Author: Press Release

New York – The Committee to Protect Journalists was joined on Wednesday by prominent journalists and press freedom advocates to ring the opening bell at the Nasdaq MarketSite in Times Square, recognizing 30 years of World Press Freedom Day. The bell ringing ceremony was hosted by Brian Buckley, senior vice president and chief marketing officer at Nasdaq, and included a speech by CPJ President Jodie Ginsberg.

MONROVIA – Spatial data is an important tool to guide decision making around the protection, restoration, and management of biodiversity – and countries are starting to unleash its power. According to the Nature is Counting on Us study, there is a 233% increase in the frequency of map usage from the post-2010 NBSAP to the Sixth National Report to the Convention on Biological Diversity period, leading to more actionable national policies.

MONROVIA – The Chairperson of the Liberia Medical and Dental Council (LMDC), Dr. Benetta Collins Andrews is appealing to the national government for increased budgetary support and an enabling environment to help make the health sector more vibrant.

New York – Her Excellency Ambassador Anna Karin Eneström, Permanent Representative of Sweden to the United Nations and Chair of the Liberia Configuration, Peacebuilding Commission, has stressed the need to urgently address the funding gap of 25.5 million US dollars to ensure the successful conduct of the Presidential and Legislative elections in October.

MONROVIA – President George Weah has named Cllr. Worlea-Saywah Dunah as the new Minister of Post and Telecommunications after calls from some high-ranking members of the Coalition for Democratic Change to have Cllr. Cooper Kruah who headed the ministry until Monday dismissed.

The All Liberian Conference on Dual Citizenship (ALCOD) has suggested that the National Elections Commission (NEC) put in place, at Liberia’s embassies and missions abroad, electronic voting setups so as to enable Liberians living abroad to vote just as their counterparts in Liberia will be voting on October 10, 2023.

Monrovia – The Liberia Revenue Authority (LRA) has received a delegation from the Nigeria Customs Service Command and Staff College for a week-long study tour.

MONROVIA – Conex Energy Liberia observed World Day for Safety on Friday, April 28, 2023, with a program aimed at raising awareness about safety in the workplace, particularly in the oil and gas manufacturing sector. During the program, the company launched its 10 safety golden rules which are to be adhered to all employees and contractors of the company.

MONROVIA – The production of cocoa is of significant economic importance both for producing and consuming countries. It generates export revenues, and income, and creates employment for local communities but is also used as a forest cover, connecting patches and buffers in degraded areas. In an effort to empower farmers at forest-edge, the Society for the Conservation of Nature (SCNL), under the Liberia Forest Sector Project, (LFSP), funded by the Government of Norway, through the World Bank and the Forestry Development Authority, (FDA), has trained over 100 farmers in Cocoa Intensification and Integrated Crop Pest Management (ICMP) known as the Cocoa…

MONROVIA – The Director General of the National Fisheries and Aquaculture Authority (NaFAA), Madam Emma Metieh Glassco is leading a high-power delegation of fisheries officials and technicians on a tour of four coastal counties in the Southeastern part of the country.