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Fri, 20 Aug 2021 07:45:28 GMT
Thousands Panic Over Missing Covid Jab 2nd Dose Deadline
[New Republic] Access to Covid-19 vaccines has been one of the main worries of Liberians and the government and it took the goodwill of the international community and some members of the business community to ensure that the country gets some.

Fri, 20 Aug 2021 07:45:22 GMT
Talking Politics in Liberia - the Political Animosity
[New Republic] Thank goodness to the victory of multiparty democracy in Liberia. The multipartism has drown more and more youth into politics. Youth are at heart of policy and decision seats unlike prior to multipartism democracy.

Fri, 20 Aug 2021 07:34:24 GMT
Friends of Lofa Senator-Elect Samukai to Present U.S.$182,000 to Court in Bid to End Stalemate
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- FrontPageAfrica has reliably learned that prominent citizens of Lofa, Nimba, and others from the south East in the Diaspora, as well as some Liberian business persons have contributed and have been able to raise nearly U...

Fri, 20 Aug 2021 07:32:32 GMT
Who Can Take President Weah Down?... ..-Boakai or Cummings?
[New Republic] In CPP Nomination Race

Thu, 19 Aug 2021 11:24:34 GMT
ALCOD Donates More Than L$400k Oxygen Tanks to Fight Against Covid-19
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The All-Liberian Conference on Dual Citizenship (ALCOD) has donated several oxygen tanks to the Star Base Covid_19 Treatment Unit on the Bushrod Island in Monrovia.

Thu, 19 Aug 2021 11:24:31 GMT
Explosion Leaves Seven Injured At Sethi Brothers Steel Factory
[FrontPageAfrica] Bushrod Island -- At least seven persons have been injured at the Sethi Ferro Fabrik Incorporated modern steel manufacturing company in Gardnerville, outside Monrovia following an explosion at the facility.

Thu, 19 Aug 2021 11:24:28 GMT
Deputy Minister Tonpo Meets Former Soldiers
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Deputy information Minister for press and Public Affairs, Jarlawah A.Tonpo has called on the leadership of the National Bureau of Veterans Affairs to remain professional in carrying out their duties as the government tak...

Thu, 19 Aug 2021 11:24:25 GMT
Rep Koon Rallies Support for Old Folks, Calls for Passage of National Elderly Commission Bill
[FrontPageAfrica] Capitol Hill -- Representative Richard Nagbe Koon (CPP, District #11, Montserrado County) has called for the passage of a bill establishing an old folks' commission that will cater to the welfare of the elderly.

Thu, 19 Aug 2021 11:24:23 GMT
LBS and GBS Conclude Professional Broadcast Partnership Agreement
[FrontPageAfrica] Accra -- The Liberia Broadcasting System (LBS) and the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation(GBC) have formally signed a joint broadcast partnership agreement, setting out a strategic framework for technical and professional cooperation.

Thu, 19 Aug 2021 11:24:20 GMT
Red Cross Honors Humanitarians, Calls for Increasing Support to Address Local Needs
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Today August 19, the Liberia National Red Cross Society joins the rest of the world in commemorating this year's World Humanitarian Day (WHD) under the Global Theme: One Humanity. World Humanitarian Day is an internation...

Thu, 19 Aug 2021 11:24:14 GMT
Documents Show No Foul Play By LWSC Managing Director in U.S,$99k Mentioned in Leaked Audio
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- An independent investigation conducted by this paper has established that there may have been no foul play in the payment of US$99,000.00 representing first and second payments in favor of Hydroconseil for Feasibility St...

Thu, 19 Aug 2021 11:24:11 GMT
Members of Senate Committees On Maritime and Defense Split On Niko Ivanka Vessel Report
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Ahead of Thursday's deliberation into circumstances that led to the sinking of the Niko Ivanka vessel last month, a FrontPageAfrica investigation has established that members of the Senate Committees on Defense and Intel...

Thu, 19 Aug 2021 11:07:42 GMT
Samukai Beggs
[New Republic] Lofa County Senator elect, J. Brownie Samukai has pleaded with Criminal Court "C" for extension to restitute his portion of the US$ S$1.1 million as mandated by the court.

Thu, 19 Aug 2021 11:24:37 GMT
UNDP Supports Upskilling of Bureau of Corrections and Rehabilitation Officers for Effective Service Delivery
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is supporting the Ministry of Justice to train Corrections' officers to enable them to exercise their duty of care to detainees and prisoners in line with international hum...

Thu, 19 Aug 2021 08:57:11 GMT
UNDP Supports Training of Women On the Production of Ecostoves
[New Dawn] The first batch of forty women Ambassadors for energy-efficient cookstoves is now prepared to help Liberia reach its Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) 2030 target, after completing a two-month intensive training on the production ...

Thu, 19 Aug 2021 08:57:07 GMT
Ireland, UNDP Sign Agreement to Fund Liberia Electoral Support Project
[New Dawn] The Government of Ireland has agreed to contribute ?1.5 million (US$1.7 million) for the period from 1 August 2021 to 31 July 2024 to the Liberia Electoral Support Project (LESP).

Thu, 19 Aug 2021 08:57:05 GMT
UNDP Supports Upskilling of Bureau of Corrections and Rehabilitation Officers
[New Dawn] The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is supporting the Ministry of Justice to train Corrections' officers to enable them to exercise their duty of care to detainees and prisoners in line with international human rights standards...

Thu, 19 Aug 2021 08:57:02 GMT
Expelled PLP Officials Defiant
[New Dawn] Two officials of the People's Liberation Party (PLP) that were expelled from the party Tuesday, August 17, 2021 - the national vice chair for political affairs Daniel B. Sickie and the secretary-general Kansualism Berk Kansauh are insistin...

Thu, 19 Aug 2021 08:57:01 GMT
Weah Wants Joint Resolution for By-Elections
[New Dawn] The Plenary of the Liberian Senate has mandated its Committee on Autonomous Commissions and Agencies and Judiciary to scrutinize a proposal from President George Manneh Weah seeking a Joint Resolution from the Legislature for the conduct o...

Thu, 19 Aug 2021 08:56:59 GMT
Red Cross Honors Humanitarians
[New Dawn] Calls for increasing support to address local needs

Thu, 19 Aug 2021 08:56:58 GMT
UL Pledges Commitment to Kofi Annan Ideologies
[New Dawn] The President of the University of Liberia (UL) Rev. Prof. Dr. Julius Julukon Sarwolo Nelson says UL remains committed to the ideologies of the late former United Nations Secretary-General, Dr. Kofi Atta Annan, noting that the institution ...

Thu, 19 Aug 2021 08:56:57 GMT
Senate Committee Slips in Sinking Vessel Probe?
[New Dawn] -Sources cite procedural issues

Wed, 18 Aug 2021 12:21:19 GMT
PLP Embattled Chairman Says Political Leader's 'Mind Has Been Poisoned'; Remains Defiant On His Expulsion
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The newly established and certificated People's Liberation Party (PLP), through its General Policy Commission (GPC), has with immediate effect removed Mr. Wilmot Paye as acting Chairman and few others from various leader...

Wed, 18 Aug 2021 12:21:14 GMT
Sen. Brown Pushing for Benefits to Niko Ivanka Victims' Families, Others
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Maryland County Senator J. Gbleh-bo Brown is pushing for some sort of compensation to those directly affected by the Niko Ivanka shipwreck situation.

Wed, 18 Aug 2021 12:21:12 GMT
NPA 'Don't Care' Attitude Caused Niko Ivanka to Sink - Senate Investigation Shows
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- A preliminary investigation conducted by the Senate Committee on Security, Intelligence and Veteran Affairs shows that negligence on the part of heads of the National Port of Authority (NPA) led to the sinking of the Nik...

Wed, 18 Aug 2021 12:21:09 GMT
Jungle Water Power Gets Five-Year Large Micro Utility Distribution License
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- In accordance with the 2015 Electricity Law of Liberia (ELL), the Liberia Electricity Regulatory Commission (LERC) on 13th August issued a five-year Large Micro Utility Distribution License to Jungle Energy Power (JEP) i...

Wed, 18 Aug 2021 12:21:06 GMT
BRAC Liberia Dedicates Microfinance Bank in River Gee County
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- BRAC, one of the largest microfinance providers in Liberia, has opened and dedicated its 32nd branch in River Gee County as part of its mission to promote financial inclusion in the country.

Wed, 18 Aug 2021 12:21:04 GMT
Reo-International-Liberia Extends Support to Bong County Medical Facilities
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Health Administrators in Bong County have hailed the Chief Executive Officer of REO-International-Liberia Office Mr. Eric Wilfred Olson for the support and care towards the healthcare delivery system of Liberia.

Wed, 18 Aug 2021 12:21:02 GMT
'I'm Bility's Last Bus Stop' - Senator Karnga-Lawrence
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Senator Nyonblee Karnga-Lawrence of Grand Bassa County and political leader of the opposition Liberty Party (LP) wasted no time in responding to a jibe thrown at her by Senator Edwin Melvin Snowe (Bomi County) who joked ...

Wed, 18 Aug 2021 12:20:59 GMT
Environmental Protection Agency Appreciates Partners for the Development of Liberia's Updated NDC
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The Environmental Protection Agency in collaboration with the European Union-funded Long Term Technical Assistance (LTTA) Project, Conservation International and the United Nations Development Program held a press confer...



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