By John Bropleh

HARPER, Jan 6 (LINA) - A visiting delegation of Marylanders residing in the United States is appealing to the Liberian Government to rescue the Pleebo High School in Maryland County from its state of decline.

GBARNGA, Jan 2 (LINA) – The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has consented to build a US$7m mini-hydro to provide electricity for residents of Suakoko District in Bong County.

MONROVIA, Jan 2 (LINA) – The Birth Certificate Department of the Ministry of Health and Social Warfare has disclosed that 30, 875 Birth Certificates were issued from January 2 to December 18, 2013.

GBARNGA, Jan 2 (LINA) - Calm has finally returned to Gold Camp in Bong County following confusion sparked by a Christmas Day celebration by members of the Gio and Mano ethnic groups.

HARPER, Jan 2 (LINA) - The City Corporation of Harper in Maryland County has embarked upon a massive clean-up campaign intended to restore the city to its pre-war status.

HARPER, Jan 2 (LINA) - Maryland County Superintendent Nazerene Brewer Tubman has disclosed that the county administration undertook 20 development projects in four districts at a cost of US$487,475 during the year 2013.

ROBERTSPORT, Jan 2 (LINA ) –Grand Cape Mount County assistant Superintendent for Development, Tenneh Simpson Kpatabah, has cautioned citizens against selling or buying materials intended for development projects.

MONROVIA, Jan 2 (LINA) -The Liberian Government has started paying relocation packages to squatters occupying camp houses within the former Bong Mining Company concession area in Fuamah District, Bong County.

The exercise began on December 18, 2013 and will be completed within 25 days, the Liberia News Agency quotes a release issued Thursday by the Ministry of Lands, Mines and Energy.

The release said 827 family heads will receive US$500 per family head.

MONROVIA, Jan 2 (LINA) – The National Elections Commission (NEC) will launch its civic and voter education on the voter roll update on Saturday, January 4.

The civic education on the voter roll update precedes the voter roll update exercise that runs from January 13 to March 5, 2014.

NEC Director for civic education on voters’ registration, Josiah Jacobs disclosed that the exercise will kick-off simultaneously nationwide with street parades.