Liberia
Tue, 04 May 2021 08:17:37 GMTPresident Weah Meets FIFA President Infantino Wednesday
[Govt of Liberia] The President of the Republic, H.E. Dr. George Manneh Weah, will on Wednesday, April 5, 2021 meet the President of the Federation of International Football Association (FIFA) Gianni Infantino.
Tue, 04 May 2021 08:17:34 GMTPresident Weah Suspends Tariff On Rice in Executive Order #105
[Govt of Liberia] The President of the Republic, H.E. Dr. George Manneh Weah, has suspended import tariff on rice, Liberia's staple.
Tue, 04 May 2021 08:15:54 GMTExpired Covid Vaccine?
[New Republic] The 96,000 doses of Astra Zeneca Covid-19 vaccine donated by the African Union (AU) with support from MTN, expired mid last month, but health authorities have been administering vaccines to people failing to state which of the vaccines...
Tue, 04 May 2021 08:13:02 GMTI Have Forgiven My Child's Killer
[New Republic] ... SAYS, DR. IRELAND
Mon, 03 May 2021 10:05:46 GMTAverting Regional Rebel Resurgence - A Must for Liberia, Ivory Coast
[FrontPageAfrica] LIBERIA AND IVORY COAST HAVE both had bouts of civil unrests, civil war and chaos.
Mon, 03 May 2021 10:05:44 GMTCovid-19 Case Backlog Causing Headaches for U.S. Diversity Lottery Applicants
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Due to a significant backlog of all categories of immigrant visas, U.S. embassies and consulates around the world continue to experience questions regarding the status of winners of the annual Diversity Lottery.
Mon, 03 May 2021 10:05:40 GMTThe Bleeding Pen Bleeds On Senator Abraham Darius Dillon
[FrontPageAfrica] Mr. Abraham Darius Dillon
Mon, 03 May 2021 10:05:38 GMTFIFA, CAF Presidents Expected in Monrovia
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- World Footballing body President, Gianni Infantino, and Confederation of African Football President, Patrick Motsepe, are expected to land on the Liberian soil to inspect ongoing and completed FIFA-approved projects, whi...
Mon, 03 May 2021 10:05:36 GMTCallous Approach to the Episodic Aprils - the Missed Opportunities to Purge Liberia of Its Lifelong Nemesis
[FrontPageAfrica] In my Thinking Thoughts, I soon realized that the month of April would soon fade away and Liberia as a nation state had not yet observed a single national, political nor educational event to commemorate the episodes that rendered "A...
Mon, 03 May 2021 10:05:34 GMTStages FC Ends Heaven Eleven 19 Games Unbeaten Record
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Liberia Football Association Second Division relegation-threatened outfit Stages FC created the biggest upset of the season on Friday, April 30, 2021 when they defeated league leaders Heaven Eleven FC.
Mon, 03 May 2021 10:05:31 GMTLFA, Tempo Sport Sign Match Ball Sponsorship
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The Liberia Football Association (LFA) and Tempo Sport have signed an agreement for Tempo Sport to serve as the official match ball sponsors of the Orange National League for three seasons, beginning 2021/2022 league sea...
Mon, 03 May 2021 10:05:29 GMTNaFAA, FAO Sign Two Cardinal Fisheries Projects
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The government of Liberia through the National Fisheries and Aquaculture Authority, (NaFAA) recently signed two cardinal fisheries projects with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) aimed at ...
Mon, 03 May 2021 10:05:26 GMTMade Urges Press Union of Liberia to Set Up Welfare Fund
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- A media advocacy group, Media Alliance for Democratic Governance (MADE) is encouraging the Press Union of Liberia (PUL) to set up a welfare fund.
Mon, 03 May 2021 10:05:23 GMTUN and Development Partners Fully Commit to Support Future Elections
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The Resident Representative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Liberia, says the United Nations System working closely with Development Partners in Liberia, is committed to supporting the National Elec...
Mon, 03 May 2021 10:05:20 GMT'Desist From Yellow Journalism' - Catholic Prelate Cautions the Liberian Media
[FrontPageAfrica] Barclayville -- Members of the Press Union of Liberia have gathered in the faraway South Eastern city of Barclayville, Grand Kru County to commemorate this year's observance of World Press Freedom.
Mon, 03 May 2021 10:05:18 GMTFather of School Shooting Victim Forgives His Daughter's Killer
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Dr. Philip Ireland, father of the 14-year-old Cyber-Ed School of Excellence Student who was shot and killed on campus, says he has forgiven the perpetrator, and holds no malice against him or his family.
Mon, 03 May 2021 10:05:15 GMT350 People Benefit From Free Eye Surgery in Bong County
[FrontPageAfrica] Salala -- No fewer than 350 people in Bong County have benefitted from the latest phase of the Samaritan's Purse sponsored Free Eye Surgery Outreach program; a program aimed at improving the quality of life of the beneficiaries by r...
Mon, 03 May 2021 10:05:06 GMTOpen Letter to Your Excellency Dr. George M. Weah, Sr., President of the Republic of Liberia
[FrontPageAfrica] Dear Mr. PRESIDENT:
Mon, 03 May 2021 09:57:25 GMTPresident Weah Was Very Magnanimous
[New Dawn] President George Manneh Weah intervened last week by a cash donation of US$30,000.00 to help with the medical bill of ailing veteran Liberian journalist and Publisher of the Inquirer Newspaper, Atty. Philip N. Wesseh.
Mon, 03 May 2021 09:57:24 GMTForeign Affairs Workers Get New Corps of Officers
[New Dawn] -As Madam Yar Boayue Yini Wins MOFAWA Elections
Mon, 03 May 2021 09:57:22 GMT'LACC Partners With ACC of Sierra Leone'
[New Dawn] The Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission (LACC) and the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) of Sierra Leone have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) geared towards mutual cooperation, learning and engagement.
Mon, 03 May 2021 09:57:18 GMTWe Hold Nothing Against Turay Family
[New Dawn] -- Dr. Ireland, as he lays daughter to rest
Mon, 03 May 2021 09:57:16 GMTLiberia, U.S. Sign MOU to Preserve Providence Island
[New Dawn] U.S. Ambassador to Liberia Michael McCarthy joined Minister of Information, Culture, and Tourism Ledgerhood Rennie, National Traditional Council Chief Zanzan Karwor, and Deputy Minister for Legal Affairs Deweh Gray at Providence Island to ...
Mon, 03 May 2021 09:57:13 GMTEPA Commences Chemical Inventory Monitoring
[New Dawn] The Environmental Protection Agency of Liberia (EPA) is on Wednesday, 5 May 2021 expected to commence a nationwide chemical inventory and effluent quality monitoring across the country.
Mon, 03 May 2021 09:57:11 GMTNEC Discloses Cash Payment From Govt
[New Dawn] The National Elections Commission, (NEC), says the Government of Liberia has begun to release funds on the balance of the 3.5 million United States from the conduct of the 8 December 2020 Special Senatorial Elections.
Mon, 03 May 2021 09:57:09 GMTJeety Feeds Over 1,350 Inmates
[New Dawn] Indian Businessman Upjit Singh Sachedeva (Jeety) over the weekend distributed hot cooked meal sufficient to cover over 1,350 inmates at the Monrovia Central Prison or South Beach.
Mon, 03 May 2021 08:16:54 GMTGunmen Storm President Weah Maternal Home, Allegedly Shot One Resident, Arrest Others
[FrontPageAfrica] GBI -- DORU, Nimba County -- Report from Dorgbor Town, Gbi-Doru Administrative District says several gunmen claiming to be police officers on Friday, April 30 stormed the town and began firing live bullets.
Mon, 03 May 2021 08:09:23 GMTDeputy Speaker Arrives in Barclayville Ahead of World Press Freedom Day Celebration
[FrontPageAfrica] Barclayville -- The Deputy Speaker of the 54th Legislature and Grand Kru County District #2 Representative, Cllr. J. Fonati Koffa has arrived in Barclayville Thursday ahead of the 2021 World Press Freedom Day (WPFD) celebration, org...
Mon, 03 May 2021 08:08:23 GMTFormer U.S. House Foreign Affairs Chairman to Advise Maritime Program
[FrontPageAfrica] Washington -- The Liberia Maritime Authority is proud to have engaged former US House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman, Rep. Ed Royce, in order to have him serve as a policy advisor on the Liberian program.
Mon, 03 May 2021 07:49:26 GMTCoach Tapha Manneh Aims for Another Triumph in Liberia
[The Point] Gambian international coach, Tapha Manneh is aiming for another trophy with LISCR in the on-going 2020-2021 Liberian league season.