Author: Kerkula Blama

The Director of the Liberia National Fire Service (LNFS), Alex Dixon, has disclosed that the escalation of the latest fire incident at the C. H. Rennie Hospital in Kakata, Margibi County was due to the malfunctioning of “faulty” fire extinguishers which were available at the public health facility during the outbreak. It can be recalled that residents of Margibi and scores of citizens across Liberia woke up to news early Sunday morning that the hospital has gutted fire, leaving the Operation, Records and Emergency Rooms, among others totally destroyed. The C. H. Rennie Hospital is the only referral hospital in…

Elliot Page, formerly Ellen Page, put his abs on display as he posed for a shirtless selfie. The 34-year-old, who came out last year as trans, shared the mirror selfie to Instagram. Elliot came out as a transgender man on social media in December 2020. In March 2021, he told TIME magazine that he had undergone top surgery. In April, he spoke to Oprah Winfrey about his transition. When asked what part of it has brought him the most joy, Elliot said, \”Getting out of the shower and the towel\’s around your waist and you\’re looking at yourself in the mirror and you\’re just…

The Management of the Mount Coffee Hydro Power Plant has refuted claims that they are mismanaging the dam, thereby, hampering the effectiveness of the Liberia Electricity Corporation. Recently, it was reported that two of the four turbines at the Mount Coffee Hydro have been down and the Government of Liberia was still figuring out what led to the damage, despite a series of investigations commissioned by the manufacturer and the insurance company. But in a conversation with the management team, the Maintenance Manager of the Mount Coffee Hydro-Power Plant Emile G. Karnga told journalists at the Mount Coffe Hydro-Power Plant…

Monrovia, Liberia – The President of the Republic, H.E. Dr. George Manneh Weah, made rounds on Monday, August 16, 2021, to have firsthand assessment of two disaster scenes after which he announced an emergency meeting of his cabinet for possible actions. The biggest public referral hospital in Margibi County, the C.H. Rennie Hospital, was gutted by fire, and a major annex burned down completely on Sunday, while a fuel tanker burst into flames on Saturday on crowded Water Street in Monrovia, destroying countless private properties, including business centers. President Weah on Monday, August 16, 2021 first drove to the Kakata,…

BARCLAY TRAINING CENTER, MONROVIA- August 2021: Personnel of the Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL) who recently participated in the annual war simulation training exercise known as Northern Strike have returned to the Country, following their successful participation. The troops headed by the Deputy Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of Liberia, Brig/ Gen. Geraldine J. George, departed the Country last month to participate in the annual war simulation training exercise, hosted by the Michigan National Guard in the state of Michigan, the United States of America. The AFL personnel were drawn from the AFL\’S Quick Reaction Platoon and are…

Residents of Kakata City in Margibi County, woke up early Sunday morning to the scenery of the biggest Government Hospital in Margibi, CH Rennie, being vanquished by a huge fire outbreak. Though the cause of the fire is still yet unknown and no death has since been reported, early reports claims that the outbreak might be as the result of an electrical shock in the building. The fire entered every part of the building as it lasted for close to two hours. Residents, nurses and by passers, had to join forces to help evacuate patients who were still in the…

Scientists from Brown University in Rhode Island have found that Children born during the Covid pandemic may have lower IQs. According to the research, babies born since March 2020 have worse cognitive, verbal and motor skills than children who entered the world before coronavirus and it maybe due to reduced interactions during lockdowns. Average IQs for children aged three months to three years old dropped from around 100 in the decade before the pandemic to 79 during the pandemic. The research adds that the drop in IQ was worse in boys and those from poorer backgrounds, scientists said. Lockdowns have…

A grandma, aged 61, is engaged to her 24-year-old lover. Cheryl McGregor and Quran McCain, from Rome, Georgia, United States took to Instagram to announce their engagement. They also shared a video of the moment McCain got down on one knee inside a restaurant to ask Cheryl to marry him. \”She said yes. You make me a simp but I love you and it’s nothing but forward from here,\” the caption on the Instagram post reads. Despite a 37-year age gap, the couple insists their sex life is fantastic and they have great chemistry. Quran McCain, 24 and his now-fiancé, Cheryl…

U.S Marines on Friday, August 13 arrived in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, to help evacuate embassy staff as the Taliban continued its offensive sweep through the country.. The battalions are expected to be fully in place by the end of the weekend, and will be capable of supporting the evacuation of several thousand people a day, both U.S. citizens and Afghan nationals. In another development, other countries such as Switzerland, Germany, Russia, the UK, France, Netherlands etc have ordered their citizens to leave the country while ordering their Diplomatic staff to return home in fear of the expected advance towards Kabul.…

It’s been reported that two kids from the same family were drowned in a an open pit yesterday while trying to get water to wash. Reports have it the two kids who are from the same parents meet their untimely death yesterday morning during the the heavy downpour of rain. According to the source they were washing and later decided to get water from an open pit using a bottle. Unfortunately at that moment, one of them fell in pit and while the other child was trying to help get his brother out, he fell in too. May their souls…