Liberia: Sen. Nyonblee Karnga-Lawrence, The Onus Is Now On You To Allow Fair Play in the Investigation of the Alleged TamperingOVER THE PAST FEW WEEKS, a lot has happened within the body politics of Liberia, especially within the opposition community. However, it’s saddening that the CPP appears to be lagging in winning the trust of even the most frustrated Liberian. ISSUES OF TRUST, credibility, fairness and honesty have come haunting at the CPP in recent time. The allegation of one of its leaders tampering with their supreme governing document, the Framework Document, is not one to be taken lightly. WE NEED NOT remind anyone that true and honest leadership has been lacking in this country for several decades.

In the same vein, supplementary curricula and instruction support materials are allowed to foster instruction for sustainable growth and development of our education system. In furtherance, the Education Law 2011 calls for a minimum of 200 instruction days for better learning outcomes. The Ministry places high emphasis on reading and requires all school administrators to ensure: reading as a stand-alone subject and should be taught 5 periods per week. This means that Reading should be taught in all Lower Basic Education Schools (grades 1 – 6) from Monday to Friday. Finally, the Ministry wishes to congratulate all professional, law-abiding, and knowledgeable school administrators and authorities for contributing to the human capacity building of the Republic of Liberia holistically.

The valor of the star set the path of independence that nations on the west enjoy today. He helped in the recognition of Liberia to the outside world: taking the name Liberia to many Countries. Unfortunately, Liberia aren’t just suffering poverty but tyranny. Unfortunately corruption are conspicuous to all and on a very high level. The Child has disappointed expectations, the government has slipped and succumbed to corruption.

MONROVIA – A high-ranking executive member of the newly certificated People’s Liberation Party (PLP) has departed Liberia for Ghana to assess multiple humanitarian situations confronting thousands of Liberians at the Buduburam Camp. The country’s security actors have embarked on a demolition exercise to compel them to relinquish the camp to make way for development initiatives. Mr. David Benitoe, acting National Vice Chairman for International Affairs of the PLP, departed Liberia on Sunday, October 10, 2021 for the three-day assessment visit. While in Accra, Ghana, Mr. Benitoe is expected to hold town hall meetings with the leadership and occupants at the Camp. According to him, Mr. Benitoe will also assess humanitarian conditions at the camp.

What could have been the motivation behind the alleged tampering with the framework document? The only new information we have received is the kitchen sink thrown at Mr. Cummings to see which one would stick. This is an attempt to destroy the candidacy of Mr. Cummings, the only member of the CPP that is considered “Mr. It is easy to blame Cummings and use him as a scapegoat, but the real problem is poor leadership from those accusing Mr. Cummings of fraud. Let’s look at the facts surrounding incidents leading up to the allegations against Mr. Cummings, and it might give us a better insight into the real motive behind this unrest.

MONROVIA – Ecobank Liberia has appointed Cllr. T. Negbalee Warner as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the bank. “I am honored to have been appointed as Chairman of the Board of Ecobank Liberia. The Managing Director of Ecobank Liberia, Mr. George Mensah-Asante, welcomed the new Chairman aboard on behalf of the entire management and staff of the bank. Warner also sits on numerous boards including Activa International Insurance Liberia Limited, CSquared Liberia LLC; the Center for Transparency & Accountability in Liberia; and AISEC Liberia.

MONROVIA — The Ministry of Gender Children and Social Protection is leading the process to update and redesign the National Social Protection Strategy and Policy, which has expired since 2019. The policy discussion which included nine government institutions and a host of local and International partners in the Social Protection sector, was led by the Minister of Gender Children and Social Protection, who chairs the National Social Protection Steering Committee. Also in separate remarks during the National Social Protection Steering Committee Meeting over the weekend, Youth and Sports Minister D. Zeogar Wilson emphasized coordination in the Social Protection sector, for result oriented programs. On efforts to produce an updated and redesigned National Social Protection Policy and Strategy, the National Social Protection Coordinator and head of the Liberia Social Safety Nets Project (LSSN) Aurelius Butler stressed the importance of producing a policy and strategy that meet current national realities. “It has been three years since our existing National Social Protection Policy and Strategy expired, which places us in a situation of not being free to jump into many things.

Mr. Samuel T. Kwitee Sr. said the influx of the Burkinabes in Grand Gedeh County is a threat to Liberia’s relative peace and stability achieved in recent years. Mr. Kwitee stressed that the presence of the Burkinabes is nothing but a nuisance that places Liberia’s national security in a predicament. “As we speak right now, the Burkinabes are exponentially growing and expanding in Grand Gedeh County’s deep sacred forest faster than the speed of lighting. Mr. Kwitee and his organization believe strongly that the Burkinabes will eventually rein terror on all Grand Gedeans to accomplish their terrorist mission if nothing is said or done. Mr. Kwitee said their plead to the Liberian Government to curb the insane wave of Burkinabees in Grand Gedeh County must not be considered a wolf or preemptive cry, but taken seriously into considerations.

Monrovia – Liberia Football Association First Division outfit Nimba Kwado has refused to return the 2020/2021 Best Goal Keeper Award to the LFA. Mohammed Kanu of Kwado was awarded The Best Goal Keeper award at the award ceremony on October 2, 2021 but days after the LFA said it was a mistake by the award committee to announcement the award and requested the player or his club to return the award to be given to Heaven Eleven keeper Taddy Kollie. But in response to the FA’s communication, Kwado posted on Facebook that they will not return the award on grounds that their player deserves the award. “Our goalkeeper, Mohammed Kanu is the rightful winner of the LFA/Orange “Best Goalkeeper” Award for the 2021 League Season,” they stated. “We await the rectification of your decision sent via email and offer our club and player a deserving apology”.

“If you can’t make it to Harvard University on Monday, you can pick up a copy of Land Of My Father by Vamba Sherif at Chez Alpha Books”, Vamba urges fans. Vamba Sherif, Liberia’s International Writer based in the Netherlands has delivered an inspirational speech at the United State of America’s prestigious University, Harvard. Professor Timothy Ogene invited Vamba Sherif. His speech focused on literature in general, Liberian literature in particularly and his career as a writer. The students asked me questions regarding my novel Land of My Fathers”, said Vamba Sherif.

Abuja – Senator Jonathan L. Kaipay of Grand Bassa County has hailed the huge humanitarian gesture of an influential Nigerian humanitarian and politician, Senator Rochas Okorocha. Prior to the presentation, the Liberian students were recipients of medals engraved ‘Senator Kaipay’s Academic Excellence Awards to Liberian Students At ROFOCA’. Meanwhile, Senator Kaipay and Dr. Moniba held a separate brief meeting with the Liberian students in which they encouraged them to do well both academically and behavioral-wise. So, you see the importance of education which you all have to take very serious and make your country proud?” Senator Kaipay stated. The Rochas Foundation selected the ten teenagers in two batches in 2017 and 2018 respectively as part of a scholarship program for indigent and orphaned African children.

Monrovia — Member parties of the National Executive Committee of the Coalition for Democratic Change, today attended an emergency meeting at the CDC’s National Headquarters, where all three parties demonstrated some level of commitment to resolving issues arising out of the Nimba and Bomi Counties by-election efforts. The meeting, which was a resounding success, was attended by the National Patriotic Party, the Congress for Democratic Change, and the Liberia People’s Democratic Party. In consequence thereof, the National Executive Committee of the Coalition for Democratic Change will remain seized of the matter brought before it by the two constituent parties. Accordingly, all three political parties constituting the Coalition’s National Executive Committee agreed to exercise political comportment and decent use of the airwaves in all Coalition affairs; promising to refrain from discussing internal party matters publicly, especially contentious issues repugnant to the collective interests of the CDC. In closing, the National Executive Committee of the Coalition for Democratic Change reasserts its commitment to the Coalition protocol, thereby reaffirming its unflinching support to the agenda of the President and Standard-bearer of the CDC, His Excellency George M. Weah.

Monrovia – Liberia’s Spain-based defender Jeremy Saygbe has been dropped by the technical staff of the national team for breaking the team’s camping and code of conduct rules. LFA President Mustapha Raji confirmed Butler’s decision on State Radio ELBC 99.9FM on Saturday, 9 October and said the FA has done the arrangement for the player’s return to his club in Spain. “We respect the decision of the technical staff because the head coach made the decision and as part of our responsibilities at the LFA is to ensure the player exits the camp, like in this case, return to Spain. ”We have communicated with RB Linense over the situation with their player…It’s about Liberia and we need to be focused when we attend these competitions,” Raji told ELBC’s Super Sports. Saygbe has featured in all three qualifying matches in the second rounds of the 2022 Qatar World Cup campaign including 66 minutes as right-back in Lone Star’s painstaking 2-1 defeat to the Blue Sharks on Thursday.

Who all think the City of Monrovia, Liberia is dirty and filthy? “Monrovia is a disgusting city, it is a dirty city,” he said. "In no way were my remarks intended to disparage anyone or to affect the reputation of the beautiful capital city of Liberia. "I confirm my engagement and that of the European Union on the side of the City of Monrovia and the Government of Liberia to improve the lives of the citizens of the capital city and all Liberians." Monrovia City cooperation headed by Mayor Jefferson Koijee.

Monrovia-The JPL Startup Challenge for up-and-coming entrepreneurs has reached the grand finale with five finalists inching closer to win the grand prize of L$100,000. I am looking forward to a strong network with participants, the TRIBE team, and the J-Palm team too.”The J-Palm Startup Challenge is being implemented by TRIBE, a Liberian education startup and business development consulting firm. J-Palm Liberia manufactures skin and hair care products from palm kernels. J-Palm currently works with more than 1000 smallholder farmers in Bong County, Liberia. The kernels the company sources from smallholder farmers are processed into a range of beauty products marketed under the Kernel Fresh brand.