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Mon, 10 May 2021 08:52:05 GMT
Samukai Trouble Deepens
[New Republic] The "political" legal fight between Lofa County County Senator-elect Brownie Samukai and the Liberian government has deepened to the point that Supreme Court Justice in Chambers, Joseph Nagbe has ordered his certification process halte...

Mon, 10 May 2021 08:52:02 GMT
Dr. Fallah Gets Job At Rutgers University
[New Republic] The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Refuge Place International (RPI), Dr. Mosoka P. Fallah, has been invited as one of the panelists at ensuing 'Decolonising Global Health in Africa' Webinar to be hosted by Newmark Group IMC and the G...

Mon, 10 May 2021 08:33:00 GMT
APM Terminals Stirs Up GOL
[New Dawn] Strike early this week by dock workers, port truckers and brokers at the Freeport of Monrovia that paralyzed normal business activities in the port is just a tip of the Iceberg of what appears to be deep simmering strain in relations betwe...

Mon, 10 May 2021 08:32:59 GMT
Investigators Clear Kanio Bai Gbala
[New Dawn] The Special Investigative Committee set up to probe into allegations of corruption involving Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission (LACC) Acting Chair Cllr. Kanio Bai-Gbala has submitted its report to President George Manneh Weah, saying ther...

Mon, 10 May 2021 08:32:56 GMT
GOL Dispatches Special Delegation to Cote d'Ivoire
[New Dawn] President George Manneh Weah on Thursday, 6 May 2021 dispatched a special delegation of the Government of Liberia to the Republic of Cote D'Ivoire to mitigate the situation involving several Liberians living in Cote D'Ivoire.

Mon, 10 May 2021 08:32:53 GMT
Mining Sector Rots in Syndicate
[New Dawn] -Official cites incarceration of Inspectors

Mon, 10 May 2021 08:32:50 GMT
Senate Approves Printing of LRD1, 000 Note
[New Dawn] The Liberian Senate has concurred with the House of Representatives for the printing of 1,000 Liberian dollar bank note to be part of the new family of bank notes totaling over 48 billions, requested by the Central Bank of Liberia.

Mon, 10 May 2021 08:32:45 GMT
AFL Dismisses Report On Lrd200, 000
[New Dawn] The hierarchy of the Armed Forces of Liberia dismisses claims of soldiers requesting for 200,000 Liberian dollars from local authorities of River Gee County to remove illicit miners from the county. AFL Chief of Staff Maj./Gen. Prince C. J...

Mon, 10 May 2021 08:32:42 GMT
Bike Accident Leaves School Teacher Dead
[New Dawn] Tragedy hit the people of Dugboken, Electoral District#3, Maryland County this week when a 42-year-old classroom teacher met his demise in a road accident.

Fri, 07 May 2021 13:31:53 GMT
EPA Confiscates Over 2.2 Metric Tons of Chemicals
[New Republic] The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) seized over 2.2 metric tons of chemical smuggled into the country from Guinea.

Fri, 07 May 2021 10:44:34 GMT
First Lady Pays Over L$200K in Arrears for 30 Bomi College Students
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- First Lady Clar Marie Weah has settled the arrears, amounting to two-hundred, two thousand Liberian Dollars (L$202,000), for at least thirty (30) students of agriculture at the Bomi County Community College in Tubmanburg...

Fri, 07 May 2021 10:44:33 GMT
Pres. Weah Informs the Legislature Misapplied U.S.$6 Million of Norwegian Grant, Wants It Recorded As Debt to Liberia
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- President George Weah has written the Legislature informing them about an alleged misapplication of two grants from the Government of Norway of over US$6 million between 2010-2015. The amount was part of an overall amoun...

Fri, 07 May 2021 10:44:30 GMT
Liberia's APM Dilemma - 'Worst Concession Ever' More of a Curse Than Blessing
[FrontPageAfrica] FROM BAD LABOR practices to allegations of overcharging Liberian businesses, APM Terminal has been in the news of late, for all the wrong reasons.

Fri, 07 May 2021 10:44:27 GMT
LFA Male U-15 Prepares Ahead of Its WAFU Nations Cup
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Liberia men's under-15 head coach Ansu Keita and technical staff have begun a weeklong training camp at the George Weah technical center in Careysburg ahead of the West African Football Union (WAFA Zone 'A') under-15 Nat...

Fri, 07 May 2021 10:44:23 GMT
Lawmakers Express Regret Over Ratifying APM Terminals Agreement - Say It's No Good to Liberia
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- APM Terminals continues to come under staunch criticism amid plethora of allegations ranging from bad labor practice to defrauding government of millions of revenue and unjustifiable imposition of tariff for services ren...

Fri, 07 May 2021 10:44:20 GMT
Kanio Gbala Cleared of Corruption Allegations
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The office of the President is in receipt of the Special Investigative Report into allegations of corruption involving Cllr. Kanio Gbai-Gbala, the Acting Chair of the Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission. The independent i...

Fri, 07 May 2021 10:44:18 GMT
President Weah Wants Submission of Fy 2021/2022 Draft Budget Delayed
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- President George Weah has requested for the deadline for the submission of fiscal year 2021 Special Draft National budget to be extended by 15 working days beginning April 30, 2021.

Fri, 07 May 2021 10:44:16 GMT
Liberia to Open Embassy in the United Arab Emirates
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Liberia is to shortly open an Embassy in the United Arab Emirates. The disclosure was made on Thursday, May 6, 2021 at the UAE's Foreign Ministry in Abu Dhabi following a meeting between H.E. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al...

Fri, 07 May 2021 10:44:14 GMT
What's Really Behind the Import Permit Declaration (IPDS) Quagmire
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Last month, Commerce and Industry Minister Marwine Diggs sent out a communication to local importers, requesting all to submit import documents for the period; October 2020 to present, for the importation of goods which ...

Fri, 07 May 2021 10:44:11 GMT
Typhoid Delays Start of Massaquoi War Crimes Trial Hearings
[FrontPageAfrica] Freetown -- The Finnish court trying Sierra Leonean Gibril Massaquoi for war crimes allegedly committed in Liberia has delayed hearings by nearly two weeks because of acute illness of two of the four judges, including Presiding Judg...

Fri, 07 May 2021 10:44:09 GMT
Journalist Launches Operation to Keep Kids in School in Rural Nimba County
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- A Liberian journalist and citizen of Nimba County, Mr. Jonathan Paye-Layleh, has launched an operation he has codenamed: "Give Them a Future", intended to encourage parents to get more involved in the running of schools ...

Fri, 07 May 2021 10:44:06 GMT
CAF Adjusts June's World Cup Qualifiers
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has postponed all June's World Cup qualifiers for African teams.

Fri, 07 May 2021 10:43:59 GMT
Bong County Begins Covid-19 Vaccination, Residents Warned Against Misinformation About the Virus
[FrontPageAfrica] Phebe -- On Wednesday, Bong County joined other counties in Liberia to flag-off Covid-19 vaccination; prioritizing local leaders and health workers in the first phase of the exercise with over 20,000 doses received from the Ministry...

Fri, 07 May 2021 05:15:00 GMT
Vice President Jewel Taylor Calls for an African Industrial Revolution
[Africa Renewal] In an interview with Africa Renewal, Ms. Taylor also discusses Liberia's development priorities.

Fri, 07 May 2021 08:18:04 GMT
President Sirleaf, Wadei Powell to Headline Essence Speaking Summit Tonight
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- 2020 may be the year that changed the world and slowed down growth on many frontiers, especially for black women following the COVID-19 pandemic.

Thu, 06 May 2021 10:27:30 GMT
Bethel Founding Father Arrives in Liberia Next Week
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The Founding Father of Bethel Full Gospel Church Apostle Natt Friday arrives in the country next week, following dispute arising within the church.

Thu, 06 May 2021 10:27:29 GMT
First Digital Asset Company to Be Launched in Liberia
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The Abundance Community Coin (TACC) is expected for the first time to launch a global digital currency network in Liberia called CryptoCurrency. The launch will be held at the Antoinette Tubman Stadium in Monrovia.

Thu, 06 May 2021 10:27:28 GMT
Aggrieved Mano Oil Palm Plantation Contractors Halt Strike Action Following Negotiation
[FrontPageAfrica] Bomi -- Aggrieved contractors of the Mano Palm Oil Plantation in Bomi County have cut off their strike action, following two days sit-in action against the company management's failure to live up to Memorandum of Understanding signe...

Thu, 06 May 2021 10:27:25 GMT
Citizens of Tongay, Normon in Gbarpolu and Nyorwein and Jo River in Rivercess Sign Community Forest Management MOU
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- In what is seen as positive development between two community forest regions - Tongay and Normon in Gbarpolu County and Nyorwein and Jo River communities in Rivercess County - Friday agreed to manage their forests for th...

Thu, 06 May 2021 10:27:22 GMT
National Investment Commission Wants Old Mining Companies to Come Back - Encourages New Ones to Invest Sector
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The Government of Liberia is exerting all efforts to resuscitate mining projects that are currently dormant in hopes of capitalizing on the new improvements in the prices of primary commodities on the global market, part...



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