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A church volunteer has admitted starting a fire that devastated the cathedral in the French city of Nantes last week, his lawyer has said. The Rwandan refugee, who worked as a warden at the cathedral, was rearrested on Saturday night. No motive for the fire, which destroyed the cathedral’s 17th Century organ as well as historic stained-glass windows, has been given. His lawyer told reporters his client felt “relief” after confessing. “It’s someone who is scared, who is somehow overwhelmed,” his lawyer, Quentin Chabert, was quoted as saying by Reuters news agency. The 39-year-old volunteer, who has not been named,…

Ghana captain Andre Ayew was on target for his team, Swansea City, on Sunday, July 26 when they played Brentford in the first leg of the Championship play-offs. The Swans’ top scorer has scored three penalties since the lockdown but missed when he was given the opportunity to do so in the game. Swansea were given a boost when Brentford went down to 10 men after Rico Henry’s challenge on Connor Roberts. This time, Ayew smiled at the opportunity and scored a sublime 81st minute goal which has given Swansea the upper hand over the Bees. As the Bees host…

The 2019/2020 English Premier League ended with Bournemouth, Watford and Norwich bidding goodbye. Despite Bournemouth’s splendid final day performance, they could not salvage enough points to avoid relegation. Watford put up a woeful performance in their game on Sunday and lost 3-2 to Arsenal. Norwich City already knew their destiny way before the season ended yet failed to leave the League in grand style as they were hammered 5-0 to Manchester City. They are the first team to be relegated five times in the Premier League. The three will be replaced by Leeds United, West Bromwich Albion and the winner…

Ghana’s Covid-19 cases is now 32,969, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo announced on Sunday, July 26. He said though the figure would be initially alarming, a closer look shows that “we are steadily on the path towards limiting and containing the virus, and, ultimately, defeating it”. “The figure to look out for is the number of active cases,” he stressed. The active cases, he announced, are 3,307 after barely five months of the outbreak of the virus in Ghana. The recoveries-cum-discharges are now 28,927, according to the president. He was silent on deaths despite mentioning that they are at 0.5…

The North East Region representative in this year’s Ghana’s Most Beautiful has become the first casualty of the reality show as she exits on Sunday, July 26. On the night all 16 contestants showcased different shades of fashion, Samira Kombat, known with stage name Yennube, could not impress the judges as Savannah Region’s Abiba was saved at her expense. Greater Accra Region’s Naa won the Star Performer Award on the night. All the 16 contestants modelled different concepts including the Akweley Suma headgear and accessories as well as the Avant Garde concept. Tabora-based Dash Fashion emerged the best in resort…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Sunday, July 26 heaped praises on Minister of Finance Ken Ofori-Atta for the latter’s presentation of the mid-year budget review in Parliament last Thursday. Mr Ofori-Atta demanded a supplementary budget of GH¢11.8 million in his 2020 budget review and assured that his delivery was among a series of measures taken by government to bring the economy back to life after the turbulence brought in by the coronavirus pandemic. “This mid-year review of the budget statement and economic policy of the government of Ghana and a supplementary estimate for the 2020 financial year is the…

ADDRESS TO THE NATION BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC, NANA ADDO DANKWA AKUFO-ADDO, ON UPDATES TO GHANA’S ENHANCED RESPONSE TO THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC, ON SUNDAY, 26TH JULY, 2020. Fellow Ghanaians, good evening. I am happy that I have the opportunity this evening to engage with you, again, in your homes. I want, at the outset, to thank all of you for your prayers and expressions of good wishes when doctors advised me to go into quarantine for two (2) weeks. God being so good, I am back again at work. I thank you very much for your concern. It…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has announced the reopening of all tourist sites and attractions across the country in Phase Two of the easing of the restrictions in the fight against coronavirus. In his 14th update on Sunday, July 26, the president stated that with immediate effect, all the tourist sites as well as open-air drinking spots can now begin to receive visitors. “The management of these facilities are tasked to enforce enhanced hygiene and social distancing protocols,” he cautioned, stressing, however, that “beaches, pubs, cinemas and nightclubs, however, remain closed until further notice”. The closure of churches and schools…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has lifted the restriction on the number of worshipers for religious services, extending the length of same from one hour to two hours. This is expected to take effect from Saturday, August 1. President Akufo-Addo announced this as part of Phase Two of the easing of restrictions on measures taken by his government in the fight against coronavirus. He spoke in his 14th update on Sunday, July 26. He said the decision was reached after extensive consultations with stakeholders. On Sunday, March 15, three days after Ghana recorded its first two index cases of Covid-19,…

The fluctuations surrounding Ghana’s Covid-19 active cases continue as the number rises again despite the recent reduction. The latest case count by the Ghana Health Service (GHS) puts the number of active cases at 3,349. These remained after 28,927 persons either recovered or were discharged from the total confirmed cases recorded in the country since the outbreak of the disease. The total stands at 32,437 with 161 persons losing the battle to the virus. More to follow. . . By Emmanuel Kwame Amoh|3news.com|Ghana