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Lomé, Togo, – The leading pan-African banking group, Ecobank, is delighted to announce that it has won the Award for Innovation in Financial Services at the 2020 edition of the prestigious African Banker magazine Awards. The Awards, which reward banking excellence in Africa, were announced at a virtual ceremony held on 26th August.

MONROVIA –   The Board of Governors of the Central Bank of Liberia (CBL), during its 19 August 2020 sitting on Monetary Policy’s decision, agreed to retain the monetary policy rate of 25.0% based on projected headline inflation of approximately 17.0% for quarter three of 2020. Price indices of energy and non-energy commodities in low- and middle-income countries fell in quarter two.

MONROVIA – Liberian First Lady Clar Marie Weah in partnership with Merck Foundation, is pleased to announce that 32 Liberian Doctors have been selected to undergo intensive training in various specialty education.

CSOs, Prodemocracy Activists pose during the MOU signing ceremony Monrovia – At least 10 civil society organizations (CSOs), which are partnering in the enhancement of democracy and good governance not only in the Mano River Union (MRU) basin but also the sub-region of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), on Saturday, August 22, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), in Monrovia.

Kosiah was a commander of a faction of the United Liberation Movement of Liberia for Democracy (ULIMO) between 1993 and 1995. The ULIMO, which operated in Western Liberia since 1991, fought against the National Patriotic Front led by Charles Taylor during the First Liberian Civil War. The group managed to gain control over certain areas in the region, including Lofa county. GENEVA – The Swiss Federal Criminal Court has announced that new dates for the trial of Alieu Kosiah, former United Liberation Movement of Liberia for Democracy (ULIMO) commander. After being postponed twice due to the spread of COVID-19, the trial of…

Selenium has also been studied for the treatment of dozens of conditions. They range from asthma to arthritis to dandruff to infertility. MONROVIA – US-based organization has donated several cartons of selenium drugs purposely to boost the immune system of COVID-19 patients in Liberia. Selenium is a mineral found in the soil. Selenium naturally appears in water and some foods. While people only need a very small amount, selenium plays a key role in the metabolism.

Under the agreement, which was struck following discussions on Saturday, August 22 at the Ministry of Justice, the company is required to financially compensate the aggrieved employees. It was also established that the company did not give the right of first refusal to them before filling their positions. Monrovia –  Following a tripartite meeting amongst the Government of Liberia, Arcelor Mittal Liberia (AML) and aggrieved workers who were made redundant by AML in 2015 and 2016, an agreement has been reached to end the standoff which resulted into a blockade of the rail tracks that Arcelor Mittal operates.

First Lady’s Team flanked by Bomi Health add local authorities pose for picture around donated food and medical supplies, Aug. 19, 2020 TUBMANBURG, Bomi County – Authorities of the lone referral hospital in Tubmanburg, Bomi County, were on Wednesday, August 19, 2020, full of gratitude for the Liberian First Lady, Clar Marie Weah, as they received a huge consignment of assorted food and medical supplies.

The Late Rep. Sloh will be buried tomorrow August 22, 2020 following funeral service at the First Assembly of God Church on Buchanan Street in Monrovia. Representative Sloh died on June 30, 2020 at the John Kennedy Memorial Hospital. Monrovia – President George Manneh Weah says the late Representative J. Nagbe Sloh was an embodiment of the aspirations of his constituents and their quest for social and economic development.

USAID Liberia Mission Director, Sara Walter, said the stipend program “reflects the commitment of the Government and People of the United States not only to help Liberia contain the spread of COVID-19 but to also deal with the broader impact of the disease, including the economic uncertainties it has created across Liberia.” MONROVIA   – The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in collaboration with the Ministry of Education has launched an Educational Stipend Cash Transfer Program to support students taking the West African Senior School Certificate Examinations (WASSCE) in Liberia during the COVID-19 outbreak.