US-based Liberian software engineer, Francis Cordor, thinks Liberia needs to invest more in its telecommunications infrastructure.
News Briefs for April 21, 2015 – Liberian Progress
News about Liberia from different sources - Liberian Progress : World Bank grants $650 million to Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone for Ebola recovery in the next few months; World Council of Credit Unions partners with the Liberian Credit Union National Association to rebuild the credit union sector devastated from 15 years of civil war; Street Child Supports 1,500 Back to School; Football…
Ambassador Sulunteh, Others Identify with Ebola Fight in Margibi
Liberia’s ambassador to the United States, Jeremiah Sulunteh, has provided 150 Ebola care and preventive kits to residents of Margibi.
Pres. Sirleaf Seeks Funding for Post-Ebola Recovery Plan
President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf presented her post-Ebola recovery plans at the 2015 World Bank Spring Meetings. She spoke on Friday morning at a high-level roundtable featuring the heads of state of Guinea and Sierra Leone.
Paynesville Up in Flames After Commercial Motorcyclist is Killed
Following the killing of a commercial motorcycle rider, tension has built up between motorcyclists and officers of the Liberia National Police on Duport Road. The motorcyclists allege that their colleague was killed by a policeman.
Liberia Now 25 Days Without Ebola in 2nd Countdown
Liberia has gone 25 days without any new Ebola case reported in its second countdown to being declared Ebola-free.
NGO Urges Liberian Women to Unite for Progress
The head of office at the Kvinna Till Kvinna Foundation, a not for profit organization that focuses on building women capacities has advised Liberian women to be the change they want to see in Liberia.
News Briefs for April 15, 2015 – Liberian Development
News about Liberia from different sources – Liberia’s first industrial rice processing facility inaugurated; Liberia’s first commercial gold mine opens in May 2015; In factory explosion incident Liberian Gov’t fines LAC US$100,000 for ‘negligence’; Agreement signed to develop small hydroelectric plant in Liberia; Liberia loses US$12million annually to illegal fishing; Can Liberia Qualify for 2017 African…