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Mon, 03 May 2021 08:16:54 GMT
Gunmen Storm President Weah Maternal Home, Allegedly Shot One Resident, Arrest Others
[FrontPageAfrica] GBI -- DORU, Nimba County -- Report from Dorgbor Town, Gbi-Doru Administrative District says several gunmen claiming to be police officers on Friday, April 30 stormed the town and began firing live bullets.

Mon, 03 May 2021 08:09:23 GMT
Deputy Speaker Arrives in Barclayville Ahead of World Press Freedom Day Celebration
[FrontPageAfrica] Barclayville -- The Deputy Speaker of the 54th Legislature and Grand Kru County District #2 Representative, Cllr. J. Fonati Koffa has arrived in Barclayville Thursday ahead of the 2021 World Press Freedom Day (WPFD) celebration, org...

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 10:33:09 GMT
Ketu Jerbo Makes Impression Lone Star Against Sierra Leone
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Bea Mountain winger Ketu Jerbo returned to the Lone star setup after being dropped several times by Butler and technical staff.

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 10:33:07 GMT
Senate Trashes Report On Covid-19 Stimulus Food Distribution - Says WFP Needs to Clarity
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Majority members of the Liberian Senate have termed as unrealistic a report from Prof. Wilson Tarpeh, chair of the Presidential Taskforce on Covid-19, in which he claimed 2.3 million people received stimulus package, a f...

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 10:33:06 GMT
Watkins Initiative for Nations Identifies With Storm Victims in District 10
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- A ravaging storm has made hundreds of residents homeless in communities across Montserrado County Electoral District 10, worsening victims' conditions in that part of the country amidst the harsh economic situation confr...

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 10:33:03 GMT
LISGIS Launches Harmonizing and Improving Statistics in West Africa Project to Promote Development
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Liberia Institute of Statistics and Geo-Information Services (LISGIS) with funding from the World Bank has launched the Harmonizing and Improving Statistics in West Africa (HISWA) Liberia Project to promote development i...

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 10:33:01 GMT
Residents Call for More Awareness to Boost Covid-19 Vaccine Campaign
[FrontPageAfrica] Paynesville -- Several residents of Paynesville are hesitant about adhering to calls by health authorities to be vaccinated with the COVID-19 vaccine, citing lack of sustained awareness about the benefits of being inoculated.

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 10:32:58 GMT
Development Partners, Giaba Provide Caution On Liberia's National Risk Assessment
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Two of Liberia's main development partners, the United States of America and the European Union along with the Intergovernmental Action Group Against Money laundering (GIABA), have provided caution to Liberia to uphold p...

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 10:32:52 GMT
LBA Condemns Death Threat Against Chief Justice - Says Its's a Threat Against the Rule of Law
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The National Executive Council of the Liberia National Bar Association (LNBA) has condemned the recent death threats made on the life of Chief Justice Francis S. Korkpor by one Mark Jabateh.

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 10:32:51 GMT
Armed Forces Training Command Commandant Relieved of Post Over Rape Allegation
[FrontPageAfrica] Barclay Training Center -- The Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL) High Command has relievedLieutenant Colonel Nyankun E. Williams of his post as Commandant of the Armed Forces Training Command (AFTC) on allegation of rape.

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 10:32:47 GMT
Sen. Varney Sherman Proposes Amendments to the New Elections Law
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Senator Varney Sherman (Grand Cape Mount County, UP) is proposing an amendment to Section 4.8 of the New Elections Law that would allow the National Elections Commission and Supreme Court to take shorter time to hear and...

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 10:32:46 GMT
Labour Ministry Prohibits Foreigners Working As Cashier Supervisors in Supermarkets - Vows to Revoke Violator's Work Permit
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The Ministry of Labour has announced a prohibition of foreigners working as Cashier Supervisors in Supermarkets in and outside of Monrovia.

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 10:32:43 GMT
3 Children Get Cllr. J. Fonati Koffa Scholarship Up to Bachelor Degrees Level
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Three elementary students in District 2 Grand Kru County, have been awarded scholarships up to Bachelor Degrees by Liberia's Deputy Speaker Cllr. J. Fonati Koffa.

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 10:32:41 GMT
Ministry of Information, Cultural Affairs and Tourism, U.S. Government, World Monument Fund to Sign Pact for the Preservation of Liberia's Historical Island
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The Government of Liberia, represented by the Ministry of Information, Cultural Affairs and Tourism, will on Friday April 30, 2021 enter into an agreement with the U.S. Government, through its embassy accredited near Mon...

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 09:32:44 GMT
Weah Pays Journalist Philip Wesseh's Medical Bills
[New Dawn] -As Publisher Association accompanies him to Ghana

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 09:32:42 GMT
Fake Report?
[New Dawn] -Senate rejects Tarpeh's update

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 09:32:40 GMT
GOL Launches HISWA Liberia Project
[New Dawn] The Government of Liberia through the Liberia Institute for Geo- Information Services (LISGIS) has launched the Harmonizing Improving Statics in West Africa (HISWA) Liberia project which is aimed at supporting statistics for development, p...

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 09:32:35 GMT
Liberian Military Commandant Disrobed
[New Dawn] The Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL) High Command has relieved Lieutenant Colonel Nyankun E. Williams of his post as Commandant of the Armed Forces Training Command (AFTC) on allegation of rape.

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 09:32:32 GMT
14-Year-Old Student Takes Marijuana to School
[New Dawn] Fourteen years old Student Melvin Brooks was caught early Thursday morning, April 29, 2021 smoking marijuana in an abandoned building near his school campus. Student Brooks is a 7th Grader at the JS Pratt High School in Harper, Electoral D...

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 09:32:28 GMT
Brown Cautions Liberians On 2023
[New Dawn] Former Liberian Ambassador to the United Nations is challenging Liberians to focus on making right choice for the presidency in 2023.

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 09:32:26 GMT
Speaker Extols Swedish Amb. Ingrid Wetterqvist
[New Dawn] -As she concludes service in Liberia

Mon, 03 May 2021 08:08:23 GMT
Former U.S. House Foreign Affairs Chairman to Advise Maritime Program
[FrontPageAfrica] Washington -- The Liberia Maritime Authority is proud to have engaged former US House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman, Rep. Ed Royce, in order to have him serve as a policy advisor on the Liberian program.

Mon, 03 May 2021 07:49:26 GMT
Coach Tapha Manneh Aims for Another Triumph in Liberia
[The Point] Gambian international coach, Tapha Manneh is aiming for another trophy with LISCR in the on-going 2020-2021 Liberian league season.

Sun, 02 May 2021 05:45:49 GMT
CAF President Visits Côte d'Ivoire, Sierra Leone and Liberia
[CAF] CAF President Dr. Patrice Motsepe will visit three West African countries from 3 - 6 May 2021, namely Côte d'Ivoire, Sierra Leone and Liberia.

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 09:46:14 GMT
NBC to Review Concession Agreements
[New Republic] As VOSIEDA launches its critical Ecosystem project to protect community forest, the Director General of the National Bureau of Concessions has disclosed that it is going review all of concession agreements to ensure such agreements are...

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 09:44:40 GMT
NPA Boss Twehway Confesses
[New Republic] Bill Twehway, the Managing Director of the National Port Authority (NPA) of Liberia has openly told citizens of Rivercess County that he did not help them as a son over the years.

Thu, 29 Apr 2021 10:50:21 GMT
Liberia Wins MRU Peace Tournament
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The senior national football team of Liberia has won the inaugural edition of the Mano River Peace Tournament held in Sierra Leone.

Thu, 29 Apr 2021 10:50:19 GMT
First Lady Hails Merck Foundation for Boosting Liberia's Health Sector
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The 8th Edition of Merck Foundation Africa Asia Luminary kicked off today via zoom on Tuesday, April 27, 2021, with Liberian First Lady Ambassador Clar Marie Weah extolling her great partnership with the foundation.

Thu, 29 Apr 2021 10:50:16 GMT
Internationally Recognized Musician On a Mission in Liberia to Scout Talented Artist
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Al Johnson is a native-born Liberian who has created for himself a career path in music and his alliance with some of the biggest stars in America and Africa has paved his way through the Musical industry linking him wit...

Thu, 29 Apr 2021 10:50:16 GMT
Dr. Daniel Cassell Commissions 10 72-Seater Buses to Ease Transportation Challenges
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The People's Liberation Party (PLP) has commissioned about 10 buses to ease the difficulties citizens are faced with in commuting from one destination to another, with a call on opposition Liberian politicians to desist ...



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