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Bonn, Germany – The Executive Director of the Environmental Protection Agency of Liberia (EPA) and national designated authority to the UN Climate Change Adaptation Fund representing Liberia, Nathaniel T. Blama, Sr. has requested the Secretariat of the UN Climate Change Adaptation Fund through United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Nairobi, Kenya to assist Liberia access US$10 million. According to a dispatch from Bonn, Germany, the fund when access, will support vulnerable communities in Liberia to build their resilient to adapt to climate change. The release noted that during the bilateral discussion, Blama informed UNEP that Liberia`s developmental agenda which is anchored…

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Monrovia – Non-governmental Organization (NGO) Coalition of Liberia (NCL) has elevated its strategic plan dialogue on accounts of transparency, accountability and competence as a new of management assumes office soon. NCL is a conglomeration of local NGOs in the country who are working with similar visions geared towards elevating the livelihoods of people entrenched in poverty and creating a level playing field each between concession companies and local dwellers as well as between government and local dwellers. In an effort to ensure the realization of its objectives and goals, a five day retreat came to an end over the weekend…

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London – When Bill Gates’ Microsoft was looking to launch the first ever testing and quality assurance center in Africa, it turned to Techno Brain, based in Nairobi, Kenya. The Microsoft testing and quality assurance center, the fourth such centers of its kind in the world, was launched on May 2, 2018 and is housed at Techno Brain’s headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya.

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Monrovia – Eighteen (18) public health interns from the Adventist University of West Africa in Paynesville and Tubman University in Harper, Maryland County have successfully completed three months of practical field work at the National Public Health Institute of Liberia (NPHIL) in Monrovia. The 18 interns (6 from Adventist University of West Africa, 12 from Tubman University) were placed into various technical divisions of NPHIL with mentors assigned to provide them the technical skills required. As part of their assessments, the students were actively engaged into supportive supervision activities in urban and rural communities. At the end of their internship,…

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THERE IS A REMARKABLE story in the good, old book, the Holy Bible, about the Master Jesus dealing with some hypocrites, who tried to play the holy card with a woman they claimed was caught red-handed in the act of adultery. The story is recorded in the book of St. John 8:4-12 “They say unto him, Master, this woman was taken in adultery, in the very act. Now Moses in the law commanded us, that such should be stoned: but what sayest thou? This they said, tempting him, that…

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Monrovia – To rescue their colleagues who are unable to continue college education due to lack of sufficient funds, the Grand Kru County University Students Association (GKUSA) on Friday May 4, 2018 organized a fundraising event at the College of West Africa (CWA) in Monrovia. The gathering brought face-to-face members of the legislative caucus, officials of government including Deputy Labor Minister Phil T. Dixon and other high-flying citizens of the county. It sought to generate a little over USD$15,000.00 and Liberian Dollars LD$650,000.00. According to the Union’s President Etoe Kipi, the contributions received and pledges made by invited guests’ showed…

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Monrovia – The saying that time passes in the twinkle of an eye holds true for the engagement of Orange in Liberia.    It was a year ago in May 2017, that Liberia’s GSM company Cellcom was acquired and rebranded as Orange Liberia.  Orange promised transformation at a level and pace that would be unprecedented in Liberia. This five-part series looks at the first year journey of Orange in Liberia and explores the impact that the company has made since its arrival a year ago. In part one, we explore the improvements that Orange has made in terms of connecting…

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Monrovia – Liberian international soccer star Patrick Ronaldinho Wleh could be ban from football activities in Liberia over a leaked sex tape. Patrick received tons of condemnation after the video was circulated on Facebook on May 4. Reacting to the sex tape, Minister of Youth and Sports said: “There is a disturbing video being circulated about a gentleman and people are alleging is a player of our national team. I do not know this person and I am not aware of him being a player of the national team. I can guarantee you all that if this information is true,…

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