The Armed Forces of Liberia has announced January 4, 2022, as the beginning date for its nationwide recruitment drive intended to augment the strength of the AFL. The AFL said it will recruit Liberian citizens between the ages of 18-35 years, who are desirous of being enlisted into the Armed Forces of Liberia. The four geographical regions are Central Region, Western Region, Northern Region, and South-Eastern Region. The Gbarnga Sports Stadium is the recruitment center, and recruitment will run from February 21 to March 5, 2022. South-Eastern Region recruitment center is the Zwedru Multilateral High School and recruitment will run from March 7 to March 19, 2022.

MONROVIA – The National Elections Commission (NEC) on Tuesday, December 14, 2021 certificated Erol Madison Gwion winner of the just-ended November 16, 2021 by-election in Grand Gedeh County. Three of the four winners certificated are Finda Lassanah of Bomi Independent Candidate, Samuel N. Brown Sr. of Nimba County an Independent Candidate and Erol Madison Gwion of Grand Gedeh County of the Liberia Restoration Party (LRP). Presenting the certificate to the Grand Gedeh lawmaker-elect, Commissioner P. Teplah Reeves said the November 16, 2021 by-election was successful conducted in four Counties Bong, Nimba, Grand Gedeh and Bomi Counties. According to Commissioner Reeves, the Commission subsequently declared winners to these four counties and certificated only the winners from Bomi and Nimba because complaints was filed against the process in Grand Gedeh and Bong Counties, respectively. According to Madison Gwion, people of this nation should be grateful to witness the enjoyment of this dispensation of multiparty democracy.

They claimed that the alleged action of “General” Broh and the team is detrimental to their survival, as the trading of banana, was their only means of living. Representative George claimed that about five trucks full with bananas and plantains were taken away by “General” Broh and her team to an unknown destination. Madam Broh was to appear and she did not appear. They came and apologized and Madam Broh said that she was sick and she couldn’t come. It remains unclear whether “General” Broh will appear before the lawmakers since in fact, there are reports that President Weah has already intervene in the matter.

The new headquarters of the Liberia Football Association, the first-ever to be owned by the football association, is nearing completion. Located in the Swankamore Community, SKD Boulevard in Congo Town, the construction project has reached the exterior finishing stage with final touches being done on the exterior walls. The project is one of FIFA’s funded and approved projects for Liberia and is valued US$1.5 million. The headquarters project was designed and is being implemented by CESAF-Liberia Limited, a Liberian owned construction company. Owning a headquarters is also part of requirements for a member association to meet up with in order to receive additional benefits from the FIFA Forward 2.0 fund.

The United States Embassy near Monrovia last week claimed that the Nimba County senator is being paid in order to maintain domestic stability through a pay-for play scheme. But the Nimba County senator has rebuffed the allegations, describing it as a shock and has no specifics. I have never received any money from any government agency or ministry to provide intelligence,” Senator Johnson said. Senator Johnson, who chaired the Senate’s Committee on Intelligence and Defense, said such committee doesn’t receive finance or budgetary allocation from government. “Also, sixty five percent of the local appointments in Nimba County were done with my consent.

Monrovia – The Liberia Land Authority (LLA) has benefited from Community Land Intervention Monitoring and Management Tools (CLIMT) launched through its partners, CADASTA, Lantmateriet and the Swedish Mapping. Mr. Bryen said that it will give the LLA better understanding of what phase they are, in terms of the costumers’ resurvey. “we promised this platform I am sure is going to be kept for sometimes but even when the support is withdrawn from the Land Authority, for this platform will make sure that it can continue, Atty. He aslo called on the government to step in to ensure that the Land Authority is not noted as spending entity of government, but a revenue generating institution. “We have the capacity, we have the ideas, we have the means but the land sector, we know, administration is not cheap and it is not an event.

ZWEDRU, Grand Gedeh – It was a painful opening day of the National County Meet for host Grand Gedeh County in football with a narrow defeat at hands of Maryland County. Dominic Jlateh Lone goal was enough to inflict pain on supporters of Grand Gedeh at the Albert T. White Stadium in Zwedru City. 64 minutes in the match Roland Jellue of Grand Gedeh shot hit the crossbar to the disbelief of the home team fans. Grand Gedeh fought to get the equalizer but Coach Moore boys were composed to the end to ensure they secure all three points. In the kickball match it was a homeless draw between Grand Gedeh and Maryland County after five entertaining inns.

The annual international campaign kicks off on 25 November, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, and runs until 10 December, Human Rights Day. In Liberia, the campaign consisted of a series of nationwide events that honored women and girls whose lives have been affected by or lost because of gender-based violence. “It is a shame that women and girls were still being abused even during the course of the campaign. Brenda Brewer Moore of KEEPAn emotional night of great poems highlighted the level of abuses that women endure daily. The gathering was treated to 16 spoken words (poems) as a way of climaxing the 16 Days of Activism.

Nez B got his assignment right on his latest track “Overdose”, his well penned lyrics rode on the back of an Afro fusion sound that leaves you speechless because of how great Nez B delivered without holding anything back. But this guy in the lyrical and vocal body of Nez B showers her with praises and love with the intention of taking care of her and erasing the pain that her man have caused. Nez B’s originality couldn’t hide as he waves the Liberian flag through his lyrics, his Koloqua was on point, he didn’t struggle with fluently balancing it with the proper use of English. Currently studying community Services— AustraliaIn 2016 Nez B started his music career but Officially Dropped his first song in 2017. I listened to Lil Wayne, Chris Brown, Bryson Tiller and Adekunle Gold which has influenced my music.” Nez B is a major flame in the music game that can’t be quenched because his sound is so hot that he would definitely be around for a very long time.

Infact, Michael Jackson’s Liberian Girl was the biggest Liberian song and it wasn’t sang by a Liberian, it was so idolized that the people would have wished that it was done by an artist from the soil. J Slught dropped the album of the year as Home and Beyond EP bagged an award at the MLMA. Let’s talk about the Magic J Slught made out of the Self titled EP King of the Jungle. We’ve seen so many sides to J Slught musically but “Kill me” Unveils the fact that there’s still a lot more to see when it comes to the massive works that J Slught has instored. All we can actually say now is J Slught is a musical genius that deserves to be celebrated by every country on the globe and not just Liberia alone.

Authorities at the National Commission on Higher Education (NCHE) have invalidated the accreditations of four higher learning institutions in the country. A statement signed and released on December 6, by the NCHE Director-General, Professor Lama Wonkeryor, indicated that those institutions do not meet the standards that qualify the operations of higher learning institutions. “As the result of the inspection being carried out at the institutions’ learning facilities, campuses, statuses of accreditation with the NCHE, and the lack of compliance to the NCHE’s regulations, among several others,” he said. “We want the public to discontinue businesses effective immediately until the statuses of accreditation of these institutions are revalidated by the NCHE. He said violators will be subjected to the mandates and policy of the NCHE governing the operations of higher education institutions in Liberia.

The proposed national budget for the fiscal year 2022, which is currently before the Legislature for scrutiny, has a total of US$5,561,226 for agriculture which is less than 1% of the total national budget. This framework mandates every African government to allocate 10% of their total national budget annually for agriculture to accelerate growth. The minister’s assertion for a budget increment for agriculture-based salary harmonization perhaps comes from the President's pronouncement that monies from the salary harmonization process shall affect critical sectors of the economy. Meanwhile, Mohammed Kamara, the President of the National Rice Federation of Liberia, has welcomed the proposal in the national budget for agriculture. According to him, they would like to see the portion of the budget that relates to farm equipment be utilized by the rice sector.

“We do not create jobs in the public sector. Anyone who tells you that there is wealth in the public sector for any individual benefit, that person is a liar,” noted Deputy Min. Government does not create jobs but ensures there is an enabling environment for the private sector to flourish.”Min. “People can tell you how many jobs there are in the government but not in the private sector. They are limitless in the private sector," Bangura noted.

So she sent me to sell to help her get the money," Esther says. The government in 2011 enacted legislation to protect kids like Esther against being trafficked, child labor forced labor, and other negative vices that might impede their growth and development. Known as the Children Rights Law (CRL), the legislation mandates the Ministries of Gender, Labor, and Justice to ensure the safety of Liberian children. "There is not only an increase in child labor in different sectors of the society and kids being used as breadwinners for many families, the issue of internal trafficking is also in play here too," a child rights advocate tells this reporter. Adopted in 1989, the Convention's objective is to protect the rights of all children in which include education and a stop to child labor.

For many years, China was referred to as the “sick man” of Asia and it ranked far behind the United States, Japan, Germany, Great Britain. Its achievements in science and technology has placed it in pole position and now threatens the dominance of the United States as the global leader of science and technology and appears poised to overtake the United States as the world’s number one superpower. History recalls that it was the Tolbert Government that first recognized China’s sovereignty over Taiwan, which led to a break in diplomatic relations between Taiwan and Liberia. Despite the generous economic assistance that China had provided Liberia, President Doe broke off relations with China in favor of Taiwan in exchange for cash. It is like cutting off the nose to spite the face.