Liberia
Wed, 19 Jan 2022 09:14:09 GMTRSCSL, CILPA Observes 20th Anniversary of the End of War and Establishment of Special Court
[New Dawn] The Residual Special Court for Sierra Leone (RSCSL), in collaboration with the Freetown-based think tank Center for International Law and Policy in Africa (CILPA), commemorated today the 20th anniversary of the formal end of Sierra Leone's...
Wed, 19 Jan 2022 09:14:08 GMTCummings' Supporters Teargassed
[New Dawn] As a separate US$1.5m lawsuit is filed against Cummings, Bility
Wed, 19 Jan 2022 09:14:08 GMT18-Year-Old Suspect Charged for Statutory Rape
[New Dawn] An 18-year-old rape suspect identified as Henry Nyemah has been incarcerated by Police in Harper, Maryland County for allegedly abusing a 13-year-old minor sexually in a town called Wahodowlo, on the outskirts of Harper City, Maryland Coun...
Wed, 19 Jan 2022 09:14:04 GMTSupreme Court Reserves Ruling in Bao Chico Case
[New Dawn] The Supreme Court has reserved ruling in the BAO CHICO Mineral Development Agreement case which has brought the House of Representatives and the Liberian Senate at loggerhead.
Wed, 19 Jan 2022 09:14:01 GMTCitizens Want Nimba Land Dispute Resolved
[New Dawn] Nimba County -- Some aggrieved citizens in Nimba County have voiced frustrations over the delay by government in resolving the April 2021 land dispute in the county that ended in violence and destruction of properties.
Wed, 19 Jan 2022 09:14:01 GMTPres. Weah Consoles Kromah's Family
[New Dawn] President George M. Weah has received with profound sadness news of the passing of Prof. Alhaji G.V. Kromah, a former member of the Council of State of the Liberian National Transitional Government. He is reported to have died early on Tue...
Wed, 19 Jan 2022 09:14:00 GMTActing Public Works Minister Struggles to Defend U.S.$18.9 Million Expenditure
[New Dawn] The Acting Public Works Minister, Madam Ruth Cooker-Collins, struggles before the Liberian Senate in explaining how US$18.9 million allotted last year in the recast budget for road construction was expended under her watch.
Wed, 19 Jan 2022 08:38:02 GMTArcelormittal-Supported Ganta-Yekepa Road On Course
[New Republic] The travel difficulties experienced on the Ganta to Yekepa Road by Liberians will soon be a thing of the past as construction and asphalt pavement of the 65km (sixty-five kilometer) road advances with the portion from Ganta to Sannique...
Wed, 19 Jan 2022 08:35:59 GMTBong County Wins 2021/2022 NCSM Athletics
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Bong County have proudly and convincingly won the athletics edition of the 2021/2022 National County Sports Meet with the accumulation of 38 points from nine (9) track and field events.
Wed, 19 Jan 2022 08:35:56 GMTAmbassadors Cleveland Visit Liberia On Women's Football Development Tour
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- An American-based women football club, Ambassadors Cleveland arrived in Liberia on Sunday, 16 January on a week's tour in an effort to promote women's football and to help Ambassadors programs (based in the United States...
Wed, 19 Jan 2022 08:30:18 GMTLiberia's 'Archaic' Health System
[New Republic] The greatest pride and relief to the archaic health system will be that era when the nation's high profile personalities, be it from the political or private sectors can openly utilize the health facilities in the county without worryi...
Wed, 19 Jan 2022 08:38:03 GMTFamily Demands Speedy Investigation
[New Republic] The family of a Liberia Immigration Service office who died is calling for investigation in their relative's death.
Wed, 19 Jan 2022 08:17:08 GMTDrama At Temple of Justice
[New Republic] Over British National Arrest
Wed, 19 Jan 2022 08:17:03 GMTBacking Solway, HPX Over Arcelormittal Is a Desperate Throw of the Dice - Says CEIO
[New Republic] Center for the Exchange of Intellectual Opinion-CEIO has described attempts to favor any company over ArcelorMittal Liberia as a desperate effort with bad consequences.
Wed, 19 Jan 2022 08:17:00 GMTDuala Gets U.S.$3.8 Million Market
[New Republic] President George M. Weah is expected to officially dedicate and turn over the Duala Market to be used by marketers in that surrounding.
Wed, 19 Jan 2022 08:16:57 GMTUnthinkable!
[New Republic] Despite the piercing punishment unleashed against two high schools for violating the Ministry of Education's guideline regarding graduation, Cllr. Dr. Pearl Browne Bull, has in the strongest term, opened up on Minister Ansu Sonii with ...
Wed, 19 Jan 2022 08:16:56 GMTLiberia Agriculturist Decries Corruption
[New Republic] A Liberian Agriculturist, David Taigbailee has disclosed that it is troubling, news emanating from the Ministry of Agriculture Ministry of alleged act disclosed of Corruption by the Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission (LACC).
Wed, 19 Jan 2022 08:16:53 GMTJob Creation and Economic Enhancement
[New Republic] ..A More Positive Approach Toward Ratification of ArcelorMittal's MDA
Wed, 19 Jan 2022 08:05:37 GMTJournalist, Spouse Face Charges
[New Dawn] After claiming to be ordered flogged by lawmaker
Tue, 18 Jan 2022 11:55:06 GMTArcelormittal Not Taking Full Control of Railway - Says Govt Owns All Railways and Ports
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- ArcelorMittal Liberia (AML) top management has debunked report that it is opting for sole ownership right of the railroads and port of Buchanan in the current proposed amendment of the Mineral Development Agreement (MDA)...
Tue, 18 Jan 2022 11:54:14 GMTConflict of Interest Killing Liberia's Progress for Development-Simeon Freeman
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The Political Leader of the Movement for Progressive Change (MPC) and businessman, Simeon Freeman, says officials of government who buy equity in private companies as those responsible for the country's under development...
Tue, 18 Jan 2022 11:54:01 GMTForumCiv Rejects Media Reports About Conflict of Interest - Says Recruitments Are Done in Line With Human Resource Department
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- ForumCiv a Swedish Civil Society organization with headquarters in Gbarnga, Bong County, has refuted media reports that its Country Manager Asa David Chon is not conducting a fair recruitment process.
Tue, 18 Jan 2022 11:53:54 GMTMulti-Partner Liberia-U.S. Collaboration Publishes Findings On the Presence of Covid - 19 Delta Variant During Surge in Reported Infections
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- In June 2021, Liberia experienced a surge of cases of infection with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. To investigate why, a team of scientists from Liberia and the United States conducted an indepth study of v...
Tue, 18 Jan 2022 11:53:52 GMTLiberia National Police Nabs Man Who Allegedly Killed a Police Officer in Neighboring Sierra Leone
[FrontPageAfrica] Liberia -- The Liberia National Police (LNP) has arrested an alleged Sierra Leonean criminal for killing a police officer in is country, LNP Spokesman Moses Carter has said.
Tue, 18 Jan 2022 11:53:42 GMTIREED Accuses Legislature of Working for President Weah Instead of the Liberian People
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The Institute for Research and Democratic Development (IREDD) performance report on the 54th National Legislature for the period of January to June 2021 has disclosed that 90 percent of all the bills passed by the Legisl...
Tue, 18 Jan 2022 11:53:38 GMTAssistant Minister of Litigation Lists Series of Cases Solicitor General Allegedly Swept or Attempted Sweeping Under the Carpet
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- In his spree to unearth who shared call logs and other evidence linking him to being in communication to one of the suspects in a major money laundering case, Cllr. Syrennius Cephus after accusing the Minister of Justice...
Tue, 18 Jan 2022 11:53:12 GMTFamily of the Late Captain James Kollie of Liberia Immigration Service Cries Out for Justice
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The family of the late Captain James Kollie of the Liberia Immigration Service (LIS) has called for a speedy investigation in the cause of death of their brother who passed away on January 10, 2022 while on duty at the B...
Tue, 18 Jan 2022 11:53:09 GMT39 RIA Employees Turned Over to NSA After Protest On Runway
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The Management of the Roberts International Airport (RIA) has with immediate effect suspended and turned over to the National Security Agency (NSA) 39 of its employees, following the violent protest action staged at the ...
Tue, 18 Jan 2022 11:53:06 GMT'Middle Man' in Money Laundering Case Included in Indictment
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Jonathan Goffa Davies, the 'middle man' in the ongoing money laundering case, has been added to the indictment which has been amended by the State. Davies, FrontPageAfrica has learned, played a key role in using Solicito...
Tue, 18 Jan 2022 11:53:01 GMTRep. Frank Foko Commends Senator Pro-Tempore for Striking Out U.S.$30k Allotment to Lawmakers From 2022 Budget
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Monsterrado County District Nine representative has written Senate Pro Tempore Albert Chie expressing his appreciation for the "decisive removal" of the budget line item labelled as "Legislative projects", intended to di...