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Mon, 01 Feb 2021 09:13:45 GMT
First Lady's Office Rubbishes Debbah's Claims
[New Dawn] The Office of the First Lady has condemned as baseless and reckless, a statement by former Liberian soccer star James Salinsa Debbah's on his social media post which claims that the First Lady, Mrs. Clar Marie Weah, gets more budgetary all...

Mon, 01 Feb 2021 09:13:43 GMT
When a 'Saint' Becomes Stained With Sin - the Case of Senator Abraham Darius Dillon and an Introspective Look At Post-Brumskine Liberty Party
[New Dawn] The soul of Liberia is being wrecked under a deluxe ex-soccer star and integrity is urgently required to salvage Liberians from this nightmare. The cherished ideals of our democracy are being briskly backpedaled. Must we sit back and allow...

Mon, 01 Feb 2021 09:13:42 GMT
Senate Probes NPA and GTMS Contract
[New Dawn] Montserrado County Senator Abraham Darius Dillon has written the plenary of the Liberian Senate to probe the contract between the Management of the National Port Authority and the Global Tracking and Maritime Solutions (GTMS/CTN).

Mon, 01 Feb 2021 09:13:41 GMT
RPI Trains Eye Technicians
[New Dawn] A non-governmental organization under the banner Refuge Place International (RPI) has concluded an eye care training program for 20 Good Vision Technicians (GVTs).

Mon, 01 Feb 2021 09:13:39 GMT
Nwabudike Must Go
[New Dawn] If the Nigerian-born fraudster Cllr. A. Ndubuisi who sits at the Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission as chairperson after faking his Liberian citizenship thinks members of the Liberian Senate are on a floor show over his removal, he should ...

Mon, 01 Feb 2021 09:13:38 GMT
Rivercess Goes for Another Recount
[New Dawn] The Board of Commissioners of the National Elections Commission (NEC) has ordered yet another recount in the disputed December 8, 2020 Senatorial election, this time in 104 polling places across the County.

Mon, 01 Feb 2021 09:13:37 GMT
Senate to Cancel Financing Agreements
[New Dawn] The chambers of the Liberian Senate has received bill from Grand Bassa County Senator NyonbleeKarnga Lawrence seeking for the cancellation of both the EBOMAF and Eton financing agreement.

Mon, 01 Feb 2021 09:13:36 GMT
Women Protest in Maryland County
[New Dawn] Maryland -- Days after 23- year-old Raymond P.K. Bardio, Jr was charged and sent to court in Maryland County for allegedly posting a nude picture of a female student of the Tubman University on social media, a group of women have paraded t...

Mon, 01 Feb 2021 09:13:35 GMT
Pres. Weah Predicts Economic Growth
[New Dawn] -Highlights Agriculture as key

Mon, 01 Feb 2021 09:13:32 GMT
LRA & MFDP Excise Tax Stamp Implementation Public Education
[New Dawn] A joint awareness campaign on a national 'Excise Tax Stamp Implementation' by the Liberia Revenue Authority, LRA, and the Ministry of Finance, Development and Planning, MFDP, continues this week in Voijama City, Lofa County.

Mon, 01 Feb 2021 09:13:30 GMT
Speaker Chambers Betrays us
[New Dawn] -UP lawmaker laments

Mon, 01 Feb 2021 09:13:25 GMT
Liberia Ranks 137 in Corruption Index
[New Dawn] Barley a week after President George M. Weah delivered his Annual Message before the 54th Legislature, Liberia has sunk to 137th place among countries that are poorly fighting corruption globally, according to the 2020 Corruption Perceptio...

Mon, 01 Feb 2021 08:48:17 GMT
The Place Where Elephants Turn Farmers Into Miners
[FrontPageAfrica] Vaguaye -- In 2018, James Mulbah expected a big harvest like previous years. He had planted rice on five lots of land, and that year he really wished for the rain. But when the rain finally came, it did not bring the 36-year-old any...

Sat, 30 Jan 2021 13:05:33 GMT
Embattled LACC Boss, Nwabudike, Asked to Resign
[Observer] The Daily Observer has learned that the Liberian Senate has sent a written communication to President George M. Weah, advising him to ask the head of the Liberia Anti-Corruption Commision, Cllr. N'dubuisi Nwabudike, to resign.

Fri, 29 Jan 2021 15:16:16 GMT
Civil Society Protests Anti-Corruption Body Chief
[NEWS] A civil society coalition under the banner Liberia CSOs Anti-Corruption Coalition (LCACC) has announced a planned protest against the Chairperson of Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission (LACC) Nbudusi Nwabudike, demanding his immediate resignati...

Fri, 29 Jan 2021 09:51:31 GMT
National Security Agency Reportedly Tailing Dr. Daniel Cassell
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Agents of the National Security Agency (NSA) of the Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC) led-government of President George Manneh Weah are said to be tailing and keeping surveillance on the movement and workings of ren...

Fri, 29 Jan 2021 09:51:29 GMT
Senatorial Candidate Edith Gongloe-Weh Brands 'Fraud, Violence' Against Female Candidates in Nimba, Gbarpolu Counties As Calculated Attempts to Stop Women's Participation
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- One of Liberia's top female politicians, Edith Gongloe-Weh says unfavorable events against women candidates in Gbarpolu and Nimba Counties in the just ended special senatorial elections are calculated attempts to silence...

Fri, 29 Jan 2021 09:51:26 GMT
Tnima Students Go Through Struggles As Administration Fails to Provide Stipend, Dormitory and Transportation
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- FrontPageAfrica has been reliably informed about challenges being faced by students attending the Tubman National Institute of Medical Arts, located at the compound of John F. Kennedy Medical Center in Monrovia.

Fri, 29 Jan 2021 09:51:24 GMT
Millennium Challenge Compact Closure Consistent With MCC's 5-Year Compact Lifespan- - MCA-L Clarifies
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- On January 20, 2021, Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) and Millennium Challenge Account Liberia (MCA-L) marked the close of Liberia's Compact. The $257 million Compact aimed to encourage economic growth and reduce p...

Fri, 29 Jan 2021 09:51:24 GMT
National Road Fund Seeks Partnership With Financial Institutions to Address Road Challenges
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The head of the National Road Fund, Mr. Boniface D. Satu says the road sector remains seriously challenged and there is a need for stakeholders of the sector to collaborate in addressing it.

Fri, 29 Jan 2021 09:51:23 GMT
Senator Darius Dillon the Game Is Up
[FrontPageAfrica] Darius Dillon took to Facebook to double down on his support for Musa Bility, the new chairperson of the Liberty Party. Despite claiming to be the self-styled 'light' at the legislature who is all for propriety in public service, Di...

Fri, 29 Jan 2021 09:51:18 GMT
Embattled Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission Chairman Cllr. Nwabudike Reportedly Asked to Resign
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- FrontPageAfrica has reliably gathered that the Liberian Senate has written President George Weah advising him to call on the embattled Chairman of the Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission (LACC), Cllr. A. Ndubuisi Nwabudik...

Fri, 29 Jan 2021 09:51:14 GMT
International War Criming Trial Coming to Liberian Soil
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Liberia is set to host the war crimes trial of a Sierra Leonean man being prosecuted by Finland, the first cases connected to the country's civil war to be held on its soil.

Fri, 29 Jan 2021 09:51:10 GMT
Sen. Nyonblee Karnga-Lawrence Wants Eton, Ebomaf Financing Agreements Cancelled
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Grand Bassa County Senator Nyonblee Karnga Lawrence has written the Plenary of the Liberian Senate requesting the body to cancel the Loan Financing Agreement between Eton Finance PTE Ltd and the Government of Liberia and...

Fri, 29 Jan 2021 08:19:56 GMT
Sen. Joseph Wants St. Paul River District Get Status
[New Republic] Senator Saah Joseph of Montserrado Count has submitted a Bill praying the indulgence of his colleagues to make St. Paul River District a statutory district within Montserrado County.

Fri, 29 Jan 2021 08:19:54 GMT
Liberia Ghana Mission, Alfalit Liberia Redundant Employees Win Legal Battles
[New Republic] Liberia's Ministry of Labour has ruled in favor of the redundant workers of Alfalit Liberia thus mandating the Institution to settle their obligation of 56,050.00 USD.

Fri, 29 Jan 2021 08:19:30 GMT
Flt. Lt. Rawlings Was People-Oriented - President Weah
[Govt of Liberia] The President of Liberia, H.E. Dr. George Manneh Weah has described the late Flt. Lt. Jerry John Rawlings as a people-oriented person who loved his country and was an inspiration and role model for many African leaders.

Fri, 29 Jan 2021 08:16:06 GMT
Staffers Besiege Speaker's Office
[New Dawn] Protesting staffers at the House of Representatives Thursday besieged the office of Speaker Bhofal Chambers, demanding component of the Liberian dollar salaries that were allegedly deducted over a period of 17 months.

Fri, 29 Jan 2021 07:55:46 GMT
Journalists Attacked, Harassed, and Threatened While Covering Liberian Senate Election
[CPJ] In the days leading up to and following senatorial elections in Liberia on December 8, 2020, security forces and civilians attacked, harassed, and threatened members of the press, according to journalists who spoke with CPJ and a statement shar...

Fri, 29 Jan 2021 05:57:42 GMT
Waiguru Listed Among Exemplary Leaders By Ex-Liberian President Sirleaf's Foundation
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru is among 15 African women who have been recognized by a foundation of former Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf for exemplary leadership in their work.



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