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Author: Press Release
Monrovia – The lack of jobs in Liberia has been attributed to many young people engaging in unlawful activities, but there are some who are creating means to be productive and create jobs for others. One of several young Liberians making a positive impact is Abubakar C. Jalloh, who has launched his clothing brand in Liberia named “Too Easy” with limited resources.
According to the release, different activities including mass media campaign, community outreach, quizzing competition, roundtable discussion and health fair with funding agencies and implementing partners are being implemented. Monrovia – The National AIDS Commission (NAC) in collaboration with the National AIDS Control Program (NACP) and partners has released activities leading to the commemoration of World AIDS Day 2023 in Liberia.
Seredou, Guinea – Liberia Forestry Development Authority (FDA), Guinea Forestry Center of N’Zerekore (CFZ), Fauna & Flora, and Liberia Chimpanzee Rescue & Protection organized a cross-border training for joint security and prosecutors thanks to support from the African Forest Elephant Foundation and Liberia’s Conservation Works project. The training, held from September 5-8th in Seredou, Guinea, is part of a collaboration between Guinea and Liberia aimed at fighting illegal wildlife trade (IWT) in the Ziama Wonegizi-Wologizi landscape. FDA rangers, Liberia Immigration Service, Liberia National Police, customs officers, magistrates, prosecutors, and lawyers joined their Guinean counterparts in this three day intensive exchange.
MONROVIA – The All-Liberian Conference on Dual Citizenship (ALCOD) has congratulated President-elect Ambassador Joseph Nyuma Boakai for his triumph in the November 14, 2023 Presidential Runoff Election. According to the National Elections Commission (NEC), of the 1,634,183 Liberians who voted in the Runoff Election, former Vice President Boakai got 814,481 (50.64%) votes, while President George Manneh Weah obtained 793,914 (49.36%) votes. In their congratulation, ALCOD’s Eminent Chairman, Mr. Emmanuel S. Wettee, said the President-elect has been a longtime advocate for dual citizenship and Liberians on Temporary Protected Status (TPS) or Deferred Enforced Departure (DED). Between 2006 and 2008, then VP…
MONROVIA – The Criminal Court ‘A’ at the Temple of Justice was a scene of interest on Wednesday, November 22, 2023, when Defense Expert Witness, Col. Nathaniel Sieh Hodge, questioned the professional and ethical validity of the police investigation report that led to the charging of Justice Gloria Musu Scott and three others.
The President of the Association of Liberian Journalists in the Americas, Success Minor, has underscored the need for the incoming government to prioritize maintaining peace in the country.
MONROVIA – As Ambassador Joseph N. Boakai, the standard-bearer of the opposition Unity Party (UP), walks into history as the winner of the just-ended presidential run-off held on November 14, 2023, the largest group of Liberians in the diaspora in the Americas, the Union of Liberian Association in the Americas (ULAA), has congratulated him for his victory. In a press statement issued by the ULAA Chairman and Board of Directors, it said, “The Chairman and members of the National Board of Directors of the Union of Liberian Association in the Americas (ULAA) have expressed words of congratulatory messages to Ambassador…
MONROVIA – The Ghanaian Ambassador to Liberia, His Excellency Ambassador Kingsford Amoako, and senior staff of the Ghana Embassy in Monrovia, including the Head of Chancery and Head of Consular, paid a courtesy call on the President-Elect Amb. Joseph Boakai and Vice President-Elect Senator Jeremiah Koung, at his office located at Rehab Centre in Monrovia on 22nd November, 2023. The top Ghanaian diplomat during the visit presented a congratulatory message to President-Elect Boakai on behalf of His Excellency the President of the Republic of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, and the Ghanaian people. At the meeting, Amb. Amoako congratulated President-Elect…
MONROVIA – In the midst of recent media reports implicating senior management, the Liberia Revenue Authority (LRA) says it remains resolute in its commitment to lawfully collect revenue for the people of Liberia. Despite controversies surrounding Deputy Commissioner General for Administrative Affairs, Samuel Bennett Jr., the authority underscored its dedication to fulfilling its mandate.
MONROVIA – The CSO Network for Human Rights, Democracy & Peacebuilding in Liberia (CNHRDP-L) wishes to congratulate His Excellency Joseph Nyuma Boakai on his ascendency to the Presidency having acquired the highest votes in the November 14 Presidential Run-off Election.