Liberia
Fri, 10 Dec 2021 08:56:05 GMTU.S. Treasury Sanctions Prince Yormie Johnson Under Global Magnitsky Act
[FrontPageAfrica] On International Anti -- Corruption Day, the U.S. Mission in Liberia stands in solidarity with all those committed to confronting and ending widespread corruption. This includes those within the Government of Liberia who stand up ag...
Fri, 10 Dec 2021 08:13:50 GMT'Tax Payment Is PAPD's Backbone,' President Weah Says As He Launches Revenue Symposium
[Govt of Liberia] The President of the Republic, Dr. George Manneh Weah, says his administration will not tolerate the refusal of some Liberians to pay their taxes, which he described as backbone of the government's flagship development program, Pro-...
Fri, 10 Dec 2021 08:12:11 GMTHouse Summons Mary Broh for Contempt
[New Dawn] The House of Representatives in open session Tuesday, December 7, 2021, summoned the Chairperson of the Citizens Engagement Board, Madam Mary Broh to appear before the August body today, Thursday, December 9, 2021, to show reasons while sh...
Fri, 10 Dec 2021 08:12:08 GMTMining War Looms
[New Dawn] HPX, Ivanhoe Liberia express concern over multi-user access to major corridors
Fri, 10 Dec 2021 07:43:22 GMTSenator Dillon to Lead Campaign for the Removal of Musa Bility As Liberty Party Chairman
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- In the wake of multiple suspensions and internal wrangling within the opposition Liberty Party, the suspended Vice Chairman for Political Affairs of the party, Senator Abraham Darius Dillon, has expressed deepest regrets...
Fri, 10 Dec 2021 07:43:21 GMTIndian Man Labelled Nat'l Threat, Undesirable Alien
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The Government of Liberia thru the Ministry of Justice has declared an Indian national identified as Manoj Kumar as an undesirable alien and a threat to national security.
Fri, 10 Dec 2021 07:43:19 GMTLiberian Journalist Tokpah Tarnue Wins Integrity Icon 2021
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Liberian Journalist Tokpah Tarnue, who is based in Lofa County, has been named Integrity Icon Of the year 2021, ahead of five others icons by Accountability Lab Liberia.
Fri, 10 Dec 2021 07:43:17 GMTThe Alleged Rape Was Investigated and Forwarded to Court - Liberian Embassy in Abuja Clarifies
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The Liberian Embassy in Nigeria has said its attention has been drawn to what it described as 'a barrage of media reports' by its Minister Counselor for Press and Public Affairs that his daughter was reportedly sexually ...
Fri, 10 Dec 2021 07:43:12 GMTKhana Group Survey Shows Decline in Several Sectors of Liberia
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Liberia confirmed its first COVID-19 case in March 2020. President George Weah declared a state of emergency on April 8, which the legislature approved for sixty days. Under the lockdown, schools and houses of worship we...
Fri, 10 Dec 2021 07:43:09 GMTNPP Youth Call for Audit of Party's Bank Account Over 'Wanton Withdrawals'
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The Monsterrado Youth chapter of the National Patriotic Party has called for the immediate investigation into allegations of "wanton withdrawals" from the Party's GT Bank account by the Party's Secretary General Andrews ...
Fri, 10 Dec 2021 07:43:08 GMTBishop Michael C Turner Embarks On U.S.$1.2 Million City Construction
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- As part of efforts to improve the lives of Liberians and to help bring relief to Liberia's struggling educational sector, the Arch Bishop of the Miracle Center of Faith Missionary Baptist Church in Capitol Heights, Maryl...
Fri, 10 Dec 2021 07:43:08 GMTU.S.$1.5 Million Allocated to EJS Foundation Found in Gender Ministry
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- In the 2021 National Budget, the Executive submitted a US$ 1.5 million for the Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Foundation under the Ministry of Gender, but the Gender Minister Williametta Piso-Tarr said she's not aware of the mone...
Fri, 10 Dec 2021 07:43:05 GMTFOCAC Solidifies China-Africa Ties As Beijing Promises 1 Billion Doses of Covid-19 Vaccines, Other Support
[FrontPageAfrica] Dakar -- Just a day before this year's Forum on Africa-China Cooperation (FOCAC), which is the eighth edition of the ministerial conference, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi predicted that the summit would set a new milestone. Mr. W...
Fri, 10 Dec 2021 07:43:00 GMTUrey's Family React to Land Dispute Case in Careysburg
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The Administrators of the Intestate Estate of Daniel Webster Urey have described as a well calculated political ploy intended to resurrect Congau-native politics a land dispute case involving them, the Administrators of ...
Thu, 09 Dec 2021 14:28:33 GMTEnvironmental Protection Agency Launches Liberia's First National Adaptation Plan
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The Environmental Protection Agency has launched Liberia's First National Adaptation Plan (NAP) and adaptation communication. The NAP is intended to address Liberia's medium and long term climate change adaptation interv...
Thu, 09 Dec 2021 14:28:31 GMTOver 60 Liberian Women Trafficked to Oman Complain of Abuse, Molestation - Want to Return to Liberia
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- When Grace (full name withheld), a 25-year-old mother of two was contacted by one Amadu Kiazolu for work in Oman where she would earn up to US$2,000 monthly, she felt that was the call that would have ended her years of ...
Thu, 09 Dec 2021 14:28:29 GMTFive Businesses Received Up to U.S.$40,000 From UNDP to Improve Business
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Five Liberian businesses including LIBRA Sanitation, Wungko's farm, Nimba Ventures, Redimere chocolate and Lunch Box have secured funding from UNDP geared to improving their local businesses as part of UNDP Liberia's Gro...
Thu, 09 Dec 2021 14:28:27 GMT2022 National Budget Passage May Delay Until February 2022
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Some members of the House of Representatives Committee on Ways Means, Finance and Budget have hinted FrontPageAfrica that they don't see the possibility of passing the 2022 Draft Budget by the end of December 2021 and th...
Thu, 09 Dec 2021 09:02:18 GMTHouse Inducts Two New Representatives
[New Dawn] The House of Representatives has inducted two newly certificated Representatives following the 16 November 2021 by-elections in four counties.
Thu, 09 Dec 2021 09:02:16 GMTClergy Urges Liberian Churches to Rise Against Evil Forces
[New Dawn] By Lewis S. Teh
Thu, 09 Dec 2021 09:02:13 GMTWorld Bank Group Executive Director for Liberia On Two Days Visit
[New Dawn] The World Bank Group Executive Director for Liberia, Dr. Taufila Nyamadzabo, arrived in Liberia on Wednesday, December 8, for a two-day official visit. During this visit, he will be discussing opportunities to promote growth, Liberia's COV...
Thu, 09 Dec 2021 09:02:11 GMTA Father's Cry for His Abused Daughter
[New Dawn] Nat Bayjay, Minister Counselor for Press and Public Affairs at the Liberian Embassy in Abuja, the Federal Republic of Nigeria is frustrated and psychologically wounded. As a father and a family man, he suffers emotional pain after alleged ...
Thu, 09 Dec 2021 09:02:08 GMTClergyman Launch Spiritual Cleansing for Liberia
[New Dawn] Liberia: A five-day spiritual cleansing for Liberia kicks off at the Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex in Paynesville outside Monrovia, with a call for all Liberians to rise for national renewal.
Thu, 09 Dec 2021 09:02:07 GMTSpeaker Chambers, IMF Resident Rep. Hold Talks
[New Dawn] House Speaker, Bhofal Chambers has told the new Resident Representative of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to Liberia, Mr. Aldar Abdychev about his desire to see the IMF funding Development projects in the Country as they work with t...
Thu, 09 Dec 2021 09:02:06 GMTAssist. Minister Bracewell Celebrates Midwives in Bong
[New Dawn] Assistant Minister for Administration at the Ministry of Youth and Sports has embarked on the distribution of lappers and T-shirts to over 200 midwives in electoral district#1, Kpaai, Bong County.
Thu, 09 Dec 2021 09:02:03 GMTWeah Celebrates Taxpayers As Patriots
[New Dawn] Assures convenient tax payment process
Thu, 09 Dec 2021 09:02:00 GMTLiberian Journalist Wins 2021 Integrity Icon Award
[New Dawn] Liberian journalist Tokpa Tarnue has won the 2021 Integrity Icon Award ahead of four other candidates.
Thu, 09 Dec 2021 07:37:32 GMT'Grand Gedeh Under My Control'
[New Republic] -Cllr. Gongloe Asserts
Wed, 08 Dec 2021 14:14:15 GMTCourt Staff Accused By 'Wife' of Illegally Issuing Her 'Husband' a Bill of Divorce
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- A lady identified as Anita Davis has accused Court 'A' staff Sienna Ayo Marsh of fraudulently carrying out a divorce between she and her 'husband' that she is not aware of.
Wed, 08 Dec 2021 14:14:12 GMT'General Broh' Snubs House of Representative's Invitation, Leads Group of Women in Telling the Lawmakers to 'Clean Your Building'
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Members of the 54th Legislature were greeted with a rude awakening early Tuesday when the Director General of the General Service Agency, and head of the Citizens Engagement Board, Mary Taryonoh Broh, led a group of wome...