Liberia
Fri, 20 Aug 2021 14:28:43 GMTEllen Corkrum Hooked for Defrauding U.S. Govt of U.S.$6m Millionin Covid Relief Fund
[FrontPageAfrica] Ellen Corkrum, a fugitive from Liberia based in the United States, will face a 30-year jail sentence next year after pleading guilty to defrauding the U.S. Government of over US$6 million of Covid relief funds.
Fri, 20 Aug 2021 14:28:41 GMTFAO, Stakeholders Hold Day-Long Discussion On Ways to Strengthen Soil Analysis System
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in collaboration with stakeholders in the Liberia's agriculture sector have had a day-long dialogue on the need to strengthen soil analysis and information system to enhance su...
Fri, 20 Aug 2021 14:28:38 GMTHouse Votes to Hold Constituency Engagements Over War Crimes Court Establishment
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- House Speaker Bhofal Chambers has constituted a special committee to spearhead anationwide consultation by members of the House of Representatives over the establishment of a war crimes court in Liberia.
Fri, 20 Aug 2021 14:28:35 GMTHouse Passes Bill Seeking Welfare of Elderly People
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- At long last, the House of Representatives has passed the bill establishing an old folks' commission to cater to the needs of the elderly population in Liberia.
Fri, 20 Aug 2021 14:28:33 GMTSeven Arrested for Brutalizing PCC Waste Management Team Staffs, After Halting Illegal Garbage Disposal
[FrontPageAfrica] Paynesville -- Police in Paynesville have arrested seven persons in connection to brutality meted against two employees of the Paynesville City Corporation (PCC) Waste Management Department.
Fri, 20 Aug 2021 14:28:31 GMTSenate, House Sets November 16 Deadline for Four By-Elections
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The Plenary of the Liberian Senate has concurred with the House of Representatives on a decision to conduct the by-elections in four counties on November 16, 2021.
Fri, 20 Aug 2021 14:28:28 GMTBenoni Urey Alleges Tampering of CPP Framework Document - Wants It Recalled From the National Elections Commission
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The political leader of the All Liberian Party (ALP) has alleged that high-ranking members of the Collaborating Political Parties (CPP) have altered the framework of the political body, despite it being existence for ove...
Fri, 20 Aug 2021 14:28:25 GMTAll Set for CDC-U.S. Convention-2021 As CDC-Global Commends a Well-Organized Election Process
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- the National Executive Committee of the Congress for Democratic Change has praised the leadership of the CDC-USA Chapter for the creation of a profound democratic, legal and accountable framework for the conduct of the p...
Fri, 20 Aug 2021 11:13:06 GMTIn CPP Nomination Race - Who Can Take President Weah Down?
[FrontPageAfrica] Since the end of the civil conflict, Liberia's 2023 general and presidential election will mark the fourth time the West African nation will go through a democratic process to select its leader.
Fri, 20 Aug 2021 11:13:04 GMTUNDP Supports Transformation of Immigration Officers Through Specialized Trainings
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The UN Joint Rule of Law Programme managed by UNDP Liberia continues to provide capacity development support to the Liberia Immigration Service (LIS).
Fri, 20 Aug 2021 11:13:03 GMTTodee Residents Launch Farmer Cooperative
[FrontPageAfrica] A local farmer cooperative "Better Living Liberia (BELL), in collaboration with Todee Farmer Cooperative, have launched "Produce Food and Cash crops to better Family and Develop their Communities in consonance with Government of Lib...
Fri, 20 Aug 2021 11:12:59 GMTELWA, Benson Hospitals Benefit From Cummings Africa Foundation's Anti-Covid-19 Initiative
[FrontPageAfrica] Paynesville -- Two of the largest healthcare providers located Paynesville, the ELWA and Benson Hospitals on Thursday received assorted medical drugs and hygienic materials from the Cummings Africa Foundation (CAF).
Fri, 20 Aug 2021 11:12:57 GMTThe Power of Narrative in Modern Liberian Presidential Elections
[FrontPageAfrica] Carl Jung states that psyche is the totality of the human mind (conscious and unconscious). The position of this article is that the modern Liberian voter's psyche is unique which is evident in our patterns of voting for the preside...
Fri, 20 Aug 2021 10:01:04 GMTIncrease Advocacy On Gender Quota
[New Dawn] Gender Minister tells stakeholders at mock parliament
Fri, 20 Aug 2021 10:01:02 GMTAFL Considers Joint Exercise With Neighboring Countries
[New Dawn] The leadership of the Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL) is considering the establishment of a training center where foreign armed personnel from neighboring Ghana, Sierra Leone, and other countries can participate in a joint training exercise ...
Fri, 20 Aug 2021 10:01:01 GMTGbarpolu Lawmaker Submits Bill for Community College
[New Dawn] Gbarpolu County Electoral District One Representative Alfred G. Koiwood has submitted a communication to the House Plenary, seeking an act to create a community college in his county.
Fri, 20 Aug 2021 10:00:58 GMTFemales Lag Behind in Vaccination
[New Dawn] -Health authorities reveal
Fri, 20 Aug 2021 10:00:54 GMTBishop Klayee Challenges Travel Ban
[New Dawn] Dismissed Liberia Airport Authority (LAA) Managing Director Bishop John Allen Klayee is challenging a Ne Exeat Republica issued by the Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission (LACC) banning him from traveling out of Liberia, informing the Monro...
Fri, 20 Aug 2021 10:00:48 GMTIn U.S. Court - Ellen Corkrum Pleads Guilty
[New Dawn] Liberian fugitive Ms. Ellen Corkrum, who escaped justice here following her indictment by the Grand Jury of Montserrado County in 2013 on multiple charges including economic sabotage and criminal facilitation, pleads guilty to bank fraud i...
Fri, 20 Aug 2021 10:00:44 GMTLofa Clears Samukai's 50 Percent
[New Dawn] Citizens of Lofa County on Thursday, August 19, paid off US$173,276.050 as the remainder of their Senator-elect former Defense Minister Brownie Samukai's portion of the AFL soldiers' personal pension saving funds.
Fri, 20 Aug 2021 09:57:15 GMTFor Bridge of Contract - Bea Mountain to Loss U.S.$40,000.00
[New Republic] Bea Mountain Mining Company, Turkish Gold Mining Company is expected to loss US$40,000.00 dollars for allegedly failing to meet up with terms and conditions stipulated in a lease agreement entered with the Cooper's family.
Fri, 20 Aug 2021 12:29:53 GMTLiberia Concludes a Three-Day Workshop to Review National Action Plan for Health Security (Naphs) Implementation and Progress Since 2017
[WHO-AFRO] The Ministry of Health (MoH), with support from World Health Organization (WHO) and Partners have concluded a three-day workshop to review the implementation progress and challenges of the National Action Plan for Health Security in Liberi...
Fri, 20 Aug 2021 07:45:28 GMTThousands 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 GMTTalking 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 GMTFriends 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 GMTWho Can Take President Weah Down?... ..-Boakai or Cummings?
[New Republic] In CPP Nomination Race
Thu, 19 Aug 2021 11:24:34 GMTALCOD 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 GMTExplosion 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 GMTDeputy 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 GMTRep 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.