Liberia: Harbel College in Dire Straits as Students Complain of Lack of School Bus, Electricity and LaboratoryThe students said the lack of electricity, a school bus for field trips and lack of laboratory for practical scientific work pose serious challenges to their learning activities. Margibi County – Students of Harbel College in lower Margibi County have raised concerns over constraints faced by the college, calling for President George Weah’s speedy intervention. The students told FrontPageAfrica interview Sunday, March 1, that the lack of electricity, a school bus for field trips and lack of laboratory for practical scientific work pose serious challenges to their learning activities. Harbel College is a government-owned institution, but the student said the college lacks the basic facilities to meet up with a degree-granting institution’s standard. He further disclosed that of the US$546,000 budgeted for Harbel College, only US$151,000 was received and that amount is being used to manage staff salaries payment.

Source: Front Page Africa March 04, 2020 06:11 UTC