Author: Lennart Dodoo

MONROVIA – Liberia has once again made a notorious appearance in the U.S. State Department 2019 County Reports on Human Rights, cataloging several cases of abuse and harsh practices.

MONROVIA – Finland has arrested a Sierra Leonean national suspected of committing war crimes and crimes against humanity in Liberia, the first African who is not a Liberian to be held in connection with the country’s 14-year civil war. Gibril Massaquoi was remanded by Finland’s National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) in Tampere in southern Finland, where he lived. He is accused of homicide, sexual violence, and recruitment and the use of child-soldiers. Swiss-based Civitas Maxima and its Liberian-based counterpart, the Global Justice and Research Project (GJRP), first documented Massaquoi’s alleged crimes and presented them to Finnish authorities. Evidence that the…

Ganta, Nimba County – For more than five hours, normal activities came to a standstill in Ganta City following the death overnight of an 18-year-old motorcyclist. By Franklin Doloquee, Nimba County

Monrovia – The first time the city of Chicago donated over US$7 million worth of firefighting equipment to a Liberian community in the United States, efforts to get the Government of Liberia fund the shipping of those materials to Liberia proved futile. 

Monrovia – The Vice President of Liberia Jewel Howard Taylor has lauded the government and people of Ghana for the many contributions to the West African region and the African continent at large.

Nigeria – 37 Liberian Pharmacists have completed a specialized Doctor of Pharmacy training program from the University of Benin, one of the top ten universities in the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

MONROVIA – President George Weah says it’s high time members and supporters of the ruling Coalition for Democratic Change come of age and demonstrate the maturity that will propel good governance and foster development.

Monrovia – Saturday, March 7, 2020 retreat renewed hopes for the ruling Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC) in their quest to reclaim the Montserrado senatorial seat from Liberty Party’s Abraham Darius Dillon, the turnout at the rally was indeed astounding.

MONROVIA – President George Weah has dismissed the Deputy Managing Director for Operations at the Liberia Petroleum Refining Company (LPRC) for gross negligence and alleged fraudulent activities.

KAMPALA, Uganda – Liberia’s MacDella Cooper has urged every company dealing with infrastructure to put women on decision-making panels.