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- Liberia: Naymote Partners for Democratic Development Empowers Communities Through Dialogue and Training Sessions
- U.S. Ambassador for Global Criminal Justice In An Open Letter Emphasizes The Need for Liberians to Stand Against Impunity
- Liberia: Pres. Boakai Sacks NASSCORP Deputy Director General for Resisting Presidential Mandate
- Liberia: Unity Party Supporters in Nimba Threaten Protest, Feeling Marginalized by Govt and Overshadowed by MDR
- Liberia: Senator Taylor Calls for Creation of Mineral Development Investment Fund To Support Small Scale Miners, Provide Job Opportunities and Boost Liberia’s Economy
- Liberia: Former Liberia TRC Commissioner Gives Emotional Testimony of War Atrocities to French Appeal Court
- Liberia: Sweden Company to Sue LEC for US$434,452 Unpaid Electricity Materials Debt
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Monrovia – A high-powered World Food Programme (WFP) Liberia team headed by Deputy Country Director, Asif Bhutto, over the weekend visited two schools in Nimba County where WFP and partners have started providing the much-loved nutritious Liberian country rice to schoolchildren. Some 20,000 students in 62 public schools in Nimba County are enjoying the daily meals produced by Liberian farmers and purchased by WFP as part of plans to directly support Liberian farmers boost production, better schoolchildren’s nutrition and education status, and improve social and productive safety nets. Under its Home-Grown School Feeding Programme, WFP in collaboration with the Ministries…
Monrovia – The Supreme Court Chief Justice was in shock dismay when the lawyer representing the National Lottery Authority (NLA) informed the court that the agency’s bank account was still frozen by the Ministry of Finance Development Planning (MFDP) despite previous order unfreeze. Report by Bettie K. Johnson-Mbayo, [email protected] The court previously ordered Solicitor General Daku Mulbah to instruct MFDP to allow the agency operates like the way it used to prior to new appointments by President George Weah. Cllr. Stanley Kparkillen told the court that the mandates given the MFDP were not adhered to as the ministry is currently…
Monrovia – Following the death of Jessica Broderick, 45, at the John F. Kennedy Medical Center early this year, a Liberian based in the US has stressed that nurses in Liberia must focus on learning basic lifesaving skills. Report by Bettie K. Johnson-Mbayo, [email protected] Tawah Fenner says the incident of Broderick’s death prompted her to conduct training for nurses at the country’s premiere heath care center. Broderick, a nurse who has been working for the last 15 years, went to seek treatment for a severe heart pain but was told to go through the formalities of registration before receiving treatment.…
Nigeria – The ECOWAS Network of Electoral Commissions (ECONEC) has called for trust, openness and cooperation between election management bodies and the media to ensure the delivery of credible, transparent and peaceful elections in West Africa. “The media remains the most reliable instrument through which electoral issues involving participation and inclusivity are encouraged,” Prof Mahmood Yakubu, president of the ECONEC governing board and Chair of Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said in Abuja, on Monday, 29th October, in a welcome address to the opening of a two-day regional media training workshop on professional reporting of elections in the ECOWAS…
The flag of Grand Gedeh County in Liberia Monrovia – The Institute for Research and Democratic Development (IREDD) has named Grand Gedeh County as the county that scored the highest point with an average attendance score of 89.2%, while Montserrado County ranked the least at 28.2% at the level of the Senate. Report by Henry Karmo [email protected] In the IREDD monitoring report for the period January to September 15, 2018, Rivercess County ranked second with an average attendance of 83.3% followed by Maryland County and Grand Kru County in third with an average of 82.1. Others are River Gee, Lofa,…
11-year-old Devine Luke risks being amputated after a careless nurse gave him injection Monrovia – Eleven-year-old Divine Luke risks amputation of a leg that was wrongly injected by a careless nurse. Mae Azango [email protected] 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…
Taekwondo athletes in practice for the All African Games schedule to take place in Nigeria Monrovia – The Vice President for Operations of the Liberia Taekwondo Association (LTA), Larry Bruce, said they need the full support of the Ministry of Youth and Sports in order for the national team to full participate in the upcoming All Africa Games. Reported by A. Macaulay Sombai macaulay.sombaiFrontPageAfricaonline.com 002331777217428 Athletes of the national taekwondo team have intensified training for the 2018 All African Games scheduled to take place in Nigeria, kicking off the second week of November. Larry Bruce, commonly Master Bruce, said his…
Barrack Young Controllers’ Coach Robert Lartey Monrovia – Barrack Young Controllers’ coach, Robert Lartey, has declared that his aim is to reach the group stage of this year’s Confederation of Africa Football Champions League. Report by Jaheim T. Tumu – [email protected] Lartey, who took over the reins from former coach Cooper Sannah following poor run of results in the middle of last season, has brought glory back to the Go Blue boys in his second spell winning the league and the FA Cup. Coach Lartey, who splashed the cash on his squad this season, believes that they can beat the…
Monrovia – The administration of the United Methodist University (UMU) on Wednesday, October 31, 2018, expelled five of its students involved in a nude video saga that has gone viral on the social media. Report by J. H. Webster Clayeh, [email protected] Investigation conducted by the Liberia National Police revealed ta student a secret nude recording of herself at home with her cell phone of which one of her friends, Anita Woods, had access to, and allegedly released the video via social media when confusion ensued between them on relationship matter. In relation to the nude video saga, on October 22,…
The Editor, The intent of this initiative is to prove that we Liberians can rise above petty differences and institute a level of togetherness that will forever transform our country! This challenge is bold; it is Liberia focused; it seeks to establish a degree of national unity unlike none our country has ever experienced – it will recalibrate our national compass in a new and prosperous direction! Furthermore, this vision will positively touch every succeeding generation far beyond our own. It however, requires the input of every, single one of us. #$1BillionChallenge This initiative seeks to raise One Billion United…