THE BUREAU OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Monrovia, Liberia

NEWS SUMMARY FOR MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

Today’s summary of the local dailies highlights the launch of the Ebola Natural History Study at the C.H. Rennie Hospital in Kakata, Margibi County and the donation of a 40-foot container with assorted items for public schools and orphanages in Liberia.

DOMINANT STORIES

PREVAIL Launches Ebola Natural History Study At C.H. Rennie Hospital

The Liberia-United States Joint Clinical Research Partnership known as PREVAIL On Monday, September 15, 2015 launched the Ebola Natural History Study at the C.H. Rennie Hospital in Kakata, Margibi County. According to the Inquirer newspaper, the C.H. Rennie Hospital is the third facility to join the study nearly four months after it began at the JFK Medical Center and the Duport road Health Center on June 17 and July 22d respectively. The PREVAIL research on Ebola survivors is driven by a responsiveness to take the research as close as possible to where survivors are concentrated”, said Dr. Mosoka Fallah, Principal Investigator for the study.

Related Captions: Partner Launches Ebola Study (New Democrat), PREVAIL Launches Ebola Natural History Study At C.H. Rennie Hospital (In Profile Daily), PREVAIL Launches Ebola Natural History Study At C.H. Rennie Hospital (FOCUS), PREVAIL Launches Ebola Natural History Study…At C. H. Rennie Hospital (The News), PREVAIL Launches Ebola Natural History Study In Margibi (The New Republic), C. H. Rennie Hospital Joins PREVAIL Ebola Natural History Study (Daily Observer)  

Dr. Adama Sirleaf Donates 40-Foot Container of Assorted Education Materials to Liberia

The Frontpage Africa newspaper writes that one of the sons of Liberia’s President, Madam Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, has donated a 40-foot container with assorted items including computers, text books, tables, among others items for public schools and orphanages in Liberia. According to an Executive Mansion release, the 40-foot container of assorted items sent by Dr. Adama Sirleaf is part of effort to assist the country in its recovery process.

Related Captions: Govt Receives Supplies For Orphanages (The New Dawn), Adam Sirleaf Donates 40-Foot Container Of Assorted Education Material To Liberia (Heritage)

OTHER STORIES

Security Critical To Investment…Veep Boakai

Vice President Joseph N. Boakai has underscored the critical role of Liberian security officers in the general welfare of the nation. Ambassador Boakai assured the officers of the Bureau of Immigration and Naturalization and the Liberia National Fire Service of Government’s commitment to strengthen their capacities and also address the issues of accommodation and logistics”. Speaking at a joint graduation program of the Bureau of Immigration and Naturalization and the Liberia National Fire Service Saturday in Sinji, Grand Cape Mount County, where three hundred and thirty eight personnel successfully concluded their training in Immigration and fire prevention, VP Boakai said realizing the target as projected by the Government of Liberia, it is important to move fast with the additional recruitment, the News newspaper reports.

Related Caption: Security Sector Reform Is Crucial To Trade And Investment In Liberia-VP Boakai (The Informer)

Gov’t Wants US$16M to Bridge Security Transition Budget Gap

A back page story of the Heritage newspaper writes that the Government of Liberia (GoL) has called on international partners to assist it with US$16 million to bridge budget gaps for the transition of security from UN Mission in Liberia to the national security apparatus by June 2016. According to the daily, the call was contained in a speech Justice Minister Benedict Sannoh delivered at the U.N. Security Council Consideration of the 30^th Progress Report on the “Situation in Liberia” held at the UN Headquarters in New York recently. Min. Sannoh said the Government of Liberia remains appreciative for the work of UNMIL in Liberia and the support of the partners in furtherance of the transition.

Ellen Submits Bill to Protect Intellectual Properties, Others

President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has submitted to the House of Representatives a bill seeking to repeal the 1997 Copyright Law and the 2003 Industrial Act of Liberia. In a letter of submission recently addressed to the House Plenary, the President said the Bill when in acted will be called The Liberia Intellectual Property Act of 2015, the Heritage newspaper reports.

Sea Erosion Overwhelms D. Tweh

The Superintendent of the Monrovia Consolidated School System (MCSS) Aldophus Jacobs has said that the fate of D. Twe High School remains challenging as sea erosion has nearly washed away the facility. Jacobs as part of activities to improve learning environment, the MCSS has engaged relevant authorities, including the Ministry of Public Works, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and Ministry of Lands, Mines and Energy and other relevant institutions to salvage the appalling situation of the school, the New Republic newspaper reports.

Deputy EPS Director Sacked for Assaulting A Woman

The Daily Observer quotes an Executive Mansion release as saying that President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, has with immediate effect relieved of his duty, the Deputy Director for Operations of the Executive Protection Service (EPS), Darlington George. According to the daily, President Johnson Sirleaf has directed the former Deputy EPS boss to report to the Ministry of Justice for investigation in the case of assault on Ms. Varnester Maday Kiatamba.

Related Caption: Deputy EPS Director Dismissed For ‘Brutality’ (FOCUS)

WB Country Manager Wants Youth Pursue Technical Education

World Bank Country Manager, Madam Inguna Dobraja, has stressed the need for young Liberians to pursue technical education, such as engineering, to become marketable for jobs. Madam Wmadam Dobraja made the recommendation Sunday, September 13 during a program marking the official dedication of the Jake Milton Bridge in Caldwell. According to her, Liberia needs more engineers to achieve the ambitious goals of the country’s development agenda. She said during the construction of the Caldwell Bridge it was a learning process that Liberian students form technical institutions underwent rigorously as part of their training at the project site. It was also a part of a capacity building initiative under the project, the students acquired, the Daily Observer writes.