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Washington – Shortly after the April 14, 1979 rice riots which killed scores of Liberians and led to millions of dollars in damage, late President William R. Tolbert tipped Mr. Emmanuel Shaw II, then one of the rising young men in the True Whig Party to chair a committee setup to get the views of people around the country and make recommendations in a bid to make adjustments in the party and the country and make it more inclusive to all Liberians.

Monrovia – Leading officials from various organizations and social enterprises gathered Thursday evening in Congo Town to discuss their priorities, needs and upcoming plans to serve the public following George Weah’s presidential election. A prevailing concern expressed at the meeting was the demand for organizational leaders to work together more so as to strengthen and boost awareness of their efforts.

Monrovia -The Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt, Mr. Alaa Khairat Issa has assured Foreign Minister Marjon Kamara of his country’s willingness to train Liberian Foreign Service officers learn the Arabic language.

Monrovia -The Liberia Telecommunications Authority is one step closer, to acquiring the much coveted, spectrum monitoring equipment used to monitor spectrum activity and strengthen its ability to respond to frequency interference complaints.

Bong County – 30 local leaders including districts commissioners and local chiefs in Bong County, benefitted from a one capacity building training workshop on August 27, at the Bong County Women Center, Gbarnga City, Bong County. The overall goal of the training was to increase the leadership skills and deepen the understanding of local leaders to ensure participatory planning and sustainable development in Bong County.

Monrovia -The United States Chapter of the Grand Old True Whig Party in collaboration with True Whig Party Liberia has provided minimum cash assistance for the upkeep of blind students at the Bible Way Mission School in Monrovia and has identified some seemingly blind children as part of its free medical assistance initiative for the removal of their eyes’ cataracts.

On August 30, 2016, in an interview with LBS Managing Director, Ledgerhood Rennie, over the ELBC Super Morning Show, Dr. Togba-Nah Tipoteh stated that he DOES NOT SUPPORT Dual Citizenship.

The death of Mamadee Diakite, one of the fiercest talk show hosts of our generation came as a great surprise to many especially those of us who interacted with him in the last days of his life.

On the morning of August 30, 2016, after having two hours of extra-curricular study, I decided to log into Facebook to ramble through some of the educative, informative, and entertaining posts from some of the brilliant brothers and sisters who dedicate their time to uploading information that are germane to the growth and development of the motherland. Upon my arrival on Facebook, I read with 100% skepticism the passing of a patriotic journalist and erudite talk show host- Attorney Mamadee Fanta Sulaimani Diakite.

The Editor, You write that businesses that are “languishing at the bottom of the economic ladder” deserve a tax holiday…….(Re “Tax Holiday A Necessity For Troubled Times In Liberia”, FrontPageAfrica Editorial)