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	Female Team Formed In Bomi County
		Kortie, who is implementing one of his campaign plans in establishing female teams in all the 15 counties, on Saturday May 6, announced the establishment of a female team, called Bomi Rangers, in Bomi County.
		According to him, the establishment of these teams in the 15 counties is part of his four years plan geared toward building strong national female team for the future.
		The female boss, who is popularly known as 5-1-9, said that teams he is establishing in all the counties will not be his own teams but will rather be turned over to the county officials as their own so as to support them.
	www.liberiansoccer.com /Female_Team_Formed_In_Bomi_County20060509.htm (358 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Grand Gedeh County (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Counties of Liberia File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version.
		Gbarpolu county is bordered by Lofa County to the north, Bomi County to the south, Bong County to the west, and Grand Cape Mount County and Sierra Leone to the east.
		Grand Kru County is located along the coast of south eastern Liberia bordered by Sinoe County to the northwest, River Gee County in the north east and Maryland County to the southeast.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Grand-Gedeh-County (324 words)

	UNIBOA - Home Page
		The port city of Buchanan, in Grand Bassa County came under siege last Friday when residents took to the streets in protest to an alleged stolen fuel from the premises of the Buchanan Renewable Energies (BRE) reportedly by some police officers, who were in charge of the consignment.
		In her brief remarks to the audience, the Superintendent eloquently gave a brief state of progress been made in the county and a call to UNIBOA to be a participant in the reconstruction of the county.
		She also answered many questions concerning issues in the county, such as the land issue between LAC and the people in its vicinity and the erosion that is eating away land and properties in the historic port city of Buchanan.
	www.uniboa.org (3777 words)

	The Analyst Newspaper : Liberia : 2006
		Bomi County office of the Ministry of Gender and Development, Monday this week, has launched a GBV taskforce for the county.
		This, he said, would be achieved by providing the local office of the GBV Taskforce in Bomi County with logistical support and incentives in order to strengthen the work in the county.
		Bomi Superintendent Mohammed A. Massalley, addressing the launch ceremony, urged the citizens of Bomi County to engage in food production in order to support their children financially.
	www.analystliberia.com /gender_ministry_launches_bomi_gbv_task_force_dec08.html (408 words)

	The Analyst Newspaper : Liberia : 2006
		The United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) has extended its humanitarian assistance to Bomi County as evident by the dedication of the Vincent Hall which was destroyed during the course of war.
		According to him, the county’s superintendent is working harder along with other contingents of UNMIL who he said believed in the mission of peace, the mission of serving people, and a mission of making life better for all.
		Bomi County Superintendent, Mohammed A. Massaley said they were very much grateful to UNMIL and Pakistani engineer-5 for the rehabilitation of the center of the Vincent Compound in the County.
	www.analystliberia.com /unmil_assists_bomi_cty_citizens_jan09_07.html (875 words)

	allAfrica.com: Liberia: Bomi County Senior Citizens Meet President Sirleaf On Guthrie (Page 1 of 1) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The Liberian leader has however called on Bomi County citizens to be patient while the government searches for a company to take over the operations of the plantation.
		She further reminded the caucus that the Guthrie Plantation is not only for citizens of Bomi County, but rather the Government of Liberia, adding that all jobs on the plantation can not belong to Bomi citizens alone.
		The Bomi citizens also asked to be given first preference for job opportunities and accountability regarding proceeds gained by the Rubber Planters Association.
	allafrica.com /stories/200705081081.html (311 words)

	Independent Online Edition > Africa (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		In Bomi county, two hours' north of Monrovia, an excited crowd is clapping and cheering the most charismatic politician ever to make a stump speech on their patch.
		The convoy of 4x4 Jeeps in Bomi county is mobbed as he walks through the town.
		The day after our visit to Bomi county, we head out to talk to some of the Lurd rebel fighters to find out if they are taking his candidacy seriously.
	news.independent.co.uk /world/africa/article296885.ece (1654 words)

	Rainfall eases Tibet forest fire
		BOMI, Tibet, August 19 -- Light rainfall that started on Friday night has mitigated a fire that has been devouring virgin forests in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region since Wednesday, although firefighters still need time to extinguish the fire.
		It started to drizzle in Bomi county on Friday evening, just as the fire began to escalate in the eastern side of the virgin forest in Bomi County.
		After a night of rain, Bomi county was smothered in fog on Saturday and smoke could be seen rising from the forest.
	www.chinadaily.com.cn /china/2006-08/19/content_668846.htm (348 words)

	Tibet forest fire put out
		Armed policemen spray water to extinguish invisible fire in a virgin forest near the county seat of Bomi in Nyingchi Prefecture, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Aug. 19, 2006.
		It started to drizzle in Bomi county on Friday evening, just asthe fire began to escalate in the eastern side of the virgin forest in Bomi County.
		Bomi is about 680 km east of the regional capital Lhasa.
	english.gov.cn /2006-08/19/content_366122.htm (387 words)

	NIH Record - 8-12-97 -- Voting Among the Ruins
		Bomi experienced some of the war's most vicious battles -- we did not see one structure that was not pockmarked by bullet holes in its walls.
		Located near the refugee camps along the Sierra Leone border, Bomi had the least successful disarmament program in Liberia and was the only county that the leading candidate did not campaign in for fear of his life.
		Overall, we felt that the election process in Bomi County was free and fair -- a conclusion that was repeated by Carter Center delegates returning from other parts of Liberia.
	www.nih.gov /news/NIH-Record/08_12_97/story05.htm (763 words)

	Full LEAP Assessment Report - Friends of Liberia
		This county is between Monsterrado County and Bassa County The April fighting extended southward to this county's principal city, Kakata, resulting in displacement of some of the population and a general concern for security.
		As a county heavily influenced by the urban area and benefiting from the lion's share of any aid that exists for Liberia, Montserrado was not a target for workshops designed for rural educators.
		County forums will be held at different times so the co-trainers can travel to assist each other if their schedules permit.
	www.fol.org /leap/leap_assessment/assessment_report.html (6296 words)

	Liberia NICS/RNIS Acticles
		Lofa county is thought to have suffered the worst impact of the civil war and at least three quarters of its population has sought refuge in IDP camps or nearby countries.
		The counties particulary affected are Lofa, Bong, Gran Gedeh, Cape Mount, Bomi, Monserado and Nimba.
		The report suggests that most of the displaced have relocated to their county of origin and that those remaining are now well-integrated into the community and the prevalence rates of wasting are returning to the pre-crisis levels of February 1996.
	www.unsystem.org /scn/Publications/RNIS/countries/liberia_all.htm (18093 words)

	Situation Reports: West Africa, Liberia: UNMIL Humanitarian Situation Report No. 52
		In Bomi County, the County Health Team has established a TB Clinic at the Tubmanburg Hospital, presently distributing 7800 mosquito nets received from the MoH to pregnant women and mothers in Suehn-Mecca, Klay, Dewoin and Senjeh Districts to combat malaria.
		The county taskforce is responsible to create awareness about the dangers of AI (Avian Influenza or bird flu) and to educate the public on how to handle dead birds that died of suspected Birds Flu.
		In Grand Gedeh, the group discussed the key issues of the LNP inability to arrest perpetrators of rape in the county and the delay of court hearings for rape cases due to the lack of cooperation by MSF and CHT on the issuance of medical report.
	www.reliefweb.int /rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/EKOI-6PM3NM?OpenDocument (2501 words)

	Union of Liberian Associations in the Americas (ULAA) Welcomes You
		Keynoting the occasion, prominent Bomi County citizen, Dr. Jacob Jones, traced the history of the County from the arrival of the major ethnic groups of Dei-Gola, Mamba, and the Mandingo, centuries ago.
		The former University of Liberia Professor of Anatomy stressed the importance of Agriculture and Education to the advancement of the County.
		Jones urged Bomi parents to invest in the County’s children and youth as they are the ones who will inherit the task of moving the County forward.
	www.ulaaliberia.org /BOMIB.htm (494 words)

	allAfrica.com: Liberia: CCC Graduates Over 20 in Bomi (Page 1 of 1) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The graduation was attended by county authorities of Bomi, CCC Executive Director, Mrs.
		He further stated that many people in the county are just involved in criticizing and doing nothing meaningful to change situations which they continue to criticize.
		The County Education Officer informed the graduates from the tailoring class that they will be given the contract to sew the uniforms of all the schools for the 2007/08 academic school year.
	allafrica.com /stories/200704050774.html (674 words)

	FAO/GIEWS Special Report on LIBERIA 12/96
		During 1996, Bong and Nimba counties were firmly under the control of one faction, the NPFL, and not subject to the disturbances of conflict, enabling a high level of activity by farmers and also by NGOs in the distribution of rice seed and farming tools.
		Security is relatively good in Bong county, since the NPFL control the whole county and there is no territorial fighting, although the looting of 245 tons of WFP aid food from the LWS store at Phebe hospital near the county capital of Gbarnga in October 1996 was a blow to the humanitarian effort.
		The population is estimated at 10 000, with 1 500 in the county capital Zwedru.
	www.fao.org /docrep/004/w3902e/w3902e00.htm (7906 words)

	Bomi County @ Liberian Online - Liberia Portal
		Bomi County is situated in the northwestern region of Liberia where Iron Ore Mining was first started in 1954.
		It borders on the northwest by Gbapolu, on the west by Cape Mount County, on the east by the Montserrado County and on the south by the Atlantic Ocean.
		The County is sub-divided into four (4) districts with the municipal capital being Tubmanburg.
	www.liberianonline.com /modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=540 (168 words)

	ACT Appeals
		In addition to the 20,000 people who were displaced in the October, 2000 fighting another over 5,000 people have been displaced in the latest fighting this February, and have taken refugee in the districts of Kongba, Gbarma and Tubmanburg city in Bomi county.
		In the part of the country (upper part of Lofa County) with the current fighting, whatever little infrastructure was left up to the end of the Liberian civil crisis (1997), has now been destroyed.
		There is an estimated IDP population of 5,000 persons who have trekked through the forests and ended up in the lower part of Lofa County and in Bomi County, while there is a displaced population of 20,000 in Salayea District.
	act-intl.org /appeals/appeals_2001/AFLR11.html (2600 words)

	Liberian Observer: Security Watch
		GANTA, NIMBA COUNTY, May 17,---Residents along the Liberian-Guinean border near the Ganta Collectorate in the northern region have reported that they are living in constant fear due to what they called “erratic shooting” near the borderline around the area in recent days.
		MARGIBI COUNTY, May 10,---President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf says as the training of the new and restructured army is still in progress, it is expected that the figure will grow as the process advances from one stage to another.
		NIMBA COUNTY, November 1--Former Minister of Post and Telecommunications, Madam Emma Wuor, has alleged that her two houses and farm in Nimba County were 'raided and burglarized' last Saturday by officers of the Liberia National Police (LNP), and that several items, including money, were illegally taken away by the police.
	www.liberianobserver.com /news/categoryfront.php/id/110/Security_Watch.html (3273 words)

	Peace Media Independent E-Magazine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The Ministry and its partners are continuing the chlorination of wells in Montserrado and Grand Bassa Counties, two of the areas that usually report the highest number of suspected cases of cholera.
		The Bong County Health Team has informed humanitarian agencies of the need to improve access to health for an estimated 34,396 residents of Fuamah District in Bong County.
		Bomi County has so far received the highest number of residual IDPs who have returned to western Liberia.
	peacejournalism.com /details1.php?article_id=1061 (1454 words)

	TLP: LinkG
		It is situated in the northwest of Liberia, occupies an area of approximately 1,263 square miles, and was estimated to have a population of 131,227 inhabitants before the war.
		Gbarpolu county is bordered by Lofa County to the north, Bomi County to the south, Bong County to the west, and Grand Cape Mount County and Sierra Leone to the east.
		Grand Kru County is located along the coast of south eastern Liberia bordered by Sinoe County to the northwest, River Gee County in the north east and Maryland County to the southeast.
	liberian.tripod.com /linkG.html (1232 words)

	The risks of Wet Feeding Programmes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		In the autumn of 1996 Grand Cape Mount and the neighbouring Bomi counties were particularly badly affected as a result of intense conflict between two opposing groups of the United Liberian Independence Movement (ULIMO).
		Although figures are not available for the area around Vonzula village, epidemiologists from Epicentre and MSF estimated that the crude mortality rate in the adjacent Bomi county had been 8/10,000/day (over 30 times normal levels) for the period since June 1996.
		Despite the severity of the famine, food was present in the area and each day we witnessed long lines of villagers being forced by fighters to carry their produce to the road junction, where it was transported to Monrovia and sold.
	www.ennonline.net /fex/03/fa4.html (2428 words)

	The only county with no highway link (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		This was obviously a big event for the people in the county, as local people from various directions came to Motuo for a glimpse of the legendary running monster.
		Altogether, although the road is only about 140 kilometers long, millions of dollars have been wasted with the repetitive collapses of the road in the past 30 years.
		The only proof of all these efforts was the "Zha-Mo Highway Monument" in Zhamu Village of the neighboring Bomi County, whose site marks the shortest existence of a road in Chinese highway history.
	www.chinaculture.org /gb/en_curiosity/2004-12/08/content_63923.htm (282 words)

	IDPs Begin to Move Home Spontaneously - Global Policy Forum - UN Security Council (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		LURD used Tubmanburg, the capital of Bomi County, as a base from which to launch repeated assaults on the capital.
		Siryon's house in Bomi country was destroyed a couple of years ago during fighting between LURD and Taylor forces, forcing her to flee with her three children to the relative safety of Monrovia.
		The men previously worked together in Bomi County and fled to Monrovia with their families three years ago.
	www.globalpolicy.org /security/issues/liberia/2004/0720idps.htm (1695 words)

	Legal News - Liberian Observer
		MONROVIA, Bomi County Attorney S. Nkrumah Tickey has disclosed that the government of Liberia through the Ministry of Justice, has won about 14 cases out of 17 and had lose three in the County from the period of 2006 and up to May term of court 2007.
		GRAND BASSA COUNTY, May 24,---The second Judicial Circuit of Grand Bassa County has formally opened for its May 2007 term with 21 criminal cases and 7 civil matters on the court's docket for adjudication, with the County's Resident Judge, Cllr.
		The Assigned Circuit Judge of the Criminal Court “C” at the Temple of Justice in Monrovia has warned State Prosecutors for the delay in prosecuting cases under the pretext of lack of funds to facilitate the proceedings.
	liberianobserver.com /news/categoryfront.php/id/90/Legal_News.html (3110 words)

	Liberia: No impunity for rape - A Crime against Humanity and a War Crime - Amnesty International (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		She was in the refugee camp known as VOA in Montserrado County when both former government and LURD forces attacked the camp in June 2003.
		B.D., aged 18, from Bomi County, was captured by LURD forces in February 2003 and forced to become the "wife" of a LURD combatant.
		She was taken to Bomi County, given a gun and, without any training, forced to fight.
	web.amnesty.org /library/index/engafr340172004 (14956 words)

	MSF-USA: Field News 8/15/2003 - Picking Up The Pieces
		Recently, MSF teams completed three assessment trips to rebel-held areas of Monvoria city and Montserrado, Grand Cape Mount, and Bomi counties where there is virtually no access to health care for residents and displaced persons.
		On Wednesday, August 14, two MSF teams traveled north of Monrovia to rebel-held camps for displaced in Montserrado County, and on to Bo Waterside on the Sierra Leone border in Grand Cape Mount County, and to Tubmanburg in Bomi County.
		In response to ten cases of measles in MSF's two Mamba Point Hospitals, an MSF team has launched a vaccination campaign in the buildings, churches, and schools in Monrovia where tens of thousands of displaced persons are living in cramped, unhygienic conditions with little access to food or clean drinking water.
	www.doctorswithoutborders.org /news/2003/08-15-2003_1.htm (1006 words)

	InterAction.org \| Media
		In the past week, MSF teams have carried out four assessment trips to Tubmanburg in Bomi county, Bo Waterside in Grand Cape Mount county, Zwedru
		in Grand Gedeh county, and Buchanan in Grand Bassa county - all areas of Liberia that have been cut off from humanitarian aid for months and have virtually no access to medical care or sufficient food or water.
		MSF also runs medical and water/sanitation programs in 3 camps in Bong county and has reopened a health clinic in Plumcor camp for the displaced in Montserrado county north of Monrovia.
	www.interaction.org /newswire/detail.php?id=2054 (450 words)

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