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Media Celebrity Gets Graduate Distinctions in the US
Phoenix, Arizona – A seasoned Liberian media personality and advocate for women’s rights, Ms. Ernestine N. Clark, recently achieved academic distinction by receiving a graduate degree from the esteemed Grand Canyon University (GCU) in Phoenix, Arizona. Ms. Clark was honored with a Master’s of Arts degree in communication with a focus on education from the []
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Betting Giant Winners Inc. Presents L$5M Cash Prizes to Champions and Individuals' of the NCSM 2023/2024
Monrovia- Winners Incorporated, Liberia’s leading betting company, awarded cash prizes of four million, eight hundred thousand Liberian dollars (L$4,800,000) to champions, runners-up, third-place achievers and individuals and an additional Two hundred thousand (L$200,000) for the tournament’s operation to the MOYS for the National County Sports Meet (NCSM) for the 2023/2024. By Jaheim T. Tumu The []
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ANALYSIS: After Historic Pilgrimage, Liberia, Barbados Eye Business, Economic Benefits, Cooperation
Bridgetown – Channeling echoes of the Pan Africanist era, an emotional Baba John, a student of the Marcus Garvey era lamented the stories of old, the ones that have been told time and time again, about the 346 Bajans who boarded a ship on May 10, 1865, bound for Liberia to help a new republic []
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Liberia: Eight Years After Their Homes Were Destroyed to Make Way for University of Liberia, Victims Look to Boakai Gov’t to Pay $US4M Balance in Claims
FENDELL, Liberia— Waiting all day under a mango tree, 28-year-old Daniel Karkpor ekes out a living directing trucks that come by occasionally to places where the drivers can fill up with dirt. By Dennise Nimpson with New Narratives Karkpor’s father, who was his only source of survival, died days after his property, and those of []
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Liberia: FDA Lets Loggers Ship US$3.5M Logs with No Benefit to Community
TONWEIN, Nimba and GAYEPUE TOWN, Grand Bassa – The Forestry Development Authority (FDA) permitted a company to export several consignments of timber while the firm was indebted to communities where the logs were harvested, a violation of a forestry regulation. By Emmanuel Sherman and Gerald Koinyeneh, special forThe DayLight From June last year to March []
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Liberia: Asset Recovery Team in Turmoil as Corruption Allegations Surface: One Member Resigns, Another Calls for Disclosure of Financial Transactions
Monrovia — The credibility of Cllr. Edwin Kla Martin, Chair of the Special Presidential Taskforce on Asset Recovery, along with a few other members perceived as a clique by some aggrieved colleagues, has come under scrutiny following allegations of questionable expenditures. By Willie N. Tokpah/0777039231 This situation has forced one member of the task force, []
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Liberia: Ex-President Sirleaf Calls for Strong Collaboration Between Africa and Diaspora Community
MONROVIA – Former President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has called on African countries to create strong ties with their diaspora communities to boost global, economic and cultural stability and development. By Gerald C. Koinyeneh – [email protected] Former President Sirleaf made the call in Bridgetown, the capital of Barbados in the Caribbean where she participated in the commemoration of []
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Charting a Path for Prosperity: Key Areas for Investment in Liberia's Sustainable Growth and Development
INTRODUCTION Liberia, a nation with a rich history and abundant natural resources, has faced numerous challenges (including a devastating civil conflict in which approximately 250,000 Liberians lost their lives) in its quest for sustainable growth and development. Emerging from the shadows of civil unrest and the Ebola crisis and the Covid-19 Virus, the country is []
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Liberia: Barbados Unveils Plaque Honoring Descendants of ’65 Brig Cora Voyage
Bridgetown – A plaque honoring the descendants of the 346 Barbadians who traveled to Liberia on May 10, 1865, has been unveiled in Barbados Capital, Bridgetown. Two of Liberia’s presidents – Arthur Barclay, the 15th president who ruled from 1904 to 1912, and Edwin Barclay, the 18th president from 1943 to 1944 – were descendants []
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Fostering Economic Stability: Strategies to Prevent Capital Flight and Trade Imbalance in Liberia
Introduction In the global landscape, developing economies, particularly those in Africa, and specifically, Liberia, often face significant challenges in achieving economic stability and growth. Among these challenges are capital flight and trade imbalances, which hinder sustainable development and perpetuate cycles of poverty and hardship. This brief essay explores best practices to prevent capital flight and []
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Liberia: Traditional Leaders End Protest Against AML, Remove Roadblocks
SANNIQUELLIE, Nimba County – Traditional leaders in Nimba County have agreed to remove all road blocks they instituted against the operations of ArcelorMittal Liberia(AML) in the County, paving the way for dialogue between the communities and the company. Normal activities of the world iron ore mining giant were halted for days in Nimba County due []
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Hydropower – The Key Component to Liberia’s Industrialization & Economic Growth Into The 21st Century and Beyond
Industrialization is the process by which an economy is transformed from primarily agricultural (subsistence farming) to one based on the manufacturing of goods. Individual manual labor is often replaced by mechanized mass production, and craftsmen are replaced by assembly lines. Characteristics of industrialization include economic growth, more efficient division of labor, and the use of []