Liberia
Tue, 07 Sep 2021 14:40:09 GMTWeah Unhappy
[New Republic] President George Weah has become uneasy with the news of a military takeover in neighboring Guinea on Sunday, September 5, 2021.
Tue, 07 Sep 2021 14:24:24 GMTLiberia Tightens Border After Guinea Military 'Oust' President Conde
[LINA] Monrovia -- Liberia Immigration Service (LIS) says it has dispatched "well-armed officers" to the frontier with neighboring Republic of Guinea following the apparent deposing by the military of President Alpha Conde on Sunday.
Tue, 07 Sep 2021 14:24:24 GMTGrand Gedeh Supt. Calls On Land Disputing Parties to Be Calm - Await Resolution
[LINA] Zwedru -- Grand Gedeh County Superintendent Kai G, Farley is urging disputing parties to remain calm as he contacts neutral bodies to resolve the land dispute between them.
Tue, 07 Sep 2021 14:24:23 GMTPres. Weah Mandates Nat'l Security Forces to Ensure Vigilance Over Neighboring Guinea Crisis
[LINA] Monrovia -- President George Manneh Weah has mandated the National Security Forces of Liberia to increase their vigilance and visibility around the border areas of neighboring Guinea as the security situation there remains fluid.
Tue, 07 Sep 2021 14:24:23 GMTHealth Minister Urges Women in Cape Mount to Take Covid-19 Vaccine
[LINA] Sinje Town -- The Minister of Health, Dr. Wilhelmina Jallah, is encouraging more women in Grand Cape Mount Country to come out and take the COVID-19 vaccine.
Tue, 07 Sep 2021 14:24:22 GMTCourt Dismisses Multiple Charges Against Senate Secretary, 12 Others
[LINA] MONROVIA Sept. 6 (LINA) - The Criminal Court "C" on Monday dismissed the case of economic sabotage, theft of property, forgery and criminal conspiracy against Senate Secretary Nanborlor Sengbeh and twelve others in the US$5.000,000 case withou...
Tue, 07 Sep 2021 14:24:19 GMTSen. Saytumah Cautions Mano Oil to Respect Concession Agreement
[LINA] Tubmanburg -- Bomi County Senator Morris Gato Saytumah has cautioned the Mano Oil Company to live by the Concession Agreement it signed with the government.
Tue, 07 Sep 2021 14:24:23 GMT'Hard Work, Determination, Always Pay Off' - Pres. Weah Extols Lone Star Win Over CAR
[LINA] Monrovia -- President George Manneh Weah has congratulated the national football team, the Lone Star, on their 1-0 victory over the Central African Republic in a World Cup Qualifier match.
Tue, 07 Sep 2021 14:24:23 GMTSenator Saytumah Donates 150 Gallons of Fuel to Bomi Hospital
[LINA] Tubmanburg -- Bomi County Senator Morris Saytumah has donated one hundred and fifty gallons of fuel to the Government hospital in Tubmanburg City, Bomi County.
Tue, 07 Sep 2021 14:24:22 GMTPolice Arrest 20 Year-Old Man for Allegedly Killing His Mother
[LINA] Sinje Town -- Police in Porkpa District, Grand Cape Mount County have arrested a 20 year-old man who allegedly murdered his mother.
Tue, 07 Sep 2021 10:05:18 GMTNEC Issues Writs for 4 By-Elections
[New Dawn] The National Elections Commission (NEC) Monday issued five separate Writ of Elections to five of its Elections Magistrates for the conduct of four by-elections on 16 November 2021 in four counties namely; Bong, Bomi, Grand Gedeh, and Nimba...
Tue, 07 Sep 2021 10:05:16 GMTPPCC Engages Media, CSOs
[New Dawn] The executive director of the Public Procurement Concession Commission (PPCC) Attorney Jarbe Roseline Nagbe Kowo, urges journalists and civil society organizations to report balance and accurate information about the Commission that requir...
Tue, 07 Sep 2021 10:05:15 GMTVeteran Bureau Applauds Government
[New Dawn] The director general of the national veteran bureau affairs of Liberia Retired Col. Edwin J. Goodridge applauds the Government of Liberia for successfully putting huge number of the bureau on payroll.
Tue, 07 Sep 2021 10:05:12 GMTLERC Fines LEC U.S.10, 000
[New Dawn] The Liberia Electricity Regulatory Commission (LERC) has levied a US$10,000 (Ten Thousand United States Dollars) fine against the Liberia Electricity Corporation (LEC) for failing to comply with Terms and Conditions under the various licen...
Tue, 07 Sep 2021 10:05:08 GMTPLP to Open Mobile Clinic
[New Dawn] The People's Liberation Party (PLP), new on the Liberian political scene, has unveiled and graduated 50 health workers, including doctors, nurses, and pharmacists to provide healthcare delivery services to less fortunate and vulnerable cit...
Tue, 07 Sep 2021 10:05:02 GMTHouse Staffers to Receive 16 Months' Salary Arrears
[New Dawn] After so many protests at the House of Representatives, Speaker Bhofal Chambers has mandated the Committee on Rules, Order, and Administration in collaboration with the human resource department of the House of Representatives to validate ...
Tue, 07 Sep 2021 10:04:58 GMTMRU Alarms Over Developments in Guinea
[New Dawn] The Mano River Union (MRU) says it is alarmed by the developments in Guinea which began on Sunday, September 5, 2021, where members of the Guinean Military are holding His Excellency, President Prof. Alpha Conde, and have announced the dis...
Tue, 07 Sep 2021 10:04:55 GMTWeah Puts Security On Alert
[New Dawn] Amidst coup in Guinea
Tue, 07 Sep 2021 10:04:49 GMTLP's Saga Deepens
[New Dawn] As Azango drags Bility to NEC
Tue, 07 Sep 2021 10:04:46 GMTCourt Dismisses Singbeh's Indictment
[New Dawn] The Criminal Court "C" in Monrovia has dismissed the indictment drawn against Liberian Senate Secretary Nanborlor F. Singbeh Sr., former National Investment Commission (NIC) boss George W. Wisner and several others who were jointly facing ...
Tue, 07 Sep 2021 10:04:41 GMTUBCAA Calls for Emergency Support to Flood Victims
[New Dawn] Donates Relief Items
Tue, 07 Sep 2021 09:16:56 GMT'Hardwork, Determination, Always Pay Off' - President Weah Extols Lone Star After Victory Over CAR
[Govt of Liberia] The President of the Republic, H. E. George Manneh Weah, has congratulated the national football team, the Lone Star, on their 1-0 victory over the Central African Republic in the 2022 Qatar World Cup Qualifier match.
Mon, 06 Sep 2021 11:11:36 GMTCommerce Denies Rice Shortage
[New Dawn] Commerce Minister Mawine G. Diggs has refuted speculations here that there is a huge rice shortage in the country, casting blame against the opposition for allegedly spreading the rumor.
Tue, 07 Sep 2021 08:26:44 GMTCLUS-Project New Management and Team Visit Waste Management Sites
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Waste disposal site remains a major challenged to adequate waste management in Liberia, as operators at various disposal sites have laid out challenges ranging from limited space to unavailability of reliable sites for s...
Tue, 07 Sep 2021 08:26:41 GMTLone Star Cell MTN Appreciates Post & Telecom Minister
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Representatives from the Lone Star cell MTN surprisingly paid a courtesy call at the Ministry of Post & and Telecommunications, and presented a trophy that symbolizes a gift of award and cordial friendship to Minister Co...
Tue, 07 Sep 2021 08:26:40 GMTCommunity Healthcare Initiative Research On Traditional Medicine Poses to Change the Narrative Behind the Practice
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The Community Healthcare Initiative, a not-for-profit organization that is aimed at improving the healthcare and social services in underserved and hard-to-reach community in Liberia has launched a research to amplify an...
Tue, 07 Sep 2021 08:26:38 GMTNational Colloquium On Sexual Gender-Based Violence Spotlight Initiative Ends
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The National Colloquium on Sexual Gender-based Violence Spotlight Initiative, which was held under the theme: "Increased Awareness on the Judicial Process to Prevent and Respond to the Sexual Gender-based Violence", has ...
Tue, 07 Sep 2021 08:26:36 GMTCivil Society Group Calls On Govt to Enforce Law On Industrial Safety
[FrontPageAfrica] Buchanan -- An organization under the banner "Grand Bassa Liberia District Three Civil Organization In The Americas" (GBALDITCOA) is calling on the Liberian Government to enforce existing laws on industrial safety for employees.
Tue, 07 Sep 2021 08:26:33 GMTGovt Hires CNN Analyst for Image Rebranding in the U.S., Arrange High-Level Meetings in Washington
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The Liberian government has appointed Liberal CNN Analyst Bakari Sellers as lobbyist in Washington to improve the country's image that has been tarred by recurring reports on human rights abuses and corruption.
Tue, 07 Sep 2021 08:26:31 GMTDistrust Within the Unity Party - An Issue of Boakai's Formidability
[FrontPageAfrica] FOR MANY, former Vice President Joseph N. Boakai represents the way forward for Liberia. But the former ruling party's standard bearer does not have a clear chance yet of being on the ballot unless delegates at the CPP convention el...