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Ellen Cautions Individuals Over Owning Vast Underdeveloped Land
President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf has cautiously warned landowners, particularly individuals owning vast undeveloped lands to read the new Land Right Policy and take appropriate steps in aligning their individual land ownership rights with the new Land Right Policy. According to the Liberian leader, the new Land Rights Policy respects individual rights to own land, but it become an issue if an ...
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At LWSC - U.S.$125000 West Point Water Project Consume
The heads of three rights advocacy groups in the Township of West Point have said the Management of the Liberia Water and Sewer Corporation (LWSC) has not re-lay or connected a single pipe for the supply of safe drinking water in West Point. In a separate interview with this paper on Wednesday, May 22, 2013 in the Township of West Point, the heads of the three rights advocacy groups said ...
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Absolutely Unfounded Fabrication - Chinese Govt. Reacts to Media Report
The government of the People's Republic of China through its Ambassador accredited to Liberia Zhao Jianhua has refuted media reports that 200 Liberian prisoners have died due to poor prison condition in the People's Republic of China. Addressing a news conference Thursday, May 23, 2013 at the Chinese Embassy in Congo Town, outside Monrovia, Amb.Jianhua said the information carried in ...
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Liberia China Expresses Interest in Mt. Wologizi
The Government of the People's Republic of China says the controversial Wologizi Mountain in Lofa County remains its vested area of investment in Liberia. Chinese Ambassador to Liberia Zhao Jianhua said even though no formal negotiation has been made yet, but his country has expressed interest in the mountain. "Wologizi remains one of China's interests, but it has to be ...
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President Sirleaf Receives Draft Land Rights Policy At National Validation Conference
President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf says the draft Land Rights Policy, presented to her at the conclusion of a two-day National Validation Conference in the capital, is a major milestone in creating a more inclusive country where all Liberians are assured of their right to own and enjoy the benefits of land. "By clearly defining the various categories of land and accompanying rights and ...
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Several Police Officers Dismissed
Authorities of the Liberia National Police (LNP) has announced the dismissal of seven police officers from its employ for being absent without approval from the administration of the LNP. A statement from the LNP quotes police Spokesman Mr. Sam Collins as saying that "The seven police officers were dismissed from the force for accumulating constant Absence Without Leave (AWOL)." ...
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Stressing Effective Communication NEC Begins Formulation Strategy
The Co-Chairman of the National Elections Commission (NEC), Cllr. Sarah Jegedeh-Toe, says the Commission desires an objective and open Public Information and Outreach Program that will serve the greater good of the Liberian people in the growth of democracy in the country. Cllr. Sarah Jegede-Toe said such is dependent upon the formulation of an effective communications Strategy for the ...
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150 SGBV Cases Remain Unheard
Christiana Tah and Julia Duncan-Casell, Ministers of Justice and Gender have been invited to appear before the Senate committee on Health, Gender, Women and Children Affairs next week to provide information regarding the slow dispensation of justice on the 150 SGBV cases presently on the docket at the Supreme Court and the increase in the level of SGBV against women and children. A ...
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Rampant Fiscal Indiscipline - Liberias Finance Minister Points Accusing Fingers
Liberia's finance minister Amara Konneh has called for stronger legislative oversight to ensure that ministries and agencies are compliant with the laws consistent with Section 20.3 of the public financial management act. Minister Konneh said all spending entities are fully accountable to the President and the national legislature for their performance in the implementation of their ...
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Disadvantaged People Seek Access to Electoral Process
A member of the disabled community has called on the National Elections Commission to provide access for physically challenged people to participate in national elections. Physically challenged female Liberian Clara Nyenah, said people with disabilities have no access to polling centers during elections due to long distances they have to trek, particularly in rural Liberia. She made the appeal ...
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West Africa Children Threatened
A four day vaccination campaign, in a concerted effort to eradicate the incurable childkillerdisease, polio from the West African sub-region gets underway today, May 24, 2013. The vaccination campaign comes in the wake of serious threats by the disease against children of the sub-region. A recent World Health Organization report puts Nigeria among the three only polio-endemic countries of the ...
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Liberia Urgent Need for Medical Doctors
The Liberian Government has got more problems now perhaps than during the years of violence. The problems are multiple and hugely insurmountable in many respects, and it is glaring that the government does not have answers to all of them. The Unity Party-led government came to power in 2006, three years after the war ended in 2003. Most Liberians had thought that with the election of Madam ...
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Doubts Over Police Dismissals
In the face of challenging criminal activities against peaceful residents by individuals seeking to fake security status to exploit law abiding citizens, the Liberia National Police (LNP) has announced the dismissal of seven officers without retrieving from them police uniforms and other items. Worst of all, the LNP did not provide to the public the photos of Patrolmen Borbor Y. Reed, Ralph W. ...
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Liberia Govt Signs Agreement for Construction of New Caldwell Bridge
The Government of Liberia (GoL) through the Ministry Public Works and the China Henan International Cooperation Group Co. Limited (CHICO)have signed the agreement for the construction of the new Caldwell Bridge. Construction for the new Caldwell Bridge costs the GoL US$8,288,872.91, and the construction period will last for 18 months. Program marking the signing of the contract agreement ...
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Liberia Rep. Breaks Ground for New Bridge in Bong
Bong County Representative Prince Kermue Moye has emphasized the need for Liberians to buttress government's efforts to rebuild the country. Representative Moye of Electoral District #2 noted that if the improvement of the livelihood of Liberians is only left with the government, the development of the country is still a dream. "There are various ways we can assist government to speed ...
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Liberia ICT Will Transform Our Country - Min. Norkeh
Minister Frederick B. Norkeh, Ministry of Post and Telecommunications has said that the use of the ICT will transform the country. Minister Norkeh made the remarks on the Occasion Marking the Graduation of 15 IT professionals, who have acquired additional knowledge in System Administration and Network management from 7 different Government institutions. "Not disillusioned by the hurdles ...
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Liberia The Aftermath - Buchanan Without BRE - Residents Moving On After Investment Snafu
It's less than a year since the famous energy renewable company, Buchanan Renewable Energy (BRE) shut down its operations in the country and many of its former workers are now expressing their frustration over the company's closure. Based in Buchanan city with most of its operations in Grand Bassa and Margibi Counties; BRE was credited for providing jobs for over 2,000 people before ...
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Liberia We Are Waiting - China Confirms Interest in Liberias Wologisi Mines Eyed By India
In the wake of a reported interest from the Indian steel giant, Jindal Steel and Power Limited (JSPL), one of India's major steel producers with a significant presence in sectors like Mining, Power Generation and Infrastructure, the Chinese government has for the first time publicly disclosed previously speculated interest in Liberia's Wologisi mines. Zhao Jianhua, Chinese Ambassador ...
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President Sirleaf Signs Book of Condolence for Catholic Archbishop Emeritus Michael Francis
President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has signed the Book of Condolence for the Catholic Archbishop Emeritus, Michael Kpakala Francis, who passed away on Sunday, May 19, at the age of 77. He will be buried on Saturday, June 1. According to an Executive Mansion release, the President signed the Book of Condolence at the Sacred Heart Cathedral on Wednesday, May 22. Upon her arrival, at the Roberts ...
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Liberia Woods Exit Strategy Liberias Public Works Minister Throws Resignation Hint
Reports filtering in to FrontPageAfrica indicate that the Minister of Public Works Samuel Kofi Woods has already tendered in his resignation to his employer President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf. But what is more glaring and seems to insinuate an exit strategy is Wood's comments made on Thursday at a signing ceremony between the Liberian government and its Chinese counterpart of a memorandum of ...
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Liberia Tension Mounts in Nimba - PYJ Others Go Gutter
Tension is said to be mounting in the northern Liberian County of Nimba, following what amounts to a public confession by the county's Senior Senator Prince Y. Johnson, when he detailed how he influenced election officials in the county to cheat for his NUDP's candidates on a local radio station Wednesday. Appearing on a local radio talk show in Nimba, Johnson named Garrison Yealu, ...
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Another Land Crisis Hits Bassa Community Residents Plead for Two-Year Notice
Residents in the Bassa community area have petitioned the House of Representative seeking their intervention in a land crisis between them and a piece of land owned by Mr. Wesseh Kpan. The residents, in a petitioned statement submitted to the House Committee on Claims and Petition, asked the lawmakers to intervene by allocating more time for them to leave the area. Residents lamented that the ...
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Liberia CBL Named Chief Driver
The Federation of Road Transportation Union of Liberia (FRTUL) has named Central Bank Governor Dr. Mill Jones as "Chief Driver" of the Republic of Liberia. Governor Jones was presented an ID card and a symbolic key for his numerous contributions to the improvement of the union. Presenting the honor, FRTUL President General Papa Flomo said Dr. Mill Jones has always stood by the union ...
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Liberia Hailing LACCs Move
Recently, the Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission or LACC released the first phase of the Asset Declaration Verification Report of public officials. The Assets Declaration Verification Exercise by the LACC is intended to ascertain the integrity and credibility of public officials. The 2008 Act creating the Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission, among other things, empowers the Commission to ...
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Party Rivalry - Nimba Lawmakers Prince Johnson Yealue in War of Words
Representative Garrison Yealue (NUDP-District #4 Nimba County) the man whose victory many credit to the influence and assistance of Senator Prince Johnson, appears to have fallen out of favor and is in a serious war-of-words with the Nimba County folklore. Yealue, in a strongly-worded statement described Senator Johnson's statement that he(Johnson) helped him to win election as a shameful ...
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Liberia gaining the world's attention for the right reasons
When members of the international community, and even many Africans themselves, think of Africa one of a few stereotypes come to mind; poverty, crime, corruption and political instability. Africa is seen as a haven for everything nefarious in the global community, terrorists are trained here, rebels attack their governments, drugs are grown in, and exported from, African soil and many African heads of state preside over a government whose authority does not extend beyond their capital city.
Liberia, not often in the international news for doing well, seems to be making a concerted effort to redress this trend, suggesting that a period of integrity may be ahead for the continent as a whole; South Africa is hosting the FIFA World Cup, Egypt is cooperating with the international community in opening up its border with Gaza and Liberia’s government is holding its own as an example of the far-reaching effects of good governance and rooting out corruption. Read more
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