IPNews-Monrovia,Liberia-12 May 2018: Citizens of Grand Bassa living in the United States has concluded fact finding trip to Liberia, particularly Grand Bassa County.
During the trip, the President of Grand Bassa County Association in the Americas introduced two investors to the authorities of the county and the leadership of the Grand Bassa Community College, including other top government officials in attendance.
Jerome Z. Gayman, President of the USA Chapter lauded the leadership of the Grand Bassa Community College, especially Rev. Dr. Samuel Reeves, for visionary roles he continue to play in the transformation of the college since his takeover.
Gayman, also informed authorities of the county and members of the college that their trip to Liberia, particularly Grand Bassa is in continuation of the Grand Bassa association USA Chapter decision to visit the county each since 2008, to enable a much more closer ties between Grand Bassa citizens in the US and at home by bringing friends and partners to Grand Bassa to “highlight the importance of their culture, the society, the plight and we can do to mitigate conditions of citizens in the county.
While in the country, Gayman also met members of the county Legislative Caucus, Elders, prominent people and the Foreign Minister Gbehzongar Findley .
Jerome Gayman: “Before the Ebola outbreak, we talked about investment in the county, improving the community college, enhancing the health care service, and provide jobs,” he said of his mission to fulfill some promises the association made to the people of Grand Bassa County.
The two partners’ visits were initially at the invitation of the former president Dr. Daniel Gbesaygee, than President of the GBCC who encouraged international partnership for the college at which time Marty Riche, Director of Aquaculture Without Frontier (AWF) and Maryam Murbe, Chief Executive Officer of Solar Afric Incorporated, were presented to the GBCC .
Gayman said Madam Murbe who formed part of the delegation is seeking high potential environment to setup a subsidiary of her company, which has its headquarters in Florida, USA, particularly to explore manpower potentials for the locals inhabitants. .
“The community college, being the incubator of knowledge, I know it is the ideal place where her company can recruit trainees without going through the headache of hiring agency,” the GBCAA said.
“For the long term, the firm has its eyes on starting a manufacturing plant to produce solar energy products and its sees the GBCC as a means of recruiting trainees, so her trip was to see if the college was ready.” Gayman said.
While in Buchanan, Gayman and delegation also introduced the visiting guests to Superintendent Janjay Beipay, expressed his fullest support for the planned initiatives and encouraged the investors to fast track the implementation of various projects.
Murbe then promised to return to the country before the start of the next school semester in September this year to develop a curriculum and start recruiting the first 25 solar technician trainees.
“So over the next six to seven months, the trainees would have been certificated as solar technicians to begin line work for the start of the manufacturing plant,” Gayman said.
For his part Dr. Richie, said he has his eyes set on exploring the potential of aquaculture at the community college although his organization basically work with full scale universities across the world.
The GCCAA president intimated that his leadership was able to convince Dr. Richie about the potential of the GBCC, citing its good location and a prospect of becoming a four -year college in the next foreseeable future.
The aquaculture expert will help the college setup its aquaculture curriculum – modify for a community college level – start training students in fish farming, developing fish ponds, and help elevate the college into becoming a reference institution for studying aquaculture and fish farming in the West Africa region.
However, developing the curriculum happens to be the first objective for Dr. Richie, said.
Dr. Rachie: “As far as we know there is no any strong program (aquaculture) in Liberia, so we want to begin by training individuals to be ready for the work force and we think there’s tremendous potential for aquaculture here in Liberia, not just to feed people and economic empowerment particularly for women and youth but also for exports. Additional potential of Grand Bassa is the water resources, this is the perfect place for it, so we are going to start small and start training technicians.”
