The William V.S. Tubman University is actively seeking support for its programs and initiatives. Rev. Rita Townsend, Vice President for Institutional Advancement and Barbara Simmons, JD, Dean for International Education, met with Mickey L. Burnim, Ph.D., President of Bowie State University. Dr. Burnim and his Cabinet warmly received the delegation from Tubman University, at a meeting on the campus of Bowie State University on 26 June 2013. Mrs. Roberta Brown Cooper, President for Marylanders for Progress (Liberia), Inc., was instrumental in setting up meetings and appointments for the Tubman University delegation. The delegation also met with the Economic Development Corporation of... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Wednesday, July 10th 2013 |
.…As SOGOM Harvest Ends 3-Day National Teachers’ Conference – By: Augustine N. Myers – The Servants of God Outreach Ministries Harvest (SOGOM Harvest) located behind LBS Compound in Paynesville on Wednesday, June 26, 2013 commenced a 3-day National Teachers’ Conference at the Church’s Edifice. The National Teachers’ Training Conference brought together over 200 Liberian teachers from Montserrado, Margibi and Grand Bassa Counties. As part of the Conference, a 12-Member Delegation from the United States of America has arrived in the Country on a 10-day visit to provide training and to also continue the issue of Church Planting with SOGOM Harvest.... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Friday, July 5th 2013 |
By: WASH R&E Network – Appalling, unhealthy and worrisome, “this is how some residents have described the sanitary condition of the capital, Monrovia and environs”. The sanitary condition of Liberia’s capital and surroundings is becoming an issue that needs the urgent attention of relevant agencies of Government, especially the Monrovia City Corporation, (MCC), which has the constitutional mandate to keep Monrovia clean and green. Several parts and surroundings are filthy with no sign of efforts shown to remove the stockpile of garbage that has taken over Monrovia. A case in point is the Waterside General Market around Johansson, is one... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Wednesday, July 3rd 2013 |
… To Chloral, Diarrhoea Outbreak – By: WASH R&E Network – Hundreds of residents within slum communities in Monrovia and its environs are said to be at risk of falling prey to water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) related diseases, as the rainy season deepens. The Environmental Health Division, the Department of the Montserrado County Health Team responsible for occupational food safety, water and sanitation, food inspection and routine business inspection says, about twenty-six communities are seriously vulnerable to cholera and diarrhea outbreak. These communities include central Monrovia, Soniwen, Buzzy Quarter, West Point, Slipway, Clara Town, Doe Community, Sayon Town, Logan... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Thursday, June 27th 2013 |
By: WASH R&E Network – Deplorable sanitary condition in Samokai Camp, a former displaced camp in Upper Caldwell Township has left one person dead and two others affected. The deceased identified as Philip Karim, believed to be in his forties, is said to have died from a serious ‘running stomach’ while being rushed to the nearby clinic about two months ago. Residents of the area told WASH Reporters & Editors Network of Liberia that two others including a 7-year old child have suffered severe running stomach for a week now but were rescued by the nearby clinic where they got... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Monday, June 24th 2013 |
