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The anti-pair trawling task force, made up of the Ghana Navy and Air Force, has arrested two fishing vessels pair-trawling off the coast of Dutch Komenda in the Western Region. They were arrested on the dawn of Wednesday, less than…

Eighty-nine pensioners of the Ghana Commercial Bank (GCB) have sued the bank at the Fast Track High Court over their pension payments. The pensioners are also praying the court for a declaration that they are entitled to the payment of…

Some fishermen along Ghana’s coastline have downplayed the level of impact government’s “late” intervention to deal with pair trawling in the run-up to the December 28 run-off would have on them. The fisher-folks condemned the government…

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…