April 2015 The function of Liberia Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (LEITI) is to promote transparency over revenues generated from the extractive industry sectors. However, LEITI Secretariat also deems it necessary to include the Forestry Sector as well in it oversight responsibility of reconciling government revenues been generated from these sectors.…
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April 2015 As the deadly Ebola disease seems to be gradually leaving Liberia, residents in the country have mixed views. Some people believe that the ebola virus has a long history of repeatedly visiting previously affected countries. They argue that the Democratic Republic of Congo is a good example. Since…
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March 2015 On March 28, 2015, the Administration of the Booker Washington Institute finally conducted her postponed commencement for last academic year. The ebola virus outbreak caused the postponement when the Liberian Government ordered the closure of all schools as some of the means to reduce the farther spread of…
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March 2015 This article focuses on the way most Liberians, especially those in Monrovia and its surroundings, suffer everyday to move from one point to another. In 2013 the Country had an estimated population at about 4.294 million people. Montserrado County which holds the Nation’s Capital- Monrovia- has a population…
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March 2015 There are two National Holidays in March in Liberia. The first is Decoration Day (the second Wednesday in March) and the second is J.J. Roberts Birthday (the 15th of March). The former is usually commemorated in different styles but with the same purpose. Some celebrants usually used this…
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March 2015 As the Ebola Virus seen to be gradually leaving Liberia, one of the older orders responsible for crippling and the loss of lives in Liberia continues to bring ugly memories and tears in the minds and faces of most ordinary Liberians, especially mothers. Motor bike accidents became grave…
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Liberia was founded by freed slaves from the United States of America. Liberia became an independent nation in 1847. It is the second oldest country in Africa after Ethiopia. The country is named after “Liberty” and its capital is Monrovia. Since 1989 Liberia has been experiencing civil war from time…
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May 2014 *Featured Image: An artisanal diamond digger in Liberia. He dives into the bottom of a river and grabs as much soil as possible with a hose wrapped around his body to breathe, hoping he can get a piece of diamond, which rarely happens. He continues to do so…
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