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World Bank Official Urges GOL To Focus On Youth Employment
10 January 2017, 1:54 am Written by Catherine B. NyenkanMONROVIA, January 9 (LINA) – World Bank Country Representative Larisa Leshchenko has said the best way to provide social protection for the population is for the government to provide job opportunities for the youth. “It is very important that the national focus is placed on addressing the challenges the youth are faced with in the country,” Madam Leschenko emphasized.
15,000 Youths To Benefit From “Youth Opportunities Project” Under LACE
10 January 2017, 1:42 am Written by Chiedi E. NyenmohMONROVIA, January 9 (LINA) –The Liberia Agency for Community Empowerment (LACE) and its partners have designed an “opportunity project” to improve income-generation of about 15,000 youths across the 15 political sub-divisions of the country.
The Executive Director of LACE, Julius K. Sele, who made the disclosure Monday on the UNMIL “Coffee Break” radio program, said the project will also strengthen government’s capacity to design a system that will allow the implementation of a “full
USAID To Pave 5 Streets In Gbarnga
10 January 2017, 1:35 am Written by Philip T. Singbah, LINA Bong County CorrespondentGBARNGA, January 9 (LINA) - The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) will on January 15 begin the pavement of five major streets in Gbarnga City in Bong County. The project is being implemented under the USAID Feeder Roads Alternative Management Program (FRAMP) and will be done with chip seals.
Police Arrest 15 Over Buchanan Riot
10 January 2017, 1:25 am Written by Chiedi E. NyenmohMONROVIA, January 9 (LINA) - Police have arrested 15 persons in Buchanan, Grand Bassa County for their alleged involvement in a riot sparked off by the mysterious death of a 22-year-old lady in the city over the weekend. Police spokesman Sam Collins told the UNMIL Radio “Coffee Break” Monday that Siah Tamba, an aleged renowned sex worker was found dead with lacerations all over her body on a sugar cane farm last Saturday.
China Union Lays Off 104 More Workers
10 January 2017, 1:15 am Written by Philip T. Singbah, LINA Bong County CorrespondentGBARNGA, January 9 (LINA) - China Union iron ore mining company has laid off an additional 104 employees in Fuamah District, Bong County. The company whose investment is worth US$ 2.6 billion is struggling to remain afloat due to the unfavorable climate on the global iron ore market.