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Fri, 13 May 2022 14:07:37 GMT
Naremol Frowns On Scarcity of Lrd 5, 10 and 20 Banknotes
[New Dawn] A group identified as the National Revolutionary Movement of Liberia or NAREMOL, calls on the Central Bank of Liberia and the Ministry of Finance to address the scarcity of 5, 10 & 20 Liberian Dollars Banknotes on the market.

Fri, 13 May 2022 14:07:35 GMT
Unearned Praise
[New Dawn] During a recent ceremony celebrating the life and legacy of Dr. Vartan Gregorian, a friend of his spoke about him getting a job and sitting with Vartan for advice. Vartan told him, "You have been given an excellent opportunity to head one ...

Fri, 13 May 2022 14:07:34 GMT
Maryland County - Development Superintendent Lost House to Fire
[New Dawn] Maryland County -- Weeks after fire gutted a five-bedroom house in Pleebo, Electoral District#2, Maryland County, southeast Liberia, the development superintendent of the county Robin Scott, lost his house to another fire incident in the d...

Fri, 13 May 2022 14:07:33 GMT
'Liberia Not for Sale', Cental Warns Government Over Passport Scandal
[New Dawn] The Center for Transparency and Accountability in Liberia (CENTAL) has urged President George Manneh Weah and the ruling Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC) to maintain the integrity and sanity of the Liberian passport for the good of th...

Fri, 13 May 2022 14:07:32 GMT
Executive Uses Judiciary As Straw, Cummings Alleges
[New Dawn] The Alternative National Congress (ANC) Political Leader, Mr. Alexander Cummings says the Liberian Presidency has weaponized the country's Judiciary into submission and it's using the courts to suppress and witch hunt opposition politician...

Fri, 13 May 2022 14:07:31 GMT
Erera Delegation Visits LERC
[New Dawn] An ECOWAS Regional Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERERA) delegation led by Mr. Yawovi Negbegble has met with members of the Board of Commissioners (BoC) and staff members of the Liberia Electricity Regulatory Commission (LERC) to gather...

Fri, 13 May 2022 14:07:25 GMT
River Gee Lawmaker Welcomes 400 Solar Lights From Weah
[New Dawn] The Chairman of the River Gee County Legislative Caucus Representative Francis Saidy Dopoh thanks President George Weah for the provision of about 400 solar lights to the county.

Fri, 13 May 2022 11:17:50 GMT
U.S. Congressional Caucus Gets Petition With Over 300,000 Signatures for War Crimes Court and Sanctions
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Advocates for war and economic crimes in Liberia have petitioned The Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission to add more names of Liberians involved in acts of corruption to the Magnisky Sanction list.

Fri, 13 May 2022 11:17:46 GMT
Medica Liberia Increases Effort to End Sexual Abuse and Exploitation
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- As the occurrence of exploitation and abuse goes on the increase across Liberia, Medica Liberia, a non-governmental women's right organization working in Liberia, has embarked upon the establishment and implementation of...

Fri, 13 May 2022 11:17:42 GMT
ANC's Stalwart Abraham Sesay Gets Huge Support Ahead of 2023 Elections
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Executives and supporters of fallen Brewerville City Mayor George Varney Curtis, who was defeated in the 2017 general and presidential elections, have endorsed the representative bid of top Liberian humanitarian and busi...

Fri, 13 May 2022 11:17:39 GMT
IREX Announces Vacancy for Program Assistant
[FrontPageAfrica] The Program Assistant (PA) will provide routine day-to-day programmatic, administrative and logistical backstopping support to the program.

Fri, 13 May 2022 11:17:35 GMT
'Vp Boakai Remains the Sole UP Standard Bearer' - Bong County Senator Prince Moye Asserts
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- A National Executive Committee (NEC) member of the former governing Unity Party (UP) Senator Prince Kermue Moye has sounded a caveat to those contemplating on using finances to cause political instability and confusion a...

Fri, 13 May 2022 11:17:32 GMT
National Police Launches Operation "Clear Community Ghettos"
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The Liberia National Police has taken a vigorous stride to demolish all ghettos in an effort to reduce crimes and ensure community members move about freely without fear of being harmed or robbed.

Fri, 13 May 2022 11:17:30 GMT
Judge Peabody Denies Agriculture Minister, Others Motion in Rodney Sieh's Land Case
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The sixth Judicial Circuit Civil Law court of Judge Kennedy J. Peabody has denied and dismissed the motion for a special appearance in the case involving Rodney D. Sieh plaintiff and defendants Elsie Cooper, Jeanie Coope...

Fri, 13 May 2022 11:17:27 GMT
Environmentalists Rally Policy Makers for Sustainable Forest Management to Attract 'Huge' Financial Benefits
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The Coordinator of Redd+ program at the Forestry Development Authority (FDA) David Saah said Liberia stands a great chance to amass huge financial wealth from its forest resources, but that can only be possible through a...

Fri, 13 May 2022 11:17:26 GMT
Govt, Turkey Sign Agreement to Strengthen Ties
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The Liberian government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with its Turkish counterpart aimed at strengthening bilateral ties between the two countries. The signing ceremony took place last week in Ankara, the capi...

Fri, 13 May 2022 11:17:24 GMT
An ECOWAS Regional Electricity Regulatory Authority Visits Lerc
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- An ECOWAS Regional Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERERA) delegation led by Mr. Yawovi Negbegble has met with members of the Board of Commissioners (BoC) and staff members of the Liberia Electricity Regulatory Commissi...

Fri, 13 May 2022 11:17:19 GMT
World Leaders Call for Robust Action to Tackle Deforestation, Land Degradation and Drought At COP15
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- From a drop in groundwater level, rivers silt and sediments entering into the sea, the earth exposure to the whims of the weather, from sea erosion, wildfires in California and Australia, to flooding in Asia and heat wav...

Fri, 13 May 2022 11:05:34 GMT
New Report Finds Blood Pressure Drugs Can Cost Up to 40 Times More in Regions With the Most Strokes and Heart Attacks
[New Dawn] High cost, low availability and variable quality of medicines increase risk of heart attacks and strokes from high blood pressure - the world's leading cause of death

Fri, 13 May 2022 11:05:32 GMT
African Media Agency Partners With Afsic One of the Largest Annual Events Showcasing Exceptional Opportunities Across the Continent
[New Dawn] The partnership aims to drive increased investment across the trade landscape in Africa and promote economic growth

Fri, 13 May 2022 11:05:28 GMT
Chancen International Announces First Close of Its U.S.$21m Future of Work Fund for Ethical Student Financing
[New Dawn] The Fund will provide tuition financing for 10,000 youth in Rwanda with future expansion to South African and Kenya

Fri, 13 May 2022 08:40:49 GMT
Twayen Receives More Petitions in Nimba
[New Dawn] Nimba County -- Nimbaians in huge numbers converged Wednesday, May 11, 2022, at the Ganta sports ground and petitioned Mr. Nya Twayen to contest for the senate in 2023, which also coincided with the celebration of his birthday.

Fri, 13 May 2022 08:40:46 GMT
Toga Mcintosh Threads Tricky Path
[New Dawn] Liberia's former Foreign Minister Dr. Toga Gayewea McIntosh appears to be treading a tricky path of deep secrecy ahead of the 2023 presidential and legislative elections.

Fri, 13 May 2022 08:40:42 GMT
Damage Control, As Defense Minister Clarifies Leaked Audio On Army Chief of Staff
[New Dawn] Defense Minister Daniel Ziankan has clarified leaked audio circulating on social media here involving the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL) Maj./General Prince C. Johnson strongly criticized the Minister of Finance, Plann...

Fri, 13 May 2022 08:40:38 GMT
National Teachers Association Leadership Faces Court Battle
[New Dawn] The Sixth Judicial Circuit Court of Montserrado County under the gavel of Judge J. Kennedy Peabody has placed a preliminary injunction against the President of the National Teachers Association of Liberia Mary Nyumah, and the Treasure of t...

Thu, 12 May 2022 13:14:21 GMT
ECOWAS and Its Ambassadors Chart Way Forward for Regional Stability
[New Dawn] Ecowas and its Member States' Ambassadors are charting a way forward for regional stability, peace and security. The intensified cooperation was reinforced at the thematic briefing session with Member States' Ambassadors which was held on ...

Thu, 12 May 2022 13:14:18 GMT
Circuit Court Judge Orders Writ of Arrest for Bong County's Bar Members
[New Dawn] Bong County -- Gbarnga: The Resident Judge of the Ninth Judicial Circuit Court in Gbarnga has ordered that a writ of arrest be issued against members of the Bong County Bar Association who shunned the opening of the May 2022 term of court.

Thu, 12 May 2022 11:20:17 GMT
Philanthropic Group Identifies With Students in Rural Bomi
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- With the growing economic hardship besieging the greater mass of the Liberian society, especially so with many parents struggling to provide educational needs of their children, a philanthropic group under the banner of ...

Thu, 12 May 2022 11:20:14 GMT
Gongloe to Rally Liberians in Diaspora
[FrontPageAfrica] Boston, Massachusetts -- As opposition presidential aspirant, Counselor Tiawan Saye Gongloe prepares to embark on a major tour of the United States, supporters of the Gongloe for a Better Liberia movement are enthusiastically intens...

Thu, 12 May 2022 11:20:11 GMT
Toga Mcintosh Likely to Contest for UP Standard Bearer Post - Says Jnb Must Compete to Earn the Post
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Liberia's former Foreign Affairs Minister Dr. Toga Gayewea McIntosh appears to be uncertain over speculations that he intends to contest for the Standard Bearer position of the Unity Party (UP) against former Vice Presid...



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