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Tue, 06 Apr 2021 08:47:51 GMT
Bong Smiles
[New Republic] It was all smiles over the weekend in Gbarnga, the commercial city of Bong County when the Minster of State, Nathaniel McGill launched a scholarship drive for school going kids in that county.

Tue, 06 Apr 2021 08:23:29 GMT
President Weah Describes New NSA Headquarters 'Milestone Achievement'
[Govt of Liberia] The President of the Republic, H. E. Dr. George Manneh Weah, has described the newly constructed headquarters of the National Security Agency (NSA) as "a milestone achievement and an outcome of excellent bilateral cooperation".

Tue, 06 Apr 2021 07:55:41 GMT
Should the U.S. Be Quoting Allegations From Online Tabloids When Preparing Important Documents?
[FrontPageAfrica] The United States Department of State (DOS) recently published its 2020 country report on Human Rights Practices in Liberia and included the following:

Tue, 06 Apr 2021 07:34:39 GMT
Find Murder Culprit
[New Republic] The speaker of the House of Representative, Dr. Bhofal Chambers has said he wants the culprits of the recent murder of a young student of the Pleebo High School in Maryland County be treated as a primary focus of government's security ...

Mon, 05 Apr 2021 11:15:11 GMT
Probe Exposes Damage Caused by Palm Oil Production
[Chatham House] Chloe King applauds an exposé of damage caused by palm oil production.

Mon, 05 Apr 2021 09:55:53 GMT
'Grant Us (Sapo Tribe) Our Place' - Kaiyeh Roosevelt Quiah Demands
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Liberian author and businessman Kaiyeh Roosevelt Quiah, in paying tribute to his deceased father, the veteran statesman Oscar Jaryee Quiah, calls on the Government and people of Liberia to grant the Sapo tribe its offici...

Mon, 05 Apr 2021 09:55:51 GMT
Rivergee Lawmaker Poure Joins CDC
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Rivergee County District #1 Representative, Alexander Poure has confirmed his departure from the opposition All Liberian Party to join the governing Coalition for Democratic Change.

Mon, 05 Apr 2021 09:55:48 GMT
Edwin Melvin Snowe Denies Making Commitment to Support President George Weah's Second Term
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Bomi County Senator Edwin Melvin Snowe has denied speculations that he plans to join the governing Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC) of President George Manneh Weah following his surreptitious alignment with the Libe...

Mon, 05 Apr 2021 09:55:46 GMT
Ulimo Commander Kunti K. Will Face Trial in France for Crimes Against Humanity
[FrontPageAfrica] Paris, France -- The investigating chamber of the Paris Court of Appeals confirmed the referral to trial in France of Kunti K., former Liberian commander of the United Liberation Movement of Liberia for Democracy (ULIMO), for crimes...

Mon, 05 Apr 2021 09:55:43 GMT
Amb. Karishma Pelham-Raad Bags Top Honor in Abuja, Nigeria
[FrontPageAfrica] Abuja -- The Africa CEO Merit Awards has named humanitarian Amb. Karishma Pelham-Raad as one of Africa's Top 10 most outstanding NGO Founders.

Mon, 05 Apr 2021 09:55:38 GMT
Women Group Honor Solomon Cheapoo Sr. for Humanitarian Work
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Women of electoral district 13 in Montserrado County have given a flower to Mr. Solomon Cheapoo Sr. in appreciation of his tireless effort in helping their community to escape poverty

Mon, 05 Apr 2021 09:55:36 GMT
Liberia Must Make Accountability for War Crimes a Top Priority
[FrontPageAfrica] DURING A VISIT with the Speaker of the House of Representative last week, Sir Neil Bradley, the British Ambassador accredited to Liberia added his voice in urging the government of Liberia, to take seriously the issue of accountabil...

Mon, 05 Apr 2021 09:55:33 GMT
Ria Road Expansion On Course - Says East International - All Equipment in Country
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Since winning the contract for the expansion of the Robertsfield highway, there have been multiple concerns about East International's ability to implement the multimillion dollars contract, especially in the absence of ...

Mon, 05 Apr 2021 09:55:31 GMT
Naymote Welcomes U.S. Government Human Rights Report 2020
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Naymote Partners for Democratic Development is deeply worried about statements from Congressman Christ Smith on the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act linking Liberian government officials to political corr...

Mon, 05 Apr 2021 09:55:29 GMT
Social Media Talk Show Host 'Prophet Key' Denies Speculation of His Pending Deportation By the Moroccan Government
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Popular Liberian talkshow host Prophet Key has denied being deported from Morocco, terming the allegations as "an irresponsible lie".

Mon, 05 Apr 2021 09:55:28 GMT
Ghanaian Ambassador Ends Tour of Duty in Liberia
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The outgoing Ghanaian Ambassador, H.E. Ernest Barte Asare-Asiedu has bid farewell to the Liberian Foreign Minister H.E. Dee-Maxwell Saah Kemayah, Sr., as he ended his three-and-a-half-year tour of duty in Liberia, saying...

Mon, 05 Apr 2021 09:55:26 GMT
Speaker Chambers Dennounces Maryland Violence, Appeals for Calm and Understanding
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- House Speaker Bhofal Chambers has appealed for "understanding and calm" after protesters swarmed Plebo Sodoken District and Harper on March 31 in a demonstration over the killing of a 22-year-old motorcyclist, Mordecial ...

Mon, 05 Apr 2021 09:55:23 GMT
Supreme Court Rules Out Fraud in Sinoe County District 2 By-Election
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The Supreme Court has ruled out electoral fraud in the complaint filed by Othello Doe Nagbe in the December 8 by-election for District 2 in Sinoe County.

Mon, 05 Apr 2021 09:55:20 GMT
Commerce Minister Accused of Creating 'Monopoly' On Frozen Foods As Several Businesses Complain of Strangulation
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The Minister of Commerce, Mawine G. Diggs, is refusing to grant Import, Permit Declaration (IPDs) to several local and foreign businesses for the importation of frozen foods in a bid to afford a particular foreign busine...

Tue, 06 Apr 2021 07:30:32 GMT
Qatar 2022 World Cup - 'Cape Verde, Liberia, CAR Can't Stop Super Eagles'
[Leadership] Former Nigerian striker Jonathan Akpoborie believed Super Eagles have the firepower to overcome Cape Verde, Liberia, and Central African Republic (CAR) for the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.

Mon, 05 Apr 2021 09:02:40 GMT
Liberia Urged to Redouble Efforts Against Money Laundering
[New Dawn] The Government of Liberia has been told to redouble its effort in the fight against money laundering here. Speaking at the end of its advocacy mission to the country, the Director General of the Inter-government Action Against Money Launde...

Mon, 05 Apr 2021 09:02:39 GMT
Govt Enlists Over 850 Voluntary Teachers On Payroll, Increases Pay of 600 Others
[New Dawn] The Liberian Government through the Ministry of Education has announced that it has with immediate effect placed over 850 voluntary public school teachers across the fifteen political sub-divisions within Liberia on payroll.

Mon, 05 Apr 2021 09:02:36 GMT
NEC Boss Presents Election Certificate to PRP Organizing Committee Chairperson, Richmond Yarkpah.
[New Dawn] The National Elections Commission (NEC) has certificated the People Restoration Party, PRP, as a full-fledged registered Political Party in Liberia.

Mon, 05 Apr 2021 09:02:33 GMT
NSA Opens New U.S.-Funded Headquarters
[New Dawn] On April 2, 2021, Ambassador Michael McCarthy joined Minister of State Nathaniel McGill, National Security Agency Director James Pearson II, and other dignitaries to cut the ribbon on the brand-new headquarters of the Liberian National Sec...

Mon, 05 Apr 2021 09:02:31 GMT
Astrazeneca Vaccines Launch a Milestone for Liberia's Health Sector
[New Dawn] -Liberia's Health Minister Jallah

Mon, 05 Apr 2021 09:02:29 GMT
Defeated CDC Lawmaker Finally Congratulates Sen. Botoe Kanneh
[New Dawn] Ruling Coalition for Democratic Change defeated senatorial candidate, incumbent Gbapolu County District #1 Representative Alfred Koiwood, has finally bowed to Senator Botoe Kanneh, congratulating her on victory in the December 8, 2020 Spec...

Mon, 05 Apr 2021 09:02:23 GMT
Student Leader Condemns Gruesome Murder in Maryland
[New Dawn] In the wake of the gruesome murder of a student from the Pleebo High School in Pleebo City, Maryland County recently, a group of students from the Tubman University in Harper has condemned the murder.

Mon, 05 Apr 2021 09:02:20 GMT
Liberia Urged to Redouble Efforts Against Money Laundering
[New Dawn] The Government of Liberia has been told to redouble its effort in the fight against money laundering here. Speaking at the end of its advocacy mission to the country, the Director General of the Inter-government Action Against Money Launde...

Mon, 05 Apr 2021 09:02:13 GMT
Mrs. Dorothea Youborbah Menyongar Turns 100
[New Dawn] The Menyongar Family on Sunday, April 4, 2021 celebrated the Centennial Day of Mrs. Dorothea Youborbah Menyongar.

Mon, 05 Apr 2021 09:02:10 GMT
Entrepreneurs Accuse Min. Diggs
[New Dawn] Several local and foreign-owned businesses have accused the Minister of Commerce, Mawine G. Diggs, of refusing to grant them Import, Permit Declaration in order to bring in frozen foods.



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