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New Castle, Delaware – The Association of Liberian Journalists in the Americas (ALJA) says Liberia’s President George Weah and the Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC) government are not committed to the nation’s fight against corruption.

Monrovia – For Teta Lloyd, leader of rural women of Rivercess County, she is “so impressed” about learning new things, especially new things that would change her livelihood. 

Monrovia – In an effort to rehabilitate roads in rural Montserrado County, particularly in Districts #1 and #3, and also to boost one of government’s desperate promises, two additional caterpillars have been dedicated from the joint partnership of Representatives Lawrence Morris and Ceebee C.D. Barshell. The two earth-moving machines bring to three, which they have acquired in three months for the rehabilitation of roads in their constituencies. Two months ago, the two Montserrado County lawmakers jointly and personally purchased the first road machine to alternately and rotationally construct, rehabilitate and maintain feeders and farm to markets roads throughout the two…

Monrovia – The office of Representative Fonati Koffa of District #2, Grand Kru County, has announced collaborations with Atlantics Resources, a local construction company, for the rehabilitation of a four-mile road and a public high school in leeward Grand Kru.

Dear Mr. Editor, Our attention has been drawn to the Monday, June 3, 2019, edition of the print and online versions of your outlet (FrontpageAfrica) under the banner headline “Who ate Ebola Money”. The story alleges that US$10million of United States Agency for International Development’s (USAID) support for the fight against Ebola was squandered on former President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf’s watch. The claim further asserted that “new pieces of information” point to alleged corruption in the management of a USAID supported program in the health sector known as FARA. The allegation of corruption is supposed to have occurred at the…

Monrovia – The European Union Mission in Liberia has cautioned organizers of the impending June 7 protest to “ensure that the protest unfolds peacefully” while emphasizing the significance of maintaining peace and stability in the country.

Months ago we have been reading newspaper clippings, online websites and have also been posting about an organic bad blood between the number 1 and number 2 persons of the republic, ranging from disagreement on political appointments made in the government to how the president has been conducting the affairs of the government, as well as on matters bordering on transparency.

In a previous edition of the Voice of a Patriot (my syndicated articles), I situated the growing appetite for protest in Liberia in the context of a growing protest movement in Africa against bad governance and in demand for social services.

Washington, D.C. –  Liberia’s Ambassador to the United States, H.E. George S.W. Patten, Sr., has called for strong partnership between the Republic of Liberia and the State of Georgia, especially in the private sector.

Gbarnga, Bong County & Kakata, Margibi County – Since the project known as “Strengthening the Human Rights of Prisoners within Correctional Facilities and at Grassroots Level in Liberia” was launched in April 2019 at the Kakata Central Prison in Margibi County, a local NGO Serving Humanity for Empowerment and Development (SHED) has been engaged in tackling some of the many challenges facing the justice system, particularly the Bureau of Correction & Rehabilitation (BCR).