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Garbage plagues Soinwein community in Monrovia. Photo-Tina Mehnpaine MONROVIA – Waste plastic is becoming a scourge around the world but it is especially true here in Liberia’s capital city and its satellite sister, Paynesville.…
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Musu Sumo, a farmer in Bong County, says climate change has devastated her family credit: Evelyn Kpadeh Seagbeh SINYEA, Bong County – After two years of poor harvests the Sumo family was nervous this year. Rain had been unpredictable.…
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Gibril Massaquoi appears in the District Court of Tampere, Finland during his trial for war crimes. By Anthony Stephens and New Narratives staff After nearly a year of hearings, including five months in Liberia and Sierra Leone, the…
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A number of rape cases have been reported since Liberia instituted measures to curb the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. More than 600 rape cases have been reported as of March 1, according to the Bureau of Corrections at the Ministry…
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The John F. Kennedy Memorial Hospital in Monrovia. FrontPage Africa/Harry N. Browne MONROVIA – Liberia has only six ventilators, one of the country’s many challenges in combating the novel coronavirus pandemic but health authorities say…
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A prisoner hangs from the barred window of his cell in Nimba County to catch a glimpse of outside, December 2, 2008. United Nations MONROVIA – There are calls for the release of pretrial detainees and inmates with lesser crimes across…
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A man walks pass a GVL signboard in Butaw, Sinoe County. FrontPage Africa/James Harding Giahyue BUTAW, SINOE COUNTY – Four hundred and forty-three workers have been laid off at Golden Veroleum Liberia, more than 10 percent of its…
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PHILADELPHIA, PA – Four government witnesses helped build the government’s case that Thomas Woewiyu had been Charles Taylor’s second in command during Liberia’s civil war and was well aware of the violence and war crimes that Taylor and…
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Philadelphia, USA - The use of children of soldiers by NPFL was at the center of most testimonies in Monday’s hearing in the case of Tom Woewiyu Vs the United States government. The prosecution presented three former child soldiers, a…
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By James Harding Giahyue Monrovia – Most visits by high ranking UN officials are predictable - the official makes bland statements about good governance and commitments to support Liberia. The March visit by Deputy Secretary-General…
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