2008

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…

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…

One of South Korea's best-known actresses, Ok So-ri has been given a suspended prison sentence of eight months for adultery. She admitted the offence and the court suspended the sentence for two years. The trial took place after Ms Ok…

A 42-year-old Ghanaian man has been found guilty of fraud in Newark, United States of America. The man, Michael Kyereme, who works as an information technology specialist appeared in court accused of stealing thousands of dollars from…

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'…

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…

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…

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,…

Drivers plying West African routes were, within three months, exploited of $151.63 per trip by security agencies manning the sub-region’s borders, the Improved Road Transport Governance (IRTG) Project Report has revealed. The amount was…

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…