Says LET Boss The Executive Director of Liberia Education Trust (LET), Mrs. Hester Williams Catakaw, has said that the lack of female teachers in many junior and senior high schools has slowed down the pace of learning for female students in Liberia. LET is a program setup by President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf to provide scholarships…
As President Johnson Sirleaf Launches Two Girls Empowerment Programs President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf yesterday launched two separate women programs intended to foster women capacity and improve their participation in society. The two programs, Adolescent Girls Unit and Association of Women Entrepreneur Program (AWEP) were launched in Tubmanburg, Bomi County as part of activities marking the…
President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has submitted a proposed legislation seeking to merge several government ministries and agencies. The intent of such a bill is to create a small and efficient government in order to properly manage state resources, political observers say. It was not clear whether the proposed legislation would also seek to reduce the…
As Lawmakers Want Robert Sirleaf out of NOCAL Liberia risks losing US$27 million in the Fiscal year 2011/2012 national budget, the chairman of the House of Representatives Ways, Means and Finance committee, Rep Emmanuel J. Nuquay, has warned. The Margibi County Representative cautioned that the successful execution of the 2011/2012 Fiscal year budget stood the…
ARMED ROBBERY ON THE RISE IN LIBERIA.
The number of armed robbery is on the increase in Liberia’s capital Monrovia, that’s according to Acting Police Director Chris C. Massaquoi. Massaquoi told a news conference yesterday that upon his arrival late 2011 as Director, reported armed robberies’ cases recorded was 47 in November-2011, in December 2011, the number dropped to 40, representing a…
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