…AKEWA Group of Companies Prioritizes Development – By: Augustine N. Myers – As part of efforts to buttress development efforts of the Liberian Government and partners, an Investment Company operating in Liberia, “AKEWA Group of Companies” has extended its investment activities to Compound # 1 in Grand Bassa County, as part of efforts to join the Liberian Government in the growth development of post-conflict Liberia. Partial view of the local village to benefit The AKEWA Group of Companies which has met all requirements of the Liberian Government under the laws of the Country, is investing in the forestry sector. After... Continue Reading
….Provide Medical Drugs & Food – By: Augustine N. Myers – A consignment of medical drugs has been brought in the Country by a United States based Organization, “International Aid” to be provided to Liberians free of charge. The President of International Aid, David Wisen speaking to the press after their arrival in the Country, said the main goal of the Organization is to provide vitamins and medicines for children, and that they are also trying to coordinate efforts for the distribution of the drugs especially in the various Communities, schools and Churches in the rural areas of Liberia. He... Continue Reading
For the child farmers in Irawo Owode, a sleepy tobacco farming community in Oyo state Nigeria the day began early. There is only one item on the agenda for each day and that is to report to the tobacco farms at seven in the morning and would terminate in another twelve hours. The ‘farmers’ trooped out in a convoy towards the tobacco farms about a mile away. To coordinate this crowd is Fatai Amusan. He is twenty years old and the most experienced farmer of the children. “ This is how we work everyday. BAT (British American Tobacco), does not... Continue Reading
….Government Welcomes Initiative WaterAid, Others Commanded – By Augustine Myers – Liberian Journalists have established a new Media Group comprising reporters and editors interested in reporting on issues of water, sanitation and hygiene known as WASH issues. The Group is called, “Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Reporters & Editors Network of Liberia. This is based on a need to ensure a Media Network for informed actions on water, hygiene and sanitation in Africa’s oldest Independent Republic, “Liberia”. The move by Liberian Media Practitioners is also intended to enhance a team work between journalists and Civil Society Organizations in Liberia, and... Continue Reading
By Nangayi Guyson – Abuja- Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga, the African Union mediator for Ivory Coast yesterday Sunday arrived in Abuja for talks with Nigeria’s president ahead of a trip to Abidjan, a presidency source said. “The Kenyan prime minister arrived in Abuja this afternoon for a meeting with President (Goodluck) Jonathan this evening,” the source in the Nigerian presidency told AFP. Jonathan is the current chairperson of West African bloc Ecowas, which has threatened the use of force if Ivory Coast strongman Laurent Gbagbo does not quit power in favor of his internationally recognized rival Alassane Ouattara. The... Continue Reading
