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INTERVIEW: Cricket expert eyes game in Ghana
A UK-based cricket development officer Ingram Jones has expressed interest in coaching cricket in the West Africa nation of Ghana. He said he would like to establish cricket in the schools in Ghana because it is the young people we would need to be encouraged to be a part of the wonderful game. - Since 2003, the former player now coach has been leading teams to successful finals from kwik cricket tournaments to league champions. The authoritative AfricaNews had an exclusive interview which delves into the life and aspiration of the cricket expert.
When did it all start for you?
Ingram Jones: My dad used to take me to the park to play this game called “Cricket”. It was one d…Ghana: Couples demand $1.5m for stillbirth
A Ghanaian couple are disgruntled over the death of their new born child and have threatened to sue the Lister Hospital for US$1.5 million for alleged "negligence and incompetence." - Little Thomas Vaah Junior died immediately after delivery.
Thomas and Elizabeth Vaah said they would use the money to establish a foundation in honour of the child to assist all maternal women who negligently suffers such trauma in the country.
They have both lived in the USA for many years with three daughters until they decided to be in the West African country to give birth to their only boy.
Elizabeth told AfricaNews at their residence that the premature death of their baby could have be…Ghana: Story of traditional birth attendants
For many years, Traditional Birth Attendants (TBAs) have been the first point of contact for pregnant women particularly in the deprived areas of West African nation Ghana. - Most of them lacked requisite skills on current antenatal, post natal practice, nutrition, referrals, family planning and transmitted diseases.
AfricaNews’ reporter Daniel Aforo travelled from Accra to Gowrie Kunkua, a community in the Bongo District in the Upper East Region to dig more into TBA’s operations. With a total population of 400 inhabitants, 12 TBAs were identified but only one is trained.
All the TBAs provide health education on midwifery and hygiene to patrons as an integral part of their…Ghana: Oxfam committed to maternal health
Oxfam International has appealed to governments and donor agencies to invest adequately in maternal health in developing countries. One of the critical indicators of health as align with the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) has to do with maternal mortality. - The interim Country Director of Oxfam Ghana Sebastian Tiah told AfricaNews they have noticed that poorer areas there are still high rate of unacceptable deaths by pregnant women.
“We need to recognize that there are couple of researches in this respect but the dynamics of it keep changing, hence, we are trying to gather all the different researches couple with very critical evidence on the ground which will then inform us a…Ghana rolls out Biometric Passport
The Government of Ghana will soon issue a Biometric Passport to the citizenry as required by the International Civil Aviation Authority (ICAO). - The Biometric Passport has advanced security features which are expected to reduce identity theft and extra fraudulent activities associated with the non-machine readable passport regime.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs Alhaji Muhammed Mumuni said this would enhance the efficient management of the country’s border posts and ports of entry and strengthen the overall capability of the security services in confronting the menace of illicit trafficking in narcotics, small arms, human trafficking and terrorism within Ghana’s borders and b…Ghana: 24 named for Egypt 2009
The Head Coach of Ghana's under 20 soccer team, the Black Satellite, Sellas Tetteh, has named a 24-man squared for the Egypt 2009 tournament. The selected 24 includes local and foreign based players who are to begin vigorous training this week in Accra before they depart to Qatar for acclimatization. - Ghana’s Black Satellites won the Africa Championships hosted in Rwanda and are poised to become the first African country to annex the world trophy.
Already, the Chairman of the Black Satellite Management Team, Jordan Anagbla has promised the country the only Africa team to win the coveted trophy for the first time “will be Ghana.”
According to the management chai…Ghana: Hearts of Oak crowned champions
Accra Hearts of Oak were crowned winners of the Ghana Globacom (Glo) Premier League after beating relegated side St.Mirren in pulsating 2-0. The victory equaled the 20th league title record of their arch-rivals Asante Kotoko, which sent their fans jubilating, long after the game was over. - The 2008-2009 league season was hotly contested between the arch rivals Asante Kotoko, King Faisal and Hearts of Lions especially in the second round.
The fastest goal of the League was registered by striker Samuel Affum in the 48 seconds when he finalized a pass from midfielder Jojo Bossman beating goalkeeper Tagoe Muntari.
Again, making it a brace for Hearts of Oak, Samuel Affum scored the second …Bob Marley’s widow: Our time has come
The widow of reggae Superstar Robert Nesta Marley (Bob Marley), Nana Rita Marley has appealed to Africans to solve their own problem internally since the creator has given a lot to the continent. - ‘Africa time has come and we all need to hold close on how the continent of Africa can be well develop by her own people hence the need for all in the Diaspora to come home and assist’, she said. According to the reggae diva the triumph of Barak Obama as the first Black President of the United States of America (USA) shows a great relief to all Black people that ‘our time has come’ to show how capable Africans can hold their own destiny.
‘With Obama visiting Ghana…Ghana: 150 Black Britons return to invest
One hundred and fifty Black Britons will return home to the West African country of Ghana for a two-week familiarization visit in some selected communities. They are also scheduled to engage in some business transactions, education, investments, cultural and historical tours. - The initiative is dubbed: “Back to our Roots” tour will open the minds of the Diasporas with culture, historical, business and investment opportunities that exist within the Africa continent. The project is under the auspices of London Elite Forum (LEF), BJ Production and Bubbles VIP based in the United Kingdom.
London Elite Forum is a collection of top London promoters, social and business entrepreneu…Ghana: Asante Kotoko breaks 16 year Jinx
Defending Premier League Champions Kumasi Asante Kotoko has beaten their arch rival Accra Hearts of Oak by a lone goal on Sunday at the Ohene Gyan Sports Stadium in Accra. For 16 years, Asante Kotoko also known as the ‘Porcupine Warriors’ have not defeated their bitter rivals Accra Hearts of Oak in a league match at the Ohene Gyan Sports Stadium in Accra. - The 22 week Globacom sponsored league was the top liner as pundits have described as Ghana's own El Classico. The only goal was registered in the 75 minutes when Francis Coffie beautifully headed the match winning goal through Harrison Afful free kick. Hearts of Oak Captain Hassan Mohammed has recklessly fouled Bl…Ghana: Asante Kotoko FC breaks 16 yrs Jinx
Defending Premier League Champions Kumasi Asante Kotoko has beaten their arch rival Accra Hearts of Oak by a lone goal on Sunday at the Ohene Gyan Sports Stadium in Accra, Ghana. For 16 years, Asante Kotoko has not defeated their bitter rivals Accra Hearts of Oak in a league match at the Ohene Gyan Sports Stadium in Accra. - The 22 week Globacom sponsored league was the top liner as pundits have described as Ghana’s own El Classico. The only goal was registered in the 75 minutes when Francis Coffie beautifully headed the match winning goal through Harrison Afful’s free kick.
Hearts of Oak Captain Hassan Mohammed has recklessly fouled Black Stars and Asante Kotoko lateral defe…Embrace new media – Scholar tells journalists
Journalists in Africa can do their best with the use of new media in the 21 century. "Journalism is going through a critical phase of the moment by re-examining themselves on what role they have to play in society" said Prof. Harry Dugmore, Head of MTN Chair of New Media and Mobile Communications at Rhodes University, South Africa. - The Professor said this when this reporter asked him about his view of journalism on the continent of Africa. According to him the media and journalism are looking for renaissance in Africa and the role are becoming more important not less with the proliferation of voices with new media.
“Journalism in Africa is going through critical stage o…Private people can do journalism- Prof Burger
The Head of Communications at Rhodes University Prof. Guy Burger has urged journalists to practice citizenship and vice versa. He said in Africa , citizen journalism is more different since many people are not citizens and have no right to be called "citizen journalists". - He said one should have consciousness, rights and responsibilities and many people have to understand citizenship in Africa since is a great concept for democracy. According to the communications lecturer the idea of citizen journalism comes mainly from America and is the idea that private people could do journalism, since people have more access to internet they can blog and contribute photographs ,texts to mai…UN official lauds mobile reporting
The United Nations Assistant Secretary General and Chief Information Technology Officer Soon-Hong Choi has lauded the use of new media in promotion of democracy and prevention of conflict in the globe. - Speaking to Africanews’ sister organization - Voices of Africa Media Foundation – the assistant UN Boss applauded the use of mobile report as one of the best ways to create news which will be important in national development.
Earlier in an address to the Global Media Forum in Bonn, Germany, he said: “In society at large, new information technologies and new media solutions have woven themselves into the fabric of what we do from all sides whether it is social engagement…The BoB Award ceremony live
The Voices of Africa Media Foundation (VOAMF), has won the Best of the Blogs Awards (BOBs) organized by Deutsche Welle (DW) in Bonn , Germany . The VOAM won the Best Video Blog category and the gathering went agog when three reporters of the Foundation from Ghana , Camerooon and Kenya were invited to join the celebration after displaying their Nokia N73 phones. - Receiving the award the Managing Director of the Foundation Pim De Wit thanked the jury for the selection but was more grateful to the young Africa reporters of the foundation urging them to continue to work harder. According to the Director the objective of the project is to help talented Africans build a career in media, using cur…Daniel Aforo: My home, my work, my hobby
I am a Ghanaian journalist who was lucky to be part of the VoicesofAfrica mobile reporting project. I liked it, especially the innovation it brought about. But that was just one of many other activities I have engaged myself in. - I this report, I take you through my childhood place and through my hobby – body building.Ghana aims at world class policing
The newly appointed Inspector General of Police (IGP) of Ghana, Paul Tawiah Quaye, has said his short to medium term strategy is to give the law enforcement agency the face of a world class outfit. Ghana's President John Atta-Mills in consultation with the Council of State appointed him. - The new IGP who succeeds Mrs. Elizabeth Mills-Robertson, the Acting Inspector – General of Police who has been appointed Ambassador Designate of Ghana, on his part Mr. Paul Quaye promises to implement strategies that would bring back professionalism in the service.
Lately, Ghana’s Police Service has been engulfed with alleged malfeasances from some bad nut officers and factions within t…Ghana wins cricket championship
Ghana's under-13 cricket team has made the West African country proud by emerging champions in the maiden North-West Africa Cricket Championship in Accra. They won with a higher run rate over fellow contenders, Sierra Leone. The all play all game saw Ghana annexing the trophy with massive points. - Both Ghana and Sierra Leone beat Nigeria in the last games but the lower points gained by the Sierra Leonia’s made the host triumph in the tournament. The tournament was graced by tremendous spectators across the country cheering the young cricketers to feel at home.
The Chairman of Ghana Cricket Council Daniel Vanderpuye Orgle paid tribute to the various teams saying “it has c…Ghana hosts cricket championship
Ghana hosts a one week North-West Africa under 13 Pepsi Cricket Championships in the capital, Accra. Among the competing countries are Cameroon, Gambia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone and the host Ghana and conspicuously missing from the tournament was Mali and Morocco who pulled out at the eleventh hour. - The basic were drawn from the basic schools in their various countries with the aim of inculcating cricket into their curriculum.
The Secretary General of Ghana Cricket Council Joshua Mensah, was grateful for the leadership of the Ghana cricket leadership of putting everything in place for better championship.
According to him the Local Organizing Committee are doing this without any funding…Ghana: Blacks Stars in a narrow win
The "Prince" of goals of Ghana Football, Prince Tagoe took the lead for the Senior National Team of Ghana, the Black Stars in just 50 seconds of commencement against Benin at the Baba Yara Sports stadium in Kumasi, for qualification to Angola and South Africa 2010 on Sunday. - Sulley Muntari went past his marker of the left side of attack after Fullham`s John Paintsil sent him a along pass and immediately crossed into the box which Prince Tagoe tapped swerving Yoann Djidonou in post.
This has empowered the Black Stars to occupy Group D with three points. Sudan and Mali also in the same group drew one all over the weekend. The Squirrels of Benin came close to leveling up but Romu…Benin gets set for Ghana encounter
With just some few days for the final phase of the World Cup qualification to kick off, the French Coach of Benin has named his 21-man squad against Ghana. The match is expected to be played at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium in Kumasi, the Ashanti Region on March 29. - Among the players invited are the danger man Razak Omotoyossi of Al Nasr in Saudi Arabia, Miaga Abou with Frenc Division two side US Creteil. Also on the list is Paris Saint Germain (PSG) attacker Sessgnon Stephane and blended with two local invited players, Djokoue Patrice of Requins and Salomon Junior of the Benin National University team.
In November 2007, the two sides met at a Four Nations Tournament in Accra, towards th…World Cup qualifying test for Ghana coach
"I am here because of the World Cup. I believe in the ability of the Ghana national team to qualify for the World Cup once again. It is a wonderful challenge which would not be easy but I am hopeful of leading Ghana to South Africa," Milovan Rajevac said after his appointment by the Ghana Football Association. - During the 2006 World Cup in Germany, the coach who watched the Black Stars exhibiting excellent performances has said qualifying the team to South Africa 2010 remains a big motivation.
On March 29, 2009, at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium in Kumasi, Ghana, the Serbian will lead the Ghana team as they come against the Squirrels of Benin at the final qualify stage of the Ang…Ghana: Ex-footballers take to coaching
Two former Ghanaian football superstars Charles Kwabena Akonnor and Nii Odartey Lamptey have been appointed as the head coach and assistant respectively for Sekondi 11 Wise, a premier side at the ongoing Glo League in Ghana. - Their appointments come as a result of a sudden resignation of the entire technical handlers of the club. The team returned to its top flight this season after a 10-year spell in the lower leagues.
Akonnor was the former captain of the senior national team the Black Stars and retired around 2002. Expectations are high from the two since fans of the club mounted pressure on the previous coach, Galaga, to resign.
Akonnor who had no coaching experience in an intervi…CAN 2008: Egypt Rules Africa
The match awaited grand finale between the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon and the Pharaohs of Egypt came to end when Pharaohs lifted the trophy. - Kameni redeemed himself with a brave save at point blank range from Emad Moteab, who had been sent clear on goal by a superb pass over the top of the defense in the 36th minute.
Both sides respected themselves very much making a goal to come at late of the game. But the Pharaohs had physiological urge over the Lions with the 4-2 back on their minds.
The versatile young midfielder Alexander Song being substituted in the 15 minute through an injury affected the Lions pattern of play.
Using Samuel Eto Fils as the lone striker upfront they cre…
