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CEMENCO Refutes FPA Report
Mar 8, 2021 | 09:01 am[FrontPageAfrica] The attention of the Management of Liberia Cement Corporation (CEMENCO) is disturbingly drawn to a story carried in the March 2, 2021, edition of FrontPage Africa (FPA) News Paper under the heading: LIBERIA: CEMENCO LINKED TO FRAUDULENT PACKAGING OF[…]
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Liberia's Traditional Leaders Sound Warning to Opposition Politicians 'Preventing Developments' - 'Undermining' George Weah-Led Government
Mar 8, 2021 | 09:01 am[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The National Traditional Council of Liberia (NTCL), through its Chairman, Chief Zanzan Karwor, has blamed the growing wave of hardship and the lack of investment and job opportunities in Liberia to the negative use of young people[…]
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National Elections Commission Submits U.S.$1.1 Million Budget for By-Elections in Bomi, Bong & Grand Gedeh Counties
Mar 8, 2021 | 09:01 am[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The National Elections Commission (NEC) has informed lawmakers on Capitol Hill that it would cost the government US$1.1 million to conduct three by-elections in Bomi, Bong and Grand Gedeh Counties.
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The Massaquoi Trial - Double or Quits Before a Finnish Court
Mar 5, 2021 | 12:35 pm[JusticeInfo.net] The first hearings in Gibril Massaquoi's trial before a Finnish court temporarily relocated to Liberia have outlined the controversial shape of the case. The prosecution is counting on mass witness testimony, while the defence is pointing to alleged mistaken[…]
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Doe Cries for Increased Support to Health, Education
Mar 5, 2021 | 10:45 am[New Dawn] -As UL wraps-up 101st "Meni Nina" Convocation
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Political Parties' Women Donate to JFK Hospital
Mar 5, 2021 | 10:45 am[New Dawn] As part of its many activities in commemorating this year's International Women's Day (IWD), the Coalition of Political Parties' Women in Liberia (COPPWIL) on Thursday, March 4, 2021 identified with nurses at the maternity walls of the John[…]
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NEC Wants Over Half Million for By-Elections
Mar 5, 2021 | 10:45 am[New Dawn] The National Elections Commission (NEC) has presented an over half million United States dollars budget to the House of Representatives, seeking lawmakers' approval of resources it needs for the conduct of by - elections for two representative seats[…]
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Discovering Liberia On a Presidential Tour
Mar 5, 2021 | 10:45 am[New Dawn] By all standards, Liberia is a country rich in natural resources. The country's rich natural resources include iron ore, diamonds, gold, fertile soil, fishery and forestry, just to name a few. But despite its rich natural wealth and[…]
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Govt. Imposes Restriction At Borders
Mar 5, 2021 | 10:45 am[New Dawn] Due to recent outbreak of the deadly Ebola disease in neighboring Guinea, officials of the Liberian Immigration Service or LIS have placed travel restrictions on persons wanting to enter Liberia to stay or do business.
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GTMS Restores Liberia's Maritime Image
Mar 5, 2021 | 10:45 am[New Dawn] The pivotal role of Global Tracking and Maritime Solutions Holdings (GTMS Holdings) is highly acknowledged on the backdrop of a recent report from the United States Coast Guard by announcing that it was removing the conditions of entry[…]
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Dillon Wasn't Targeted
Mar 5, 2021 | 10:45 am[New Dawn] -Sen. Zargo
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Should President Weah Continue to Be Apprehensive Over CDC's Massive Senatorial Defeat, or Simply Ignore It Completely?
Mar 5, 2021 | 10:45 am[New Dawn] Political Hot-Fire asks: "Should President Weah continue to be apprehensive over CDC's massive senatorial defeat, or simply ignore it completely?
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Supreme Court Suspends Lawyer for One Year
Mar 5, 2021 | 10:45 am[New Dawn] The Supreme Court of Liberia has suspended Attorney Joseph S. Doe from the practice of law directly and indirectly within the Republic of Liberia for a period of 12 calendar months as of the date of the opinion.
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Cental Calls for Swift At LACC
Mar 5, 2021 | 10:45 am[New Dawn] The Center for Transparency and Accountability in Liberia (CENTAL) expresses grave concern over recent allegations of corruption involving the Vice Chairperson of the Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission (LACC), Cllr. Kanio Bai Gbala and Executive Director, Mohammed E. Fahnbulleh.
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Governor Tarlue Tours CBL Zwedru Facility
Mar 5, 2021 | 10:45 am[New Dawn] Central Bank of Liberia (CBL) Executive Governor, J. Aloysius Tarlue, Jr. has asked CBL staff in the Zwedru office in Grand Gedeh County, to remain dedicated, transparent, and accountable, as part of the CBL leadership's reform agenda to[…]
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WASH Commission Seeks U.S.$140 Million
Mar 5, 2021 | 10:45 am[New Dawn] The Executive Director of the water, sanitation, and hygiene commission Mr. Bobby Whitefield has proposed an annual budget of US$140 million to implement its programs across the country.He made the disclosure during the opening of the WASH Sector[…]
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Supreme Court Suspends Lawyer for One Year
Mar 5, 2021 | 10:45 am[New Dawn] The Supreme Court of Liberia has suspended Attorney Joseph S. Doe from the practice of law directly and indirectly within the Republic of Liberia for a period of 12 calendar months as of the date of the opinion.
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96,000 Covid-19 Vaccines Arrive Today
Mar 5, 2021 | 10:07 am[New Dawn] Health officials here say all is now set for Liberia to receive 96,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccines, from an initial 384,000 doses.
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Govt. Imposes Restriction At Borders
Mar 5, 2021 | 10:07 am[New Dawn] Due to recent outbreak of the deadly Ebola disease in neighboring Guinea, officials of the Liberian Immigration Service or LIS have placed travel restrictions on persons wanting to enter Liberia to stay or do business.
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Does the Alleged Violation of the Constitution ( Article 83c), By NEC Board of Commissioners Amount to Contempt of the Legislature?
Mar 5, 2021 | 09:46 am[FrontPageAfrica] The fundamental question to be asked is, what's contempt of the Legislature? Article 44 of the Liberian Constitution and Rule 61of the Senate's standing rule answer this critical question. These two legal citations essentially state, that contempt is any[…]
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A Perspective On the Incarceration of Commissioners of the National Election Commission and the Supreme Court's Intervention
Mar 5, 2021 | 09:46 am[FrontPageAfrica] Now that the Supreme Court halted the Commissioners of the National Election Commission (NEC) from being incarcerated, I am inclined to provide a legal opinion. Following the prohibition, citizens have begun to ponder over the legal implications. Some believe[…]
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Ministry of Commerce Bars Media Coverage of Contaminated Rice Disposal
Mar 4, 2021 | 15:41 pm[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Journalists covering the Ministry of Commerce and Industry were left stunned on Tuesday, March 2 when officials of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry blocked them from covering the disposal of a huge quantity of contaminated rice[…]
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Bea Mountain Mining Corporation and MNG Gold Liberia Inc. Condemns Media Report
Mar 4, 2021 | 15:41 pm[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Avesoro Holdings, which is one of the major investors in Liberia through its subsidiaries Bea Mountain Mining Corporation and MNG Gold Liberia Inc., condemns in the strongest terms the unethical and malicious article published against it on[…]
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Kosiah's Defense Cites Plaintiffs' 'Errors' in Final Arguments
Mar 4, 2021 | 15:41 pm[FrontPageAfrica] Bellinzona, Switzerland -- The defense team of Alieu Kosiah has pointed to "errors" and "contradictions" between stories witnesses told Swiss investigators in the war crimes case and the testimonies they have given in court, saying the inconsistencies undermine the[…]
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Liberia's Gender Minister Admonishes Cash Grant Receivers to Use It Rightly
Mar 4, 2021 | 15:41 pm[FrontPageAfrica] Sass Town -- Thousands of beneficiary households of the Gender Ministry's Social Cash Transfer Program are currently receiving cash in Grand Kru and Maryland counties. The unconditional cash transfers are intended to support beneficiary households' livelihood and help raise[…]
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Somalia Drive Poised for Dedication - to Be Renamed Japan Freeway
Mar 4, 2021 | 15:41 pm[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The visiting Japanese Ambassador accredited to Liberia, His Excellency HIMENO Tsutomu, has disclosed that work on the Somalia Drive, soon to be renamed the 'Japan Freeway' is expected to be completed in May 2021.
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As Pres. Weah Concludes First Leg of Nationwide Tour, Fpa Looks Into What the Counties Stand to Benefit
Mar 4, 2021 | 15:41 pm[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- President Weah's first leg of his county tour midway in his Administration has come and gone, but his excursion has left a lasting imprint and raises the hope of some impoverished communities in the counties.
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Liberia Anti-Corruption Clears Abu Kamara to Criminally Received Nearly Us$10k in Double Salary and Benefits
Mar 4, 2021 | 10:47 am[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Following months of restituting monies "criminally" received from the Government of Liberia (GOL), the Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission (LACC) has finally cleared Montserrado County district 15 Representative Abu Bana Kamara.
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CEMES Train Journalists in Solid Waste Management and Environmental Reporting
Mar 4, 2021 | 10:47 am[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The Center for Media Studies and Peacebuilding (CEMESP), in collaboration with Cities Alliance Liberia with funding from the European Union has begun a five-day intensive training workshop in Monrovia under the theme, "Delivering Climate Resilient Solid Waste[…]
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Maryann Cheeseman School of Home Economics and Cosmetology Graduates Urged to 'Transform Society'
Mar 4, 2021 | 10:47 am[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- County Education Officer of the Montserrado County School System Madam Cecel Tartee Reeves has called on graduates of the Maryann Cheeseman School of Home Economics and Cosmetology to use what they have learned and change their society[…]