Kakata, Margibi County – The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in collaboration with the Ministry of Mines & Energy, and with support from the United Nations Development Program-UNDP through the Environmental Governance Programme funded by SIDA Monday began a two-day training workshop for multi-stakeholders including artisanal and small scale miners on Environment Monitoring and Human Rights. The theme: “strengthening governance, human rights and environmental management for the artisanal mining sector in Liberia through user-friendly tools, awareness and capacity building,” is focused on enhancing the capacity of multi stakeholders for managing, monitoring, reporting and awareness to ensure improved environmental compliance. This training workshop will enhance the capacity of the stakeholders to monitor and report on environmental activities within their environment. Representing the UNDP, the program Coordinator of UNDP-Liberia E. Abraham T. Tumbey Jr. noted that over the years the ASM sector has been identified by the Ministry of Mines as a sector with potential amidst the many challenges. The over 30 participants of the training workshop included representatives from Civil Society, Independent Human Rights Commission, Gender Ministry, Mining Cooperatives and the media.

The soil scanners will help our farmers to detect the nutrient deficiency in the soil and recommend possible fertilizer to be used to increase the productivity of the crop. The soil scanners will benefit farmers in the 15 counties to test the soil for suitability for planting and improvement of the soil. UsesThe soil nutrient scanner is based on high-quality sensor technology and is used for soil monitoring and testing purposes to determine main soil fertility parameters deficiency and recommend the needed fertilizers to improve the soil productivity and increase food production. The soil scanners use near-infrared and EC sensors combined for analysis. They can now do simple and smart soil scanning and get the nutrient status of soil, crops, and raw materials in just 10 minutes.

Jewel Howard-Taylor has commended the Blue Crest University College’s administration for complimenting the government of Liberia’s Pro-Poor Agenda for Prosperity and Development, education for all component. Vice President Howard-Taylor said since its establishment in 2015, the Bluecrest University College continues to provide the requisite education intended to build the skills of the youthful population of the country. Vice President Howard-Taylor explained that technical education in information communication technology remains an integral part of developing the skills of Liberians. Vice President Howard-Taylor was speaking Saturday when dedicated the new campus of the Bluecrest University College in Congo Town, Monrovia. Dr. Neelakantan said the Bluecrest University College comes under the purview of the Eureka Group, with Headquarters in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

MONROVIA – Fifteen students of the Kollah Foundation institute on the Robertsfield highways are currently benefiting from a scholarship scheme funded by the Sam O. Siebu (SOKS) Foundation with special preference given to female students who maintain academy excellence. According to Mr. Siebu, Founder and CEO of the foundation, the 15 students benefiting from the foundation’s scholarship is the beginning of a bigger dream. His dream is to have over two hundred-fifty students benefiting from full waiver scholarship as long as they continue maintain good grades. In appreciation to Mr. Siebu undertaking, benefitting students of the scholarship drive had an honoring program for him to appreciate him for his efforts to help needed students acquire education. Besides scholarship, the SOKS foundation is also covering expenses for books for all beneficiaries.

MONROVIA – The Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Refuge Place International (RPI), Dr. Mosoka P. Fallah has frowned on the inequality of the covid-19 vaccine distributions between rich and poor countries. The seminar was intended to address questions of vaccine inequality and by exploring vaccine productions and distribution mechanisms and looking for possibilities to facilitate more equal, fair, and sustainable futures. Public health experts say the current COVID-19 vaccine distribution process is one of the most striking displays of inequality. Dominated by vaccine hoarding, vaccine nationalism, power struggle and profit maximization, vaccine distribution is described as grotesque, catastrophic and as a moral outrage. But the current challenges of vaccine inequality demand a re-examination of the vaccine distribution system and architecture behind the pharmaceutical and medical industries both internationally and at the national level.

MONROVIA — The Founder & Executive Director of Messengers of Peace-Liberia Inc, (MOP-Liberia), Gwendolyn Myers, has been appointed as Global Chairperson for Youth Empowerment for the High-powered G100 of Eminent and Empowered Club of top 100 Women Leaders in the world with a vision for the future. Her appointment provides a broader path for all young people; especially women to dream, grow, aspire and lead. It is a program that arms women with strength and keep them secure. The pathway for inclusivity and empowerment of youth provides the opportunity for connecting, practical collaboration, and sustaining change tangibly,” Miss. Myers as the new Chairperson of the forum.

Liberia: Runaway Child Rescued In Nimba; Says He was Running from Grandma to Walk to Mother in MonroviaMONROVIA – A 14-year-old boy called “Success”, who was seen travelling on foot to find his mother in Monrovia, has been rescued and handed over to the civil authorities in the township of Kpain in Lao Chiefdom, Meinpea-Mah District, Nimba County. He said both his father and mother are from the town of Karnplay, toward the border with Ivory Coast, but right now his mother lives in Monrovia. He has added to the family of the town chief for the more than two weeks he’s been there. Authorities of the township were over the weekend dispatching a delegation headed by Commissioner William T. Whenda, to meet the Nimba County chapter of the Liberia National Red Cross for urgent assistance. The only help so far has come from a few citizens of Nimba.

HE POSTED, “Simple Question: Is the PYJ who was chair on the Senate Cmtee. AND THIS VIEW of the government is quite shameful and should have never been expressed, especially on social media. IT IS ONLY SAD and disappointing that the rotten system remains the order of the day – making many to regret their votes. IF IT WAS DONE wrongly in the past under a previous regime does not give the current government to continue to do it wrongly. WE CANNOT GROW as a nation when we continue to allow the culture of impunity to deepen its roots in our society.

The United States further questioned the seriousness of the Senate for elevating Senator Johnson to that level and without hesitation stated that it would not work with Senator Johnson, neither Senator Sherman. Senator Johnson is recorded in the TRC Report as one of the individuals who committed numerous atrocities during the war. Despite the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s conclusions that atrocity crimes and serious violations of international law were committed, the Liberian government continues to waver over the creation of a recommended war crimes court to hold perpetrators to account. Cummings: “This is why I support the establishment of a war crimes court, and a court on economic crimes. He named the “Petition from the citizens of Liberia calling for the establishment of the war crimes court and the implementation of the Truth and Reconciliation Committee’s recommendations” which was submitted to the Legislature on May 24, 2018; and the “Petition from the citizens of Liberia on the establishment of war and economic crimes court that has been in committee room since June 2020.

MONROVIA – Employees of the Liberia Airport Authority (LAA) have not received their salaries for the past six months, FrontPageAfrica has gathered. Employees at the LAA the James Spriggs Payne Airport have complained that the management owes them seven months’ salaries. “We scare to speak out my son but it is not easy on us here at the airport, mainly we from Spriggs. The employees also explained that only 40% of a month’s salary has been paid to them. How can you pay 40% for a month when you supposed to give us 40% of the 7months owed?” another angry employee disclosed.

Mongbain Town, Nimba County – Two locomotives belonging to ArcelorMittal have collided head-on leading to the injury of 14 persons. The incident occurred at about 11:30pm Friday night when one of the locomotives transporting ore from Yekepa, Nimba County to the Port of Buchanan in Grand Bassa County collided with another locomotive returning from Buchanan. The empty train had three non-employees onboard while the one heading to Bassa with the ore had on board 11 people. The train from Yekepa was transporting 120 buckets of ore for export. Residents of Nimba County have blamed the incident as a result of poor communication from the management of the company.

District Coordinator Chris Joboe proxied for Deputy Speaker Cllr. J. Fonati Koffa and formally break grounds for the construction of the Sally A. Togbabou Elementary School in Buah Worpluken, Grand Kru CountyBUAH WORPLUKEN, Grand Kru County – Liberia’s Deputy Speaker Grand Kru County District #2 Representative Cllr. J. Fonati on Saturday broke grounds for the construction of the Sally A. Togbabou Elementary School in Buah Wropluken, Grand Kru County. The new elementary school which is located in Buah Statutory District, when constructed, will be the second elementary school in the Buah Statutory district, with the Taybue Elementary School nearing 80% in completion. The Sally A. Togbabou Elementary School will be the fourth school to be erected in three statutory districts, including the completed Chemgbetee Elementary School in Dorboh Statutory District; and the George Tugbeh Worjloh Elementary School in Sasstown (Jroah) Statutory District which is about 90% completed.

Monrovia – Lack of remittance of social and corporate development fund has sparked up concerns among some key actors in Maryland County, forcing prelates to alarm on the need for concession companies to do so. Cyrus W. Tugbe said the lack of remitting social and corporate developments has created setback to developmental activities in the area. Tugbe also wants the Legislative Caucus of Maryland to quickly intervene by ensuring that the companies adhere to their corporate social responsibilities. According to him, the remittance of the social cooperate development fund should be done through the Ministry of Finance and Development planning and then deposited in the county’s account, Rev Tugbe added. The acting president of the Maryland County Christian Ministers Association further stated that the lack of social and County Development funds in Maryland County Account has resulted to a liability of US$90,000 Liberian dollars for transportation from the just ended National County Sports Meet.

MONROVIA – The Deputy Director-General for Administration at the National Fisheries and Aquaculture Authority NaFAA, Hon. Augustine M. Manoballah has disclosed that aquaculture is the bedrock for investment and development in Liberia. Manoballah assured that the CDC led government has promised to give more attention to the development of the aquaculture sector as it is with the marine fisheries sector which is attracting more investment. Mr. Manoballah commended the European Union delegation to Liberia for been supportive of the Liberian fisheries sector and other projects geared toward promoting development in Liberia. Counties of intervention for the Africa Rice Fish and Rice project include in Gbarpolu, Grand Gedeh, Maryland, Margibi, and Rivergee.

MONROVIA – The President and Chief Executive Officer of the Condo Reconciliation Group Incorporated, a United States-based non-governmental organization, Abraham Jaboik Keita, says Condo wholeheartedly welcomes the constitution of a special committee by President George Manneh Weah to mediate lingering land disputes in Nimba County towards finding an amicable solution. It can be recalled that recently, President Weah constituted the special committee and named it the Nimba County Conflict Resolution Committee. Among other things, the committee is charged with the responsibility to fully investigate the reported land disputes in Nimba County, particularly in Ganta, establish the root cause(s) of the recent violence in the county, and make recommendations for resolution. “Finding amicable resolution to the protracted land disputes in Nimba County also requires the collective efforts of all Liberians and not only the special committee members. The Condo boss recalled that prior to the constitution of the special committee by President Weah, his organization embarked on a plan to make a meaningful contribution to the reconciliation and healing process among citizens and residents of Nimba County.