By: Augustine N. Myers – The new Country Representative of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Mr Jean-Alexandre Scaglia, on Wednesday presented a copy of his Letters of Credentials to Agriculture Minister Dr. Florence Chenoweth. Mr Scaglia, who had earlier presented his Letters of Credentials to Foreign Minister, Dr. Toga Macintosh, said he was happy to take up assignment in Liberia for the next three years to collaborate with the Government to scale up Liberia’s agricultural development needs. The new FAO Country Representative also conveyed warm greetings of the new FAO Director General, Mr Jose Graziano... Continue Reading
By Peterking Quaye – The World Bank, acting as administrator for the Global Partnership on Output-Based Aid (GPOBA), has approved a grant of US$10 million to connect about 80,000 people to Monrovia’s electricity grid, raising the electricity access rate in Liberia’s capital from 0.6 percent to 8 percent. This was contained in a press release by the World Bank, GPOBA funding will supplement capital allocations from various donors to install connections, initially targeting 21 priority low-income neighborhoods. The scheme will be implemented by the Liberia Electricity Corporation (LEC), the sole power company in the country. As a result of the... Continue Reading
By Shout-Africa.com Correspondent Chinyere Ogbonna – President Goodluck Jonathan of Nigeria has directed that the Inspector General of Police, Hafiz Ringim to proceed on a terminal leave with immediate effect. The sack comes a month before he is actually due for retirement. This was made public in a statement from the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati. Mr Ringim’s sack may not be unconnected to his failure to produce Kabir Sokoto, the suspected mastermind of the Christmas day bombing at the saint Theresa’s Catholic Church, Madalla, Niger state, Northern Nigeria. Mr. Sokoto was alleged... Continue Reading
By Sainey M.K. Marenah, Shout-Africa.com Special correspondent and Bureau Chief In Banjul, – President Yahya Jammeh has promised to wipe out what he called lackadaisical attitudes at workplaces, stressing that people should either do their work, go home or go to jail. “If you work hard, I have no problem with you, and I will be with you; I will support you all the way; but if you don’t want to work, go home, because if you don’t want to go home, if I find you there, you will regret why you were born,” Jammeh said in an interview with... Continue Reading
…Sector Actors Describe It a Boost – By: Augustine N. Myers – The President of the Republic of Liberia, Madam Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf has finally signed the much talked about Liberia WASH Compact which was developed at the Multi Donor Conference on Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) held at the S.K.D Spokes Complex in Paynesville, outside Monrovia last year May. The Liberia WASH Compact is a product of the Sanitation and Water for All (SWA) Partnership aimed at ensuring that the Liberian population can have adequate access to safe water and improved sanitation facilities. A release from the WASH Reporters &... Continue Reading
