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Liberia

Wed, 17 Mar 2021 08:19:38 GMT
House Prematurely Adjourns Session
[NEWS] For the second time in less than a month, normal session at the House of Representatives was on Tuesday, March 16, 2021, prematurely adjourned due to the lack of quorum for business.

Wed, 17 Mar 2021 08:19:35 GMT
Liberia Gets Major Funding From World Bank - Tweah Expresses Delight
[NEWS] Two financing agreements were on Friday March 12, 2021, approved by the World Bank, through the International Development Association, a statement posted on the Information Ministry Facebook page Tuesday, March 16, 2021 has disclosed.

Wed, 17 Mar 2021 08:19:33 GMT
Anti-Corruption Rankings to Improve in 2022 Acting LACC Chairs Discloses
[NEWS] The acting executive chairperson of the Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission (LACC), Cllr. Kanio Bai Gbala has declared that Liberia's 2021 global anticorruption rankings as reported by Transparency International are set to improve drastically i...

Wed, 17 Mar 2021 08:19:32 GMT
Weah Wants Liberians Emulate Selflessness of Joseph Jenkins Roberts
[NEWS] President Dr. George Manneh Weah has called on Liberians to aspire to higher and nobler endeavors, by emulating the courage, endurance, selflessness and commitments to the principles and ideals of democracy as portrayed in the works and life o...

Wed, 17 Mar 2021 08:19:29 GMT
'Foolishness, Bullshit' Mcgill On Critics Accusing Govt of Preventing Samukai's Certification
[NEWS] The Minister of State for Presidential Affairs has for the first time reacted to speculations and criticisms from some quarters of the society that the government is behind the delay in the certification of Lofa County Senator-elect Brownie J....

Wed, 17 Mar 2021 08:19:26 GMT
Ex-NPHIL Boss to Speak At World Communities Forum
[NEWS] The former Director General of the National Public Health Institute of Liberia (NPHIL) continues to receive recognitions both home and abroad from local and international bodies in both the private and public sectors.

Wed, 17 Mar 2021 08:19:24 GMT
'NEC Attacked' With Petrol Bombs
[NEWS] The National Elections Commission (NEC) has reported that unknown persons threw petrol bombs on the compound of the Commission Headquarters which set ablaze a double cabin pickup, marked LB-6868 and the zinc roof of the garage.

Wed, 17 Mar 2021 07:21:01 GMT
President Weah Hails LFA Boss Mustapha Raji On His Elections As CAF Executive Member
[Govt of Liberia] The President of the Republic, H.E. Dr. George Manneh Weah, received in audience the President of the Liberia Football Association (LFA), Mr. Mustapha Raji, who was recently elected Executive Committee member of the Confederation of...

Wed, 17 Mar 2021 07:18:58 GMT
Liberians Want a Voice in Choosing Their County Superintendents, New Afrobarometer Study Shows
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- A large majority of Liberians want their county superintendents to be elected directly by the citizens instead of being appointed by the president, a new Afrobarometer survey shows.

Tue, 16 Mar 2021 15:45:37 GMT
'We Employed Many of the Lessons We Learned Fighting Ebola in Our Covid-19 Response'
[World Bank] The West African country of Liberia has worked hard to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, drawing lessons from the Ebola crisis in 2014--2016. It was one of the first countries to go into lockdown and enforce strict social distancing. It ...

Tue, 16 Mar 2021 15:44:16 GMT
Liberia to Power Its Economy Through Improved Energy Access and Job Creation
[World Bank] Washington -- Liberia's efforts to transform the lives of poor people have received a huge boost with financing approved today by the World Bank. Two new operations will increase access to sustainable, reliable and affordable energy, and...

Tue, 16 Mar 2021 11:29:36 GMT
'Roll Your Sleeves to Take Liberia From Evil and Corrupt Forces Preventing Progress' - PLP Chairman Wilmot Paye Urges Liberians
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The National Chairman of the newly certificated People's Liberation Party (PLP), Wilmot Paye, has urged Liberians to form a united front to democratically take back their country from those he called "evil and corrupt" f...

Tue, 16 Mar 2021 11:29:32 GMT
Police Chief Blames Judiciary for Releasing Hardcore Armed Robbers Back Into the Communities
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The Liberia National Police (LNP) believes it is doing a fine job clamping down on criminals, especially well-known hard core and notorious armed robbers, but the courts are doing too little to keep them behind bars for ...

Tue, 16 Mar 2021 11:29:29 GMT
Cummings Africa Foundation Awards Scholarship to 20 College Students for 2021-2022 Academic Year
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- It was moments of joy and a sense of fulfillment on Saturday when the Cummings Africa Foundation (CAF) awarded 20 full scholarships to prospective students to pursue tertiary studies in the areas of science, technology, ...

Tue, 16 Mar 2021 11:29:27 GMT
Government Reportedly Indebted to Forest Affected Communities More Than U.S.$3 Million Land Rental Fees
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The National Benefit Sharing Trust Board (NBSTB) said the Government of Liberia owes forest affected communities more than US$3 million in land rental fees accrued through commercial logging activities.

Tue, 16 Mar 2021 11:10:40 GMT
NEC's Vendors Issue Ultimatum
[New Dawn] Local Vendors here have issued an ultimatum to the National Elections Commission (NEC), to pay debts owed them for the 8 December 2020 Special Senatorial Elections.

Tue, 16 Mar 2021 11:10:38 GMT
Big Economic Setback
[New Dawn] -As fire burns several business houses at Vamuyan Conneh's market complex

Tue, 16 Mar 2021 11:10:36 GMT
NEC's Vendors Issue Ultimatum
[New Dawn] Local Vendors here have issued an ultimatum to the National Elections Commission (NEC), to pay debts owed them for the 8 December 2020 Special Senatorial Elections.

Tue, 16 Mar 2021 11:10:33 GMT
Supreme Court Backs Recounts in Rivercess
[New Dawn] The National Elections Commission, (NEC), says it has received the mandate from the Supreme Court of Liberia to conduct a recount in the remaining 104 polling places across RivercessCounty. The mandate was read Friday, 12 March 2021 by the...

Tue, 16 Mar 2021 11:10:30 GMT
School Expels 6-Year Old Student for 'Witchcraft'
[New Dawn] A newly established primary school has accused and expelled a six year old student for reportedly being a 'witchcraft' or for engaging into witchcraft activities. The school, TYNECEPLOH Education Foundation is located in the Rehab communit...

Tue, 16 Mar 2021 11:10:30 GMT
Too Disappointing of the Speaker's Office
[New Dawn] IT IS SAD and disappointing that the Office of Speaker Bhofal Chambers wound want to narrow-mindedly defend what is glaringly indefensible by blaming a recent motor accident that led to miscarriage by a pregnant woman and serious injuries ...

Tue, 16 Mar 2021 11:10:27 GMT
Liberia, EU End 9th Political Dialogue
[New Dawn] The Liberian Government and the European Union (EU) on Friday March 12 met for the Ninth (9th) edition of the EU-Liberia Political Dialogue at which time both parties discussed a wide range of issues of mutual interest.

Tue, 16 Mar 2021 11:10:24 GMT
'Duplication of Inspections Is Troubling'
[New Dawn] -Businessman laments

Tue, 16 Mar 2021 11:10:22 GMT
Liberia to Power Its Economy Through Improved Energy Access and Job Creation
[New Dawn] Liberia's efforts to transform the lives of poor people have received a huge boost with financing approved on Friday, March 12, by the World Bank.

Tue, 16 Mar 2021 11:10:18 GMT
ECOWAS to Hold 2nd Forum for National Trade Facilitation Committees in Abidjan
[New Dawn] The ECOWAS Commission says it will hold the 2nd Forum for National Trade Facilitation Committees from March 16th to 18th, 2021 in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire.

Tue, 16 Mar 2021 11:09:20 GMT
20 Volunteer Teachers in Grand Kru County Begin Pay Under House's Deputy Speaker
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- In a frantic effort to put an end to teachers walking out of schools and create better learning conditions for students in District #2, Grand Kru County, Deputy Speaker Cllr. J. Fonati Koffa has begun providing stipend f...

Tue, 16 Mar 2021 11:09:18 GMT
OHCHR Conducts Baseline Survey and Knowledge Gap Assessment of the UNSC Resolution On Women Peace and Security
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has conducted a Baseline Survey and Knowledge Gap Assessment of the United Nations Security Council Resolutions on Women Peace and Security in L...

Tue, 16 Mar 2021 11:09:16 GMT
'Exert Yourselves and Be Intentional" - Nobel Peace Laureate Gbowee Inspires Liberian Women
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Nobel Peace Laureate Layma Gbowee has called on Women in Liberia to exert themselves and be purposeful in all they do if the must archive their goals.

Tue, 16 Mar 2021 11:09:13 GMT
University Student Group Honors Deputy Speaker Fonati Koffa Over 'Mammoth' Development Initiatives
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- A group of university students under the banner Conscious Students of Grand Kru County has honored Deputy House Speaker, J. Fonati Koffa in recognition of his numerous development initiatives since he became Representati...

Tue, 16 Mar 2021 11:09:10 GMT
University of Liberia, LISGIS Launch Bachelor of Science Degree in Statistics
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The Liberia Statistics and Geo-Information Services (LISGIS) and the State-run University of Liberia (UL) on Thursday, March 11, launched for the first time in Liberia a Bachelor of Science Degree in Statistics at the Un...



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