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FPA ONLINE
LEGISLATURE PLOTS JONES
FALL: EYES GAC, PPCC PROBE
E HERODOTUS PAYNE JR.
TOP COMMENTER
CUTTINGTON UNIVERSITY
Nothing wrong with auditing Mills Jones. Let him be audited and be
proven to be a trust-worthy custodian of the public coffers.
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A Liberian Lover of Liberia.
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FORCEFUL INITIATION
SEVENTEEN YEAR OLD SCHOOL BOY FORCED INTO PORO SOCIETY IN BOMI COUNTY
"I gave him US$3000 to take to my business partner in the next Town, but to my surprise Abu called me crying on the
phone that he was caught by Seth Johnson and other society members taking him in the bush to join the society, since
that time the phone went off and it has never come on again," Karmon Sheriff, father of Forcefully initiated boy
survivor.
On Tuesday, it was an official
turning over and closing
ceremony of the German
SITTU that brought together
several persons including
staffs of the German Red cross
and members of the Liberia
National Red Cross among
others.
Speaking at the program, the
outgoing head of operations
Madam Rouchouze Barbara
said it was challenging when
she took over the unit and
was glad that those she met
welcome and work with her in
Monroviaepresentative
Eugene
Fallah
Kparkar (Liberty
PartyDistrict
#1 Lofa County) has said,
he is not against reaching
an agreement awarding
a concession contract for
control of the Wologizi
Mountain but said it should
be done to benefit the people
of the County especially
in addressing the road
challenge.
According to Representative
Kparkar
any
company
wanting to invest in the
Wologizi Mountain must be
prepare to construct the Lofa
road in a U form something
he said is the countys trump
card.
According to him the road
will run from Montserrado
County to Menekoma to
Vahum to Bomi Hills stating
that if that is done it will
make traveling to Lofa
shorter and easier.
This will be our major trump
card. Road is something
that we need because if you
look at the Government
Development agenda road
is the government Priority
but despite many feasibility
studies nothing has been
done on our road, he said.
We are not saying that
the Mountain should be
a Historic shrine as other
people were insinuating.
The mountain is an asset
but it should be used to
better the lives of the people
WOLOGIZI NOT
Thursday, April 30, 2015
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and the cardinal thing that
the people need is road,
Representative Kparkar said.
He also promised that in
his current position as Chair
on the House committee on
Investment and Concession
he will work to strengthen
the county bid in advocacy
but said he did know the
status of alleged attempts
by Indian Steel Company
JINIDAL to invest.
In 2014 news about mining
in the Wologizi Mountain by
JINIDAL as being among the
companies that submitted
bids for the takeover of the
Wologizi Mountain was
not welcome by
some
members of the Lofa county
legislative caucus but the
company later promised to
provide Thermal power to
the country at an affordable
price.
President Ellen Johnson
Sirleaf in her 2014 state of
the nation address said the
power plant bill for Jindal
is one of the legislations
that will be submitted to the
legislature for passage into
law.
Said President Sirleaf in
her annual address before
the joint session of the
National legislature Mr.
Vice President and President
of the Senate, Mr. Speaker,
Mr. President Pro-Tempore
and Honorable Legislators:
We intend to submit several
new bills, in particular:
A Bill to ratify a Power
Purchase Agreement and an
HISTORIC SHRINE
- Lofa lawmaker demands just benefits
Henry Karmo (0886522495) henrykarmo@frontpageafricaonline.com
Implementation Agreement
between Jindal Corporation
and Government for the
construction of a 175 MW
Legislative working
WICKED GOVERNMENT
Johnson
declared
that
assertions by the Government
of Liberia that his license to
practice law in the United
States was suspend based
on a complaint from the
government as a mere
propaganda.
That is just a mere
propaganda because they just
want to give any information
out to our people, and I do
not have the means to also
explain to the people the
facts, said Johnson.
He indicated that the issue
of his legal practice being
suspended in the US had
Ministry of Information,
culture and Tourism press
briefing that Johnson has
been barred from practicing
law in the state of Georgia as
a result of a complaint filed
by the Government of Liberia.
In documents circulated by
the Government of Liberia
in in ear April it was stated
that On March 31 2015, the
Honorable Supreme Court
met pursuant to adjournment
and the order was passed
in the matter of Melvin T.
Johnson state Bar No.395044.
The court record stated
Because Melvin T. Johnson
has failed to adequately
respond to the state Bars
Notice of Investigation and
the maximum sanction for
the violations contained in
the notice in disbarment,
pursuant to State Bar Rule
4-204.3 (d), it is ordered
that Melvin T. Johnson be
suspended from the practice
of law in Georgia until further
order of this court.
Liberias solicitor General
Betty Larmie-Blamo at the
time said the suspension of
Johnsons license was due
a petition filed before the
State Bar of Georgia against
Johnson by the Government
of Liberia.
LAST CHANCE?
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NOCAL
DISMISSES
LAVISH TRAVEL
CLAIMS
-SAYS JOC TRIP Liberias High Court Frees Mauritanian Accused of Kidnapping Kids
NO COST TO
Bettie Johnson /betty.johnson@frontapageafricaonline.com
COMPANY
MONROVIA
he
National
Oil
Company
of
Liberia
(NOCAL)
wishes
to
rebut
any and all allegations
of
misappropriation
or
mismanagement of public
funds.
Contrary to recent media
reports and rumors regarding
a Joint Operating Committee
(JOC) meeting scheduled
to be held in the United
States, NOCAL would like
to clarify that its delegation
to the three JOC meetings
with ExxonMobil, Chevron,
and Anadarko, included 9
members and not 20, as was
erroneously reported in the
press.
Additionally,
as
a
cost
saving measure, and in the
interest of being efficient and
fiscally responsible, NOCAL
coordinated with the three
International Oil Companies
(IOCs) to hold the JOC meetings
in the same place and on three
consecutive days, so that
NOCAL could fulfill three of its
contractual obligations in one
trip, instead of having to take
multiple trips to the USA.
Under the terms of the
Production Sharing Contract
(PSC) with each of the IOCs,
expenses for three NOCAL
representatives each to a
JOC meeting are paid for by
the IOC hosting the meeting.
Therefore, the trip would have
been at no cost to NOCAL.
This in our view is prudent
spending, because its saves
the company money and by
extension the Government of
Liberia.
Finally, NOCAL wishes to
clarify that the meetings were
not called off by the President,
nor is there an investigation
underway.
Rather, they
were rescheduled based on
a request from the Chairman
of the Board of Directors so
that management would be
available to address some
unforeseen urgent matters at
home at the same time of the
meetings.
Monrovia
Convicted
Mauritanian,
Mohammed
Sedee
Falee, accused of
kidnapping his three children
from his wife in Sierra has
reportedly been set free.
Chief justice Francis Korkpor
ordered the release of the
convicted 80 year old man
after his legal counsel filed
a bill of information against
the Supreme Court chamber
justice and the lower court
judge of Criminal Court A.
Defendant Falee was charged
and indicted by the grand
jury of Montserrado County
following a complaint filed
by the mother of the three
children.
The Chief justice following a
meeting with the legal counsel
of the defendant pleaded with
the mother of the children on
grounds that the defendant
had promised to bring in the
children on May 27 of this year.
Sources hinted FPA that the
government of thousands of
taxes that could have been
used to repair the roads, put
medicines in our hospitals.
Mr. George Doe and his
collaborators have put water
that is not satisfied in term
of the quality on the Liberian
Market," he stated.
Collins
explained
that
the police will work in
collaboration with the Ministry
of Health and Social Welfare
and other ministries in making
sure that the life and dignity
of the Liberian are protected
and called on the public to give
information to the police that
will lead to arrest of would be
criminals in their respective
communities.
The police spokesman further
said suspect George Doe has
consented to the allegations
leveled against him by the
police.
By Edwin G. Genoway,
Jr (231886458910)
genowayedwin@gmail.com
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Monroviapolitical
activist
Darius Dillon has
rubbished
the
Communication
by Representative Edwin
Snowe to the plenary calling
for comprehensive financial
and procurement audit of the
Central Bank of Liberia.
Representative Edwin Melvin
Snowe reading makes a
ready man your call to audit
the Central Bank of Liberia
has exposed that you and
your colleagues in the House
of
Representatives
who
concurred with your call are
not reading the very act you
passed into law, Dillon said.
The political activist used
the social media to lash
at
Representative
Snowe
stressing that the act creating
the CBL does not allow it to
be audited by the General
Auditing Commission.
For your information, the
Legislature does not have
the authority to demand or
commission audit of the CBL.
More besides, the act creating
the Central Bank of Liberia says
audit of the Bank shall be done
by reputable and professional
external auditors appointed by
the board of governors, Dillon
explained.
Dillon
continued:
Maintenance of Accounts and
Records The Central Bank shall
maintain at all times accounts
and records adequate to reflect
its operations and financial
conditions in accordance
with internationally accepted
accounting practices.
Representative
Snowe
communication to plenary
seeks to get the endorsement
of the plenary in mandating
the GAC and PPCC to conduct
an audit on the CBL.
NOT READING
DILLON BLASTS LIBERIAN LAWMAKERS
Representative Edwin Melvin Snowe, reading makes a ready man, your call to audit the Central Bank
of Liberia has exposed that you and your colleagues in the House of Representatives who concurred
with your call are not reading the very act you all passed into law, Darius Dillon
Lawmaker
Snowe
Communication stated: As
helpful as this could be to
our citizens, it is however
important to ensure that
these activities are carried
out within the confines of the
law and statues and to make
certain that public fund is not
used for political motive or as
a way to buying future votes.
QUITE UNSATISFIED
BASSA CAUCUS TO MEET LABOR MINISTRY OVER LAC EXPLOSION REPORT
ALPHA DAFFAE SENKPENI, daffae82@gmail.com
Buchanan,
Grand
Bassa
Countyhe Chair of Grand
Bassa
Legislative
Caucus says they
are very upset over
the manner in which the
Ministry of Labor presented
investigation reports of the
19 January explosion which
occurred at the Liberian
Agricultural Companys rubber
processing plant in Grand
Bassa County.
Senator Nyounblee KarngaLawrence told a local radio
station in the county that
management of LAC.
Report released by the MoL
puts the company at fault for
the accident which caused the
death of six and the injury of
11 persons.
The explosion later sparked
outrage from workers who
went on almost two weeks of
go-slow action. In the report,
the government levied a fine of
US$100,000.00 and demanded
that the company improves its
safety procedures at its facility.
Based upon the evidence
complied
during
visual
inspections of the site,
assessment
of
various
equipment and operating
procedures, interviews with
eyewitnesses accounts and LAC
management representatives,
it is concluded that the cause
of the industrial accident on
January 19, 2015 at the Liberia
Agriculture Company, was
due to negligence, leading
to mechanical failure, which
resulted in the explosion of
the condensate tank, Labor
Minister Neto Zarzar Lighe
said in March.
RESPONSE TO
UNION CLAIMS
WORKER
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and the concessions process. The NBC and representatives of these CGEs designed reporting
templates to capture data required from concessionaires. When implemented, the templates will give
the NBC and the other concession-related entities the data they need to perform their statutory
functions with respect to concessions.
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forms will be based on the Excel-based forms to be provided to the consultants. Four separate form
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for the rubber and oil palm agricultural concessions. Each of four Excel templates details the fields to
be included in each pdf form template and has approximately 22 separate worksheets. Some of the
worksheets are the same across all four Excel templates; most are different.
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The form templates must be submitted to USAID-GEMS for review and testing by USAID-GEMS,
NBC staff and a concessionaire. . The consultant will make revisions based on the review of the form
templates. The consultants will develop instructions for completion of the forms.
3. Deliverables
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Final form templates with revisions and instructions for completion, by July 17 2015.
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he Government of the
Republic of Liberia
and the European
Union met on April
28, 2015 for the Third EULiberia Political Dialogue.
Article 8 of the Cotonou
Partnership
Agreement
(partnership
agreement
between the European Union
and the African, Caribbean
and Pacific States) establishes
a regular and comprehensive
political dialogue leading to
commitments on both sides.
The Dialogue was formally
launched in June 2012.
The
Liberian
Delegation
was headed by H. E. Mr.
Augustine Kpehe Ngafuan,
Minister of Foreign Affairs,
whilst H. E. Tiina Intelmann,
Ambassador/Head of the
European Union Delegation
to Liberia led the European
side. The Liberian Delegation
included Hon. Cllr. Benedict
F. Sannoh, Minister of Justice,
Hon. Cllr. Sarah M. Jegede-Toe,
Acting Chairperson, National
Elections Commission, Hon.
Atty. Boakai Dukuly, Acting
Chairperson,
Independent
National
Human
Rights
Commission, Hon. Thomas
Kaydor, Deputy Minister of
International
Cooperation
and Economic Integration,
including Heads of Public
Institutions, as well as
Assistant
Ministers
and
Directors. The EU Delegation
comprised Ambassadors of the
EU member states accredited
to Liberia including, H. E. Ralph
Timmermann, Ambassador of
Germany, H. E. Sofia Strand,
Ambassador of Sweden, H. E.
Jol Godeau, Ambassador of
France, H.E. David Belgrove,
Ambassador Designate of the
United Kingdom, Hon. Jrn
Semmler, Deputy Chief of
Mission, Embassy of Germany,
Hon. Paula Molloy, Deputy
Head of Mission, Embassy
of Ireland, and Belen Calvo
Uyarra, First Counsellor/Head
of Political Section
Delegation of the European
Union to Liberia.
The Dialogue focused on
Governance, Security and
Justice, covering a wide array
of issues including the security
sector reform, human rights
and the upcoming elections.
The challenges caused by Ebola
and post-Ebola recovery were
also discussed as well as the
huddles Liberians encounter
in acquiring the Schengen (EU)
visas.
Security Sector Reform: The
EU and Liberia acknowledged
that the drawdown of UNMIL
represents
an
important
milestone. The Government of
Liberia recognized the need to
abide by the relevant Security
Council Resolutions 2190 and
2215 and thus to accelerate
the security sector reform and
to ensure adequate funding,
firstly from the national
budget, particularly for the
Liberian National Police and
for the Bureau of Immigration
and
Naturalization.
The
Government
of
Liberia
has formulated plans that
transcend UNMILs drawdown
to include strategies for
consolidating long-term peace
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Monrovia
resident Ellen Johnson
Sirleaf has received in
audience a high-level
United States medical
delegation
from
the
Department of Health and
Human Services led by the
Surgeon General of the United
States of America, Vice Admiral
Dr. Vivek Murthy. The U.S.
Surgeon General is equivalent
to that of the Chief Medical
Officer of the Republic of
Liberia.
The
visiting
delegation
was accompanied to the
Foreign Ministry by the
U.S. Ambassador to Liberia,
Deborah Malac.
According to an Executive
Mansion release, during the
meeting held at the Foreign
Ministry office on Wednesday,
April 29, 2015, President Sirleaf
welcomed the U.S. Surgeon
General and delegation to
Liberia and indicated that the
team had come at a time when
the country was preparing
to evaluate what it has gone
through due to the Ebola crisis.
She emphasized that the
country is looking forward
to what she called the Magic
Day when the country will
be declared Ebola free and
thanked and U.S. Surgeon
General for the role his
personnel played during the
fight against the deadly Ebola
virus disease.
We appreciate the role
played by the U.S. Government
through its many institutions,
including the military, Public
Health Services officers, USAID
and others during the fight
against Ebola. You have come
at a time when we can just say
thanks for all that the United
States has and continue to do
to raid the country of Ebola,
the Liberian leader stressed.
President Sirleaf told the
visitors that the country is
opened to suggestions on how
to improve the partnership
with all of its friends including
the United States as it looks
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Deputy
Minister-designate
Tolbert Nyenswah provided
general updates on the current
state of affairs regarding the
Ebola situation.
Speaking earlier, Surgeon
General Murthy said he was
happy to be in Liberia at the
time the countdown was on
to finally defeating the virus.
We are glad to have partnered
with you and are also looking
forward to reaching the Magic
Day with the Liberian people.
We also know that there is still
a lot of work to be done with
the healthcare system even
after Ebola is gone and you
can count on the partnership
of the Public Health Services
officers, he promised the
Liberian President.
The U.S. Surgeon General
partnership
and
support
during the recovery phase of
the crisis.
In an earlier development,
President Sirleaf met with a
delegation of UNMEER that
included the SRSG Karen
Landgren, out-going head Mr.
Ismail Cheikh Ahmed, newly
appointed acting head, Peter
Graaff.
Mr. Ahmed informed President
Sirleaf that he has been
appointed by the UN Secretary
General as his Envoy to Yemen
and also appointed Mr. Peter
Graaff who has been involved
with managing the Ebola
crisis from the United Nation
end as the new acting head of
UNMEER.
I have come to show
appreciation and to say thanks
for the partnership that has
brought us this far. I trust that
Mr. Graaff who has been with
us all this time will properly
step in my shoes even as we
approach the end date of the
crisis, Mr. Ahmed indicated.
He observed that Liberia has
demonstrated its capacity to
manage the Ebola situation
and other infectious outbreaks
that may occur by the way
it handled the single case
that emerged as the first
countdown was on.
President Sirleaf thanked Mr.
Ahmed for servicing Liberia
so well and for his new
preferment and welcomed Mr.
Graaff to his new assignment,
expressing her confidence
in the commitment and
competence of both men to
serve when called upon. Your
new assignment is a very
important one that requires
your demonstrated skills and
experience, she concluded.
Monrovia
rcelorMittal Liberia signed a contract in 2005 with
the Liberian government (amended in 2006) in
which the company promised to be a partner in
Liberias growth and development.
Since then, ArcelorMittal Liberia has not wavered on this
promise, and has continued to be a trusted development
partner, often going beyond the Mineral Development
Agreement (MDA), even during the most challenging
conditions.
ArcelorMittal remains committed to the construction of the
Ganta Yekepa highway. The work has begun as scheduled and
will continue as promised.
There is no change to the road commitment by the Company,
and we are working with all stakeholders towards meeting this
end, said Joe Mathews, General Manager for External Affairs,
ArcelorMittal Mining based in London. We continue to make
revisions to ensure that the Liberian operations remain viable
at the current iron ore price level, but this is a promise that is
very important to us and one we made to the people of Nimba.
We have no intention of stopping this road project, reaffirmed
Mathews.
ArcelorMittal has a long-term commitment to Liberia. We
have been present in Liberia since 2005, and were the first
company to invest in the country after the civil war. To date
we have invested $1.7bn in our operations in Liberia including
$500m in rebuilding local infrastructure, as well as health and
education facilities.
ArcelorMittal responded vigorously to the Ebola crisis,
working to ensure the safety of its employees and contractors,
and their families and communities contributing medical,
financial and other resources. The Company took the leading
role in mobilising companies operating in West Africa to
accelerate the international response to the crisis.
Many years of hard work and finances have been invested
in the country and its people, and we remain committed to
Liberia.
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SCIENCE LABS
President
Sirleaf
thanked
President Ouattara for his
leadership in the framework
of ECOWAS and the Mano
River Union which has helped
accelerate the process of
regional integration and the
establishment of a climate of
peace and stability in West
Africa.
On the international scene, the
two leaders discussed various
presidential elections, especially
in the ECOWAS sub-region and
expressed the desire that these
elections will be held in a free,
fair and peaceful atmosphere.
They were particularly pleased
with the democratic conduct
and the peaceful elections in
Nigeria and congratulated the
Prollo along the two countries people of that country.
At the end of the two-day
borders.
The two leaders also spoke working visit, President Sirleaf
on the need to reactivate the expressed to her counterpart,
Ouattara,
the
mechanisms of cooperation President
between the two countries by Government and people of Ivory
expeditiously holding the 6th Coast, profound gratitude and
session of the Joint Commission sincere thanks for the authentic
of Cooperation between Liberia African welcome accorded her
and her delegation.
and Ivory Coast.
Earlier, President Ouattara She also extended an invitation
expressed joy and pride to to President Ouattara to make
welcome President Sirleaf to an official visit to Liberia which
Ivory Coast terming her as a he has accepted; but the date
and time will be communicated
pillar of democracy in Africa.
On behalf of the Government through diplomatic channels.
and people of Ivory Coast, the Meanwhile, while in Ivory Coast,
Ivorian leader reaffirmed the President Sirleaf visited the
solidarity to the Government Liberian Mission near Abidjan
and people of Liberia, deeply to see a newly renovated and
Chancery
and
scarred by the consequences refurbished
of the Ebola virus disease and Ambassadors residence.
congratulated President Sirleaf The Liberian leader expressed
and the Government for the satisfaction at the splendid
remarkable efforts in the fight renovation work done at the
Mission which has lifted the
against the epidemic.
For her part, President Sirleaf profile of the country in that
expressed the wish that Liberia neighboring country.
the
onset
of
this
could benefit from the expertise At
administration,
the
Liberian
of Ivory Coast especially in the
development of agriculture to Embassy was a run-down
building near collapse, but
ensure food security.
She also wished that Ivory Coast government has resuscitated
would help Liberia upgrade its and renovated the property to a
infrastructure especially in the first class Mission.
sectors of electricity, water and
roads.
those initiatives.
King Phillippe said Belgium
will work closely with Liberia
in strengthening and sustaining
its bilateral relationship and the
cordiality of friendship between
the two countries and peoples.
The new Liberia Ambassador
to France has served as Vice
President of the Agricultural
Cooperative Development Bank,
Comptroller General Republic
of Liberia, Senator Grand Gedeh
County, and President Pro
Tempore of the Liberian Senate.
Amb. Nyenabo earned three
Master Degrees in International
Relations,
Business
Administration
and
Public
Sector Management from the
University of Liberia and the
Cuttington University
Graduate
School all in Liberia.
Amb. Nyenabo is a PhD
graduating student in Political
Science
and
International
Relations from the California
Creek University, USA.
President Sirleaf appointed
Ambassador
Nyenabo,
confirmed by the Liberian Senate
last year and commissioned by
President Sirleaf in February this
year as Liberia's Ambassador
to the Kingdom of Belgium, the
Netherlands, Luxemburg and
the European Union.
A PLEA TO LIVE
Thursday, April 30, 2015
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Monrovia he
government
of
Liberia
has
threatened to shut
down all schools
and restaurants that lack
Water, Sanitation and Hygiene
facilities.
Government said it is prepared
to robustly implement the
Water, Sanitation and Hygiene
program in all schools and
business areas.
Speaking at program marking
the launch of the Water,
Sanitation and Hygiene in
Schools (WASH) at the Charles
D. B King Public School in
Monrovia Wednesday Public
Works Minister Gyude Moore
said it has been observed that
many schools and food centers
in Liberia do not have sanitary
facilities, something he said
contribute to illnesses among
the people.
The Minister said most schools
along the roads on highways
have limited WASH facilities
while schools far from the
main road do not have any
facility at all.
He said the Ministry of Public
Works will work closely with
WASH partners in providing
access to schools.
The Public Works Minister said
as part of his ministry work
plan, WASH will be reflected
in the Ministry budget as it has
been in previous budgets.
Minister Moore said schools
that are twenty minutes drive
away from Monrovia whose
WASH conditions are bad and
do not have any WASH facility
will be looked at seriously in
order to solve those problems.
He noted that he will work
with the ministry of Education
and Health to robustly enforce
the WASH program in schools
that do not have any.
The Public Works Minister
said Government will shut
down restaurants that do not
have good sanitary conditions
and operating in filthy
environment.
He also added that government
through the Ministry of Public
Works will closed any school
that is not keeping up with the
Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene
in Schools (WASH) program.
In terms of extending WASH
facilities, we are going to
work with our partners
at the Ministry of health
and Education to be more
aggressive in terms of our
enforcement,
similarly
if
you run a restaurant and the
sanitary conditions are not
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IN BRIEF
RONT
CILACAP,
(Reuters) -
Indonesia
n
Indonesian
firing
squad
executed eight
drug traffickers,
including seven foreigners, in
the early hours of Wednesday,
sparking condemnation from
Australia and Brazil who had
made final, desperate pleas to
save their nationals.
The mass execution cements
the hard line on enforcing
the death penalty adopted by
Indonesian President Joko
Widodo as part of his war on
drugs, an approach criticized
by the United Nations as
applying double-standards.
CREFLO DOLLAR:
DEMONS STOLE MY
PRIVATE JET
WORLD NEWS
Tuesday.
"We will improve this from
Wednesday."
Prime Minister Sushil Koirala
has told Reuters the death
toll could reach 10,000, with
information on casualties
and damage from far-flung
villages and towns yet to
come in.
That would surpass the
8,500 who died in a 1934
earthquake, the last disaster
on this scale to hit the
Himalayan nation of 28
million
people
located
between India and China.
HILLSIDES COLLAPSE
Rescue helicopters have
been unable to land in
some remote mountainous
areas. Shambhu Khatri, a
technician on board one of
the helicopters, said entire
hillsides had collapsed in
in Kathmandu on Tuesday
after he had spent around 80
hours trapped in a room with
three dead bodies.
Doctors plan to amputate one
of his legs later on Wednesday
because it has been damaged
by internal bleeding.
"We are trying to make
contact with his parents and
family members because
we are going to perform a
serious surgery on him," said
one of the doctors, Akhilesh
Shrestha.
In one of the first signs that
normal life was returning,
some street vendors started
selling fruit in Kathmandu,
but others said they were too
scared to open shops because
buildings had been so badly
damaged.
"I want to start selling, I have
children at home, but how
can I open a shop where it
is risky for me to sit inside?"
said Arjun Rai, a 54-year-old
who runs a general store.
Tensions between foreigners
and Nepalis desperate for
relief surfaced, rescuers said,
as fresh avalanches were
reported in several areas.
Members of Israeli searchand-rescue group Magnus
said hundreds of tourists,
including about 100 Israelis,
were being airlifted out of
Langtang in Rasuwa district,
a popular trekking area north
of Kathmandu hit by a fresh
avalanche on Tuesday.
Fights had broken out there
because of food shortages,
Magnus
team
member
Amit Rubin said. One of the
trekkers said there had also
been scuffles over places on
the rescue helicopters.
In other remote areas where
rescue helicopters were
unable to land, soldiers had
started to make their way
overland, first by bus, then by
foot.
do it before?
"We are an unfortunate bunch
caught up in a political game.
It is unfortunate that we find
ourselves in this situation.
They have played with people's
lives and messed people up."
- Military at odds Defence spokesman Chris
Olukolade
announced
on
Tuesday evening that troops
rescued 200 girls and 93
women from the former
colonial-era game reserve in
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he Colombia netted
with a fantastic longrange volley just
before the break,
while an own goal from Mauro
dos Santos and a late Alvaro
Arbeloa effort sealed a facile
victory.
Real Madrid kept up the
pressure on Barcelona as they
moved back to within two
points of the Liga leaders with
a 3-0 victory over Almeria on
Wednesday.
After Barca's comprehensive
6-0 win over Getafe 24 hours
earlier, the pressure was on for
Carlo Ancelotti's side and they
ultimately claimed three points
with ease despite a lacklustre
first-half showing.
While title rivals Barca netted
five in the opening 45 minutes
on Tuesday, Real took time
to break through - James
Rodriguez registering his
club's 100th goal of the season
with a stunning volley just
before half-time.
The lead was doubled after
48 minutes when Mauro dos
Santos turned a low cross into
his own net and Alvaro Arbeloa
added a third late on.
Ancelotti
opted
against
introducing
16-yearold Martin Odegaard, the
Norwegian wonderkid made
to wait for his first-team debut
as he remained an unused
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B
substitute.
A typically fast start from Real
saw them go close three times
in the opening exchanges,
with
Cristiano
Ronaldo
unsurprisingly at the heart of
everything.
The first chance fell to James,
though,
the
Colombian
ghosting into the penalty area
to meet Arbeloa's right-wing
cross, but failing to divert his
header on target.
ayern
Munich's
Champions League
hopes
suffered
a major blow on
Wednesday when it was
confirmed star winger Arjen
Robben will miss the rest
of the season with a calf
problem while striker Robert
Lewandowski is also facing a
spell on the sidelines.
Both players were injured
during Bayern's DFB-Pokal
penalty shoot-out defeat to
Borussia Dortmund - Robben
limping off just 16 minutes
into a comeback from an
abdominal injury which kept
him out for five weeks while
Lewandowski sustained a
broken jaw and nose after
being clattered by visiting
goalkeeper Mitch Langerak.
helsea
defender
Kurt Zouma believes
people who call the
club "boring" are just
jealous of their success in the
Premier League this season.
Jose Mourinho's playing style
came under scrutiny after the
club's 0-0 draw with Arsenal
at the Emirates Stadium
on Sunday, with home
supporters chanting "boring,
boring Chelsea" throughout
the 90 minutes.
rendan
Rodgers
has again backed
underperforming
Mario Balotelli to
come good at Liverpool despite
acknowledging his ongoing
struggles.
The Italian, who has just one
league goal to his name, was
handed his 10th start of the
season as Hull City ran out 1-0
winners on Tuesday to all but
end Liverpool's fading hopes of
qualifying for the Champions
League.
Balotelli touched the ball just 22
times - and only once in the 20
second-half minutes before he
was replaced by Rickie Lambert
- and Rodgers has underlined the
need for improved displays from
the entire squad.
"Mario's doing his best,"
Rodgers told reporters. "He's
obviously come off [in the
second half] with a foot injury.
I think it's clear over the course
of the season, not just this game,
that [attack] is an area we've
struggled in.
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Chelsea Outwits Relegation-Threatened Leicester City 3-1, inches closer to Premiere league Title
and go wide.
The chances kept coming for Chelsea, as
Drogba flashed an effort just wide from a
difficult angle, while Willian curled over as the
visitors pressed for a second goal.
And it came in the 79th minute as, after Gary
Cahill's header from Fabregas' corner was
saved by Kasper Schmeichel, Terry reacted
quickest to flick in from close range.
Leicester were given no chance to mount a
late rally, either, as Ramires rocketed a firsttime effort into the top-left corner from just
outside the penalty area four minutes later,
sealing Chelsea's terrific triumph.