Author: Mae Azango

Paynesville City – The Paynesville City’s Chief Resilience Officer, Ms. Bindu Brewer, has said that the 100 Resilience Cities (RC), a global network of 100 cities, sponsored by the Rockefeller Foundation based in New York, is working towards building Resilience Cities around the world, of which Paynesville City is a member. Throwing light on urban resilience, Ms. Brewer noted that is when a city can identify and withstand crisis, stress and shocks. 

MONROVIA – Parents of Liberian scholarship students in Morocco are concerned about the well-being of the children and relatives amid the failure of the Liberian government to live up to its obligations towards the students abroad.

Monrovia – Col. Michel Ange Bangoura, Director of Operations of the Guinean Army, headed a five-man delegation to pay a courtesy visit with the Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL), headed by Chief of Staff, Major General Prince C. Johnson. 

MONROVIA – Nine lawmakers on Friday signed a landmark resolution supporting the establish a war crimes court, to give justice to victims and survivors of the 14-year civil war in Liberia. The lawmakers pledged their support for the resolution at a conference on accountability for war crimes organized by Civitas Maxima, an organization based in Switzerland that offers legal representation for victims of war crimes and crimes against humanity. 

MONROVIA – It’s been over a week since the Director of Scholarship at the Ministry of Education, Theohilus Snorton, Sr. told journalists in Monrovia that the Ministry was making frantic efforts pay the arrears of Liberian students stranded in Morocco, however, the deserted students say they’ve seen no sign of the Liberian Government living up to its commitment.

Monrovia – The clouds were gloomy from the very heavy rains that had just fallen in Monrovia. The rain had formed streams, which ran on both sides of the tarmac road at the intersection of Benson and Newport Streets. At this particular spot, are parked three-tire vehicles (tricycle) locally known as Kehkeh whose operators usually rush to anyone approaching them so as to be the lucky one to ferry that or those persons to their destinations. Also at this spot, is rather an unusual dealer in one business, which is very heavily-male dominated, especially among those of them who do…

Monrovia – Liberian scholarship students studying in Morocco are said to be struggling in that North African nation as a result of them not receiving their allowances for many months from the Liberian government. 

Monrovia – A few young people braved the very wet Sunday, June 30th, evening to gather at Fuzzion, an entertainment spot, for a blissful poetry slam, organized by Dr. Patricia Jabbeh Wesley, a visiting United States-Liberian professor. The young people had gathered under the banner, “Young Scholars,” a literary group of students organized by Dr. Wesley.

Monrovia – The boys from the interior were the proud winners of US$2000 as they defeated their counterparts from Monrovia in the National Debate Championship, which was organized and hosted by the Youth for Change.

Monrovia – Few weeks ago, two children were seen on the corner of Randall Street in Monrovia, allegedly confessing to sucking their mother’s blood through the act of witchery. They were speaking during the street preaching of Pastor Browne T. Sneh, who is famously known as Pastor Browne, of the Embassy of Heaven Church, located in New Kru Town, Bushrod Island.