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Wed, 21 Apr 2021 08:10:13 GMT
Violent Demonstration in Ganta
[New Republic] Normal activities in Ganta came to an standstill on Tuesday, April 20, 2021 as a result of violent demonstration over land dispute.

Tue, 20 Apr 2021 12:52:45 GMT
President Weah Begins 3rd Round Nationwide Tours With Margibi County, Dedicates Projects
[Govt of Liberia] The President of the Republic, H.E. Dr. George Manneh Weah, has begun the third leg of his nationwide tour, making the first stop in Margibi County where throngs of citizens, including chiefs, youth and women on Monday, April 19, 20...

Tue, 20 Apr 2021 10:31:52 GMT
Ailing Liberian Woman Seeks Financial Assistance to Continue Treatment for Kidney Failure
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- An ailing Liberian mother of three, Marcia A. Allen has sent out an SOS call for financial assistance to enable her to continue medication for kidney complications- end-stage renal failure.

Tue, 20 Apr 2021 10:31:48 GMT
Humanitarian Group Opens 'Major Route' in Grand Bassa
[FrontPageAfrica] Grand Bassa -- Citizens of Cee's town in Electoral District #2 couldn't withhold their happiness after a group under the banner 'Victor Zean Cares Foundation' kicked off the opening of a major route connecting Bible Industry Communi...

Tue, 20 Apr 2021 10:31:45 GMT
Mo Ali Meets Family of Augustina Gray - Takes Liability of Her Pregnancy
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Mr. Mo Ali, the Secretary General of the Unity Party (UP) has extended apologies to members of the public, his family and members of the public over the disturbing leaked audio in which he is heard coercing Ms. Augustina...

Tue, 20 Apr 2021 10:31:43 GMT
Opposition Alliance Debacle - Clash of Personalities, Egos, Ideologies Threaten Survival
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- If members of the four institutions making up the Collaborating Political Parties were asked to choose who should be at the top of the ticket to challenge the incumbent President George Manneh Weah, it is becoming increa...

Tue, 20 Apr 2021 10:31:41 GMT
A Former U.S. Ambassador Weighs in On Governance Lapses
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Ambassador John Blaney, regarded as one of the toughest United States Ambassador to Liberia ever to serve in Liberia, remembered as playing a key role in stabilizing the country's post-war transition, is rattling nerves ...

Tue, 20 Apr 2021 10:31:38 GMT
Lartey Picks 20 Players for MRU Tourney
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Liberia women's national team head coach Robert Lartey has selected 20 players for the inaugural Mano River Union (MRU) for peace tournament in Kanema, Sierra Leone.

Tue, 20 Apr 2021 10:31:35 GMT
Two Beautiful Young Lives Lost. and Two Families Destroyed. Forever!
[FrontPageAfrica] There is no single way to explain this national tragedy. Therefore, the public's fierce scrutiny of the families, the school and the young people themselves is totally understandable given that emotions are running high.

Tue, 20 Apr 2021 10:31:32 GMT
Momentum for Justice in Liberia
[FrontPageAfrica] On Wednesday April 7, 2021, a Finnish court concluded the Gibril Massaquoi case hearings in Monrovia, Liberia, which began on February 23. 21 days of hearings, during which 55 witnesses were heard and interrogated by Finnish prosecu...

Tue, 20 Apr 2021 10:31:25 GMT
Group Launches Swedish-Sponsored Programs to Empower Citizens, Hold Policymakers Accountable
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Volunteers for Sustainable Development in Africa (VOSIEDA) has officially launched its project under the theme "Strengthening Domestic Accountability and Building Empowered Citizenry using Information Communication Techn...

Tue, 20 Apr 2021 10:31:23 GMT
River Gee County Records Low Maternal Deaths in 2020/21
[FrontPageAfrica] Fish Town -- River Gee County - Health authorities in River Gee County have told a visiting delegation comprising Swedish Ambassador to Liberia, Ingrid Wetterqvist, UNFPA Country Representative Dr. Bannet Ndyanabangi and the Assista...

Tue, 20 Apr 2021 10:31:20 GMT
Over 400 Indians Including Foreign Nationals Undergo Covid-19 Vaccination
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The former Honorary Consul General of the Indian Consulate in Liberia, Mr. Upjit Singh Sachdeva (Jeety), is calling on the public to take the COVID-19 vaccine as a means of protecting themselves and their families.

Tue, 20 Apr 2021 10:31:18 GMT
Barrolle Squeeze Victory Out of Oilers in Lba First Division Best Out of Five Grand Final
[FrontPageAfrica] The Monrovia Mighty Barrolle Basketball team recorded the first win of the best out of five finals over Sensational LPRC Oilers on Sunday, April 18, 2021, at the Open Air Sports Commission on Broad Street.

Tue, 20 Apr 2021 10:31:10 GMT
A Memo to Senator Prince Johnson - Liberia Civil War's Past Will Haunt You Until You Die
[FrontPageAfrica] DURING A SUNDAY SERVICE at his Christ Chapel Faith Ministry last Sunday, Senator Prince Y. Johnson, leader of the erstwhile Independent National Patriotic Front of Liberia, responsible for committing numerous atrocities during Liber...

Tue, 20 Apr 2021 10:31:08 GMT
Aggrieved Motorcyclists Set Ablaze Ten-Tyre Truck for Killing a 28-Year Old Man in a Tragic Accident
[FrontPageAfrica] Caldwell -- Scores of unknown aggrieved motorcyclists in the township of Caldwell, outside Monrovia have set ablaze a ten-tyre Mack truck after the driver instantly killed a 28-year old man in a tragic accident and 'escaped' the sce...

Tue, 20 Apr 2021 10:31:03 GMT
Liberian Wives Association Breaks Ground for Multi-Purpose Building in Brewerville City
[FrontPageAfrica] Brewerville -- A group of women under the banner the Liberian Wives International has broken ground for the construction of a multi-purpose building in the Kpekor, Zeebgor Town in Parker Corner Community, Brewerville City.

Tue, 20 Apr 2021 10:30:59 GMT
An American-Based Liberian Financial Expert Condemns Printing of New Bank Notes
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- A Liberian Financial expert based in the United States of America Mr. Jeffery B. Tomah has frowned on the request by the government of Liberia to print new bank notes in the mix of the current hardship faced by the masse...

Tue, 20 Apr 2021 10:30:50 GMT
LFA Breaks Ground for U.S.$1.4 Million Headquarters
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The Liberia Football Association (LFA) will break ground for its headquarters project on the Samuel Kanyon Doe (SKD) Boulevard on 20 April.

Tue, 20 Apr 2021 10:30:48 GMT
EQUIP--Leadership-Liberia Gets New Coordinator
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The Dr. John C. Maxwell EQUIP-Leadership-Liberia project has Inducted Mr. Benedict Togba Danuweli as its new Country Coordinator in Liberia following an intensive vetting process that brought the Youthful Liberian Develo...

Tue, 20 Apr 2021 08:36:43 GMT
Sirleaf Urges Chakwera to Ensure Enjoyment of Equal Opportunities
[Nyasa Times] Former president of Liberia, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, has called on President Lazarus Chakwera to create an enabling environment that prioritizes women initiatives to grow in wealth, power and authority to ensure enjoyment of equal opport...

Tue, 20 Apr 2021 08:17:07 GMT
Unfortunate and Complete Ignorance
[New Dawn] -Rep. Kiazolu terms Presidential Press Secretary's claim

Tue, 20 Apr 2021 08:17:04 GMT
Sen. PYJ Is Running Away From Himself
[New Dawn] The past is human history that can never be erased even if it is nasty and unpleasant. But Senator Prince Yormie Johnson of Nimba County, a former rebel leader that committed countless atrocities, doesn't want to be reminded of his notorio...

Tue, 20 Apr 2021 08:16:54 GMT
34 Detained in Grand Gedeh
[New Dawn] -following ritualistic killing, protests in Maryland County

Tue, 20 Apr 2021 08:16:53 GMT
GAC, Nyenswah in the Ring
[New Dawn] -over alleged financial malpractices

Tue, 20 Apr 2021 08:16:49 GMT
MOA, Ghanaian Firm Sign Contract Valued U.S.$14.25 Million
[New Dawn] The Ministry of Agriculture has signed a grant management contract with Deloitte and Touche, a Ghanaian firm. The grant signed Monday, April 19, in the conference room of the ministry's is in the tune of US$14.25million.

Tue, 20 Apr 2021 08:16:46 GMT
Mo Ali Regrets Sex Scandal
[New Dawn] Opposition Unity Party (UP) Secretary General Mo Ali says he regrets the embarrassment he caused his children, loved ones, friends, supporters, and the UP, days after a viral leaked audio captured him allegedly proposing to Augustina Gray,...

Tue, 20 Apr 2021 08:16:44 GMT
Isaac Jackson Demands Morality From CPP
[New Dawn] Former Liberian Permanent Representative to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Atty. Isaac W. Jackson is urging the leadership of the four Collaborating Political Parties (CPP) to be highly concerned about morality.

Tue, 20 Apr 2021 08:16:40 GMT
LERC Approves LECs Request
[New Dawn] The Board of Commissioners (BoC) of the Liberia Electricity Regulatory Commission (LERC) on 9 March 2021 provisionally approved a request from Liberia Electricity Corporation (LEC), to implement an "Incentive Framework" for large electrici...

Tue, 20 Apr 2021 08:16:35 GMT
Gibi Mountain to Make Weah "Man"
[New Dawn] -Chief Zoe discloses



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