Author: Lennart Dodoo

Monrovia – The Liberia Elections Early Warning and Response Group (LEEWARG) and its partners, are cautioning political parties and supporters to remain calm as the results are being announced and avoid speculations.

Monrovia – The fate of the just ended elections is hanging in the balance; flaws, irregularities and suspected fraud have given reasons for political parties to protest the results.

Monrovia –The National Election Commission (NEC) says it has quarantined voting materials from precinct No. 33019, containing four polling stations in District 4, Nimba County.

Monrovia – Results from PREVAIL I—a large Ebola vaccine study that enrolled more than a thousand Liberians at Redemption Hospital in Monrovia during the first few months of 2015— have been published in the October 12th issue of The New England Journal of Medicine.

Gbarnga, Bong County – During the campaign period for the October 10 presidential and legislative elections, Vice President Joseph Boakai got the highest endorsements from citizens, incumbent lawmakers and others in Bong County, with bookmakers predicting that the Unity Party standard bearer was likely to pull votes in the county.

Gbarnga, Bong County – It is becoming a nasty October 2017 to remember for incumbent lawmakers in Bong County as they are not doing well at the ballot box.

Paynesville – Vice President Joseph Boakai, in his capacity as Chairman of the ‘One Health Coordinator Platform (OHCP) has endorsed the declaration of commitment to institutionalize the one health approach in Liberia.

Monrovia – The General Manager of Security Expert Guard Agency of Liberia (SEGAL), Momo Cyrus, says building the capacity of officers at his entity remains a major priority to the security apparatus.

Monrovia – Polls are closed at some centers across Liberia while other centers are still overcrowded with many registered voters who are yet to cast their votes standing in queues.

Gbartala, Bong County – A Lot of voters at the David Faijue School Polling Station who have been in line since 5:00 am are unable to vote because their names are not on the roll – an incident that earlier led to a standoff when angry voters blocked the main roads and burned tires.