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Barclays says its profits more than doubled in the first three months of the year, boosted by better performance across the board. Pre-tax profit for the first quarter was £1.682bn, up from £793m for the same period last year. Chief executive Jes Staley said it had been “another quarter of strong progress towards the completion of the restructuring of Barclays”. He said there was good reason to feel optimistic about the firm’s prospects. The figure was better than analysts had predicted and comes despite a one-off goodwill impairment charge of £884m on the bank’s stake in Barclays Africa Group, which…

Two persons died on the spot in an accident that occurred at Akyem Anyinase in the Akyemansa District of the Eastern Region Saturday morning, as disclosed by police reports. The reports suggest the accident occurred at about 8:00 am. www.3news.com’s Yvonne Neequaye gathered a commercial Kia bus with registration number GT 4921-15 from Kumasi to Oda had a break failure and rammed into a Toyota Fortuner with registration number GT 6284 belonging to the Kumasi South Hospital. The Hospital’s vehicle had staff said to be heading towards Akyem Wenchi for a funeral. Reports say two persons including an eye specialist…

US President Donald Trump has launched a scathing attack on the media during a rally marking 100 days in office. He told supporters in Pennsylvania that he was keeping “one promise after another”, dismissing criticism as “fake news” by “out of touch” journalists. Mr Trump decided to skip the White House Correspondents’ Dinner – the first US leader to miss the event since an injured Ronald Reagan in 1981. Earlier, big rallies were held against Mr Trump’s climate change policies. At the rally in Harrisburg, the president said the media should be given “a big, fat, failing grade” over their…

Former Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Chamber of Mines Joyce Aryee says the fight against illegal small-scale mining should not be directed at the labourers who descend into the bellies of the earth in search of precious minerals but to those who invest money into it. According to Ms Aryee, those who invest money into the unlawful act, by paying the illegal miners and securing equipment for the purposes, must rather be tackled. She explained that those who labour in the value chain do so because they want to earn a living and are given this by investors. Speaking…

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) says it has found yet another evidence giving credence to its oft-made claim of chaos in the Akufo-Addo-led government. The evidence is the upside-down flag in a picture posted by Flagstaff House, the seat of government, during the short visit of Gambian leader Adama Barrow to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. The flag, hoisted just behind the Ghanaian president, had the green on top of the gold and red instead of the red, gold and green layout. The NDC tweeted: That the Ghana flag is turned upside down is yet another manifestation of the chaos…

Anthony Joshua produced the performance of his career to add the WBA world heavyweight title to his IBF crown with an enthralling knockout win over Wladimir Klitschko at Wembley Stadium. A post-war record 90,000 fans at the national stadium were treated to a see-saw contest, Joshua dropping the former unified world champion in the fifth round, before being put down – for the first time in his 19-fight career – in the sixth. Both men looked in danger of being stopped over two rounds which will live long in the memory, before Joshua delivered the clinical blows in the 11th.…

The sound of a baby crying is nearly impossible to ignore and triggers an urgent response from Mom or Dad. Your baby is fully dependent on you, and you want to do everything you can to stop the crying quickly and effectively. Obviously, your baby cannot tell you what is wrong, and it can be tricky to interpret the cries, especially for those who are new parents. Also, living with a baby who regularly cries inconsolably can be very stressful, so it is important to be aware of the possible reasons behind the tears. This can help you handle the…

Nearly 10,000 Tanzanian civil servants have fake school certificates, according to a report received by President John Magufuli. The details released in the capital, Dodoma, show that 9,932 government employees were found to have fraudulent secondary school qualifications. The BBC’s Sammy Awami says that this is just over 2% of the country’s 435,000 civil servants. AFP President Magufuli, seen here in the right at his inauguration, has a reputation for being a no-nonsense leader

The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has reiterated the commitment of his government to providing the youth of Ghana with a functional, ICT-driven educational system, that constantly responds to the challenges and evolution of modern science and technology. According to President Akufo-Addo, “my government’s focus is to work to provide every school and community with an ICT infrastructure to keep them in touch with global trends, and also equip our youth with the skills that will be necessary in Ghana’s economic transformation.” He made this known on Wednesday, April 26, 2017, when he commissioned the Akyem Wenchi…

Small scale miners in the Ashanti Region have expressed readiness to assist the government in fighting the menace of illegal mining, popularly referred to as galamsey. The Ghana National Association of Small Scale Miners intends to constitute a taskforce with the mandate to monitor and report activities of illegal miners to security personnel. Civil society organizations and the media have in the past month joined the government to launch series of campaigns against illegal mining which is causing havoc to livelihoods and property. The government has directed the suspension of all small scale mining activities in a move to streamline…