BENTOL, Montserrado County – Montserrado County newly inducted Superintendent Whroway Bryant has vowed to ensure the Boakai-Koung administration’s ARREST Agenda is successfully implemented in Montserrado under his watch as Superintendent. He replaced former Superintendent Florence Brandy who served for 11 years under the administration of former Presidents George Weah and Ellen Johnson Sirleaf. He acknowledged that the salary of local officials was not encouraging, as some make as low as US$100. He thanked his predecessor Florence Brandy for the smooth transition. Meanwhile, Madam Lucia K. Tarpeh was also inducted as Development officer of Montserrado County.

MONROVIA – To ensure judicial independence and integrity, the appointment of judges and other judicial officers should be done by an institutionalized body, instead of being done by presidents and chief executives, says Professor Patrick Loch Otieno Lumumba, the Director of the Kenya School of Law and renowned activist. Speaking on the theme “Integrity Through Positive Actions: A Means of Ensuring an Independent Judiciary,” Prof. Lumumba said achieving judicial independence is not merely a matter of institutional design. It requires a constant commitment to integrity and ethical conduct among judicial officers and court personnel, and an enhanced understanding of the public on the role it plays in realizing the goal. Since then, there has been split opinions on his removal, and calls for judicial independence in Liberia. “Judicial officers must deliver themselves from temptation,” he said.

In an interview on CNN, President Biden said the U.S. will stop supplying certain weapons to Israel if its forces invade Rafah. President Joe Biden: “If they go into Rafah, I’m not supplying the weapons that have been used historically to deal with Rafah, to deal with the cities, that deal with that problem. We’re going to continue to make sure Israel is secure in terms of Iron Dome and their ability to respond to attacks like came out of the Middle East recently. But it’s just wrong. We’re not going to supply the weapons and the artillery shells used, that have been used in cities” —Erin Burnett: “Artillery shells, as well?”President Joe Biden: “Yeah, artillery shells.”Israel’s extreme-right national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, posted on X this morning, “Hamas [heart symbol] Biden.”Read more of this storyVisited 5 times, 5 visit(s) today

The U.N.’s International Organization for Migration is warning heavy rains and extreme flooding have created over 200,000 climate refugees over the past week across Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia, Ethiopia and Tanzania. Kenya has declared a National Day of Mourning on Friday for the more than 200 people who have died in the country. Power Shift Africa said, “The fossil fuel industry and the politicians that fail to stand up to it have blood on their hands.”Read more of this storyVisited 5 times, 5 visit(s) today

The mobile Health service finally resumed its operations over the weekend to the public by providing a free of charge medical service to the people of Royesville in Rural Montserrado County. Royesville Township is highly hit by numerous health problems, something that prompted the Serene Health Incorporated, through its mobile clinic to move in and administer medical service to about 350 residents and provide them with high quality drugs. “This Township doesn’t have a clinic and the residents here are faced with numerous health challenges including lack of safe drinking water,” Serene Health Incorporated CEO said. Madam Pelham commended the Montserrado County Health team for collaborating with Serene Health Incorporated and also hailed Community Health Volunteers for always encouraging residents in these rural communities to practice safe health. Madam Nora James, 61, was seen heavily smiling after being checked and treated by volunteer doctors of Serene Mobile health team.

MONROVIA – Liberia is on the verge of experiencing another shortage of petroleum products, but it is an artificial shortage resulting from hoarding by major importers due to an unsettled agreement with the government regarding a pump price increment. In March 2024, President Boakai issued an Executive Order to reduce the cost of petroleum products by 20 cents to alleviate the cost of living. However, the Managing Director of LPRC, Mr. Amos Tweh, told FrontPageAfrica that the government is not in a position to offer any increment in the pump price of petroleum products. Any information you’re receiving is either an attempt to create an artificial shortage to force the government to increase the pump price of petroleum products.”It remains unclear how long the importers will continue hoarding their petroleum products. This waived amount doesn’t benefit the pump price; it rather creates a windfall for the petroleum dealers.

Biden’s replacement, Trump’s challengerMikhail ShereshevskiySpeculation is swirling about whether Michelle Obama could potentially replace Joe Biden as the Democratic candidate for the presidency, as reported by Der Spiegel. Former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy has echoed similar sentiments, suggesting that Democrats might pivot away from Biden in favour of Michelle Obama. Indeed, Michelle Obama herself has previously said that she will never go to the polls for the reason that she considers politics a dirty business. Furthermore, Michelle Obama’s association with the perceived success of her husband’s presidency could enhance her appeal to voters nostalgic for the Obama era. Without altering their candidate, Democrats face a significant risk of defeat.

The FedEx plane took off from Paris Charles de Gaule airport this morning and was heading to Istanbul. Video footage has captured the moment the nose of the plane smashes into the runway and scrapes along the tarmac. Boeing is already mired in controversy over safety concerns and the deaths of two whistleblowers just two months apart. Flight traffic and operations continue smoothly on all other runways, including the spare runways. Read more of this storyVisited 38 times, 38 visit(s) today

….. Says CDA Register General, Kandakai as she presents audit report to Conservation International (CI)The Register General of the Cooperative Development Agency (CDA), Lwopu G. Kandakai, emphasized the detrimental impact of stealing on national development. “Development's greatest enemy is stealing. I don't want to say corruption because, in our situation, it looks like we have jumped over corruption," she said. Kandakai expressed appreciation for CI's longstanding support and underscored the need for continuous sensitization and accountability within the CDA. She emphasized the transformative potential of cooperatives in enhancing global food security and urged collective action toward achieving shared goals.

“Where the rule of law is not upheld, it breeds discontent which in turn, may lead to disruption and instability. It follows, that your role, as Judges, remains critical to the functioning of a society, particularly in this new information age,” VP Koung noted. The conference brought together several judges from across Africa and the world at large, and is expected to last for four days. under the theme, the Judiciary in the Contemporary Times: Dispensing Justice In The New International Age. Meanwhile, Trial Judges of Liberia President, Nancy Sammy noted that the conference will enable judges in Liberia and across the world, to huddle on sharing ideas on possible ways of dispensing justice in the new information age.

By Bloomberg |The European Union is proposing to ban political parties, think-tanks and other groups from accepting funding from Russia as part of its next round of sanctions aimed at punishing Moscow over its war on Ukraine. President Vladimir Putin ordered Russia’s military to carry out combat drills involving tactical nuclear weapons, ramping up his confrontation with the West just a day before his inauguration for a fifth term. How will elected officials deal with Gauteng’s myriad problems of crime, unemployment, water supply, infrastructure collapse and potentially working in a coalition? The European Union is proposing to ban political parties, think-tanks and other groups from accepting funding from Russia as part of its next round of sanctions aimed at punishing Moscow over its war on Ukraine. Read more of this storyVisited 23 times, 16 visit(s) today

The survey made a clear that climate change is causing despair across the five counties. As a result of the effects of climate change such as temperatures rise, land degradation, extreme heatwave, in 2022 alone, 23.7 million people were displaced according to the UK Meteorological Office. The number of Africans migrating because of climate change could reach 113 million people by 2050 according to Africa Shifts reportRickson Johnson also wants to migrate. “This 2023, the farm I made, it carried me back because all of the money spent, I did’t have because of climate change,” Rickson says. He wants them to stop traditional practices of cutting and burning the forests which are contributing to biodiversity loss and climate change.

Class Media Group owns nine local radio stations across the country, including Class 91.3FM, Accra 100.5FM, KUMASI 104.1FM, No.1 105.3FM Accra , Ho FM, Adehyee FM, Taadi FM, Dagbon FM and Sunyani FM; the C TV television broadcaster, and the Class FM news site, according to Patrick Ayumu, an editor with the website who spoke with CPJ by phone and messaging app. Edwards and Ayumu told CPJ that they did not immediately see a motive for the attack on their office. Class Media Group reported the firebomb attack to police on April 25, but Ayumu said on Friday May 3, that police were still investigating and had not updated them on any developments. Last year, CPJ documented a years-long pattern of impunity in attacks on the press in Ghana. CPJ’s calls and text messages on May 3 to the Ghana police spokesperson, Grace Ansah-Akrofi, went unanswered.

Bushrod Island Monrovia, Liberia-The Employees from the National Fisheries and Aquaculture Authority (NaFAA) have distanced themselves from a recent petition emulating from a purported Workers Association Leadership giving President Nyuma Joseph Boakai /government an ultimatum based on their vote of no confidence in the Director General Leadership and has also threatened unspecified actions. The Employees maintained that NaFAA is a professional entity, therefore, we are apolitical in the discharge of our duties and not clothed with the authority to give the government an ultimatum nor pass a vote of no confidence in an institution that represents the government. We will continue to maintain our professionalism and remain a-political in the discharge of our duties to maintain the enviable gains and progress that the institution enjoys. Finally, we cautioned the concerned group that their proceedings are wrong and that we must be careful not to set the wrong precedence. Visited 17 times, 17 visit(s) today

Brigadier General (Retired) Geraldine Janet George becomes Liberia’s first-ever female Defense Minister after her confirmation on Tuesday, April 30, 2024 by the Liberia Senate. Liberia’s new defense boss was enlisted into the Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL) on July 24, 2006 as part of the first batch of soldiers of the restructured Armed Forces of Liberia. With her passion for service to country, Retired Brigadier General Geraldine Janet George became a female career soldier imbued with extensive military leadership skills. Subsequently, she was named Acting Defense Minister by President Joseph Boakai on February 13, 2024. Now, as Minister of National Defense, Retired Brigadier General Geraldine Janet George has the vision to ensure the preparedness of a viable and sustainable Armed Forces of Liberia that can address the threats posed to Liberia’s national security.