By Morrison O.g Sayon The completion of the much-publicized Mount Coffee Hydro Power Project has been extended to next year as disclosed by President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf. President Sirleaf has attributed the extension of the project to the spread of the deadly Ebola virus that has claimed over thousands of lives in Liberia. Earlier, the Government […]
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Photo: A worker at the Liberia Energy Network demonstrates how the solar-power lights are used. By Boakai Fofana Monrovia — In a shop near the heart of the densely packed West Point neighborhood in Liberia’s capital that was quarantined in August to slow the spread of Ebola, retiree Abubakar K. Sherif is hard at work […]
press release By Africa Progress Panel Caroline Kende-Robb — Ebola has already dealt a catastrophic blow to Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone – all emerging from the shadows of conflict – and far too many are still dying from one of the world’s most virulent diseases. On current trajectories we can expect to see 1.4 […]
Monrovia — The National Oil Company of Liberia has stepped up its support towards efforts to contain the spread of the Ebola virus in Liberia. The company has now contributed more than a quarter of a million dollars in cash and essential health materials since the outbreak of the virus in Liberia more than six […]
…Says no ban on affected countries Nigeria has been given the all clear to host AFCON qualifying matches which begin next month after the Confederation of Africa Football (CAF) instructed Guinea, Sierra Leone, and Liberia to find neutral grounds for their matches. Africa’s football governing body, in a statement, added that there is no ban […]
Monrovia — The Liberia Petroleum Refining Company (LPRC) says it will contribute US$ 75,000 to the National Ebola Task Force set-up by President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf on July 26. Addressing a news conference on July 28, LPRC Managing Director T. Nelson Williams said the decision was taken after an extraordinary board meeting in which the body […]
