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MONROVIA – The Liberia National Bar Association (LNBA) has appointed Cllr. Jeddi M. Armah as the Chairman of the Special Committee of the LNBA on Media Relations. Cllr. Armah is a former Deputy Minister of Information for Press and Public Affairs. His new mandate with the LNBA is to with in consulation with the Executive Council plan and implement appropriate media awareness program to educate members of the Bar and legal community about activities of the Bar. He would be serving along Atty. Khalifa Sheriff, co-chair, Atty. Cletus Sieh, Cllr. J. Adolphus Karnuah and Atty. Joseph M. Cheeseman.

Monrovia – The late Central Bank of Liberia’s employee, Kollie Ballah, who died few weeks ago under a mysterious circumstance in an alleged road accident, was Saturday, March 16, laid to rest.

MONROVIA – UNESCO Liberia over the weekend ended a two-day workshop in Monrovia on ICT in Education, with participants building a consensus on a framework and strategy for a draft national policy on ICT in Education in country. The workshop is part of a UNESCO-CFIT project sponsored by the People’s Republic of China in collaboration with Liberia’s Ministry of Education. The formulation of an ICT in Education policy is Phase II of UNESCO-China Funds in Trust project on “Enhancing Teacher Education for Bridging the Education Quality Gap in Africa.” Participants said such a national policy must coordinate and integrate ICT…

WASHINGTON – The Union of Liberian Associations in the Americas, (ULAA or The Union), congratulates the officials and members of the Liberian Association of Indiana (LAI) for joining The Union. The LAI, located in the Midwest, will join other member chapters, such as the Liberia Association of Iowa, Organization of Liberians in Minnesota, United Liberian Associations in North Dakota, the Organization of Liberians in Illinois and the Liberian Association of Wisconsin in ULAA’s Northern Region. Hon. Alvin Pennue is President of the LAI. The LAI received the blessing from ULAA’s National Board of Directors, the constitutional body chaired by Hon.…

Monrovia – A youth-led media initiative, Youth Media Action, has embarked on a campaign aimed at electoral reform in Liberia. The Executive Director of the Group, Varmah Kamara said electoral reform is critical to the sustenance of Liberia’s peace and fragile democracy. Kamara asserted that if the country is to strengthen its democracy, there is a need to review some of the vital electoral laws on the books which have the propensity to undermine the democratic fabric of the society. He identified tenures for the three branches of government, the timeline for elections which takes place during the Rainy Season…

Monrovia – The Liberia Football Association (LFA) has requested the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to change the venue for its crucial Africa Cup of Nations qualifier with DR Congo on 24 March. The match is scheduled for the Stade des Martyrs in Kinshasa with Liberia second in Group G on seven points and DR Congo on six points. It is the only group where all four teams, including Zimbabwe, who have eight points and Congo Brazzaville, who have five points, can still qualify for the expanded finals in Egypt, which kicks-off in June. But Liberian football authority is troubled…

Monrovia – The senior national team head coach of Liberia, Thomas Kojo, has named a 20-man squad comprising 10 foreign-based players for Lonestar’ crucial away match against the Democratic Republic of Congo in the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations Qualifiers slated for March 24, 2019. Lone Star needs a win against their host to make their third appearance at the Nations Cup after their debut in 1996 and 2002. Kojo, who took over the nation’s pride and joy from Coach James Debbah, has won two games at home, a draw and a defeat away to Congo Brazzaville. Speaking to the press…

Monrovia – Young and creative Liberian Striker Benjamin Sarkoh continues his in-form performance in the Batswana Premiership this season. Sarkoh, who is on loan from Roller FC, has featured in five matches for his new loan club Notwane FC and is said to be contributing immensely to the team’s success thus far. In his debut match, in which he did not score but provided an assist, he was considered one of the outstanding players in that encounter, which they won two zero. Over the weekend, he was able to put behind him his goal drought by netting in the match opener…

Cargo Tracking Note or the Advanced Cargo System (CTN/ACS) might be new to Liberia, but certainly not new to the rest of the region, the African continent and the rest of the world. Sadly, Liberia has been lagging behind in the implementation this international requirement. The CTN requirement was implemented by Liberian Customs officials in 2018, obliging all Exporters / Freight Forwarders to obtain this certificate for each shipment before they touch Liberian ports. What is CTN/ACS? Cargo Tracking Note (CTN) or Advance Cargo System was introduced by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) call ISPs Code after the 9/11 attack in the USA as…

In the February 27, 2019, Vol. No. 037 edition of the FrontPageAfrica newspaper, Gbarpolu County electoral District #1 Representative Hon. Alfred G. Koiwood, in an unfair, cruel and deceptive manner, embarked on a smear campaign against me. The intent of the campaign was to inflict a political damage on my reputation in Gbarpolu County. This happened while I was busy touring Belle District in an effort to mobilize youth in the district to rehabilitate and construct motorbike access to all towns across Belle District before moving to other districts across Gbarpolu County.