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Catholic Archbishop Michael Francis Dies

Catholic Archbishop Michael Francis Dies
Many Liberians, especially Catholics, were shocked Sunday May 19, 2013) when they were told that Archbishop Michael Kpakala Francis was dead, nine years after he fell to illness.

UL Graduates Two Informer Staff

UL Graduates Two Informer Staff
Two reporters of the authoritative Informer newspaper Mr. Marcus Zoleh hailing from Nimba County and Roland Perry from Grand Cape Mount County yesterday walked through the walls of the University of Liberia after successfully completing the four-year

Liberia Observes Day To End Fistula

Liberia Observes Day To End Fistula
Liberia joins countries around the world to mark the first-ever International Day to End Obstetric Fistula, 23 May, with a variety of events to raise awareness of this neglected health and human rights challenge.

CSOs Engage Lawmaker On Low Budgetary Allotment

CSOs Engage Lawmaker On Low Budgetary Allotment
The leadership of some Civil Society groups and the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) sector have expressed disappointment with the present budgetary allotment for  Water, Sanitation and Hygiene in the 2013/2014 draft National Budget.

PUL Lifts Ban On Ellen: Urges Unity, Courage Among Journalists

PUL Lifts Ban On Ellen: Urges Unity, Courage Among Journalists
The Press Union of Liberia yesterday (May 21) officially lifted its blackout against the Liberian Presidency, with a call on journalists to remain united and fearless in their duties—exposing evil in public places and holding the government account

Aqualife 'Dirty Water' Probe Sleeps At MOJ: Envelope Reportedly Changes Hand

Aqualife 'Dirty Water' Probe Sleeps At MOJ: Envelope Reportedly Changes Hand
Investigation into reports of Aqualife's sale of contaminated (dirty) water to the public has been reportedly compromised at the Ministry of Justice, leaving the fate and interest of the public to hang in the balance, this paper has gathered.

Three-Years-Old Child Drowns In Weala

Three-Years-Old Child Drowns In Weala
Barely months after a four year old boy identified as Joe Gbakie got drowned in a pit in Weala, Margibi County, another three years old girl identify only as little Princess has been found in similar situation.

Open Budget Initiative Ensures Transparency -Says OBI Budget Consultant

Open Budget Initiative Ensures Transparency -Says OBI Budget Consultant
The Budget Consultant at the Ministry of Finance (MoF) Mr. Moses Wreh has emphasized the need for Liberians to understand the Open Budget Initiative (OBI) recently introduced by Government, adding that it is a catalyst for transparency and financial

Sime Darby, Citizens Perform Ritual For Company's Expansion

Sime Darby, Citizens Perform Ritual For Company's Expansion
Driving through sideway forest bushes and towns into a distance of approximately 75 km from Monrovia, no one could anticipate or predict the untold story of a ceremony witnessed between Sime Darby Plantation Liberia (SDPL) and citizens of Bomi County

NPA Boss A Big 'Liar’...LACC Report Reveals

NPA Boss A Big 'Liar’...LACC Report Reveals
The Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission (LACC) has verified assets declared by some 63 government officials, with the Managing Director of the National Port Authority Matilda Parker leading those who lied under oath or gave falsified information.

Gov't Must Increase Access To Clean Water

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When it comes to mapping up strategies designed to reduce the wide gap between industrialized and rich countries in the Northern hemisphere and developing countries in the Southern hemisphere, there are those economists who focuses more attention on micro-economics and fiscal policies as key determinants to stimulate economic growth.

These groups of economists often downplay the essence of safe and clean drinking water as a catalyst of national development. Pure water is also a tool for the prevention of disease. Indeed water, electricity, roads, affordable transport and communication systems are equally essential elements of national development and poverty reduction.

There are however, those economics who view that macro-economics with special emphasis on prioritizing human and infrastructural development are indispensable to reducing poverty. The eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) whose target date for achievement expires in 2015 was designed by pro-macroeconomists that were more concerned with human and infrastructural development in the agricultural, the environment, education, health related issues and gender balance.

This time around, in the wake of the crafting of the post 2015 Millennium Development Goals, there are many who are suggesting that apart from ensuring that developing countries continue stressing on significantly reducing poverty through achieving the eight MDGs, the new focus to be formulated should focus attention on critical development items that were left out of the MDGs.

They include the basic needs of life such as clean and safe pipe-borne water, electricity, job creation, roads, transport and communications, improving a climate of the rule of law, improving the living standards of the personnel of the security sector, transparency and the judicial system.

Since Liberia's civil conflict that devastated most essential infrastructures including the Mount Coffee hydro electricity dam and the Monrovia's pipe-borne water supply networks, little have been heard about making water accessible to more Liberians. In most communities around Monrovia the capital, residents faces the challenge of either relying on water wells provided by NGOs during the war while connections to pure and safe drinking water of the Liberia Water and Sewer Company (LWSC) are limited.

This is why in recognition of the need to harness and develop the country's water resources, a 2-day meeting of African Minister responsible for Water and sanitation (WASH) convened a meeting at the Monrovia City Hall where they made important proposals that stressed the need for safe drinking water to be included in the post 2015 MDG document whose preparation was the subject of the UN High Level Panel Meeting in Monrovia.

We totally agree with the proposals of the WASH African minister's consultative meeting that stressed the need for more investments in harnessing and developing the water resources of developing countries. We call on government not to relent in developing the country's water resources through the construction of water dams across the country that supplies cheap and affordable water. In many of Liberia's urban areas the public have been relying on plastic water that is commercialized at five dollars a plastic. This is still not affordable by the vast majority of the population.

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