….Land Rights Policy Highlighted – By: Augustine N. Myers – Liberia has joined other countries around the world to celebrate “International Day of Peace”, with a call on Liberians to make peace a priority. The celebration was simultaneously held in most parts of the country and was organized by the Lutheran Development Service (LDS) and the Civil Peace Service (CPS) Liberia Network. Serving as Key-note Speaker at the official celebration over the week-end in Sanoyea, Bong County, a Commissioner at Liberia’s Land Commission, Madam Estelle K. Liberty challenged Liberians to value peace, because according to her peace is precious and... Continue Reading
Wills Agricole’s office is at The Botanical Gardens in Arpent Vert on the lush sprawl near the Seychelles capital, Victoria. This is a flourishing green..
Perhaps you have read about the CUNY (City University of New York) student and faculty protests against US ex-General David Petraeus teaching a course on public policy at a CUNY campus. Last week and on Tuesday, September 17th, students came out to denounce the ex-General teaching at their school. In recorded videos, the students booed this top level US General and boss of the CIA who has been at the head of various US missions, agencies and wars. They chanted, “Petraeus out of CUNY,” and called him a “war monger,” among other names. In the entire sequence of events, I... Continue Reading
…..A Situation of Concern – By: WASH R&E (Media) Network – The Coal Field Community is located closed to the Redlight General Market along the Pipeline Road Community in Paynesville, and inhabited by especially low income earners, most of whom are squatters. The WASH Reporters & Editors Network of Liberia, in its second phase of the Exclusive Media Coverage on Sanitation sponsored by WaterAid in Liberia and Sierra Leone, observed stockpiles of garbage in the Coal Field Community and solicited views of the residents on the garbage situation. A resident, Moses Zubah described the constant disposal of garbage in the... Continue Reading
By Dennis Kabatto – Nigerians in the Diaspora Organization (NIDO) New Jersey Chapter will hold a two day World Investment Conference on Friday, September 20 through September 21, 2013 at the Renaissance Hotel in Newark, New Jersey. President Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria is Special Guest of Honor while Mr. Steve Akinboro, Executive Vice President Dominos Pizza is designated Keynote Speaker. The Conference Moderators are Segun Adeyina, General Motors; Carol Frazer, The Economist; Obinna Anusiem, Nigeria Exchange and Kazeem Bello, Citigroup Global Markets. This annual conference is part of a broader effort by Nigerian... Continue Reading
