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Brussels – President George Weah has assured the European Union and other International Partners that every dime invested in Liberia will be accounted for and that projects will be delivered for the benefit of the Liberian people.

By Alfred P. B. Kiadii  What seems to be a scene in a melodramatic play that is complete with pathos and grotesque caricature is in full cycle in the war-torn African Republic of Liberia—not in the Roman Coliseum. For a land which is not strange to tragic occurrences as well as comic episodes, the current happening is poised to smash all records and outclass all dark periods in the history of the country.  As if previous conflictual years did not wreak much havoc, the current situation in Liberia is akin to an individual who goes to sleep and have the horror…

By The Mwalimu-Mkoh Author, Education Engineer, & Reform Advocate Simply Thinking Thoughts In my thinking thoughts I pondered the achievements of the recent 2018 National Education Summit held in Margibi county and how a professional memoire chronicling the event has yet to be released. Albeit, my personal diary of the summit revealed that much was left to be accomplished considering lapses such as the rather borderline performance of the panel on “Teaching Quality and Professionalization”

By Moses Uneh Yahmia, [email protected], Contributing Writer In the political history of our country, Emmanuel Shaw is noted for vacillating and swinging his pendulum whenever opportunities for him to use a political class to make millions are swept away! From 1971 -1975, he worked with Stephen A. Tolbert at the Ministry of Finance where he saw the brother of the President made millions as the results of giving the Tolbert’s Family business (Mesurado Group of Company) lucrative government’s contracts.

Philadelphia, PA – Sister Evelina De Guglielmo, FMM, Principal of St. Teresa’s Convent, was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award by Saints Friskies Alumni Association (SFAA), the organization that represents graduates and former students of St. Patrick’s High School and St. Teresa’s Convent. Sister Evelina was bestowed this prestigious award at SFAA’s  24th Annual National Convention in Philadelphia, PA on Saturday, May 26, 2018.

Monrovia – The Civil Society Human Rights Advocacy Platform of Liberia (CSO-HRAPL) has condemned Liberia’s reintroduction of the cruel death penalty.

Monrovia – Members of the House of Representatives Tuesday unanimously passed the controversial US$536 million loan from Eton Finance Private Limited, but restricting the sovereign guarantee to the government’s consolidated fund.

New York – The General Assembly of the United Nations on Tuesday, June 5, elected by acclamation, Liberia’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, His Excellency Lewis Garseedah Brown, II as Chair of the 4th Committee of the 73rd Session of the UN General Assembly.

Monrovia – As the mortal remains of the late Liberian lawyer Cllr. David Jallah affectionately known as ‘Dean Jallah’ lies in the parlor of the Samuel Stryker Funeral Home awaiting burial, the Liberia National Bar Association (LNBA) which he served as one of its staunch member on Tuesday, June 5, opened a book of condolence in his honor.

Monrovia – There are worrying concerns over the state of affairs of the country including sourcing a US$1 billion in two separate loans and the failure of state officials to declare their assets.