…As Lawmakers Promise to Prioritize WASH – By: WASH R&E Network – An Interactive Legislative Forum on Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) has ended in Monrovia with several Lawmakers pledging their unflinching support to the WASH sector of Liberia. The Medium known as “Meet the Lawmakers WASH Forum” was sponsored by the Liberia WASH Consortium and implemented by the United Youth for Peace, Education, Transparency & Development in Liberia (UYPETDL). The Forum which took place at the YMCA auditorium in Monrovia on Wednesday, May 15, 2013 followed three similar interactions in Margibi, Grand Bassa and Rivercess counties. The Forum according... Continue Reading
By State House Communications Unit – BOYS SCHOOL CAMPUS, Magburaka Town, 17 May, 2013/–His Excellency Dr Ernest Bai Koroma has confidently told the people of Magburaka that their township is on the rise. “Magburaka is rising again with paved roads, solar-lit streets. Magburaka is rising again, with employment opportunities opening up for its inhabitants; Magburaka is rising again, with renewed zeal, faith and action. And with the rise of this town, our school, the Government Secondary School Magburaka, will continue to sustain its heritage of producing sterling leaders for all fields of endeavours in our country”, he said . The... Continue Reading
Jonathan & Esther Resort, Koribondo Road, Bo City, May 9th 2013/– A three day performance contracts development workshop for tertiary institutions has ended on Saturday 11 May, 2013 at the Jonathan & Esther Resort, along Koribondo Road, Bo. Organized by the Strategy and Policy Unit (SPU), Office of Chief of Staff, the performance contracts development seminar brought together, Vice and Pro-chancellors, finance administrators and registrars, from constituent colleges of the University of Sierra Leone, Njala University, Milton Margai College of Education & Technology, Northern and Eastern Polytechnics, Port Loko and Freetown Teachers’ Colleges, among others. In his opening remarks, the... Continue Reading
The inaugural 2013 African Diaspora Awards event was a great success with praise and compliments’ coming from attendees on the night, and as word spreads, there has also been support from the wider public. The Awards event was a landmark occasion and has undoubtedly made an imprint as one of the most significant and prestigious events in the UK African community calendar, which looks set to become a major annual fixture. We have made our mark! The Awards were held in the luxurious Intercontinental London Westminster Hotel. Here the nominees, winners and audience were honoured in beautiful surroundings with fine art,... Continue Reading
By David Stephen – Geoengineering would have been more interesting, if it is artificial solution to common environmental issues, such as floods, erosions, drought, blizzards, avalanche, storms, etc. But Geoengineering is not. Geoengineering is directed at reducing factors responsible for some of these extreme conditions – Global Warming. Geoengineering, a phenomenon used to describe sets of technologies to reduce solar radiation reaching or absorbed by the earth and technologies to remove carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, is seen a lesser option – known – to manage global warming. Geoengineering has possibilities and risks, and gets introduced to the rest of... Continue Reading
