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Fire Consumed BWI unit 3 building

Fire today consume Unit 3, a unit in the Boys quarter of the Booker Washington Institute. It is still not clear what may have started the fire. Unit 3 is a unit that was serving as home for some senior students who just return from job training. Students had to stand by and watch as a ferocious fire consumed their cloths, laptops and other valuable items.

The Principle Mr. Mulbah Jackollie was on the scene and had to act as fire fighter to prevent the fire from spreading to other units. The fire was successfully contain only in unit 3. A bad day for BWI.



Expanding BWI Technical Programs Needs Concerted Efforts, Says Madam Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf says youth empowerment programs, during the incoming administration, will focus on improving the capacities of technical programs in places like the Booker Washington Institute (BWI).

The President said expanding the technical program at BWI is one of the surest ways of building the technical capacities of and exposing young people to vocational skills which guarantee them employment opportunities.

According to an Executive Mansion release, President Sirleaf gave the assurance recently when the President of the BWI Alumni Association, Mr. Jonathan Paye-Layleh, paid her a courtesy visit.

The Liberian leader, who is an Ex-Officio of the Board of Governors of the Institute, said tackling youth unemployment in post-war Liberia is achievable only if programs like the ones on BWI are given greater attention and support by the government.

The President called for a concerted and coordinated effort between her office, the Ministry of Education and the Alumni Association to achieve her desire to take the BWI technical and vocational program to another level during her second term.

Earlier, Mr. Paye-Layleh briefed the President concerning joint initiatives by the Alumni Association and the BWI administration, under Principal Mulbah Jackollie, to keep the torch of the Institute burning.

Founded in 1929, BWI has trained thousands of middle-level technicians in various disciplines, including Auto-Mechanics, Building Trades, Electricity, Electronics Agriculture, and Bookkeeping and Accounting.

Efforts are underway to elevate the Institute to a degree-granting college; the current technical program will then serve as a feeder for the college program.



Seniors Return

Senior Students of the Booker Washington Institute class of 2012 return home today January 20, after four months of internship at various locations around Liberia. The students have been out practicing the skills learned in the class room for the past three years. Close to three hundred seniors return on campus today in a grand style and are now getting ready for the task ahead. The students are to complete their final senior courses between now and June of this year. They are also expected to sit the West African Examination Exam this year.

Photos of the students arrival will be uploaded soon



Appointments

BWI has got a new business manager. Mr. James Siryon has been appointed as the new business manager of the Booker Washington Institute. His appointment came after Mr. Ben A. Fofana former Business Manager was elected to the Liberian legislature in the 2011 election.

Other appointments include; Mr. Eric Momo, Chief Accountant and Mr. James Kpadeh, Senior Internal Auditor of BWI



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