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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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“Govt Lacks Fiscal Discipline”- Finance Minister
Finance Minister Amara Konneh, has conceded that many officials of government are fiscally indiscipline. Minister Konneh said public officials, especially authorities at the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare love receiving funds from government, friendly nations and organizations, but always slow in terms of submitting performance report on money received as a result, it becomes difficult ...
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PR China or India Who Takes Wologisi Mountain
The Government of the People's Republic of China has expressed interest in exploiting the Wologisi Mountain in Lofa County, northwestern Liberia, amidst reports here that an Indian company O.P. Jindal Group has similar interest. Chinese Ambassador Zhao Jianhua, told a news conference Thursday in Monrovia that the Wologisi Mountain is China's interest, but there is yet no formal ...
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African-American Faithfuls Others Rally at State Capitol to Shape Justice Bill
ST. PAUL, MN – On Thursday, April 3, 2012: African-American clergy and members of the faith community will hold a faith rally at the Minnesota State Capitol ...
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Minnesota-Based Pro-USA Awards Sports Training Scholarships to Minority Youth
Pro-USA, Inc., a US-based Liberian non-profit sports organization, has awarded $17,000 in scholarships to 10 minority youth associated with the Twin Stars Academy, a Minnesota sports center, a release issued to The Liberian Journal (TLJ) ...
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African Community Minority Groups Hold Civic Engagement Conversation April 11 in Minnesota
-The African Immigrant Services (AIS), in collaboration with the Diversity and Equity Department of North Hennepin Community College (NHCC ), Brooklyn Park’s Diversity Team, and the Northwest Civic Engagement Coalition, will host and facilitate a community civic engagement conversation on Thursday April 11, 2013, at Brooklyn Park’s City Council Chambers, in Brooklyn Park, ...
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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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