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Liberia: Deputy Speaker Donates 25 Solar Streets Light to Niplai City, Several Bags of Cement Takes over the Operations of Jlateken, Doeswen Clinics Liberia: Deputy Speaker Donates 25 Solar Streets Light to Niplai City, Several Bags of Cement Takes over the Operations of Jlateken, Doeswen Clinics Share MONROVIA – As part of efforts to continually improve the well-being and living conditions of the people of Grand Kru County and decentralized developments; Deputy Speaker J. Fonati Koffa, in hi...

On the 30 th of March 2021, the Forestry Development Authority of Liberia (FDA) in collaboration with Fauna and Flora International (FFI) held a multi-stakeholder workshop to validate the management plan for the Sapo National Park (SNP), Liberia’s oldest protected area. The park is located in southeastern Liberia, situated in Sinoe, River Gee, and Grand Gedeh Counties. SNP is the largest protected area in Liberia and was established in 1983. It covers an area of 1,804 km 2 (180,400 ha). The p...

Albertine Siah, a student of the Zwedru Multilateral High School Youth Health Club, said the provisions of free contraceptives and sexual and reproductive health support by the Swedish government has helped them to focus on education. Residents of Grand Gedeh and River Gee counties have applauded the Swedish government for supporting them with contraceptives and other sexual and reproductive health services. The ongoing project, which is funded by the Swedish Government through the UNFPA, prov...

FDA, Fauna &Flora International End Two National Workshops On Pygmy Hippopotamus Conservation and Validation of Collaborative Management Plan for Sapo National Park FDA, Fauna &Flora International End Two National Workshops On Pygmy Hippopotamus Conservation and Validation of Collaborative Management Plan for Sapo National Park Share MONROVIA – The Forestry Development Authority of Liberia (FDA) and Fauna & Flora International (FFI) have ended two separate multi-stakeholder workshops, on vali...

Liberia: Deputy Speaker’s Constituency Visit Targets 45 Communities in Grand Kru County Liberia: Deputy Speaker’s Constituency Visit Targets 45 Communities in Grand Kru County Share GRAND KRU – In continuation of the traditional constituency-focused activities, which include citizens’ engagement aimed at discussing issues pertaining to development, the well-being of the people and disclosure of plans and activities of both the Legislature and the Government, Deputy Speaker Hon. Cllr. J...

Ingrid Wetterqvest, Swedish Ambassador to Liberia, has described female representation at the decision-making table as an ‘important component’ for prospering society. Amb. Wetterqvest Liberia has a lot to do when it comes to female representation, citing an example on the Senate that has two women Senators and 28 men, and in the House of Representatives having eight women while the rest are men. “With the level of representation at the Legislature, it shows that the women do not have fo...

Liberia: Six Sent to Court in Maryland in Connection to Mysterious Death of Motorcyclist Liberia: Six Sent to Court in Maryland in Connection to Mysterious Death of Motorcyclist Share MARYLAND COUNTY – Police in Pleebo Maryland County have forwarded to court six persons in connection to the mysterious killing in the county that sparked a wave of violence. Those forwarded to court re Moses Mlamah, Jeremiah Appleton, Known as open zipper, Francis Kla Nyemah, Leo K. Williams and Alic...

Teenage Pregnancy ‘Drastically’ Decreasing in Southeastern Liberia amid UNFPA, Swedish Government’s Intervention Teenage Pregnancy ‘Drastically’ Decreasing in Southeastern Liberia amid UNFPA, Swedish Government’s Intervention Share During Monday’s meeting, Superintendent Farley led the tribute and on behalf of President George Weah, thanked the Government of the Kingdom of Sweden through Ambassador Wetterqvist, UNFPA and partners for the intervention in curbing teenage pregnancy s...

Partial view of hybrid cocoa seedlings More than 1,500 smallholder farmers in southeast Liberia are to benefit from improved cocoa seedlings, says Solidaridad Liberia. The distribution, according to the organization, is part of efforts to boost the efficient production of the commodity and improve farmers’ livelihoods. Each farmer will receive a minimum of 400 seedlings.   “Under the Cocoa Value Chain Development Programme (COVADEP), Solidaridad in collaboration with private cocoa growers ...

Liberia: Three Arrested In Maryland In Connection to Murder of Motorcyclist while Seven Runaway Inmates Recaptured Liberia: Three Arrested In Maryland In Connection to Murder of Motorcyclist while Seven Runaway Inmates Recaptured Share Monrovia – Twelve days after the body of a youth was found, police on Tuesday arrested three persons, including his friend, for his murder. The accused were identified as Daniel Wesseh, who was arrested in Rivergee County, Francis Clarke, arrested in Maryland C...