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Liberia News: UL, FORGE MOU WITH SHARDA UNIVERSITY

By: Jamesetta Williams Monrovia-March-12-TNR:The University of Liberia has sealed a memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Sharda University, one of the prestigious universities in India. It has immediately inducted a joint commission for the implementation of the partnership corporation between both universities. The MoU was signed by Julius S. Nelson, President of the University of Liberia […]

Liberia News: HOPE FOR 12TH GRADERS

Monrovia-March-7-TNR:The Head of the West African Examination Council in Liberia (WAEC)-Liberia has confirmed that the Government of President Joseph Nyumah Boakai is committed to the continuation of the payment of WASSCE fees for 12th graders in the country. Mr. Dale Gbotoe make the disclosure yesterday in Monrovia when he appeared as guest on the Truth […]

Liberia News: PWD’s Kids Narrate Ordeal

By Jamesetta D Williams Monrovia-February-26-TNR:On a daily basis, children as young as five are seen on the streets holding the hands of their disabled parents, mostly the visually impaired as they go about asking for alms to get food on the tables for their parents some of whom are being reduced to wheelchairs while others […]

LIBERIA NEWS:Academic Standstill At UL

MONROVIA-Capitol Hill – In a seismic development, the University of Liberia Faculty and Staff Association (ULFASA) has declared an academic standstill, bringing all educational activities to a grinding halt. The resolute decision, taken during an Emergency General Assembly led by Edna G. Johnny and Mr. Dee Preston, marks a watershed moment in the university’s history. […]

Liberia News: 12TH GRADERS’ FATE IN LIMBO

By: Washington Tumay Watson Monrovia-Feb-9-TNR: Several parents are said to be worried over the government’s inability to pay their children’s fees to sit this year’s West African Senior Secondary Certificate Exam (WASSCE). Former President George Weah and the Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC) led the government in 2018 and were able to declare the payment of […]

Liberia News: AML’s Info Session Inspires Bassa High School Students, with Calls for Vocational Center in Grand Bassa

Monrovia-Feb-1-TNR:ArcelorMittal Liberia (AML) and its partner, Africa Development Management Associates (ADMA), made a significant impact at Bassa High School Campus in Buchanan, Grand Bassa County last Friday, conducting an informative session on the school’s premises in the Port City of Buchanan. ADMA stated that the information-sharing session aimed to foster a deeper understanding of the […]

Liberia: GBOVEH HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS PRAISE AML’S INFORMATION SHARING

Monrovia-Jan-30-TNR: Over the weekend, ArcelorMittal-Liberia (AML) partnered with Africa Development Management Associates (ADMA) to conduct an awareness and information-sharing session at Dolokelen Gboveh Senior High School in Gbarnga, Bong County. The event, which took place last Thursday, saw more than 400 senior students, and over 10 administrators and teachers in attendance. The engagement which was held […]

Liberia: GOV’T OWES WAEC HQ. US$5M

By Mark B. Dumbar Monrovia-Jan-30-TNR:The head of the West African Examination Council (WAEC) Dale Gbotoe has disclosed that the Government of Liberia is heavily indebted to the West African Examination Council headquarters in the tone of US 5 million. Mr. Gbotoe said it has been agreed by all African countries that a set amount be […]

Liberia News : LCN Graduates Over 100 Students In Teacher Training

By: Perry B. Zordyu Monrovia-Jan-26-TNR: As part of boosting the education sector in the Boakai-Koung Administration, the Liberia Community Network through Teacher Development and Continuing Education has graduated over 100 students after completing three months of intensive teacher training. The Liberia Community Network is an institution under the Ministry of Education aimed at providing training […]

US-Based Group To Invest US$12m In Liberian Children

It was a moment of history for grass-root education in Liberia, when a nonprofit organization, the Jonahsa Foundation announced its US$12 million investment plan in Liberia. The Jonahsa Foundation Inc. is a non-for-profit, charity organization based in Liberia with donors in the United States of America. The Foundation was established in 2015 immediately after the […]