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LIBERIAN & COMMUNITY NEWS Liberian Legislature Under Pressure to Pass Threshold or Redistricting Bill
Redistricting is a process of changing political borders, which means changing electoral districts and constituency boundaries. According to Liberia’s constitution, immediately following a census, the national legislature is supposed to decide on the number of representatives from each county.  (IPS)
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rain was falling hard in the early hours of April 17, when forty detainees kicked down the doors to their cells at the National Palace
of Corrections, scaled the prison’s barbed wire fence and rear watchtower, and disappeared into the dark, sodden jungle."One of my officers said when it will rain heavy these guys will break jail. And that night it rained heavy… They started singing gospel songs and yelling and all that other stuff. That’s when they started popping doors," says prison director Sam Tarley. FULL ARTICLE  Miss Ramatoulie Patricia Rashid is a proud recipient of a Masters of Business Administration (MBA) Degree
from Point Park University in Downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The commencement convocation took place on Saturday, May
2, 2009. She was amongst several young people who receive degrees in various disciplines. The ceremony was held at the Mellon
Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Read Full StoryCHARLES TAYLOR'S ACQUITTAL REQUEST REJECTED*
PRES. SIRLEAF'S SPEECH AT THE GRADUATION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF LIBERIA
As is customary on this propitious academic occasion, I am pleased, as the Visitor of the University to respond to Board of Trustees’ invitation to make brief remarks. READ FULL TEXT After War, Creating Jobs for Peace  It was just a small loan worth the equivalent of $100, from a UN-supported local microfinance bank. But it enabled Mojamah,
just returned to her home in Kenema, Sierra Leone, after the country's civil war, to set up a dressmaking business to
support her family of six.In neighbouring Liberia, Amelia, a single mother with five children, received a loan of $83 to help expand her work crushing rocks, which are then used in road building. The loan, from the Peace Fund established by the regional Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), worked so well she applied for another, worth $200, to contract workers to blast additional rocks to help meet the growing demand from rehabilitation projects in post-war Liberia. Read Full Article PRESIDENT ELLEN JOHNSON SIRLEAF HOLDS INTERVIEW WITH US PRESS
SARPO ASSOCIATION HOLDS NATIONAL CONVENTION
This all-important
18Th National Convention will take place at the Conner of Cobbs Creek and Cedar Philadelphia. All events will begin on Friday,
July 3, and end on Sunday, July 5, 2009.
 The sad event occurred on May 1, 2009 at 2:00 am at the Cooper Clinic on 12th Street in Monrovia. He was the Pay-Master for Ministry of Health for over 30 years. He is survived by three children in America: Bridegette Aki Nah-Nimene, Raymond Seji Nah, and my mother Georgia Klaleh Nah, all of Philadelphia and New Jersey, Two children in Monrovia; Julius Togba Nah, and Jerome Delekli Nah, and a son in Holland; Clutus Twegbe Nah and a host of several relatives and friends of Monrovia, Liberia and the United States of America. Read Details FORMER CHIEF JUSTICE EMMANUEL NYAN GBALAZEH RECIEVES STATE BURIAL  Former Liberian Chief Justice, Emmanuel Nyan Gbalazeh who died two weeks ago
following a protracted illness at a local hospital in Monrovi a was over weekend buried in his home county administrative headquarter, Sanniquellie, Nimba County with several organizations, including the Supreme Court
of Liberia and the Liberia Bar Association.Friends
and relatives of the remains in their respective tributes lauded the leadership role he played in bringing about unity in
their county over the years, and urged legal practitioners who hailed from the county to emulate the legacy of the late Emmanuel
Nyan Gbalazeh; who made his marks in the unification of the people of Nimba County. FULL STORY
Solving the Mystery of the Executive Mansion Fire  Sometimes it does not need a rocket scientist or forensic scientist to solve incidents like the blaze of the Executive Mansion.
By virtue of their natural (God giving) abilities referred to by some as intelligence and others as wisdom, there is no problem
compounded so much beyond human’s solution without using artificial intelligence. The cause of the fire at the Executive Mansion, according to South African forensic scientists (artificial Intelligence), was electrical fault. However, the cause of the fire, according to natural intelligence (wisdom) was that too much blood wasted in that building and had housed too many bloodstained leaders. UNIVERSITY OF LIBERIA HOLDS GRADUATION
Reintegrating women in post-conflict Liberia
“I stayed with them throughout the course of the war as I was so young and had nowhere else to go” Magdalena, forcibly recruited in Foya at the age of 10, beaten and raped. India's Ambassador Is UL Commencement Speaker  Career Indian Diplomat Shamma Jain is to serve as the University of Liberia's 87th commencement
convocation speaker. According to the calendar of events, commencement convocation will take place on Wednesday, April 29, 2009 at the SKD Sports complex in Paynesville outside Monrovia. The Indian Ambassador, who has a diplomatic career spanning more than two decades, is that Asian nation's Ambassador accredited to Liberia, Ivory Coast, Sierra Leone and Guinea. READ FULL STORY BERYL SANG WINS MLK ESSAY CONTEST  Beryl Sang took home first place in the seventh grade category of the 2009 Essay/Poster Contest for an essay
she wrote articulating her ideas about the contest’s theme, “Education: American Dream or Public Crisis.”
Inspired by Martin Luther King Jr.’s commitment
to learning, Beryl hopes someday to work as a neurosurgeon. Her contest prize included a laptop computer and a certificate
of recognition. FULL STORY
Badio briefs the press on Pres. Sirleaf U.S trip Press Secretary Cyrus Badio Members of the Press:I wish to inform you that the President, Mrs. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, as you may be aware, returned
home Saturday following a three-week visit to the United States where she underwent her annual routine medical check-up. DID KERPER DWANYEN UNITE OR POLARIZE THE OLM COMMUNITY?  It is often said harmony is the strength of any society. A community where there is harmony, bound to succeed. Where
there is discord, can anything substantial be achieved? Certainly not! The more dangerous thing is placing the community in
the hands of a polarizing figure.A unifier is a person who brings people together. He puts his people or the community first. He leads by example and demonstrates a high level of magnanimity and nobility. Saint Francis of Assisi said, “Where there is hatred, he sows love; where there is injury, he pardons; where there is despair, he restores hope; where there is darkness, he provides light; and where there is sadness, he gives joy.” Can a polarizing figure bring about unity? READ THE FULL ARTICLE Collaborative efforts on fight against malaria  World Malaria Day on 25 April highlighted the vital importance of partnerships between the UN, governments, the private
sector and civil society in fighting a disease that kills a child every 30 seconds."Public/private partnerships can really make a difference," Amir Dossal, executive director of the UN Office for Partnerships, told IRIN, after attending meetings to mark the day. "The more people know of these public/private partnerships, the more opportunities they'll get and they might even think of becoming partners in such efforts," he added. READ FULL ARTICLE LIBERIA CRITICAL HUMANITARIAN GAP
INTERPOL Issues Warrant for Yeaten's Arrest
More children surviving, more women dying in childbirth  The number of women dying in childbirth in Liberia has nearly doubled since the 1980s, according to a recent
UN report that has policymakers calling for urgent attention to reproductive healthcare.While the report shows encouraging trends in infant and child survival, it puts maternal mortality at 994 women per 100,000 live births in 2007 compared to 578 in 1987. “We need to do something immediately
and urgently about maternal mortality,” said John Agbor, head of child survival for the UN Children’s Fund. full story
PRESIDENT SIRLEAF HOLDS TALKS WITH US SECRETARY OF STATES  Washington, D.C. (U.S.A.) - The United States Government has assured Liberia
of its continuous support toward Liberia’s development programs. Addressing the press Tuesday at the State Department in Washington, DC following discussions with Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, U.S. Secretary of State, Hilary Clinton, praised the progress Liberian continues to make under the leadership of President Johnson Sirleaf. University of Liberia 87th Commencement convocation set for April 29
According to the calendar of events, commencement convocation will take place on Wednesday, April 29, 2009 at the SKD Sports complex in Paynesville outside Monrovia. OLM, A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION?  Sunday, April 12 was another faithful day, as some Liberians gathered at the Brookdale Covenant Church
in Brooklyn Park for a meeting convoked by the Board of Directors of the Organization of Liberians in Minnesota. Several pertinent
issues were discussed at the meeting ranging from Financial Accountability, TPS, the controversial Bartee’s appointment
as Vice President, the OLM 1986 constitution, and the 2005 Amended constitution approved by IRS as the most appropriate document
sufficing OLM’s role in the community as a 501c3 organization.. FULL STORY TNIMA Puts Out 176 Professional Nurses Seeks Rise For Bachelor Degree Programs
OLDMAN CHARLES NEWTON LAID TO REST  Charles Newton made his final journey to be with the Lord on Saturday, April, 18, 2009 following funeral rites at
 the River of Life Lutheran Church edifice on 2200 Fremont Avenue North, Minneapolis, Minnesota.On that bright and beautiful day, Charles Charby Newton concluded his journey in grand style. Several friends, relatives, sympathizers of the Newton, Ben and Ezike families gathered to pay their final respect and bit him farewell. FULL STORY ULAA President at Professor Wilton G. S. Sankawulo's Memorial
WHERE IS ACCOUNTABILITY IN KERPER DWANYEN'S OLM During the OLM Elections, every one was talking about accountability. It was the key issue of all the candidates. It was the
song all over the place. Kerper Dwanyen, who ended being the winner, made it look like he was the most honest guy in
the whole world and was ready to change business as usual. People thought he was the next Savior in town. But after the elections
the idea of accountability has been thrown through the window. First, what is accountability? According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, Accountability is the quality or state of being accountable, especially: an obligation or willingness to accept responsibility or to account for one's actions. FULL STORY Banks to women: no house, no loan Women make up 80 percent of Liberia’s market traders, according to the Ministry of Gender and Development, but women from all over the country told IRIN they have been unable to expand these small businesses by accessing credit. FULL STORY GOL will not halt logging operations FDA  The Managing Director of the Forest Development Authority (FDA) John Woods has told a gathering of stakeholders that FDA wouldn’t
halt commercial logging operations in the country. Mr. Woods comments come amidst claims of illegal logging activities going on in Grand Bassa County. FULL STORY OLM BOARD HOLDS MAJOR COMMUNITY MEETING  Beset by the recalcitrance of OLM embattled president, Kerper
Dwanyen, the Board of directors is holding a major follow-up town Hall meeting this weekend. Taylor's Lawyer seeks West African support
In view of that, Mr. Griffiths has visited Ghana to make the Ghanaian public aware of what he termed the ‘abnormalities’ in the International Criminal Court (ICC) trial of the former African leader for which he is seeking the support of the Ghana and other Western African states. full story Liberia Slashes Debt with $1.2 billion Buyback at Steep Discount
The deal was concluded with the payment of $38 million to retire 25 outstanding commercial claims. The World Bank contributed half of this money through the International Development Association (IDA) Debt Reduction Facility, and Germany, Norway, the United Kingdom, and the United States contributed the other half. FULL STORY OLM BOARD FLEXES ITS MUSCLE, FREEZES OLM's ACCOUNT
In a letter to the OLM President, Mr. Kerper Dwanyen, the Chairman of the Board, Mr. Arthur Zakama writes: FULL STORY ULAA Eminent Council:Wise Or Foolish?
THE DEATH OF MR. CHARLES NEWTON
He was a devoted Christian and a long time member of Grant Memorial United
Methodist Church in Pleebo. He later became a member of Oakland Avenue United Methodist Church when he relocated to the US
in the nineties. full details
With 12 months secured, Liberian community looks forward  Last week, President Barack Obama extended the mandatory departure date 12 more months for eligible Liberians residing legally
in the United States under temporary status. The extension came only 10 days before the previously granted March 31 deadline. full story African Veterans Help Demobilize Liberian Fighters  African military veterans are in Liberia for a program to help the government meet the needs of former fighters from the country's
long civil war. Liberia's government hopes to benefit from the experience of other African nations that have successfully reintegrated former combatants into society. FULL STORY Liberian Leader Breaks Ground for New Rubber Processing Factory in Maryland County  Ground-breaking for the construction of a rubber processing plant for the Cavalla Rubber Corporation (CRC) has taken place
in Gedetarbo, Pleebo District, in Maryland County.Performing the ceremony on March 26 in Pleebo, Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf called on workers to cooperate with the management of the plantation for the mutual benefit of all parties. FULL STORY Liberian Senate Elects News President ProTem Li The Liberian Group Condemns Robert Sayon Morris' Behaviour  On Friday, March 27, 2009, Liberians and others around the globe, who frequent Liberian listservs, opened their e-mails to
read a horror communication from Mr. Robert Sayon Morris entitled, "Response to ‘Dr.’ Mariah Seton’s
Nonsense!" Needless to say, all decent men, especially Liberian men, hung their heads in shame at the very ugly
nature of the language used by Mr. Morris against a prominent woman in the Liberian community, Dr. Mariah Seton.
FULL TEXTWill the Real Conmany Wesseh Please Stand Up?  Mr. Conmany Wesseh, the defeated Candidate in a hotly contested By-election for one of River Gee County's Senatorial
seats, threw himself into a dilemma during an interview conducted by Front PageAfrica and published in its 3/24/09 edition.
He uncharacteristically scolded the man who beat him, a longtime advocate of county status,
Mr. Nathaniel Williams as a pathological and unrepentant liar. FULL STORY
A risky new push for immigration  Advocates of legalization have crafted a plan that could alienate businesses and key Republicans, including Sen. John McCain.
But it is designed to lure a powerful new ally -- organized labor.Reporting from Washington
-- With their prospects in Congress sinking along with the economy, liberal advocates of giving undocumented immigrants a
path to citizenship are launching a risky strategy to push lawmakers and the White House to take up their cause. full story ULAA PRESIDENT SETON LAUDS PRESIDENT OBAMA ULAA National President, Dr. Mariah Y. Seton has sent a congratulatory  letter to President Barack Obama commending him for extending DED for Liberians residing in the United States.In the letter to President Obama today, Dr. Seton said “on behalf of the thousands of Liberians across these United States and our union, I wish to personally thank you for acting swiftly in bringing relief to hundreds of Liberians who cannot return home now because of the tremendous lack of opportunities in the country for personal growth and development as well as the absence of basic infrastructures occasioned by more than 14 years of civil war”. FULL STORY U S SENATOR JACK REED RE-INTRODUCES THE LIBERIAN IMMIGRATION BILL 656  Senator Jack Reed has re-introduced S. 656. The bill, S. 656, would adjust Liberia on DED status to permanent resident
status to Liberians in the United States. The bill was introduced on Thursday, March 18, 2009.It was co-sponsored by the following senators: Richard Durbin (IL), John F. Kerry (MA), Barbara A. Mikulski (MD), Edward M. Kennedy (MA), Amy Klobuchar (MN), and Sheldon Whitehouse (RI). FULL STORY AND TEXT OF THE BILL UP Dismisses Mortgaging Party to LAP
The ruling Unity Party (UP) has dismissed allegations of linking its first partisan, President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, to 'anti-Vice President Subversion' and termed the allegation as 'utter nonsense and garbage'. Tuberculosis on the Rise in Liberia
Of the 22 countries responsible for 80 percent of the world's tuberculosis cases, health officials say nine of them are in Africa. FULL STORY Liberian's Iron Lady Visits Minnesota  Bruce Bisping, Star Tribune Defense Minister and Senator Jucontee Thomas Woewiyu
But Mr. Woewiyu who, in his
open letter and all subsequent “interviews,” has labored tirelessly to pass the blame by claiming he and his other
master, Charles McArthur Taylor were mere foot soldiers of Mrs. Sirleaf, has made no effort in acknowledging his own culpability
in the carnage he helped planned and actively participated in at the highest level--- and he has made no plead for mercy either. FULL STORY LIBERIAN PRESIDENT VISIT TO MINNESOTA  She was at the 51st lecturer in the distinguished Carlson Series, and Liberian president Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf did not disappoint
the huge crowd of students, lecturers and Liberians patiently waiting to hear her speak Friday.The
Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN welcomed its visitor, and on the
topic “Challenges of National Transformation: The Liberian Case”, the first female president of Africa told her
story. FULL STORY
BEATING JUDAS ON GOOD FRIDAY, THE LIBERIAN WAY  As children, one of the thing we enjoy doing during the Easter holiday is the "beating
of Judas" on Good Friday.For us, it was fun.It meant that Judas was being punished for betraying Jesus. That
was the consequence. Keeping Africa's Turnaround on Track For more than a decade, much of Africa has been moving forward. Economic growth is rising, poverty is falling
and
 democratic governance is spreading. But the global financial crisis threatens to undo this progress by reducing investment,
exports and aid just as they should be expanding to build on these successes.While international attention has been understandably focused on events in Darfur, Somalia and Zimbabwe, countries across the continent including Ghana, Tanzania, Mozambique and Liberia have been quietly turning around. Economic growth rates regularly exceed 5 percent in many nations. Since 2000, 34 million more African children are in school. FULL TEXT Ticket for Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is sold out
A release signed by Anne Mason one of the coordiantors of the visit states that "general admission tickets are sold out."This means that there will be a huge Liberian turn out. CHARLES TALYOR'S LAWYERS REQUEST FOR AQUITTAL  Attorneys for former Liberian president Charles Taylor want a U.N. tribunal to acquit their client of all charges relating
to his alleged involvement in Sierra Leone's civil war. Mr. Taylor is facing charges of war crimes and crimes against
humanity including murder, rape, enslavement, and conscription of child soldiers.Mr. Taylor's counsel opened his defense asking judges to acquit the former Liberian leader because they say prosecutors have failed to prove their case against him. EMMENUEL TOE READY TO ENGAGE MARTHA GEORGE Mr. Emmanuel Toe and Ms. Martha G
 eorge, who have been dating for a while now, had decided to formalize the relationship through an engagement ceremony. The
two of them are ranking members of ULAA Board of Directors. Ms. George is second Vice Chairman, while Mr. Emmanuel Toe is
Chairman of the Board Committee on Membership. In their engagement announcement, Mr. Toe and Ms. George say that the event is scheduled for Saturday, April 11, 2009 at seven O’clock post meridian at their residence on 2010 14th St in Detroit, Michigan. FULL STORY OLM BOARD DUMPS JOHN BARTEE AS V P  RESHUFFLE AND DISMISSAL IN THE LIBERIAN GOVERNMENT,
Labour Minister, Hon. S. Kofi Woods, will take over the portfolio of Minister of Public Works, while Hon. Loseni Dunzo will take up the position of Advisor to the President on Infrastructure. Hon. Dunzo will hold over until Minister Woods assumes the position. PRESIDENT SIRLEAF'S VISIT TO THE UNITED STATES L While in Los Angeles,
the Liberian leader will officially launch her book entitled: “This Child Will Be Great.
 iberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf arrived Thursday in the United States of America at the start
of a three-week annual vacation, which will also include a book launch and an annual routine medical checkup.
An Executive
Mansion dispatch from Washington, D.C. says the President will spend most part of the week in Los Angeles, California, where
she will participate in a number of events including the Distinguished Lecture Series. Woods goes to Public Works in gov't reshuffle President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf
has made the following changes in the composition of Labour Minister, Hon. Samuel Kofi Woods, will take over the portfolio of Minister of Public Works, while Hon. Loseni Dunzo will take up the position of Advisor to the President on Infrastructure. Hon. Dunzo will hold over until Minister Woods assumes the position LIBERIA'S AGRICULTURAL MINISTER RESIGNED Li Information Minister Laurence Bropleh said on ELBC radio Toe had resigned and sent his letter of resignation to President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf who accepted it.  |
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It appears a blame game is going on in Liberia over who is responsible for the delay in approving a redistricting bill known
as the Electoral Threshold Bill which was submitted to parliament by the National Elections Commission of Liberia. 
The war crimes tribunal for Sierra Leone has rejected a defense motion to acquit former Liberian President Charles
Taylor. 
Let me begin by expressing my congratulations and felicitations, to you the graduates of this 87th Commencement Convocation
of the University of Liberia, on behalf of the Government of Liberia, and in my own name, for your individual achievements.
Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf details her rise to
power and her personal experiences with domestic abuse in her book
"This Child Will Be Great: Memoir of a Remarkable Life."
President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf talks about her life and her country with Margaret Warner.
After a long and exhaustive planning, the United Sarpo Association in the Americas (USAA) under the
leadership of Mr. Charles Krogee will meet in the city of brotherly love on Independence Day July 4Th weekend to discuss pertinent
issues as they relate to the growth and well-being of the Sarpo Community. 
The Visitor to the University of Liberia, President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, says it is time for 'contributive investment'
in higher education in Liberia. All stakeholders, the President said, should now take responsibility to make strategic choices
that develop national capacities and provide equity and access to ensure timely and meaningful post-war reconstruction.
Thirty to forty percent (25,000-30,000) of all fighting forces during Liberia’s 14 years of conflict were women and
girls. The majority were forced to participate, particularly during the first conflict from 1989 to 1997. In the second conflict
however from 1999 to 2003, more women reportedly ‘volunteered’ to join the fighting forces, to protect themselves
from sexual violence, to avenge the death of family members, under peer pressure, for material gain, and for survival.
International Police (Interpol) has issued an arrest warrant for Benjamin Yeaten, former aide de camp
of ex-President Charles Taylor on charges of murder and first degree felony.
The Administration of the University of Liberia has released the calendar of events for the 87th Commencement Convocation
of the University for 2009. 
As Liberia recovers from a 15 years civil war that destroyed every fabric of society including the health sector, the Tubman
National Institute of Medical Arts (TNIMA) has graduated 176 persons from several disciplines of the medical profession.
Liberians
in Kentucky and Indiana over the weekend warmly received the National Executive President of ULAA, Dr. Mariah Y.
Seton, in Louisville, Kentucky, during activities celebrating the honor and memory of the late Professor Wilton G.
S. Sankawulo, former Liberia’s statesman, prolific writer and socio-cultural critic. 
In the wake of the global financial crisis Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf is pushing for local economic development,
including boosting people’s access to loans for business start-ups. But many rural Liberian women say they have been
turned down because they do not own property. 
SOMALI PIRATES: INTERNATIONAL HYPOCRISY AND A PRETEXT FOR MILITARY INVASION AND ECONOMIC IMPERIALISM
As the first landmark trial of one of Africa’s sitting President comes to a close in The Hague, Charles
McArthur Taylor’s legal counsel Courtenay 
Washington, April 16, 2009—Liberia today announced that it had significantly reduced its foreign debt by buying back
$1.2 billion in outstanding government debt at a discount of nearly 97 percent of face value, the steepest ever negotiated
on developing country commercial debt.
A few days ago, there was a posting on the internet captioned “Eminent Council Endorses Kesseley.” It immediately
created pandemonium and led to more and more chaos, as several people were flabbergasted. They began to wonder, what is going
on? What eminent council? But yes, ala, for the foolish ways of schemers soon exposed them, as they claimed to have
voted to make a supposedly wise decision. 
There has been a political re-alignment in Liberia with President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf's ruling Unity Party merging with
the Liberian Action Party of former presidential candidate Varney Sherman and the Unification Party. This raises the concern
that President Sirleaf, who is 70 years old might not stand for re-election in the 2011 elections. 
beria's Senate has elected a new interim president, Cletus Waterson, in a move aimed at ending several months of crisis
and blocked legislation in the upper house of parliament. 
The ruling Unity Party (UP) has dismissed allegations of linking its first partisan, President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, to 'anti-Vice
President Subversion' and termed the allegation as 'utter nonsense and garbage'. 
The garrulous Tomas Woewiyu is a very interesting character who has not missed an opportunity to poke a finger at his alleged
“master” Ellen Johnson Sirleaf since she became president of Liberia. 
Reports reaching the Peoples News desk indicate that ticket for the visit of the Liberian President, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
to the University of Minnesota is sold out. 
government.
berian Agriculture Minister Christopher Toe has resigned, the information minister announced Sunday, amid an ongoing row over
funds for victims of crop-destroying caterpillars.
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