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Merck Foundation & First Ladies Recognized Winners Of “More Than A Mother” Fashion Awards

News Public TrustJune 21, 2021June 21, 2021

by News Public TrustJune 21, 2021June 21, 20210103

Merck Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany, announced the winners of Merck Foundation More Than a Mother FASHION AWARDS 2020 from Ghana, Namibia...

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WHO On New COVID-19 Surge In Africa

News Public TrustJune 17, 2021June 17, 2021

by News Public TrustJune 17, 2021June 17, 2021057

Brazzaville, 17 June 2021 – COVID-19 cases in Africa are surging by over 20% week-on-week as the continent’s third wave gains pace and nears the first...

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CPJ Highlights Risks For Journalists Who Flee

News Public TrustJune 17, 2021

by News Public TrustJune 17, 2021073

Activists condemn violence and attempts to kidnap Pakistani journalists, in Karachi, Pakistan, on January 12, 2018. (AP/Fareed Khan) New York, June 17, 2021– The Committee...

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Rise In Terrorism In West Africa Puts Liberian Security Forces On Guard

News Public TrustJune 17, 2021June 17, 2021

by News Public TrustJune 17, 2021June 17, 2021036

PHOTO: LIS chief Robert Budy By Augustine Octavius, augustineoctavius@gmail.com The Commissioner General of the Liberia Immigration Service has written a letter to the Ministry of...

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New Survey Shows: Worsening Unemployment & Gender Equality In Liberia But…

News Public TrustJune 16, 2021

by News Public TrustJune 16, 2021048

Press Release A new Afrobarometer Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Scorecard for Liberia shows the country is doing worse than five years ago when it comes...

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WHO Says Blood Donation Rate Falls In Africa, Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

News Public TrustJune 14, 2021

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Brazzaville, 14 June 2021 – Blood donation has fallen by 17% in the African region in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic that has caused widespread...

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Finance Min. Tweah Urges Int’l Partners To Diversify Economic Development

News Public TrustJune 10, 2021

by News Public TrustJune 10, 2021066

PHOTO: Min. Samuel Tweah By Augustine Octavius, augustineoctavius@gmail.com Liberia’s Finance and Development Planning Minister, Samuel Tweah is calling on international development partners to focus on...

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Further Move To Develop Rail And Mining Link Between Liberia & Guinea

News Public TrustJune 9, 2021June 9, 2021

by News Public TrustJune 9, 2021June 9, 2021074

FLASHBACK: Presidents Weah and Conde during a visit to Guinea some time ago Monrovia- A joint International Ministerial conference between Liberia and neighboring Guinea will...

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World Bank Says Global Recovery Strong But Uneven

News Public TrustJune 8, 2021

by News Public TrustJune 8, 2021049

PHOTO: David Malpass, World Bank’s President Output to remain below pre-COVID trends despite robust rebound by US and China WASHINGTON, June 8, 2021 — The global economy...

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Liberians Demand Accountability From Government, But See Corruption On The Rise

News Public TrustJune 7, 2021June 7, 2021

by News Public TrustJune 7, 2021June 7, 20210116

Liberians want an accountable government but say that corruption is increasing in the country, the latest Afrobarometer survey shows. Nearly two out of three citizens...