Global Giving is an on-line marketplace which allows people to donate to international projects that appeal to their interests and STAR radio is now a Global Giving project! This means that our American supporters may now make tax-deductible donations to STAR.
Humanity United gives STAR radio generous grant
One of our top goals this year at STAR radio is to
broaden our base of support to include new types of donor and partners from
different countries. This was achieved
this year when Global Giving (www.globalgiving.com)
agreed to our request to include STAR Radio on its internet platform which
allows individuals to fund international
projects of interest, and for Americans to donate on a tax-free basis. Since we posted a project description on
Global Giving four months ago, STAR Radio has earned a total of $3,000 donated
by a dozen individuals. We learned recently that Humanity United, a
grant-making organization based in California, will donate $130,000 to STAR
Radio in Liberia through the Global Giving site. Many
thanks to Global Giving and Humanity United for their generous support to STAR
radio!
Investigation shows passport cartel but director says it's challenged
Written by Sorbor George
Thursday, 13 December 2007
A Star Radio investigation shows the existence of a passport-crime ring in the Passport Section at the Foreign Ministry despite efforts to transform the section.
Our reporter who visited the section saw non-passport staff shuttling between their offices and the passport section, finding potential passport applicants.
Passport Director Mary Broh admitted the existence of a passport-lobby group but claimed her tenure has managed to break it by eighty percent.
Madam Broh however, told Star Radio remnants of the passport crime ring are still around and posing problems.
She expressed the hope they would be flushed out of the passport section gradually.
The Passport Director also disclosed that diplomatic negotiations are taking place to make the ECOWAS Passports gain international status.
Madam Broh said if the negotiations succeed for the ECOWAS Passport to carry visas, the Liberian passports would be withdrawn and replaced with the ECOWAS Passport.
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Stream the Liberia Truth and Reconciliation Hearings Held in the U.S.
For the first time in history, a nation's Truth and Reconciliation Commission held official public hearings in the United States. More than 30 individual witnesses from across the United States presented testimony before the full Commission of Liberia from June 10-14, 2008. STAR Radio recommends the following website to our listeners interested in streaming these testimonies: TRC of Liberia
Cotton Tree News
Stream Radio Porgramming from STAR radio's sister station in Sierra Leone, Cotton Tree News (CTN).
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