Author: Lennart Dodoo

MONROVIA – The orator of this year’s World Press Freedom Day, Mayor Jefferson Koijee, has called for the establishment of a board or commission that would serve as a watchdog over the media.

MONROVIA – The Liberian Board for Nursing and Midwifery (LBNM) has suspended and seized the license RN#2140 of registered Nurse Beh Maweah-Gehi of the Z.B New Eye Center and Pharmacy in Ganta, Nimba County for conducting multiple eye surgeries which resulted to eye damaged of Success A. Konneh at age 3.

Monrovia – Legal arguments in the case involving the Management of Global Bank Liberia Limited and Kailondo Petroleum Incorporated were entertained on Thursday, April 28, at the First Judicial Circuit, Criminal Assizes “C” for Montserrado County, sitting in its February Term A. D. 2022, before His Honor, T. Ciafa Carey, Assigned Circuit Judge. Our reporter was in court and carefully listened to the arguments.

MONROVIA – Former Vice President Joseph Boakai, standard-bearer of the Unity Party, will today mount the witness stand to present oral evidence against Mr. Alexander Cummings of the ANC that he altered the CPP Framework Document.

MONROVIA – A court in Finland has acquitted Gibril Massaquoi, the former Revolutionary United Front commander in Sierra Leone, of all the charges in his year-long trial for war crimes and crimes against humanity during Liberia’s civil war between 1999-2003.

Monrovia – Liberia Minister of Labor Cllr. Charles Gibson is calling on the government of Liberia to work out a modality for the extension of the retirement age across Liberia from 60 to 65 years.

Massa Dopoh, Licensed Master Social Worker Dover, Delaware, United States of America Email: [email protected] Phone: 952-994-3241 To: Mr. Prosper Zo’o Minto’o Regional Director Western and Central African (WACAF) Office ICAO, Western and Central African Office Leopold Sedar Senghor International Airport, P.O. Box 38050 YOFF Dakar, Sénégal Tel: +221 33 869 24 24 Fax: +221 33 820 32 59 E-mail: [email protected] CC: Federal Aviation AdministrationAirport Safety and Operations Division (AAS-300)800 Independence Avenue SWWashington DC 20591 Phone: (202) 267-8731Fax: (202) 267-5383 Email: [email protected] CC: Hon. Chief Moses Y. Kollie, Director General Liberia Civil Aviation Authority P.O. Box 68 Harbel, Margibi County Republic of Liberia Tel: +231-0776998848/ 0776998849…

The Editor Last week, after a failed attempt to name a candidate in the May 10 Senatorial By-election in Lofa County, a handful of disappointed Unity Party leaders and supporters, absent their ailing Standard Bearer, took to the streets of Monrovia to “protest”. They went in search of foreign embassies and missions to offer an “alert” concerning their rightful denial consistent with the Framework Agreement which contractually obligated the UP and three other registered political parties to act and field candidates in the of the Collaborating Political Parties (CPP) of Liberia. They did so successfully in the Midterm Senatorial Elections…

MONROVIA – Experiencing the sudden abortion of landing by a flight almost hitting a dark runway was the “most horrific, terrifying and nerve-racking” incident ever faced by Sweetie Sharpe who was onboard Brussels SN2608 which had to hover over Liberian airspace several times before rerouting to Freetown, Sierra Leone.

MONROVIA – Criminal Court ‘C’ Judge Ciapha Carey has ruled in favor of Liberia businessman George B Kailondo in his US$3.5 million case with the Global Bank Liberia Limited.