Liberia
Wed, 25 Aug 2021 08:55:35 GMTCBL Cuts Policy Rate to Strengthen Liquidity and Support Economic Recovery
[New Dawn] Following its quarterly meeting of 18th and 20th August 2021, the Board of Governors of the Central Bank of Liberia (CBL) has cut the Monetary Policy Rate by 500 basis points to 20 %, with an upper band of +500 basis points for standing cr...
Tue, 24 Aug 2021 08:49:13 GMTSecond Batch Astrazeneca Vaccines Arrives
[New Republic] MONROVIA-The long awaited second consignment of the 96,000 doses of the AstraZeneca Vaccines has arrived in the country to boost the fight against the third wave of the novel coronavirus (COVID) in Liberia.
Tue, 24 Aug 2021 08:32:19 GMTCourt Rejects LACC's Petition for Travel Ban On Bishop Klayee and Others
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The Monrovia City Court has rejected a petition filed by the Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission (LACC) seeking to prevent the former Roberts International Airport Managing Director, Bishop John Allen Klayee, from leaving...
Tue, 24 Aug 2021 08:32:18 GMTPresident Weah Suspends Executive Mansion's Coordinator of Special Projects Over Bribery Claims
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The President of Liberia, H.E. George Manneh Weah, has suspended with immediate effect Madam Makenneh L. Keita, Presidential Special Projects Coordinator.
Tue, 24 Aug 2021 08:09:00 GMTPresident Weah Suspends Executive Mansion's Coordinator of Special Projects
[Govt of Liberia] The President of Liberia, H.E. George Manneh Weah, has suspended with immediate effect Madam Makenneh L. Keita, Presidential Special Projects Coordinator.
Mon, 23 Aug 2021 13:41:29 GMTLiberia Receives Second Batch of 96,000 Doses of the Astrazeneca Covid-19 Vaccine
[WHO-AFRO] Over 75,000 Liberians awaiting their second dose of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine can now be sure as the government of Liberia on 20th August 2021 received a second batch of 96,000 doses. The vaccines were donated by the French Governme...
Mon, 23 Aug 2021 12:11:41 GMTSen. Zargo Faces Backlash From Lofians Over 'Divisive' Kpelle Comments
[FrontPageAfrica] Voinjama -- Lofa County Senator Steve Zargo is facing a growing public backlash from residents of the county over comments he made against a member of the Kpelle tribe becoming senator of the county in 2023.
Mon, 23 Aug 2021 12:11:35 GMTThe Opposition, Like the Government, Is Dashing the Hopes of Liberians
[FrontPageAfrica] THE OPPOSITION bloc has over the past few weeks been in disarray, trading allegations against each other and seem to be in a non-collaborative posture.
Mon, 23 Aug 2021 12:11:31 GMT'No Need for Special Com'tee of Inquiry' - Harrison Karnwea Tells Nyonblee Karngar-Lawrence
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Mr. Harrison Karnwea, a ranking member of the Liberty Party, nominated by the Party's political leader, Senator Nyonblee Karnga-Lawrence to probe the alleged altering of the party's constitution has declined to serve on ...
Mon, 23 Aug 2021 12:11:29 GMTCPP Senate Caucus Hopeful of Samukai's Entry in the Senate
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The opposition Collaborating Political Parties Legislative Caucus at the Liberian Senate has expressed optimism that Lofa County Senator-elect Brownie J. Samurai is on the verge of joining them, following the weekend rul...
Mon, 23 Aug 2021 12:11:27 GMTThe Spirituality of Faithvonic's Art and Elevation As a Marketing and Branding Phenomenon
[FrontPageAfrica] I don't know where I got that mentality from as a child but all I can say is I believed that beautiful girls never farted because I saw them as angels on earth. Anyways, My thoughts must have come from the same place I uprooted the ...
Mon, 23 Aug 2021 12:11:26 GMTANC's Cummings Calls On CPP Chair to Be Mindful of Allegations Intended to Evoke Acrimony
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The blanket allegation cast by the political leader of the All Liberia Party (ALP) on his colleagues within the Collaborating Political Parties (CPP) isn't going down well with a constituent member - Alexander Cummings o...
Mon, 23 Aug 2021 12:11:23 GMTPastor in Margibi Held for Allegedly Raping 21-Year-Old Pregnant Woman
[FrontPageAfrica] Kakata -- The Founder and General Overseer of the Image of Christ Deliverance Philadelphia Central Church in Kakata, Margibi County has been arrested and detained by the Liberia National Police for allegedly raping a 21-year-old pre...
Mon, 23 Aug 2021 12:11:21 GMT'Put U.S.$5 Miilion in a Bank Account' - Imperial Investment Ltd. Detail Unpleasant Experience
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Mon, 23 Aug 2021 12:11:18 GMTNational Civil Society Council Calls for Immediate Intervention for Fire Disasters' Victims in Monrovia, Kakata
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The National Civil Society Council of Liberia (NCSCL) said it is completely 'devastated, astounded and dispirited' over three major fire disasters occurring almost simultaneously in Monrovia, Montserrado County and Kakat...
Mon, 23 Aug 2021 10:41:57 GMTPastor in Court for Allegedly Raping Pregnant Woman
[New Dawn] A senior pastor of the Philadelphia Church in Kakata, Margibi County, D. Franklin Snorton, Sr, is being held for allegedly raping a 21-year-old pregnant woman.
Mon, 23 Aug 2021 10:41:57 GMTDon't Certificate Samukai
[New Dawn] Supreme Court instructs NEC
Mon, 23 Aug 2021 10:41:54 GMTWeah Issues Proclamation for National Flag Day
[New Dawn] President George Manneh Weah has by Proclamation declared Tuesday, August 24, 2021, as "National Flag Day", and is to be observed throughout the Republic as a National Holiday.
Mon, 23 Aug 2021 10:41:51 GMTLPP Identifies Errors in National Budget
[New Dawn] Calls for correction
Mon, 23 Aug 2021 10:41:47 GMTPrison Fellowship Liberia Launches Transparency Project
[New Dawn] Prison Fellowship Liberia in collaboration with Open Society Initiative for West Africa launches a project aimed at accelerating access to justice and promoting transparency and accountability in Liberia.
Mon, 23 Aug 2021 10:41:44 GMTBetter Future Initiative On Budget Awareness
[New Dawn] Better Future Initiative, a youth-driven organization, has stepped up awareness aimed at increasing students' participation in budget formulation and execution in Liberia.
Mon, 23 Aug 2021 10:41:41 GMTWhy Are Women Not Turning Out for Vaccination...
[New Dawn] If the Ministry of Health intends to reverse the statistics on women's turnout for COVID-19 vaccination in Montserrado County and perhaps elsewhere in the country it needs to embark on vigorous public education about the jabs to dispel rum...
Mon, 23 Aug 2021 10:41:39 GMTCummings Challenges Urey
[New Dawn] Wants ALP provide proof of framework tampering
Mon, 23 Aug 2021 10:41:36 GMTVP Howard-Taylor Bags Another Award
[New Dawn] Vice President Jewel Howard-Taylor has received a Certificate of Honour for Integrity in Public Service at the 2021 Africa Advancement Forum held on August 20, 2021, in Accra, Ghana.
Mon, 23 Aug 2021 10:23:17 GMTActiva Int'l Insurance Company MD Takes Over Waica
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Professor Saye D. Gbalazeh, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Activa International Insurance Company Liberia Limited, has been installed as the 38th President of the West African Insurance Companies Associ...
Mon, 23 Aug 2021 10:23:14 GMTFormer Liberian Refugees Want Govt Intervene in the Proposed Buduburam Refugee Camp Demolition Exercise
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- As the deadline for the demolition of the famous Buduburam Refugee Camp in Ghana nears, the Liberia Returnee Network, a group advocating for Liberian refugees to have a smooth return to their motherland, is calling on th...
Mon, 23 Aug 2021 10:23:11 GMTVP Taylor, Ambassador Pelham-Raad, Others Win Top International Awards
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Vice President Jewel Howard Taylor and several Liberians including The CEO of Her Rroyal Highness Charity Foundation- Cum Representative Aspirant of District #10 Montserrado County, Hon. Karishma Pelham Raad have been ho...
Mon, 23 Aug 2021 10:23:08 GMTThe Lone Star Not Forever? Eulogy Written for This Very Liberia's Flag Day
[FrontPageAfrica] Thinking Thoughts
Mon, 23 Aug 2021 10:23:07 GMTPLP Political Leader Promises 'Expiration Day' for Deceitful, Unstable Politicians
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The Political Leader of the People's Liberation Party (PLP), Dr. Daniel E. Cassell, has frowned at Liberian politicians for engaging into "deceitful and unstable" politics to "use and abuse" those who elected them during...
Mon, 23 Aug 2021 10:23:02 GMTNAYMOTE Liberia Strengthens Civic Engagements in Bong County
[FrontPageAfrica] Gbarnga -- Naymote-Partners for Democratic Development (Naymote-PADD), a pro-democracy organization continues to engage citizens of Bong County and their leaders at different levels, in a bid to strengthen civic engagement, improve ...