Liberia’s oldest and largest GSM Company, the Lone Star Communication Company continues to demonstrate how humanitarian it is by donating five Desk Phones to about five healthcare institutions in the country.

Institutions that benefited from the company’s humanitarian gestures included the St. Joseph Catholic Hospital, the Firestone Hospital, the John F. Kennedy Hospital, SOS Clinic and the Merlin Clinic.

Making the donation recently at its offices in Congo Town, the Marketing Officer of Lone star Cell, Ibrahim Daramie said the donation was in response to the overwhelming desire to support the country’s health care delivery system, keep it effective and intact.

He noted that the lack of free communication network in the health sector of Liberia has resulted to the deaths of many and added that each of said desk phone cost US$160.

The Lone star Cell marketing officer also disclosed that said phones can be used for both medical doctors and Nurses in emergency situations and cases to save the lives of patients.

Receiving the items on behalf of the Healthcare Director of the Family Division at the Ministry of Health, Dr. Saye Baawo thanked Lone Star for the donation and at the same appealed to the company to extend such goodwill outside of Monrovia to help others.

Since 2008, the Lone Star Cell has been engaged in humanitarian work by helping the needy people and institutions in the country, putting the cost at over US$200.000.

Comium Gives Out US$2,500 To ‘Star Is Born’ Winners

Nicholas Bulgar, Helen Pajebo and Victoria Tiah emerged as winner, 1st runner-up and 2nd runner-up of the much publicized “A Star Is Born” competition organized by the Public Information Service of the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) and sponsored by Comium-Liberia, a GSM operator.

Most importantly, the three main winners were presented the cash prizes of US$2,500, representing US$1,000 for 2nd place winner, US$1,500 for the 1st place winner and US$2,000 for the winner.

The rest of the finalists received other prizes. The nine finalists include Victoria Tiah, Nicholas Bulgar, Paul K. Harding; Ade Wart, Russeline Goffah and Helen Pajebo. Others are Esi Duche, Amos Ralph Onumah and Elsie Sidu.

It was an amazing occasion of admiration for the achievers and it was watched by few staff of UNMIL, including Kojo Mensah, Head of UNMIL Radio and the head of the Outreach, Kinsley Oghorbor.

Also in attendance was staff of Comium as well as Liberian musical stars. Before the occasion officially got started, the finalists rendered a melody that stirred the audience and grounded them.

In his welcome remarks, the head of ISP of Comium, Logan Campbell praised the winners for their excellent display of musical talents, noting that Comium was proud to have sponsored the show which is aimed at tapping young talents of the country.