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Liberia

Fri, 01 Jan 2021 20:25:32 GMT
Liberian Journalist, Fatoumata Fofana, Publishes Debut Novel
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- A former editor of the Daily Observer newspaper, Fatoumata Fofana, has published her first novel, entitled SADJIO. Published by New York-based Adelaide Books, this novel traces the life of a young girl growing up in a co...

Thu, 31 Dec 2020 10:12:26 GMT
AFL Faces Accommodation Problem Chief of Staff Discloses
[NEWS] The Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL) Major General Prince C.Y. Johnson has disclosed that accommodation of soldiers is a major challenge hindering the recruitment of more personnel.

Thu, 31 Dec 2020 11:56:36 GMT
Govt Develops Handbook for Artisanal Mining Sector
[NEWS] Artisanal and small-scale mining is the main source of income for more than 100,000 gold and diamond miners in Liberia. Out of the 1,293 mining operations in the country, 1,142 (88.3 per cent) are artisanal and small-scale miners.

Thu, 31 Dec 2020 08:17:45 GMT
President Weah Issues Executive Order 103 to Stimulate Economic Growth
[Govt of Liberia] The President of the Republic, H.E. Dr. George Manneh Weah has issued Executive Order No. 103 aimed at stimulating economic growth in the Liberian economy.

Thu, 31 Dec 2020 12:44:04 GMT
Rep, George Wants Account of Damaged Banknotes Before Replacement
[NEWS] Montserrado County District #Seven Representative, Solomon George, is calling on the Executive branch of government to account for the amount of damaged Liberian banknotes before the National Legislature can authorize the printing of new bankn...

Wed, 30 Dec 2020 07:38:21 GMT
Trump Extends Live, Work Benefit for Liberians
[FrontPageAfrica] United States -- After calling the COVID relief bill a "disgrace," President Donald Trump signed the measure on Dec. 28, extending expanded unemployment benefits and an eviction moratorium, averting a government shutdown, and provid...

Tue, 29 Dec 2020 17:00:10 GMT
CPP Calls for Rerun of Nimba Disputed Election
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Tue, 29 Dec 2020 14:20:12 GMT
Ministry of Mines and Energy, Partners Hold Workshop for Artisanal and Small Scale Miners
[FrontPageAfrica] Kakata, Margibi County -- The Ministry of Mines and Energy in collaboration with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), Monday organized a one-day stakeholders workshop with the...

Tue, 29 Dec 2020 13:29:17 GMT
Govt Pays U.S.$5 Million to Ganta-Saclepea Road Contractors
[NEWS] The Government of Liberia, through the National Road Fund (NRF) has disbursed US$5 million for the payment of contractors of the Ganta-Saclepea road corridor, which constitutes phase one of the Ganta-Tappita Road Project.

Sun, 27 Dec 2020 17:07:07 GMT
Lack of Funds in Liberia Hampers Legal Enforcement of Rural Land Rights
[RFI] Monrovia -- In the two years since the long-awaited Land Rights bill was passed, it was supposed to give local communities direct ownership to their land, but a lack of awareness and little funding have impeded progress.

Thu, 24 Dec 2020 08:51:34 GMT
LNBA Condemns Acts of Torture & Electoral Violence in Gbarpolu
[New Dawn] The Liberian National Bar Association (LNBA) strongly condemns the acts of torture and electoral violence that were recently perpetrated in Gbarpolu County during the December 8, 2020 midterm senatorial elections in that county. The LNBA e...

Thu, 24 Dec 2020 08:51:33 GMT
Margibi - Civil Society Asks for Referendum Vote Recount - NEC Warns of Insecurity
[New Dawn] Civil Society Organizations in Margibi, including the Citizen For Sustainable Peace and Development (CsP), Rural Women Network of Liberia (RWNL), United Students Organization (USO), and the Association of Community Chairman and Traditional...

Thu, 24 Dec 2020 08:51:29 GMT
PYJ Killed More Nimbaians
[New Dawn] -Rep. Larry Yonquoi

Thu, 24 Dec 2020 08:51:26 GMT
Gbarpolu - Paramount Chief Not Held Accountable for Election Violence and Threats
[New Dawn] Uncertainty and anxiety looms in Gbarpolu County over the recently held Special Senatorial Election on December 8, which remain unconcluded as of December 22.

Thu, 24 Dec 2020 08:51:23 GMT
NEC Sinoe County Office Set On Fire
[New Dawn] Section of the burned NEC office in Sinoecounty, which destroyed important documents. Officials opened an investigation. Unknown, unidentified individuals set fire to the National Elections Commission (NEC) office in Sinoecounty on Decembe...

Thu, 24 Dec 2020 08:51:19 GMT
Gateway Medical Clinic Opens in Slipway Community
[New Dawn] A private medical institution known as Gateway Medical Clinic has been opened in Slipway Community to solve all the health problems of sick Liberians and other residents in Montserrado County Electoral District #8. The NewDawn has been inf...

Thu, 24 Dec 2020 08:51:16 GMT
NaFAA Collects Final Fees for 2020
[New Dawn] A joint fisheries enforcement and compliance team has begun touring fishing communities across Liberia to collect remaining 2020 license fees and create awareness for 2021 fishing license fees.

Thu, 24 Dec 2020 08:51:14 GMT
LCP Honors ECOWAS Ambassador Ajisomo
[New Dawn] The Liberia Crusaders for Peace (LCP) has honored the out-going Special Representative of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission in Liberia for partnering and supporting peace interventions efforts and other soci...

Thu, 24 Dec 2020 08:51:12 GMT
Liberians Warned Against Dumping Garbage At Palm Grove Cemetery
[New Dawn] Social worker Mr. Jefferson H.B. Carter has expressed dismay over the continuous dumping of waste and feces at the Palm Grove Cemetery on Center Street by some Liberians, noting that this is creating grave health implications for people us...

Thu, 24 Dec 2020 08:40:59 GMT
NaFAA Begins Final 2020 Fishery Fees Collection Across Fishing Communities
[New Republic] -DDGTS Says No Payment No Fishing -DDGTS Says No Payment No Fishing

Thu, 24 Dec 2020 08:40:55 GMT
UNHCR Regional Bureau Director for West And Central Africa Visits Southeast
[New Republic] -Nimba & Grand Gedeh Counties

Thu, 24 Dec 2020 08:40:51 GMT
Lawsuit Hangs Over President Weah
[New Republic] Cllr. Arthur Johnson, a renowned Liberian Lawyer has threatened to drag President George Weah before the full bench of the Supreme Court of Liberia in any attempt to release his [Weah] fifth song.

Thu, 24 Dec 2020 08:39:18 GMT
Communities Use New App to Track Illegal Logging
[FrontPageAfrica] Salayea -- Rural towns and villages are now using ForestLink, a new app, to track illicit forest operations and deforestation across Liberia, including illegal logging and mining, and poaching in their communities. The tool also mak...

Thu, 24 Dec 2020 08:39:15 GMT
'Ivory Coast, Guinea or Ghana Not Using Our Money, So Where Is Our Money Gone?' - Traders' Wahala No Christmas Money
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Christmas is around and ordinary Liberians are complaining "there is no money" in the country. Despite this, few places still have small crowds who are trading. Mechlin Street in Monrovia is one of those places where buy...

Thu, 24 Dec 2020 08:39:13 GMT
UBA Liberia Honored for Providing Quality Banking Services
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- For providing quality banking service to the Executive Protection Service, United Bank for Africa Liberia Limited has be honored by the Country's elite Security Service.

Thu, 24 Dec 2020 08:39:10 GMT
Government, Partners Support 78 TVET Instructors With Learning Tools
[FrontPageAfrica] Paynesville -- The Government of Liberia, with support from the European Union and the Swedish Embassy has presented laptops and other digital learning equipment to 78 TVET instructors at public vocational institutions across Liberi...

Wed, 23 Dec 2020 06:55:57 GMT
Liberian Dads for Gender Equality Launches
[Observer] Scientific research has proven that fathers make a unique and important contribution to their children's early development and life-long success.

Wed, 23 Dec 2020 09:30:54 GMT
Liberia Set to Create Another National Park As Stakeholders Initiate Gazettement Process of Krahn-Bassa Proposed Protected Area
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The Government of Liberia, through the Forestry Development Authority (FDA) and its partners, conducted a one-day National Multi-stakeholder Information-Sharing meeting bordering on the gazettement of the Krahn-Bassa Pro...

Wed, 23 Dec 2020 09:30:49 GMT
Liberian Humanitarian Dr. Daniel Cassell Awards Scholarships, Present Gifts to Kids of Deceased LRA Employee Gifty Lama
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Renowned Liberian humanitarian, Dr. Daniel E. Cassell has awarded scholarship opportunities to the two kids of the deceased former employee of the Liberia Revenue Authority (LRA), Gifty Asmah Lama and Sylvester Lama.

Wed, 23 Dec 2020 09:30:44 GMT
Support for Rep. Johnson Gwaikolo's Deputy Speaker Bid Gains Momentum
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- As the race for the Deputy Speaker position at the House of Representatives heats up, a group calling itself the Conscious Think Tank on Capitol Building Leadership (CTTCBL) has thrown its support behind Representative J...



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