Author: Rodney Sieh

Pres. Weah, his wife, Madam Clar Marie Weah and other members of the Liberian delegation were escorted by the U.S. Secret Service upon arrival in the United States for the UN General Assembly Washington – The George Weah-led government has taken serious exception to a report by blogger Michael Rubin in his 1945 blog post suggesting that the President and his delegation attending the 77th United Nations General Assembly in New York were subjected to detention at the John F. Kennedy Airport for several hours while immigration and customs enforcement officials treated them as ordinary travelers rather than VIPs in…

On Monday, the US Ambassador to Liberia, Mr. Michael McCarthy, speaking to a select group of media manager and editors at the US embassy Monday, expressed the hope that President Weah would do the right thing in the aftermath of the sanctions. Monrovia – Less than 24 hours after the United States Treasury Department slapped sanctions on three senior members of the George Weah-led government, the Liberian President has suspended his most trusted ally and Minister of State Nathaniel McGill, Bill Twehway, head of the National Port Authority and Solicitor General Sayma Syrenius Cehpus. In a statement dispatched to FrontPageAfrica…

MONROVIA – Michael McCarthy rarely minces his words on issues of governance, the rule of law and corruption. The tough talking US Ambassador to Liberia raised eyebrows recently when photographs of him playing basketball with Liberian President George Manneh Weah and senior government officials made the trends on social media.

Monrovia — Three senior members of President George Manneh Weah-led government have been slapped with sanctions by the United States Department of Treasury. Mr. Michael McCarthy, the US envoy accredited to Liberia, in a statement with media executives at the US embassy Monday announced that Minister of State Nathaniel McGill, Solicitor General Sayma Cyrennius Cephus and the head of the National Port Authority, Bill Twehway have been actively engaged in ongoing public corruption. The US envoy lamented that corruption under the Weah-led government is stealing from the poorest of the poor. “It blunts or negates the impact of all of…

Dear Readers, The ricochet of Nobel laureate Leymah Gbowee’s 2019 Independence Day oration is still felt in the corridors of the George Weah-led government, begging the question, who was responsible for tipping Gbowee in what has become a defining moment of truth that redefined the spirit of the ’26, if only for a moment in time.

Monrovia – Just seven months after the signing of a landmark amendment to the Mineral Development Agreement (MDA) between the Government of Liberia and mining giant, ArcelorMittal, which should have paved the way for the company’s expansion of its mining and logistic operations in Liberia, relations between the government and the investor appear to be spiraling downward, threatening to stall the activities of one of Liberia’s strongest private sector investors for almost two decades. $1.6 Billion Invested The company, in a letter, addressed to the ministers of Mines and Energy (Gessler Murray), Finance and Economic Planning (Samuel D. Tweah), and…

Monrovia – Growing up as a 13-year-old Swedish girl in prewar Liberia was always fun for Ann Huber. Since the Swede came along with her family on January 19, 1963, she has never looked back, never forgotten and never turned her back on the African nation that brought much joy to her childhood.

Monrovia – When Chief Justice Francis Korkpor, Sr. delivers the opening address of the March Term of the Supreme Court of Liberia today, it will almost certainly mark the last time Liberians will be seeing him perform the task.

Opposing teams and coaches have already picked up on David’s strengths on the defensive end of the floor and the contagious energy he brings BROOKLYN, NEW YORK – David Duke Sr. was full of pride when his son, David Duke Jr. was drafted by the Brooklyn Nets in the 2021 draft of the US National Basketball Association.

Monrovia – Just days after the National Executive Committee of the All Liberian Party(ALP) mandated its political leader and national chairman, Mr. Benoni Urey to withdraw from the opposition alliance, the Collaborating Political Party(CPP), the Monrovia City Court acting on a filing from Mr. Urey’s ALP has issued a Writ of Arrest for Mr. Alexander Cummings, the political leader of the Alternative National Congress(ANC), who is also a former chair of the CPP.