Liberia
Tue, 14 Sep 2021 07:54:35 GMTMassaquoi War Crimes Trial Resumes in Monrovia
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The trial of Gibril Massaquoi, the former Revolutionary United Front commander accused of murder, aggravated rape and aggravated war crimes during the 1999-2003 civil war in Liberia, returns to Monrovia this week.
Tue, 14 Sep 2021 08:48:26 GMTJ-Palm Liberia, Tribe Launch Startup Challenge for Budding Young Entrepreneurs
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- J-Palm Liberia and TRIBE have jointly launched a startup challenge to support young entrepreneurs building small businesses through formal pitch training and grant of L$100,000 to the first place winner.
Tue, 14 Sep 2021 08:39:56 GMTDefence Witnesses Insist Massaquoi Was in Liberia in Last Days of War
[FrontPageAfrica] - If found true the revelations would cast a cloud over the findings of the Special Court for Sierra Leone and the integrity of its witness protection program.
Tue, 14 Sep 2021 08:48:35 GMTTo Promote Native Culture, Others - Columbus-Based Liberians Ready to Build Community Center in Ohio
[FrontPageAfrica] Columbus -- Liberians residing in Columbus, Ohio, USA, are set to embark upon constructing a community center, which will be aimed at, among other things, promoting the culture of their nativity.
Tue, 14 Sep 2021 08:48:32 GMTUnion of Liberian Associations in the Americas Donates Star Base Covid-19 Treatment Unit
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The Union of Liberian Associations in the Americas (ULAA) has donated 20 tanks of Oxygen to the Star Base COVID-19 Treatment Unit.
Tue, 14 Sep 2021 08:48:32 GMTUBA Records 33 Percent YoY Profit Growth, Declares 20k Per Share Interim Dividend
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Africa's leading financial institution, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, has announced its audited half year financial results for the half year ended June 30, 2021, showing impressive growth across all major income lin...
Tue, 14 Sep 2021 08:48:29 GMTNew Hope Academy Honors Best Performing Students, Teachers
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The New Hope Academy (NHA), located on Peace Island in Jacobs Town, Monrovia, has honored 14 of its best forming students, including eight girls and four boys for the academic year 2020/2021.
Tue, 14 Sep 2021 08:48:23 GMTFAO Concludes a Two-Day Training of Enumerators for Conduct of a National Food Supply
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in Liberia in collaboration with the Liberia Institute of Statistics and Geo Information Services (LISGIS) on Thursday 8th September concluded a two-day trainin...
Tue, 14 Sep 2021 08:26:23 GMTTwo Dead, Several Others Wounded in Tragic Accident On Monrovia-Buchanan Highway
[FrontPageAfrica] Buchanan, Grand Bassa -- At least two persons have been confirmed dead and several others wounded in a tragic vehicle accident on Monrovia-Buchanan highway.
Tue, 14 Sep 2021 07:54:41 GMTArcelor Mittal Chairman Announces Latest U.S.$800 Million Additional Investment Package
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The Executive Chairman of ArcelorMittal, Lakshmi Mittal has assured the government and people of Liberia that its latest US$800 million agreement will not only increase the company's investment in Liberia to US$2.5 billi...
Tue, 14 Sep 2021 07:54:39 GMTMisunderstandings, Disunity Overweigh CPP As ANC's Cummings Become Loner in the Collaboration
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The future of the Collaborating Political Parties (CPP) has become blurry than ever before but it all did not start with the Alternative National Congress' Alexander Cummings walkout nor his refusal to attend the present...
Mon, 13 Sep 2021 11:57:08 GMTMonrovia City Mayor Jeff Koijee Suspected of Eyeing Elected Post in Lofa County
[FrontPageAfrica] Voinjama City -- Monrovia City Mayor Jefferson Koijee's birthday celebration in his native Lofa County is stirring out mixed reactions on social media amid speculation of his desire for an elected position in the county during the 2...
Mon, 13 Sep 2021 11:57:06 GMTCPP Receives Joseph Boakai As UP Standard Bearer
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The Collaborating Political Parties (CPP) has described the Unity Party's candidate for the CPP's primary as the only qualified candidate for the primary.
Mon, 13 Sep 2021 11:57:05 GMTFirst Eco Brigade Launched in the City of Robertsport
[FrontPageAfrica] Robertsport -- The Government of Liberia, through the Environmental Protection Agency on Saturday, September 11, launched Liberia's first eco brigade named "Piso Eco-Brigade".
Mon, 13 Sep 2021 11:57:04 GMTReconciliation Attempt in Grand Cape Mount County Fails
[FrontPageAfrica] Grand Cape Mount -- Reconciliation among citizens and residents of Grand Cape Mount County following a prolong legal battle over the results of the December 8, 2020 senatorial election appears to be far from accomplishment as a resu...
Mon, 13 Sep 2021 11:57:01 GMTBill Twehway, Rep. Willie Break Grounds for 1st Teacher and Nurses' Quarter in Wee-District
[FrontPageAfrica] Grand Bassa -- National Port Authority Managing Director, Bill Twehway and Representative Vicent Willie had broken grounds for the construction of a modern housing facility in Wee-Statutory District, Grand Bassa County.
Mon, 13 Sep 2021 11:56:58 GMTRPI Steps up Support to Boost Covid-19 Fight
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Amid new cases of the coronavirus disease, the health NGO Refuge Place International (RPI) has stepped up its support aimed at buttressing the government's effort in tackling the virus with the donation of 15 factory-mad...
Mon, 13 Sep 2021 11:56:55 GMTFirst Lady Admonishes 2021 WASSCE Candidates
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Over forty-two thousand 12th graders across Liberia are today, September 10, 2021, writing the West African Senior School Certificate Examinations (WASSCE).
Mon, 13 Sep 2021 11:56:52 GMTA Sudden Surrender to Utopian Forces or Unenlightened Foes? - A Tribute to Comrade Vallai M. Dorley Alias Chairman Mao
[FrontPageAfrica] Struck by shock and stormed by sorrow, I became severely subdued by silence when I watched how Chairman Mao was casketed in Monrovia as thousands of mourners grieved his demise in disbelief. Faster than expected, Mao expired to an u...
Mon, 13 Sep 2021 11:56:49 GMTUNFPA Dedicates Modern Maternal Waiting Home in Bahn, Nimba County
[FrontPageAfrica] Bahn -- The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has dedicated a modern maternal waiting home for pregnant women who live far from health facilities in that part of Nimba County.
Mon, 13 Sep 2021 11:56:47 GMTGovernment Optimistic of Meeting WHO's Covid-19 Vaccination Threshold
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The government is doing all in its power to ensure that about 10 percent of the population is fully vaccinated by the end of September, the Minister of Health and head of the Covid-19 Incident Management System (IM), Dr....
Mon, 13 Sep 2021 11:47:27 GMTCummings Shuns Boakai
[New Dawn] Two contending forces within the Collaborating Political parties (CPP), Mr. Joseph Nyumah Boakai and Mr. Alexander B. Cummings appear to be sailing in a rocky political boat, as latest events witnessed Cummings and his Alternative National...
Mon, 13 Sep 2021 11:47:25 GMTLEC, MCC Partner to Extend Electricity
[New Dawn] In an effort to minimize power theft and extend electricity supply to other communities within Montserrado County, the Monrovia City Corporation (MCC) and the Liberia Electricity Corporation (LEC) have established a new partnership aimed a...
Mon, 13 Sep 2021 11:47:25 GMTCPP Is Sending Mixed Signals
[New Dawn] Activities of the four Collaborating Political Parties (CPP) seem far from collaboration, thus sending mixed signals to the Liberian people who they seek to lead. The opposition bloc is also self-destructing gradually.
Mon, 13 Sep 2021 11:47:22 GMTUNFPA Turns Over Maternal Waiting Home to GOL
[New Dawn] Bahn Health Center's maternal waiting home, in Bahn, Nimba County, funded by the Liberia Spotlight Initiative, has been turned over to the Government of Liberia.
Mon, 13 Sep 2021 11:47:19 GMTRep. Schaack Resigns From Liberty Party
[New Dawn] River Cess County Electoral District #1 Representative Rosana G. D.H. Schaack has resigned from the Liberty Party (LP), saying she finds herself in a very difficult position and feels a sense of loss.
Mon, 13 Sep 2021 11:47:18 GMTECOWAS Holds Virtual Meeting to Assess Needs of Women in Development (WID) Networks
[New Dawn] The ECOWAS Commission through the Directorate of Free Movement of the Department of Trade, Customs, and Free Movement organized a one (1) day virtual Needs Assessment meeting for Women in Development.
Mon, 13 Sep 2021 11:47:15 GMTLP, UP Chairmen Held Hostage
[New Dawn] The chairman of the opposition Liberty Party (LP) Musa Hassan Bility and his counterpart in the Unity Party Amin Modad separately had their worst experience yet in politics over the weekend at their respective headquarters in Congo Town ou...
Mon, 13 Sep 2021 11:37:01 GMTWeah Cleans Ellen's Deal
[New Republic] The signing of the third amended 25 years mineral Development Agreement-(MDA) by the Weah-led government and Arcelor Mittal, the world's largest steel smelting company, last week Friday, was seen as a means to clean up the previous agr...
Mon, 13 Sep 2021 11:34:00 GMTU.S. CDC, A Key Liberia Public Health Partner
[New Republic] Country Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Liberia