Daunting Challenges of Next President of UL
Published: 06 May, 2008
A fortnight ago, the president of the University of Liberia (UL), Dr. Al-Hassan Conte, was removed from his academic portfolio and appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Liberia. However, he is expected to stay put until a new president is appointed.
Former Observer Reporter Obtains Masters in School Administration
Published: 06 May, 2008
Joe S. Kappia
Joe S. Kappia, a high school teacher at Abraham Lincoln High School, San Jose Unified School District in California, USA, will graduate from San Jose State University with a master's degree in school administration and supervision on May 12, 2008.
MOE Holds NGOs, Stakeholders Consultative Meeting
Published: 02 May, 2008
Dr. Joseph D.Z. Korto, Education Minister
The Ministry of Education (MOE), in collaboration with heads of various non-governmental organizations (NGOs) working in the country, yesterday held a quarterly consultative meeting at a local resort in Monrovia.
Minister Etmonia Tarpeh presenting certificate to one of the graduates
38 Females Graduate From AWANGA Adult Literacy Program
Published: 02 May, 2008
Thirty-eight females recently graduated from an Adult Literacy Program at a women non-governmental organization (NGO) under the banner, Aiding Disadvantaged Women and Girls (AWANGA).
(l-r) President Josemah Jallah; Vice-President for administration George D. Kennedy; vice -president operation, Mr. Abraham Varney; Secretary Lassana Devine; Financial secretaRy Simeon Briggs; and Treasurer, Getrude T. Lartey
Newport Alumni Ask For Senior High Status
Published: 29 April, 2008
Newly inducted president of Matilda Newport High School Alumni Association (MANAA), Mr. Josemah Jallah, has made a clarion call to the Government to restore their former school to senior high status.
BWI Observes Industrial Day
Published: 29 April, 2008
Mr. Kenneth Y. Best
Authorities at the Booker Washington Institute (BWI) in Kakata, Margibi County, over the weekend observed their Annual Industrial Day with calls on the administrators to impact computer training to the students.
Liberian Journalist Publishes Second Book
Published: 28 April, 2008
Mr. Gonkerwon
Following the publication of his premier book, Words of Wisdom last December, Mr. F. Shelton Gonkerwon, a Liberian journalist is once again placing his second work, Return of the Couple on the shelf.
If this government thinks it is serious about primary education being a right to every Liberian child, then it needs to make sure that that policy is rigorously pursued in all parts of the country.
MOE Official Challenges PTA
Published: 24 April, 2008
The Assistant Minister for Planning at the Ministry of Education (MOE), Mrs. Josephine T. Porte, has challenged parent teachers association (PTAs) operating with school authorities in the country to get themselves involved with the day-to-day running of schools within their respective communities.
Isaac A. David School Turns 40
Published: 22 April, 2008
Mrs. Christine T. Norman
The Isaac A. David, Sr. Memorial School in Paynesville outside Monrovia celebrated its 40th anniversary over the weekend and the safe return to the country of the co-founder and consultant of the School, Mrs. Christine T. Norman.
LICFO Extols Cuba for Scholarships
Published: 22 April, 2008
David P. Gayflor, Chairman, LICFO
Mr. David P. Gayflor, National Chairman of the Liberian Cuban Friendship Organization (LICFO), has thanked the Cuban Government for offering 13 scholarships for Liberian students.
A nursery class of 129 students at the B.W. Payne Elementary School seated on the floor
Global Action Week
Published: 22 April, 2008
World leaders have promised that all children will have primary education by 2015, but with only seven years to go, there are still 72 million children who miss out on education completely.
Providing Bursary for Liberian Authors
Published: 22 April, 2008
The essential role that books play in the academic lifeline of any nation cannot be overemphasized. Lately, the American people, through their president, George W. Bush, saw the need to give the Liberian academic community one million books. His gesture from the American people will certainly go a long way in lubricating the academic wheel of our dear country.
Education Minister Joseph Korto Photo by Alaskai Moore Johnson
MOE Suspends DEO and Principals
Published: 17 April, 2008
The Ministry of Education (MOE) has suspended nine principals of various schools in Bomi County and the District Education Officer (DEO) of District #2 in Grand Bassa County for diverting food items provided by the World Food Program (WFP) in support of the school feeding program in public and community schools into their personal use.
89 Schools Operational with 20,000 Students
Published: 16 April, 2008
Mr. Edwin Narmah, District Education Officer of the Kolahun District in Lofa County, says with generous assistance of non-governmental organizations and the Ministry of Education, 89 schools have been rehabilitated in his District.
Mr. Best presents awards to first place winner Wisdom P. Oghogho Photo by A. M. Johnson
Observer's Publisher Gives GC Awards
Published: 16 April, 2008
MONROVIA, The publisher of the Daily Observer newspaper, Mr. Kenneth Y. Best, on Monday presented the Good Governance Commission (GC) Essay Contest Awards to three winners and two participants, who were among six persons that submitted essays on Decentralization held on January 19, 2008.
Spelling Bee contestants and organizers, pose with Mr. Gibson, Rev. Arkoi & Hon. Baikpeh
4 Qualify for BFF, US Embassy Spelling Bee National Contest
Published: 15 April, 2008
At least four students were winners of the Better Future Foundation, Inc. (BFF) and the United States Embassy in Monrovia's academic Spelling Bee contest among schools within Gardnesville and Paynesville communities outside Monrovia. The four are now qualified to participate in a national contest.
Early Childhood Development Policy in the Making
Published: 15 April, 2008
In our part of the world, early childhood learning is a thing for the privileged few. In most instances, children of financially well-off families benefit from early learning while those of poor families never have the experience of early childhood learning.
Students struggle to board a bus at Fendell campus
UL Students Face Transport Constraint
Published: 10 April, 2008
MONROVIA, Students at the Fendell Science College of the University of Liberia (UL) outside Monrovia are facing a problem of commuting to and from their campus.
Government Pumps over US$900,000 in Education Sector
Published: 08 April, 2008
Education Minister Dr. Joseph Korto
Efforts by the Government of Liberia to deliver free primary education to all its citizens in the country, consequently meeting the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) 2015 benchmark, was given a big boost over the weekend.
SGBV & SEA Awareness Workshops End in Bassa
Published: 04 April, 2008
Two Sexual Gender-based Violence (SGBV) and Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (SEA) 10-day awareness workshops have simultaneously ended in both Grand Bassa and Rivercess counties.
23 Tertiary Institutions Gain Recognition
Published: 04 April, 2008
Dr. Michael P. Slawon, Director-General of Higher Education
MONROVIA, The Government of Liberia has recognized 23 higher institutions of learning in the country. The Director-General of Higher Education, Dr. Michael P. Slawon, made the disclosure recently to this paper.
Don’t Compromise Integrity
Published: 04 April, 2008
Dr. Korto: 'Let us strive for quality and not quantity.' Photo by A. M. Johnson
MONROVIA, Dr. Joseph D.Z. Korto, Minister of Education, has told the national office of the West African Examination Council (WAEC) of Liberia, test supervisors, and school principals not to compromise the integrity of the Council.
Fr. Anthony Borwah, first from left, and fellow graduates Photo by A. M. Johnson
UN Diplomat Advocates Protocol Training by Gov't
Published: 03 April, 2008
MONROVIA, The Country Director for United Nations Development Program (UNDP), Mr. Dominic Sam, wants Government to put more resources into training officials in the field of etiquette and protocols, if Liberia must rise up to play an effective role in the field of diplomacy.
50 Journalists for Int'l Training
Published: 02 April, 2008
Fifty Liberian and Sierra Leonean journalists have been selected to undergo the first three-day senior editors and senior reporters' training exercises on the trial proceedings of former president Charles Taylor in The Hague, Netherlands.
LDA/SKV Certificate 10 TOTs for Old Folks
Published: 01 April, 2008
The Liberia Dujar Association (LDA) and the Swedish Female Leftist Organization (SKV) recently certificated 10 participants following a five-day Training of Trainers (TOT) workshop for care of the old folks.
L$200,000 DEO Offices Project Underway in Ganta
Published: 01 April, 2008
Mr. Amos G. Suah (l) at ground-breaking ceremony
The construction of the District Education Officer's office got underway in Ganta on March 14, 2008, when scores of citizens and the representative of the entire schools in Ganta turned out on the J.W Pearson campus for the ground-breaking ceremony.
Liberian Students Face Hardship in Morocco
Published: 01 April, 2008
About 56 Liberian students currently studying at various universities in the Kingdom of Morocco have complained of hardship in their attempt to pursue higher education. They are therefore calling on the Government of Liberia to intervene and remedy their plight.
Journalists to Train in Development Communication
Published: 31 March, 2008
Information Minister Bropleh
The Government of Liberia (GOL) and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that will lead to the training of Liberian journalists in the area of Development Communication.
Baptist Church Breaks Ground for School Sunday
Published: 28 March, 2008
Education Minister Dr. Joseph Korto
Education Minister Dr. Joseph Korto is to serve as chief ground-breaker for a multi-purpose school of the James R. Davis Memorial Baptist Church estimated at US$80,000.
Cuttington University, which is eyeing a US$1million infrastructure development, continues its drive this Friday with an 'Old Fashion Dance' at the Monrovia City Hall.
Before the national project of conducting a census got underway, the Government of Liberia issued a proclamation declaring the first day of the census a national holiday and requesting that all educational institutions go on a two-week holiday to make the national census exercise a successful undertaking.
President Sirleaf met on arrival by elders of Salala District at the Tumutu site in Bong County
400 Ex-Fighters in Agro Training
Published: 20 March, 2008
In what the Ministry of Agriculture says is an effort to make Liberia self-sufficient in food production, it has designed a program aimed at training over 2,000 farmers, including 400 ex-combatants from across the country in the next five years at the Tumutu Agriculture Training Center.
Partial view of the Konjorlloe Community School and Some children of Konjorlloe village
German Assists School in Remote Lofa Village
Published: 18 March, 2008
Rudolf Janke, a German national and former advisor to the Ministry of Planning and Economic Affairs in the early 1980s, is leading efforts in Konjorlloe, a remote Kissi village 12 miles south of Foya, to construct and make operational the Konjorlloe Community School.
Building a Culture of Intellectualism
Published: 18 March, 2008
There is a popular aphorism in the intellectual community that says reading is to the mind what food is to the body. This maxim certainly makes a lot of sense when one considers the germane role reading plays in the intellectual development of people.
Far left, Dr Mason with students and administrative staff of Yesumo Public School
Dr. Mason Builds School, Turns It over to Gov't
Published: 14 March, 2008
Dr. Melvin Mason, former president of the Cuttington University College in Suakoko, Bong County, has built a five-classroom school block for residents of 14 villages in and around Arthington city.
One Million Books and the Need for a National Book Foundation
Published: 11 March, 2008
One of the high points of the visit of American President George Walker Bush to Liberia was the promise to provide one million text books, academic scholarships and writing desks for use in our school system.
Dr. Melvin J. Mason, the cover of the book and Melvin J. Mason graduation from Yale University, June 12, 1955
A Liberian Educator Speaks on Education in Post-war Liberia
Published: 07 March, 2008
A Liberian educator of humble birth, Dr Melvin J. Mason, has spoken about the need to have improved education facilities and materials in post-war Liberia in a book he has written.
LACE, MIA Train Local Officials
Published: 06 March, 2008
The Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) and Liberia Agency for Community Empowerment (LACE) will today, Thursday, March 6, 2008 host a one-day workshop for Development Superintendents and Project Planners from the 15 political sub-divisions.
Vocational Educ. Is Keen To Youth Development
Published: 04 March, 2008
The Director of Monrovia Vocational Training Center (MVTC), Mr. Morris Kainessie, has stressed the need for Liberian youths to take vocational and technical education serious as it formed part of the country's rebuilding process.
LRHC Teaches English By Distance Learning
Published: 04 March, 2008
English, American Style, is the official working language in Liberia yet due to the high illiteracy in the country most people speak a highly corrupted form of the language.
48 Bomi Youths Get Vocational Training
Published: 04 March, 2008
Forty-eight youths in Sass Town, Bomi County, have graduated from a ten-month vocational and life skills training in masonry, carpentry, tailoring, weaving and home economics.
48 Bomi Youths Get Vocational Training
Published: 03 March, 2008
Forty-eight youths in Sass Town, Bomi County, have graduated from a ten-month vocational and life skills training, in masonry, carpentry, tailoring, weaving and home economics.
Morlu Heads Regional Maritime University Board
Published: 03 March, 2008
MONROVIA, The Commissioner of the Bureau of Maritime Affairs (BMA), John Sembe Morlu, has been named chairman of the Board of Governors of the Regional Maritime University (RMU).
Ellen at Maritime Symposium Today
Published: 29 February, 2008
President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf
MONROVIA, President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf will today, Friday, February 29, 2008 address a symposium on Liberia's maritime program organized by the Liberia Ship and Corporate Registry (LISCR), in collaboration with Ministry of Finance and Bureau of Maritime Affairs.
Partners in Education Event
Published: 26 February, 2008
President George Bush, President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, First Lady Laura Bush, and Secretary of State Condaleezza Rice attended the “Partners in Education” event at the University of Liberia in Liberia's capital city, Monrovia, on Thursday, February 21st. Also in attendance were Donald Booth, US Ambassador to Liberia; Joshua Bolten, Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff; Stephen Hadley, Assistant to the President for National Security; Joseph Korto, Minister of Education; and Al-Hassan Conteh, President of University of Liberia.
Need for Girls Education Emphasized
Published: 21 February, 2008
Education Min. Joseph Korto
The Administrative Assistant of Girls Education Unit at the Ministry of Education, Mr. Josiah Joekai, has disclosed that the United Nations program on Girls Education Initiative (UNGEI) will ensure that both boys and girls receive equal access to quality education in the country.
Learning on the Plantation
Published: 19 February, 2008
Politics has got its twists and turns and certainly has the strength of blurring and covering up all the good things that have been achieved by individual and institutions once the tide is against you and the political arsenal are pointed at you.
UNMIL Banbatt Trains160 in Vocational Skills
Published: 12 February, 2008
The Bangladeshi Battalion of the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) assigned in Gbarnga, Bong County, has trained 160 war-affected-youths in various vocational skills after an 11-month vocational course.
Over 500 farmers from Bong and Nimba counties recently graduated from Farmers Field School (FFS) after undergoing a nine-month intensive training in cocoa culture.
UNESCO Rates AUCC among Africa's Tops
Published: 12 February, 2008
Koichiro Matsuura, UNESCO’s Director-General
The African University College of Communications (AUCC), formerly the African Institute of Journalism and Communications (AIJC), has been listed by a United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) study as one of nine 'potential Centers of Reference' among journalism and communication training institutions in Africa.
Thousands Gain Literacy Skills in 5 Counties
Published: 08 February, 2008
Rev. Emmanuel J. Giddings : ‘We must all support education’
MONROVIA, More than 3,000 persons who previously could not read and write in several communities in Bong, Margibi, Nimba, Grand Bassa and Montserrado Counties have now acquired literacy skills to enhance their livelihood and contribute to national development.
Ellen Dedicates School in Bong Village
Published: 07 February, 2008
President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf says Government will continue to prioritize education in budgetary allocations. The President said unless more emphasis was placed on education, the country would continue to lose out on the increasing employment opportunities being offered by companies operating in the country.
BAG Concludes Three-day Workshop on Health
Published: 07 February, 2008
Breastfeeding Advocacy Group (BAG) has concluded a three-day training of trainers (TOT) workshop on health in the commercial town of Ganta, Nimba County. The AFRICARE-sponsored workshop, that took place at YMCA drop-in-center, brought together participants from Bong, Montserrado and Nimba counties.
PPCC Acting Chairman Charles Collins (r) with PPCC official
Procurement Skills for Management Committees
Published: 05 February, 2008
In collaboration with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), the Ministries of Finance and Internal Affairs and the Public Procurement and Concession Commission (PPCC) recently ended a week-long training for County Project Management Committees, District Development Councils, accountants and procurement officers in Grand Bassa County.
The direct beneficiaries of the Fandoh Public School at the program, The US$165,000 dedicated Fandoh Public School and Garwula District DEO cutting ribbon to the school
Dujar Dedicates US$165,000 School in Fandoh
Published: 05 February, 2008
The reduction of illiteracy and the recently launched free and compulsory primary education for government-run elementary schools gained a boost last week Wednesday when one of Liberia's foremost non-governmental organizations, the Liberia Dujar Association (LDA), dedicated a nine-classroom school building in Fandoh Town, Gawular District in Grand Cape Mount County.
UNICAF University Nears Completion
Published: 05 February, 2008
UNICAF University under costruction in Ganta
MONROVIA, The United Liberia Inland Church Associates and Friends (UNICAF) University in Ganta is nearing completion and is expected to be dedicated early June for classes to begin in August.
