Nomination Opens For 2021 Who’s Who Personalities & Institutions Of The Year – Global News Network
The management of the Global News Network (GNN), publisher of www.gnnliberia.com an online news platform and a By-Weekly newspaper, GNN-Liberia is pleased to announce its yearly personality and institutions of the year for 2021 award. As usual, the management is requested the involvement of the general public to nominate individuals and institutions that have made headway during the year, 2021 under review; their contributions towards the growth and development of Liberia, and its people will keenly be observed in the selection process. The public must forward to us via this email: gnnliberia@gmail.com the reason why their nominee should be named as Personality of the Year – 2021 with all the justifications. Below are the categories for which they will be nominated, and subsequently awarded as GNN-Liberia personality and institution of the year – 2021. (Visited 53 times, 16 visits today)
Source:GNN Liberia
December 29, 2021 00:42 UTC
Liberia: Port of Houston Officials Strengthen Ties with the National Port Authority
MONROVIA – Over the past year, the Houston Sister City Committee has made great strides in facilitating a Houston-Monrovia Sister City relationship that will help strengthen trade and economic development between the two port cities. Mr. Moseley was quick to point out that Port Houston is the largest port on the Gulf Coast and the biggest port in Texas and that the Port of Houston has been instrumental in the city of Houston’s development for international trade. Honorable Meanwhile, Mr. Bill Twehway extended an official invitation to Port Houston officials to visit Liberia during the Houston-Atlanta Trade Mission scheduled for April 21-29, 2022. The National Port Authority (NPA)The Freeport of Monrovia is a landlord port that has concessions partnerships with APM Terminals, and other lease agreements with Firestone, China Union, and Western Cluster. Port HoustonFor more than 100 years, Port Houston has owned and operated the public wharves and terminals along the Houston Ship Channel, including the area’s largest breakbulk facility and two of the most efficient container terminals in the country.
Source:Front Page Africa
December 29, 2021 00:09 UTC
Africa: Liberia - Remarks By Pres. Weah Following the Death of Archbishop Tutu
The passing of Archbishop Desmond Tutu, one of South Africa's leading anti-aparthied heroes, is an enormous loss to the global community. He was widely known for speaking fearlessly against the ills of society everywhere in the world, not just in South Africa. Archbishop Tutu will be remembered for speaking truth to power regardless of who was involved - be it the fearsome apartheid leaders, or those of the African National Congress that followed them or leaders around the world. Archbishop Tutu also served as head of South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission, focusing primarily on healing a devided nation. H. E. GEORGE MANNEH WEAH Sr.President of the Republic of Liberia
Source:Daily Observer
December 27, 2021 05:11 UTC
Liberia: "We Need to Start Thinking of all of our Young People"
Loop Academies is thrilled to announce the launching of its first Model School (LAMS) in Liberia. The school’s content is specifically designed to prepare high school students with the skills that transition them into the workforce right out of high school. This model will prepare students to be change agents with the right character," Marvin R. Tarawally said. "This is the greatest challenge of the African continent.”The school said its curriculum is an excellent resource for developing work-based learning skills. It will foster collaboration and build the capacity to teach, give, and reimagine secondary education within and around Liberia.
Source:Daily Observer
December 26, 2021 22:46 UTC
Liberia: NEC Boss Surrenders to Court, Faces US$182K Indictment
The investigation found that the Chairperson of the National Elections Commission did not disclose her interest in TUMA Enterprises while presiding over the procurement committee. Before that, the electoral body chair was briefly detained and was later served the writ of arrest and the indictment, consistent with the law. Since the investigation, NEC and its chairperson have tried to refute claims of corruption, conflict of interest, and money laundering involving its Chairperson, Davidetta Browne-Lansanah, as levied against her by Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission. The electoral body, in a response, categorically denied a LACC investigative report that the NEC Chairperson admitted to a conflict of interest and other findings from the probe. We appeared before the LACC with our legal counsels, submitted the requested documents, along with written statements.
Source:Daily Observer
December 25, 2021 11:02 UTC
Liberia: Antoinette Cheshire Home Seeks Help
Antoinette Tubman Cheshire Home (ATCH) has called on the government, humanitarians and well-meaning citizens for financial support to keep the home running. It caters to individuals with cerebral palsy, especially children, and any other with physical and mental disabilities. The majority of these residents are mentally challenged; we have a committed catering staff that makes only US$30.00 dollars as take-home pay,” Browne revealed. CHESHIRE home, a charitable organization was named in honor of Mrs. Antoinette Louise Padmore Tubman, wife of former Liberian head of state Williams V. S. Tubman. It has been catering to the less fortunate in society, the society majority of whom were abandoned by their parents due to their deformity.
Source:Daily Observer
December 24, 2021 23:25 UTC
Liberia: "EJS Center Did Not Receive Money From GOL"
Responding to a Daily Observer inquiry, the EJS Center disclosed that it "has not received any money from the Government of Liberia. On the contrary, the staff of the EJS Center pays taxes to the GOL under the Liberia Revenue Authority (LRA) withholdings system from funds provided by institutions outside Liberia." "On the budget allocation issue, the EJS Center was not informed and only learned of this from the report in Frontpage Africa," the EJS Center maintains. Did President Weah live up to his commitment after all, unbeknownst to the EJS Center? Now that the EJS Center is aware of its US$1 million subsidy allotment in the 2022 national budget, the question remains whether or not the Center will accept the money.
Source:Daily Observer
December 24, 2021 19:44 UTC
Liberia: Former Liberty Party Lawmaker Calls for Reconciliation in the party; Says LP is Not Property of the Bassa People
Liberia: Former Liberty Party Lawmaker Calls for Reconciliation in the party; Says LP is Not Property of the Bassa PeopleMONROVIA – A National Executive Committee (NEC) member of the opposition Liberty Party (LP), Mr. Jeh Byron Brown, has dispelled insinuations that the LP is a political institution which belongs to the “Bassa People” and an intestate estate to the Brumskine’s family. As evidenced by this, no other political party has won the LP for the presidential elections in Grand Bassa since 2005. “The Constitution of the Republic of Liberia clearly states the establishment of a political party should come from five counties. However, there is no doubt that Grand Bassa County gave birth to the LP”. She described Mr. Brown, Mr. Jacob Smith, Ms. Mariah Fyneah, Mr. Nathaniel Toe as the “backbone” of her late father.
Source:Front Page Africa
December 24, 2021 10:19 UTC
Liberia: LACC Indicts NEC Chair, Court Issues Writ for Her Arrest But She’s Reportedly in Flight
Sources at the NEC said she did not show up for work the whole of Thursday. The NEC Chairperson came under a barrage of public scrutiny and investigation by the Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission (LACC) after investigative media reports disclosed that she had rented 22 pieces of facial recognition thermometers for US$182,000. Upon investigation, the LACC in its report, recommended the dismissal of madam Lansanah as head of the electoral body. The LACC also recommended the head of the procurement department of the NEC. Meanwhile, Madam Lansanah has denied any form of admission of guilt of financial impropriety to the LACC.
Source:Front Page Africa
December 24, 2021 10:19 UTC
Liberia: 2,000 APM Terminals Workers, Partners Receive Covid-19 Vaccination
The Ministry of Health (MOH), through its Montserrado County office, recently provided COVID-19 vaccination to workers of APM Terminals, a corporate entity located in the Freeport of Monrovia. According to health authorities, more than 2,000 employees of the entity and its partner workers, as well as some residents of the Port, received the Astrazeneca or Johnson & Johnson jabs of the COVID 19 vaccines. APMT-Liberia has been a worthy partner on this cause and this vaccination drive is further testimony to that.” Dr. Sackie Wapoe said. Dr. Wapoe is the County Health Officer of Montserrado and a lead campaigner for COVID-19 vaccination. She admonished port workers and users to fully embrace the program and take the jabs for their own safety.
Source:Daily Observer
December 24, 2021 01:03 UTC
Liberia: Club Kwatekeh Constructs Hand Pump for Lepers in Suakoko
Suakoko, Bong County – As part of efforts to providing safe drinking for Liberians, Club Kwatekeh of Kentucky in the United States of America, has dedicated a hand pump to residents of the Suakoko Leprosy Rehabilitation Center in Bong County. Speaking during the dedicatory ceremony, the Senior Advisor to the President of the organization, Stanley Cooper, said the hand pump was constructed following a request from residents of the area. For her financial support towards the project, Club Kwatekeh of Kentucky, USA named the Hand Pump in Memory of Mrs. Donella Sue Wilkes of the United States of America. Speaking in a jubilant mood, residents of Suakoko Rehab Center thanked Club Kwatekeh for being farsighted in addressing the water situation at the center. They explained that the pump dedicated would lessen the burden on the lone hand hump that does not serve them adequately.
Source:Front Page Africa
December 23, 2021 11:32 UTC
Liberia: Sabegna Graduates 416 Students in Diverse Qualifications
By Lauries PageThe Sabegna School of Travel and Tourism has graduated 416 students in various disciplines. The graduates, who enrolled at Sabegna in 2020, have completed the necessary requirements as enshrined in the school curriculum. Sabegna offers a Standard National Diploma (SND) and Higher National Diploma (HND). Also, most of those working within the various airline offices and travel agencies are graduates of the Sabegna. The program was well attended by officials of the Government of Liberia, invitees, Sabegna school authorities, graduates among others.
Source:Daily Observer
December 23, 2021 10:56 UTC
Liberia: MNG Gold Ends One-Day Stakeholders Meeting for Residents of Affected Community in Kokoyah Statutory District
Kokoyah District, Bong County – MNG Gold, the Turkish Mining Company in Kokoyah District, Bong County has concluded a one-day stakeholders meeting with residents of affected communities in Tokpa-Blee Administrative District. The meeting, according to the company’s community liaison officer, Keith Gboe, was aimed at acquainting citizens on the status of the company’s Corporate Social Responsibility. Gboe said the meeting was also intended to provide clarity on issues pertaining to the company’s Kokoyah Concession Operations and the Memorandum of Understanding. Gbanken also said the company has also rehabilitated the10 kilometer road from Dean Town to Borbor Fire Town in electoral district two. The motorcycles were given to local chiefs in Kokoyah Statutory District, while and the solar panels were distributed in the three administrative districts.
Source:Front Page Africa
December 23, 2021 10:03 UTC
"EJS Center Did Not Receive Money from GoL"
Responding to a Daily Observer inquiry, the EJS Center disclosed that it “has not received any money from the Government of Liberia. “On the budget allocation issue, the EJS Center was not informed and only learned of this from the report in Frontpage Africa,” the EJS Center maintains. Did President Weah live up to his commitment after all, unbeknownst to the EJS Center? If the Gender Minister does not know who added the EJS Center as subsidy beneficiaries to her ministry’s budget account, then who does? Now that the EJS Center is aware of its US$1 million subsidy allotment in the 2022 national budget, the question remains whether or not the Center will accept the money.
Source:Daily Observer
December 23, 2021 09:59 UTC
Liberia: Lofa’s Protest against Cape Mount Dismissed
Protest by LOFA County regarding Cape Mount County, featuring three first division players instead of two in the December 18 match between the two counties, has been dismissed by the Protest Committee of the National County Sports Meet. The committee, after conducting hearing into the protest, established that the protest letter from Lofa was not submitted within the stipulated time frame as enshrined in the rules and regulations governing the 2021/2022 national county sports meet. The committee also established that the Protester (Lofa) could not prove that the captain of Grand Cape Mount or an official of the county’s team signed on to the protest as required by the rules and regulations governing the National County Sports Meet. Regarding Bong’s protest, the committee established Fransico Pajibo was an unused substitute in the Mano River Union tournament and didn’t feature for the senior national team as claimed by Bong. Gbarpolu lost their protest against Bomi for using Murphy Miller, after the committee established that player Miller registered and played for Sandi FC in the 2019/20 LFA second division league that was nullified.
Source:Daily Observer
December 23, 2021 04:57 UTC