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Paynesville – Some residents of Paynesville City have expressed grave concerns about “poor electricity regulation” by the Liberia Electricity Corporation. Report By: Willie N. Tokpah /[email protected] Just within two days after the Christmas holiday, fire gutted a three-bedroom apartment in the Kpelleh Town Community, while two other apartments were also consumed by fire in the 72nd Barrack Community in Paynesville City. The fire incidents occurred on Friday, December 28, 2018, during the early morning hours at about 12:30am, and another at 4 p.m., victims told FrontPage Africa. Affected occupants have attributed the incident to electrical fault, which they blamed on the…

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By Samuel G. Dweh/freelance journalist (+231) 886-618-906/776-583-266; [email protected], Contributor MONROVIA – Jiangsu Provincial Construction’s John Zhang’s tone became plaintive (sorrow-ful) when he reached to a particular part of his narration about his company’s works on Liberia’s Ministerial Complex that now stands at a spot once occupied by the Ministry of National Defense built by the government of Samuel Kanyon Doe, Liberia’s 18th President. “Some intruders came with knives into the compound and stabbed a Chinese employee, because he did not have the money they were demanding. This happened in November of this year. We are here to help Liberia, things…

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MONROVIA – In 2017, Liberia witnessed a peaceful transition of power in almost fifty years, the Unity Party regime turned power over to the Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC). The transition had a dual character, as not only did an opposition candidate become President but also a young generation was given an opportunity to govern the country, marking a new era in our country. The changeover was characterized by excitement. Many pundits and people familiar with current affairs in the country qualified it as a generational change and a new revolution of young people using their talents and skills to…

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MONROVIA – The Christ In You Worldwide Revivals headquartered in the United States of America has identified with orphans and students at the UNICO Orphanage and the Liberian School for the Blind in Brewerville, outside Monrovia. The UNICO Orphanage Home was founded several years ago to cater to children abandoned or left behind by some soldiers that came for peacekeeping mission under the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), and the United Nations (UN) during the war days in Liberia. The Liberian School for the Blind provides learning opportunities for visually impaired Liberian minors. CIYWR donated ten (10) bags…

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MONROVIA – Since its inception in 2005, the Women and Children Protection Section (WACPS), Liberia National Police has tracked sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) cases manually. Staff received reports of rape cases from Liberia’s 15 counties and tallied them in an excel spread sheet. Thanks to funding from the Peace Building Fund and the Embassy of Sweden, and technical support from UN Women, the Liberia National Police now has a software to track SGBV cases from police zones around Monrovia. The database was developed in collaboration with the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection (MGCSP) and feeds into the…

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Rev. Dr. Kortu K. Brown, Bishop of the Apostolic Pentecostal Church The New Testament narratives of the birth of Jesus in the ghetto of Nazareth in the town of Bethlehem and through many centuries has been a message directly to society and speaks to our modern age and encapsulates the sustainable development goals (SDGs), a political instrument for human development and economic growth. A Baby born in poverty (Goal 1), became a refugee in Egypt and grew up as an example of change human history (Goal 10) and created a pathway to God for all humankind. Isaiah the prophet (Isaiah…

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Members of the Liberia Council of Churches and the Inspector General of the Liberia National Police, Colonel Patrick Sudue, in meeting Monrovia – Colonel Patrick Sudue, Inspector General of the Liberia National Police (LNP), has disclosed that officers of the LNP will stand guard to churches across Liberia on the night of Monday, December 31st, when Christians gather to worship on the night before the new year. Report by Bettie Johnson-Mbayo, [email protected] Christians refer to this night as “watch night.” This Christian tradition has come a very long way, dating over a hundred years to the founding of Liberia in…

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Monrovia- The Liberia National Police (LNP) is owning its first speed guns since its founding as an institution. Report By Bettie Johnson-Mbayo, [email protected] According to LNP Inspector General, Col. Patrick Sudue, since the police force was established, the donated speed guns will be the first to be owned by the security force. The statement was made when Dr. Daniel Cassell and Tarplah Doe donated several speed guns and breathalyzer. Dr. Cassell said the donation was given as a minimum contribution for the many sacrifices that police officers make in the absence of logistics. He commended the officers for upholding their…

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Bong County- European Union Ambassador to Liberia Hélène Cavé has expressed satisfaction over the implementation of the Liberia Cocoa Sector Improvement Programme, LICSIP. The EU Head of Delegation made the disclosure on Thursday, December 20, in Nyarta, Bong County, after touring several interventions of the program including, a cocoa nursery and several model farms. “I wanted to see if we can register some progress after few months, since the project was launched, and I am very happy because the answer is yes”, she said. Ambassador Cavé also said it was amazing to see how the implementation was already positively impacting…

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Monrovia – A Liberian prelate based in the United States has predicted that  2019 will be a challenging year for the country but called on his compatriots to “get together, unite and fight corruption” for the progress of all. Rev. Philip Blamo stressed that in order to progress in the coming year, Liberians will have to tackle corruption because it is destroying the fabric of the nation. “It is time for us as people to fight this corruption,” he said in a live video stream on Facebook on Sunday, December 30. He also frowned on the construction of luxury properties…

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