Author: Press Release

MONROVIA – The Women NGOs Secretariat of Liberia (WONGOSOL)wants the Coalition for Democratic Change(CDC) and the Unity Party (UP) to ensure peaceful run-off election in the country.

MONROVIA — The Coalition for Democratic Change, after a more careful scrutiny of a circulated video purporting to show Elections Coordinating Committee’s Chairman Oscar Bloh’s participation in a political party meeting, wishes to publish a retraction of that mistaken assumption, and regrets the situation.

MONROVIA — The Joint Security has confirmed the removal from the country of a Ghanaian, Sumson Essien Jr., from Liberia and back to his home, Ghana, after a Joint Security investigation established he entered Liberian borders and engaged in employment without resident and work permits, in violation of Liberia’s Alien and Nationality Law and the Decent Work Act of 2015.

With just three days to Liberia’s much publicized runoff election, incumbent President, Weah Weah, has received yet another huge endorsement that seems almost like winning a lotto.

MONROVIA – The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Liberia has issued a statement refuting the allegations made by Wynee Cummings Wilson, a former staff member at the Permanent Mission of Liberia to the United Nations in New York. In a video circulating on social media, Ms. Wilson claimed to be an employee of the Mission and accused Minister Dee Maxwell Kemayah of sexual harassment.

MONROVIA – Liberia Conservation Works, funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), conducted a six-week training on law enforcement and human rights for Liberia’s Forestry Development Authority (FDA) rangers in Sapo National Park (SNP), and East Nimba Nature Reserve (ENNR), community biomonitoring auxiliaries in SNP and community eco-guards in ENNR SNP and ENNR were chosen as locations for their training as they are both heavily threatened by increased pressure from poaching, illegal logging and mining activities, and exploitation of non-timber forest products.

MONROVIA – ECOWAS has deployed Long Term Election Observers (LTOs) to continue monitoring the critical stages of the 2023 Presidential Election Run-off in Liberia scheduled for November 14, 2023.

Ahead of the pending Presidential Run-off Election, three renowned local civil society organizations operating in the country have called for an immediate probe into allegation linking the Chairperson of the Elections Coordinating Committee (ECC) to the Unity Party (UP).

MONROVIA – Liberia most loved and celebrated humanitarian Dr. Thomas Nimene Tweh, Jr. has abstained from supporting a particular candidate for the presidential runoff election in Liberia, with a call on his supporters to cast their votes for the betterment of the nation and the improvement of their living conditions.

Monrovia – Gwendolyn Myers, Founder and Executive Director of Messengers of Peace Liberia Inc., has been appointed as a member of the UN-Habitat Youth Advisory Board (YAB).