Author: Alpha Daffae Senkpeni

Health Minister Dr. Jallah and several other public officials have been wearing mask for over a month while appearing in public Paynesville – Imagine seeing a sea of people – hawkers, pedestrians and commuters – wearing face masks in the commercial district of Red Light — Liberia’s largest commercial hub. Imagine you are downtown Monrovia and passing by scores of shoppers and business executives with their faces all covered with protective device.

Liberia’s Health Authority has turned a gymnasium at the SKD Sports Complex into a testing center for COVID-19, where Mr. Benjamin Soko reportedly gave lab technicians a fake name when he show-up for voluntary testing on April 9. Paynesville – Mr. Benjamin Soko, an employee of the National Public Health Institute who recently requested testing at the COVID-19 voluntary testing center at SKD Sport complex, “tricked” the lab technicians into collecting his specimen under a fake name, FrontPageAfrica has gathered.

Economic activities have been ghastly affected since Liberia announced its first confirmed COVID-19 case on March 16, and the recent declaration of a State of Emergency by President George Weah has further slowed commercial activities in Monrovia – the country’s main commercial hub Paynesville – The International Monetary Fund has given Liberia a debt breather as the country struggles to deal with the Coronavirus pandemic, by agreeing to push back its debts payment.

Monrovia – Following the deceleration of the State of Emergency by President George M. Weah, two civil society organizations, Her Voice Liberia and Sister’s Hand, are calling for special attention to be paid to inmates at various prison facilities across the country.

Monrovia – President George Weah’s declaration of the pending State of Emergency has sparked a mixture of reactions although a significant number of Liberians have reckoned that it is a bittersweet move to win the war against the invisible enemy – COVID-19.

Health experts have stressed that more testing of people is one surest way to curb further spread of the COVID-19 Monrovia – Liberia’s health authorities said they have opened a “drive through” testing center for the coronavirus, which is expected to allow people seek voluntary testing.

Monrovia – The Liberia National Bar Association has setup a committee “to review statements” made by the Commissioner-designate of the National Elections Commission, Cllr. A. Ndubisi Nwabudikie during his confirmation proceedings at the Liberian Senate.

Liberia’s Health Minister, Dr. Wilhelmina Jallah wears a mask as she speaks to reports in Monrovia about the pandemic Monrovia – On Thursday, 26 March, Liberia’s Chief Medical Officer warned against the random “use of face mask” by people keen on preventing themselves from contracting the Coronavirus in the country.

Since 2017, these aggrieved former workers claimed they have been engaging the management of LEC to no avail Ganta, Nimba County – Esther Dixon, 68, could not afford to miss a gathering in Ganta city by aggrieved workers of the Liberia Electricity Corporation of Nimba County. She listened attentively as the men explain to a visiting reporter why they are demanding “just compensation” from Liberia’s main power utility company.

The supplies included 20,000 laboratory diagnostic test kits, 100,000 medical face masks and 1,000 protective suits and face shields, which will be used in the fight against COVID-19 in Liberia Monrovia – Liberia has received two separate consignments of medical materials to help combat the Coronavirus outbreak which is ravaging the entire globe.