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Thu, 07 Jul 2022 09:27:15 GMT
Gender Minister Welcomes U.S.$44.6 Million Empowerment Project
[New Dawn] The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection has expressed excitement over the signing of a financing agreement between the World Bank and the Government of Liberia to support the Liberian woman empowerment project worth 44.6 mil...

Fri, 08 Jul 2022 07:49:58 GMT
Poor Media Economy V.S. Independent Reporting in Liberia
[New Republic] The business side of the media in its entirety has been challenging and threatening as far as sustainability is concerned. Many studies have pointed out the poor state of the media economy in Liberia, worsened by COVID-19.

Fri, 08 Jul 2022 07:45:41 GMT
Senate Reinforces COVID Protocols for Entry to the Capitol Building
[New Republic] Liberia June 20, 2021 Press Statement: In consideration of the new regulations issued by the Ministry of Health to prevent the spread of the new wave of COVID-19, The Liberian Senate has issued drastic safety measures to be adhered to ...

Thu, 07 Jul 2022 09:27:26 GMT
COSOL Promotes Anti-Piracy Vigilance Campaign
[New Dawn] The Copyright Society of Liberia (COSOL), with support from the Liberia Intellectual Property Office (LIPO), has launched a grand competition for the production of a musical jingle on the theme: "Fight Against Piracy."

Thu, 07 Jul 2022 09:27:23 GMT
4th Judicial Circuit Court Sentences Man for 3 Years
[New Dawn] Maryland County -- The 4th Judicial Circuit Court in Maryland County has sentenced 38-year-old Edwin Knight Adebayo to prison for three years, after his conviction by a Grand Jury for sodomizing a 12-year-old boy.

Thu, 07 Jul 2022 09:27:21 GMT
Cummings Attends Global Retreat in Italy
[New Dawn] Liberia's presidential hopeful and leader of the opposition Alternative National Congress (ANC), Mr. Alexander B. Cummings was among several current aspirants and former world leaders attending a three-day retreat of world leaders and stat...

Thu, 07 Jul 2022 09:27:18 GMT
School Principal Laments Declining and Unattractive Education Sector
[New Dawn] The principal of the government-run Lango Lippaye Senior High School in Kakata, Margibi County describes the state of Education in Liberia as "unattractive and dying."

Thu, 07 Jul 2022 09:27:13 GMT
Global Plan to End TB Now and 2030
[New Dawn] The Stop TB Partnership has unveiled a costed plan for the world to end tuberculosis (TB), the second leading infectious disease killer in the world, after COVID-19.

Thu, 07 Jul 2022 09:27:11 GMT
LIS Embarks On Alien and Naturalization Awareness
[New Dawn] The Naturalization Department of the Liberia Immigration Service (LIS), has embarked on a nationwide Alien and Naturalization validation exercise.

Thu, 07 Jul 2022 13:07:02 GMT
Sea Erosion Poses Serious Threat to Liberia's Third Coastal Capital #AfricaClimateCrisis
[LINA] Greenville -- Investigation and observation have revealed that Sinoe's coastal capital, Greenville, is likely to draw down in size if nothing is done by central government to curb sea erosion affecting the city.

Thu, 07 Jul 2022 09:00:57 GMT
Another Company Illegally Cuts 550 Logs in River Cess
[FrontPageAfrica] Nyorwein -- On a sunny day in December 2020 while patrolling the Gbarsaw and Dorbor Community Forest in River Cess County, Yei Neagor overheard the sound of a chainsaw. She was shocked because, as the contract administrator of the F...

Thu, 07 Jul 2022 13:44:51 GMT
President Weah Off to Senegal for IDA Heads of State Summit
[Govt of Liberia] The President of the Republic, H.E. Dr. George Manneh Weah, departed the country today, Wednesday, July 6, 2022 for the Republic of Senegal to participate in the International Development Association (IDA) for Africa Heads of State ...

Thu, 07 Jul 2022 09:01:21 GMT
Wadei Powell to Contest Montserrado County District 7 Representative Seat
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Madam Wadei Powell, a seasoned professional with a highly successful track record for more than 15 years of progressive experience in all phases of organizational development, has declared her intention to contest for th...

Thu, 07 Jul 2022 09:01:18 GMT
Unity Party Calls for the Recomposition of Elections Commission Board of Commissioners
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Unity Party (UP) Political Leader, Joseph N. Boakai says the current composition of the National Elections Commission (NEC) is not representative of the people's interest and should therefore be scrapped and replaced by ...

Thu, 07 Jul 2022 09:01:14 GMT
Court Sentences Journalist Mbayo and Husband, Following Lawmaker's Lawsuit Against Them
[FrontPageAfrica] Paynesville -- Liberian Journalist Bettie Johnson Mbayo and her husband, Moses Mbayo, have been sentenced to one-month imprisonment and 90 days imprisonment each by the Paynesville Magisterial Court, after being found guilty in an o...

Thu, 07 Jul 2022 09:01:11 GMT
Senate Votes to Retain LRA, NASSCORP Tenure Statuses
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The Plenary of the Liberian Senate has voted to maintain the Liberia Revenue Authority (LRA) and the National Social Security and Welfare Corporation (NASSCORP) among integrity Institutions as tenure positions.

Thu, 07 Jul 2022 09:01:10 GMT
Two Bong Representatives Thrown Out of Session for Raining Insults At Each Other
[FrontPageAfrica] , Monrovia -- Two members of the Bong County Legislative Caucus, Representatives Marvin Cole (District #3) and James Kolleh (District #2) were thrown out of the House's regular session on Tuesday for their unwholesome behaviors.

Thu, 07 Jul 2022 09:01:09 GMT
Embattled EPs Agent Laments Shooting Incident - Says Trigger Went Off Accidentally
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- EPS agent Patrick Kollie who is under police interrogation for shooting and killing Valentine Johnson at about 1:00 am in the Police Academy, Paynesville, has expressed regrets over the incident, saying the shooting was ...

Thu, 07 Jul 2022 09:01:05 GMT
Senate Extends Terms of Court to Bi-Annual Terms
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The Plenary of the Liberian Senate has amended the Judiciary Law of the Liberian Code of Laws Revised to change the Terms of the Circuit Courts from Quarterly Sessions to Bi-Annual Sessions.

Thu, 07 Jul 2022 09:01:02 GMT
Govt, World Bank Sign Women Empowerment Project, and the Covid-19 Preparedness Program Second Financing Agreement
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The Government of Liberia and the World Bank have signed a Financing Agreement for the Liberia Women Empowerment Project and the Financing for the COVID-19 Emergency Response Project.

Thu, 07 Jul 2022 09:00:55 GMT
Cllr. Natu Oswald Tweh Wins Chamber of Commerce Presidency for the Second Time On White Ballot
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The Liberia Chamber of Commerce (LCC) during its 70th Annual General Assembly held on Tuesday, reelected Cllr. Natu Oswald Tweh to steer the affairs of the Chamber of Commerce for the next two years.

Thu, 07 Jul 2022 09:00:54 GMT
Manco Manufacturing Company Presents U.S.$25,000 to Govt for At-Risk Youth
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Liberians have been called to join hands in helping to get several youths, most of whom have been accustomed to drugs and other vices off the streets for possible rehabilitation and empowerment.

Thu, 07 Jul 2022 09:00:50 GMT
Kings, Queens, Kingdom of Hope Win Elementary School National Press Club Exhibition
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The 4th National Press Club Exhibition got underway over the weekend with fourteen elementary, Junior, and Senior schools participating in the competition.

Thu, 07 Jul 2022 08:32:20 GMT
Anderson Sentenced to Life for Murdering Former President's Son
[New Dawn] Criminal Court "A" Judge Roosevelt Willie, on Tuesday, 5 July 2022 sentenced to life imprisonment defendant Christian Barron Anderson.

Thu, 07 Jul 2022 07:17:51 GMT
I support Safe Abortion - Minister
[New Republic] Liberia Chief Medical Officer, Francis Kateh is one of those in Liberia who has openly welcomed abortion but wants it done safely.

Thu, 07 Jul 2022 08:32:33 GMT
Cummings - Weah and CDC Didn't Win Lofa
[New Dawn] The Standard Bearer of the opposition Alternative National Congress (ANC) Mr. Alexander B. Cummings has attributed the successful results of June 28, 2022, Senatorial By-election in Lofa County to the people of Lofa themselves, and not Pre...

Thu, 07 Jul 2022 08:32:31 GMT
EPs Agent Kollie Disrobed After Alleged Murder
[New Dawn] Executive Protection Service (EPS) Agent Patrick Kollie, who shot and killed a motorcyclist late Sunday, July 3, 2022, in Police Academy Community in Paynesville, has been disrobed and investigated by Police in Monrovia.

Thu, 07 Jul 2022 08:32:27 GMT
Senate Amends Judiciary Law
[New Dawn] The plenary of the Liberian Senate has amended the Judiciary Law of the Liberian Code of Laws Revised to change the Terms of the Circuit Courts from Quarterly Sessions to Bi-Annual Sessions.

Thu, 07 Jul 2022 08:32:25 GMT
2 Bong Lawmakers Near Fistfight
[New Dawn] The Plenary of the House of Representatives Tuesday came to a stand-still when Bong County Representatives J. Marvin Cole (D-3) and James Kolleh (D-2) engaged in words of war and ranted insults at each other in session over the current Hea...

Thu, 07 Jul 2022 08:32:20 GMT
UP Resorts to Legal Battle - Rejects Lofa Election Result
[New Dawn] Rejects Lofa election result



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