Author: Rodney Sieh

Our great, but small nation under God’s command takes overwhelming pride to welcome U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama and her two daughters alongside her entire entourage to this sweet land of liberty. There is something profound about Liberia.  We are a beautiful and green country with 43 percent of the remaining rainforest in West Africa.  Liberia is nothing short of fascinating, amazing and exciting country with deep friendships that make further progress possible.  

Bishops in Lebanon have agreed to support Liberia’s drug programs: Prevention, Use and Abuse and Rehabilitation. The Bishops reiterated their commitment recently when Attorney Samuel Kofi Woods, II of the Liberia Law Society (LLS) visited Lebanon to follow up and consult on the drug rehabilitation programs in Lebanon.

Monrovia-  As part of efforts to accelerate access to justice and increase service delivery to Liberians, the Justice and Security Joint Programme (JSJP) has donated an eighteen (18) seater minibus to the Judiciary specifically intended to serve the courts of Bong County, but assigned at the Gbarnga Regional Hub. The hub in Gbarnga is a one-stop-shop     facility that provides security, human rights, judicial and legal services to the people of Bong, Nimba and Lofa counties with support from the Government of Liberia and UN Peacebuilding Fund.

Monrovia President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has dedicated a New Sight Eye Center in 72nd Paynesville City and described the Executive Director and Founder Dr. Robert Dolo as “a Symbol of the New Liberia”.

Monrovia –Liberia on Monday, 27 June 2016, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry and the Liberia Revenue Authority wish to inform the public that a High Level Delegation from the World Trade Organization (WTO) focused on Liberia’s Post Accession Plan for its accession to the World Trade Organization will be visiting Liberia from Monday, June 27 through Wednesday, 29, 2016 to identify and support Liberia’s Post Accession Plan, a two-year program to promote trade facilitation, customs reforms, and investment in trade support activities and institutions.

Monrovia-In preparation for the pending 2017 general and presidential elections, the ruling Unity Party heads to convention beginning July 7 in the central city of Gbarnga, in Bong County. The party is going into the process at a time it is believed that there is rift between senior party officials-with incumbent Chairman Varney Sherman and President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf said to be at odds.

Monrovia- As the investigation into the alleged bribery by British Mining Company Sable Mining being conducted by the Presidential Task Force continues, there are indications that the probe will widen as FrontPageAfrica has gathered that agents of the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation are expected to assist with the probe. Recently former British Prime Minister David Cameroon promised that Great Britain will cooperate with the corruption probe and is willing to help Liberia fight corruption wherever it is discovered. FrontPageAfrica has gathered from international sources that the US Department of State has offered to also assist Liberia in the investigation.“We…

Monrovia-Detained Armed Forces of Liberia personnel Melvin Tolbert who is accused by the Defense Ministry of Absence from Duty without Leave (AWOL) has been re-arrested and reprimanded to the Edward Binyah Kesselly Barrack in Schiefflin on the Robertsfield highway based on order of Supreme Court   Associate Justice, Cllr. Jamesetta Wolokollie.

KAKATA—Peace Corps Trainee Michael Janus worked on a project whose value every woman would understand.

Monrovia-Ahead of the 2017 general and presidential elections, FrontPageAfrica has gathered that the National Elections Commission (NEC) and the National Identification Registry (NIR) are both in discussion over a biometric registration process.