Author: Jaheim T. Tumu

Congo Town – The Minister of Labor, Cllr. Charles Gibson, has commended the outgoing International Organization for Migration (IOM) Country Representative to Liberia, Mohammed Diallo, for his pivotal role in tackling the issue of trafficking in persons in Liberia.

Paynesville City – Deputy Minister of Sports, G. Andy Quamie has refuted the claim made by Liberia Football Association(LFA) president, Mustapha Raji that the dugout seat is one of the prerequisites that would deny the Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex from being banned.

Monrovia- The Liberia National Handball Association (LNHA), having not held a female league, is expected to kick-start with five participating clubs.

Paynesville City – Senator Prince Y. Johnson, known for his controversy and robust utterances, Sunday said it is saddening that Liberia, a Christian dominant country, is still looking at his past about two decades since the country’s civil war ended.

Monrovia – The conduct of the Biometric Voter Registration (BVR) slated to commence on March 20 is likely to face some hitches as the company selected to carry out the exercise is unable to pre-finance as stated in the bid document. At the moment, the National Elections Commission is relying on the government to provide US$4.5 million to the vendor in order to bring in the materials for the process.

Monrovia – Vice President Jewel Howard- Taylor has warned against voters trucking by those she referred to as failed politicians in various districts across the country ahead of the voter registration. Voter trucking has become a widespread phenomenon within Liberian body politics since post-war Liberia and is eroding very severely the essence of representative democracy.

Congo Town – The Country Director of Cummings Africa Foundation, Dr. Wade Elliott-Brownell has urged graduates of Teach For Liberia (TFL) to create a conducive teaching and learning environment in an effort to produce good-quality students.

Paynesville – Watanga FC coach Cooper Sannah has said priority would be given to the national team following his appointment as deputy coach. Sannah, who may have managed his last game with last season’s champions Watanga during the weekend, told FrontPage Africa he had long wished to coach his country and was prepared to break ranks with his current team.