Wednesday, February 14, 2007

Liberians in the UK Congratulates GNN for Job Well Done





















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The Management of the Global News Network, Publishers of this blog, and the Star Newspaper and Magazine has been commended by Liberians in the United Kingdom for its newly launched informative blog.
In a communication to the Chief executive Officer of GNN, J. Cholo Brooks, the Liberians said,"we thank you for the publication.........Liberians in the United Kingdom and Europe will take advantage of your kind offer and send you information as they happen in our diaspora..." the Communication signed by John Nimly Brownell, Chairman of the ULO-UK concluded.
Recently this blog published a news story regarding the graduation of three Liberians from one of UK's highest institutions of learning.
the three Liberians currently studying in the London, the United Kingdom recently were the happiest receipts of their degrees in various disciplines.
The three, P.Tarpowah Dortu Kear, Jr. received MSc. Pharmaceutical Services & Medicines Control, Prince Jemel-Yarmah Jallabah got M.A. (International Development Management, and Sidiki Ayoub Quisia M.A. (International Development Management.
The Union of Liberian Organizations in the United Kingdom (ULO-UK) was represented at the graduation program at the highest level by the Chairman, Mr. John Nimly Brownell and Vice Chairman, Dr. George N. Flahn. ULO-UK officials congratulated their compatriots and encouraged them to return home to contribute in the post war reconstruction efforts. ULO-UK will be continuing discussions with the Government of Liberia to have professionals residing in the United Kingdom return home and join their compatriots particularly in the Health and Educational sectors.
Mr. Peter Tarpowah Dortu Kear Jr. holds a BSc. degree in Biology (with Chemistry as minor) from the T.J.R.Faulkner College of Science & Technology and a BPharm degree from the School of Pharmacy in the University of Liberia . Also, He is a UN trained (under aegis of the International Narcotics Control Board in Vienna , Austria ) Drug Control Officer, and a product of the Commonwealth Health Secretariat' s Training with emphases in Drug Demand Reduction.
Mr. Kear is the Acting Dean and an Assistant Prof.-II for Medicinal & Pharmaceutical Chemistry in the School of Pharmacy , University of Liberia . He served (from June 1999 to July 2002) as the Chief Pharmacist (i.e. Director of the National Pharmaceutical Services) of Liberia and, statutorily, the Registrar of the Pharmacy Board of Liberia.
Earlier, Mr. Kear served( April 1995 - 1997) as the Director (i.e. Deputy Administrator) of the Pharmacy Department of the J.F. Kennedy Memorial Medical Center in Sinkor and later as the Administrator of said institution( 1995 - 1998).
Prince Jemel-Yarmah Jallabah holds a BSc Economics (with Management as minor) from the University of Liberia . He also holds a Certificate, Financial Planning and Programming from the Joint Africa Institute (JAI) African Development Bank, Tunis , Tunisia
Mr. Jallabah has worked as an administrator, Enisul Group of Companies, Gardnesville , Liberia and also special project officer/ analyst, office of the minister, Ministry of Finance in 2004. He is currently administrative manager of IE/Majestic Sports Association
Sidiki A. Quisia holds a BSc Economics from University of Liberia . He is a Junior Economist at the Macro-Fiscal Unit, Ministry of Finance, Liberia

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