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Fri, 26 Feb 2021 13:40:39 GMT
Weah Commissions Harper Port Refurbishment Project
[New Dawn] Harper, Maryland County-President George Weah on Thursday February 25, broke grounds for the construction of a brand new multipurpose office complex and Petroleum storage facility at the Port of Harper.

Fri, 26 Feb 2021 13:40:35 GMT
Fight Over Brownie Samukai
[New Dawn] The Liberian Senate and the Ministry of Justice are in a brawl here over the certification of Lofa County Senator-elect, J. Brownie Samukai after the Supreme Court of Liberia gave approval Wednesday, 24 February, upholding ruling by the Na...

Fri, 26 Feb 2021 13:40:31 GMT
Major Tragedy
[New Dawn] -As generator smoke kills UL Graduate, seven others

Fri, 26 Feb 2021 13:40:29 GMT
Weah Dedicates Major Southeastern Highways
[New Dawn] Harper, Maryland County- President George Weah on Wednesday February 24, dedicated two major highways in the southeast as part of activities on his nationwide county tour.

Fri, 26 Feb 2021 13:29:52 GMT
National Port Authority to Give Elections Commission U.S.$40k for Recount of Ballots in Rivercess County - Sen. Teahjay Discloses, but Port Authority Denies
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Senator J. Milton Teahjay on Thursday made a startling revelation that the National Port Authority (NPA) headed by Mr. Bill Twehway, has committed to pay US$40,000 to the National Elections Commission for the purpose of ...

Fri, 26 Feb 2021 13:29:51 GMT
House of Representatives Approves U.S.$24 Million Supplementary Budget for Fiscal Year 2020-2021
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The House of Representatives has approved a US$24.3 million supplementary budget for fiscal year 2020/2021 to enable government deliver on programs that are critically in need of funds.

Fri, 26 Feb 2021 13:29:48 GMT
Inconsistent Testimonies Plague Massaquoi Trial
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The prosecution case in the Finnish war crimes trial of Gibril Massaquoi, holding sessions in Liberia this month, has struggled with inconsistencies in the testimonies of witnesses to events that happened as long as 20 y...

Fri, 26 Feb 2021 13:29:47 GMT
Day After Graduation Celebration, 8 Members of One Family Found Dead in House
[FrontPageAfrica] Paynesville -- Nancy Miller, believe to be in her early 40's, was one of those joyous graduates, who Wednesday walked out of the Undergraduate section of the University of Liberia.

Fri, 26 Feb 2021 13:29:46 GMT
'Completion of Fish Town-Harper Road Phase One Spurring Development' - Acting Public Works Minister Ruth Coker
[FrontPageAfrica] Harper -- Acting Public Works Minister Ruth Coker has hailed the completion of phase one of the Fish Town- Harper Road in southeastern Liberia, saying it is "contributing greatly to the growth and development of the region."

Fri, 26 Feb 2021 13:29:45 GMT
Mano River Youth Network of Liberia Launches Community Awareness On Covid-19 Prevention and Violence Against Youths
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- A civil society organization, the Mano River Youth Network of Liberia (MaRioNet Liberia) recently launched its community awareness campaign on the prevention of the coronavirus disease and to end violence against childre...

Fri, 26 Feb 2021 13:29:44 GMT
House of Representatives Approves U.S.$24 Million Supplementary Budget for Fiscal Year 2020-2021
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The House of Representatives has approved a US$24.3 million supplementary budget for fiscal year 2020/2021 to enable government deliver on programs that are critically in need of funds.

Fri, 26 Feb 2021 13:29:43 GMT
U.S.$6 Million Petroleum Storage Terminal Construction Insight At Port of Harper
[FrontPageAfrica] Harper -- President George Manneh Weah has broken ground for the construction of a petroleum storage terminal facility (PST) as he commissioned the Harper Port refurbishment project on Thursday.

Fri, 26 Feb 2021 13:29:41 GMT
Senate Mandates Justice Minister to Withdraw Letter to NEC Halting the Certification of Lofa County Senator-Elect Brownie Samukai
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The Liberian Senate has ordered the Minister of Justice to withdraw a communication served the National Elections Commission (NEC) by Solicitor General Sayma Syrenius Cephas which instructed the NEC not to certificate Mr...

Fri, 26 Feb 2021 13:29:40 GMT
Bettomax Liberia Launches Mobile App
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- BETTOMAX Liberia formally launched its Web and Mobile Application to sports betting and games of chance players over the weekend at the company's Head Office on 3rd Street in Sinkor.

Fri, 26 Feb 2021 13:29:37 GMT
LISGIS, Partners Assured of Modern Equipment to Conduct 2021 National Population and Housing Census
[FrontPageAfrica] Kakata -- Andrew Tellewoyen, the Census Coordinator at the Liberia Institute of Statistic Geo-Information Services (LISGIS) says despite the delay in the conduct of the National Population and Housing Census, his team is fully prepa...

Fri, 26 Feb 2021 12:49:28 GMT
'Let's Put Aside Politics' Senator Moye
[NEWS] Bong County Senator Prince Moye has rallied all Liberians including his colleagues to see Liberia as the bigger picture and help develop it.

Fri, 26 Feb 2021 12:30:50 GMT
In Gbarpolu Electoral Dispute - NEC Order Full Scale Investigation
[New Republic] MONROVIA-The National Elections Commission (NEC) has ordered a full scale probe into the Gbarpolu County December 8 and 7, 2020 electoral dispute in which property were damaged and citizens wounded.

Fri, 26 Feb 2021 09:18:19 GMT
Liberia's Fisheries Boss Calls for Concerted Efforts
[New Republic] The Director General of Liberia's National Fisheries and Aquaculture Authority (NaFAA), Madam Emma Metieh Glassco is admonishing all governments consistent with international best practices and for the safety of fishing crew to ratify ...

Thu, 25 Feb 2021 05:09:14 GMT
Ivorian 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 14:33:52 GMT
Catholic Prelate Cautions Parishioners to Believe in Science in Covid-19 Fight
[FrontPageAfrica] Paynesville -- The head of the St. Kizito Catholic Church of the Archdiocese of Monrovia, the Reverend Father Ambrose D. Kroma has cautioned his congregation to strictly adhere to all safety measures imposed by the Parish in the wak...

Thu, 25 Feb 2021 14:33:49 GMT
Margibi County Legislative Caucus, Citizens Want Drug Abuse Become Nonbailable Offense
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Citizens of Margibi County through their Legislative Caucus are calling for a review of the existing drug law of Liberia to make drug abuse a nonbailable offense.

Thu, 25 Feb 2021 14:33:41 GMT
Ex-Foreign Minister Augustine Ngafuan Presents Letters of Credence As New County Manager of African Development Bank Group in Uganda
[FrontPageAfrica] Kampala -- The African Development Bank Group's new country manager in Uganda, Mr. Augustine Kpehe Ngafuan, formally presented his letters of accreditation to Ugandan Foreign Minister Sam Kutesa in Kampala on 19 February 2021.

Thu, 25 Feb 2021 14:33:37 GMT
Liberia Declares War Against Intellectual Property Theft
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The government of Liberia through the Liberia Intellectual Property Office (LIPO) and its secretariat, the Copyright Society of Liberia (COSOL) has begun an inspection and enforcement exercise of businesses trading in au...

Thu, 25 Feb 2021 14:33:33 GMT
Citizens of Gbi-Doru Petition President Weah for County Status Over 'Decades of Neglect'
[FrontPageAfrica] Dorgbor Town, Gbi -- Doru - Citizens of Gbi-Doru Administrative District in Nimba County have petitioned President George Manneh to lead the campaign to grant their area a county status amid "years of neglects and underdevelopment."

Thu, 25 Feb 2021 14:33:32 GMT
Liberia Embassy in Washington to Host Business and Investment Forum
[FrontPageAfrica] Washington D.c. -- The Embassy of Liberia in Washington D.C. in collaboration with the Consulate General in New York and Honorary Consulates in Atlanta and Minnesota will on June 30, 2021 host The Liberia Business and Investment for...

Thu, 25 Feb 2021 14:33:30 GMT
Liberia's Fisheries Boss Calls for Concerted Efforts in the Ratification of the '2012 Cape Town Agreement'
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The Director-General of Liberia's National Fisheries and Aquaculture Authority (NaFAA), Madam Emma Metieh Glassco is admonishing all governments consistent with international best practices and for the safety of fishing ...

Thu, 25 Feb 2021 14:33:25 GMT
Kosiah Defense Witness Refuses to Leave Switzerland Saying His Life Is in Danger
[FrontPageAfrica] Bellinzona -- The war crimes trial of Alieu Kosiah was thrown into turmoil on Thursday as one of the Liberian witnesses flown to Switzerland to testify on Kosiah's behalf told the court he will not return to Liberia because his life...

Thu, 25 Feb 2021 14:33:22 GMT
Witnesses Tell Court Massaquoi Killed Family
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia, Liberia -- The Finnish court hearing the war crimes case against former Revolutionary United Front commander Gibril Massaquoi heard from two witnesses on Wednesday who said they saw Massaquoi murder their relatives during ...

Thu, 25 Feb 2021 14:33:21 GMT
Supreme Court Gives Embattled Brownie Samukai Greenlight for Certification for the Senate
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Lofa County Senator-elect Brownie Samukai heaved a sigh of relief Wednesday, February 24, 2021 as the Supreme Court upheld the ruling from the National Elections Commission (NEC) declaring him winner of the December 8 Sp...

Thu, 25 Feb 2021 14:33:18 GMT
West Oil Trumpets Tax Compliance - Proud of Contribution to Liberia's Economy
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- West Oil Investment Liberia Limited is proud of its record of making meaningful contributions to the Liberian economy through regular payment of taxes.



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