Garmai Tarnue

Bong Take Steps to Address Pretrial Detention

The number of people waiting for trial in Liberia’s jails has been a major problem for some time.More than three thousand four hundred people – who have not been convicted of any crime –are now in pretrial detention nationwide, according to the Bureau of Corrections. Pretrial detainees account for seven in every 10 prisoners in…

Garmai Tarnue
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Radio: Experts Warn of Grave Impact For Students as Usaid-Funded Teacher Training Program

Education experts say the termination of a USAID program, that funded scholarships to aspiring teachers could undermine government efforts to recruit qualified staff for public schools.Advocates urged government to support students affected by the program’s closure, to complete their education and help address the country’s teacher shortage.As Garmai Tarnue reports for Radio Gbarnga in collaboration…

Garmai Tarnue
Radio