Monrovia — Under the Contempt Charge, the Plenary of the Liberian Senate on Tuesday 22 November mandated its Sergeant-at-Arms Brg. General, Toe Cheleh Toe to produce the living body of the Finance Minister Samuel Tweah before Plenary on Thursday, 24 November 12 noon. The Senate’s decision comes as a result of Minister Tweah’s refusal to […]
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Bong County — The Management of Turkish Mining Company, MNG Gold, says all is now set for the opening of a clinic for the people of Kokoyah Statutory District. The cost of the clinic, located in David Dean Town in Kokoyah District, is out at more than US$US75,000. According to the Public Relations Officer, Matthew […]
Monrovia — The National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA) and its partner the International Rescue Committee (IRC) through its Relief and Response program have provided, assorted food and non-food items, Including 80 Bags of 25kg of Rice, 40 gallons of Vegetable Oil, 40 Pieces of 6inches Mattresses, Bedsheets, Blankets, among others non-food items, to flood victims […]
Monrovia — The Ministry of Justice has assured Prosecuting Attorneys that all modalities are being worked out to resolve their ongoing boycott action pronounced on November 14. Acting Solicitor General, Cllr. Wesseh A. Wesseh in a notification issued Monday, November 21 noted that while Prosecuting Attorneys have boycotted court, the Ministry of Justice will grant […]
Montserrado County Electoral District #17 representative hopeful Harry Taylay has cautioned the electorates to be vigilant and resist fake politicians ahead of the 2023 presidential and legislative elections. Speaking to residents recently, Mr. Taylay reminded them of their past mistakes of electing those he referred to as fake and self-seeking politicians. Upon returning from the […]
The Congress for Democratic Change (CDC) has re-elected incumbent President George Manneh Weah as standard-bearer and Mulbah Morlu as chairman at the party’s 7th national convention. The CDC is a constituent party of the ruling Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC) – a tripartite arrangement that won the 2017 presidential election and brought President Weah to […]
On 22 November 2022, the Ministry of Youth and Sports and the French bilateral development agency, Agence Franchise de Development (AFD) celebrated the official closeout of the Liberia Employment and Entrepreneurship Program (LEEP). The program initially targeted 11,000 Liberian youth (50% men, 50% women) between the ages of 18-35, and most impacted by unemployment, in […]
The Plenary of the Liberian Senate has cited Finance and Development Planning Minister Samuel Tweh under penalty of contempt. Under the contempt charge, the Plenary mandated its Sergeant-at-Arms Brigadier General Toe Cheleh Toe to produce the living body of the Minister on Thursday, 24 November 2022 at noon. Minister Tweah has been summoned to state […]
Khartoum / El Goz — 23 patients have died since the outbreak of dengue fever began in 12 Sudanese states, meanwhile, nine cases of ‘acute hysteria’ have prompted calls for a factfinding mission in South Kordofan. The Sudanese Ministry of Health reported 3,326 cases of dengue fever across Sudan on Tuesday. 23 patients died from […]
-against Cellcom, Orange Authorities at Liberia’s leading GSM Company Lonestar Cell MTN have begun contemplating plans to launch legal proceedings against Cellcom and Orange Liberia Inc., in relation to the cyber-attack carried out against the company in 2016. The move comes as the U.S. Justice Department on Wednesday arraigned notorious hacker Daniel Kaye for alleged […]
The Government of Ghana has refuted claims made by the UK Telegraph that Britain has deployed 300 special forces units to support the Accra Initiative. “The attention of the Government of Ghana has been drawn to a news item by “the Telegraph” which was carried by the Ghanaweb on 22nd November 2022, captioned *British soldiers […]
The ECOWAS Commission will brief Political Officers and Military Advisors of the Diplomatic Corps on the 24th of November 2022 in Abuja, Nigeria. The briefing is meant to engender the development and promotion of a mechanism for inclusive transitional processes for a peaceful return to constitutional order in the region. The briefers and presenters are […]
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Liberia: 5 Persons Gone Missing in Ganta
-fear grips residents Five persons have reportedly gone missing in Ganta, Nimba county, including a schoolteacher, a businessman and others. Few months ago, a Chemistry teacher at the Nimba University, Nyaquoi Yeabah, left Sanniqullie for his hometown Lao, in electoral district#8 when he reportedly went missing. Two other men also went missing in Districts 4 […]
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Liberia: Graduation Fees Bonanza in Nimba
Nimba County — -Schools collect thousands from graduates Several public and private schools in Ganta, Nimba County have been collecting over 30 thousand Liberian Dollars each from students as graduation fees. The Government of Liberia had mandated public schools to collect only five thousand Liberian dollars for graduation fees, but they are collecting ten (10) […]
The Ministry of Finance and Development Planning (MFDP), and the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) on Tuesday, 22 November 2022 signed a co-financing, partnership, and establishment agreement. The agreement is intended to strengthen Liberia and France’s bilateral relationship, leveraging additional resources for impactful projects in Liberia, and improving the private sector engagements, among other things. […]
Recent moves by the Government of Liberia (GoL) in turning to the international community to come up with some strong statements to save its (GoL’s) face speaks a lot. Not only does it speak a lot, but it raises questions of trust, integrity, and confidence about the regime among the people, particularly in the midst […]
The old notes would still be valid until the 31st January, 2023, as stated by the CBN. President Muhammadu Buhari Wednesday unveiled the new notes of the three highest denominations of the Nigerian currency: N200, N500 and N1,000. The unveiling was done at the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa, Abuja, shortly before the commencement […]
The deal for a ‘loss and damage’ fund established at COP27 is a great achievement for small islands and vulnerable nations but not enough is being done to mitigate global warming to below 1.5 degrees Celsius, a Seychelles’ top government official said on Tuesday. The breakthrough agreement to provide ‘loss and damage’ funding was made […]