New Guidelines for Head Injury and Concussion in Youth Sports

on Jun 09 in Sports tagged by mindmaps

An international panel of neurologists changed their recommendations regarding concussion care for young athletes. The new recommendations, published in The British Journal of Sports Medicine, say any athlete, 18 and under, who may have sustained a concussion during sports should not be allowed to return to activity the same day. The group’s previous recommendation allowed the athlete to return to activity if cleared by a doctor or certified athletic trainer. The neurologists now believe it’s too difficult to make an immediate determination of the seriousness of head injuries which makes it too dangerous for continued play to be considered safe.
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Government keen on developing lesser known sports- Minister

on Jun 06 in Football, Rugby, Sports tagged by mindmaps

Accra, June 5, GNA - Alhaji Mohammed Muntaka Mubarak, Minister of Youth and Sports on Friday said government is keen on ensuring equal development and promotion of all sporting disciplines in the country. Speaking at the opening ceremony of the first ever North-West Africa Women’s Rugby Tournament at the El Wak Stadium, in Accra, the Minister said the era of neglect of lesser known sports is over, adding that every sporting discipline will be given the needed attention and opportunity to develop.
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Ghanaian youth have right to dialogue with Presidency-Mills

on Jun 03 in Youth tagged by mindmaps

Accra, June 2, GNA - President John Evans Atta Mills on Tuesday extended an open arm to the youth of Ghana, to feel free to interact and team up with Government to propel higher, the national development drive.

He said Government would continue to regard the youth of Ghana as important partners in national development, and pointed out that a visit and dialogue with the Presidency by the National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS) was a right rather than a privilege.

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Member of Parliament uses sports to foster peace and unity

on Jun 01 in Relationship Building, Sports tagged by mindmaps

Salaga, (N/R), June 1, GNA - The Member of Parliament (MP) for Salaga, Alhaji Ibrahim Dey, at the weekend organised a football match between the Police Service and a Salaga community team to foster cordial relationship between the security services and their civilian counterparts.
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The Ministry Of Communication And Youth & Sports Meet The Press

on Jun 01 in Photo Gallery tagged by mindmaps

Posted 25 May 2009. See full gallery here >>>

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Vice President opposed to four-year SHS

on May 30 in Education tagged by mindmaps

Accra, GNA - Vice President John Dramani Mahama, on Wednesday said the challenges facing Ghana’s education system were more fundamental than the duration of Senior High School (SHS).

He, therefore, charged participants at a two-day national forum on the duration of SHS to pay particular attention to issues of quality basic education, quality teacher training, teacher motivation and text books at the basic level.
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Don’t rush into prosecuting child traffickers – GG, FTS

on May 30 in Child Trafficking, Children, Youth tagged by mindmaps

Accra, May 28, GNA - Geneva Global (GG) and Free the Slaves (FTS), both international Non-Governmental Organizations working to prevent and address child trafficking in mining and fishing areas in Ghana, on Thursday urged government not to immediately begin the prosecution of child traffickers until they are queried as to how they got the children and where their parents were.
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The Youth And The New Ghana

on May 30 in Youth tagged by mindmaps

Ghana, African’s beacon of hope has once again demonstrated to the whole world that it is ready to lead the new Africa into the enlightened democracies of the world where the sovereign will of the people is far greater than all the monstrous anger, the bullets and guns in Burma Camp. This has been possible through the collective and high sense of responsibility of all of us, its citizenry exhibited before, during and after the just 2008 ended general elections.
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Nana Adjoa makes Ghana proud at Spelling Bee

on May 30 in International Competitions, Youth tagged by mindmaps

She may not have made it to the semi-finals of the 2009 National Spelling Bee at the Grand Hyatt Washington, but with a total score of nineteen (19) points, Ghana’s Nana Adjoa Baiden-Amissah was among the best performers on the night of the preliminary rounds.

13-year old Kavya Shivashankar, sponsored by ‘The Olathe News’ and from the California Trail Junior High School emerged the 82nd Scripps National Spelling Bee Champion, spelling the championship word ‘laodicean’ which means “lukewarm or indifferent in religion or politics.”
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Ghana Ready For Africa Hockey Cup

on May 30 in Hockey, Sports tagged by mindmaps

GHANA is readying itself for the big Africa Hockey Nations Cup which will take-off from July 10.

The two-week competition is expected to bring crack hockey nations from across the continent including South Africa, Egypt and Nigeria into the country. Others are Kenya, Zimbabwe and Namibia whom reports suggest were yet to confirm their participation.
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