Author: FPA Staff Reporter

Monrovia – The Swedish International Development Agency (Sida) in collaboration with the Joint United Nations Programme on AIDS (UNAIDS), under its H4+ / H6 project, has extended a training program for journalists and representatives of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) in additional three counties including River Cess, Gbarpolu and Grand Cape Mount.

The facts remain that the world looks up to the United States for the application of reasonable universal standards – in politics, economics, business, governance, transparency, law and even with respect to basic living standards.

Amidst the challenges engulfed or faced by the Ghanaian society which is obvious in all societies or countries, many Liberians relying on first-hand experience enhanced by travel always referenced the level of development or progress Ghana is making in their medical industry, education, tourism, system of governance etc. Liberians that can somehow afford the expense of medical, education, holidays, scholarship opportunities etc. in Ghana bears the attestation.

The Editor,Varney Sherman, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and people like them are why our country is in such a bad shape. He can deny all he wants because he has gotten away with similar cronyism before.

Monrovia – President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf says the government may be constrained to increase the level of domestic expenditure in Liberian dollars and that it is likely to affect the salary payments for all employees of government.

Monrovia – Representative Henry Fahnbulleh of Montserrado District #4 has denied the Global witness report accusing him of receiving US$25K to resign his post as secretary general of the Unity Party.

Monrovia –  The House of Representatives has agreed to set up a special investigative body to investigate the current Global Witness report accusing several senior officials of the Government of accepting bribes to perform their constitutional responsibility.

Monrovia – Assistant U.S. Secretary of State for African Affairs, Linda Thomas-Greenfield has pledged her government’s support to the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) while hailing it for the fight against illicit drug trafficking.

Monrovia – Liberia’s former Foreign Minister Augustine Ngafuan has dismissed critics of his quest for the Liberian presidency who are suggesting that his candidacy is an affront to Vice President Joseph Boakai and a slap in the face of President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf who gave him the platform to prominence.