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Liberia

Wed, 16 Mar 2022 04:45:14 GMT
Lessons From Liberia for Scaling Poverty Reduction Globally
[IPS] Monrovia, Liberia -- For the past three years, BRAC International has been piloting in Liberia an adaptation of its acclaimed Graduation approach, whose impact on reducing extreme poverty was first proven in Bangladesh. The success of the Liber...

Wed, 16 Mar 2022 08:02:54 GMT
Legislature Division Stalls U.S.$800 Million Arcelormittal Investment
[New Republic] On February 8, 2022, the Liberian Senate rectified the 3rd Amendment to the Mineral Development Agreement between the Government of Liberia and ArcelorMittal, nearly a month after the House of Representative's controversial alterations...

Tue, 15 Mar 2022 09:30:21 GMT
ANC Political Leader Reassures Liberians
[New Dawn] The Alternative National Congress (ANC) Political Leader, Alexander B. Cummings has reassured Liberians of genuine real change in the country's direction and the living conditions of all Liberians.

Tue, 15 Mar 2022 09:30:12 GMT
Clergy Man - Vote Against Every Warlord in 2023
[New Dawn] Ahead of Liberia's 2023 presidential and legislative elections, a clergy and civil society leader has called on Liberians to vote against all those who led the civil war that wrecked the country for 14 years and also continue to abuse powe...

Tue, 15 Mar 2022 09:29:58 GMT
Protest Continues At Tubman University
[New Dawn] Maryland county -- Protesting students of the Tubman University in Harper City, Maryland county have disrupted grade school activities in Harper City, demanding government's attention to an indefinite go-slow by the faculty association of ...

Tue, 15 Mar 2022 09:29:54 GMT
LP Replaces Dillon, Others
[New Dawn] The opposition Liberty Party (LP) over the weekend removed Montserrado County Senator Abraham Darius Dillon and others from their respective positions in the party.

Tue, 15 Mar 2022 08:02:35 GMT
President Weah Fulfills Promise to Fishermen
[New Republic] President George M. Weah has fulfilled a promise to fishermen across coastal communities of Liberia by donating life-jackets to ensure their safety at sea.

Tue, 15 Mar 2022 08:02:33 GMT
Genuine Change Irreversible
[New Republic] The Alternative National Congress (ANC) Political Leader, Alexander B. Cummings has reassured Liberians of genuine real change in the country's direction and the living conditions of all Liberians.

Tue, 15 Mar 2022 08:02:30 GMT
NEC Boss Begs Court to Pardon Her
[New Republic] -Late 2021, the National Elections Commission's (NEC) Chairperson Madam Brown-Lansanah was investigated and subsequently charged by the Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission (LACC) over multiple offenses ranging from Money Laundering, Ins...

Tue, 15 Mar 2022 08:02:30 GMT
Transport Min. to Embark On First Joint Vehicle Registration Enforcement Exercise for 2022
[New Republic] The Director of Press and Public Affairs at the Ministry of Transport Mr. Lemuel O.Kleeme,says consistent with its statutory mandate and the Vehicle and Traffic law of Liberia it is next week embark on its first joint vehicle registrat...

Tue, 15 Mar 2022 08:02:27 GMT
Power Struggle Hits G/Gedeh Caucus
[New Republic] Members of the Grand Gedeh Legislative Caucus has named a new leadership of the County's caucus, but Representative Alex Charesia Grant is still claiming to be heading the group of Lawmakers.

Tue, 15 Mar 2022 08:02:24 GMT
An Urgent Need to Privatize LEC Emphasized
[New Republic] Hampered with full scale of effectiveness; overwhelmed by unreliable capacity, ability, inefficiency; proficiency and capability coupled with insincerity and dishonesty to professionally administer the Liberia Electricity Corporation (...

Tue, 15 Mar 2022 07:44:34 GMT
Liberian Lawmakers Name Liaisons
[New Republic] Members of the Liberian lawmakers have named two focal persons to serve as a liaison between them and the Civil Society Organizations in Liberia when it comes to addressing climate change issues in Liberia.

Tue, 15 Mar 2022 07:44:32 GMT
Memoir of Liberia's Civil War Remains Upbeat
[New Republic] The Alliance for Transformational Justice-Liberia with funding from the Open Society Initiative for West Africa has launched the Untold Story-Memoir of Liberia Civil War Project.

Tue, 15 Mar 2022 07:44:25 GMT
Sen. Dillon, Others Get Marching Order
[New Republic] A strong and critical leader within the opposition Liberty Party, Montserrado County Senator Abraham Darius Dillon along with other top officials have finally been booted out of their positions by the Party's National Executive Committ...

Tue, 15 Mar 2022 07:37:48 GMT
President Weah Makes Appointment At Liberia Business Registry
[Govt of Liberia] His Excellency, President George Manneh Weah has appointed Madam Rose Chelley as Deputy Registrar at the Liberia Business Registry.

Tue, 15 Mar 2022 07:37:46 GMT
President Weah Returns Safely From Turkey
[Govt of Liberia] Monrovia, Liberia - The President of the Republic, H.E. Dr. George Manneh Weah, on Monday, March 14, 2022 safely returned home from the Republic of Turkey following his participation in the Antalya Diplomacy Forum (ADF).

Tue, 15 Mar 2022 07:33:03 GMT
Suncsal, Stakeholders Brain Storm
[New Republic] Several lawmakers at the House of Representative have committed themselves in supporting the passage of the code of marketing of breast -milk substitute in Liberia into law.

Tue, 15 Mar 2022 07:22:58 GMT
Former Lawmaker Accuses Leadership of 54th Legislature of 'Stage Managing' Legislative Deliberations
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- In the midst of extreme poverty and hardship being experienced by vast majority of Liberians, former Grand Bassa County Representative Jeh Byron Brown has expressed serious disappointment over the alleged failure of the ...

Tue, 15 Mar 2022 07:22:55 GMT
Chief Justice Post Soon to Be Vacant As Justice Korkpor Reaches Retirement Age in September
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- When Chief Justice Francis Korkpor, Sr. delivers the opening address of the March Term of the Supreme Court of Liberia today, it will almost certainly mark the last time Liberians will be seeing him perform the task.

Tue, 15 Mar 2022 07:22:53 GMT
Giving Back a No Brainer for Brooklyn Nets Guard, David Duke Jr., Whose Navel String Is in Liberia
[FrontPageAfrica] Brooklyn -- David Duke Sr. was full of pride when his son, David Duke Jr. was drafted by the Brooklyn Nets in the 2021 draft of the US National Basketball Association.

Tue, 15 Mar 2022 07:22:50 GMT
Lingering Questions Resurfaces As Liberia Observes Birthday of First President
[FrontPageAfrica] LIBERIA IS THIS WEEK observing the 213th memorial birthday of Joseph Jenkins Roberts, the country's first president and one of two former Presidents graced with a national holiday. The other, William V.S. Tubman, is remembered mostl...

Mon, 14 Mar 2022 05:45:55 GMT
Three African Women to Receive Courage Awards
[VOA] Roegchanda Pascoe braved death threats while trying to ease the gang violence plaguing the Cape Flats community just outside Cape Town, South Africa. Facia Boyenoh Harris faced harassment while advocating for women's rights and protections agai...

Mon, 14 Mar 2022 07:33:45 GMT
Presidential Aspirant Promises Stable Electricity - Provide Each Household an Air Conditioner, Others
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Liberia's newest presidential aspirant, Dr. Telford E. K. Ammons, has vowed to ensure that all Liberians reside in air conditioned "homes and huts" across the country when elected to serve at the highest office in the pe...

Mon, 14 Mar 2022 07:33:42 GMT
Medica Liberia Wants Sustained Gender Equality
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- As part of efforts in collectively fighting against Sexual Gender Based Violent (SGBV) and other violent against women and girls, Medica Liberia says the country will only make progress through sustained gender equality.

Mon, 14 Mar 2022 07:33:39 GMT
President Weah Donates Lifejackets to Fishermen to Ensure Safety At Sea
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- President George Manneh Weah has fulfilled a promise to fishermen across coastal communities of Liberia by donating life-jackets to ensure their safety at sea.

Mon, 14 Mar 2022 07:33:36 GMT
Liberia's Islamic Community Celebrates Shabaan Month
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- On Saturday and Sunday, 5th and 6th of March 2022 corresponding with the 2nd and 3rd of the month of Shabaan 1443 , Liberia's scholars assembled at Ahlu Sunnah Heritage Mosque's conference hall Gurley Street for an intel...

Mon, 14 Mar 2022 07:33:32 GMT
MNGN Gold, Rep. Hills End One-Day Stakeholders Meeting in Boisien District With Residents
[FrontPageAfrica] The Turkish Mining Company in Kokoyah District, MNG Gold, in collaboration with the office of electoral District One lawmaker Albert Hills, has ended a day-long gathering with residents of Boisien District.

Tue, 15 Mar 2022 09:30:24 GMT
14 Military Hospital Begins Orthopedic Surgery for Children
[New Dawn] The 14 Military Hospital in collaboration with the Liberia Medical Relief has begun a series of surgeries with a specific focus on orthopedics, targeting young children in the country.

Tue, 15 Mar 2022 09:30:22 GMT
Diaspora Liberian Group's Eminent Chairman Duped in Double Land Sale in Duazon
[New Dawn] The Eminent Chairman of the All-Liberian Conference on Dual Citizenship (ALCOD), Emmanuel S. Wettee, who have invested more than a decade advocating for dual citizenship for natural born Liberians and those born of Liberian parentage and t...



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