By: Augustine N. Myers – The Lutheran Development Service in Liberia (LDS) with support from its partners, has completed the distribution of agricultural materials and vegetable seeds to hundreds of Ivorian refugees and host communities in Gbele-Geh District, Nimba County. The tools and seeds valued over 18 thousand United States dollars were distributed to 48 Groups in 16 communities in Gbele-Geh District. Presenting the materials and seeds in three separate areas including Loguatuo, Duoplay and Karnplay, LDS Focal Person on the ACT-Alliance Project, Mr. Vandi Kallon said the donation of the items was part of efforts to assist the refugees... Continue Reading
Environmental waste management contractor TWMA has won its first offshore service contract in West Africa, signifying its intention to expand its business in this important region. The contract was awarded by AGR Petroleum Services and is worth around £1million over six months. It covers supply, installation and operation of an integrated drilling waste management solution. TWMA will provide a range of solids control technologies to AGR for its drilling campaign in the Hyperdynamics’ concession offshore the Republic of Guinea. The drillship Jasper Explorer has been contracted by AGR, on behalf of Hyperdynamics, for this exploration project. It will leave Singapore... Continue Reading
By Correspondent Chinyere Ogbonna – ECOWAS Chairman President, Goodluck Jonathan has expressed concern at the famine in Somalia. He pledged that Nigeria and the Economic Community of West African States [ECOWAS], would make appropriate responses at the forthcoming pledging conference to be held in Addis Ababa,the Ethiopian capital on the 25th of this month. President Jonathan was speaking when former Ghanaian President, Jerry John Rawlings, African Union High Representative for Somalia, came to brief him on the situation in Somalia, and seek a response to the conference. He described as worrisome the famine in the Horn of Africa. President Jonathan... Continue Reading
By Correspondent Chinyere Ogbonna – ECOWAS Chairman, President Goodluck Jonathan has condemned the attempted coups in Guinea and Niger. He warned that the Economic Community of West African States ([ECOWAS) would no longer tolerate military interventions in the sub-region. President Jonathan who is the current chairman of the regional body made the remark at the inauguration of the third ECOWAS parliament in Abuja. He said ECOWAS heads of governments would henceforth resist forceful takeover of power by the military adding that any military regime that takes over power in the region would be sanctioned. “Let me emphatically say that ECOWAS... Continue Reading
By Sainey M.K. Marenah, Shout-Africa .com Gambia Bureau Chief in Banjul – Ismaila Ceesay Managing Director of Teranga FM, a community radio station located in Sinchu Alagie village in the Kombo North district of the West Coast Region was Wednesday invited to the headquarters of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA) in Banjul, The Point has learned. Though no reason for Mr. Ceesay’s appearance at the NIA was advanced to this paper, sources close to him said he was asked to suspend the radio station’s daily review of news carried by the local newspapers in the country. According to our sources, the... Continue Reading
