CAF also donated assorted items of medical supplies to the Barcolleh Health Center in Kakata. “On behalf of the Cummings Africa Foundation, we donate all these items to the C. H. Rennie Hospital. “I am very much happy today and overwhelmed to see these supplies that was given to us by the Cummings Africa Foundation. She added: “Our needs for oxygen supplies and other essential medical supplies cannot be overemphasized. At the Cummings Africa Foundation, we are doing all we can to do our part,” said Mr. Alexander Cummings, Founder and CEO of the Cummings Africa Foundation at the launch of the initiative earlier this month.

MONROVIA – The regional Secretary-General of the West African Civil Society Forum (WACSOF), Komlan Messie has called on the Government of Liberia to create a vibrant environment for civil society to flourish and support its development effort, as well as fostering and pushing the agenda of ECOWAS. “We want to take this opportunity to call on the government to open the civic space for its citizens to get involved because civil society organizations are complimenting the work of the authorities,” Mr. Messie said, at a one-day engagement workshop with the Liberian civil society organizations in Monrovia. “They are not opposition, they are not political parties, they are civil society organizations. “A political party’s ultimate goals is not to take state power in a country but civil society groups are neutral, while their role is to advocate for social justice and against societal ills,” he cautioned. During the meeting, participants were grouped according to their thematic groups to outline their expectations for a better engagement with ECOWAS.

Yes, We Need The War And Economic Crimes Court. That under international law, IHL regulars the conduct of war both international or locally. The Liberian civil war started in December 1989 and ended intimately in August 2003, if I am correct. The International Criminal Court or what is shortened in International criminal law as the “Rome Statute” was adopted on July 17, 1998, and made operational on July 1, 2002. Let us go into historical facts:The Rwandan Civil war started almost the same period as the Liberian Civil war.

The real enemies of Liberia remain “Ignorance, Disease and Poverty” as the late President William R. Tolbert averred about 50 years ago. Speaking at the close of the worship service, Bishop Brown concurred with many Liberians who believe that the country remains under-developed after 174 years of independence. After 174 years, the majority of the people are still languishing in hunger and poverty while the same politicians run from one political party to another. About four years, President George M. Weah who spent twelve years in the Opposition assumed the political mantle of the nation. The country will be helped if we combined to fight corruption, ignorance, disease, poverty, hunger, tribalism, sectarianism, etc.

VOINJAMA, Lofa County – The superintendent of Lofa County, William Tamba Kamba, wants permanent commercial banks established in the county to help promote trade and development. As of the 2008 Census, Lofa had a population of 276,863, making it the third-most populous county in Liberia. The superintendent said the absence of a permanent commercial bank is hindering the development of businesses and exposing residents to risks. However, despite all the commercial transactions, which generate large sums of money, the area lacks a commercial bank to facilitate the trade. Kamba explains that robbers have taken advantage of the absence of a commercial bank to regularly rob traders of their daily proceeds.

The vessel is currently detained at the Freeport of Monrovia by the Liberia Maritime Authority. The vessel can only be permitted to sail from the detained berth subject to a written authorization from us.”JTK-01 was detained on Friday, July 23, 2021. The cargo ship sent out a distress call prompting the rescue team from the Armed Forces of Liberia, the Liberia Maritime Authority and Sea Shepperd. “The Liberia Maritime Authority wishes to state that the subject vessel was detained and not allowed to sail. Also, the vessel was at no time authorized or permitted to carry passengers or operate as a passenger’s vessel”.

We could say that Gary took her silence for consent or was she waiting for Big Brabee to stop Gary? From what you’ve read, isn’t it clear that Gary was a ticking time bomb waiting to explode at the Big Brabee house? Why did Big Brabee whisk Gary away in handcuffs if they didn’t feel he was guilty of a crime? Would this sex scandal envelope into an horibble nightmare for Gary and the Big Brabee Liberia Show? The Big Brabee Liberia Sex scandal needs to be carefully investigated and Justice shouldn’t be trampled on.

In an open letter to the House of Representatives through Speaker Bhofal Chambers, the groups, committed to ensuring justice for victims of serious international crimes perpetrated during Liberia’s civil wars, called on the Lower House not to endorse the proposal. Excerpt of the letter: “We write as Liberian and international nongovernmental organizations committed to ensuring justice for victims of serious international crimes perpetrated during Liberia’s civil wars. The Sirleaf’s administration contested some of the hard recommendations, and trumpeted restorative justice over retributive justice. The groups said the TRC did precisely as directed in recommending the establishment of the Extraordinary Criminal Court for Liberia. And in addition, more than 50 members of the House of Representatives have endorsed a resolution backing a war crimes court for Liberia.

MONROVIA – The Catholic Diocese of Cape Palmas has described as compromising and endangering the lives of citizens and incalculable loss of goods and properties the continuous bad road conditions along the main corridors leading to South-eastern Liberia. Andrew Jagaye Karnley Bishop of Cape Palmas, who is the Administrative Head of the Diocese. The Church indicates that citizens and others are compelled to risk their lives while traveling to Southeastern Liberia due to the bad road conditions. CommendationMeanwhile, the Cape Palmas Diocese has commended the Unity Party (UP) led-government of ex-Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf for initiating the construction of the Harper to Fish Town road project in 2015. The Church maintains that it remains hopeful and prayerful that every town and village in Liberia will be made accessible.

The ECOWAS Holds Com’ttee Meeting in Ghana To Explores The Role of Telecommunications And Information Technology In Achieving Regional Development, Peace, Security And Human RightsMONROVIA – Members of the ECOWAS Joint Committee on Political Affairs, Peace, Security and African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM), Legal Affairs and Human Rights, Telecommunications and Information Technology are meeting in Ghana to brainstorm the role of telecommunication in achieving regional development. The meeting which is under the theme: “The role of telecommunications and information technology (tit) in achieving regional development,” is happening in Winneba, Ghana – 27th to 31st July, 2021. Organizations use Telecommunications and Information Technologies (TIT) to organize transnational networks in response to international competition and the increasing need for strategic interaction. Evidently, the explosion and advancement of TIT has been significantly impacting development, peace and security as main vehicle of human capital development in ECOWAS Region. What the meeting intends to achieveThe meeting recognizes the potentially valuable role of TIT in the development of the ECOWAS Region particularly in areas of peace and security and fundamental human right.

According to history, the settlement and founding of Liberia in the early 1800s was motivated by the domestic politics of slavery. There are different views on the attributes of a true leader, but Edward Pappas, an American writer identified the top ten: 1) true leader understands and listens to people; 2) true leader enlightens people; 3) true leader guides, but does not dictate to, the people; 4) true leader enables and empowers people; 5) true leader motivates people; 6) true leader inspires people; 7) true leader credits people; 8) true leader helps people; 9) true leader leads people by example, and 10) true leader serves his people. Liberia needs a leadership that will help their people to evaluate mistakes of the past not to repeat the misguided historical failed mindset. More importantly, Liberia needs leaders that will help her citizens to address and eventually eliminate the ‘mindset of Selfishness, Greed, and lack of Financial Transparency that has engulfed the nation for over 150 years. Furthermore, Liberia needs visionary leaders that will curtail the influence of corrupt practices by government officials and employees in public or private institutions.

Monrovia – The Vice President of the Republic of Liberia, Jewel Howard-Taylor has continued the fight against COVID 19 by donating 2000 Rapid Test Kits to several health facilities. The donation includes 1,200 test kits to the Bong County Health Team, 400 test kits to the JFK Medical Center, and 400 test kits to the ELWA hospital. The Rapid Test Kits are intended to help Medical practitioners test patients for COVID 19 before providing medical services in order to avoid situations in which non-COVID infected patients are denied medical services. The Rapid Test Kits will also help in the protection of medical professionals as they make the necessary sacrifices in providing medical services to the Liberian people. Freeman, Deputy Nurse Directress of the ELWA Hospital separately thanked the Vice President for always reaching out, especially during this period of crisis in the country.

MONROVIA – The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) National Programme Coordinator, Mr. Abraham Tumbey, has called on members of the Artisanal and Small-scale Mining (ASM) Working Group to exert more efforts in tackling the challenges faced by the sector for a sustainable environment. Making the assertion recently in Buchanan, Grand Bassa County during a one-day working session that was supported by the Society for Conservation of Nature Liberia with funding from the Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF), Mr. Tumbey said, “the Artisanal and Small-scale Mining Working Group have been a platform for dialogues and engagements aimed at finding ways to solve some critical issues relative to the environment”. “The sector has some challenging factors, to name a few; Environmental Pollution arising from Artisanal mining activities, Human Rights and gender-sensitive issues and the concerns regarding the threats of the sector to Liberia’s protected areas as well as the biodiversity and conservation efforts,” Tumbey lamented. Tumbey, however, disclosed that even though the working group has been effective to a certain extent, there has not been an annual or biannual meeting. He at the same time encouraged all participants to put in their best during the meeting to form a good strategy for their upcoming obligations.

Assistant Minister Fematta Bracewell, who also hails from the county, made the donation at the weekend at the Palala Health Center and the C.B. Dunbar Hospital in Gbarnga, Bong County. This donation is meant to buttress the government’s effort in the fight against covid-19,” stated Minister Bracewell. This is so timely and so we want to appreciate you,” noted Gertrude G. Kollie, Officer-In-Charge (OIC) at the Palala Health Center. Dunbar Hospital.

The Council maintained that the recent “outburst” of Imam Krayee using the pulpit towards the people of other faith is considered an act of provocation and must be vehemently condemned”. It called on Imam Krayee to desist from making utterances that have the proclivity to undermine the peace and threaten the security of the state. Senator Snowe is on record for submitting two separate bills to the Liberian Senate for the legislation of Ramadan and Abraham’s Days as national holidays in Liberia. During the month of Ramadan, Muslims won’t eat or drink between dawn and sunset. Meanwhile, Imam Krayee is yet to the official response to the latest statement issued by the National Muslim Council of Liberia (NMCL).