Monrovia- Liberia National Fisheries and Aquaculture (NaFAA) has received 420 Japanese Yamaha outboard motor engines from the Government of Japan through the intervention of President George Weah to upgrade fishermen from canoe peddling fishing to motorized fishing. The Government of Liberia through NaFAA, on Wednesday, offloaded 420 Japanese Yamaha outboard motor engine, expected to receive another 180 pieces of same by early next year, equivalent to the Japanese Government 600 pieces promised to Liberia. “This Government has taught it wise to upgrade fishermen from fanti canoe to outboard motor engine canon to improve their fishing level and enhance their income generation,” he said. The first 420 pieces of the 600 outboard motor engine and the remaining will be in country early next year, he said. He revealed that President Weah is expected to launch the distribution of the outboard motor engine project on October 23, in Grand Bassa County.

Monrovia – The Assistant Secretary General of the opposition Alternative National Congress (ANC), jailed at the Monrovia Central Prison over alleged false public alarm and false statement, was freed on bail on Wednesday amid intense pressure from his party and the campus-based Vanguard Students Unification Party. Aloysius Toe and Cllr. However, more than 24 hours after said mandate, the magistrate later released the defendant to his lawyers Wednesday on bail. Toe told journalists that Harris was imprisoned for standing against injustice, adding that said his client is now a free man and will remain free. He described the action of Defendant Harris as a “passive resistance”, which he believes is in the right direction.

Ambassador Dee-Maxwell Saah Kemayah, Sr., to workout modalities and finalize agreement on the opening of Liberia’s new diplomatic mission in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). In a meeting with Foreign Minister Kemayah and delegation on September 29, 2012 in Abu Dhabi, H.E. These sectors will have a direct positive impact on the economy and will help Liberia to achieve its sustainable development goals,” Foreign Minister Kemayah noted. During the meeting with Foreign Minister Kemayah and delegation; H.E. Lenn Eugene Nagbe; Assistant Minister for Afro-Asian Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Liberia, Hon.

The family also seeks $63,000.00 (Sixty three thousand United States Dollars) per annum, representing income the family would have earned if not for the destruction of its properties by Eric Failor Nagbe, Sr. and Jesse Payne. The Barnes family has continued to own these properties since then and paid taxes to the Government of Liberia as required by law. According to community members that were present during the day of demolition, the demolition was carried out by Eric Filor Nagbe, Sr. and Jesse Payne under the instruction of Associate Justice, His Honor Joseph N. Nagbe. This was the first contact the Barnes Family or Jeety Trading Corporation ever had with the Court pertaining to this matter. On Monday, September 4, 2021, Jeety Trading Corporation represented by Cllr.

The Lone Star of Liberia will continue their journey towards qualifying for the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar with a fixture against Cape Verde on Thursday October 7,2021 at the Accra Sports Stadium in Accra, Ghana at 1:30PM. Thursday’s match is Liberia’s home match but due the ban on the national stadium the match will be played in Ghana. Lone Star commenced their campaign on a losing note going down to the Super Eagles 2-0 in Lagos at the Teslim Balogun Stadium. Victory over the Blue Sharks will brighten Lone Star hope of qualifying for their first World Cup, in Qatar next year. In the second match they surprised Nigeria with an early lead but the super Eagles had to come from behind to beat the Blue Sharks 2-1 away from home.

Liberia: LFA Recalled Best Goalkeeper Award From Kanu and Awards Kollie As Best GoalkeeperMonrovia- The Liberia Football Association (LFA) has recalled the men’s best goalkeeper award from Nimba Kwado keeper Mohammed Kanu due missed information presented to the committee. Kanu was named the best goalkeeper at the October 2, award ceremony but after criticism and threats from Heaven Eleven the LFA in a communication said Kanu does not deserve the awat based on statistics. The Football house in a release on October 6, 2021 however named Heaven Eleven goalkeeper Teddy Kollie as the male best goalkeeper for the 2020/2021 Orange national league. The LFA also apologized to Nimba Kwado goalkeeper Mohammed Kanu, who was named as the best goalkeeper at the LFA 2021 awards ceremony at the ministerial complex in Congo Town on 2 October, for any inconvenience it may have caused him or the club. With the Koille now named the best goalkeeper it is still not clear if Heaven Eleven will reconsider their decision not to participate in the upcoming league that kickoff on October 31.

Monrovia – Former Watanga Fc midfielder Dennis Xavi Wesseh has parted ways with Watanga to reunite with his boyhood club, Freeport FC. The midfielder has penned down three-seasons for an undisclosed fee with Freeport and is expected to strengthen the Bushrod island based team midfield this season. Wesseh alias Xavi, won the “fair play player” of the just ended County meet and one of the best midfielders in Liberian football. According to Freeport FC through a release, “Dennis has returned to the club he supported as a young boy and where he has unfinished business, having been on our books for a long period”, the release stated. The release further mentioned: “the midfielder has signed a three-year contract and will add more creativity to Coach David Paul’s squad”.

It had heard from dozens of witnesses in Liberia and Sierra Leone in February and March this year. Under the war name “General Butt Naked” Blahyi wreaked havoc as head of a troop of young, drugged and naked soldiers known for their cruelty and penchant for magic during the first civil war (1989-1997). Asked by defense lawyer Kaarle Gummerus how he got the name ‘Butt Naked’, Blahyi said during the war a journalist photographed him while he was naked. They said Mr. Bility wanted them to testify that Mr. Massaquoi and Ms. Taylor committed human rights violations and promised to pay them between US$15,000 and US$20,000 once they had testified. Mr. Bility, upon the invitation of the prosecution, appeared before the court earlier this week and rubbished the claims.

New York – The first-ever Least Developed Countries (LDC) Future Forum opened on Wednesday, October 6, 2021, in Helsinki, Finland, with Liberia participating. The forum is being held on the theme: ‘Achieving Sustainable Development in the Least Developed Countries’ and will contribute to the Fifth United Nations Conference on LDCs (LDC5), expected to take place in Doha, Qatar, in January 2022. Liberia’s Deputy Permanent Representative, Ms. Cecilia Forgbe Wreh-McGill, addressed the panel on ‘Peace and Development: Building peaceful, just, and inclusive societies’ and highlighted that peace remains a foundational element for sustainable development. The LDC Future Forum brings together Leaders with the potential to transform the global development agenda in the most vulnerable countries, including senior policy makers and practitioners from around the world, representatives of the United Nations System, and United Nations Member States. The LDC Future Forum will conclude on Thursday, October 7, 2021.

Monrovia – The Executive Director of the Center for Transparency and Accountability (CENTAL) in Liberia Tuesday, October 5, 2021, presented the institution’s State of Corruption Report 2021 on Liberia to Vice President Chief Dr. Presenting the Report, Mr. Anderson D. Miamen extolled VP Howard-Taylor for her unwavering support to establish integrity institutions in the country. The State of Corruption Report 2021, according to CENTAL, is a comprehensive document that reveals the rate of corruption and what needs to be done to promote transparency and accountability in Liberia. He disclosed that the State of Corruption Report 2021 shows that nine out of ten Liberians think corruption remains high in Liberia, with a lack of confidence in the public sector to address it. Receiving the instrument, Vice President Howard-Taylor thanked CENTAL for the State of Corruption Report but stressed the need for further dialogue with all stakeholders on the findings and recommendations in the Report.

Dr. Samuel B. Reeves, has underscored the need for churches in Liberia to take the lead and speak out against challenges, ritualistic killings and other forms of insecurities that have engulfed the nation. Dr. Reeves is also the Senior Pastor of the historic Providence Baptist Church in Monrovia. Located on Broad and Center Streets in Monrovia, the Providence Baptist Church is considered as the cornerstone of Liberia. Words on TV, words on the radio, spoken words, and words printed in the Newspaper, works in books, on the computers and words on the internet. Reeves noted that in the midst of numerous challenges, the times in Liberia are “fearful and dangerous”.

Japanese Ambassador, His Excellency HIMENO Tsutomu and Hon. Emma Metieh Glassco with photos of some of the Outboard Motorized EnginesMonrovia – The CDC led government through the National Fisheries and Aquaculture Authority, (NaFAA) has disclosed the arrival of four forty foot containers of 600 pieces of Japanese Yamaha outboard engines in Monrovia. A NaFAA press release is quoting the Director General as saying that “the 600 pieces of outboard engines are intended for free distribution to fishing cooperatives within the nine coastal counties. Emma Metieh Glassco at the same time mentioned that the pending free distribution of the outboard engines to fisheries cooperatives across Liberia is President George Weah’s CDC led government way of transforming the livelihood of local fishermen thus putting them on par with their foreign counterparts. Glassco stated that the free motor engines are meant to enable Liberian fishermen navigate distances, increase their catch and earn sufficient money from huge fish supply on the markets.

Monrovia — Liberia’s Vice President, Jewel Howard-Taylor, has expressed gratitude to the United Nations for its heroic role in restoring peace and tranquility to Liberia following years of civil. “We cannot emphasize what the UN has done for us over the years,” Vice President Howard-Taylor pointed out. The first female Liberian Vice President spoke Monday, October 4, 2021, at her Capitol Building Office when she received in her audience the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Liberia Ambassador Neil Scott. Speaking further, VP Howard-Taylor stressed the need for more support from the United Nations to empower and enhance women’s participation in the country’s governance process. Speaking earlier, Ambassador Scott extended warmest greetings on behalf of the UN and thanked Vice President Howard-Taylor for the warm reception accorded him.

MONROVIA — The Carter Center Liberia, and the Ministry of Health have launched a new mental health program for pregnant women in the country. Marking remarks at the program, Carter Center Country Director, Dorbor Jallah, thanked the Ministry of Health and its partners for the successful launch of the THP in Liberia. He said for the past 11 years, the Carter Center mental health program has been running closely with the Ministry of Health and other partners to improve mental health in the country. The Carter Center boss said Mrs Carter and her husband former President Jimmy Carter 97, both believe that health is a human right and there is no health without mental health. “Out of this belief, the Carter Center began working in Liberia on mental health issues,” Jallah disclosed.

-- But the party says police tramples on his right to free speechThe Monrovia City Court on Monday, October 4,2021 jailed Jethro S. K. Harris, a stalwart of the Alternative Nation Congress (ANC) for allegedly spreading 'False Public Alarm’ through his Facebook post. According to the police charge sheet, defendant Harris was invited for questioning but did not show up. For the ANC, Harris committed no crime and broke no law or violates the Penal code of Liberia. “Police IG Patrick Sudue knows and should have reason to know that he’s proceeding wrongly and illegally by ordering the false arrest, and false imprisonment of Harris. But Jethro Harris is spending 3 nights in a filthy police cell on bogus charges without investigation simply because of his root with an opposition political party.