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A 20-year-old man who appeared before an Accra Circuit Court for defiling and impregnating a 15-year-old girl at the Arts Centre in Accra has been sentenced to seven years imprisonment. Emmanuel Teye has since December 2018 had countless number of sex with the victim at the Black Star Square Sea shore in Accra. Charged with defilement, Teye, a student pleaded guilty. The court presided over by Mrs. Christina Cann however deferred Teye’s sentence to Monday. Prosecuting, Chief Inspector Kofi Atimbire said the complainant is a 49-year-old trader residing at Sukura while the victim is a Junior High School pupil living…

The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that the coronavirus disease pandemic is “accelerating”, with more than 300,000 cases now confirmed. It took 67 days from the first reported of Covid-19 to reach 100,000 cases, 11 days for the second 100,000, and just four days for the third 100,000. But WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said it was still possible to “change the trajectory”. He urged countries to adopt rigorous testing and contact-tracing strategies. “What matters most is what we do. You can’t win a football game by defending. You have to attack as well,” he told a joint…

A second person has died from the coronavirus in Ghana, the Ghana Health Service has announced. “Twenty-seven (27) confirmed cases with two (2) deaths have been recorded. All the twenty-five (25) confirmed cases are receiving treatment in isolation,” the Service tweeted on Monday. It was however silent on the details of the latest death, which sources suggest is a Ghanaian. The website of the Ghana Health Service although confirmed that one more person has died in the country, it did not also give further details. A 61-year-old Lebanese who was a Kumasi-based trader confirmed as a carrier of the virus…

The death of Zimbabwean broadcaster Zororo Makamba, 30, is a tragic illustration that even the young can succumb to coronavirus. Makamba had a high profile as a broadcaster and had come from a wealthy family. He was diagnosed with coronavirus on Saturday, and his condition deteriorated rapidly after he was admitted to an isolation centre in the capital, Harare. Meanwhile, the first man to contract the virus is said to be recovering well in self-isolation. There are concerns about Zimbabwe’s ability to cope with the disease, even if there are only a few cases. A nation which, at the best…

The Military High Command says news that seven serving soldiers have contracted the deadly coronavirus is false. A statement signed by Director of Public Relations of the Ghana Armed Forces, Colonel E Aggrey-Quashie, said the attention of the military was drawn to the “false publication” on social media. “We wish to inform the public that the story is false and should be disregarded.” The statement further cautioned individuals involved in publishing fake news to desist from that practice. It therefore called for concerted efforts to sensitize the general public instead of spreading fake news. “At this sensitive time in our…

The Head Pastor of Open Arms Ministries and seven other persons were hauled to court in Kumasi for defying the President’s directives on suspension of religious gathering. The Asokwa District court granted all accused bail to reappear in court on Thursday, March 26. Apostle Kofi Nkansah Sarkodie and his son, who is the administrator of the church were arrested on Sunday, March 22, for holding a religious gathering despite a temporary ban on mass religious activities. Apostle Kofi Nkansah Sarkodie had previously been arrested with two Elders of the church on the same offence on Wednesday, March 18. They were…

Prof. Fred Newton Binka, a Professor of Epidemiology, has suggested to Ghana’s President, Nana Akufo-Addo to actively be at the frontline of Ghana’s fight against the deadly coronavirus (COVID-19) before the pandemic gets out of hand. He is therefore asking the president to assume that the country is currently at war with COVID-19, similar to the stance taken by the president of the United States of America Donald Trump. Prof. Binka who is at the School of Public Health, University of Ghana was contributing to a roundtable discussion on Ghana’s surveillance, containment and treatment of coronavirus aired live on TV3…

The world has never been short of givers. From the precious gift of life itself through knowledge to wealth, numerous people across the world have given a piece of themselves to help create a better society for others and the rest of the world. While this gesture is self-gratifying, not all are able to do it. The reasons may vary but the central point is who gives what he or she does not have? Thus, is it strange that at a time when our government is looking for funds and resources to enhance the country’s fight against the spread of…

Unilever Ghana has joined the fight by stakeholders against the spread of the novel coronavirus outbreak which has infected 24 people and killed one person in the country. The company, which boasts of trusted hygiene and personal care products, has been providing boxes of Lifebuoy soap to frontline institutions and staff on the fight against the deadly virus which has triggered health crisis in parts of the world. So far, the Nogughi Memorial Institute of Medical Research, the Greater Accra Regional Hospital, Tema General Hospital and the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital have benefited from the support. The donation is being done…

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has cautioned the general public that it has not registered any Rapid Diagnostic Test Kits (RDTs) for screening and diagnosis of Corona virus (SARS-CoV-2) in Ghana. “The current tests for screening and diagnosis of the Coronavirus in Ghana, approved by the Ministry of Health is the Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) tests,” the FDA said in a statement. The statement said the FDA, guided by current global practices and advise from eminent Ghanaian scientists, is also not registering any such RDTs (based on serology; antigen-antibody reaction) for self-test. “This process will be guided by independently…