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L-R: Leading Civil Society Heads Eddie D. Jarwolo, NAYMOTE’s Executive Director, Anderson Miamen, Executive Director of CENTAL, and Harold Marvin Aidoo, IREED Executive signed a press statement calling on President Weah to take leadership in the fight against corruption and address the declining state of the economy Monrovia – Leading civil society organizations in Liberia have called on President George Manneh Weah to address the “many emerging national issues that have the propensity of derail political and economic gains made over the past 13 years.”

The ten defendants in the dock at the  Criminal Court A Monrovia – The Liberia National Police has arrested 10 men in Todee District, Montserrado County for allegedly illegal mining activities. The defendants are Ekiedzi Sampson, Peter Manjoe, Judah Gadeto, Abraham Johnson, Jeffery Azialfu, Julius Dzrasah, Freeman Kpodo, Thomas Dogle, Emmanuel Atineku, and Joshua Adaglyna. They were forwarded to Criminal Court ‘A’ on the writ of Habeas Corpus during the morning hours of Tuesday, April 2, 2019. But they were later set freed by Criminal Court ‘A’ Judge Roosevelt Z. Willie on grounds that they were held in police custody…

Convict Salieu Jalloh in Orange joint suit sitting on prisoner’s bench in Criminal Court ‘A’ Monrovia – Salieu Jalloh is now serving his three years prison term at the Monrovia Central Prison for killing a friend identified as Alpha Jalloh on November 26, 2018, in the township of West Point.

Fendell – Two persons have complained about brutality meted against them by one Blama Wright, as crisis deepens in Fendall-Louisiana land dispute.

Mr. Adama K. Dempster MONROVIA – A campaigner for a Liberian war crimes court has rallied the support of West African human rights organizations in supporting the establishment of a Liberian war crimes court.

Buchanan – Today marks yet another defining moment in the annals of the Grand Bassa Community College, a great and noble institution that stands tall in Liberia amongst Community Colleges as a Leader in the impartation of quality education.   Today, I am especially elated that you extended the invitation to H. E. President Weah to serve as your 4th Commencement Speaker, an invitation he wholeheartedly accepted but, due to an urgency related to State matters that demanded his presence, he has asked that I, with his fullest endorsement with all the rights and privileges appertaining, deputize for him at…

Former President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf doing the formal opening of the African women Leaders Network in Monrovia Monrovia – Women from various walks of life on the African continent have gathered in Monrovia to dialogue on their inclusion in decision making processes, upholding gender equality and to launch the Liberia Women Leadership Network (LWLN).

First and second winners of the King Mohammed VI Foundation 2019 Quranic Recitation Mustapha Barry and Mohammed Omar Ramadan Monrovia – King Mohammad VI Foundation for African Islamic scholars today concluded one-day Quranic memorization competition in Monrovia, with Mohammed Mustapha Barry and Mohammed Omar Ramadan winning first and second categories of then competition. Following the end of the completion of the highly competitive Quranic recitation competition, the first and second categories winners received tickets for their automatic qualification for the King’s competition slated for month of Ramadan to be held in the Kingdom of Morocco this year. Several other participants…

Community Forestry Committee Members undergoing training in Log Scaling on a logs field Rivercess County MONROVIA – A civil society organization, the Association of Community Rights Defenders (ACORD), in collaboration with the Civil Society Independent Forest Monitors (CS-IFM) has trained a number of rural community forestry committee members to monitor and report on forestry operations in their areas. ACORD has also developed a Community Guide intended to assist community-based independent forest monitors clearly perform their local forest monitoring activities. The Community Guide focuses on the Roles and Responsibilities of a community-based independent forest monitor especially while conducting their local level…

Monrovia – In a move to create more awareness on the stigma and discrimination associated with substance abuse, Liberia Initiative For Empowerment (LIFE) Miracle Sisters have officially launched a campaign to discourage the young people of Liberia from taking in harmful drugs Called “SUPPORT DON’T PUNISH”. The Campaign is joining the global campaign to lend support to substance users and not punish them for the scourge of addiction. The Liberian based NGO on March 29, 2019 brought over 50 high school students from the Brewerville community together to enlighten their minds on the danger of consuming harmful substance and reproductive…