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Monrovia – A consortium led by CERATH Development Organization on the 28th of October 2021 officially launched the Cassava Transformation Project (CASTRAP), at the Corina Hotel in Monrovia. CASTRAP is the Liberia national component of the West Africa Competitiveness Programme (WACOMP) funded by the European Union, under the 11th European Development Funds.

Minneapolis, MN – In the wake of numerous unsolved murders in Liberia, the Association of Liberian Journalists in the Americas (ALJA) is calling for the immediate dismissal of the Inspector General of the Liberia National Police, Col. Patrick Sudue.

MONROVIA –  On Monday, October 25, 2021, Mr. Cherif M. Abdallah, Chairman/CEO of Conex Oil & Gas Holdings hosted the Vice President of the Republic of Sierra Leone, Dr. Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh and Vice President Jewel Howard Taylor at an upscale dinner at his residence in Monrovia. The dinner was attended by a host of government officials, the Executive Management Team of Conex Oil & Gas and Fouta Corporation.  Also in attendance were leaders of the Fula Community and Vice President Jalloh’s entourage.  Vice President Jewel Howard Taylor welcomed Vice President Jalloh to Liberia. Thereafter, they exchanged greetings and had…

Monrovia – The Minister of Internal Affairs, Varney A. Sirleaf has with immediate effect suspended Mr. Eugene Paye, Paramount Chief of Panta Chiefdom, Panta District, Bong County for illegally operating a Poro Bush and the forceful adoption and initiation of a personnel of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization-FAO, name withheld.

MONROVIA – Liberia’s Vice President Jewel Howard-Taylor has been honored as a Global Ambassador of 2021 by the Panache Global Entertainment United Kingdom.

GRAND KRU COUNTY – Deputy Speaker Cllr. J. Fonati Koffa on Saturday has formally dedicated one of his four school projects in Chemgbetee Town, Dorboh Statutory District, Grand Kru County, which put to end the miseries of over 300 school going children from walking about two hours to nearest school in Doeswen.

ACCRA, Ghana – The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Liberia, Ambassador Dee-Maxwell Saah Kemayah, Sr., on Sunday, November 7, 2021 represented H.E Dr. George Manneh Weah, President of the Republic of Liberia at the Extraordinary Summit of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government.

MONROVIA – The Government of Liberia has announced a total of U.S. $15,000 (fifteen thousand United States dollars) cash reward for any useful and factual information that will lead to the arrest of the perpetrators of recent high-profile murders in Monrovia.

Monrovia – Schmidt Futures, in partnership with The Rhodes Trust, announced the inaugural cohort of 100 Global Winners for Rise, a global initiative that finds brilliant people who need opportunity and supports them for life as they work to serve others. Rise is the anchor program of a broader $1 billion philanthropic commitment from Eric and Wendy Schmidt.The 100 Global Winners selected from tens of thousands of applicants speak more than 20 languages and hail from 42 countries, including Afghanistan, China, India, Kenya, Mexico, and the United States. SMART Liberia is a proud partner of Rise.

Dakar, Senegal – Four African nations and a regional fisheries organization are harnessing new technology to strengthen port controls and combat illegal fishing. The international nonprofits, Global Fishing Watch and Trygg Mat Tracking are partnering with Senegal, Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire, Kenya and the Fisheries Committee for the West Central Gulf of Guinea in a pilot project to provide authorities with satellite tracking data, analysis and training needed to assess a fishing vessel’s recent operations and compliance risk. The collaboration will better position port authorities and fisheries officials to monitor the movements of fishing and carrier vessels, identify activity that may…