Author: Bettie Johnson-Mbayo

Monrovia – After a protest by residents of Caldwell Community, the Liberia Electricity Corporation (LEC) has finally decided to electrify the township. 

Monrovia – The National Liberia Cocoa Exporters Association (NALICEA) has expressed dismay over plans by the Liberia Agricultural Commodity Regulatory (LACRA) plans to monopolize the cocoa sector.

MONROVIA – The Liberia Labour Congress was constrained to rescind its decision to make Atty. Samuel Kofi Woods keynote speaker of this year’s May Day (Labour Day) celebration after a confrontation from the Ministry of Labour, FrontPage Africa has gathered.

Bong County – Sarah (not her real name), 25, has the rest of her life to live with a scar on her genitals. Her maternal relatives compelled her to join the Sande bush, an incident she recalls vividly.

Rep. Larry Yanquoi told Senator Prince Y. Johnson that Nimba County doesn’t belong to him Monrovia – Nimba County District # Representative says “no one is obligated” to ask Senator Prince Johnson’s permission in order to host an activity in the county. Representative Larry Yanquoi, in an interview with FPA Thursday, warned that Senator Johnson must be aware that the county is not for him and therefore he cannot stop any activity of a political party. “He must be told upright that Nimba doesn’t belong to him, and he shouldn’t stop anybody from going there if he is elected over…

The campus of Liberia Christian Association of the Blind is un-fenced making it vulnerable Monrovia – Students of the Liberia Christian Association of the Blind (CAB) have contradicted recent comments by the head of the school by telling FPA that Kwame Wreh, the suspect who reportedly raped 13-year old Princess (not her real name), was a braille study class teacher at the institution. Beyan Kota, head of CAB, recently said in a press release that Kwami has neither been an instructor of the institute nor has he ever served in the employ of the association’s programs. The CAB authority said…

Monrovia – The institution where 13- year- old Princess [not her real name] was allegedly raped by her visually impaired instructor says at no time they were aware of the incident, as stated by the victim’s grandparents.

Monrovia – Princess, 13, (not her real name) was born visually impaired. Her grandparents’ last option to give her formal education was enrolling her at the Christian Association of the Blind, Inc, (CAB), a popular school for visually impaired people in Monrovia.

Monrovia – On Saturday a fundraising program intended to begin the construction of the Female Journalists Association (FEJAL) headquarters turned to a dedication ceremony, when President George Weah unveiled an already built headquarters for the association. It was shocking to many female journalists and guests as the program begin with formal speeches and fundraising from government officials. President Weah presented One dollar as his donation and instructed FEJALs president Siatta Scott-Johnson and the head of the construction project Estelle Liberty Kemoh to opened several boxes. The boxes included 2.5 lot deeds, the key to a ten seated bus, and a…

Monrovia – Rev. Simeon L. Dunbar, founder and president of the Liberty Christian Center in Johnsonville, says churches in Liberia are “toothless bulldog” because of the way clergymen “do things”.