Author: Selma Lomax

GBARNGA, Bong County – In Bong’s District Two, the only talking point now is the November 16 by-election. FrontPageAfrica has gathered that ten candidates have registered with the National Elections Commission (NEC).

MONROVIA – The opposition Collaborating Political Party (CPP) is in danger of further fracturing, as war of words between Monsterrado County District 10 lawmaker Yekeh Kolubah of the Alternative National Congress (ANC) and talkshow host Henry Costa of the All Liberian Party (ALP) rumbles on.

MONROVIA — Satta F. Sheriff’s childhood was a challenge – but like many children growing up in Liberia’s Kakata City, Margibi County, opportunities were often few and far between.

GBARTA, Kokoyah District – Kids grow up fast in some remote villages in Liberia. With limited options to attend school, many opt to marry at age 14 or 15, or even younger, and start having children of their own.

Kpolokpai, Bong County — On September 21, 2021, the Civil Peace Service (CPS) partnered with its network institutions, including The Foundation for International Dignity (FIND), Justice of the Peace Commission (JPC), Young Men Christian Association (YMCA), Center for Justice and Peace Studies (CJPS), DELTA-Human Rights Foundation, Incorporated and other partners to celebrate the International Peace Day.

KOKOYAH, Bong County – MNG Gold, the Turkish Mining Company in Kokoyah District, Bong County has concluded a one-day stakeholders meeting with residents of affected communities in Gbarta, Boinsen District.

MONROVIA – The Liberian government has appointed Liberal CNN Analyst Bakari Sellers as lobbyist in Washington to improve the country’s image that has been tarred by recurring reports on human rights abuses and corruption. Sellers has been appointed to arrange high-level interactions with the United States of America government and build a “positive and correct image” of the George Weah-led government among the US policymakers, Fox News reported. According to Fox News, Seller wrote: “I will be developing and executing a U.S. media and press engagement strategy for the Republic, President Weah, and key officials to raise Liberia’s profile in…

Gbarnga – Residents of several parts of Gbarnga, Bong County, were rendered homeless as a result of a downpour of rain on Wednesday which lasted for several hours.

YELLEQUELLEH DISTRICT, Bong County – Team Eugine JM Kollie has made available a consignment of medical and non-medical supplies to several institutions in electoral District 5, worth more than $10, 000 United States dollars.

MONROVIA – Former Vice President Joseph Boakai has said he’s is in a better state of health to contest the 2023 presidential elections amid intense speculations about his health and whether he is fit to contest.