Liberia: Solidaridad Sets to Turn over Newly Constructed Palm Mill to Local Farmers in Grand Bassa County
Monrovia – Scores of farmers in Compound Two, Grand Bassa County are poised to benefit from Solidaridad’s efficient mill initiative introduced in Liberia to boost palm oil extraction. Currently, he revealed that more than 25 local farmers are actively engaged with the cultivation of oil palm and the number is expected to increase. At full capacity, the mill will process one tonne of fresh fruit bunches per hour, and will serve over 600 oil palm farmers and processors in and around the community. Also speaking, J. Cyrus Saygbe Sr, Solidaridad’s Oil Palm Programme Manager in Liberia, said other mills are expected to be installed in Bong, Lofa and Nimba counties. The youth group has benefited from a modern office building and other trainings in oil palm cultivation and are poised to dedicate the structure soon.
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March 17, 2021 07:40 UTC
Liberia: Taiwanese Philanthropist, Dr. Henry Huang Donates Toyota Landcruiser Ambulance to Oniyama Health Center
Monrovia — A Taiwanese philanthropist, Dr. Henry Huang, along with his friends from Taiwan, has donated a 2014 Toyota Landcruiser valued at US$25,000 to Partner Liberia Inc. to be used as an ambulance at the Oniyama Specialist & Teaching Hospital’s (OSTH) Health Center in the Tweh Farm Community on the Bushrod Island in Monrovia. Huang visited OSTH when it was about to open in late 2017 and saw firsthand the many challenges faced with the Liberian health sector at the time and promised to help in the near future. He met with key stakeholders in the health sector at the time including Ministry of Health officials and members of the Liberia Medical & Dental Council,” Partner Liberia Country Director said. The hospital is located in the, Tweh Farm Community on the Bushrod Island outside Monrovia. The OSTH Health Center has an excellent record for checking on its patients as to their wellbeing after they have been treated, have received positive testimonials from Several patients.
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March 17, 2021 07:36 UTC
Liberia: St. Joseph’s Catholic Hospital Dedicates Outdoor Kitchen, Staff Residence Built and Donated by Japanese Government
Therefore, we have good friendship and this has come from the people of Japan to help Liberia,” Ambassador Tsutomu said. “The people of Japan are more motivated to support when they know that whatever they do is good and sustainable. We thank you from the bottom of our heart for giving us that housing unit for our staff,” he extolled. As mentioned by the Hospital Director Dawoh, the hospital currently has a 120 bed capacity and 160 staff while treating approximately 25,000 patients per year. GGHSP targets areas that aim to improve human security covering basic education, primary health care, water & sanitation, and agriculture.
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March 17, 2021 07:30 UTC
LACC Acting chair Says “Liberia’s Anti-corruption Rankings to Improve in 2022”
MONROVIA – The acting executive chairperson of the Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission (LACC), Cllr. Kanio Bai Gbala has declared that Liberia’s 2021 global anticorruption rankings as reported by Transparency International are set to improve drastically in 2022. Speaking to reporters after representing the LACC on the governance and transparency sector of the ninth edition of the European Union (EU)-Liberia Political Dialogue, Cllr. Gbala revealed that there are many measures being undertaken by the LACC to ensure Liberia is favorably reported next year. Gbala averred that the LACC had concluded draft legislation seeking to establish a fast-track corruption court, remove the statute of limitations for acts of corruption as well as obtain exclusive jurisdiction for the prosecution of corrupt acts.
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March 17, 2021 07:29 UTC
Liberia: Prince & Tawa Woods Foundation Distributes Educational Supplies
MONROVIA — The Prince & Tawa Woods Foundation has distributed educational supplies to Oral Modern Institute and Islamic Guidance Academy in Logan Town. One-hundred two (102) students benefitted at Oral Modern while 44 students benefitted at Islamic Academic. According to an official of the foundation Manfred Verdier, the donation is in keeping with their mission statement. The foundation awarded eight scholarships, four each, to students at the St. Edward Catholic and St. Matthew Methodist High Schools for the academic year. The community have welcomed me and wholeheartedly received my gesture,” said Prince Woods.
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March 17, 2021 07:18 UTC
Liberia: CSA Starts Training on ATAPS, Plans to Robustly Manage Harmonized GOL Payroll
“Today marks the beginning of full transitioning of all payroll-related activities to the Civil Service Agency as required by law,” he said. We had two payroll systems – one that was managed by the CSA under the Civil Service Module and then the general allowance managed by the head of entities. The fact that general allowance was purely discretionary, it inflated the wage bill, it created disparity [and] created all kinds of inequality on the payroll.”The Alternative Temporary Automated Payroll System (ATAPS) is currently processing payroll for the Government of Liberia. This system was put in place because the previous system (Civil Service Module) did not meet the requirements for multi-currency functionality adopted under the new harmonization scheme. Currently, the transition is on the way to migrate data from ATAPS to the CSM platform deployed at the CSA.
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March 17, 2021 07:17 UTC
Mary Himmie Youth Rehabilitation Foundation Embarks On Rescue Mission For “Zogos” In Liberia
Disadvantaged youths are commonly known as “zogos” in Liberia. I want to let you know that Jesus loves you and Mary Himmie love you too. For their part, the disadvantaged youths commended Pastor Himmie for having “good plans” for them during these difficult times in the history of the country. In 1994, the Mary Himmie Youth Habilitation Foundation was established as an orphanage in Monrovia. Pastor Himmie then transformed the orphanage into a foundation under the captioned: Mary Himmie Youth Habilitation Foundation.
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March 17, 2021 07:07 UTC
Liberians Want a Voice in Choosing Their County Superintendents, New Afrobarometer Study Shows
MONROVIA – A large majority of Liberians want their county superintendents to be elected directly by the citizens instead of being appointed by the president, a new Afrobarometer survey shows. Under the current appointment system, relatively few citizens say they contact their county superintendents to discuss problems or share their views, and popular trust in county superintendents is low compared to other leaders. Key findingsAlmost eight in 10 Liberians say county superintendents should be directly elected by voters, including 62% who “agree strongly” with this view (Figure 1). Only a quarter (24%) of Liberians say they trust their county superintendents “a lot” or “somewhat.” Along with members of the House of Representatives (23%) and senators (21%), county superintendents are considered less trustworthy than many other officials (Figure 3). Statement 1: County superintendents should be directly elected by voters.
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March 16, 2021 15:33 UTC
Liberia: Police Chief Blames Judiciary for Releasing Hardcore Armed Robbers Back into the Communities
‘Bad Man Roberts’ was killed in a brutal ex-change of fire with the police leaving a senior officer of the LNP anti-robbery unit, Chief. In that incident, two of the robbers Cooper Harris and Moses Fiah wereshot in the right hip and right leg, respectively by the LNP anti-robbery squad. Col. Sudue said the LNP night patrol has been beefed up by the purchasing of new vehicles for the LNP by President George Weah. “We would like to thank His Excellency, President George M. Weah for purchasing some vehicles for the LNP which has rejuvenated the night patrol. Upon receiving these vehicles, we have re-enforced our night patrol which has yield a significant dividend,” he said.
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March 16, 2021 07:07 UTC
“Roll Your Sleeves to Take Liberia From Evil And Corrupt Forces Preventing Progress” -PLP Chairman Wilmot Paye Urges Liberians
He also served as Assistant Minister for Land and Rail Transport during the administration of ex-Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf. Paye attributed the growing wave of economic hardship and poverty confronting Liberians to the lack of adequate national leadership. He pointed out that the PLP will be a “community-based” party that will be well structured and organized across the nation. For those of you who are undecided and are still outside there-there is no better place to go in the interest of Liberia than the People’s Liberation Party”. “There is no any other political party that anybody can take risk with in the interest of Liberia than the People’s Liberation Party.
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March 16, 2021 07:07 UTC
Government Reportedly Indebted to Forest Affected Communities More than US$3M Land Rental Fees
MONROVIA — The National Benefit Sharing Trust Board (NBSTB) said the Government of Liberia owes forest affected communities more than US$3 million in land rental fees accrued through commercial logging activities. The 12-months project seeks to build the capacity of the NBST to effectively monitor and evaluate projects awarded to forest affected communities. The project aims to improve forest governance, through the provision of technical assistance, building the capacity of forest committees to undertake necessary projects in eligible forest affected countries. “We convened the National Forest Forum to discuss how we can manage money that should come to our institution to develop forest affected communities. We are doing this by working harder with the Union of communities’ forest development committees,” she added.
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March 16, 2021 06:56 UTC
Liberia: Cummings Africa Foundation Awards Scholarship to 20 College Students for 2021-2022 Academic Year
Monrovia – It was moments of joy and a sense of fulfillment on Saturday when the Cummings Africa Foundation (CAF) awarded 20 full scholarships to prospective students to pursue tertiary studies in the areas of science, technology, engineering, math (STEM) and agriculture. Speaking further, he called on the students to work harder to stay on the scholarship, adding Liberians are exceptionally talented and smart. “I have the blessings of living and working in many countries in Africa and around the world. Dr. Brownell said “The Cummings Africa Foundation values education and believes that financial constraints should not limit a person from pursuing higher education. CAF remains committed to having a positive impact on the lives of people in as many communities as possible.
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March 16, 2021 06:45 UTC
Liberia: PLP Grabs Former UP Stalwart And Over 150 Others
Don’t join to eatKansuah, however, challenged other supporters and partisans of the PLP to be “disciples” of the PLP in their respective communities. He urged Liberians to desist from the negative habit of moving from one political party to another to “eat”. “It bothers me sometimes when people say I am going to this (political) party to eat. Because of the things what we stand for, that’s why we have been called the People’s Liberation Party. Because of the things that we stand for, that’s why we have been called the People’s Liberation Party.
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March 16, 2021 01:30 UTC
OHCHR Conducts Baseline Survey and Knowledge Gap Assessment of the United Nations Security Council Resolution on Women Peace and Security in Liberia
MONROVIA — The United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has conducted a Baseline Survey and Knowledge Gap Assessment of the United Nations Security Council Resolutions on Women Peace and Security in Liberia. On Friday, March 12, 2021, a Validation Workshop on the findings of the Baseline Survey and Knowledge Gap Assessment was held in Monrovia. The Baseline Survey and Knowledge Gap Assessment were carried out under a project entitled: Advancing Implementation of the UNSCR 1325 on Women, Peace and Security through Strengthening Accountability Frameworks, Innovation Financing and Gender Responsive Budgeting. The knowledge gap assessment was conducted on Gender, Masculinity, Human Rights Standards, Human rights-based approach and the National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security. The knowledge gap assessment will guide the planning of project activities and the integration of a rights-based approach in all project activities.
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March 16, 2021 01:30 UTC
University of Liberia, LISGIS Launch Bachelor of Science Degree in Statistics
Monrovia — The Liberia Statistics and Geo-Information Services (LISGIS) and the State-run University of Liberia (UL) on Thursday, March 11, launched for the first time in Liberia a Bachelor of Science Degree in Statistics at the University of Liberia. The Statistical program at the University of Liberia is supported by the World Bank under the Harmonizing and Improving Statistics in West Africa Project (HISWA). Speaking at the UL’s Auditorium, LISGIS Director-General Prof. Francis Wreh lauded the University of Liberia for the partnership to establish for the first time an undergraduate degree in Statistics. He added that for this reason, the University of Liberia, which is a state-owned university, has been identified to spearhead the component. LISGIS DG said there has been the quest for a degree in Statistics since the establishment of the University of Liberia, first as Liberia College in 1862 and then as a full-fledged University in the 1950s.
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March 16, 2021 01:18 UTC