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Monrovia – The program manager for Light Up Liberia (LUP), a three-year program sponsored by the European Union and implemented by Mercy Corps, said 119 Liberian students have been trained on how to install and maintain solar lights. According to Emmanuel Aziebor, the project targets seven counties and 25,000 people to will have access to electricity and clean cooking solution. He stated that if there is an extension of a solar home system and clean cooking solution, there will be a need for engineers to install and maintain them, and it will be the students that they had trained. “Our…

MONROVIA – A United States-based young Liberian professionals known as ‘The Gentlemen’s Club’ will on Tuesday, December 11, 2018 present a consignment of medical textbooks to the A.M. Dogliotti College of Medicine of the University of Liberia. The presentation is intended, by and large, to address the shortage of medical textbooks that confronts and significantly impedes studies at the College. According to the Club’s Chairman Jerry K. Yogboh, the Gentlemen’s Club of Pennsylvania in partnership with some staff members of the University of Pennsylvania secured the textbooks as their way of helping to prevent another large-scale medical crisis in Liberia…

Voinjama, Lofa County – The Liberian National Red Cross Society (LNRCS) recently graduated 100 persons in Voinjama, Lofa County. The graduates had been trained in 10 different disciplines and the program was held under the theme: “Building Cohesive and Resilient Communities.” The graduates, who were drawn from Vahun, Foya, Kolahun and Voinjama districts, also spoke of the prevailing economic condition being faced by their peers in the counties. They want the Red Cross and other NGOs to provide more skills-trainings for their fellow young people. But the Liberian Red Cross said it lacks funding capacity at the moment to address…

NIMBA COUNTY – Youths and women in Nimba County have vowed to promote conflict resolution and peaceful cohesion among residents as a mean of keeping the county at peace. By Edwin G. Genoway, Jr 00231886458910 [email protected] Nimbaians made the vow at the launch of a one-year project by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP). The project is under the theme, Consolidating Peace to Social Cohesion and the Pro-Poor Livelihood and Economic Empowerment of Women and Youth in Liberia. They had come from all the electoral districts in the county and gathered on the compound of the United Methodist Church in…

MONROVIA – The Liberian Government and the ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development EBID over the weekend signed a US$100 million agreement to begin the first phase of the much-talk-about costal highway. By J.H. Webster Clayeh 00231770745986 [email protected] Minister of Public Works Mobutu Nyepan signed on behalf of the Liberian Government while J. Doe-Weah Wallace, Transport Economist Consultant of ECOWAS signed on behalf of ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development. Speaking at the signing ceremony at the Boulevard Place in Sinkor the Minister of Public Works Mobutu Nyenpan said the signing of the US$100 million dollars loan deal came about…

Paynesville, Monrovia – A group of business people in Liberia’s largest commercial district of Red Light are calling on the management of the Liberia Electrical Corporation (LEC) to swiftly replace a damaged transformer serving the area. Speaking to FrontPageAfrica Sunday December 9, the business owners expressed dissatisfaction in the failure of the LEC management to remove or replace the damaged transformer. According to them, they have engaged the LEC on numerous occasions since the transformer burnt some months ago but there has been no respond from the management. Many of them who spoke to this paper said their businesses have…

MONROVIA – As he received Letter of Credence from a Vatican Envoy, the President of the Republic, H. E. George Manneh Weah, has acknowledged the meaningful role the Catholic Church continues to play over the years in Liberia.  President Weah specifically pointed to the Vatican’s continued prayers for peace and prosperity on behalf of Liberia, which has led to stability and national harmony. Receiving the Letter of Credence from Ambassador Rev. Monsignor Dagoberto Campos Salas Monday, December 10, 2018, the Liberian leader thanked the Vatican for the good job it has done in Liberia. He recalled how the Vatican, through…

MONROVIA – The Carter Center today released the final report from its observation mission of Liberia’s 2017 elections, outlining key findings and offering recommendations for reform to strengthen Liberia’s electoral process. The Carter Center’s international election observation reflects the Center’s long-term commitment to support democratic development and improve health in the country. The Center plans to remain engaged in Liberia, working with the current government, civil society organizations, the Liberian National Police, and community leaders to advance access to justice, access to information, and mental health. Liberia’s 2017 presidential and House of Representatives elections were a historic milestone for the…

BONG COUNTY – Vice President Jewel Howard-Taylor, on Saturday, December 8, 2017, dedicated the Ahmed Sekou Toure Health Center in Jorwah, Bong County, urging citizens and residents of the area to maintain, protect, and make use of the center. The 80-bedroom medical facility was constructed by a Liberian firm, FAH Construction Incorporated, with funding from Vice President Jewel Howard Taylor. It includes in and out-patient wards, delivery wards, a dispensary, and offices, among others. Vice President Howard-Taylor praised Samaritan’s Purse for the provision of medical equipment, including furniture for the facility as well as the continuous support this faith-based humanitarian…

Monrovia – George Manneh Weah’s ascendancy to the Liberian presidency came with the full realization that he had some massive shoes to fill. Liberia, known for historic firsts, had just bid farewell to its first woman head of state, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf. Now, Africa’s oldest republic has its first former professional footballer; who in his prime, won every major international honor and was simply the best in the game. Turning in his boots for the rugged jungle of modern-day African politics, Mr. Weah’s first year proved to be a mixed bag of expectations and promises eclipsed by sudden realization, as the…