Liberia
Fri, 17 Sep 2021 08:16:16 GMTPresident Biden Senior Director for Africa Tells Liberian Delegation in the U.S. Liberia Remains a Strategic Partner
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- A high-level Liberian government delegation currently visiting the United States has met with the Director of the U.S. President's National Security Council, Madam Dana Banks. The delegation discussed a wide range of iss...
Fri, 17 Sep 2021 05:41:15 GMTLiberia Launches Integrated Biological and Behavioral Surveillance Survey (IBBSS) Report
[WHO-AFRO] Monrovia -- The report of the second assessment of the prevalence and distribution of HIV, Syphilis and Viral Hepatitis among key and vulnerable populations in Liberia was launched on Friday, September 10, 2021 in Monrovia.
Thu, 16 Sep 2021 11:38:16 GMTUnity Chairman Modad Refutes ANC's Cummings's Illegal Endorsement Claims
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Unity Party National Chairman, Amin Modad has debunked claims made by the Standard Bearer of the Alternative National Congress that the UP recent ceremony aimed at endorsing ex-Vice President Joseph Boakai as the party's...
Thu, 16 Sep 2021 11:38:14 GMTNimba Citizens Protest Amendment of Arcelormittal MDA
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- A group of citizens from Nimba County have presented a petition to their Legislative Caucus through Representative Prince Tokpah detesting the recent agreement entered into by the Government of Liberia and ArcelorMittal ...
Thu, 16 Sep 2021 11:38:11 GMTLGBTQ Liberian Fired From High Profile U.S. Job
[FrontPageAfrica] New York -- One of the most high-profile Liberians in the United States has lost his job after being caught up in the sexual harassment scandal that took down New York Governor Andrew Cuomo.
Thu, 16 Sep 2021 11:38:10 GMTLACC Warns Public Officials Against Breaching Security Protocols At the Commission
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission has warned public officials coming to the Commission for investigation to be in strict compliance with security regulations at the country's anti-graft office.
Thu, 16 Sep 2021 11:38:06 GMTCote d'Ivoire to Supply Liberia With Petroleum Products Soon
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The Minister of Foreign Affairs and African Integration and the Diaspora of Cote D'Ivoire, H.E. Madam Kandia KAMISSOKO CAMARA has disclosed that the President of Cote D'Ivoire, Alassane Ouattara has given a specific inst...
Thu, 16 Sep 2021 11:38:04 GMTArcelormitta Liberia CEO Tells Frontpageafrica How the New Agreement With Govt Was Reached
[FrontPageAfrica] FRONTPAGEAFRICA: What are some of the benefits of this deal for the people of Liberia?
Thu, 16 Sep 2021 11:38:04 GMTRepresentative Yekeh Kolubah Resigns From COP
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The Representative of Montserrado County District #10 Yekeh Kolubah has resigned from the Council of Patriot (COP) as he cites unilateral decisions within the pressure group.
Thu, 16 Sep 2021 11:38:01 GMTGbezhongar Findley Takes Arcelormittal to Court Over Alleged Failure to Meet Up With Concession Agreement
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Former Senate Pro-Tempore and former Grand Bassa County Senator, Gbehzohngar M. Findley has filed a Petition for Declaratory Judgement against the management of steel giant ArcelorMittal Liberia Holding Limited for faili...
Thu, 16 Sep 2021 09:33:04 GMTFindley Drags Arcelormittal to Court
[New Dawn] Liberia's immediate past Foreign Minister Milton Gbehzohngar Findley has dragged the management of ArcelorMittal to court for a declaratory judgment due to the company's alleged failure to meet its social responsibility agreement signed in...
Thu, 16 Sep 2021 09:33:01 GMTTeam Gongloe Categorically Refutes Talk of Gongloe, Cummings Merger
[New Dawn] Team Gongloe has refuted media speculations concerning a potential merger between Cllr. Tiawon Gongloe and the Alternative National Congress political leader Alexander Cummings for a possible 2023 ticket.
Thu, 16 Sep 2021 09:32:59 GMTRice Shortage a Gameplay?
[New Dawn] Liberia:-The New Dawn has gathered from impeachable sources in government and from other sectors of society about ongoing collusion involving some officials and importers to create artificial scarcity of the nation's stable rice, and hike ...
Thu, 16 Sep 2021 09:32:59 GMTArcelormittal Award Scholarships to 8 Liberians
[New Dawn] ArcelorMittal Liberia has launched a program marking the formal signing of MOUs between its Advanced Academic Studies Scholarship (AAASS) and Cycle VI AAASS beneficiaries, awarding scholarships to eight Liberians.
Thu, 16 Sep 2021 09:32:57 GMTSinoe - Government Secures Funding to Tackle Coastal Erosion
[New Dawn] The Government of Liberia through the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) have concluded a one-day validation workshop for the purpose of finalizing a proposed project document that seeks...
Thu, 16 Sep 2021 09:32:54 GMTWhere Is Liberia's Basketball Development Plan?
[New Dawn] Basketball is the second most popular international sport played across Liberia, but the biggest question is how decentralized is basketball across Liberia?
Thu, 16 Sep 2021 09:32:52 GMTSpeaker Assures Liberian Students in Rwanda
[New Dawn] House Speaker Bhofal Chambers has assured Liberians living and studying in Rwanda of the Government of Liberia's continual commitment and support towards their educational endeavors.
Thu, 16 Sep 2021 09:32:49 GMTECOWAS Leaders Meet in Accra Today On the Political Situation in Guinea
[New Dawn] President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, Chairman of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has convened an Extraordinary Summit of the Authority on the political situation in...
Thu, 16 Sep 2021 09:32:48 GMTThree Key Elements for Bringing Citizens to the Center of Democratic Governance
[New Dawn] The observance of International Democracy Day on September 15, 2021, presents an occasion for all to pause and reflect on how to strengthen the gains made by post-conflict Liberia and further consolidate democracy and good governance. At t...
Thu, 16 Sep 2021 09:16:21 GMTDr. Cassell Developments Are Deceptive
[New Republic] ... ..Wilmot Paye Indicates
Thu, 16 Sep 2021 09:16:19 GMTArcelor Mittal Steel Taken to Court
[New Republic] The Former Senate Pro-Temporary of the Liberian Senate Gbehzohngar Milton Findley has taken issue with the Management of Mittal Steel (Liberia) Holding Limited, represented by its Chief Executive Officer, Maurilio Boteho over alleged b...
Thu, 16 Sep 2021 09:16:17 GMTCommerce Partners With UNDP to Launch Youth Eco-Brigade to Fight Waste Menace
[New Republic] The Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MOCI) with support from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Liberia and the Society for the Conservation of Nature of Liberia (SCNL), in collaboration with the Environmental Protect...
Thu, 16 Sep 2021 09:09:06 GMTWitness Protection At the Special Court for Sierra Leone Under Scrutiny At Massaquoi Trial
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- On day two of the return visit of the Finnish Court trying Gibril Massquoi for war crimes the focus continued to be on whether Massaquoi escaped the safehouse in Freetown where he was under UN protection in exchange for ...
Thu, 16 Sep 2021 09:08:22 GMTLack of Covid-19 Vaccine Cards Causes Low Turnout in Todee
[New Republic] Residents of rural Montserrado County are no longer showing up at designated health centers where the COVID-19 vaccine is to be immunized. The case is worst in Todee, one of the county's largest rural regions.
Thu, 16 Sep 2021 12:53:44 GMTAfrica Should Rethink Business Models for Impact and Sustainability
[New Dawn] It is no secret that humans anthropomorphise everything; perhaps it is down to the urge to make things more relatable or our need to recreate.
Thu, 16 Sep 2021 12:53:41 GMTTruecaller Crosses 500 Customer Milestone for Its Business Offering
[New Dawn] STOCKHOLM, Sweden, September 15, 2021 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- Truecaller has announced a milestone of 500 customers for its Truecaller for Business offerings. This success has been achieved within a few months of conscientious effort...
Wed, 15 Sep 2021 14:34:23 GMTCongressman to Rally Support for Liberia Second MCC Bid
[FrontPageAfrica] Washington D.c. -- Influential U.S. Senator Lindsay Graham has committed to rallying his congressional colleagues of the Republican Party to sign a "Letter of Support" for Liberia's second bid of the coveted Compact Program under th...
Wed, 15 Sep 2021 13:10:47 GMTPres. Weah Leaves for Extraordinary ECOWAS Session in Ghana
[Govt of Liberia] The President of the Republic, H.E. Dr. George Manneh Weah has departed Monrovia for an extraordinary session of West African Heads of State and Government in Accra.
Wed, 15 Sep 2021 11:12:17 GMTPolice Investigates Random Shooting Near Ruling Party Headquarters
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The Liberia National Police says they are investigating the shooting of National Transit Authority bus conductor who is said to be in a critical condition at the John F. Kennedy Memorial Medical Center.
Wed, 15 Sep 2021 11:12:14 GMTTorture Survivor Cries Out for Help to Rebuild Her Life After a Horrifying Experience
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- On the morning of December 12, 2018, Liberians in Sinoe, in the southeast of the country, opened their eyes to a rude awakening - three women had been stripped naked and paraded in Johnny on suspicion that they were invo...