Presented by Shout-Africa.com/Liberia Coordinator – Following the end of an outstanding peaceful and violence free elections, most of the newspapers this morning, carry stories containing unofficial preliminary results gathered across the country and the prediction of a possible run-off. The Analyst this morning is asking the question, UP Leads, CDC Trails, Where Will Vital PYJ Stand In Imminent Run-off? Following over a month of campaign across the country b y political contestants and parties, the electorates on Tuesday walked to the polls to register their verdicts. Unofficial reports have been coming in, principally from journalist and media organizations that covered... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Sunday, October 16th 2011 |
By: Augustine N. Myers in Mumbai – A week-long Conference on Sanitation and Hygiene has officially opened in Mumbai, India, bringing together hundreds of sanitation and hygiene professionals from around the world. The first global Forum which is organized by the Water Supply & Sanitation Collaborative Council (WSSCC) is designed to place special attention on sanitation and hygiene. WSSCC Executive Director, Jon Lane speaking Monday at the formal start of the conference taking place at the Renaissance Mumbai Convention Centre and Hotel, described sanitation and hygiene as crucial development and health issues that are often over looked and have not... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Wednesday, October 12th 2011 |
The 1,798,930 million registered voters in the Republic of Liberia are voting today to exercise their franchise in the second post war Presidential and Legislative elections. Early reports from various polling places across the country indicate smooth polling with the poll opening in most polling places at 8:00 a.m. Due to challenging weather condition occasioned by the mid October rains, few polling places experienced minimum delay in opening. There were reports of down pour of rain in parts of Montserrado County and in other parts of the country while the weather was generally fair in most places. Representatives of the... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Tuesday, October 11th 2011 |
(Monrovia, October 8, 2011) The National Elections Commission (NEC) has updated the international Donor Community on preparation put in vogue for the conduct of the Presidential and Legislative Elections due for October 11, 2011. Speaking during a day-long donors’ coordination meeting held at NEC Headquarters on October 7, 2011, Chairman James M. Fromayan said elections materials have been deployed nationwide with the exception of Montserrado County. He said deployment of the materials in Montserrado County will be done this Sunday, October 9, 2011 directly from the Commission’s Central Warehouse in Sinkor, Monrovia. Chairman Fromayan also said deployment into Electoral Districts... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Monday, October 10th 2011 |
…..Welcomes WaterAid Support To Sanitation and Water for All – By: Augustine N. Myers – The WASH Reporters & Editors Network of Liberia has successfully ended series of Interactive Discussions with Legislative and Presidential candidates in four selected Counties of Liberia. The discussions held in Montserrado, River Gee, Maryland and Grand Kru Counties were successful in that all the candidates interacted with, described the initiative by WASH R&E as significant and in the interest of ensuring access to clean and safe drinking water, improved sanitation and hygiene. The candidates pledged their unflinching support to the Liberian WASH Sector, and promised that when... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Saturday, October 8th 2011 |
