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Monrovia -The Monrovia City Corporation (MCC) last week assisted the Paynesville City Corporation (PCC) in cleaning up a huge mountain of garbage from the Red Light market while in Monrovia many market grounds are lying in filths and covered with huge piles of garbage. Report by J.H. Webster Clayeh [email protected] FrontPageAfrica noticed that piles of garbage can be seen in most part of Monrovia, especially in the market places. Despite rendering assistance to PCC, residents of Monrovia are calling on their Mayor, Jefferson Koijee, to focus on the complexity of problems the city of Monrovia is faced with at the…

Monrovia – Defense Minister Gen. Daniel D. Ziankahn is uncertain about the 14 Military Hospital will be in full swing by 2019 as concerns grow in the public about the possibility of a project proposed by President George Mannah Weah become a success. Report by : Willie N. Tokpah [email protected] Gen. Ziankahn told the Truth Breakfast Show Monday, that the 14 Military Hospital is expected to be completed at wh “an appreciable level” but will not be ready for full operation next year. “By October of next year, it will be completed at an appreciable level, but it will not be ready…

Monrovia – The Management of the National Port Authority clarifies as Untrue and total falsehood, reports that the offices of the Finance Department has been closed and barricaded. An NPA release says the Department of Finance remains functional and open to all Port users, the business community and the shipping world; and at no time was it shut down and barricaded as it is being reported by some media outlets and propagandist. The NPA Press Release says the relieve of Mr. J. Franklin W. Sarkoh, II as Financial Comptroller for administrative reasons does not amount to the closure of the…

Liberia’s Representative to the United Nations His Excellency Dee-Maxwell Saah Kemayah, Sr. New York – Liberia’s Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary and Permanent Representative to the United Nations His Excellency Dee-Maxwell Saah Kemayah, Sr. has urged all UN Member States to collectively do more to make the world a safer place, free of nuclear arsenals and the illegal trade and circulation of small arms and light weapons (SALW). Expressing concern about the increasing threats to global peace and security, especially the new wave of terrorism, Ambassador Kemayah said a safer world could only be achieved if words are accompanied by actions.…

Monrovia – The Environmental Protection Agency in collaboration with United Nations Environment Program and the Basel Convention has ended a one- day inception workshop on hazardous waste in Monrovia. The inception workshop was held with the aim of assessing Liberia’s legal and institutional frameworks and the identification of preliminary Gaps towards the development of sustainable Inventory of Hazardous and other wastes entering Liberia. Delivering a Special message at the start of the workshop, the Country Director of United Development Program, Dr. Pa Lamin Beyai said there is a need for Liberia to create more awareness on the danger of hazardous…

Mr. Kawah poses with repatriated Sierra Leonean youths in Jendema Town Monrovia – Defence for Children International (DCI-Liberia), a local non-governmental child rights organization early October reunified nine Sierra Leoneans children with their family in that neighboring West African country. According to DCI-Liberia Executive Director, Atty. Foday M. Kawah, the nine children constitute the first batch of 33 children already identified for reunification, adding that the last group of 24 children would be reunified with their parents by late October or early November 2018. “We have conducted the family tracing and identify the legal parents of these children. We want…

Monrovia – Liberia’s Foreign Minister H. E. Gbehzohngah Milton Findley has told the TICAD Ministerial Meeting in Tokyo that under the Pro-Poor Agenda for Prosperity and Development, enunciated by the Weah-led administration, the ordinary Liberian people will be given the chance to participate and benefit from Liberia’s development initiates. Speaking recently at the 2nd Plenary Session of the Tokyo International Conference on African Development, (TICAD), Foreign Minister Findley reiterated that Liberia’s “Pro-Poor Agenda” for Prosperity and Development is a five year program designed basically to accelerate inclusive and sustainable developmental agenda geared towards improving the living standards of Liberians.  According…

Monrovia – The National Labor Court for Montserrado County has upheld a ruling by the Hearing Officer at the Ministry of Labor, slapping the Management of Intercon Security System with damages in the amount of US$620,41.02 for unfair labor practices and wrongful dismissal of thirty (38) employees, an incident that took place back in 2004. The Hearing Officer at the Ministry of Labor on September 22, 2017 awarded the total of US$620,418.02 to the 38 employees but the Management of Intercom filed a petition for Judicial Review. During the hearing of the petition, His Honor Judge Richard S. Klah, Sr.…

Monrovia – In Liberia, Hygiene and Sanitation is a national crisis. Feces and garbage are found stockpiled in market places, while many homes are without decent latrine. On Monday, Liberia joined the world over to celebrate Hand washing Day to shed light on a sector given limited attention. The celebration focused on the link between hand washing and food including food hygiene and nutrition. The National Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Commission highlighted the role that clean hands can play in preserving and saving lives. The WASH Commission said, in a release, that the benefits of hand washing go beyond…

LONDON – Section 9.6 of Liberia’s Code of Conduct regarding the use of public office for private interest is clear: “No Public Official or Employee of Government should use an official position to pursue private interests that may result in conflict of interest.”  Rodney D. Sieh, [email protected] When crafters of the code put those laws into place, the idea was to prevent public officials and employees of government from giving preferential treatment to individuals, corporations or institutions, while performing official duties. First Lady: ‘I need US$10M’ Last weekend, the wife of President George Manneh Weah, First Lady Clar Weah, officially…