Statistics show that women’s quota in the maritime industry labor force is at an unacceptable 1.3% or 24,059 out of the 1.89 million seafarers globally. This nerve wrenching has reached a spoiling point so much so that the Commissioner/CEO of the Liberia Maritime Authority (LiMA), Cllr. He said he will do this by taking deliberate steps through the Liberia Maritime Training Institute (LMTI). The need for the Liberian maritime industry to play a leadership role in changing this unpalatable and depressive narrative over the next decade and beyond cannot be overemphasized,” the Liberian Maritime Envoy stated emphatically. The Panelists included Maritime professionals from the Liberia Maritime Authority, the Ministry of National Defense (Coast Guard), the Liberian Registry and the Liberia National Port Authority (the Seaport Police).

The Commissioner of the Liberia Maritime Authority (LiMA), Neto Lighe delivered his speech at the colorful program marking the graduation of 24 Cadets of the Liberia Maritime Training Institute (LMTI) on Thursday, May 16, 2024. It is against this backdrop that improving and expanding the existing infrastructure of the Liberia Maritime Training Institute (LMTI) sits at the core of our vision for the maritime sector of Liberia. As the Commissioner/CEO of the Liberia Maritime Authority, I have unwavering faith in your potential. May your voyages be safe, your careers prosperous, and your journeys filled with the boundless spirit of Liberian maritime pride. And as you pursue you career on sea, I urge you to Think Liberia, Love Liberia, and Build Liberia.

The NaFAA Fisheries Integrated Management System is a pivotal advancement in Liberia’s efforts to modernize and improve fisheries management practices. As Liberia’s fishing industry progresses into the digital era, the NaFAA Fisheries Integrated Management system stands as a beacon of innovation, paving the way for a more efficient, transparent, and sustainable fisheries sector in the country. Augustine Musa Manoballah mentioned that the Go-Live Fisheries Integrated Management System is a testament to NaFAA’s commitment to innovation and progress. Manoballah acknowledged that the Go-Live Fisheries Integrated Management System is more than just a technological advancement; it is a cultural shift within NaFAA. He challenged NaFAA Management to utilize the many critical comments made by stakeholders during the go-live ceremony for improvement and advancement in the new Fisheries Integrated Management System.

North Korean state media released photos showing leader Kim Jong Un firing a sniper rifle, but experts pointed out that he held the gun incorrectly and doubted he hit the paper target dead center five times like one picture seemed to indicate. The photos were taken during Kim’s visit to an unspecified “defense industry enterprise” last weekend, the state-run Korean Central News Agency reported Monday. “The modernization of the production process of defense industry enterprises is working at an even higher-level each day,” he raved. As part of the propaganda surrounding his personality cult, one North Korean book declared that Kim was shooting when he was 3 years old, and by age 9, he satisfied his father, Kim Jong-il, by hitting 10 targets within 3 seconds. But a military expert was quick to point out that his posture and grip in the photos was entirely wrong.

Press Release/Ministry of Mines And Energy |Liberian Government under the leadership of President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, will shortly be petitioned to establish a mining company exclusively owned and operated by the government, which will promote greater employment opportunities for trained Liberian geologists and mining engineers. With the proposed name of ‘National Mining Company of Liberia’, which acronym will be determined when the presentation of the recommendation is being made, is meant basically to create the much more desired job availability environment for Liberian Engineers and Earth Scientists to mainstream in their sector. LISESE, the society of earth scientists and engineers believes, that with the current trend, Liberian geologists, mining engineers, petrologists, electrical engineers, among others, are given less attention and priorities in job placement by mineral concessions and other categories of mining in Liberia. William Hines, the Deputy Minister for Operations at the Mines and Energy Ministry, represented by Cooper Pency of the Cadastre unit of the Ministry (Mines and Energy), assured cordial relations between the government and the Engineers. Hina is the Co-Chairman, while Gleekai, Deputy Inspector-General of the Ministry of Mines and Energy is the Secretary General of LISESE.

By Reuters |STOCKHOLM, May 15 (Reuters) – Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico was shot and wounded on Wednesday, becoming the latest European leader to be the target of an assassination attempt. Slovak media said the shooter was a 71-year-old man but the motive was not immediately clear. While assassination attempts on leaders in Europe have been relatively infrequent over the past 50 years, a number of prominent European politicians have been targets of attacks in more recent decades. Read more o this reportVisited 83 times, 1 visit(s) today

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The Ministry of Mines and Energy says, it has observed that such illegal practice is being done by operators of Jewelry shops, who have not obtained any licenses from the Ministry. According to Deputy Mines and Energy Minister for Operations, William Hines, and Assistant Minister for Mines, Carlos Edison Tingban, the Ministry will not hesitate to apply penalty (ies) to any violator (s) of the law. Hence, the Ministry (MME) wants all mineral processors (Jewelry Shops owners to regularize their status and become legitimate. This confusion has held the Brokers Association hostage. During the period given, Assistant Minister Tingban told the Brokers, the Ministry of Mines and Energy will not recognize any of the disputed groups.

Bomi County – The Ministry of Labour has ordered the management of the Chinese Mining Conglomerates, the Bao Chico and its subsidiaries, operating in Gbarpolu and parts of Bomi Counties to immediately institute several labour and administrative reforms, in line with The Decent Work Act or face severe penalties, in keeping with law. Over the weekend, Assistant Labour Minister for Alien Registration and Liberianization – Raphael Donokolo, made an intensive spot site tour of Bao Chico and its subsidiaries mandated by Labour Minister, Cooper W. Kruah, to ensure labour reforms in line with the ARREST Agenda of President Boakai Government’. Assistant Minister Donokolo expressed serious disappointment over the poor work environment, neglect of workforce, renewal of alien staff work permit and creation of managerial status for qualified Liberians. Visited 29 times, 2 visit(s) today

By ILLIA NOVIKOV Associated Press |KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian troops are locked in intense battles with the advancing Russian army in two border areas, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, while the death toll from a Russian apartment building collapse blamed on Ukrainian shelling rose to 15. Zelenskyy said “fierce battles” are taking place near the border in eastern and northeastern Ukraine as outgunned and outnumbered Ukrainian soldiers try to push back a significant Russian ground offensive. “Defensive battles are ongoing, fierce battles, on a large part of our border area,” Zelenskyy said in his nightly video address Sunday. The new Russian push in the northeastern Kharkiv region, along with the ongoing drive into the eastern Donetsk region, come after months when the about 1,000-kilometer (620-mile) front line barely budged. The Kharkiv incursion may be an attempt to create a “buffer zone” to protect Belgorod, an adjacent Russian border region battered by Ukrainian attacks.

She disclosed that cooperative societies will be accountable for monies given them and urged cooperative societies to exercise a high degree of honesty in managing funds received from government and development partners. The experienced Administrator highlighted the significance of taking legal actions against individuals members and leaderships of Cooperative Societies found guilty of mismanagement, stressing the need for setting examples to deter such behavior. The new CDA Boss pointed out challenges in Rivercess County and called for decisive actions to uphold integrity within the Cooperative Movement in Liberia. Over two hundred beneficiaries received financial support from Conservation International in 2022-2023 from its Blue Oceans Program to empower fishmongers and women in Cooperative Societies. “Funds given to each of the women from these Cooperative Societies are intended to rotate among them to empower members in their various communities in line with the Blue Oceans Program goals,” Mike Kava said.

The Government of Liberia in the aftermath of suspending the Road User Permit of Western Cluster Limited, was apprised of the docking of AE Mercury, a vessel brought in by WCL to export its ores previously prepared. GoL wishes to emphasize that the said vessel only docked at the Freeport of Monrovia on May 3, 2024, predating the period at which Western Cluster’s Road User Permit was suspended by the Government through the Ministry of Public Works. Following rigorous analysis of the legal and financial consequences that could lie against Western Cluster and the Government of Liberia, the Government has decided to grant Western Cluster a three (3) day respite from May 10-12, 2024, to allow the company lift its ores that were already prepared for export by the supra named vessel. Therefore, it is also important to stress that the respite ends on Sunday, May 12, 2024 at midnight, and that the suspension remains enforced thereafter. A Public Works press lease issued notedVisited 51 times, 5 visit(s) today

Emir of Kuwait, Sheikh Meshal Al Ahmad Al Sabah has issued a decree dissolving parliament and suspending some of the articles of the constitution for “a period not exceeding four years”, after weeks of political tension following recent elections. The powers of the National Assembly will be assumed by the Emir and the country’s cabinet, state TV reported. The Gulf country held its fourth elections in as many years last month, with 39 of the 46 members from the previous parliament retaining their seats. In a new constitution enacted after the liberation from Iraq in 1990, a parliament was established which compared with other Gulf countries has considerable powers. source: commonspace.eu with agenciesphoto: The Emir of Kuwait, Sheikh Meshal al Ahmad, al SabahVisited 45 times, 13 visit(s) today

FrontPage Africa gauged the views of Liberians regarding the performances of President Boakai and the former Liberian leader. There was no outcome with respect to what the 100 days, and can’t point to. President Weah 100 days, we saw that the Doe Community road had commenced, and we saw the completion in the first 100 days of President Weah. During the 100 days maybe, President Boakai was still asleep because nothing can be pointed to as real deliverable. He talks about doing a whole lot that until now we are yet to see what the 100 days will be.