http://www.modernghana.com/ Visit Modern Ghana News for up-to-the-minute news, breaking news, video, audio and feature stories. Modern Ghana News provides trusted Ghana news as well as local and regional perspectives. Also entertainment, business, science, technology and health news. en-uk Sun, 19 May 2013 15:29:06 +0100 BO Adamson - info@modernghana.com 5/19/2013 3:29:06 PM Bright Owusu - webmaster@modernghana.com All trademarks and copyrights on this page are owned by their respective owners. 60 The May edition of BBC Africa Debate will ask how big a threat is posed by the rise in Islamist militancy across the continent. Do conflicts in northern Mali and Somalia, hostage taking in Algeria, and frequent bombings in northern Nigeria present a major threat to stability and security across the continent? Is it fair to talk of a new arc of ins ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/news/464396/1/bbc-africa-debate-is-africa-under-threat-from-isla.html http://www.modernghana.com/news/464396/1/bbc-africa-debate-is-africa-under-threat-from-isla.html Fri, 17 May 2013 14:41:31 +0100 http://img.modernghana.com/thumb.aspx?img=XGltYWdlc1xjb250ZW50XGg0MW9nczZmZWFfYmJjX3dvcmxkX3NlcnZpY2UuanBnfDE1MA== http://www.modernghana.com/news/464396/1/bbc-africa-debate-is-africa-under-threat-from-isla.html Last year at Cannes, South Africa brought home Gold in the mobile category for a campaign that is now proving to be on par with the best work from around the world, these are encouraging words from Debbi Vandeven, Chief Creative Officer at VML - a full service digital marketing and advertising agency in Kansas City, USA. Debbi will be chairing th ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/news/464209/1/loeries-appoints-first-international-digital-jury-.html http://www.modernghana.com/news/464209/1/loeries-appoints-first-international-digital-jury-.html Thu, 16 May 2013 17:09:04 +0100 http://img.modernghana.com/thumb.aspx?img=XGltYWdlc1xjb250ZW50XGRlYmJpX3ZhbmRldmVuX3dlYl8yLmpwZ3wxNTA= http://www.modernghana.com/news/464209/1/loeries-appoints-first-international-digital-jury-.html http://www.modernghana.com/news/464205/1/unions-at-global-retail-brandsstop-the-race-to-the.html http://www.modernghana.com/news/464205/1/unions-at-global-retail-brandsstop-the-race-to-the.html Thu, 16 May 2013 16:40:27 +0100 http://www.modernghana.com/news/464205/1/unions-at-global-retail-brandsstop-the-race-to-the.html Geneva, 16 May 2013 - United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has nominated Mukhisa Kituyi of Kenya to serve as Secretary-General of UNCTAD for a term of four years beginning 1 September 2013.Mr. Kituyi is a former member of the Kenyan Parliament and a former Minister of Commerce and Industry of Kenya.The nomination will go to the UN G ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/news/464145/1/mukhisa-kituyi-of-kenya-nominated-to-be-new-head-o.html http://www.modernghana.com/news/464145/1/mukhisa-kituyi-of-kenya-nominated-to-be-new-head-o.html Thu, 16 May 2013 13:24:55 +0100 http://img.modernghana.com/thumb.aspx?img=XGltYWdlc1xjb250ZW50XGdrYjRlcXAxMXhfdW5jdGFkLnBuZ3wxNTA= http://www.modernghana.com/news/464145/1/mukhisa-kituyi-of-kenya-nominated-to-be-new-head-o.html http://www.modernghana.com/news/464081/1/guantanamo-force-feeding-techniques-revealed.html http://www.modernghana.com/news/464081/1/guantanamo-force-feeding-techniques-revealed.html Wed, 15 May 2013 23:57:09 +0100 http://www.modernghana.com/news/464081/1/guantanamo-force-feeding-techniques-revealed.html The report by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization says that eating insects could help boost nutrition and reduce pollution.It notes than over 2 billion people worldwide already supplement their diet with insects.However it admits that consumer disgust remains a large barrier in many Western countries. Wasps, beetles and other i ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/news/463631/1/un-urges-world-to-eat-more-insects.html http://www.modernghana.com/news/463631/1/un-urges-world-to-eat-more-insects.html Tue, 14 May 2013 06:43:50 +0100 http://img.modernghana.com/thumb.aspx?img=XGltYWdlc1xjb250ZW50XGxxMjZrd3ZqaWVfMzAzOTc4LmdpZnwxNTA= http://www.modernghana.com/news/463631/1/un-urges-world-to-eat-more-insects.html Accra, Ghana, 9th May 2013:Representatives from over 50 countries will be meeting in Tel Aviv in Israel from 10-13 June this year to deliberate, exchange ideas and join forces with Israeli companies for the most innovative solutions to a more efficient Healthcare future, in the face of the current global healthcare challenges. The four-day su ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/news/462921/1/global-health-experts-to-meet-in-israel-to-deliber.html http://www.modernghana.com/news/462921/1/global-health-experts-to-meet-in-israel-to-deliber.html Thu, 09 May 2013 17:55:18 +0100 http://img.modernghana.com/thumb.aspx?img=XGltYWdlc1xjb250ZW50XGZqYTRkcG8wMHdfY3ViYW5fZG9jdG9ycy5qcGd8MTUw http://www.modernghana.com/news/462921/1/global-health-experts-to-meet-in-israel-to-deliber.html As part of the UN Global Road Safety Week, the bus and coach industry adopts the Smart Move Road Safety Handbook and charter, as a commitment to further improve its already exemplary safety record.Geneva On the eve of the United Nations Global Road Safety Week 6-12 May, 2013, the bus and coach industry made a bold step towards enhancing its ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/news/461804/1/bus-and-coach-road-safety-performance-is-no-accide.html http://www.modernghana.com/news/461804/1/bus-and-coach-road-safety-performance-is-no-accide.html Fri, 03 May 2013 12:05:05 +0100 http://img.modernghana.com/thumb.aspx?img=XGltYWdlc1xjb250ZW50XGk0MXBoNzZnZmJfdGhlX21hbmdsZWRfdGF4aS5qcGd8MTUw http://www.modernghana.com/news/461804/1/bus-and-coach-road-safety-performance-is-no-accide.html Former Pope Benedict has returned to the Vatican, two months after he stepped down.He was flown by helicopter from the Castel Gandolfo papal summer residence to live permanently in Vatican City.He was greeted by Pope Francis as he arrived and was driven the short distance to his new accommodation.Emeritus Pope Benedict, 86, was last see ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/news/461657/1/ex-pope-benedict-returns-to-vatican.html http://www.modernghana.com/news/461657/1/ex-pope-benedict-returns-to-vatican.html Thu, 02 May 2013 17:38:54 +0100 http://img.modernghana.com/thumb.aspx?img=XGltYWdlc1xjb250ZW50XGIyN2l0MmZzczRfMXBvcGVfYmVuZWRpY3RfeHZpLmpwZ3wxNTA= http://www.modernghana.com/news/461657/1/ex-pope-benedict-returns-to-vatican.html As the world celebrates 100 years of Bollywood, South 2 North talk show host Redi Tlhabi asks whether Nollywood, the Nigerian film industry, is on a similar trajectory. According to UNESCO, Nollywood is the worlds second most productive film industry after Bollywood, says Redi. The fast-paced, high-turnover industry of Nollywood is revoluti ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/news/461550/1/al-jazeeras-redi-tlhabi-explores-nollywood-on-sout.html http://www.modernghana.com/news/461550/1/al-jazeeras-redi-tlhabi-explores-nollywood-on-sout.html Thu, 02 May 2013 11:17:52 +0100 http://img.modernghana.com/thumb.aspx?img=XGltYWdlc1xjb250ZW50XGJpeWliYW5kZWxlLmpwZ3wxNTA= http://www.modernghana.com/news/461550/1/al-jazeeras-redi-tlhabi-explores-nollywood-on-sout.html