remains focused on investing in innovative brands and to increase availability of the company’s products as a two-pronged strategy to protect margins and strengthen business profitability

The annual inflation rate rose to 9.1 per cent in April from 8.8 per cent in March, the Ghana Statistical Service said on Wednesday.

“This means that the general price level went up by 9.1 per cent over the one year period from April 2011 to April 2012,” Dr Philomena Nyarko, Acting Government Statistician told a press conference to announce the figures