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I am a former Associated Press war-photographer and news correspondent and was stationed in Liberia, West Africa for over a decade and from where I also covered war and political upheavals in neighboring Sierra Leone, Guinea and the Ivory Coast during the 90s. Before the outbreak of war in Liberia, I had worked as a photojournalist while studying mass communications at the University of Liberia. Soon I became displaced with my entire family as a result of war. However, in late 1999, I fled my native Liberia for the U.S. as it became too dangerous to stay and continue working…

Liberians Make Public Call For DED Extension Hyattsville, MD – Liberians from various parts of the United States joined top State officials, and congressional leaders in Maryland on Tuesday to send an urgent call to the White House for the extension of Deferred Enforced Departure (DED). Thousands of Liberians in the United States will lose their immigration status by midnight on March 31st unless executive action is taken by President Trump. The latest call to the White House came at a mass rally and press conference organized by the Liberian Community Association (LCA) in Washington DC in collaboration with the…

Executive Director of Youth Action International Dr. Kimmie Weeks PAYNESVILLE – The Executive Director of Youth Action International Dr. Kimmie Weeks has formally cut the ribbon and dedicated a newly renovated and equipped computer training center for young people in the Paynesville, Redlight Community.   The gesture was made earlier this week and was attended by students, community members and the press. Mr. Abdurahman I.A. Fofana Executive Director of the Liberian Youth Foundation, which is the beneficiary organization of the donation expressed heartfelt thanks and appreciation to Dr. Weeks and his Youth Action International team. He said that the support received…

Prof. D. Ansu Sonii speaking at GSEF in Dubai, UAE DUBAI – Education Minister Professor D. Ansu Sonii has rated the Private Partnership Program (PPP)  in Liberia highly at the Global Skills and Education forum held in Dubai, saying ‘I think it [LEAP] works’. The Liberian Government sent the Education Minister to talk to investors and stakeholders about the success of LEAP and secure further support and donations for the programme so that it could expand across the country impacting more children than the 53,000 currently served. Minister Sonii praised the learning gains, supervision, educational supplies, curriculum enhancement and quality…

Monrovia- The head of the delegation of the National Water Resource Institute (NWRI) has called for women to be empowered in the Water Sanitation hygiene sector since they are knowledgeable about hygiene. Professor Emmanuel A. Adanu called on the Liberian government to build the capacity of women so as to ensure the efficency of the sector. He spoke at the signing of Memorandum of Understanding between the Regional Centre for Integrated River Basin Management (RC-ITBM) UNESCO- Category 2 Centre and the National Water Sanitation and Hygiene Commission of Liberia (NWASHCL). The MOU aims at ehancing collaboration, Cooperation, and Networking in…

Margibi County – Modeh Town in Lower Margibi County is expected to shortly benefit from an elementary school, but residents of the area say they are in serious need of health center, safe drinking water, and vocational skills training.

Monrovia – In appreciation over the numerous supports to their institution over the years, the Liberia School of the Blind in collaboration with the Ministry of Education (MOE) has presented certificates of recognition and appreciation to their benefactors including individuals, government and non-governmental organizations. Prominent among the recipients of the certificates at the 42nd anniversary celebration of the school held on Monday, March 26, 2019 were the Embassy of the United States near Monrovia, the Malachi York Foundation, and Mary’s Meals. Deputy Minister for Instruction at the Ministry of Education, Alexander Duopu presented to the benefactors each of the certificates which…

Central Bank of Liberia Governor Nathaniel Patray and officials meeting with the widow of Mr. Matthew Innis Monrovia – The Executive Governor of the Central Bank of Liberia (CBL), Nathaniel R. Patray, lll, Wednesday, March 27, 2019, met with the widow and relatives of the late Matthew Innis, a former Staff of the Bank, including Mrs. Elizabeth T. Harris Innis (wife), and Ms. Salina T. Innis (daughter). According to a CBL release, Executive Governor Patray, on behalf of the Board of Governors and Management of the Central Bank of Liberia expressed regrets over the death of the late Innis and…

The late Representative Adolph Lawrence By Alfred P. B. Kiadii And once more the savage intruder has snitched two of our citizens away. No permission was sought. No approval. No prior notice for preparation. No due process. No indication for farewell. This is the mystery of the agent death. This is the cruelty of this rank enemy. It comes without invite; it takes with scandalous violence, and it dehumanizes humanity. Its aftermath leaves grimace, shock, and pathos. All too often we are reminded about it each time one of us departs this world. Death wants us to mourn. It wants…

Mr. Lewis G. Brown, former Liberia’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations My Fellow Liberians, A few weeks ago, I received a WhatsApp Message from a good and dear friend. Said my observant friend, the “eloquence” of my silence was “concerning”. I had not imagined that eloquence was to silence. All along, I had thought it was to speech. However, the message concerned me just the same. I am yet to explain to my trusted friend that more often than not, contemplation is best achieved in silence. In any case, it is my observation that our society is becoming too…