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MONROVIA – President George Weah says he will without fear or favor use Liberian money to develop the country and its people. He made the comments Wednesday, December 19, 2018 when he launched a three million United States dollars microfinance loan scheme for small businesses. Report by Henry Karmo, [email protected] President Weah through the Liberia Bank for Development and Investment (LBDDI) announced that giving microfinance loans to small Liberian businesses across the country at a very low interest payback rate of 6% and flexible collateral and an extended payback time is something that is close to his heart. “This loan…

Monrovia – The Press Union of Liberia is concerned about reinforced hostilities against the media from within the power cycle of President George M. Weah.    On Wednesday, 19 December 2018, Finance and Development Planning Minister Samuel D. Tweah vowed to “weaponize” government’s base so as to make it capable to deal with what he described as “mistruth and falsehood in the media.” “We’ll weaponize through the case to go and deal with mistruths and falsehoods in the media,” the Minister told ‘militants’ of the ruling Coalition for Democratic Change at an event which scores of members of the former ruling…

MONROVIA – Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls on Liberian President George Weah to keep his promises to respect press freedom and combat corruption by unreservedly condemning a close aide’s threat to have Rodney Sieh, the publisher of the country’s leading investigative newspaper, jailed over a report about questionable government spending. Rodney Sieh “will go to jail because I will not allow people to tarnish my reputation,” Minister of State for Presidential Affairs Nathaniel McGill said just hours after Sieh’s very popular daily, FrontPageAfrica, ran the story on 17 December. Sieh’s newspaper was a “criminal entity” and would be sued, McGill added. Supported by…

Sandy Roberts, brother of Tecumsay Roberts MONROVIA – The lyrics of ‘Coming Home’ and ‘Ma Susu’ – albums by the late Tecumsay Roberts – live on in the minds of many Liberians. An icon of the music scene when he was killed in 1990 at age 39, Roberts was bigger in Liberia than Michael Jackson.  Report by Mae Azango, [email protected] Witnesses say Roberts was murdered in cold blood by General Samuel Varney in the Caldwell Base that was serving as headquarters of Prince Johnson’s Independent National Patriotic Front of Liberia at the time. Johnson, now the senator for Nimba, was…

Fendall, Montserrado County – Foreign Minister Gbezongar Milton Finley has called on the administration of the University of Liberia “to do more” in improving its facility as a way of promoting a conducive learning environment. Report by Willie N. Tokpah, [email protected] Minister Finley told a gathering at the dedication of the pre-clinical dormitory Thursday, that “providing training is not the only option for instruction”; however, he also stressed that this will “create a conducive environment for learning”. He continued: “We must have a favorable learning environment for students. In the absence of that the performance of those students cannot be…

Ganta, Nimba County – The heat of late morning sun here is overwhelming today. Dorbor Kullie- [name withheld to protect him from stigma] moves his chair by the side of a building to benefit from its shade. He uses his shirt to wipe his face but he continues to perspire profusely. Yet, he wears a winter hat with ear-flaps. The ear-flaps do more than just cover his ears, they are cover the spots where his ears used to be. Report By Tecee Boley, New Narratives Justice Correspondent It is 25 years since Kullie and his brother, then young teenagers, were…

Buchanan, Grand Bassa –  The Management of the National Lottery Authority or NLA on Thursday December 20 , 2018 provided huge christmas package to people living with disabilities in Grand Bassa County. NLA’s Management provided 120 bags 25kg rice , 15 gallons of argo oil, 4 cartoons of vita , 2 used clothes bags , and four cartoons of washing soap amongst others. Neved P. Kortu , Deputy Director General of NLA, conveyed the Authority’s Board of Directors’ Christmas greetings to the disabled community, wishing them peaceful, productive and prosperous New Year, 2019. Hon. Kortu said he was designated to…

New York – The Permanent Representative of the Republic of Liberia to the United Nations (UN), His Excellency Ambassador Dee-Maxwell Saah Kemayah, Sr. has made a passionate plea to the United Nations’ Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) to address the remaining needs in the Security Sector Reform (SSR) process in Liberia. During a recent meeting with Ms. Ilene Cohn, Chief of the United Nations Security Sector Reform Unit (SSRU) at the DPKO, Ambassador Kemayah acknowledged the very important and immeasurable role played by the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) in reforming Liberia’s National Security Sector; especially in building and…

MONROVIA – The World Bank Group and the UK Embassy, Monrovia co-sponsored a forum on Promoting Entrepreneurship and Competitive SME Agribusinesses in Liberia. The objectives were to validate the findings of a scoping assessment on SME agribusinesses, which was conducted this past November; and to continue engagement with the private sector on solutions for strengthening competitive entrepreneurship in agriculture, some of which would be addressed by the Bank-supported Smallholder agriculture Transformation and Agribusiness Revitalization Project (STAR-P), expected to become effective early next year. The forum was attended by over 50 participants representing private sector stakeholders along various commodity value chains;…

MONROVIA – The Executive Director of Looking Into The Future (LIFT Liberia), A. Mohammed A. Foboi has urged the African Union through its Youth Division and Peace and Security Council to reach hard-to-reach and disadvantaged youth when implementing youth related projects and programs if they are to make any impacts in the lives of African youth. The Liberian youth peacebuilder who is also Regional Coordinator of West and Central Africa for the United Network of Young Peacebuilders (UNOY Peacebuilders) based in the Hague, the Netherlands, noted that many AU funded projects especially research related ones target only those living in…