Yearly Archives

2008

Ghanaian referees attend FIFA course

Referee instructors in the country have been called upon not only to be knowledgeable in the rules and regulations of the game but also develop their leadership, administrative and management skills. This would enable them to instill…

Face transplant: Doctors explain

Details have emerged of the first almost-total face transplant performed by surgeons in Cleveland, Ohio. Eight specialists transplanted bone, muscle, blood vessels and nerves in the 22-hour operation, doctors said. They did not name the…

Madoff under house arrest, on $10m bail

Bernard Madoff, the hedge fund boss accused of a $50bn (£32bn) fraud, has put up $10m bail and in effect been placed under house arrest. Mr Madoff turned up at New York's federal court to sign some papers but did not answer reporters'…

Madoff’s wife under investigations

Ruth Madoff, the 67-year-old wife of alleged fraud mastermind Bernard Madoff, is being investigated by U.S. regulators over whether she helped maintain secret records used in a $50 billion Ponzi scheme, a person familiar with the matter…

EU threatens agric in Africa

The EU plans to save its citizens from a hypothetical threat by banning a fifth of pesticides, creating a real threat to crop yields, food prices and the poor--especially in Africa. The UK's Pesticide Safety Directorate estimates that the…

Ghana election run-off – PNC in disarray

The People’s National Convention (PNC) is in disarray. The National Executive Council (NEC) on Tuesday announced the party will remain neutral in the run up to the election run-off, but the decision was not without a fight. Sammy Darko,…

Kufuor denies rumours of stashed billions

President J.A. Kufuor has debunked claims contained in leaflets circulating nation-wide that he has stashed GH¢998 billion at the Prudential Bank. He says neither he nor his ministers have any money at the said bank. He explained further…