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Also entertainment, business, science, technology and health news. en-uk Sun, 21 Nov 2009 15:23:33 +0100 BO Adamson - info@modernghana.com 11/21/2009 3:23:33 PM Bright Owusu - webmaster@modernghana.com All trademarks and copyrights on this page are owned by their respective owners. 60 For centuries many peoples around the world have had to gather bundles of firewood for cooking a process that not only produces carbon emissions but has a significant effect on healthSmoke and fumes cause respiratory diseases killing an estimated million people a year worldwideBut as the Copenhagen Climate Change Conference appro ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/news/249966/1/solar-cooking-comes-of-age-in-kenya.html http://www.modernghana.com/news/249966/1/solar-cooking-comes-of-age-in-kenya.html http://www.modernghana.com/newsthread1/249966/1/#showcomments2 Thu, 18 Nov 2009 17:18:48 +0100 0 Female porters popularly called Kayayo keep trooping into the city of Accra from the northern part of Ghana They come in search of greener pastures In Accra they go through lots of hardships though They live and work in the market area and dont have anywhere to go after workThis video shows their life on the market their woes and t ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/news/246987/1/the-hard-life-of-women-streetworkers-in-accra-kaka.html http://www.modernghana.com/news/246987/1/the-hard-life-of-women-streetworkers-in-accra-kaka.html http://www.modernghana.com/newsthread1/246987/1/#showcomments2 Wed, 03 Nov 2009 09:17:35 +0100 0 This is a musical campaign for the return of the artifacts that the British looted from the Great Kingdom of Benin in ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/news/240366/1/1897-benin-invasion-in-music.html http://www.modernghana.com/news/240366/1/1897-benin-invasion-in-music.html http://www.modernghana.com/newsthread1/240366/1/#showcomments2 Thu, 23 Sep 2009 20:48:13 +0100 5 The Rotract Club of Accra Ring Road Central on Saturday September donated items valued at GhC to the Marie Louise Childrens Hospital in Accra The items included drugs water and drinks for the children Members of the club visited some of the wards and interacted with some of the children and their parents before officially making the ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/news/239769/1/ring-road-central-branch-of-rotract-donates-to-mar.html http://www.modernghana.com/news/239769/1/ring-road-central-branch-of-rotract-donates-to-mar.html http://www.modernghana.com/newsthread1/239769/1/#showcomments2 Mon, 20 Sep 2009 15:25:38 +0100 0 Johannes Thomas Arthur finds an innovative way to put waste plastic bottles to use He has constructed a set of living room furniture using containers used for bottling water He recently exhibited his collection at the first ever Maker Faire Africa ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/news/233694/1/plastic-bottle-furniture-putting-waste-to-good-use.html http://www.modernghana.com/news/233694/1/plastic-bottle-furniture-putting-waste-to-good-use.html http://www.modernghana.com/newsthread1/233694/1/#showcomments2 Thu, 19 Aug 2009 11:30:53 +0100 0 embed srchttpwwwyoutubecomvGrjszYPTUrelb ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/news/230685/1/the-diaspora-chronicles.html http://www.modernghana.com/news/230685/1/the-diaspora-chronicles.html http://www.modernghana.com/newsthread1/230685/1/#showcomments2 Tue, 03 Aug 2009 15:59:46 +0100 0 http://www.modernghana.com/news/227872/1/christian-hope-the-mark-of-the-beast.html http://www.modernghana.com/news/227872/1/christian-hope-the-mark-of-the-beast.html http://www.modernghana.com/newsthread1/227872/1/#showcomments2 Sat, 17 Jul 2009 12:08:00 +0100 0 By BRETT ZONGKER and MICHAEL J SNIFFEN Associated Press Writers Brett Zongker And Michael J Sniffen Associated Press Writers WASHINGTON One Metro transit train smashed into the rear of another at the height of the capital citys Monday evening rush hour killing at least six people and injuring scores of others as the front end of the tra ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/news/223437/1/dc-transit-train-crashes-into-another-killing-6.html http://www.modernghana.com/news/223437/1/dc-transit-train-crashes-into-another-killing-6.html http://www.modernghana.com/newsthread1/223437/1/#showcomments2 Wed, 23 Jun 2009 03:42:53 +0100 0 Resist AFRICOM is a campaign comprised of concerned US and Africabased organizations and individuals opposed to the new US military command for Africa AFRICOMAFRICOM expands of the role of the US military in Africa potentially shifting humanitarian resources from civilians to military personnel Traditional diplomacy under the State ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/news/223188/1/resist-africom.html http://www.modernghana.com/news/223188/1/resist-africom.html http://www.modernghana.com/newsthread1/223188/1/#showcomments2 Mon, 21 Jun 2009 23:33:49 +0100 0 Irans top leader warns of protest crackdownBy ALI AKBAR DAREINI and NASSER KARIMI Associated Press Writers Ali Akbar Dareini And Nasser Karimi Associated Press Writers TEHRAN Iran Irans supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei sternly warned Friday of a crackdown if protesters continue their massive street rallies escalating the ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/news/222962/1/khamenei-iran-election-not-rigged-ap.html http://www.modernghana.com/news/222962/1/khamenei-iran-election-not-rigged-ap.html http://www.modernghana.com/newsthread1/222962/1/#showcomments2 Sat, 19 Jun 2009 22:17:14 +0100 0 Ghana realises its oil wealth Dec ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/news/222909/1/ghana-realises-its-oil-wealth-watch-video.html http://www.modernghana.com/news/222909/1/ghana-realises-its-oil-wealth-watch-video.html http://www.modernghana.com/newsthread1/222909/1/#showcomments2 Sat, 19 Jun 2009 20:49:40 +0100 0 LOS ANGELES A female writer for the Georgia Informer a newspaper which mostly targets African American and generally Black readers was forcibly denied access to personally deliver a letter to President Barack Obama at Los Angeles International Airport on Thursday May Brenda Lee as she is said to have identified he ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/news/219553/1/gay-marriage-adversary-and-reporter-denied-access-.html http://www.modernghana.com/news/219553/1/gay-marriage-adversary-and-reporter-denied-access-.html http://www.modernghana.com/newsthread1/219553/1/#showcomments2 Tue, 01 Jun 2009 18:44:39 +0100 0 All over the world the Marley name has become synonymous with reggae music rastafari and Jamaica Now Rita Marley is putting into reality the ideals of love hope and unity that she and her late husband Bob Marley have been singing about for decades Among the foundations many projects in Ghana they are working to strengthen the community of ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/news/218078/1/ghana-rita-marleys-town-watch-video.html http://www.modernghana.com/news/218078/1/ghana-rita-marleys-town-watch-video.html http://www.modernghana.com/newsthread1/218078/1/#showcomments2 Sun, 23 May 2009 23:12:02 +0100 2 Built by European traders in the th century Ghanas Cape Coast Castle was the point of departure for the countless numbers of Africans who were sent to the New World as free labor for the colonies Join Explore founder Charles Annenberg Weingarten on a virtual tour of the slave dungeon and witness the horrific conditions the captives were force ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/news/218077/1/ghana-slave-dungeon-watch-video.html http://www.modernghana.com/news/218077/1/ghana-slave-dungeon-watch-video.html http://www.modernghana.com/newsthread1/218077/1/#showcomments2 Sun, 23 May 2009 23:12:02 +0100 0 The djembe common throughout all of West Africa is a skincovered hand drum shaped like a large goblet The drum is said to contain three spirits One from the tree one from the animal that gave its skin and one from the drummaker In the past rural villages used the djembe to communicate with each another Today it is the music that brings ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/news/218076/1/ghana-drums-and-dance-watch-video.html http://www.modernghana.com/news/218076/1/ghana-drums-and-dance-watch-video.html http://www.modernghana.com/newsthread1/218076/1/#showcomments2 Sun, 23 May 2009 23:02:40 +0100 5 Each day on the Gold Coast of Ghana the beaches are crowded with fisherman as they gather to pull in their nets used to capture small fish such as sardines While working they chant and sing to honor their ancestors and to bless the fish they catch Women come by to pick up the fish to sell at market ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/news/218075/1/ghana-fishing-village-watch-video.html http://www.modernghana.com/news/218075/1/ghana-fishing-village-watch-video.html http://www.modernghana.com/newsthread1/218075/1/#showcomments2 Sun, 23 May 2009 22:50:26 +0100 0 These music videos were posted on You Tube ahead of the November American Presidential Election by a You Tube member known as Edwin from the United States On November it was shared with ModernGhanacom readers and visitors but transcribed just recently that is five months later by Christiana Asante Betty Davidson Asante ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/news/214841/1/full-transcript-red-ride-obama-you-make-us-proud.html http://www.modernghana.com/news/214841/1/full-transcript-red-ride-obama-you-make-us-proud.html http://www.modernghana.com/newsthread1/214841/1/#showcomments2 Thu, 06 May 2009 14:28:12 +0100 0 http://www.modernghana.com/news/203881/1/legon-ladies-do-not-have-sex-dr-jehu-appiah-ipas-o.html http://www.modernghana.com/news/203881/1/legon-ladies-do-not-have-sex-dr-jehu-appiah-ipas-o.html http://www.modernghana.com/newsthread1/203881/1/#showcomments2 Thu, 25 Feb 2009 14:17:49 +0100 0 Edem Ghanas Joe the Plumber on Ghana Election RunOff ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/news/194292/1/edem-ghanas-joe-the-plumber-on-ghana-election-2008.html http://www.modernghana.com/news/194292/1/edem-ghanas-joe-the-plumber-on-ghana-election-2008.html 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the electioneering process has been beset ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/news/189114/1/ghana-first-we-love-peace.html http://www.modernghana.com/news/189114/1/ghana-first-we-love-peace.html http://www.modernghana.com/newsthread1/189114/1/#showcomments2 Sun, 01 Nov 2008 19:17:17 +0100 5 Vegetable Farming in Tettekope Ghana ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/news/188597/1/vegetable-farming-in-tettekope-ghana-watch-video.html http://www.modernghana.com/news/188597/1/vegetable-farming-in-tettekope-ghana-watch-video.html http://www.modernghana.com/newsthread1/188597/1/#showcomments2 Thu, 29 Oct 2008 17:50:06 +0100 0 Tomato Farming in Kpetoe Ghana ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/news/188596/1/tomato-farming-in-kpetoe-ghana-watch-video.html http://www.modernghana.com/news/188596/1/tomato-farming-in-kpetoe-ghana-watch-video.html http://www.modernghana.com/newsthread1/188596/1/#showcomments2 Thu, 29 Oct 2008 17:50:06 +0100 0 Cattle Rearing in Northern Ghana ...]]> 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