There appears to be disagreement within the Icelandic government regarding the support of Western sanctions against Russia. The European Union agreed Friday to extend its sanctions against Russia, imposed to protest Russian military involvement in Ukraine. Foreign Minister Gunnar Bragi Sveinsson told DV last weekend that it was out of the question to reconsider Iceland’s […]

Liberians residing in the UK will on Wednesday hold a home going service in London for the fallen Liberian ambassador Rudolf P. von Ballmoos. According to a release issued recently by the Union of Liberian Organizations in the United Kingdom (ULO-UK), the service will take place at 11 am at the Saint Matthais Catholic Church on […]

The Swedish economy is in recovery, with growth this year and next expected to be considerably stronger than previously foreseen. GDP growth in 2015 will reach 3.6 per cent, which is the highest growth rate for more than four years. This is the message from Minister for Finance Magdalena Andersson, presenting the Ministry of Finance’s latest […]

Musa Bility, the head of the Liberia Football Association(LFA) whose candidacy for the presidency of the sport’s controlling body, FIFA was recently rejected, will on Wednesday try to convince the Court of Arbitration for Sports in Zurich, Switzerland, to allow him run for the office. According to a statement issued today by the LFA, Mr. Bility is “seeking an interim […]

Heads of State of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) meeting in their 48th Ordinary Summit in Abuja, Nigeria during the week took several decisions in the interest of the community. The decisions covered issues of regional integration and development, peace, security and democracy and institutional matters. The regional leaders also observed the […]

‘Kenya has requested assistance from Norway in developing its petroleum sector. Through the programme Oil for Development, Norway will support Kenya in improving management of its natural resources and protection of the environment with the objective that oil and gas resources to benefit the country and its people,’ said Minister of Foreign Affairs Børge Brende. […]

Triggerfish Animation Studios has selected four features and four TV series for development from the inaugural Triggerfish Story Lab, established with the support of South Africa’s Department of Trade and Industry and The Walt Disney Company. “From misfit Zambian girls who become low-budget superhero-super-spies to a stubborn 12-year-old Kenyan girl who defies tradition by racing camels, […]

Seventy years ago, the United Nations was created from the ashes of the Second World War.  Seven decades later, in Paris, nations have united in the face of another threat – the threat to life as we know it due to a rapidly warming planet; Ban Ki-moon writes.  Governments have ushered in a new era […]

On the side-line of the UN Climate Change Conference in Paris, France, Liberia’s Transport Minister, Angela Cassell Bush, held talks with the Secretary General of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), Michel Jarraud. The main purpose of the meeting was to seek WMO’s technical assistance to support the Government of Liberia to rehabilitate the meteorological services of […]

  Drink driving caused a fifth of traffic deaths in the period 2009-2013 With the festive season upon us, the temptation to mix drinking and driving is at its highest, and according to a survey conducted by the analysis bureau YouGov for the insurance company If, a third of Danes have been in a position […]