Dateline Liberia - Monday 08 May 2017)

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Name of Program: Dateline Liberia

Date: Monday May 08, 2017

Time 10:00am with a Repeat at 9:15pm

Duration: 45’

Producer: Olive Thomas

Interviews or recorded pieces-subject matter and/or content.

• Vice President Joseph Boakai has commended fire fighters in Liberia for their sacrifices to safe life and property at all times.
• 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.
• 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.
• The world is "sleepwalking towards disaster" because of preventable illnesses such as heart disease, cancer and diabetes, which kill 40 million people a year.
• 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.
• 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.
• The Director for Aquaculture & Inland Fisheries, Bureau of National Fisheries Zizi Kpadeh, who also called for more support to boost fish farming.