Liberia: What Happened to 13-Yr-Old Angel of Ricks Institute?
–More Questions Than Answers…MONROVIA – What led to the untimely death of 13-year-old Willvette Angel Nagbe of Ricks Institute is still unknown. Some have pointed accusing fingers at Ricks Institute, where she attended primary school before she met her premature death few days ago. Reacting to media reports, Ricks Institute said the deceased sister, Trence, allegedly admitted to seeing this aunt or family friend, injecting her sister Angel. She enrolled at the Ricks Institute in the 4th grade during the academic year of 2019. The family members of Willvette Angel Nagbe were very angry upon hearing the report and accused the police of being bias.
Source:Front Page Africa
December 20, 2022 08:49 UTC
Liberia Failed to Meet Basic Criteria to Qualify for MCC Fund Despite Passing Scorecard
Passing the MCC scorecard comes with hefty assistance to the country meeting all the criteria prepared by the Board in accordance with the Act establishing the MCC. By Lennart Dodoo, [email protected]comIn this Fiscal Year, the MCC scored Liberia high in Control of Corruption and Democratic Rights. Under Economic Freedom, Liberia scored 38 percent under Fiscal Year, with a score of 4.1, while recording 7.0 under Inflation. Liberia passed according to the MCC scorecard but is not among the countries selected for assistance. “The Board selected the following eligible countries for such assistance for FY 2023: Senegal, The Gambia, and Togo.
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December 19, 2022 17:30 UTC
Liberia: Family of Deceased Ricks Institute Student Wants Homicide Investigation, Gives Account Leading to Her Untimely Death
MONROVIA – Fifteen years after the death of 13-year-old Angel Togba that shook the nation, the death of another 13-year-old Angel – Angel Nagbe – is about to cause a stir in the country. The family counter-argued that Angel, prior to her demise, showed no symptoms of ailment. “Madam Nancy and other family members got a motorcycle that chased the bus conveying the students but to no avail. Edwin Dorley, Vice Principal for Student Affairs and Religion, the school nurse, Madam Nancy, and other family members embark on the vehicle of Rev. Edwin Dorley, after the pronouncement of Willvette Angel Nagbe demise, was disrespectful to the bereaved family.
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December 19, 2022 09:03 UTC
A NEW MODEL OF ENGAGEMENT WITH WASHINGTON
I am not within the deep concentric circle of President Weah. Indeed the administration is deeply flawed just as all throughout our history but with one nagging difference. The inability to construct a positive model of engagement with the US Government despite efforts and payment of hefty sums to lobbyists on K Street. While Ellen traverses the planet as the darling of the West despite a hugely flawed and dishonest domestic governance style. His relations with Washington is polite but deeply contorted.
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December 19, 2022 07:08 UTC
The Police Homicide Department Must Investigate the Death of Ricks Institute’s 13-Yr-Old Angel Nagbe
THIS IS WHY we at FrontPageAfrica extend our deepest sympathy to the family of Willvette Angel Nagbe, the 13-year-old Ricks Institute student who died while on a field trip on December 12. ANGEL, from our findings, was full of life, and always willing to participate. HER SUDDEN death has sparked claims and counter claims between the school administration and the bereaved family. SHE WAS pronounced dead on arrival at the Redemption Hospital upon her return from a field trip organized by the school. Madam Nancy promptly requested to speak with the supervisor who was assigned to the kids on the bus.
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December 19, 2022 07:00 UTC
CPP Protest Kicks-off Peacefully
Hundreds of supporters of one of Liberia’s main opposition groupings, the Collaborating Political Parties, have begun their much-anticipated protest, known as "We Tiyah Suffering." The protest started with a walk from the CPP headquarters at Catholic Junction to the SKD Sports Complex. He was joined by his wife Theresa, the protest chief organizer, Lewis Brown, and other leading figures within the party. The police provided unrestricted access to those who had gathered at the protest ground from other locations in Montserrado County. The protest, which the CPP promised should be a peaceful rally, is at present peaceful, with police providing security, among others.
Source:Daily Observer
December 17, 2022 15:15 UTC
Liberia: President Biden Urges President Weah, Counterparts to ensure free, Fair Elections in Respective Countries
WASHINGTON DC – United States President Joe Biden has called on six African leaders, including President George Weah, to ensure peaceful, free, fair, and transparent elections in their respective countries come 2023. His warning comes after three of Weah’s officials were sanctioned by the United States Treasury Department which led to their resignation from the government. U.S. is ‘all in’ on Africa’s futurePrior to the meeting with the six leaders, President Biden delivered his keynote address at the Walter Washington International Conference Center. “This is an enormous opportunity — an enormous opportunity for Africa’s future, and the United States wants to help make those opportunities real. To get things done differently, U.S. officials have announced that President Biden will set up committees that will be responsible to ensure these agreements and programs are implemented successfully.
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December 16, 2022 13:05 UTC
Liberia: What Liberians Say About the December 17 We are Tired Suffering Rally
Monrovia – Liberians have expressed their opinions about the December 17 rally that will be hosted by the opposition Collaborating Political Parties. Some say the rally is right while others say it is untimely. FrontPageAfrica was in the streets talking with Liberians days before the much talk about we are tired of suffering protests. We say no to the protest, Liberians are tired of the protest. I believe that this protest is timely and we all Liberians need to rally around the organizers of the protest.
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December 16, 2022 11:17 UTC
Liberia: LPRC Deputy Managing Director Makes Employee Kneel Down for over an Hour as Punishment
Nora boycotts investigationFrontPageAfrica has gathered that Madam Wreh and victim Seeboe were invited by the body the conduct the investigation on Wednesday, December 14. However, only victim Seeboe showed up and Madam Wreh was nowhere to be seen. Another hearing was scheduled for Thursday, December 15 at 10:00AM, but Madam Wreh didn’t show up for the whole of the morning and afternoon hours. One George Minor was also a victim.”Nora tightlippedWhen contacted via telephone, Madam Wreh denied that she snubbed an ongoing investigation launched into the matter. ViolationsThe alleged act committed by Madam Wreh runs contrary to the National Code of Conduct Law for public officials and the Liberian Constitution.
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December 16, 2022 06:55 UTC
Liberia: Leading Human Rights Activist Urges U.S. Government’s Direct Engagement with President Weah for Establishment of War Crimes Court In Liberia
However, most of the TRC’s recommendations have not been implemented, despite a continued call from human rights defenders like Dempster. Other key players of the war who were recommended by the TRC for prosecution are holding on key positions in the government. President Weah, then in opposition, called for the creation of the court, and pledged to champion its establishment but has since rolled back on his promise. Some of these people have even fled civil suits in the US or were deported from the US based on their responsibility for human rights abuses in Liberia, he said. The culture of impunity can only be laid to rest when perpetrators are held accountable for their actions, he said.
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December 16, 2022 06:55 UTC
Liberia: ‘Amend Rape Law, Establish Domestic Violence Fund’
Our government must end violence against women and girls in all its forms,” said Musa Kamara, one of the campaigners who read the 16 demands. The group made the call on Saturday, December 10, at the climax of this year’s 16 days of activism held at Smart Liberia in Sinkor. As part of its 16 demands they called on the government to amend the rape law to ensure that judges are rotated every term of court. “Protect our girls in school and conduct background checks on those coming in contact with the girls. “It is time for us to come together and raise our voices to end violence against women and girls and ensure that they are protected.
Source:Daily Observer
December 16, 2022 06:12 UTC
Liberia: “African Elections in 2023 Will Be Consequential”
The meeting, according to the White House statement, discussed the challenges of holding elections, including foreign interference and political violence. “The elections in Africa in 2023 will be consequential. The US-African Summit saw delegates from 49 African countries, as well as the African Union, invited to talks. The White House noted that the US President's views on the elections in Africa in 2023 as consequential and that the United States is committed to supporting electoral processes to deepen democracy in Africa. Participants reaffirmed their commitment to hold free, fair, and transparent elections conducted by competent, independent, and impartial national electoral bodies, as enshrined in the African Charter on Democracy, Elections, and Governance,” the White House said.
Source:Daily Observer
December 16, 2022 05:26 UTC
Liberia: Chess Championship Hits Critical Point
The 2022 Liberia National Individual Chess Championship has hit a critical point after the defending National Champion Bobby Ballah was beaten by Joel Ebiekuta during a critical match in round 5 on December 13. The Liberia Chess Federation (LCF) kicked off the ongoing National Individual Chess Championship on the University of Liberia (UL) Capitol Hill campus on Friday, December 9, 2022. But the most important, which is the individual classical event, will determine the actual Chess Champion and Female Chess Championship of Liberia. The 2022 National Chess Championship is the 5th edition of this premier chess event since the establishment of the Liberia Chess Federation in 2014. In November, the Liberia Chess Federation launched the 2022 National Chess Championship, which is being organized as a chess festival.
Source:Daily Observer
December 16, 2022 05:26 UTC
Liberia: PREVAIL Part of Large Ebola Vaccine Study Conducted in West Africa That Publishes Promising Findings
The PREVAC consortium (Liberia, Guinea, Mali, and Sierra Leone) includes scientists from PREVAIL, the French research organization Inserm, and from institutions in Africa, the United States, and the United Kingdom. The consortium has now published the results of a large clinical study in West Africa in the New England Journal of Medicine. These results confirm the safety of three different Ebola vaccine regimens and suggest that each regimen induces an immune response that is maintained for up to one year. The study aimed to measure the rapidity, intensity and durability of the immune responses generated by three different Ebola vaccine regimens, including the vaccines mentioned above. Beyond these advances, research on Ebola vaccines must continue, say the investigators.
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December 15, 2022 20:19 UTC
Liberia: Wilmot Paye Eyes Taking Sen. Saah Joseph Out in 2023
MONROVIA – Mr. Wilmot Paye, former chairman of the former ruling Unity Party (UP) and the People Liberation Party (PLP) has expressed interest in becoming Montserrado County’s next Senator. According to Mr. Paye, his motivation to contest comes from his visitations to many communities making up Montserrado County. “If you have doubts, fears, and worries about where Liberia is headed, just come and witness this Petitioning Ceremony. “The Network calls on all well-meaning LIBERIA committed to genuine but not fake change to come let us write a better chapter for Montserrado County and Liberia. Paye resisted the party decision and argued that the political leader’s action was contrary to the party’s constitution.
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December 15, 2022 20:01 UTC