Sub-Saharan African startup
A look back at the year that the Sub-Saharan African startup scene found its stride By Jake Bright From TechCrunch African tech in 2017 was about the normalization of market events mostly absent even a decade ago. There were acquisitions,…
Honor sought for US soldier who died in Bronx fire rescue
By Verena Dobnik, Associated Press From New Haven Register NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer wants the Army to posthumously honor a U.S. soldier and native of Ghana who raced repeatedly into a burning New York City apartment…
West Africa embraces Caribbean islands for mutual development
BY DANIEL ABUGAH From Face2Face Africa The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group of States have renewed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed since the year 2000 to foster cooperation and…
HFC Bank woos Caribbean investors
From Ghana Web A delegation of businessmen and women from three Caribbean countries are in Ghana to assess possible areas of investments in the country. The delegation will be having business meetings with players in the various sectors of the…
Cricket: Vanuatu stun Italy to gain promotion with Jersey to Division Four
From ESPNcricinfo One day after an epic 57-ball hundred put his side into the semi-finals, Patrick Matautaava’s spectacular all-round show floored Italy in a six-wicket win for Vanuatu to secure promotion to WCL Division Four. Italy came into the match…
Trinidad and Tobago a hub for illegal immigrants – report
From Jamaica Gleaner PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – The Global Detention Project, an international group based in Switzerland, says Trinidad and Tobago is a hub for an alarming number of illegal immigrants. In its online report, Global Detention Project…
Toxic graveyards
Disturbing photos of the toxic graveyards where your old gadgets go to die By Melia Robinson From Business Insider In 2014, the world produced more than 40 million metric tons of discarded electronic goods, or e-waste, according to a report…
Commonwealth and OAS missions to observe Bahamas elections
From Caribbean News Now NASSAU, Bahamas — A former foreign minister from Ghana, Hanna Tetteh, will lead a team of Commonwealth election observers to The Bahamas for the country’s general election scheduled for May 10, 2017. The Organization of American…
At Sidley Austin, A pro bono project involves hundreds
By Anita Abedian, From The American Lawyer In Ghana, a farmer didn’t know at what price to sell his maize, rice and other staple grains so he often didn’t make a profit. In neighboring Ivory Coast, where women collect shea…
HR from around the world represented (including Cayman islands)
By Roy Maurer More than 1,000 attendees from more than 80 countries and territories are in Orlando, Fla., for the 2014 SHRM [Human Resources] Annual Conference & Exposition. Canada, as in recent years, accounts for the largest number of international…
