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Thu, 10 Nov 2022 07:49:15 GMT
Eight Persons 'Killer' Arrested
[New Republic] The man who ordered the locally made vessel, NIKO IVANKA that sailed from Monrovia as early as 6:am on July 17, to the port city of Harper, has been arrested and suspended for authorizing the vessel to sail.

Thu, 10 Nov 2022 07:45:30 GMT
President Weah Arrives in France for Paris Peace Forum, Holds Bilateral Discussion With President Macron On the Margins
[Govt of Liberia] Paris -- On a chain of international duties, the President of the Republic, Dr. George Manneh Weah, today, November 9, 2022 departed the Arab Republic of Egypt and arrived in Paris, France to attend the 5th Edition of the Paris Peac...

Thu, 10 Nov 2022 07:41:59 GMT
'Imbalance Between High, Low Emitters Still Remains High', President Weah Calls COP27 to Attention
[Govt of Liberia] Sharm el-Sheikh -- The President of the Republic, H.E. Dr. George Manneh Weah, has warned world leaders meeting in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, that the inequity and imbalance between high and low emitters in the climate change architect...

Wed, 09 Nov 2022 11:09:17 GMT
AMEU Graduates Inspired to Remain Steadfast Despite 'Enormous' Challenges
[FrontPageAfrica] The Executive Director of the Department of Global Witness and Ministry of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, Dr. John Green has called on graduates of the challenged graduates of AME University to remain steadfast despite curr...

Wed, 09 Nov 2022 11:09:05 GMT
Fact-Check - FDA Exposes Itself in Defending Illegal Export Permits
[FrontPageAfrica] FDA cites violations of previous administrations, including an ex-head of the institution who is being prosecuted over forestry's worst postwar scandal

Wed, 09 Nov 2022 11:08:53 GMT
Rep. Youquoi Makes Last-Minute Appeal to Postpone Census Amid Poor, Uncoordinated Planning
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Representative Larry P. Younquoi (ANC, District #8, Nimba County) has launched an eleventh-hour bid to push for the postponement of Liberia's already-delayed National Population and Housing Census (NPHC).

Wed, 09 Nov 2022 07:27:33 GMT
Convicted War Criminal Appeals Paris Guilty Verdict
[FrontPageAfrica] Lawyers for Kunti Kamara, a Liberian war criminal who was convicted by a French court last week for his role in the country's first civil war, have appealed his landmark judgment. It is a decision that may see the entire case being ...

Wed, 09 Nov 2022 07:37:04 GMT
Liberia, Guinea, S/Leone Sign Pact to Improve Cross-Border Trade, Revenue and Security in the Region
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The Customs Department of the Liberia Revenue Authority (LRA) has signed an MOU with its Guinean and Sierra Leonean counterparts for mutual administrative assistance to combat customs crimes and boost customs revenues in...

Wed, 09 Nov 2022 08:36:18 GMT
House Ratifies Mano River Union Development And Transport Loan Agreements
[New Dawn] Members of the House of Representatives have voted to ratify the financing of two loan agreements between Liberia and the African Development Bank.

Wed, 09 Nov 2022 08:36:08 GMT
Significant Number of Liberians Without Birth Certificates
[New Dawn] -LRRRC alarm

Wed, 09 Nov 2022 08:35:58 GMT
Tiawan Saye Gongloe - the President Liberia Needs in 2023
[New Dawn] The Presidential candidate of the Liberian People's Party (LPP), Cllr. Taiwan Saye Gongloe arrived back in Monrovia Sunday after a 14-day acquaintance tour in Nimba County.

Wed, 09 Nov 2022 08:35:48 GMT
Gongloe Campaign Receives Big Boost
[New Dawn] -As USA Minnesota chapter donates vehicles

Wed, 09 Nov 2022 07:37:59 GMT
NAYMOTE Launches Over U.S.$1 Million Democracy Advancement Program
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- NAYMOTE Liberia with support from the Swedish Embassy near Monrovia has launched over US$1m Democracy Advancement Program (DAP) in Liberia.

Wed, 09 Nov 2022 07:37:57 GMT
Sen. Sherman Fears Being Voted Out Due to Government's Failure to Disburse County Development Funds
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Senator Varney Sherman (UP-Grand Cape Mount County) has expressed fears that his bid for re-election could be rejected by citizens of the county due to failure by the Executive Branch of Government to remit to the county...

Wed, 09 Nov 2022 07:37:48 GMT
Unity Party Chairman Flexes Muscles On National Coordinating Committee - Says He's the 'Ceo' of the Party
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Unity Party Chairman Luther Tarpeh has vehemently rejected a mandate from nine aggrieved members of the National Coordinating Committee (NCC) to dissolve the Ad-hoc Committee he set up to design guidelines for County Res...

Wed, 09 Nov 2022 07:37:39 GMT
APM Terminals Launches New Rice Discharge Equipment to Speed-up Rice Import At Freeport of Monrovia
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Discharging rice vessels at the Freeport of Monrovia has traditionally been executed through legacy processes and equipment and has not achieved an optimal level of performance.

Wed, 09 Nov 2022 07:37:28 GMT
Senate Cites Minister of Finance and Public Works to Explain East International Contract Details
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The plenary of the Liberian Senate has cited authorities of the Ministries of Finance and Development Planning, Public Works, Mines, Energy, Natural Resources & Environment as well as the National Road Fund to appear...

Wed, 09 Nov 2022 07:37:12 GMT
President Weah Declares Friday, November 11, 'National Census Day'
[FrontPageAfrica] Monday -- The President of the Republic of Liberia, H. E. Dr. George Manneh Weah, has by Proclamation declared Friday, November 11, 2022, as "National Census Day" and is to be observed throughout the Republic as a National Holiday.

Wed, 09 Nov 2022 07:36:54 GMT
MTN Liberia Music Awards May Not Hold
[FrontPageAfrica] As a result of a pending lawsuit from the Copyright Society of Liberia against the organizers of the awards for alleged violation of the country's 2016 Intellectual Property law.

Wed, 09 Nov 2022 07:25:42 GMT
Supreme Court Threatens Tougher Punishment
[New Dawn] -As Finance Minister Tweah begins judiciary's salaries payments

Wed, 09 Nov 2022 07:25:33 GMT
Senate Cites Authorities for RIA Road
[New Dawn] as Dillon terms road as a death trap

Wed, 09 Nov 2022 07:25:24 GMT
Weah Laments in-Equity and Imbalance At COP27
[New Dawn] As world leaders confer at the UN Climate Change Conference or Conference of People (COP27) in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, President George Weah laments that in-equity and imbalance still persist between high and low emitters.

Wed, 09 Nov 2022 13:37:32 GMT
Brewing Obstacle?
[New Republic] More citizens of voting age (s) might be denied the opportunity to participate in the upcoming 2023 general elections due to the conditions set up by the elections governing body of Liberia.

Tue, 08 Nov 2022 11:15:36 GMT
Cuttington University First Female President to Be Inducted On Saturday
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Cuttington University will Saturday, November 12, 2022, host an induction ceremony for Dr. Romelle Horton as its 13th and first female president of the institution.

Tue, 08 Nov 2022 11:15:27 GMT
Mcgill Gives Reason Why He Wants to Be Senator in Margibi County
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Former Minister of State for Presidential Affairs says his foremost reason for wanting to contest the senatorial seat of Margibi County is to reconcile the county's leadership and residents of the county.

Tue, 08 Nov 2022 11:15:18 GMT
Finance Minister Urges Liberians to Give CDC Another Six Years to Effectuate Genuine Development
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Samuel D. Tweah, the Minister of Finance and Development Planning says in the next six years Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC) will transform Liberia more than any other government in the history of Liberia.

Tue, 08 Nov 2022 11:15:05 GMT
Nine UP Executive Committee Members Take Issues With Chairman
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Several aggrieved members of the National Coordinating Committee (NEC) of the former ruling Unity Party have raised a red flag against what they termed as the "unconstitutional appointment of an Ad-hoc Committee on Count...

Tue, 08 Nov 2022 11:14:44 GMT
Vote-Rich Nimba County Senators Contemplate Withdrawing Support From CDC Ahead of 2023 Elections
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Nimba County Senator Jeremiah Kpan-Koung says he and his political leader, Senator Prince Y. Johnson, are unsure about their support for President George Weah's second term bid in the 2023 presidential and general electi...

Tue, 08 Nov 2022 11:14:44 GMT
Labour Minister Wants Accelormittal to Test Liberian Job Seekers Before Hiring Foreigners
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The Minister of Labour, Cllr. Charles H. Gibson has called on the Management of ArcelorMittal Liberia to test the local job market in Liberia before hiring foreign workers to come work for the Company in Liberia.

Tue, 08 Nov 2022 11:14:38 GMT
U.S. Government Delegation Visits Liberia to Learn Lessons From COVID-19 Fight
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- On Monday, November 7, 2022, a U.S. Government delegation arrived in Monrovia to learn firsthand about Liberia's achievements in the fight against COVID-19, including being among the first three African countries to achi...



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