Presidential Press Secretary, Kula V. Fofana has disclosed that payment for 700 workers, who were on supplementary payroll at the Ministry of State for Presidential Affairs, has begun. Fofana told a press briefing on Monday, April 22, 2024 at the Executive Mansion that the dismissed workers are receiving payment for the months they were owed….
Police Inspector General, Gregory O.W Coleman, has ordered the deployment of elections security officers for the by-elections in Nimba and Grand Gedeh Counties. The elections are expected to be held on Tuesday, April 23, 2024. Speaking with senior officers On Friday, April 19, 2024 ahead of the deployment, Coleman instructed supervisors to ensure the thorough…
Free Conscious Independent and Objective Thinkers of Liberia has taken issues with Gbarpolu County Senator, Amara M. Konneh on several issues. According to a statement, Executive Director, Morris Swen said Liberia’s democracy and the rule of law are headed for trouble when select senators abrogate to themselves unorthodox powers that undermine the separation of powers…
In preparation for the forthcoming by-election scheduled for April 23, 2024 in Nimba and Grand Gedeh Counties, the Ministry of Education has issued a directive to suspend classes in all public, private and faith-based schools in those areas. The ministry said the decision is made in the interest of ensuring the safety and smooth conduct…
The President of the Female Journalists Association of Liberia (FeJAL), Lisa Tenneh Diasay has urged organizational leaders across the country to lead with compassion, humility and a deep commitment to the principles of fairness. Serving as guest speaker at the OK FM Fan Club induction ceremony in Monrovia over the weekend, the FeJAL President called…
Ghanaian Ambassador to Liberia, Kingsford Amoako calls on Liberians to continue on the path of peace and avoid conflict. Ambassador Amoako made the statement when he paid a courtesy visit to the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL), Brigadier Gen. Davidson F. Forleh, at the Barclay Training Center in Monrovia. Ambassador…
Over the weekend, Jozephus Coenen, the CEO of ArcelorMittal Liberia, launched another round of ArcelorMittal Liberia’s ‘Community School Supply Initiative’. This initiative aims to provide educational materials to students in need. It will target the distribution of branded notebooks, pens, and pencils to over 10,000 students from more than 40 primary schools in the counties…
As part of efforts to end post-electoral conflict in Liberia, Migrant as Messenger (MAMAL), has ended the first phase of post-electoral conflict awareness in Grand Gedeh, Bong and Nimba Counties. The campaign focused on a messages of unity, peace-building and reconciliation, thereby referencing the Farmington River Declaration. Citizens in those counties were enlightened on the…
To fast-track the establishment of the War Crimes Court in Liberia, pressure group, Global Justice for Peace and Human Rights Advocacy Network (GJPHRAN) has called on President Joseph Nyumah Boakai to swiftly sign the legal documents as a means to end impunity in Liberia. The group’s Global Director, Dr. Marie Scott Wilson in a press…
Amidst being accused of bad labor practices, failure to uphold corporate social responsibilities and environmental pollutions of its concession area in Kinjor, Grand Cape Mount County, worsened by recent protests that led to the death and injury of citizens, the Management of Bea Mountain Mining Company (BMMC) is opting to expand activities to River Cess…
