For our country, holding free, fair and credible elections, on time, is amongst the best ways to continue to keep our peace, and remain democratic. It is such an important duty for governments that every responsible government makes planning for, and support to elections, a major priority. However, time and again, under this George Weah-led government, we have to postpone elections and delay by-elections because the government says it has no money for elections. This way, we keep the business of electoral protests under NEC, as the Constitution instructs, but free up the NEC Commissioners to concentrate on the other business of the elections. It has the same people against whom some of the protests are actually being brought to hear and decide it.

The former war general while on the pulpit took excerpts from the book ‘A Nation in Terror’ by James Youboty that exonerates him from that allegation. “Senator Johnson said: “People say I am a mass murderer; I am not perfect but I didn’t kill Tecumseh Roberts. Tecumseh Roberts, a famous rising musical star at the time accused of being gay. “People say I am a mass murderer; I am not perfect but I didn’t kill Tecumseh Roberts. Senator Dillon also had a press conference on Truth FM and stated that I killed Tecumseh – that is false.

Monrovia – Transparency International’s latest ranking of Liberia in the corruption index has put Liberia to fifth place among the 10 most corrupt countries in Africa. The last of 10 most corrupt countries in Africa was released recently by Transparency International (TI) using a Global Corruption Barometer. The list rates countries based on the level of corruption citizens perceive in the country. In the 2019 Corruption Perception Index, Liberia scored 28/100 and ranked 137/180. In Liberia, majority of the citizens believe that in order to gain anything service from the government, you must pay bribe.

Codenamed “witness 7” the former RUF commander echoed the testimony of previous witnesses testifying to the court in Freetown that Massaquoi could not have been in Liberia when dozens of Liberian witnesses said he committed atrocities. Like previous witnesses, “7” denied knowing Massaquoi had ever fought in Liberia and said the witnesses in Liberia who accused Massaquoi of atrocities including murder, rape and torture, were lying against an innocent man. Witness 7 was the latest of 19 witnesses who will testify on Massaquoi’s behalf in the Sierra Leone sessions of the trial. The defense contends Massaquoi was under witness protection in Freetown when the witnesses said he committed crimes in Liberia and could not have traveled to Liberia. Witness 10 denied knowing Foday Sankoh gave diamonds to Charles Taylor and that Massaquoi received a satellite phone from Charles Taylor.

I am grieving in a way that has never been the case. The religious way of grieving is predicated on the premise that the dead are in a better place; the dead have gone to heaven or paradise where is no suffering or pain. That people are grieving does not mean that they suspend their sense of reasoning or rational judgment. I deem it immoral to lie to those who are grieving or to peddle falsehoods about the dead. Why should people lie to one’s face or lie to the face of the dead because one is mourning or grieving?

GANTA, Nimba County — An accident at the Sam Kollie Guest House in Ganta, Nimba County on Monday evening reportedly left a 26-year-old man dead and caused police to ask guests to leave. Morris Duapah, a father of three and employee of the Guest House, died from electrocution as a result of the incident that occurred around 10:00 pm. His death brings to two the number of people who have died from electrocution in the last two months in Nimba. It can be recalled, 28-year-old Abraham Kollie, a former employee of Jungle Energy Power (JEP), died instantly in Yekepa while working on an old electrical pole being used by Arcelor Mittal. But JEP’s communication director, Bob Marshall Dolo, rebuffed the allegations and said there have been adequate awareness on the usage of the current.

Since then, Liberians have been calling for the establishment of a war and economic crimes court to try those responsible for grave crimes committed during the country’s civil war. He termed Dillion’s suggestions as “an attack on his character.”“Every time Sen. Dillion sees me is when he talks about war crimes court,” Sen. Johnson said. “If you want bring war crimes court, bring your damn war crimes court. There are legal processes to bring a war and economic crimes court,” he said. In the text, according to him Koijee, threatened to support a war crimes court if he attempted to swap support from the CDC to the opposition.

The move is part of her women empowerment initiatives under the She’s You Movement – which is Mrs. Weah’s flagship program aimed at improving the lives of women and girls through advocacy and empowerment for a better and prosperous Liberia. Amid the jubilation, the First Lady reminded the huge gathering that she and her husband, President George Manneh Weah are committed to delivering on their promises to the people of Liberia. We have proof for everything we do,” said the First Lady. She commended the NaFAA Director General Madam Emma Glassco and team for all the great work in obtaining sponsorship from the International community to undertake important initiatives in an effort to manage and sustain the fisheries resources of Liberia. The Net Exchange launching program attracted thousands of participants including fishermen and women in fisheries from all nine fishing communities in Montserrado, Grand Bassa, Grand Cape Mount, Margibi, Bomi, Rivercess, Sinoe, Grand Kru and Maryland Counties.

Madam Cooper maintained that government has a responsibility of ensuring that the business climate in Liberia is more “investment friendly”. Red gatesMadam Cooper claimed that too many “red tapes” are being created in the country, to prevent foreign investors from doing businesses in Liberia. According to her, the situation has compelled most foreign investors to neglect Liberia and go to neighboring countries, including Guinea, Ivory Coast, Sierra Leone and Ghana to do their businesses. “Corruption is too much; the lack of trust in a lot of people that are currently holding positions-a lot of them cannot be trusted; they don’t understand how to deal with foreign investors and so, foreign investors just do not want to deal with them. They (foreign investors) go to other countries across the region.

MONROVIA – Rep. Alex Chersex Grant of Grand Gedeh County has taken his spot as a prominent Liberian with degree scandal attached to his name. The Administration of the University of Liberia has not given any official response to our inquiry. Some of Grant’s relatives who confided in FPA claimed the lawmaker is a 1990 secondary school dropout from the Zwedru Multilateral High School in Grand Gedeh County. Also, a man claiming to be Grant’s former instructor, told FPA: “I’m surprised to hear Alex is doing his Master’s. “Do I need degree to be representative or do I need degree to serve my people; or do I also need degree to make money?

He said he met Massaquoi in 1999 when they were all in the RUF together. Massaquoi left Liberia in 2000 before we got there in May 2001.”“11” said his RUF forces stayed in Liberia from May to June in 2001 before the RUF disarmament in Sierra Leone. He said he then met Massaquoi in Sierra Leone 2002 at the party headquarters when RUF was running to be a political party. It was the Special Court that arranged Massaquoi’s resettlement in Finland and immunity from prosecution for crimes committed in Sierra Leone. I can’t remember, but I am sure I met Massaquoi in 2003 but I do not remember the last time I heard from him.

Liberia: Office of Senate Pro-Tempore Says Recording Linking Him and the Senate to Soliciting Bribe for the Printing of New Banknotes Is Distorted to Misinform the PublicMonrovia – The Office of the President Pro Tempore of the Liberian Senate has described as disinformation, misinformation, and an act of dishonesty that discussions were held and captured on audio on solicitation of funds to facilitate the authorization of the printing of a new family of Liberian Dollar Currency. The discussion being referenced to was on budget issues, specifically the overdue payments of funds to the Senate and the President Pro Tempore’s Office from their respective budget lines. The statement also states that the matter of the very audio was reported to the Press Union of Liberia and the Liberia National Police in 2020. Meanwhile, President Pro Tempore Albert T Chie is calling on the Press Union of Liberia to investigate the matter. Senator Chie also expressed disappointment over the manner in which some journalists are misleading the public on the working of the Liberian Senate and urged journalists involved to desist.

Central Bank of Liberia Warns against Crypto Currency; Says It Has Not Issued Any License for Such TransactionMONROVIA – The Central Bank of Liberia’s (CBL’s) says its attention has been drawn to a publication made in the May 6, 2021 edition of the FrontPage Africa newspaper, captioned “First Digital Asset Company to be Launched in Liberia”, with particular reference to the launching of Crypto currency in Liberia on May 14, 2021 by an organization named ‘The Abundance Community Coin (TACC). The CBL clarified that at no time has the Bank approved any license for the above-mentioned company to transact ANY financial business in Liberia, in accordance with Section 3 (1) of the New Financial Institutions Act of Liberia. The CBL views the attempt by TACC to introduce a digital financial product in Liberia without adherence to the required regulation as not only illegal, but also intended to undermine the country’s financial system. Any attempt to proceed on the contrary, the CBL will have no other alternative but to pursue legal recourse in accordance with the law. Accordingly, the CBL reassures the general public about safeguarding the financial system against action counterproductive to the operation of the system and urges members of the public to exercise due caution in transacting with such illegal financial institution.

“Man Is One Name” – A Speech Delivered by Dr. William R. Tolbert When He Received 1974 Gold Medallion of the Society of “The Family of Man” of the Council of Churches of New York[Dr. William R. Tolbert, Jr., president of Liberia and a practicing Baptist minister, was the recipient of the 1974 Gold Medallion of the Society of “The Family of Man” of the Council of Churches of New York. The existence of basic conflicts, of poverty and unbearable misery still constitute a challenge to which the human family must now respond in a more genuine, personal and pragmatic manner. In the more spiritual context, therefore, the family of man truly reflects the nature of the Divine. Indeed there must be reflected in their day-to-day living, and not simply articulated in their verbose professions, unadulterated human love rendering them obligated, accountable keepers of one another. For truly as members with natural affinity, of the Family of Man, our eternal challenge is mankind.

The facility is a beneficiary of the Ambassador’s Special Self-Help (SSH) Fund, a grassroots assistance program launched by the United States Government since 1964. The SSH Fund allows the Ambassador to respond directly to requests from communities for small-scale, community-based development projects that promise to have immediate impact. We want to give them a little boost.”Speaking further, he said the Ambassador’s SSH Fund has assisted community groups in Liberia to develop lasting, self-sustaining projects that benefit entire communities. Each year, the SSH Fund supports approximately 12 to 15 projects with the awarding of grants between US$1,000 to US$10,000. It also supports economic development projects that increase a community’s financial resources for undertaking self-help projects on their own.