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Monrovia – The Country Director of Humane Society (HIS) Liberia has called on the Government of Liberia, to enact a legal instrument which he referred to as Animals Welfare Laws to protect companion animals in the country. According to Mr. Morris Darbo, the abuse of companion animals in Liberia is alarming, and in order to curtail this act, there is a need to enact this law that will prosecute people who inflict harms and cruelty against companion animals. He called on Liberians to change their mind set and attitudes towards animals. ”Keeping Companion Animals goes with responsibilities and, so we…

MONROVIA – The Publisher of the Hot Pepper Newspaper Mr. Philipbert Browne says the lawmakers who he accused of receiving bribe to authorize the printing of L$10 billion have filed a lawsuit against him. According to the Publisher who claims to be in Bokay’s Town, Buchanan Highway, said he was informed on Friday evening that a sheriff from the court had gone to his offices to serve a Writ of Summon/Arrest on him. Mr. Browne maintained that he can prove beyond all reasonable doubt that the lawmakers were bribed US$2,200,000 to give the Central Bank authority to print L$10 billion.…

Moses Zangar, Jr., A Liberian Journalist residing in Lusaka, Zambia Dear President Weah, Affectionate greetings from Lusaka, Zambia. I applaud your recent meeting with “media representatives,” but how many times will you do this, sincerely, Mr. President? How many times will you attempt to co-opt sections of the mainstream media? Don’t get me wrong. A meeting with the media is not a bad idea either. I remember not long after your inauguration, you invited some of the country’s top editors and journalists to your office for a meeting. This, you said, was to open a new chapter in press-state relations.…

MONROVIA – Members of the Cabinet, led by Foreign Minister Gbehzongar M Findley, on Friday, December 28, 2018, paid a courtesy visit to Vice President Chief Dr. Jewel Howard-Taylor at her Sophie Community Residence in Monrovia. The Dean of the Cabinet, Minister Findley who spoke on behalf of his cabinet colleagues, expressed thanks and appreciation to VP Howard-Taylor for the nearly one year service in government and assured their full corporation to the effective implementation of the Pro-poor Agenda for the Government’s Prosperity and Development. The Foreign Minister, who presented a gift on behalf of his colleagues, maintained that the…

Monrovia – The membership of the Press Union of Liberia has voted to suspend the vice president of the Union for what was considered as gross disrespect to the leadership of the Union. Mr. Octavin Williams expressed his disappointment in the leadership of the Union for deciding to suspend membership of Information Minister Lenn Eugene Nagbe. Mr. Nagbe, being a member of the PUL, described the Union as a “useless entity which does not know its functions”. The Union described the action of the Minister as “rowdy” and he should be therefore turned over to the Media Council for investigation…

Monrovia – Eco Fuel FZE has accused Srimex of hijacking its Petroleum Storage Terminal at the Freeport of Monrovia. According to Eco Fuel, it has invested about US$25 million in Foreign Direct Investment to build a much needed modern Petroleum Storage Terminal in Liberia which has now been reportedly hijacked by Srimex Oil and Gas. The facility was been built over the course of a year to the highest of international standards using the most modern of equipment and techniques. Liberian staff were accordingly trained to international standards, enabling them to use their skills in Liberia and other countries.…

By Martin N. Kollie, Contributor MONROVIA – In one of my latest articles titled “The early signs and symptoms of Dictatorship under ex-Soccer Legend George M. Weah”, I outlined almost ten (10) signs and symptoms. As though these justifiable signs and symptoms were enough to prove me right, another vicious sign has emerged in less than a year. This time around, it is a self-glorifying statue situated in one of Liberia’s largest shantytowns and mainly characterized by semblances of fascism. As a youth and student activist, I thought to unravel twenty (20) keen observations and interpretations of President Weah’s Statue:…

Analysis by Sherman C. Seequeh, Contributor Monrovia – There was a sizable crowd and it seemed everyone wanted to peep at the characters, the attraction of the scene. Three young girls were stuffing their Toyota pickup truck and a Nissan Patrol jeep with domestic electronic equipment—huge television sets, speakers—in additional to other parcels of personal effects apparently just purchased. While a few Zokos who might have known these girls around Monrovia were struggling to extract some Christmas gifts from them, a couple of bystanders were admiring their transformation as testified to. The sudden movement generated quite a stampede on Randall…

Monrovia – The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Government of Liberia (GoL) have concluded a two-day Annual Programme Review Meeting in Buchanan, Grand Bassa County. The review meeting is an annual event that brings together Implementing Partners (IPs) and Responsible Parties (RP), UNDP staff, Donors, and other actors to review targets, results, challenges and lessons learned that were set in the Annual Workplans (AWPs) as well as plans for succeeding year. The exercise targets programmes and projects being implemented under UNDP that form the core of the Governance and Public Institution (GPI) and Sustainable Economic Transformation (SET) Pillars.…

Former Information Minister Rev. Emmanuel Z. Bowier is urging the Press Union of Liberia to expel Information Minister Lenn Eugene Nagbe Monrovia – Following the Press Union of Liberia’s (PUL) suspension of Information Minister Lenn Eugene Nagbe’s membership from the union due to “rowdy behavior,” former Information Minister, Rev.  J. Emmanuel Z. Bowier has called for a harsher punishment. Report by Mae Azango [email protected] Rev. Bowier, who once occupied the same position Nagbe is in many years ago, is urging the PUL leadership to take their action to another level by expelling Minister Nagbe from the Union if he does not do…