by Donna Mahoney | Aug 7, 2014 | Entertainment
WASHINGTON – Five-time Grammy-nominated musician Akon, who spent much of his youth in Senegal, has a strong attachment to the African continent. He demonstrated that Thursday while speaking about Akon Lighting Africa, his for-profit business that intends to provide...
by Donna Mahoney | Aug 4, 2014 | Business & Tech
South Africa’s GDP has increased by more than $250 billion since 1994 when apartheid ended, President Jacob Zuma said Monday, and set his goal as an annual economic growth rate of 5.4 percent. Zuma, speaking at a luncheon at the National Press Club, pitched South...
by Donna Mahoney | Jul 16, 2014 | Business & Tech
WASHINGTON — Larry Kudlow, host of the former CNBC show “The Kudlow Report,” told the respected Joint Economic Committee Tuesday that immigrants – especially those with math and science skills — can play a large role in staffing a U.S. work force sorely in...
by Donna Mahoney | Jul 11, 2014 | Business & Tech
WASHINGTON — Worried that money for the nation’s roads and bridges could soon dry up, a House committee Thursday approved an $11 billion outlay so work can continue during the warm weather construction season. The legislation, approved by voice vote in the Ways...
by Donna Mahoney | Jul 1, 2014 | Business & Tech
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama said Tuesday if Congress does not act soon — by the end of this summer — the Transportation Fund used for road and bridge construction will be depleted, leaving 700,000 jobs at risk. Obama spoke near the Georgetown...
