Author: Gibson W. Jerue

Edition 1: Letter #2 Mr. Wiseman, I work in a factory. My supervisor and I were very cool. Recently, he started acting funny to me. In fact, everything I do does not seem to please him. All this started when he told me that I look like a black sheep. I was very mad with him. But he apologized and said he was joking. Still, I informed our HR. They warned him and suspended him for one week. Since he came back to work, he has been on my back. I think he hates me. I requested to be transferred…

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Edition 1: Letter #1 Dear Mr. Wiseman: I have had two terrible dreams about my wife. The first one was two weeks ago and the second dream happened about four days ago. In the first dream, my wife put a hook in my throat and began pulling it. I was screaming until I woke up. When I told her, she appeared very shocked and frightened more than me. But then in the second dream, I saw a woman who looked like my wife standing among a group of people laughing at me when I fell in the mud. Again, when…

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-Vera Okyne Swings Barrages of Accusations At PA Chapter Prexy -But Flahn Deflects, Vera Smells The Rat And Quits The fall out of Fred Gwyan’s suspension and subsequent impeachment might just be brewing hard feelings within the Pennsylvania Chapter of the Grand Gedeh Association in the Americas. A looming nemesis may be anchoring against PA Chapter President Karwho Flahn with flaming arrows coming from one of PA’s National Board representatives, Vera Davis Okyne. Ms. Okyne turned up the lights on May 22, 2017 when she tendered her shocking resignation alleging a litany of allegations bordering on financial improprieties, lack of…

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By P. Lincoln Nyanrue, elincoln1986@gmail.com Smiles beam the face of children in Grand Gedeh last Saturday as they get set to participate in a national level children forum event. Their fifth successive election on June 10, 2017 now propels the Gedeh Children Forum to grace the Buchanan convention this year. The elections were conducted under the supervision of Morris Wondee, the “Child Warfare Officer” of the Ministry of Gender’s Children Social Protection of Grand Gedeh County. Those elected for the Grand Gedeh County Children Representative Forum over the weekend were Prince Y. Saydee, Chairman; Cynthia Dave, Co Chairperson; Jerome Dunner…

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– A review of the book “BIG BARRELS” Book Review by Funke Michaels, Curator, ReadAFRICA.global BIG BARRELS has arrived very late. For many like myself, who struggled with the scarcity of positive Africa-specific case studies at business school; it’s about time, too. By showcasing examples of countries where the ‘Resource Curse’ is being overcome, NJ Ayuk and Joio Gaspar Marques have placed a finger right on the pulse of Africa’s future prosperity. The writers point to a more transparent kind of African leadership, with working examples of cooperation, civic responsibility, accountability, and successfully managed policy. BIG BARRELS provides material for…

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-41 Students Reports In, 49 More To Be Vetted Two of the 41 students benefitting from the scholarship scheme of the Konobo Statutory Development Association in the Americas (KSDA), Rose B. Youboty and Neah E. Tardey are being recruited for jobs at the Liberia Bank for Development and Investment (LBDI). A press release issued by the KSDA says, Rose B. Youboty and Neah E. Tardey were 2016 graduates of the Grand Gedeh County Community College (GGCCC). Both students have “successfully passed the recruitment test of the Liberia Bank for Development & Investment (LBDI), and are currently undergoing training at the…

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By P. Lincoln Nyanrue, elincoln1986@gmail.com We are really happy for the market building. It is a great help to us,” says Madam Cecelia Dweh Superintendent of the “Friendship Market” that is a sub-branch to the Liberia Marketing Association in Zwedru. Superintendent Dweh thanked the GGAA for constructing what she described as “modern market”, adding that it is a way of taking them from the sun and rain and putting them under a roof. Madam Dweh said with the inclusion of toilet, offices, and other compartments to the market building indicate that it will have great economic impact on them and…

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