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Monrovia – The shocking death of Representative Adolph Lawrence of District # 15 Montserrado County has sent shockwaves across the country, renewing concerns about the frequent abandonment of defective trucks on the highway. Lawrence, a former Chair of the House Committee on Lands, Natural Resources and Environment, died in a tragic motor accident early Monday morning near the Tower Hill Community off the Robertsfield Highway. He was on his way from the celebration of his 53rd birthday at the home of his wife, Senator Nyonblee Karnga-Lawrence (Liberty Party, Grand Bassa County) in Buchanan. Eyewitnesses told FrontPageAfrica that a truck carrying…

MONROVIA – Trial jurors at Criminal Court “A” in Monrovia on Wednesday, March 20 came down with a unanimous guilty verdict against Pastor Revival Womo Sam for Human Trafficking a Liberian 12-year-old girl to Nigeria. the unanimous verdict came weeks after defendant Sam pleaded not guilty to the crimes of rape, human trafficking and kidnapping. During the trial, judge Roosevelt Z. Willie of Criminal Court “A” ruled that the charge of statutory rape be transferred to criminal “E” based on the argument proffered by the defendant’s lawyer, T. Joseph Debbleh that Court “A” lacks the jurisdiction to prosecute rape cases.…

ANOTHER DAY, ANOTHER DEATH on Liberia’s notorious Roberts International Airport.  IN THE EARLY hours of Monday morning, Rep. Adolph Lawrence (CDC, District No. 15, Montserrado County and Ms. Gwendolyn Dabah Wilson, Executive Director of the Girls Education & Empowerment Initiative, an organization dedicated to uplifting women’s lives in Liberia lost their lives after reportedly falling prey to yet another truck-related accident on the on the airport route. BESIDES REP. LAWRENCE and Ms. Wilson, a recent graduate of the University of Liberia who was in the front passenger seat of vehicle, three others – Prince B. Gbadoe, Carlor T. Edison and…

The Editor, I just read the story about Rep. Lawrence’s death in a car accident. I couldn’t help thinking “there but for the grace of God go I.” I am up and down the Gbarnga-Monrovia highway weekly. I try not to travel it at night, but sometimes it’s just unavoidable. I wish Frontpage would launch an unrelenting campaign to shame the police and vehicle owners into taking public safety laws seriously. Perhaps you could feature weekly photos of trucks without tail lights that show their license plates. Exposing some of them might get others to clean up their behavior. Too many…

Monrovia – The National Union of Organizations of the Disabled in collaboration with AIFO-Liberia, with technical support from the Alliance on Disability will host a one-day workshop amongst stakeholders and persons with disabilities on Wednesday, 27th March, 2019 at the Corina Hotel in Monrovia. The workshop will hear from leading experts on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities which represents a major development in the field of human rights for persons with disabilities. The workshop will focus on key elements of the convention and will seek to shift the attention of the Liberian political class and other key stakeholders on the significance of the…

MONROVIA – Liberia’s prime democratic advancement institution, Naymote Partners for Democratic Development, has completed two in the series of three regional training workshops for 50 young emerging female leaders from 10 counties in Liberia including Lofa, Bong, Montserrado, Bassa, Margibi, Nimba, Bomi, Grand Cape Mount, RiverCess and Gbarpolu. The trainings were held in Gbarnga City, Bong County and Tubmanburg City, Bomi County. The workshops exposed participants to the fundamentals of good leadership including an understanding of the concept of gender, community needs assessment, the local government administration, teambuilding, and networking. Participants also learned about campaign planning, running an effective campaign…

MONROVIA – As women, the world over, struggle daily to play active roles in states development drives, former Managing Director of the National Port Authority, Madam Matilda Wokie Parker, has urged women to exhibit more confidence in their career journey and ignore the stereotypical notion that women cannot perform certain functions.  “Sit at the table”, Madam Parker urged, “If there is no seat at the table, or one is not available, then, we must create our own table” and observed most women shy away from moving forward. “This is wrong. Sit at the table, and call people out for improper behavior”,…

Grand Kru County – Golden Veroleum Liberia (GVL) has expressed disappointment by assertions of bad labor practices made by Representative Nathaniel M.  Bahway of District #1, Grand Kru County, to the House Plenary on March 7, 2019.

Christian Revival Church Association proposed university Margibi County – Christian Revival Church Association (CRCA) based in Liberia says it is making headways to help address the education need of Liberians. According to the Mission Director of CRCA, Rev. Dennis Aggrey, all efforts are currently being exerted to ensure that the institution opens a modern faith-based university that will promote access to education for Liberians. “The church is currently constructing its own university called, River of Life University. The construction of this university is part of the church’s developmental strategy in Liberia,” Rev. Aggrey said. Speaking at the proposed university site…

Lone Star captain William Jebor Monrovia – Liberia’s Lone Star captain, William Jebor, has played down all the criticisms he has been receiving from Liberians about his poor form in Sunday’s 1-0 defeat at the hands of the Democratic Republic of Congo.