Dateline Liberia - Monday 08 May 2017)

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<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Name of Program: </strong>Dateline Liberia</p>

<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Date:</strong> Monday May 08, 2017</p>

<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Time 10:00am </strong>with a Repeat at 9:15pm</p>

<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Duration: 45&rsquo;</strong></p>

<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Producer:</strong> Olive Thomas</p>

<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong><u>Interviews or recorded pieces-subject matter and/or content.</u></strong></p>

<ul><li style="text-align: justify;">Vice President Joseph Boakai has commended fire fighters in Liberia for their sacrifices to safe life and property at all times.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">The Director of the National Fire Service Bureau called for adequate support in order to equip fire substations around Monrovia and other parts of the country.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">The President of the Press Union of Liberia Charles Coffey has said that detractors of the Journalism profession are using this time to infringe on the rights of journalists.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">The world is &quot;sleepwalking towards disaster&quot; because of preventable illnesses such as heart disease, cancer and diabetes, which kill 40 million people a year.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">The National Farmers Union of Liberia in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture recently showcased its program activities and needs assessment of fish farming in Liberia.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">In an overview of activities and field visits, the Chairperson of the National Fish Farmers Union of Liberia Kona Kollie called for more support to encourage mainly women who want to make a living out of fish farming and boost production on a larger scale.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">The Director for Aquaculture &amp; Inland Fisheries, Bureau of National Fisheries Zizi Kpadeh, who also called for more support to boost fish farming.</li>
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