This is evident by the recent re-election of Mr. Harry T. Conway, Alternate Permanent Representative of Liberia as Vice Chairman of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) in London, United Kingdom. In this regard, the Committee approved the 4th IMO GHG Study and short-term measures to cut GHG emissions from international shipping. Mr. Conway of Liberia coordinated the work of the Steering Committee for the 4th IMO GHG Study. The progress in developing the short-term measures follows the timeline as set out in the initial IMO GHG strategy. Also, Liberia’s Permanent Representative to the International Maritime Organization, Moses Browne described the re-election of Liberia on the MEPC as welcoming news.

Monrovia – President George Weah,54, has not ceased to amaze many with his footballing skills as he showed off a spectacle performance scoring four goals in the Mayor’s Cup, a Street Soccer Tournament hosted by the Monrovia City Government. The tournament, hosted by the City Government of Monrovia under the theme “Street Soccer for City Development”. President Weah, however, accepted to play after continuous call by some citizens who were standing by to watch the tournament. President at his age was at his best during the Street Soccer tournament. Monrovia City Mayor suffered the worst humiliation from the dribbling skills as he was eliminated several times by President Weah.

Open Letter To President-Elect Biden: The Road To Healing & Uniting the United Divided States of America Begins in Poverty-stricken Liberia and Passes Through Impoverished Indian Reservations Across AmericaRev. The first step on the road to “uniting the United States…” is to uproot the tree of officially sanctioned racism. Why is a commission of inquiry the necessary first step in dealing with Covid-19, healing, and uniting the United (DIVIDED) States of America? Mitigation must begin within aggrieved communities directly impacted by American Apartheid: Liberia, Indian Reservations, and African American Communities across America. Ten Presidents of Liberia were African Americans born and educated in the United States.

LCC New President, Oswald Tweh taking oath of office from Mr. Monie R. Captan who served as Elections ChairmanMONROVIA – The Liberia Chamber of Commerce (LCC) during its 69th Annual General Assembly last Friday, November 27, 2020, held its elections with one of Liberia’s renowned legal practitioners and a good courtroom lawyer, Cllr. Natu Natu Oswald Tweh who is also of the Pierre, Tweh & Associates won the organization’s presidency on what was believed to be on a ‘White Ballot’. The election which was chaired by the Chamber’s former President, Mr. Monie R. Captan which brought together dozens of members of the Chamber who overwhelmingly poured their blessing on their new President urged him to successfully steer the affairs of the entity for a period of one year. Three members of the Chamber including Mr. O. Natty B. Davis; Devin Corporation, Sannoh & Partner, Mr. Nathaniel E. Kevin; Norfolk Group of Companies, and Mr. Gobah A. Anderson; Youth Service Corp were elected on the Arbitration committee, while Mr. Oliver Rogers of Abijaoudi was elected as Auditor of the Chamber. Meanwhile, the membership of the organization has expressed thanks and appreciation to the outgoing President, Mr. Wendell Addy, and all outgoing Council Members for their service during the tenure.

MONROVIA – The National Civil Society Council of Liberia (NCSCL) is calling on the Government of Liberia to listen to calls of many Liberians and postpone the national referendum slated to take place alongside the midterm senatorial elections on December 8. There has been an avalanche of urges from a number of people, civil society organizations, political parties and interest groups, highlighting the need for postponing the referendum over the lack of public awareness and public information. NCSCL, the conglomerate of civil society organizations in the country with over 2,000 member-groups, said in a statement Saturday that listening was the best option the Weah-led administration had. The court in a unanimous opinion on Wednesday ruled in favor of the opposition Collaborating Political Parties (CPP), which filed a writ of prohibition against the proceedings. But four days after the high-court ruling, the National Elections Commission (NEC) announced the printing of the needed ballot papers for the referendum.

The death is announced of Mr Melvin ‘Mlanju’ Reeves, a former employee of the Liberia Observer Corporation (Daily Observer) which sad event occurred at the St. George’s Hospital, Tooting, London, United Kingdom on 26 November 2020, after a brief illness. He leaves to mourn his lost 2 children, Florence Reeves and Melvin Reeves jr, his sisters, Laurice Reeves Bryant, Dr Agnes Reeves Taylor, Counsellor Joyce Reeves Woods, Mahrea Reeves Blankson and Verna Reeves Wilson, brother Winston Harmond Reeves; several nieces and nephews and a host of relatives and friends the United Kingdom, United States and Liberia. Funeral arrangement will be held in London, United Kingdom. Signed: Laurice Reeves BryantSister of the deceased, for the Family

MONROVIA – The Liberia Media Development Initiative (LMDI) on Friday hosted the first senatorial debate among three candidates vying for the senatorial seat of Montserrado County. These issues include the growing wave of insecurity in the county, parading street gangsterism, recent mysterious deaths and armed robbery in Montserrado County and Liberia in general. Other topics were increased drug and substance abuse in Montserrado County, accountability in the management of Montserrado County and their 90 days deliverables. She was left with a year in office which Senator Dillon has served. “Senator Fallah must allow the people of Montserrado County to get involved and be part and parcel the agenda that would be set for the people of Montserrado,” he said.

Crayton O. Duncan is expected to arrive in Sinoe on Saturday, November 28, 2020, to begin the dedication of 15 projects constructed through his personal initiatives for the people of Sinoe. Samson Q. Wiah, Candidate for the Representative Seat in District #2 Sinoe County. Sunday, November 29, 2020Dedication of the Butaw Radio Station (Voice of Butaw) and Butaw Compound Youth Center, Butaw Administrative District. In addition, the following projects will be dedicated subsequently…Panama Youth Center, Johnny’s Town Youth Center and Government Camp Youth Center. Meanwhile, in an effort to provide education for young people through technology, the Lawmaker will establish a computer literacy program in three of the youth centers including… Butaw Youth Center, New Kru Town Youth Center and Seebeh Youth Center.

Monrovia –The National AIDS Commission (NAC) in collaboration with the National AIDS Control Program (NACP) and partners has released activities leading to the commemoration of World AIDS Day 2020 in Liberia. Liberia will on December 1, 2020 join the rest of the world over to commemorate World AIDS Day, a day set aside by the world body to raise awareness about the HIV and AIDS pandemic; providing a platform to reflect on achievements made in the national HIV response and to embrace solidarity with persons living with HIV and those who have died of AIDS related complications. According to the UNAIDS 2020 Spectrum estimates, 47,000 persons are living with HIV in Liberia with women accounting for 26,000, men 17,000, while children from zero to 14 years account for 4,000. The AIDS Commission said it will join partners during the commemoration of the day to showcase progress being made in the country’s National HIV and AIDS response and highlight challenges that require redress by policymakers and key stakeholders in ending HIV as a public health threat by 2030. First observed in 1988, World AIDS Day has be a unique gathering where governments and officials from all sectors in their respective countries have committed themselves to observing the day with speeches, forums, community awareness and media campaign on global and national themes aimed at reaffirming their commitments.

MONROVIA – Mr. Kolubahzizi Howard, brother of Vice President Jewel Howard Taylor and a former employee of the Liberia Telecommunications Authority, is dead. He served for four years as Director of Strategy for the Liberia Telecommunications Authority, the regulatory authority for the Liberian telecommunications sector. For three consecutive years, he served as the Chairman of the Mass Communications Department of the African Methodist Episcopal University (AMEU). Mr. Howard had nine years of professional experience at the executive management level of a national telecommunications company. He was knowledgeable of the telecommunications sector reform process in developing countries due to his participation in many major conferences of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), the West African Telecommunications Regulatory Assembly (WATRA), and the African Telecommunication Union (ATU), as well as his own participation and contribution to telecommunications sector reform in Liberia.

Monrovia – Mixed reactions have ensued among Liberians over the controversial autopsy and investigative reports released by the Government of Liberia (GOL), through Justice Minister-Counselor Frank Musa Dean, on the causes of deaths of four Liberian auditors who died under mysterious circumstances one after the other in the country. The former Youth League Chair of the Alternative National Congress, T. Benjamin Myers termed as “disastrous” the reports released by the government on the deaths of the auditors. But Marie Snoti, a 32-year-old public health student at the University of Liberia, believes that the driver may have had stronger stimulus to contain the carbon monoxide than the two auditors. He maintained that it remains difficult to believe that the two auditors died of hydrocarbon substance, when Mr. Peters’ trouser was found behind the B. W. Harris Episcopal School. He noted that further medical investigations need to be conducted because, there are stages of carbon monoxide which the reports failed to unearth.

The Acting Public Works Minster Ruth Collins expressed sorrow, stating that the late Minister was very committed to his duties. The Mobutu you saw as Senator, the Mobutu you saw as a Public Works Minister he worked and worked. The Mobutu you saw as Senator, the Mobutu you saw as a Public Works Minister he worked and worked. Meanwhile, Ojuku indicated that the Nyenpan family seeks no enemy in such difficult and trying times in the lives of the family members. It was his responsibility as Minister of Public Works to concretize the vision of my administration which is building roads.

NIMBA COUNTY – With just days to the December 8, 2020 Special Senatorial Elections (SSE), the former Superintendent of Nimba County and erstwhile supporter of the ruling Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC), Mr. D. Dorr Cooper, has called on Nimbaians to reject the CDC at the polls. They don’t have anything to offer Nimbaians but rather to fool us,” said Mr. Cooper. In the early stages of the electoral process, there were reports that the former Nimba Superintendent received huge sum of money from the CDC and Rep. Koung to back off from the race. Mr. Cooper has been a major figure in Nimba Politics following the end of the civil war. Before his appointment as Superintendent of the county, he served as Mayor of Ganta City, the industrial hub of the county.

Initial Food Convoy in Kpelleh Village, Grand Gedeh County en route to Zwedru – photo credit- Lysander Martin/WFP LiberiaMonrovia – The UN World Food Programme (WFP) in Liberia over the weekend began transporting huge quantities of food commodities to Zwedru, Grand Gedeh County in readiness for the COVID-19 Household Food Support Programme (COHFSP) distribution in the southeast. Taking advantage of the relative improvement in road conditions due to the emerging dry season, WFP dispatched a convoy of 8 large logistical trucks conveying 421 metric tons of food commodities. The huge consignment is the first batch of 5,282 metric tons of food items intended for distribution in 5 southeast counties including Grand Gedeh, River Gee, Maryland, Grand Kru, and Sinoe. WFP’s Logistics Assistant, Lysander Martin, speaking via mobile phone from Toe Town, Grand Gedeh, early Monday morning was upbeat about the trip to Zwedru. However, we are now in Toe Town and hope to touch ground in Zwedru before dark today, God willing”.

Prison Fellowship-Liberia’s Country Director Francis Kollie (second from right) and platform guests at the workshopGbarnga, Bong County – Prison Fellowship-Liberia has ended a two-day workshop on access to justice for community members from across Bong’s thirteen administrative districts. He said they were prepared to work with community members in fact-tracking with the involvement of Prison Fellowship-Liberia and the Judiciary. The workshop focused on access to justice and examined the challenges being face by community members in seeking justice trial situations. In her remarks, Bendu L. Kollie, Prison Coordinator for Bong, Nimba and Lofa, hailed Prison Fellowship-Liberia for always working with the justice system in helping so resolve community related cases. Kollie also asked participants to work “in hand-in-hand with the police and Prison Fellowship-Liberia to help see that justice is served in the community”.