…Praises the Media for reporting on Infrastructure & WATSAN Programs – By: Augustine N. Myers – The professional conduct of Liberian Journalists, especially in increasing coverage and reportage on issues of Infrastructure and WATSAN in post-conflict Liberia, has been recognized and appreciated by the Minister of Public Works of the Republic of Liberia. Minister Samuel Kofi Woods, a onetime Human Rights Activist and Legal Counselor says Liberian Journalists are now focusing on development and progressive issues, and are now transitioning from only sensational and political issues. Minister Woods commanded the media in Liberia for prioritizing issues like Roads, Bridges, Drainages,... Continue Reading
NAIROBI, 29 December 2010 (PlusNews) – This has been an exciting year for the fight against HIV, with dramatic developments in biomedical HIV prevention and a record five million people receiving life-prolonging treatment. It has also been a year fraught with funding difficulties and the continued discrimination against people living with HIV/AIDS and other marginalized groups. Here are the picks from PlusNews coverage: Microbicide breakthrough – After years of disappointing results, this year saw the first clinical evidence that a vaginal gel – known as a microbicide – could help to prevent sexual transmission of HIV. Such a preventative tool... Continue Reading
By Mark Oloo in Nairobi – Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga has vowed to press upon Ivory Coast leaders to end the political deadlock facing the West African country. Mr Odinga was on Monday picked by the African Union (AU) to mediate in the post-election crisis, pitting president Laurent Gbagbo and his challenger Alassane Ouattara. The Kenyan leader called for truce, saying he believed Gbagbo had portrayed himself as a democrat, having lived for many years while in exile in France. “Gbagbo should lead by example,” Odinga told journalists in Western Kenya, today. Odinga is expected to lead AU efforts... Continue Reading
BY NANGAYI GUYSON IN KAMPALA UGANDA – ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast –The leaders of West African countries have given who is now believed to be former Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo a last warning to hand over power peacefully or to be removed forcefully. . The demand was made late Friday but he has shown no interest in doing so. While doubts exist about whether the region could carry out such a military operation, residents remain fearful of the violence it could unleash if attempted. However , outside the Nigerian Embassy in Abidjan , dozens of people gathered holding signs that... Continue Reading
..As Lutheran Development Service Turns Over School in Bong County – As part of efforts to enhance the Free and Compulsory Primary Education Program of the Liberian Government, the Lutheran Development Service in Liberia (LDS), has constructed and turned over a new school to be used as a Tuition-Free Institution. The new Gahn Public School in Sanoyea, Bong County will provide free primary education to hundreds of school-going age children who have been denied such opportunity in their local Communities. The Children will no longer have to walk long distances for about 2-3 hours in search of education, something that... Continue Reading
