Author: Mae Azango

MONROVIA — A Liberian clergywoman and lawyer, Rev. Cllr. Dr. Pearl Browne Bull, says the image and prosperity of Liberia are under threat as a result of greed for money and wickedness.

Monrovia — In a rare show of peaceful co-existence, Madam Leymah Gbowee and former Liberian president Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf on Friday resolved their deep-rooted differences and vowed to work together in the interest of peace and development.

Who is Cherbo Geeplay and where was he born? I am an African who takes pride in his origins. I consider myself as a pan-Africanist, a Garveyite in that respect, and a great admirer of Edward Wilmot Blyden. I come from humble beginnings, like most of my fellow citizens. I was born in Pleebo, Liberia, where my dad worked for the Firestone Rubber Company as a teacher. Both of my parents hailed from River Gee. Most of my time growing up was lived in the southeastern part of Liberia. My origins are a beautiful Grebo story of salt fish, coconut, farina,…

The trial of Gibril Massaquoi in Finland will be moved to Liberia next Monday. FrontPage Africa/AP or licensors MONROVIA — Finally, this month a trial over war crimes will start on Liberian soil. It’s been 18 years since the end of the Liberian civil war and nine years since the Truth and Reconciliation Commission recommended the country hold a war crimes court to bring those accused of directing the atrocities that left 250,000 dead to justice.

MONROVIA – Lwopu Mae-Bruce’s husband makes everyday feel like Valentine’s Day – and for 40 years the couple has shared a strong relationship “worthy of the most romantic poems”.

Monrovia – Three young men who had undergone rehabilitation have gotten a new lease of life after they graduated from the New Life Recovery Center, a faith-based rehabilitation center in Sundaygar Town, Margibi County.

Unmarked graves of Gabriel Bangura, Alex Conteh, Layei Kanu and Mohamed Fontan, Sierra Leonean miners who died on Liberian mines, in a cemetery outside of Henry Town, Gbarpolu County. FrontPage Africa/James Harding Giahyue HENRY TOWN, Liberia and KENEMA, Sierra Leone – Ibrahim Sesay, a Sierra Leonean miner, never signed up to die when he crossed into Liberia in 2008 in search of greener pasture on mines in Korninga Chiefdom of Gbarpolu’s Bopolu District.   

Monrovia – Liberia’s former Information Minister Rev. J. Emmanuel Bowier has warned that the printing of new banknotes will create more problems in the country than fixing the economy, stressing that the government does not have a “secure reserve” to back the minting of new money.

Monrovia – Lovely 24, is looking for men wanting to quench their sexual desires. Wearing a black bra top and hot pants, she is at a local entrainment bar here in the capital. Lovely, not her real name, and other women here offering commercial sex, normally stands between the silhouettes of buildings, to call out to clients, that are not coming by easily. 

MONROVIA – Researchers at the University of Liberia, the University of Michigan and the University of Ghana, are working together to ensure that expectant mothers in Liberia have a safer childbirth experience through the connective power of WhatsApp. The researchers said during emergencies, cesarean sections, also known as C-Sections can be a life-saving procedure, in areas with poor access to surgical facilities; moms and babies remain at risk.