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MONROVIA – The office of Liberia’s First Lady Clar Marie Weah in collaboration with the German NGO, Merck Foundation has organized a special training in medical reporting for 150 Liberian journalists. The Health Media Training is scheduled for May 27, 2019. Merck Foundation, the Philanthropic arm of the Merck KGaA Germany, is a non-profit organization that working to improve the health and wellbeing of people and advance their lives through science and technology. The one-day media training is part the ‘More Than a Mother’ initiative of Merck Foundation which empowers infertile women through access to information, education, and health and…

MONROVIA – The Director General of the National Fisheries and Aquaculture Authority is commending the Welsh Government of the United Kingdom for donating a fisheries patrol vessel to Liberia. The Fisheries patrol vessel, the Pride of Wales, arrived on the 26th of April 2019, and its situated at the Freeport of Monrovia. It is intended to boast government’s effort towards curbing illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing activities on the Liberian Territorial Waters. The Pride of Wales (FPV Aegis) which was constructed in 1996, has a Twin Caterpillar 3408 700 horsepower (hp) diesel engines, consumes 100/120 litre per hour at 17…

Monrovia  –  The All April Affairs (AAA), a birth month purposed, social and charity organization, over the weekend visited the Liberian -Japanese Friendship Maternity Center at the J.F K. Medical Hospital in Monrovia and presented several gift items to babies, totaling 59 including a set of twin, that were born in the month of April and their mothers. According to the Vice President of the Group, Mr. George D. Watkins, the organization was founded three years ago by some Liberians residing in the country and has since attracted other diaspora members across the world that have been making their impact…

Monrovia – One hundred and fifty students of seven schools in two counties have completed a mentorship program aimed at educating them on sexual reproductive health and rights and leadership. The program was organized by Paramount Young Women Initiative (PAYOWI), established March 5, 2005. Facia Harris, Executive Director of PAYOWI, said the project academic pro gear toward informing women to understand their rights and how to maneuver in a male environment. The 2019 “Heart to Heart Mentoring program was held under the theme “Empowered to Lead”. “This mentorship program is to help women build their leadership skill and how they…

QINGDAO, CHINA – The Monrovia City Government and the Municipal Government of Qingdao have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish a sister-city relationship that will further enhance friendship and cooperation between the two metropolitan cities in Liberia and the People’s Republic of China. According to a dispatch from the Liberian Embassy near Beijing, Monrovia City Lord Mayor, Mr. Jefferson Koijee, signed on behalf of the Monrovia City Government, while Qingdao’s Mayor, Mr. Meng Fanli, signed for the Qingdao Municipal Government. The ceremony took place in the port city of Qingdao, Shandong Province earlier this week. The two mayors…

HARBEL – Firestone Liberia is supporting Yowee Public School and its 375 students through a recent donation of building supplies. The company donated more than 160 sheets of zinc roofing material to the Yowee Public School located in Bong County on April 26, to help facilitate repair work following a recent storm that resulted in damage to the school’s roof. In addition, Firestone Liberia provided textbooks in support of the school’s reading room. G. Rufus Karmorh, public affairs manager, Firestone Liberia, made the donation on behalf of the company. “Firestone Liberia is pleased to be part of this renovation project,…

Monrovia – The Substance Users Transformation Union (SUTU) in collaboration with Daughters of Dorcas held an induction ceremony for newly elected leaders.

MONROVIA – Hummingbird Resources plc (Hummingbird or the Company) (AIM: HUM), has updated its 25-year Mineral Development Agreement (MDA) with the Government of Liberia (GoL) over a land package of approximately 2,000km2, which includes the Company’s 4.2Moz Dugbe Gold Project (Dugbe). 

MONROVIA – The Providence Foundation, the humanitarian arm of the historic Providence Baptist Church, has identified with the struggling Phebe hospital in Gbarnga, Bong County with a call on lawmakers of the country to stop squandering the resources of the people.

MONROVIA – The Muslim community in Liberia under the leadership of the Acting Chairman of the National Muslim Council of Liberia Shiek Oumara A. Kamara has decided that this year’s Ramadan should be observed by Muslims with peace and unity being the key point of focus.