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LONDON – A senior member of the United States Congress, Representative Don Donovan(Republican, NY) has slammed as vague, a recent statement from Foreign Minister Milton Gbezohnga Findley on the push for the establishment of a war crimes court in Liberia. Report by Rodney D. Sieh, [email protected] Rep. Donovan sits on both the Homeland Security and Foreign Affairs Committees in the US Congress. The US lawmaker, in a letter to the Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, also sent to FrontPageAfrica, said Mr. Findley’s recent comments falls short of genuine and robust commitment to establishing a…

LONDON – Mr. Rodney D. Sieh, editor and publisher of Liberia’s leading newspaper, FrontPageAfrica says dictatorial regimes are now resorting to social media, particularly Facebook to clamp down on the free press and journalists exposing corruption, greed and nepotism. Launching his memoir, Journalist on Trial: Fighting Corruption, Media Muzzling and a 5,000 Prison Sentence in Liberia, Friday at Chatham House in London, Mr. Sieh, addressing some of the significant obstacles for independent journalism and freedom of information in many African countries, averred that most modern African leaders are joining US President Donald Trump in clamping down on the free press…

Deo Shamo Jlopleh is a Liberian born Entrepreneur currently based in the United States of America Monrovia – The Government of Liberia has been urged to invest in the country’s number one sport, Football, if the nation must be counted among countries that are making headways in and out of Africa. By Christopher C. Walker 00231777898224 / 00231886723075 [email protected] With the former World and Africa Player of the Year, Mr. George Weah now President of the Liberia, many Liberians and foreigners are of the conviction that the game will improve under his leadership as Chief Patron of Sports, judging from…

LONDON –  In various utterances since his inauguration in January, President George Manneh Weah has repeatedly stressed the need to include Liberians in the resuscitation of Liberia’s struggling economy. In reality, many of the opportunities available to date are being thrown in the direction of foreigners with closed business ties to the President. Report by Rodney D. Sieh, [email protected] Visiting the National Port of Authority Wednesday, President Weah reiterated his inauguration-day pledge in which he said Liberians would not be spectators to the local economy. On the contrary, a FrontPageAfrica investigation has uncovered yet another attempt by the President to…

Northern Attleboro – Sackie Nyanquoi, the Liberian whose tragic acid attack tale earned him the name ‘Man Without A Face’ is dead. According to family sources, Sackie died in the state of Massachusetts on the night of his 27th birthday, October 29, 2018 while playing recreational soccer on his college campus. He is said to have died of natural causes when he collapsed during an intramural soccer game in the gymnasium on his campus. A senior student at the Massachusetts-based Bridgewater State University, majoring in Chemistry, with a concentration in Biochemistry, Sackie had hope to become a renowned Liberian surgeon…

IN AN 1887 letter to Bishop Mandell Creighton, Archbishop of the Church of England, the historian and moralist, Lord Acton wrote: “Absolute power corrupts absolutely” implying that “Power tends to corrupt” to those in authority. IN THE LAST 48 hours, Liberian President George Manneh Weah triggered wave of reactions regarding a bill submitted to the national legislature seeking to prohibit the Tenure of Public officials. THE BILL ENTITLED “An Act Prohibiting the Tenure of Public Officials Within the Executive Branch of Government” was captured on the agenda read by the Deputy Chief Clerk, J. Sayfah Geeplay, of the House of…

Monrovia – Eleven-year-old Divine Luke risks amputation of a leg that was wrongly injected by a careless nurse. According to Gifty Douglas Luke, mother of Devine, her son’s problem started in September 2011, when he was just four. He had gotten sick with fever and she took him to Benson Hospital on Du-port Road in Paynesville. “When we got there, his body was very hot so the nurse decided to give an injection that she said was meant to cool the temperature. After a while, when it was time to go home, the boy could not walk again. At first I thought he was joking. I carried him on my back till we got home and from then on, he just could not…

UNFPA LiberiaOffice Assistant Country Representative, Dr. Philderald Pratt, congratulatesthe graduates by handling diplomas over to them Monrovia – The Officer-in-Charge at the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Liberia Country Office, Dr. Philderald Pratt, has said continuous government and partners’ investments in the health sector are key to the reduction of maternal deaths in Liberia. The 2013 Liberia Demographic and Health Survey (LDHS) puts maternal death in the country at 1,072/100,000 live births. This means that for every 100,000 women, who go to deliver their babies, at least 1,072 unfortunately die in the process. Speaking recently at the 9th graduation ceremony…

From January 22, 2018 to perhaps for some weeks and months to come, the 24th President of Liberia, duly elected by popular adult suffrage and sworn in to protect and defend the constitution is being grossly disenfranchised. His hands are being tied behind his back. He is being denied the exercise of the people’s power as reposed in him by the organic law, the Constitution of Liberia. Nothing expresses these denials and political asphyxiation than legislations engineered by his predecessor(s) for the purpose of not only building iron bars around and shield some of their favorite appointees and devotees but…

United Kingdom – Liberia Pure Honey was recognized for its commitment to excellence when it was awarded first place in its category at the National Honey Show in England on October 26, 2018. Competing against honeys from across Africa, Liberia Pure won first prize because of its superior aroma, taste and viscosity. The award has delighted the owners of Liberia Pure Honey who focus on sustainability and aim to grow the business alongside the Liberian beekeeping industry. “Since Liberia Pure Honey’s inception, we have been committed to producing a world-class product which would make us stand out, so it’s not…