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Monday – Work on the World Bank funded Monrovia-Bomi Corridor/Liberia Accelerated Electricity Expansion Project-Additional Financing (LACEEP-AF) has resumed following the issuance of the Environmental Social Impact Assessment permit by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

MONROVIA – Liberia’s First Lady, Clar Marie Weah has assured two public schools in Margibi County of her commitment to assist in transforming their existing deplorable conditions into conducive learning environments.

Abuja, Nigeria – The Head of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Observation Mission (EOM) to Nigeria and former Liberian President, Mrs. Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf on 6th February 2019 in Abuja, Nigeria, engaged various stakeholders of the upcoming general elections in a bid to ensure peaceful, free, fair and credible elections.

Monrovia – A comprehensive 5-day training for 19 election magistrates is being conducted by the NEC Hearing Section in Buchanan city, Liberia from 11 to 15 February with the assistance of UNDP project “Support to the 2015-2018 Liberian Electoral Cycle.”

Cestor, Rivercess – The Institute for Research and Democratic Development (IREDD) said promoting access to justice for women in Liberia would help curtail violence against them and others unfair treatments they are faced with.

Monrovia – Retired Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, Cllr. Philip A. Z. Banks, has cautioned the Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL) to ‘never again repeat its dreadful past but to dwell on building a force for good through service and welfare.’

Monrovia – Henry Costa’s Roots FM 102.7 is off the air again, dealing a major blow to the highly-rated early morning talk show. The station’s office was burglarized for the second time in days, this time, attackers took away the transmitters along with other equipment.

Bong County – At least 12 members of Liberia’s Fourth Estate are said to be in critical condition at the Phebe Hospital in Gbarnga, Bong County after a jeep in the opposing lane of the Presidential convoy ran into the Executive Mansion press vehicle, carrying the journalists. Deputy Presidential Press Secretary Smith Toby confirmed to FrontPageAfrica a short while ago that the jeep, said to be carrying Cllr. Micah Wilkins Wright and a lady identified ad Victoria Wlue, ran through the presidential convoy and hit the Executive Mansion press vehicle. “The jeep carrying Cllr. Wright passed by the President’s first escort…

Monrovia — President George Manneh Weah, has by proclamation declared Monday, February 11, 2019, as “Armed Forces Day” and is to be observed throughout Liberia as a National Holiday. The President is the Commander-In-Chief of the Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL). The proclamation further directs all military and paramilitary organizations within the Republic to organize and execute appropriate programs including parades and other ceremonies in recognition of the Day; accordingly, all government offices, public and business houses are to be closed during the observance. According to a Foreign Ministry release, this year’s Armed Forces Day, in its 61st year, will be celebrated…

Monrovia – World Bank Ghana, Liberia and Sierra Leone Country Director, Henry G. R. Kerali has disclosed that the Government of Liberia has set aside the Eton and EBOMAF loan agreements because they were not beneficial to Liberia. Gerald C. Koinyeneh 00231777769531 [email protected] In place of the loans, Mr. Kerali said the World Bank was able to find alternative financing sources in the forms of grants and loans to enable government to achieve its objectives. Mr. Kerali: “Our understanding from the Government is that those two loans have been set aside and government is not proceeding with those two loans.…