30 Nov African Businesses, Economic news (NYT) I.M.F. Makes China’s Renminbi One of World’s Select Currencies November 30, 2015 By Dr. Dennie Beach HONG KONG — The International Monetary Fund on Monday approved the Chinese renminbi as one of the world’s main central bank reserve cur... Continue reading
28 Nov Technology News (BBC) ‘Li-fi 100 times faster than wi-fi’ November 28, 2015 By Dr. Dennie Beach A new method of delivering data, which uses the visible spectrum rather than radio waves, has been tested in a working office. Li-fi c... Continue reading
28 Nov U.S News (NYT) False Alarms About a National Crime Wave in the U.S. November 28, 2015 By Dr. Dennie Beach The headlines are alarming: Murder is up around the country, caused by anything from more guns to a heroin epidemic to the so-called “F... Continue reading
28 Nov New York City Metro Area News, U.S News (NYT) Influx of West Africans in the Bronx Spurs Demand for Interpreters November 28, 2015 By Dr. Dennie Beach Conversations were still bubbling when Afua Atta-Mensah took the microphone and welcomed everybody to the African Community Town Hall, ... Continue reading
22 Nov Technology News (NYT) A Panic Button for the Phone November 22, 2015 By Dr. Dennie Beach Samantha Nelson was only 32 when she died after a heart attack in 2010. Ms. Nelson, who had been on the phone with her mother and siste... Continue reading
20 Nov Economic news, West Africa economic news Liberia: Exxon Mobil to drill offshore in 2017 November 20, 2015 By Dr. Dennie Beach Exxon Mobil Corp said it plans to start drilling in Liberia in 2017, in what President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf said was a sign of economi... Continue reading
20 Nov African Businesses, Education Resources for Entrepreneurs – free training, Please register ASAP starts on 11/20/2015 at 1pm EST November 20, 2015 By Dr. Dennie Beach Follow us on Twitter: @GoAfricaNetwork In honor of Global Entrepreneurship Week 2015, IdEA is hosting an online resource training to... Continue reading
08 Nov African Businesses, African Union Expo 2015 Submit A Nomination the 2016 National Small Business Awards November 8, 2015 By Dr. Dennie Beach Follow us on Twitter: @GoAfricaNetwork National Small Business Week has been recognizing the special impact made by outstanding entrep... Continue reading
05 Nov African Union Expo 2015 Special announcement: Mr. Carl E. Heastie, Speaker of the New York State Assembly lends his office’s support for the African Union Expo 2015 on 11/17/2015 November 5, 2015 By Dr. Dennie Beach Carl E. Heastie is the first African American to serve as Speaker of the New York State Assembly, elected by his Assembly colleagues on... Continue reading