Gbarnga, Bong County – Dorothy Kwenah Toomann, former executive director of the Development Education Network (DEN-L), is the only woman amongst seven male candidates vying to become senator of Bong County. In her first sit-down interview with FrontPage Africa’s Selma Lomax, Toomann talks about the change she believes Bong County really needs and the uphill journey towards the change. TOOMANN: Dorothy Kwenah Toomann is a daughter of Bong County. If I am elected senator of Bong County simply because of the level of disunity that has enmeshed the caucus. Women in the county need to work to ensure that I am elected senator to represent the voice of women across the county.

MONROVIA – Orange Liberia in association with Orange Foundation made a major donation of medical supplies to the government of Liberia through the Ministry of Health. “With our strong ties to the local communities Orange, in association with Orange Foundation is engaged in standing together with the Liberian people” said Ms. Buchanan. Also present was Deputy Minister of Health for Administration Madam Norwu Howard who thanked Orange Liberia and the Orange Foundation for the generous donation and remarked: “This donation has been made by Orange in association with Orange Foundation to help prepare healthcare workers for responses to emergencies. Orange Liberia has also provided a free online educational portal where students can access thousands of educational materials in various subjects at absolutely no cost. Orange Foundation has a presence in 27 countries and has invested over 19 million euros on various empowerment projects.

“As part of our public benefit mission to empower individuals and to promote economic development, Medici Land Governance is proud to partner with the Liberian Ministry of Justice on COVID-19 recovery initiatives,” – said Ali El Husseini, PhD, CEO of Medici Land Governance. “Medici Land Governance has enhanced our capacity as joint security of the country to perform better. About Medici Land GovernanceMedici Land Governance leverages blockchain and other technologies (such as cryptography, AI and others) to support land governance, titling, and administration with a secure public record of land ownership. With land records stored on the blockchain, land ownership is standardized and can be recognized by local and global economies. Medici Land Governance supports agencies in the digitization of their current records, engendering trust and security in data by diminishing human error and accidental damage to records.

The largest Mandingo Association in America called Federation of Liberian Mandingo Associations in the United States of America, following months of bickering and grueling election campaign season between two formidable camps each having a female Presidential candidate, has elected Ms. Tuma Fofana. Tuma is a humanitarian and Philanthropist with organizations and humanitarian sponsorship in Liberia including Tuma Foundation and Basket of Hope Global for girls and boys. A strong voice and champion for women’s rights, Ms. Fofana became the victor as a result of her over a decade work in the Liberian Mandingo Community both at home and abroad. Nearly 200 accredited delegates voted during the election and overwhelming majority voted Tuma Fofana. Those elected as members of Team Tuma Fofana include brother So Jabateh as Vice President for Administration, Mohamed Koshia -Secretary General, and Mayesa Camara- Treasurer.

Its purpose is to foster awareness among the international community of the importance of tourism and its social, cultural, political and economic value. The event for the first time celebrated as a major event in Liberia, was observed with a grand parade and festival displaying Liberia’s rich cultural, biodiversity and ecotourism values. Arts and crafts were also on display as books authored by Liberians and sculptors of some of the wildlife species and traditional symbols in Liberia were on sale. “Liberia needs investment that can support tourism, and ecotourism specifically, has a great opportunity”, said James Desmond, Co-founder of Liberia Chimpanzee Rescue and Protection (LCRP), the country’s first and only sanctuary for orphaned chimps. According to Desmond, through the conservation of the country’s rich biodiversity, especially the wildlife species, ecotourism will boost Liberia’s fledging tourism industry and spur economic growth.

Margibi County – Rev. Alexander B. Collins is an aspirant in the upcoming December 8 senatorial elections that every aspirant in Margibi County are watching as the date draws near. initiated and led the establishment of two Sister City Relationship-Brooklyn Park, Minnesota-Kakata, Margibi County and Isanit City, Minnesota-Unification City, Margibi County. “If You Want Real Change, Then Make Real Change! Let’s make real change to have real change,” he said.

MONROVIA – Citizens United for Constitutional Democracy-CUFCOD, a local pro-democracy and rights advocacy group which specializes in tabulating population perception based constitutional governance and democratic governance issues has released its latest survey which states that 80% of Liberians want double nationality (dual citizenship). Lofa, Margibi, Bassa, Maryland, Sinoe, Bomi, and Grand Cape Mount counties shared the remaining 13% of the research’s questionnaires. “When asked which of the proposals stood as the touchiest, at least 68% of the participants underscored dual citizenship as the most centrally discussed proposal surrounding the impending referendum,” CUFCOD statement indicated. The exercise is anticipated to be carried out in a popular referendum in straight compliance with article 50 of the Liberian constitution. The compilation of this representative survey report was peer reviewed, corroborated, and concluded on September 10, 2020.

President George Weah’s much anticipated Cabinet shakeup will see Information Minister Lenn Eugene Nagbe becomes head of the Liberia Maritime Authority while Commerce Minister Professor Wilson Tarpeh heads to the Environmental Protection Agency(EPA). Additionally, the President also appointed Mawine G. Diggs as Minister of Commerce & Industry, replacing Professor Wilson K. Tarpeh, who now heads to the Environmental Protection Agency. Madam Debra Nebo was named as Deputy Minister for Industry. Prince K. Vincent is named Deputy Minister for Operations. Mr. Ledgerhood Julius Rennie leaves the Liberia Broadcasting System as Director General to become the Minister of Information while Estella Liberty -Kemoh becomes the new Director General.

SADLY, PRIOR to the printing of additional LD banknotes, the banking system had experienced dire liquidity problems, including mutilated banknotes and insufficient banknotes in the banking system to meet depositors’ demand for cash. IT IS APPROACHING FOUR months now since the Central Bank of Liberia announced the secure arrival of additional LD4 Billion Liberian Dollar banknotes into the country. According to Madam Pearson, there are L$ 21 billion in circulation with huge sum of mutilated notes on the market. This, she said makes the Four Billion Liberian Dollars grossly insufficient to address the issue of mutilated banknotes on the market. SADLY, PRIOR to the printing of additional LD banknotes, the banking system had experienced dire liquidity problems, including mutilated banknotes and insufficient banknotes in the banking system to meet depositors’ demand for cash.

Dr. Cassell made these comments when he served as keynote speaker at the 56th anniversary celebration of the Press Union of Liberia (PUL) held in Tubmanburg, Bomi County on Wednesday, September 30. “As you come together to celebrate the 56th anniversary of the Press Union of Liberia (PUL), let this day be marked as the sound of the ‘Trumpet Call to Duty. He urged Liberian journalists to renew the public’s faith and hope in the media, through unified voices and platforms. Prior to the initiation of political ownership of the media in Liberia, the Journalism profession was respectable and enviable. In Liberia some of the Journalists are now captive in political rivalry that is running the media at the service of politicians”.

MONROVIA – The Government of Liberia through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs says it is not investigating Mr. Akin Akintende Ojo, Liberia’s Honorary Consul General to Mexico because it has not received any complaint on the desk of the Foreign Ministry. According to Deputy Foreign Minister Henry Fahnbulleh, all that has being heard about diplomatic passport fraud are speculations and allegations without proof. “The Ministry of Foreign Affairs doesn’t sell or has a policy that supports or encourages the sales of passport. When information surface that there was something criminal at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, it wasn’t the FBI of NSA it was the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a covert operation.”Min. Not a Fugitive, Wonplo SaysMr. Wonplo said Monday that contrary to perceptions and speculations, he has not fled Liberia.

Monrovia – Senator, Abraham Darius Dillon (Liberty Party, Montserrado County) has frowned on the Collaborating Political Parties (CPP) members for tearing each other apart. The Senator was speaking Wednesday when the CPP Women in collaboration with other women groups honored him for keeping his promises during the campaign that led him to the Senate. Said the Senator: “To the CPP, we need to stop being divided and stop tearing each other apart and form a united force. If we will deliver this country, we need to stop limiting CPP to only four persons which include Alexander B. Cummings(ANC), Benoni Urey(All Liberia Party), Senator Nyonblee Karnga-Lawrence(Liberty Party) and Joseph Boakai(Unity Party). Senator Dillon added: “We should all allow everyone to grow until we stop building the party around four-person we will not grow.

Bull emphasized that Ms. Cummings was going about her normal duties within the same time frame she mentioned that the incident had occurred. She further disclosed that Ms. Cummings never complained Amb. She alleged that the allegation of sexual harassment was orchestrated a current employee of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs who had wanted to be Minister. “The man and the woman who wanted that job to be Foreign Minister and didn’t get it, I’ve got all the information on them. This is a smear campaign before even my nomination when it was speculated that I would be preferred for the position of foreign minister.

The President of BRYF Emmanuel Kpoto and Operation Manager Varney Dunor at a press conferenceMonrovia – Emmanuel Kpoto, the president of the Bill Rogers Youth Foundation is calling on President George Weah to recognize Liberia’s international track athlete Bill Rogers as he (President Weah) has done for several Liberians international icons. The Nelson Mandela Award honors are presented to exemplary leaders that serve as a vital force for positive change in their communities. Liberians international athlete on September 26, 2020, won the Nelson Mandela Freedom Award for 2020 for empowering the disadvantaged youths in Liberia. Rogers has been a good friend to President Weah but had been deprived several times of meeting the President. He added: “We believe that President Weah will wholeheartedly appreciate your award and this time around, your effort in trying to meet the President will come to reality.”

With megaphones in their hands, the group toured market places, homes, and intellectual centers in Montserrado County District#14 to sent out their messages about their planned peaceful protest. “The nation’s fastest and popular growing Political Civil Rights movement, CDC-COP, launches its Community Outreach today in Clara and Vai Town, District#14 in preparation for the October 14th‘Protect the State’ Protest,” Massaquoi, Secretary-General of CDC-COP said. They were the force behind last year’s June 7, “Save the State” protest, organized by the Council of Patriots’ Leader Henry Costa. They were also part of the January 6, protest that was again organized by the Council of Patriots. During that protest, the joint securities officers disbursed the crowd after they tried to cook in front of the Executive Mansion.