Liberia: President Weah’s County ‘Governmentally Marginalized’ on Public Information Officer
He’s one of those who should ensure that our County has a Public Information Officer now. What I know is, the County had a Public Information Officer, named John Bropleh, in 2015 and 2016. So, Grand Kru County doesn’t have a Public Information Officer at the time you and I are talking, Superintendent Ylatun narrated. They are Grand Kru County, Grand Gedeh County, Maryland County, Rivercess County, and Rivergee County. The information about the absence of a Public Information Officer in Grand Kru County is similar to information of the National Registration Identification (NIR) in the County.
Source:Front Page Africa
October 12, 2022 19:36 UTC
Liberia: Mother of Light Commemorates World Mental Health Day
Mother of Light a local group engaged in mental health programs in Liberia, Saturday, October 1st, 2022, joined other local and international organizations to commemorate World Mental Health Day. Some Youth Groups including official from the Ministry of Health, Carter Center and Mother of Light graced the occasion. Samkay indicated that Mother of Light is working in partnership with the Ministry of Health, Carter Center, Medicines San Frontier and Liberia Drugs Enforcement Agency to address mental health issues. Madam Samkay Z. Karworzohn used the occasion to call on the public to take mental health issues as a global threat, adding everyone should work towards the fight against mental health. She also urged the public to exercise restraint and limit the stigmatization of patients of mental health.
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October 11, 2022 06:55 UTC
Liberia: Liberia College of Physicians and Surgeons Graduates Twenty-one Specialized Doctors
This gap exuded the need for the establishment of the Liberia College of Physicians and Surgeons (LCPS) in 2013. “No longer will I be the lone ranger Liberian psychiatrist for over forty (40) years with the graduation of our inaugural class of one psychiatrist at the 6th convocation,” Prof. Harris pointed out. “We urge the government of Liberia to do more to support medical institutions in Liberia. Healthcare in Liberia is changing for the better,” Prof. Henderson said in response to his honorary fellowship into the LCPS faculty. She proudly disclosed that more than half of the Doctors at the JFK are products of the LCPS program.
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October 10, 2022 16:24 UTC
Liberia: Lawmakers Linked to Facilitating Female Genital Cutting in Gparpolu County
An example is reports of two Gbarpolu County lawmakers who have been accused of facilitating Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) practices in the county. The two lawmakers are identified as Senator Daniel Flomo Nathan and Representative Joseph Matthew of Gbarpolu County District #3. Observers wonder as to what the Internal Affairs Ministry is doing despite the three years ban placed on FGM practices by the Government of Liberia. “I’m a traditional person and a member of all the traditional practices in the county,” the Gbapolu County Senator boasted. At least 200 million girls and women alive today have undergone a form of female genital mutilation (FGM).
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October 10, 2022 11:16 UTC
PROMOTION NOT DEMOTION
During this time of year, Parents and Guardians are worried about promotion and demotion matters of their chidren because they prefer promotion for their children when the final school exam and West African exam results are announced. By Togba-Nah Tipoteh, Contributing Writer, [email protected]Like Parents and Guardans, the poor people of Liberia remain worried about the longstanding and widespread poverty in Liberia, wanting promotion for Liberia rather than demotion. With the poverty problem remaining in Liberia and no solution, people who love Liberia are learning lessons from the children to know how to solve the poverty problem. It is only through the Fair electoral system that persons with good records can get elected to install the Justice system, the ingredient for Promotion and not Demotion in any Country, Promotion to the level of poverty alleviation to prevent Demotion into more poverty generation. Let us Walk The Promotion Talk for Liberia to move forward for the betterment of All.
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October 07, 2022 22:08 UTC
Liberia: Minister of Justice Cautions Against False Accusation and Speculation in US$100 Million Cocaine Case
Monrovia – The Ministry of Justice (MOJ) is cautioning the public including media institutions against spreading what it terms rumors in the talking about US$100 million cocaine case. “Avoid false accusations, and unnecessary speculations regarding persons responsible for or involved in the circumstances of the shipment to Liberia of over 500 kilograms of cocaine worth at least US$100 Million, which was recently seized and burnt,” the release from the Ministry of Justice quoted. The release emphasized that the ongoing collaboration of these countries should serve as a further assurance of the depth, integrity, and proprietorial objective of the operation. Besides the two traffickers already arrested, the Ministry added that all those established by available evidence to be involved in the trafficking, in the instant case, are being pursued both in Liberia and abroad. “No person involved or reasonably suspected of involvement will be spared arrest, investigation or prosecution by the Liberian Government, working in partnership with the US Government and other collaborating governments,” the release cited.
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October 07, 2022 22:02 UTC
Liberia: Six Liberian Technicians Benefit from Natural Resources Governance Training In Tanzania
Six Liberian environmental scientists and technicians from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Ministry of Mine and Energy have completed a two-week intensive international training on mine water and mine waste management in Zambia, and Salaam Tanzania. The training which ran from 20th September 2022 to 2nd-October, 2022 was jointly hosted by the Swedish Geological Survey, Swedish Environmental Protection Agency, Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, and the Lulea Tekniska University. The forum which attracted technicians and environmental scientists from Liberia, Zambia, Kenya Tanzania, and Rwanda was intended to boost efforts aimed at ensuring natural resources governance and sustainable mining in Africa. The training considered several topics including mining and sustainability, governance within the extractive Industries, legislation and gender issues in mining, biodiversity, environment, and human rights. “Additionally, the knowledge gained, and vast resource materials acquired, will also be tailored towards impacting each institution’s regulatory regimes, Mr. Jallah indicated.
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October 06, 2022 19:20 UTC
Liberia: Five Bidders Reinvited To Showcase Qualification For Voter Identification System For 2023 Elections
In a communication to all six bidders dated September 26, 2022, the NEC evaluation panel wrote:The Public Procurement Concessions Commission (PPCC) has requested that bidders be reinvited to appear before the Bid Evaluation Panel of the NEC for a video-recorded redemonstration of Physical presentations, regarding bid IFB No. In this regard, the Bid Evaluation Panel has scheduled bidders to appear before it on the date and time as shown in the below schedule. In recent months, NEC has come under pressure to dash its optical manual registration (OMR) system. NEC has accused the PPCC of failing to respond to concerns it (PPCC) has raised that should be addressed. In its September 13 letter to PPCC, NEC sought clarity on both the re-evaluation and re-demonstration, more so that not knowing what exactly is required might cause a delay in the voter registration process.
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October 06, 2022 18:59 UTC
Lebanese suspect held as Liberia seizes $100 million of cocaine
Liberian authorities have said that they have seized some $100 million worth of cocaine, with help from the United States' international narcotics agency. The operation led "to the seizure of $100 million worth of pure cocaine," he said. The drug agency could not confirm reports shared on social media that the drug had been stored in frozen fish containers. Drug enforcement agency chief Marcus Zehyoue said "a full-scale investigation" was underway along with a search for accomplices who escaped capture. "The success of this operation is the direct result of excellent communication between law enforcement agencies around the world, including Brazil, the United States, and Liberia, among others," it added.
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October 04, 2022 20:55 UTC
Liberia: Rev. Kortu Brown Calls on Pres. Weah to “Shake Up” His Cabinet Amid Rice Scarcity
Kortu Brown, has asked President George Weah to shake up his cabinet, especially the government agency responsible for the rice crisis. The rice situation is becoming terrible as a 25kg bag of rice is now being sold in Liberia for around four thousand five hundred Liberian dollars (LRD4,500), more than US$25 in a struggling economy. President Weah said: “We need not to always listen to the gossip of the streets. “There is either rice shortage or no rice shortage in the country. If there is no rice shortage, why is the commodity not available on the market?
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October 04, 2022 10:51 UTC
Liberia: Drug Bust Leads to Seizure of US$100M Worth of Cocaine; Suspect in Custody
Suspect Conte said he was asked by his international partners to follow the consignment and ensure it reaches the final destination. Following the arrest, suspect Conte admitted having connection with the consignment and iterated that he has since arrived in the country about two weeks ago to await the consignment. During our preliminary investigation, suspect Conte said he was asked by his international partners to follow the consignment and ensure it reaches the final destination. It was also established that suspect Malam arrived in the country with two other accomplices who checked in at the Royal Grand Hotel. Suspect Malam is currently under the LDEA custody undergoing full scale investigation, while suspects Gustavo Henrique and Adulai Djibril are at large.
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October 02, 2022 01:47 UTC
Liberia: Six Women Rights Group Expresses Concerned over video news Emanating from the South Korean
Monrovia – Six women rights groups operating in the country have disclosed that they are concerned over video news reports emanating from the South Korean media involving two Liberian officials, Daniel Tarr and Moses Owen Browne, who had gone to South Korea to participate in the Sustainable Maritime Transport Training Program for Least Developed Countries. The screams of women from inside can also be heard in the video. It was later reported that after a long standoff, the door finally opened and two men identified as the above-named individuals were detained. They also said President Weah is on record for referring to himself uncountable times as the feminist in Chief and has made countless statements calling for an end to SGBV, and supporting the development of the Roadmap. Of course, with sexual harassment charges still pending for the Minister, how credible can the Ministry and the Government itself be viewed on the world stage?
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September 30, 2022 22:23 UTC
Liberia: Customers Are Forced to Purchase other Items Before Being Allowed to Buy Rice
The businessman told me before I can buy a bag of rice, I must buy L$1000 (US$6.50) worth of other items that I do not need. “We have to stand in a long queue, and sometimes we even sleep there just to be able to buy rice. He didn’t set out to go and buy flour. But I, too, made the customers to buy four Era Paint buckets of flour along with each bag of rice. “Because when we go to buy rice, the importers tell us that we must buy other commodities along with the rice.
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September 30, 2022 16:50 UTC
Liberia and Jamaica Establish Formal Diplomatic Relations
To establish a Joint Commission for Technical CooperationNEW YORK — The Republic of Liberia and Jamaica, on Thursday, September 22, 2022 in New York as part of the Bilateral engagements of the UNGA, signed a joint communiqué establishing formal diplomatic relations between the two countries. Minister Kemayah, speaking after the signing ceremony, said the establishment of bilateral ties will further strengthen the already good relations subsisting between the Republic of Liberia and Jamaica. Minister Kemayah further proposed the establishment of diplomatic representation at the resident or non-resident level and extended an official invitation to Minister Johnson-Smith to visit Liberia. Concluding, Minister Kemayah, on behalf of the President of the Republic of Liberia, His Excellency Dr. George Manneh Weah, congratulated Jamaica for the milestone achievement in establishing diplomatic relations with Liberia. Minister Johnson-Smith informed that she was shocked when she discovered that Jamaica did not officially have diplomatic relations with Africa’s oldest republic and immediately sought approval from her Cabinet to take action.
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September 24, 2022 21:27 UTC
Liberia: First Lady Weah Empowers Adolescent Girls in Nimba
GANTA, Nimba County – Liberian First Lady Clar Marie Weah has donated a consignment of assorted materials, including vocational skills-training equipment to adolescent girls in Busie Town, on the outskirts of Ganta, Nimba County. The She’s You Movement, which encompasses a number of initiatives, aims at improving the lives of women, girls, and children among others for a better and prosperous Liberia. Responding to the gesture, Hellen praised the First Lady and her office for identifying with not only the women and young girls but also the entire Busie Town. For their part, the women and youth leaders, chief and elders, prominent residents as well as the Office of Nimba County Superintendent thanked the First Lady for always identifying with the county. In separate remarks, they described Mrs. Weah as a woman of her word who has always fulfilled the promises that she makes.
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September 23, 2022 01:19 UTC