Liberia
Tue, 15 Jun 2021 10:26:47 GMTMan, 76, Allegedly Strangulates Colleague to Death in Mosque
[FrontPageAfrica] Kakata -- The Liberian National Police on Monday arrested and detained a 76-year-old man for allegedly killing his Muslim brother in a local mosque.
Tue, 15 Jun 2021 10:26:44 GMTPres. Weah Appoints New Auditor General, LACC Chair, Among Others
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- President George Weah has nominated P. Garwa Jackson as Auditor General of the General Auditing Commission while the County Attorney for Montserrado County Edwin Klah Martin has once again been nominated to serve as the ...
Tue, 15 Jun 2021 10:26:43 GMTLiberia Electricity Corporation Issues Small Composite Micro Utility Permit
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The Chairman of the Board of Commissioners (BoC) of the Liberia Electricity Regulatory Commission (LERC) Dr. Lawrence D. Sekajipo said the Commission has achieved another milestone with the issuance of the first Small Co...
Tue, 15 Jun 2021 10:26:40 GMTMargibi Lawmaker Rallies Colleagues to Take the Lead in Establishing War & Economic Crimes Court
[FrontPageAfrica] Dwazohn -- Rep. Tibelrosa Summoh Tarponweh (CDC, District #1, Margibi County) has called on fellow lawmakers to muster the courage and lead the process in the establishment of a war and economic crimes court in Liberia.
Tue, 15 Jun 2021 10:26:38 GMTHealth Authorities Alarm Possible Surge of Covid-19
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Liberia's strides in significantly curbing the spread coronavirus, breaking transmission and getting back to normal life now suffers a major setback amid the rise of new infections, including the discovery of a new varia...
Tue, 15 Jun 2021 10:26:35 GMTLiberia Returnee Network Laments the Abandonment of Returnees From Refugee Camps in Guinea
[FrontPageAfrica] Zota District -- Emmanuel T. Marshall, the Executive Director of the Liberia Returnee Network (LRN) has assured returnees from refugee camps in Guinea that are residing at the Global Village in Zota District, Bong County that his or...
Tue, 15 Jun 2021 10:26:33 GMTLiberia Observes World Day Against Child Labor
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Labor Minister, Cllr Charles Gibson, has revealed that at least 67 children have been found to be victims of child labour in four counties during an ongoing investigation on bad labor practices in the country.
Tue, 15 Jun 2021 10:26:31 GMTUNHCR Regional Director Extols Govt for Hosting Ivorian Refugees
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The UNHCR Regional Director, Madam Millicent Mutuh has extolled the Government of Liberia for playing host to thousands of Ivorian refugees following political instability in that neighboring country.
Tue, 15 Jun 2021 10:26:27 GMTMonrovia City Government Establishes Sisterly Relationship With Houston City in Taxes
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The City Mayor of Monrovia Jefferson Koijee has presented the key of the City of Monrovia to Mr. Val Thompson, president of Houston International Trade Development Council and his delegation as a means of strengthening t...
Tue, 15 Jun 2021 10:26:24 GMTVosieda, PUL and Communication and Media Studies Department of UL Partner On 'Strengthening Independent Media & Freedom of Information'
[FrontPageAfrica] Monday -- A project to strengthen, protect and empower media institutions and journalists will commence in Liberia with financial support from the United Nations Democracy Fund (UNDEF).
Tue, 15 Jun 2021 10:26:22 GMTRunway Liberia International Main Event Debuts in Monrovia
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- In honor of the Year of the Diaspora, the 6th edition of Runway Liberia International Fashion Week will be held from the 21st of December through the 24th of December in Liberia, West Africa.
Tue, 15 Jun 2021 09:50:09 GMTWeah Hails Strong Ties With France
[New Dawn] -Following visit by French Foreign Minister
Tue, 15 Jun 2021 09:50:06 GMTBattle for UL Staff Leadership
[New Dawn] Candidates for various support staff leadership positions are engaged in tense intellectual battles at the University of Liberia (UL), seeking to market their platforms to potential voters across the university's campuses ahead of voting d...
Tue, 15 Jun 2021 09:50:04 GMTNew Faces in Weah Government
[New Dawn] New faces have surfaced in President George Manneh Weah's government in its fourth year based on additional appointments he made on Monday, 14 June. Some of the appointments are subject to confirmation by the Liberian Senate where applicab...
Tue, 15 Jun 2021 09:50:00 GMTMFDP and Partners End Workshop in Buchanan
[New Dawn] The Government of Liberia through the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning (MFDP) with support from the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) has climaxed a three - day awareness and training workshop on the National Aid and NG...
Tue, 15 Jun 2021 09:49:59 GMTCitizens Disappointed in Local Officials
[New Dawn] Bong -- -over Covid food
Tue, 15 Jun 2021 09:49:57 GMTMonrovia, Houston to Establish Sister City Ties
[New Dawn] A four-member delegation from Taxes, the United States of America is in the country under the auspices of the Monrovia City government to hold talk with Mayor Jefferson T. Koijee and subsequently tour Monrovia and its environs.
Mon, 14 Jun 2021 16:07:37 GMTTraditional Practitioners Leave FGM for Farming in Liberia
[Spotlight Initiative] One in two girls and women in Liberia has undergone female genital mutilation (FGM), a harmful practice that involves the removal or injury of external female genital organs for non-medical reasons. Often performed without a gi...
Tue, 15 Jun 2021 08:59:33 GMTPresident Weah Makes Changes in Government
[New Republic] Liberian president George Weah on Monday made changes in government affecting various key government agencies. An Executive Mansion statement said.
Tue, 15 Jun 2021 08:59:32 GMT'President Weah Went On Political Jamboree in Lofa'
[New Republic] Former Deputy presidential Press Secretary during the administration of Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Abel Plackie has described the recent Lofa County tour by President George Weah as political jamboree.
Tue, 15 Jun 2021 08:59:29 GMTCPJ Executive Director Step Down End of 2021
[New Republic] The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) today announced that Executive Director Joel Simon has informed the board of directors that he will step down by the end of the year after almost a quarter century at the organization, includi...
Tue, 15 Jun 2021 08:43:55 GMT'Feces Floating All Over Our Rooms'
[New Republic] Each year rainy season, persons with disability at the Group of 77 are often at the disadvantage point as they are visited by rushing dirty water.
Tue, 15 Jun 2021 08:43:51 GMTCyrile Allen Blast Weah
[New Republic] The Chairman emeritus of the National Patriotic party-NPP, Chief Cyril Allen has expressed his total outrage at the Congress for Democratic Change government for not doing enough to take care of its citizens, but at the same time expre...
Tue, 15 Jun 2021 08:43:49 GMTInter-Ministerial Rail Conference Ends in Monrovia
[New Republic] A three day joint International Ministerial conference between Liberia and neighboring Guinea has ended in Monrovia with the signing of a joint communiqué.
Tue, 15 Jun 2021 08:11:07 GMTPresident Weah Makes Appointments in Government
[Govt of Liberia] Monrovia, Liberia - The President of Liberia, H.E. Dr. George Manneh Weah on Monday, June 14, 2021, made additional appointments in Government.
Tue, 15 Jun 2021 08:06:32 GMTWeah Decries Child Labor
[New Republic] Liberian President, George Weah has decried the act of child labor across the world.
Tue, 15 Jun 2021 08:06:26 GMTLEC Disconnects NEC for U.S.$84,000 Debts
[New Republic] The Liberia Electricity Corporation (LEC) has terminated the supply of electricity to the National Elections Commission, (NEC) Friday 11 June 2021.
Mon, 14 Jun 2021 11:41:59 GMTRep. Tarponweh Submits Bill Seeking to Amend Decent Work Act of 2015
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Representative Tibelrosa Summoh Tarponweh (District #1, Margibi County) has presented a bill before the Plenary of the House of Representatives seeking to amend parts of the Decent Work Act of 2015.
Mon, 14 Jun 2021 11:41:55 GMTDeputy Speaker's Agriculture Coordinator Announces Support to Farmers
[FrontPageAfrica] Barclayville -- Newly appointed Grand Kru District 2 Agriculture Coordinator in the Office of Deputy Speaker on Friday announced support to farmers through the establishment of the farm of Hon. Cllr. J. Fonati Koffa.
Mon, 14 Jun 2021 11:41:47 GMTWomen of One Word Enlightens Over 100 Kids in Duport Road Community On the Effect of Rape
[FrontPageAfrica] Paynesville -- As part of efforts to reduce rape cases in the country especially among kids, the Women of One Word (WOW), an organization seeking gender equity, has held its third anti-rape awareness campaign with over 100 kids in t...