Sources familiar with the operations at the RIA informed FrontPageAfrica that the cancellations were due to lack of jet fuel. Conex Liberia, the company that took over from Total Liberia, has the contract to supply jet fuel at the RIA. He attributed the cancellation of the flights to technical issues on the part of Air France. He said, on Friday also, Air France requested urgent fueling and without hesitation a truck was dispatched and seven metric tons of fuel was served. FrontPageAfrica was unable to get comments from Air France on the saga.

A Liberian alliance of political parties, the Collaborating Political Parties (CPP), has been engulfed with internal problems over the past several months as elections for the country’s 2023 general and presidential elections draws nearer. “We are hopeful that a new and stronger political coalition will be formed which will bring together parties that put Liberia’s interest first before positions or individuals,” Dr. Nyan said. It is comprised of the New Democratic Alternative for Liberia Movement (The NEW DEAL Movement), the Free Democratic Party (FDP), and other social democratic political groupings in Liberia. The NDC holds its National Congress in the first quarter of this year 2022. This will follow the Consultative Meeting of the NDC’s North American Chapter held in Pennsylvania in November last year.

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A Liberian alliance of political parties, the Collaborating Political Parties (CPP), has been engulfed with internal problems over the past several months as elections for the country’s 2023 general and presidential elections draws nearer. “We are hopeful that a new and stronger political coalition will be formed which will bring together parties that put Liberia’s interest first before positions or individuals,” Dr. Nyan said. It is comprised of the New Democratic Alternative for Liberia Movement (The NEW DEAL Movement), the Free Democratic Party (FDP), and other social democratic political groupings in Liberia. The NDC holds its National Congress in the first quarter of this year 2022. This will follow the Consultative Meeting of the NDC’s North American Chapter held in Pennsylvania in November last year.

Monrovia – The Liberia National Police has arrested, charged and sent to court a 29-years old Sierra Leonean national, Mr. Mohammed Jalloh Massaquoi for allegedly attempting to sell his son age 10. He said that Momo Kamara advised him not to refer to the boy as human being, but rather as chicken. He said that he asked Mr. Kamara to spearhead the negotiation that will be profitable to the both of them. Minister Gibson was speaking when he met and held bilateral talks with top level Sierra Leonean government officials in Freetown. Gibson assured his counterparts that President George Weah attaches urgency to stopping Human Trafficking, and that the President is interested in a collaboration that will see MRU countries working together to clampdown on all forms of trans-national crimes, with emphasis on human trafficking.

Her appointment as Assistant Secretary General (ASG) comes barely eleven months after she was appointed as Resident Coordinator of the UN in Nepal. He averred that the success of Liberian women depends on the support from their husbands. Liberian women have always made us proud. She also held leadership positions across the United Nations in Jordan, Namibia, Nepal and Nigeria; working in multiple sectors and agencies on key issues such as Ebola response coordination. Prior to joining the United Nations, Ms. Nyanti worked as Director of the National AIDS Control Program at the Ministry of Health.

MONROVIA – Liberia’s leading democratic advancement institution, Naymote Partners for Democratic Development has released its four years performance report of President George M. Weah in office. Based on available data and records, only eleven (11) of the 169 promises were completed, constituting (7%) of all promises during the reporting period. Additional 65 promises (38%) are ongoing; and 93 promises (55%) have not started or not rated due to limited or lack of available data to access progress made towards implementation. This report, which covers the period January 2018 to January 2022, documented promises and policies made by President Weah during and after the 2017 presidential campaign and progress made so far in implementing those promises. Pillar One: Power to the PeopleUnder this pillar, NAYMOTE tracked and documented 59 promises.

Monrovia — TRIBE has launched its pre- entrepreneurial academy, RE-Novate, in an effort to integrate and teach entrepreneurship in secondary schools in Liberia, thereby creating and nurturing an ecosystem of young entrepreneurs. RE-Novate is TRIBE’s novel approach to improving learning outcomes for secondary school students in Liberia. The program, which is in its pilot phase, is being tested at three private secondary schools in Monrovia and Paynesville. Harris Episcopal High School, ELWA Academy, and Revelation SDA High School. Justyn Tokeh , Principal of ELWA Academy, said: “TRIBE has provided a very rare opportunity for young students to step into their future with a determination to transform it.

Monrovia – The Liberian Anti-Corruption Commission (LACC) has cleared Mr. Herbie Teconbla MCcauley of all allegations of financial irregularities and corruption. For more info and free online quotes, please visit https://compare-autoinsurance.Org/the-advantages-of-comparing-prices-with-car-insurance-quotes-online/ The modern society has numerous technological advantages. View photos The advantages of comparing online car insurance quotes are the following: Online quotes can be obtained from anywhere and at any time. Online quotes will allow policyholders the chance to discover multiple insurance companies and check their prices. For additional info, money-saving tips, and free car insurance quotes, visit https://compare-autoinsurance.Org/ Compare-autoinsurance.Org is an online provider of life, home, health, and auto insurance quotes.

Monrovia – Fresh crisis has hit Benoni Urey’s All Liberian Party (ALP) as nine of its county chairmen and one executive committee member Wednesday, January 5 tendered in their resignations, citing the mismanagement of the party within the opposition Collaborating Political Parties (CPP). Cummings is in a head-to-head fight with former Vice President Joseph Boakai to head the alliance’s ticket to face off against President Weah. Cummings: “Baseless and unfounded charges”Responding to the charges brought against him by the ALP, Cummings termed same as being baseless and unfounded. “I believe Urey is perhaps being used by the government because a united opposition makes it more difficult for President Weah to replace himself,” he said. But there are other political parties and political actors, that are determined to build a coalition that likely would not include the ALP, to take on President Weah.

Even though the alleged sexual misconduct was said to have been committed by Wowoh, interestingly, it was him who had reported it to the LNP for investigation, according to the police. Wowoh is the founder/executive director of the Change Agent Network/Opportunity Network Liberia (CAN/ONLIB), which runs Triple ‘A’— Alexander A. Andrews — one of the academic institutions of CAN/ONLIB. The police also found out during their investigation that Ms. Dunbar and the Triple A Principle, Abel Dennis, has had sexual intercourse one time when she was in the 11th grade. They, however, said that student Dunbar, who is now in the 12th grade is an adult and is into a consensual sexual relationship with Daniel Dennis. See full report

MONROVIA – District #4, Grand Bassa County- LiBINCO, a palm oil company in Grand Bassa County over the weekend graduated 29 students who have gone through the company’s three months soap making class aim to empower employees and give them a sustainable life through entrepreneurship after employment. He expressed thanks to Rep. Thomas Goshua of Grand Bassa County, District #5, and the Director-General of the National Bureau of Concessions (NBC), Atty. Grand Bassa County District #5 Representative, Hon. He expressed thanks to the Gbokpadyu foundation and Children Rescue Africa for the collaboration with LiBINCO palm oil Company for empowering residents of Grand Bassa County. Edwin Dennis applauded the graduates for the effort taken to acquire new skills in soap making and encouraged them to keep hope alive and never seized to give up in learning new skills.

MONROVIA — The Standard Bearer of the People’s Liberation Party (PLP). Dr. Daniel E. Cassell says the year 2021 in Liberia was marred by extreme poverty, hardship and the flaunting of ill-gotten wealth by public officials under the Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC) led-government of President George Manneh Weah. Dr. Cassell is also the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and President of the Dr. Cassell humanitarian foundation and the Kwenyan Security Firm in Liberia. He maintained that Mr. Tweah is only sitting supinely “drawing a hard to understand graph on a piece of paper depicting the growth and development of the Liberian economy”. “I have come not to take away your resources because God has blessed my family and I already.

Monrovia – The President of Liberia’s newest sports federation, the TEQBALL Federation, has underscored the need for greater engagements in 2022, thereby, describing the federation’s achievements in 2021 as a giant step towards expanding the brand of TEQBALL across Liberia. President Shannon also praised the international parent body of teqball. LNTF was accredited by the Ministry of Youth and Sports (MYS) and the Liberia National Olympic Committee (LNOC) to operate as a fully recognized sport body in Liberia. In the same direction, President Shannon pointed to the successful accomplishment of LNTF’s first technical workshop. At the same time, President Shannon encouraged clubs and recipients of teqball tables to take seriously the donation by beginning to incorporate teqball in its weekly activities.

... Says flooding undermines road constructionThe acting Minister of Public Works, Ruth Coker-Collins has announced a plan to take drastic action against people who are living in alleyways and drainages around Monrovia and its environs. She said people living in those areas are causing serious embarrassment to the infrastructure developments of the country. Receiving the recognition, she thanked the CSOs for the recognition, which she noted has encouraged her to do more. According to her, road development in Liberia is constantly undermined by people who have built structures along alleyways, thereby violating the Zoning Law. "We are trying in our weak way to see how best we all can make Liberia and this government proud.