Liberia
Thu, 25 Feb 2021 05:09:14 GMTIvorian Refugees in Liberia Struggle to Get a Helping Hand
[RFI] Monrovia -- Ivorian Ruth Sayne, 33, escaped the post-election violence in Cote d'Ivoire in 2011 and fled to neighboring Liberia with her husband, a farmer. While life was hard in the refugee camp, formerly the site of the Prime Timber Productio...
Thu, 25 Feb 2021 09:58:08 GMTGhana Becomes First Low Income Country to Receive Free Covid-19 Vaccines
[FrontPageAfrica] Accra, Ghana -- The first wave of COVID-19 vaccines has arrived in Ghana through the COVAX initiative.
Thu, 25 Feb 2021 09:58:05 GMTElectrocuted AFL Soldier Departs Liberia for Advance Medical Treatment
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- At long last, the ailing Sergeant of the Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL), who was electrocuted while on duty, George Kaifa, has been flown out of the country for advance medical treatment.
Thu, 25 Feb 2021 09:58:04 GMTTeach for Liberia Is Recruiting Bachelor's Degree Holders for Leadership Fellowship
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Teach For Liberia (TFL) is excited to announce the commencement of our recruitment season! Our aim this year is to recruit 35 young professionals into the third cohort of our Leadership Development Fellowship.
Thu, 25 Feb 2021 09:58:02 GMTWildlife and Conservation Reporters Network Aided in the Confiscation of Protected Animal
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The Confiscation Unit of the Forestry Development Authority (FDA) with the aid of the Wildlife and Conservation Reporters Network have arrested a man for selling a Duiker (Baby Dear), one of the protected animals in Libe...
Thu, 25 Feb 2021 09:57:58 GMTLiberian Journalist to Lead Global Environmental & Climate Conservation Initiative
[FrontPageAfrica] Bauchi State -- Development Journalist and Environmental Justice Advocate of Liberia, Moses R. Quollin is appointed as national director of the Global Environmental and Climate Conservation Initiative (Global ECC Initiative) in Libe...
Thu, 25 Feb 2021 09:33:31 GMTHer Story
[New Republic] Despite the many challenges confronting women and girls in Liberia, lots of women have refused to be pull down or submit to whatever circumstance. Many of them have broken the odds and making immense head-ways in Liberia. There are tho...
Thu, 25 Feb 2021 09:33:28 GMTPres. Weah Committed to Rail Project With Guinea
[New Republic] Liberian Foreign Minister Dee-Maxwell Saah Kemayah, Sr., has assured Guinean President Alpha Conde of President George M. Weah's commitment to strengthening socio-economic ties with its northern neighbor, through the implementation of ...
Thu, 25 Feb 2021 09:33:21 GMTWe Must Privately and Openly Be Critical of Our Fellow Alumni Who Betray the Motto "Light in Darkness"
[New Republic] Keynote Speech delivered by
Thu, 25 Feb 2021 09:33:18 GMTWeah Takes Veiled Swipe At Opposition
[New Republic] President George Weah appeared to take a swipe at ANC leader Alexander Cummings, and Montserrado County District #10 Representative, Yekeh Kolubah, without mentioning their names when he addressed thousands of Grand Gedeans in a jammed...
Thu, 25 Feb 2021 08:33:26 GMTNEC to Host By Election in Grand Gedeh
[New Republic] The National Elections Commission (NEC) said it will hold a by-election in Grand Gedeh county soon due to the vacancy created as a result of the election of Zoe Emanuel Pennue to the senate.
Thu, 25 Feb 2021 08:33:22 GMTCarter Center Head Pays Visit to NEC
[New Republic] The Carter Center (Liberia Office) Governance Team-Lead, Barbara Smith, paid a courtesy call on the Board of Commissioners of NEC, on Friday, 19 February, 2021 to inform the Commission about the end of her four- year work in Liberia. M...
Thu, 25 Feb 2021 08:33:20 GMTThe Liberian Legislature Is Notorious for Sending Officials to Jail
[New Republic] In 2006, the Liberian Senate sentenced Morris Saytumah, then Minister without Portfolio and then Deputy Finance Minister, Francis Karpeh to 72-hour in jail at the Monrovia Central Prison for fiscal management issues. Saytumah is now Se...
Thu, 25 Feb 2021 08:00:58 GMTWoman Defeats Contender With Ld$10 to Win District Chairlady Title
[New Republic] Mrs. Yei Sokpah-Cooper, a renowned citizen and businesswoman of the township of Kpein in Nimba County, is celebrating a victory, but she still can't believe that only ten Liberian dollars (LD$10) was the difference that made her win ov...
Thu, 25 Feb 2021 08:00:54 GMTGeorge Haddad, Others Indicted
[New Republic] The Grand Jury for Montserrado County has indicted George Haddad and four others for allegedly stealing over US$ 891,641.57 dollars from CIL Risk Management Limited (CRAM).
Thu, 25 Feb 2021 07:59:26 GMTLRC Receives U.S.$17.8 Million USAID Grant to Scale Up Health Services in Liberia
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- IRC Liberia has received a $17.8 million grant from USAID; the United States Agency for International Development to support the government of Liberia's National Community Health Program. Approximately 29% of the Liberia...
Thu, 25 Feb 2021 07:59:22 GMTA Beacon of Hope - Landmark Contribution From Liberian Alumni
[FrontPageAfrica] On 8 February, the World Maritime University Alumni Association of Liberia (WMUAAL) presented a donation to the WMU Endowment Fund. The virtual event was hosted in cooperation between WMUAAL and the Swedish Embassy in Monrovia and b...
Wed, 24 Feb 2021 11:03:38 GMTPolitical Fury Erupts in River Gee
[New Dawn] -As Weah expresses dismay
Wed, 24 Feb 2021 11:03:36 GMTTake Advantage of 2021 Census
[New Dawn] -Pro-Temp Chie tells kinsmen
Wed, 24 Feb 2021 11:03:34 GMTJetty Receives Honor From Indian Community
[New Dawn] -As he leaves power as Honorary Consulate General
Wed, 24 Feb 2021 11:03:32 GMT'Family Not Cooperative'
[New Dawn] -Police claim in 3 missing men's case
Wed, 24 Feb 2021 11:03:26 GMTCommencement Speaker Entreats Graduates to Serve Society
[New Dawn] The commencement speaker at the second of four convocations of the University of Liberia (UL) 101st Class of 2020, Mr. Mahmun Johnson has told the graduating class that their being on earth is to serve a bigger purpose, which includes serv...
Wed, 24 Feb 2021 11:03:22 GMTWeah Makes More Promises
[New Dawn] Fish Town, River Gee County-President George Weah the fourth leg of his county tour in River Gee County, has promised to construct a technical college in Fish Town, the capital of the county and construct 200 housing units for the underpri...
Wed, 24 Feb 2021 11:03:21 GMTAnnur University President Accuses Muslims Council of Undermining
[New Dawn] The President of Annur University, first and newly constructed Islamic University in Liberia, Mr. Osman Kamara has accursed the National Muslims Council of Liberia of undermining its smooth operation.
Wed, 24 Feb 2021 11:03:18 GMTRed Cross Intensifies Response Amidst Fears of Ebola Spreading in the Region
[New Dawn] Red Cross volunteers and staff in Guinea, Liberia, Côte d'Ivoire, Mali, Senegal and Sierra Leone have stepped up surveillance and community sensitization efforts.
Wed, 24 Feb 2021 10:57:36 GMTEfforts to Conserve Gola Forest May Go Down the Drain, If...
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- A group of illicit miners have evaded the Gola Forest National Park carrying on dredge mining in violation of the law establishing the Park.
Wed, 24 Feb 2021 10:53:58 GMTLiberia Civil Aviation Authority Assures Public That Pres. Weah's Invisible Park Construction Conforms to Safety Measures
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The Liberia Civil Aviation Authority, responsible for regulating Liberia's aviation sector says all precautionary measures have been put in place to ensure a safe distance from the James Spriggs Payne Airport and the Inv...
Wed, 24 Feb 2021 10:53:56 GMT4-Yr-Old Penis Chopped Off By 'Quack' Doctor During Circumcision
[FrontPageAfrica] District #4, Grand Bassa -- A four-year-old boy, Dehnyuwah Wheagon, is suffering from unprofessional circumcision which led to his penis being almost totally chopped off by a community "doctor" identified Solomon Goffa in District #...
Wed, 24 Feb 2021 10:53:52 GMTCourt Hears Kosiah's Defense Against 'Liars' and 'Manipulators'
[FrontPageAfrica] Bellinzona -- War crimes suspect Alieu Kosiah delivered a forceful rebuke to six plaintiffs who brought the war crimes case against him here in the Swiss Federal Criminal Court on Monday. He slammed the plaintiffs and their lawyers ...
Wed, 24 Feb 2021 10:53:50 GMTHearing Officer Denies Edith Gongloe-Weah Re-Run, Re-Count in Nimba Senatorial Election
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The National Elections Commission (NEC) of Liberia has denied and dismissed Madam Edith Gongloe-Weh complaint due to lack of substantial evidence.