Liberia: “PRIORITY WOULD BE GIVEN TO NATIONAL TEAM”
Paynesville – Watanga FC coach Cooper Sannah has said priority would be given to the national team following his appointment as deputy coach. By Jaheim T. Tumu- [email protected]“It is a dream come through,” Sannah said. It’s welcoming, and I think I am getting there with integrity. His side are currently tied on points with Bea Mountain and trail the league leaders League who have a game in hand on goal. Sannah, whose side are among the favorites to lift the league trophy, however, said, he has faith in his deputy at the club to proxy in his absence.
Source:Front Page Africa
January 27, 2023 08:33 UTC
Liberia: PLP Political Leader Laid to Rest Tomorrow In US
Dr. Cassell died a month ago in the US where he resided for many years. The late Dr. Cassell was a father of six. The late Dr. Cassell was a Christian. He founded Kwenyan Professional Health Services in 2008 after he became licensed as a professional counselor in Pennsylvania. He clarified that Kwenyan Professional Health Services was being investigated.
Source:Daily Observer
January 27, 2023 07:28 UTC
Liberia: Members of the Diplomatic Corps and International Organizations Rollup Sleeves to Maintain Peace During and After the October 2023 Election
Liberia: Members of the Diplomatic Corps and International Organizations Rollup Sleeves to Maintain Peace During and After the October 2023 ElectionMonrovia – As the country gears toward the 2023 General and Presidential elections, Heads of Foreign Missions including international organizations in Liberia are concerned about the maintenance of peace during and after the election. Webster Clayeh (0886729972)-[email protected]Dr. Jakob Haselhuber is the German Ambassador to Liberia. That way, he says, will enable Liberia to consolidate peace, security, and development during and after the election. The dialogue was held at the Capitol Hill campus of the University of Liberia (UL). He said the dialogue started sometime last year through a series of engagements with members of the diplomatic corps and international partners.
Source:Front Page Africa
January 26, 2023 07:53 UTC
Liberia: Supreme Court Denies Bong County officials’ Request To Pardon Seven Local County Officials In Six Detention for Criminal Contempt
Monrovia – Request from Officials of Bong County, seeking a pardon for seven local officials who are currently serving six-month detention for Criminal Contempt of the Judiciary, had been denied by the full bench of the Supreme Court. At the same time, the Bong Mines and Gbartala Magisterial courts experienced disturbances and attempted abduction. As a result of these “dreadful acts,” the Supreme Court held the defendants for criminal Contempt and sentenced them to six months imprisonment at the Monrovia Central Prison, as deterrence and as a means for defendants to re-evaluate their actions. However, following their communication, the Supreme Court in its response issued on Monday, January 23, to the communication denied said request, stating that granting such a request will not only undermine the integrity of the court but will destroy the independence and neutrality of the nation’s highest court. “Supreme Court is the highest court within the bailiwick of the Republic of Liberia; that decision taken by the Supreme Court is conclusive in all respect; they are binding and enforceable against all parties brought under the jurisdiction of the court, irrespective of their social or political status,” Justice Yuoh noted in the high court’s response.
Source:Front Page Africa
January 26, 2023 07:53 UTC
Liberia: Aggrieved Enumerators Storm LISGIS for Balance Payment after Conducting Census
Monrovia – Aggrieved enumerators who recently conducted the census on Monday stormed the head office of the Liberia Institute for Statistic and Geo-Information Services (LISGIS) in demand for payment for the conduct of the 2022 census. The aggrieved enumerators, for most of the working hours, hampered the smooth operations of LISGIS on Tuesday. Webster Clayeh (0886729972)-[email protected]According to the group, they got 25 percent of the money before the conduct of the census. Selekie M. Touray served as a supervisor in the Borough of New Kru Town during the conduct of the 2022 population census. LISGIS needs to tell us something about our money,” Dean said.
Source:Front Page Africa
January 25, 2023 19:36 UTC
Is The Sanctioning of Nathaniel McGill a Consequence of Law or Political Retribution? (Part-1 of 3 Parts)
It should not be used to tip the scale in favor of the other side of the political divide in Liberia. Here is exactly what the U.S. Treasury stated about McGill, “Nathaniel McGill (McGill) is Minister of State for Presidential Affairs and Chief of Staff to President George Weah. At the same time, McGill has categorically denied these allegations and characterized them as devilish maneuverings by his political nemeses. Article 14 (1) of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, states: “All persons shall be equal before the courts and tribunals. They did so because Quintero is entitled to due process under both international law and domestic law.
Source:Front Page Africa
January 25, 2023 19:14 UTC
Liberia: Nurse Reportedly Dies of Lassa Fever in Bong, Nine People Quarantined
Suakoko, Bong County – FrontPageAfrica has gathered that the Bong County Health Team has quarantined nine people over the outbreak of Lassa fever and the death of a health worker. By Selma Lomax, [email protected]Our source said the Bong County Health Team has already placed nine people under close monitoring so as to ensure that the fever does not spread to others. Panic in BongSome medical practitioners, who pleaded anonymity while confirming the outbreak on Monday, said the disease had been recorded in Phebe, Suakoko and Gbarnga areas. Bong County Health Officer, Dr Cynthia Blapooh, confirmed the outbreak in a chat with our correspondent. She said, “Lassa fever has always been with us for a very long time, but we are already putting modalities in place to curtail it.
Source:Front Page Africa
January 24, 2023 19:21 UTC
Liberia: No Proof of Citizenship, No Vote
According to the NEC, this is no longer the provision of pieces of verbal evidence but now substantive ones — National ID Cards as proof of citizenship for biometric voter registration. However, the concern among citizens and opposition political parties is that not many citizens, especially in rural Liberia, may have access to the national ID cards. There are many people in Montserrado who have not taken a National ID Card,” Tweh said. “NEC said they’re going to relax the driver's license and National ID cards as requirements,” he emphasized. This means over two million potential voters may not have means of proving their citizenship when required during the Biometric Voter Registration.
Source:Daily Observer
January 24, 2023 18:14 UTC
Liberia: Use of Nat’l ID Cards as Requirement to Obtain Biometric Voters ID Causing Stir among Citizens, Political Parties
By Lennart Dodoo, [email protected]According to the NEC, the potential voters will have to provide proof of Liberian citizenship. “The NEC also determines the acceptable types of IDs, among which are Birth Certificates, passports, and National ID cards,” the NEC stated in the announcement. However, the concern among citizens and political parties is that not many citizens, especially in rural Liberia may have access to the National Cards. There are many people in Montserrado that have not taken National ID Card,” Tweh said. “NEC said they’re going to relax the driver license and National ID Cards as requirement,” he emphasized.
Source:Front Page Africa
January 24, 2023 12:33 UTC
Prominent Cameroonian Journalist Found Dead after Abduction
The mutilated body of Martinez Zogo was found near the capital five days after he was taken by unknown assailants. The mutilated body of a prominent Cameroonian journalist has been found near the capital, Yaounde, five days after he was abducted by unidentified assailants. “His body was found in [a place called] Ebogo 3 in the early hours of Sunday after he was tortured,” reported Amplitude FM. Zogo’s colleague, Charlie Amie Tchouemou, editor-in-chief of Amplitude FM, confirmed Zogo’s abduction and subsequent death. “Cameroonian media has just lost one of its members, a victim of hatred and barbarism,” the Cameroon Journalists’ Trade Union said in a statement.
Source:Daily Observer
January 23, 2023 21:58 UTC
Liberia: Pres. Weah Throw Jabs at Cummings for ‘Doing Nothing’ over the Initial Departure of Coca-Cola from Liberia
MONROVIA – President George Weah has criticized the leader of the ANC, Alexander B. Cummings for “doing nothing” when Coca-Cola closed its production in Liberia, despite serving on the Board of Coca-Cola Global in Atlanta, Georgia. According to President Weah, the departure of Coca-Cola and other companies and NGOs that left at the inception of his regime intended to embarrass him and his government. “They only they do is to be on the Board of Coca-Cola and they’re boasting. If you’re on the Board and Coca-Cola is closing in Liberia and you do nothing, then you’re not serious,” Pres. Today, the Coca-Cola that you’re drinking, you know how it came to this country?
Source:Front Page Africa
January 23, 2023 19:18 UTC
The Liberian Political Upheaval of 2023: Candidacies Vs. Choices – Punctuating the Presidential Candidates. Whom Will the People Choose?
Liberia has had three general and presidential elections since the rebirth of its democracy after fourteen years of civil unrest. The Sirleaf administration (2006-2011 and 2012-2017) undertook a range of reforms to build a foundation for growth and development in Liberia. This analysis will include a look at various candidates’ and parties’ strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities relative to governance in Liberia. Why not her longstanding partner, the former vice president of Liberia and now the Standard bearer of the main opposition party, Unity Party? About the authors:Amara Quardu Mohammad Kamara is a Governance, Development Policy, and Program technical consultant at the Global Organizational Development and Investment Consulting -Global ODIC.
Source:Front Page Africa
January 23, 2023 19:12 UTC
Liberia: Magna CEO Boasting of Impunity over Illegal Logging
Morley Kamara, the CEO and owner of Magna Logging Incorporated emailed The DayLight, bragging not be bothered by stories the newspaper publishes about his company’s violationsKamara copies Cllr. “These stories do not move me one bit,” said Morley Kamara of Magna Logging Corporation, sharing the communication with Cllr. Kamara was referring to a series of investigation reports The DayLight published last year that revealed a number of logging offenses the Liberian-owned firm and Masayaha Logging Company, its Lebanese partner, committed. Two illegally harvested logs Masayaha Logging Company left behind in the Garkpa Charlie Town in Compound Number One, Grand Bassa County. By law, Magna and Masayaha should have paid different fines for stealing logs and abandoning others.
Source:Daily Observer
January 21, 2023 21:35 UTC
Liberia: Firestone Liberia and Children’s Surgery International Put Smiles on the Faces of Liberia’s Children
The 2023 mission marks the 12 th year of the partnership between Firestone Liberia and Children’s Surgery International. Providing free medical care to children in need illustrates the value ‘Empowerment,’ one of the eight values outlined in the Bridgestone E8 Commitment. Harbel, Liberia (January 20, 2023) – Firestone Liberia Medical Center, in partnership with the American surgical team with Children’s Surgery International (CSI), provided free medical care to 80 Liberian children and young adults during its 12th mission in Liberia. The CSI medical team partners with Firestone Liberia, through its Firestone Medical Center, to provide free medical support and emergency care to children with various urological and surgical needs. The surgeries benefitted infants to 20-year-olds who registered for screening at the Firestone Medical Center at Duside.
Source:Front Page Africa
January 21, 2023 18:07 UTC
Sierra Leone passes Landmark Law on Women's Rights
By Cecilia MacaulayBBC NewsSierra Leone has passed what has been described as a "ground-breaking" law to improve women's rights. The law states that 30% of public and private jobs must be reserved for women. "It means a lot to women in Sierra Leone," Manty Tarawalli told the BBC's Newsday radio programme, adding that no other sub-Saharan African country had passed such a law. The law lets girls who are still at school know "there are opportunities for them in Sierra Leone for employment for business" and for them to contribute to the economy, Ms Tarawalli said. For Sierra Leone to become a middle-income country it must engage the 52% of the population who are women in the economy, Ms Tarawalli added.
Source:Daily Observer
January 21, 2023 11:48 UTC