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International Bank (Liberia) Limited (IB) has donated US$50,000 to the John F. Kennedy (J.F.K) Memorial Hospital.

The US$50,000 check was jointly presented symbolically to the hospital by Cllr. Estrada Bernard, legal counsel of IB and Mr. Patrick Anumel, director and chief executive officer of IB at the bank's Customers' Appreciation Dinner held at a local hotel in Monrovia on Friday, July 23, 2010.

Presenting the check, Cllr. Bernard stressed the important role JFK Memorial Hospital continues to play amidst the financial and capacity challenges it is faced with.
Mr. Bernard recalled how JFK had stood the test of time and said the money was part of IB's social responsibility program.

JFK Hospital is one of the leading clients of IB, but Cllr. Bernard pointed out that the bank's support to the hospital was intended to save more precious lives.

The hospital's comptroller, George Ozinga Flahnma, received the check on behalf of the hospital administration and assured that the money would be used for the intended purpose.

Mr. Flahnma thanked IB management for the donation to the hospital.

Meanwhile, IB director Stephen Cashin has called for reform of the country's insurance sector to respond to the growth trajectory of the economy.

According to Mr. Cashin, a weak insurance sector, as it is currently in the country, does not guarantee huge private investments.

The Nigerian Continent, NIBATT 22, serving with the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL), recently turned over 22 newly constructed restaurants to 15 Liberian women.

The women had been trained in food catering by the contingent in Tubmanburg City, Bomi County.

NIBATT 22, with support from the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), and working with the Ministry of Gender and Development, did the training, which lasted for six months.
The aim, according to organizers, was to empower the women to be financially potent without necessarily relying on their husbands for livelihood.

The 15 beneficiaries were trained in cooking, kitchen management, hygiene, food hygiene, practical cooking in African and other continental dishes, nutrition and healthy eating, meal planning, and many others.

At the end of the training exercises UNDP, provided building materials for the construction of the restaurants.

Speaking at the turning over ceremony, the Commander of Nigerian soldiers, Brig Gen E B Awala, said the operation of the restaurant will assist Bomi’s capital have suitable sites for befitting and varieties of continental and national delicacies for the people of the county and tourists visiting the Blue Lake resort center, in the county.