Kakata, Margibi – Kakata, Margibi – Liberia Institute of Statistics and Geo-Information Services (LISGIS) has begun training selected field geo-mapping assistants to carry out the mapping exercise of the entire country. Varfee Holmes, Public Affairs Director at LISGIS, told FrontPageAfrica that the field assistants will also be used to conduct the national census in Liberia. Also among of the works of the field assistants will be to demarcate small portions of land. He disclosed that the recruitment of the field assistants was done in all of the 15 counties. Speaking further, Holmes said the statistics house is trying to catch up with time since the country has been lacking behind to conduct census since 2008.

Source: Front Page Africa March 03, 2020 05:37 UTC