Outgoing US ambassador to Malawi Virginia Palmer has called for post-election peace, saying those with complaints on the discredited May 21 Tripartite Elections, should seek justice from the courts. Palmer said this on Wednesday evening during a farewell cocktail in the Capital City, just hours before herself was caught up in cross fire between disgruntled […]
Malawi police on Thursday fired tear gas into US Embassy offices in Lilongwe as opposition supporters staged another protests over the May 21 Tripartite Elections results and blocked off protesters running to the building, witnesses said. As the US Embassy was engulfed with smoke, security officers swiftly evacuated the ambassador Virginia Palmer who is winding […]
US ambassador to Malawi Virginia Palmer has tipped re-elected president Peter Mutharika on priority areas which can propel the country to prosperity. Palmer said Mutharika should prioritize on public sector reforms and investment in energy, saying the two would trigger economic success for Malawi, one of the poorest countries in the world. “The public sector […]
American Ambassador to Malawi Virginia Palmer has hailed the leading private owned media house Zodiak Broadcasting Station for its zeal in promoting girls’ education in the country through its initiative dubbed ‘Girl Child Awards’. Among other things the Girl Child Initiative is believed to have accelerated the performance of young girls in various secondary schools […]
The Embassy of the United States of America in Malawi has condemned recent politically motivated acts of violence ahead of the May 21 Tripartite elections. Thd opposition political parties, notably Malawi Congress Party (MCP) and UTM, have accused the governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) of unleashing the rising terror through its youth cadets. But DPP […]
United States’ high profile five year US$350 million Millennium Challenge Account(MCA) ends midnight on Thursday and officials say it has achieved its goals of expanding electricity distribution in the country. MCC chief executive officer Dye Mawindo looks back at the mission as a success, saying through the project, Malawi has managed to install new facilities […]
US Ambassador to Malawi, Virginia Palmer has said for Malawi to improve its economic and public health status, her government recignises that girls’ education is the best investment. Palmer was speaking during the handover of a girl’s hostel at Mpherembe Community Day Secondary School (CDSS) in Mzimba on Thursday. Citing a report titled Evidence for […]
United States of America (USA) Ambassador Virginia Palmer has urged Malawians to demand greater transparency and accountability from those in power and that leaders should take bold move to expose and prosecute cases of corruption to its logical conclusion. The US ambassador said she had hoped the public sector reforms that were touted as a President […]
US Ambassador to Malawi, Virginia Palmer has challenged commercial banks and other financial institutions in the country to provide favorable credit facilities and develop policies and programs targeting rural women in order to financially empower them. She made the remarks Friday in Lilongwe during a Women’s Economic Empowerment Conference organized by Feed The Future Malawi […]
United States (US) Ambassador Virginia PalmerUS ambassador has completed her tour of mission to Malawi. Palmer, who has on several occasions condemned the government for inefficiency in tackling high levels of corruption, said she will leave the country mid this year. “This is not my farewell speech,” said Palmer recently when she met the media. […]
United States Ambassador to Malawi, Virginia Palmer, has recognized Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (LUANAR) for its achievement in the first cohort of five dietitians who have completed a 20-month rigorous training program. LUANAR, with support from the Innovative Lab launched the first cohort of the Malawi Dietetic Program in March 2016. The […]
The government of the United States of America (US) States and Malawi have signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) to acquire property on which to build a new U.S. Embassy compound on Presidential Road in the capital Lilongwe. According to a brief statement issued by the US Embassy to Nyasa Times, U.S. Ambassador to Malawi […]
Minister of Education, Science and Technology Bright Msaka has said the textbooks meant for the country’s public schools in support of the National Reading Programme will help improve learning in upper primary school. Msaka said when he joined United States Ambassador Virginia Palmer to tour Kris Offset and Screen Printers in Blantyre to appreciate the […]
U.S. Ambassador to Malawi Virginia Palmer has announced that Malawi’s country-specific allocation of the tariff-rate quota for raw cane sugar imports to the United States has increased by 45% in fiscal year 2017. “Malawi exported $10.7 million worth of sugar to the United States in 2016, an increase of 25% from 2015. This quota increase […]
The United States of America (USA) is not satisfied with Malawi’s ongoing public sector reforms and fight against worsening corruption, saying government still needs to do more as there is still “no sense of accountability on all government levels.”. US Ambassador Virginia Palmer, speaking during a reception she hosted in Lilongwe to commemorate her country’s […]
The United States government plans to invest USD 90 Million for construction of secondary school classrooms with a goal of keeping girls in school and reducing high HIV prevalence rate among youths in Malawi. US Ambassador to Malawi Virginia Palmer said this on the sidelines of a national symposium on youth sexual reproductive health rights […]
US ambassador to Malawi Virginia Palmer has urged Malawi traders to pull up socks in orer to utilise the African Growth and Opportunity Act (Agoa), saying current indicators show the country is doing badly. Agoa gives an opportunity to Malawian traders to export to the US after meeting some standards and conditions. Palmer said the […]
In a year troubled by one of the worst food shortages in memory, beneficiaries of World Vision’s Southern Africa Elnino Response (SAENER) have gone a step beyond being food recipients to create long lasting assets for themselves. Food aid beneficiaries in Zomba district have capitalized on the food that they have been receiving to take […]