A court in the Netherlands has sentenced three men to up to 28 years in prison for their roles in the murder of prominent crime reporter Peter R de Vries nearly three years ago. The man who shot de Vries on a busy Amsterdam street on July 6, 2021, and another who drove the getaway car received sentences of 28 years in prison on Wednesday. A total of nine men were charged in connection with the murder. Three of them were convicted of complicity and given sentences ranging from 10 to 14 years of imprisonment. One man was convicted of drug possession but was cleared of complicity in the murder.
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June 12, 2024 16:16 UTC
Monrovia-The John F. Kennedy (JFK) Medical Hospital has turned over Narcotic Substances worth more than 3,000 US$ found in a patient to the Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency (LDEA). Webster Clayeh (0886729972)-[email protected]The presentation was done at the compound of the JFK Medical Hospital in the presence of the LDEA and the Liberia National Police. The patient, Dr. Coleman says swallowed some Narcotic substances and later took in another substance to make him vomit, something that makes him lose consciousness. The JFK team did an advanced treatment on the patient to get the additional packages from his body, Dr. Coleman said. Clarke promised to forward the patient to court once he was pronounced free from the medical bed by the management of the Medical Hospital.
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June 12, 2024 12:02 UTC
MONROVIA – FrontPage Africa has reliably gathered that the Ministry of Justice has granted compassionate leave to convicted former Chief Justice Gloria Musu Scott. However, Justice Musu Scott and her relatives are currently held at the Monrovia Central Prison awaiting the Supreme Court to hear the appeal case. Documents seen by FrontPage Africa show that Justice Scott requested permission to visit her home, which was reportedly burglarized. Gloria Maya Musu Scott served as Liberia’s Justice Minister and later as the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court until her retirement in 2003. During the trial, Musu Scott maintained her innocence, claiming that Charloe Musu was killed by an unknown assailant who entered her home in the capital, Monrovia.
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June 12, 2024 10:05 UTC
World leaders at a conference on humanitarian aid for Gaza called on both Israel and Hamas to back a ceasefire proposal endorsed at the UN Security Council, saying it is the best way to alleviate suffering. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told him that he is committed to getting the proposal “across the finish line.”Read more of this storyVisited 17 times, 5 visit(s) today
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June 12, 2024 05:57 UTC
By Rédaction Africanews and APMALAWI – Malawi’s Vice-President, Saulos Chilima, was among 10 people killed when a small military plane crashed in a mountainous region in the north of the country, the president said in a live televised address on Tuesday. Air traffic controllers lost contact with the plane on Monday after telling the pilot to turn back to the capital, Lilongwe, due to bad weather. “I’m deeply saddened, I’m sorry to inform you all that it has turned out to be a terrible tragedy. “Dr Saulos Chilima was a good man, a devoted father and husband, a patriotic citizen who served his country with distinction, and a formidable vice-president,” he said. Chilima, 51, was serving his second term as vice-president and was widely as a potential candidate in next year’s presidential election.
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June 12, 2024 00:06 UTC
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Capitol Hill, Monrovia – Members of the House of Representatives have directed the Leadership to invite the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning to address claims of alterations in the 2024 National Budget Law. By Gerald C. Koinyeneh – [email protected]During a regular session on Thursday, Representative Clarence Gahr (District #5, Margibi County) informed his colleagues that the executive may have altered the approved national budget for fiscal year 2024. Rep. Gahr’s communication to the plenary revealed that the executive allegedly ignored amendments made by the Legislature during the final review stages of the budget. Presiding, Deputy Presiding, Distinguished Colleagues, it will surprise you to note that at the final stage and signing of the 2024 National Budget, the law was sent without these amendments of plenary, altering the decision of the Honorable House of Representatives, thus making the 2024 National Budget voidable in its entirety,” Rep. Gahr stated. It can be recalled that the 55th Legislature passed the fiscal year 2024 National Budget at the end of April, amounting to US$738,859,827—an increase of 6.7 percent from the version submitted by the Executive through the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning.
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June 07, 2024 18:12 UTC
MONROVIA — The Ministry of Commerce and Industry has rejected accusations made against its minister, Amin Modad, by Freedom FM’s manager Sekou Sheriff. “There are other varieties of rice on the market, some sold lower than the $16.75,” the ministry added. In their communication to the previous administration and to Minister Modad, rice importers highlighted several factors for their request, primarily that a 20% export duty was imposed by India on this rice variety, significantly impacting the cost structure for importers. However, the ministry added, within four months, Minister Modad has granted 3 permits out of the 5 new applications, all of which are Liberian enterprises. “Minister Modad also negotiated with the importers to invest in the local production and supply of rice.
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June 07, 2024 15:43 UTC
President Boakai warned that if the government didn’t close Western Cluster Mining Company down, Liberia would lose major bridges and it might be disastrous for the country. The Liberian leader said he will not tolerate such insensitivity by Western Cluster Mining Company in that part of the country. “I just met the lawyer for Western Cluster this morning and I told him we’re going to close them down. In January 2023, several citizens of Bomi County protested the movement of Western Cluster trucks moving iron ore through Tubmanburg City to the Freeport of Monrovia. Western Cluster Limited is a subsidiary of Elenilto Minerals & Mining, an international mining and exploration group.
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June 06, 2024 22:30 UTC
KAKATA—Margibi County Unity Party (UP) officials from across the five electoral districts, including district officials, former legislative candidates, women and youth Congresses and other stakeholders, have reaffirmed their support through a resolution for the recent nominated local government officials of Margibi County by President Joseph Nyuma BoaKai and urged the Liberian Senate to conduct their confirmation hearings. Boakai recently nominated the Margibi County Development Officer, Administrative Officer, Finance Officer, City Mayors, Districts and Townships Commissioners and submitted their names to the Liberian Senate for subsequent confirmations. The Margibi’s UP officials expressed the belief that there are still some local government positions in Margibi to which the Pres. Boakai has not made any nominations, adding that those protesting could be considered for those local government positions not yet occupied. The UP officials: “If those nominated are not confirmed by the Liberian Senate; the efforts being exerted will make the Unity Party ill-relevant in the body politics of the County since it doesn’t have representation on the Margibi Legislative Caucus and the local government leadership of the County and if those nominated are not confirmed”.
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June 06, 2024 21:18 UTC
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