Skip to main content

Posts

Showing posts from January, 2023

Liberia: An Open Letter From Diversified Integrated Vocational Educational Foundation CEO, Patrick V. Suomie

My name is Patrick V. Suomie, the Founder and C.E.O. of Diversified Integrated Vocational Educational Foundation, a nonprofit organization established in the state of Georgia, United States, In 2022. I am a Liberian/American, a Soldier, and a Humanitarian. I hold a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Information Management Systems from Purdue University Global. Purdue is an accredited, private university with its main campus in Indianapolis, Indiana. Currently, I am enrolled at Columbus State University, reading Cybersecurity Management at the graduate level. When I emigrated to the U.S. 12 years ago to find a better living, my vision for Liberia was to return home (Liberia) and be a part of the peacebuilding and youth development initiatives. That vision drove me to establish the Diversified Integrated Vocational Educational Foundation (DIVEF). Our mission is to "assure the public of safety by operating a safe rehabilitation facility...

Liberia: Spoon TV CEO, Stanton Witherspoon Hit With Wire Fraud and Conspiracy Charges in U.S.

Stanton Witherspoon, a Liberian national living in the United States, is one of 25 people arrested by the United States Department of Justice on charges relating to a fraudulent nursing diploma and transcripts operation revealed in Florida, New Jersey, and New York. The indictment charges defendants Stanton Witherspoon of Burlington County, N.J.; Alfred Sellu of Burlington County, N.J.; and Rene Bernadel of Westchester County, N.Y. with conspiring to commit and committing wire fraud," the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida said in a press release issued late Wednesday. According to the indictment, Witherspoon, Sellu, and Bernadel solicited and recruited individuals seeking nursing credentials in order to work as an RN or LPN/VN. It is alleged that these defendants conspired with Sanon, who operated Siena College and is charged with wire fraud conspiracy, to make and distribute counterfeit and fraudulent diplomas and transcripts. These forged documents claimed th...

Liberia: Through NAAFA, President Weah Distributes Life Jackets to Fishermen.

Fishermen from all over Liberia are arrived in Monrovia to take part in President George Manneh Weah's Lifejackets grand formal launch, on Friday, January 20, 2023, in the borough of New Kru Town on the D-Tweh football field on Bushrod Island. According to the Director General of the National Fisheries and Aquaculture Authority (NaFAA), it was a successful lifejacket launch. Each fisherman recieved a free lifejacket from a sitting president for the first time in Liberia's history. According to Madam Emman Metieh Glassco, President Weah has provided the world with a clear picture of Liberia's fisheries potential, drawing financial help from the World Bank, Japanese, and Icelandic governments, among others. Madam Glassco recounted that in 2021, at the official launch of the outboard engines in the port city of Buchanan, fisherman from around Liberia petitioned President Weah for the procurement of lifejackets to ensure their safety at sea. She mentioned that President Wea...