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Monrovia – The National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA), is functionally inadequate in terms of capacity and support; it does not have the needed financial and logistical support to function as an identity effectively, states NDMA annual report for 2018/2019 submitted to the board. The Executive Director of the National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA), Henry O. Williams, has presented to the agency’s Board of Directors a report covering the first quarter of Fiscal Year 2018/2019. In the first Board Meeting for the Budget Year 2018/2019 which was chaired by the Chairman and minister of internal Affairs Varney A. Sirleaf, Hon. Henry…

MONROVIA – At the moment, the Mechlin and Ashmum Streets hill that leads to Waterside market is overcrowded with more sellers than buyers for the festive seasons. The entire street can be blocked for the most part of the day by the sellers, who have their goods in their hands and some spread on the main tarmac. In the midst of this no-vehicle traffic zone, our reporter bumped into Odell Broderick, an auction goods seller, walking in the very scourging sun and sweating as she yelled out at passersby to look her way and purchase some of the goods she…

MONROVIA – An American court has ruled that Moses Thomas, the senior officer who allegedly ordered the Lutheran Church Massacre, will face trial in Philadelphia. A civil suit brought by the Center for Justice and Accountability on behalf of four anonymous survivors of the massacre alleges Thomas gave the command for the killings when he was head of an elite troupe of the Armed Forces of Liberia known as the Special Anti-Terrorist Unit. Six hundred men women and children were killed in the massacre in July 1990. Report by Tecee Boley, New Narratives Justice correspondent Thomas is expected to face…

Monrovia – Investigators of the Liberia National Police say the 15-year-old girl who was reportedly gang-raped to death in New Georgia effortlessly fought the alleged perpetrators prior to the incident. They said, “We found her blouse torn and her zipper spoiled, so we believed that she wrestled with the alleged perpetrators before she was gang-raped.” The investigator also confirmed that the dilution of both vagina and anus shows that she was raped in both parts. Since Friday, several persons of interest have been undergoing investigation by the police, amongst them is the the owner of the property close to where…

MONROVIA – The December 2018 Term of the Civil Law Court at the Temple of Justice opens Monday, December 15, 2018 with a stern warning to lawyers who are bend on ill-advising clients in many real property cases to desist or be punished. Report by Kennedy L. Yangian, [email protected] Serving as Judge of both the Civil Law Courts “A” and “B” for this term of court in his charge to declare the court officially open, Judge Scheapolor Dunbar his charge for the opening of the term was directed toward Rules 11 and 21 of the Code of Moral and Professional…

Paynesville – The Senator of Margibi County Rev. Jim Womba Tornonlah has urged graduates of the Smyth Institute of Management and Technology to use the degree to transform the society. The Senator made the remark when he served as the 15th commencement Speaker of the Smythe Institute of Management and Technology at the SKD Sports Complex over the weekend. According to Margibi County Senator, the graduates need to aspire for something special in life or else they will fail for everything. “You can make the difference in society,” Senator Tornonlah said. He continues: “Do something special with your education and…

Monrovia – The Minister of Finance and Development Planning Samuel D. Tweah says the involvement of the private sector is keen for  the socio-economic development of Liberia under the Pro-Poor Agenda for Prosperity and Development.   Speaking on Tuesday, December 18, 2018 at a one-day ‘Business Climate Stakeholders’ Forum held at the Bella Casa Hotel in Monrovia, Minister Tweah asserted that the involvement of the private sector will help the Liberian Government to achieve its Pro–Poor Agenda. He stressed the need for robust collaborative efforts of both the private sector and government, working in a relationship to strengthen the business…

WASHINGTON – The World Bank Board of Executive Directors today approved an International Development Association (IDA) credit financing of US$29 million for the Liberia Southeastern Corridor Road Asset Management Project (SECRAMP). The project will support the Government’s efforts to enhance road connectivity for residents living along selected sections of the Ganta-to-Zwedru Road Corridor, and to improve institutional capacity to manage the road sector. IDA will also provide a US$48 million Payment Guarantee which will leverage additional US$60 million from the private sector. The SECRAMP will be co-financed by a US$24 million Liberia Reconstruction Trust Fund (LRTF) grant contribution from the European…

MONROVIA – The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of Liberia and Alabama State University (ASU) in the United States of America have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to enhance cooperation in several areas including the enhancement of scientific and technological research opportunities. The MOU came into force on Friday, December 14, 2018, when EPA Executive Director, Nathaniel T. Blama, Sr. signed the document, which was previously signed by Alabama State University’s President, Dr. Quinton T. Ross Jr. Representing ASU at the signing ceremony, held at EPA office on 4th street, Dr. Boakai Keith Robertson, Executive Director of Graduate Programs in Biological…

MONROVIA – As Liberians join the rest of Christendom in the observance of Christmas season, opposition leader, Cllr. Charles Walker Brumskine has admonished officials of the Liberian Government to exercise the spirit of Christmas by putting the interest of Liberia above personal interest. Report by Gerald C. Koinyeneh, [email protected] Addressing a group of partisans at the Liberty Party’s national headquarters in Congo Town on Monday, December 17, Cllr. Brumskine noted that the “spirit of Christmas reminds us that if our goal is to serve our personal interest, the interest of our fellow Liberians will be forsaken.” Said Cllr. Brumskine: “The…