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- Liberia: ‘I Rather Be A Car Girl, Than A Street Girl’ – 11th Grade Drop Out Asserts
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- Liberia: Former Pres. Weah’s Aide Donates Food Items and cash to Margibi Muslims in Observance of Ramadan
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Author: Press Release
MONROVIA – An Act seeking to establish the Ministry of Higher and Technical Education within the Republic of Liberia has been submitted to the Liberian Senate.
As COVID-19 continues to wreak havoc in Liberia, the United Liberia organization of Colorado, in collaboration with the African Chambers of Colorado, crying for help to send supplies to Monrovia, Liberia. The United Liberia Organization of Colorado, led by Liberian-born American philanthropist Ebenezer Norman and the African Chamber of Commerce led by Colorado state representative Naquetta Ricks, reached a deal with the world’s largest distributor of medical resources — Project Cure, Colorado. Project cure has agreed to donate two containers with a shipment of medical supplies to Monrovia but has tasked the leadership of the United Liberia Organization of Colorado…
MONROVIA – The Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA) has awarded a one-year grant in the amount of US$141,810 (One hundred and forty-one thousand eight hundred and ten United States dollars) to Naymote Partners for Democratic Development. The general objective of this project is to contribute to the formation of a new generation of character-driven and socially active young leaders that would be accountable, responsive, and accessible to the needs and interests of their citizens and help to shape the future of their respective countries under the Young Political Leadership School Africa.
Monrovia, Liberia – Young Liberians across the country now have the chance to showcase their vocal abilities in Lonestar Cell MTN’s first nationwide music competition, “MTN Y’ello Star.” Abigail Nufeatalai, Lonestar Cell MTN Brand and Communications Manager, said, “This five-week competition, which starts today, is a platform that seeks to uncover new talent among the youth from 16 to 34, educate them and showcase their skills to the world. ” The three-stage competition begins with contestants submitting a one-minute, 45-second video to the website https://mtnyellostar.lonestarcell.com/ .Contestants will receive a confirmation email from Lonestar Cell MTN after registration. Ms. Nufeatalai said, “The Y’ello…
Barclayville – Thousands of citizens in Grand Kru County District #2 now have all reasons to smile following the breaking of grounds for the construction of 33 handpumps in 29 communities in the district.
Gesler E. Murray, Minister of Mines and Energy MONROVIA – In an effort to revamp and clean up the Artisanal and Small-scale Mining (ASM) sub-sector, to make it more responsive to national growth and development, the Minister of Mines and Energy has undertaken several measures to ensure transparency and greater efficiency within the Department of Mines.
MONROVIA – A result-based planning, monitoring, evaluation, and reporting training for twenty participants from Nimba, Bong and Lofa counties was held during the week in northern Liberia.
ABIDJAN – Thirteen African Heads of State and governments concluded their one-day meeting in Abidjan today with a strong resolution to accelerate economic recovery from the shocks of the COVID-19 pandemic, scale-up investments in human capital, and increase their job creation efforts. They called for a robust twentieth replenishment of the World Bank Group’s International Development Association (IDA20) to support these efforts.
Minneapolis, Minnesota – The Association of Liberian Journalists in the Americas (ALJA) says Montserrado County Senator, Abraham Darius Dillon, recent admission that he lied when he claimed to have flown economy class from Ghana to the United States during a recent trip, is a triumph for objective and independent journalism in Liberia.
Agadir, Morocco – Liberian Foreign Affairs Minister Ambassador Dee-Maxwell Saah Kemayah, Sr., and Representative of the African Group to the Advisory Board of the 2021 UN Food Systems Summit and Ambassador Omar Hilale, Permanent Representative of Morocco to the UN and Representative of the African Group to the Advisory Board of the 2021 UN Food Systems Summit on Tuesday, July 13, 2021, co-organized an Africa Regional Dialogue in the city of Agadir, Morocco to discuss issue affecting the agriculture sector of the Continent.