ZWEDRU, Grand Gedeh – It was a painful opening day of the National County Meet for host Grand Gedeh County in football with a narrow defeat at hands of Maryland County. Dominic Jlateh Lone goal was enough to inflict pain on supporters of Grand Gedeh at the Albert T. White Stadium in Zwedru City. 64 minutes in the match Roland Jellue of Grand Gedeh shot hit the crossbar to the disbelief of the home team fans. Grand Gedeh fought to get the equalizer but Coach Moore boys were composed to the end to ensure they secure all three points. In the kickball match it was a homeless draw between Grand Gedeh and Maryland County after five entertaining inns.

The annual international campaign kicks off on 25 November, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, and runs until 10 December, Human Rights Day. In Liberia, the campaign consisted of a series of nationwide events that honored women and girls whose lives have been affected by or lost because of gender-based violence. “It is a shame that women and girls were still being abused even during the course of the campaign. Brenda Brewer Moore of KEEPAn emotional night of great poems highlighted the level of abuses that women endure daily. The gathering was treated to 16 spoken words (poems) as a way of climaxing the 16 Days of Activism.

Nez B got his assignment right on his latest track “Overdose”, his well penned lyrics rode on the back of an Afro fusion sound that leaves you speechless because of how great Nez B delivered without holding anything back. But this guy in the lyrical and vocal body of Nez B showers her with praises and love with the intention of taking care of her and erasing the pain that her man have caused. Nez B’s originality couldn’t hide as he waves the Liberian flag through his lyrics, his Koloqua was on point, he didn’t struggle with fluently balancing it with the proper use of English. Currently studying community Services— AustraliaIn 2016 Nez B started his music career but Officially Dropped his first song in 2017. I listened to Lil Wayne, Chris Brown, Bryson Tiller and Adekunle Gold which has influenced my music.” Nez B is a major flame in the music game that can’t be quenched because his sound is so hot that he would definitely be around for a very long time.

Infact, Michael Jackson’s Liberian Girl was the biggest Liberian song and it wasn’t sang by a Liberian, it was so idolized that the people would have wished that it was done by an artist from the soil. J Slught dropped the album of the year as Home and Beyond EP bagged an award at the MLMA. Let’s talk about the Magic J Slught made out of the Self titled EP King of the Jungle. We’ve seen so many sides to J Slught musically but “Kill me” Unveils the fact that there’s still a lot more to see when it comes to the massive works that J Slught has instored. All we can actually say now is J Slught is a musical genius that deserves to be celebrated by every country on the globe and not just Liberia alone.

Authorities at the National Commission on Higher Education (NCHE) have invalidated the accreditations of four higher learning institutions in the country. A statement signed and released on December 6, by the NCHE Director-General, Professor Lama Wonkeryor, indicated that those institutions do not meet the standards that qualify the operations of higher learning institutions. “As the result of the inspection being carried out at the institutions’ learning facilities, campuses, statuses of accreditation with the NCHE, and the lack of compliance to the NCHE’s regulations, among several others,” he said. “We want the public to discontinue businesses effective immediately until the statuses of accreditation of these institutions are revalidated by the NCHE. He said violators will be subjected to the mandates and policy of the NCHE governing the operations of higher education institutions in Liberia.

The proposed national budget for the fiscal year 2022, which is currently before the Legislature for scrutiny, has a total of US$5,561,226 for agriculture which is less than 1% of the total national budget. This framework mandates every African government to allocate 10% of their total national budget annually for agriculture to accelerate growth. The minister’s assertion for a budget increment for agriculture-based salary harmonization perhaps comes from the President's pronouncement that monies from the salary harmonization process shall affect critical sectors of the economy. Meanwhile, Mohammed Kamara, the President of the National Rice Federation of Liberia, has welcomed the proposal in the national budget for agriculture. According to him, they would like to see the portion of the budget that relates to farm equipment be utilized by the rice sector.

“We do not create jobs in the public sector. Anyone who tells you that there is wealth in the public sector for any individual benefit, that person is a liar,” noted Deputy Min. Government does not create jobs but ensures there is an enabling environment for the private sector to flourish.”Min. “People can tell you how many jobs there are in the government but not in the private sector. They are limitless in the private sector," Bangura noted.

So she sent me to sell to help her get the money," Esther says. The government in 2011 enacted legislation to protect kids like Esther against being trafficked, child labor forced labor, and other negative vices that might impede their growth and development. Known as the Children Rights Law (CRL), the legislation mandates the Ministries of Gender, Labor, and Justice to ensure the safety of Liberian children. "There is not only an increase in child labor in different sectors of the society and kids being used as breadwinners for many families, the issue of internal trafficking is also in play here too," a child rights advocate tells this reporter. Adopted in 1989, the Convention's objective is to protect the rights of all children in which include education and a stop to child labor.

For many years, China was referred to as the “sick man” of Asia and it ranked far behind the United States, Japan, Germany, Great Britain. Its achievements in science and technology has placed it in pole position and now threatens the dominance of the United States as the global leader of science and technology and appears poised to overtake the United States as the world’s number one superpower. History recalls that it was the Tolbert Government that first recognized China’s sovereignty over Taiwan, which led to a break in diplomatic relations between Taiwan and Liberia. Despite the generous economic assistance that China had provided Liberia, President Doe broke off relations with China in favor of Taiwan in exchange for cash. It is like cutting off the nose to spite the face.

Following Mark’s second yellow and sending off he stepped up to Forkpah and pushed to the ground, something that brought the match to a complete halt. Midway through the second half after LISCR tried to level the score, striker Paye got his second of the day to double the visitors lead to 2-0. Bea Mountain and LISCR went into the game battling for top spot as they both were on 10 points but played out to a goalless first half. Bea Mountain got the match opener through Mark Paye’s easy touch on Edward Ledlum spot kick that beat Tommy Songo in the LISCR goal. At the time of the tension Bea Mountain had a men send-off in person of Saah Nuyma.

The elections was undoubtedly, a landslide vote for Barrow – that never even entered a second round. After all, Barrow, in the weeks leading into Saturday’s vote, turned heads when he embraced the party of former dictator, Yahya Jammeh. I don’t think any political party can win on its own, given the number of parties. Upon assuming leadership of the CPP, Mr. Boakai, acknowledged deep divisions within the CPP and appealed for calm. For many political observers, the splintering of the opposition, leading into the 2023 presidential elections could spell trouble.

Wolokolie has been nominated as a distinguished recipient of the 11th Edition of Kensington Palace, State House, London, 2021 African Achievers Awards Colloquium. The African Achievers Awards is one of Africa’s most prestigious awarding bodies, which has been rated by Forbes Magazine as one of the most prestigious award Ceremonies at Cambridge University. The African Achievers Awards is given to individuals who achievements in public service the Committee recognizes and that Minister Wolokolie has demonstrated such in Liberia. Arch Bishop Desmond Tutu, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, Former African Union Chairperson will formally be presented the distinguished of the prestigious Awards. Wycliffe A. Oparanya, Executive Governor of Kakamega, Kenya and The African Development Bank (AFDB).

According to our investigation, a female officer assigned at Zone 5, Depot 5 Turtle Base, was allegedly raped by Commissioner During on November 25, 2021 at his Central office . When contacted for comments via telephone, Deputy Commissioner During did not deny that there is a sexual assault complaint against him. He said that since the the complaint was filed against him, he has voluteerirly decided to stay away from from the office. Also, there are reports that he and other top officials are appealing to the female officer to abandoned the case. There are numerous reports from other female officers who wouldn’t succumb to the sexual demands of their male superiors are being demoted.

“The President of Liberia has been represented by the Minister of Finance. The Minister of Finance is aware of the university lackadaisical attitude towards the MOU. Salary disparityPatten further claimed that there exist a huge salary disparity among lecturers and professors at the UL. The Minister of Finance (Tweah) was produced by people who are still here; some of them are members of the leadership of the faculty. He pointed out that barrage of commitments and assurances given to ULFA by Minister Tweah have not come to fruition.

He emphatically stressed, “Liberia is so special because of the forest, wildlife, culture and other natural resources it continues to keep”. He added “the United Kingdom recently hosted the International Climate Change Conference, the biggest gathering on climate change issues and 140 world leaders were present, including President George Manneh Weah. The tour of the Wonegizi forest essentially climaxed the entire visit and elated enthusiasm, admiration and the warmth of Mother Nature. The Proposed Wonegizi Nature Reserve / Protected Area is approximately 27,500 hectares of forest land in Zorzor District, the northwest of Lofa County and stretches towards the Guinea border. The Upper Guinea forest priority setting workshop in 1999 identified the forest as one of the very high conservation priority area biological hotspots.