Dateline Liberia - Monday (03 May 2017)

 
Dateline
 
Date: Wednesday May 03, 2017
Time 11:10am with a Repeat at 9:15pm
Duration: 45’
Producer: Olive Thomas
Interviews or recorded pieces-subject matter and/or content.
  • Events to celebrate World Press Freedom Day take place around the world today.
  • Two staff of the Forestry Development Authority have been killed by a mob of people at the Sarpo National Park in South East.
  • Liberia’s Chief Medical Officer says the number of infected persons from an unexplained illness from Sinoe County has increased to 22.
  • A civil society Activist has expressed a different opinion regarding the establishment of the Press Union of Liberia
  • The Chairman of the National Media Council, former Information Minister Emmanuel Bowier concurred with Mr. Bloh stressing the need for the Information Ministry to relinquish its accreditation power to the National Media Council.
  • Amid the prolonged delay in the passage of the Land Rights Act into law, the Civil Society Working Group on land rights in collaboration with its partners are doing everything possible to ensure the passage of the act.
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