American born Liberian musical artist, Lortonio continues to hit the limelight overseas with her captivating songs as they continue to rank high. The up and coming star, who began writing music and expanding her musical knowledge at the age of nine; has recorded several songs including “Like Me, Kakalika, I’m In Love and One In A Million,” featuring Kobazzie, among others. At the age of twelve, Lortonio knew that she wanted to dedicate her life to music, and with this revelation, she began an intense daily practice regiment in her mini home studio. To gain more experience in entertainment, she also trained in modern, hip hop and ballet dance classes. She then started teaming up with other upcoming west coast artists and singing backup to deepen her formal training and passion for music. Concurrently, she began making her mark on the Phoenix music scene by teaming up with the region’s top coming up hip hop, R&B and Latin musicians. She also performed songs for her church and at...
Namibia is about to give up 170 elephants. This is because of pressure from drought and territorial conflict with humans. The pachyderms on sale would comprise the entire herds. This is done so in order to preserve the important social structure in elephant communities. The ministry declared that the elephants are being sold due to drought and an increase in numbers. Wildlife Export For exporting the buyers must ensure that CITES requirements are dealt with by both exporting and importing states for the trade to be authorised. The sparsely-populated semi-arid southern African country has been criticized recently. It is done for shooting elephants to control overpopulation. According to official estimates, Namibia is home to some 28,000 elephants. Last year the government offered for sale around 1,000 animals including 600 buffalo, 150 springboks, 60 giraffes and 28 elephants.