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Celebrating the Day of African Child Amid Numerous Challenges FGM Cases
The celebration of the Day of the African Child could be losing its essence as African Children continue to be faced with serious challenges. In Liberia, the official celebration of the day was held in Sanniquellie, Nimba County. Marking the occasion, Gender and Development Minister Julia Duncan Cassell recalled the Soweto massacre which prompted the observation: "Thirteen years ago, in ...
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Snowe Beats Up Takun J.
If the Liberian popular musician, Jonathan Koffa alias Takun J, the Hip Co King had known driving along the Newport Street route in central Monrovia on Monday night 17 June would have led him to receiving several mean punches from Montserrado County District #7 Representative Ediwn Snowe, Jr. for allegedly crossing before his (Snowe's) car, he might have taken another street. But Monday ...
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Magistrates Charged With Contempt
Several magistrates within Montserrado County have fallen in trouble with circuit courts judges for their absence during the formal opening of the Civil Law Court Monday at the Temple of Justice in Monrovia. Two Associate Justices of the Supreme Court Bench including Phillip A.Z. Banks also graced the court opening ceremony attended by lower court judges, senior counsels and attorneys at law ...
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Ellen Inspects Projects in Bomi County
President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf says she's impressed with ongoing development projects expected to be dedicated in Bomi County as part of this year's independence celebrations on July 26. Bomi is co-hosting, along with neighboring Grand Cape Mount and Gbarpolu counties, Liberia's 166th Independence Anniversary celebration in continuation of the President's Decentralization ...
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Child Trafficking Rises in MRU Basin
Four child's rights organizations in the Mano River Union (MRU) basin, including the Defense for Children International Liberia (DCI-Liberia) have urged governments of member states to tackle cross-border child trafficking. In a chat with this paper upon return to the country from Freetown, Sierra Leone, the Executive Director of DCI-Liberia, Foday Kawah, said cross-border child ...
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The Untouchable Bella Yella Contract - Whos Behind a Failed Contractors Interest
As I flipped through the pages of the newspapers this Monday morning (June 17, 2013), it is highly laughable to read a sponsored news article in some of the dailies under one simultaneously captioned "Belle Yella Town Finally Connected" with all of them having the same story line. Belle Yella Town finally connected? But here's my analysis on this fallacy, which is evidenced by ...
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ICRC Celebrates 150 Years Anniversary of Humanitarian Actions
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) founded in 1863, celebrates its "150 years anniversary of humanitarian actions." The ICRC will mark the celebration by organizing an award for Liberian radio journalists. The award seeks to highlight humanitarian initiatives and solidarity actions taken by individuals or Liberian organizations. Radio reporters are to uncover their ...
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Grand Gedeans Hold Mass Meeting
Grand Gedeans in Monrovia are converging in a mass meeting today with lawmakers from the county on the fate of 19 of their kinsmen currently on trial for multiple charges, including mercenarism and rape. A release from the office of Grand Gedeh County Senator Isaac Nyenabo said, "The attentions of Grand Gedeh lawmakers have further been drawn to the issue concerning the 19 Grand Gedeans, ...
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Rotary Club Honors Varney Sherman
The Rotary Club of Sinkor District 9100 on June 16 honored and declared Unity Party Chairman Cllr. Varney Sherman a Paul Harris's Fellow in recognition of the major contributions rendered to the Nation. Bestowing the honor, the club noted: "We are recognizing you for helping Rotary carry out its humanitarian goals in the areas of education, polio health and the rest. Rotary always ...
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USAID to Pave Cuttington University Roads
Cuttington University in Suakoko, Bong County is to shortly benefit from a United States Aid for International Development or USAID-funded project for the pavement of a six-mile road on its main campus. According to the President of the University, Dr. Henrique Tokpah, the agreement with USAID also seeks to expand the William V.S Tubman Library- the main library for students on campus, ...
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Commissioner Wants Decentralization Process Extended
The Commissioner of the Larkay-ta Township in Margibi County, Omega Moses Sawyer, has emphasized the urgent need for the Government of Liberia to extend its decentralization process to all parts of the country to confront major problems faced by rural dwellers. According to him, adherence to his call would ensure the participation of rural dwellers ii the governance process of Liberia. He noted ...
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Dead Drunk - Lawmaker Mothers Feast Celebration Turns Into Tragedy in Bong
A feast celebration for the late Massa Corneh, mother of district 7 Representative Adam Bill Corneh, saturday turned tragic after two persons died after drinking too much alcohol, FrontPageAfrica has gathered. Oldman Joshua Myers, 53, and Jeremiah Smith, 61, had been celebrating with the lawmaker with a heavy drinking session, relatives of the deceased told FrontPageAfrica. Having had too much ...
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Liberia Liberia Senate Concerns Over Absence of President Vice President From Country
Senator Armah Jallah (NPP-Gbapolu County) and others have raised serious concerns over the absence from the country of the President and her deputy who are out of the country on foreign travels. President Sirleaf is in Ireland attending the GA summit while the Vice President Joseph Boakai is in Philadelphia the United States of America to meet with the Liberian community. Speaking to ...
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Liberia Students Debate On Concerns Around Extractive Resources
The girls of St. Teresa Convent High School in Monrovia have won this year's Inter-high School Debate organized by the Liberia Extractive Industries Transparency (LEITI). The competition was held under the theme: "Talking about our Resources". Liberia Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative Convent won the competition in which nine other schools involved in the LEITI ...
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Liberia Court Orders Prosecutions Evidence
In agreement with defense lawyers' application Tuesday, demanding prosecution to provide all evidences, including witnesses' names in the ongoing proceedings against 19 Grand Gedeans, Criminal Court "D" Judge Yussif D. Kabba has ordered state lawyers to submit all evidences establishing their case. The Liberian Government has held the defendants in prolonged detention here ...
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LIBERIA AFL Platoon Finally Departs For Mali Tomorrow
An infantry platoon-size unit of the Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL) departs the country on Thursday, June 20, to join the Africa International Support Mission in Mali (AFISMA) and will be embedded into the Nigerian battalion, with First Lieutenant Nathaniel Waka serving as Commander of the platoon unit. "This will be the first time that Liberia is participating in peacekeeping operations in ...
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We Welcome CDC Stance
It Took Sometimes but when the investigative panel emerged out of their room of deliberation into what is now known as "you eat, I eat scandal" they were blatant in recommending an expulsion for electoral district #16 Representative Edward Forh from the party. The Main Opposition Congress for Democratic Change (CDC) couldn't have taken a better decision against the man who ...
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Dirty Ugly Campaigning in Bong - Senatorial Race Candidates Holding No Punches
Pre-campaigning is going nasty in the run-up to next year's senatorial election in Bong County with rival candidates going beyond mudslinging. The process is getting ugly with vulgar words being used freely at each other, sometimes crossing the boundary of racial and religious sensitivity as rival candidates vie to influence public perception. A former Legislative candidate in the 2011 ...
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GIVE Partners With CPM to Offer Scholarships
Realizing that no nation develops without investing into capacity building of its young people, the Global Institute for Vocational Education (GIVE) in partnership with City Parking Management (CPM) has offered fifty scholarships to the latter for its employees. GIVE is an institution founded by Ambassador George Weah to provide professional and technical to young people. The school offers ...
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Foreign Service Students Complete Study Tour
Over 25 diplomat trainees at the Gabriel L. Dennis Foreign Service Institute have concluded a three-day study tour to Buchanan, Grand Bassa County, finding out about development initiatives and challenges. They met and talked with local officials, community residents, authorities at the Bassa Community College and community radio operators. The study tour is part of the Institute's ...
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EPA Ends Risk Assessment Workshop
A two-week training workshop on risk assessment and risk management of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) has ended in Monrovia. Fifteen National Biosafety committee members from various ministries and agencies, including the private sector participated in the workshop. The training was organized by the Environmental Protection Agency of Liberia with financial and technical supports from the ...
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Public Works On Finishing Touches
Acting Public Works Minister Victor Smith says the Ministry will do all it can to ensure that President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and her entourage will drive to Belle Yella during and beyond the July 26, 2013 celebration. The celebration will be hosted by Bomi, Cape Mount and Gbarpolu counties. Speaking to reporters during a monitoring and supervision visit to the project site, Minister Smith ...
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West Africa Some Aid Programs in Sahel Prefer Cash to Food
DIOURBEL, SENEGAL -- Humanitarian agencies in Africa's Sahel region are struggling to deal with a cycle of chronic food crisis. Some are moving away from traditional food aid in favor of "cash for work" programs that pay villagers to work on community improvement projects. The U.S. government is considering shifting as much as 45 percent of its $1.4 billion of traditional food aid ...
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UK Deputy Speaker Nigel Evans arrested on suspicion of three further offenses
Commons Deputy Speaker Nigel Evans has been further arrested on suspicion of three counts of indecent assault. The 55-year-old answered bail today following his arrest in May on suspicion of rape and sexual assault, and was told that he faces the additional ...
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Expectations Remain Key Challenge
The high expectations of Liberians remain a key challenge to Liberia's ongoing development process, the Deputy Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary General (DSRSG) and Resident Representative of UNDP has said. Mr. Aeneas Chuma observed that the ultimate test of the value of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and other partner supported programs in Liberia is to ...
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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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