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8 May 2014

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New Democract (Liberia)

Settlement in Equatorial Palm dispute [Liberia]

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A...dispute...between citizens of...Grand Bassa and...Equatorial Palm Oil [EPO] Company, has finally been resolved with agreement that the...land in question be used by the Company for further expansion for palm planting...Deputy Internal Affairs Minister for Administration, Mr. Varney Sirleaf who served as the mediator for the two aggrieved parties expressed hope that the agreement would hold...[Y]outh group leader...Mr. Benjamin Sayon...[said] he had no problem with the expansion...Making reference to the lack of safe drinking water, roads, hospitals and school, Sayon said he felt that the expansion of the company’s operation would bring...relief to the county. Jannet Gbah...the women’s [representative said]...[that] she has...no doubts that the process will yield a good result for the...district...[EPO’s] head of operations...Sashi Nambir...expressed satisfaction over the manner in which the issue was handled...[and] said the company...remain[ed] committed to improving [the] lives of citizens...