Last March, Justice Ja’neh was found guilty by the Senate following impeachment by the House of Representatives on one of the four counts, involving the official misconduct and gross breach of duty of the Road Fund Case. ABUJA – Nearly fifteen months after he was found guilty and impeached as Associate Justice on the Supreme Court bench, Justice Kabineh M. Ja’neh will have his case heard before the Ecowas Court of Justice. Laveli Supuwood argued our case and we are now awaiting judgment”, Justice Ja’neh told FrontPageAfrica Tuesday. In this regard, the President of the Court, Justice Edward Amoako Asante said the Court has approved a Practice Direction on Electronic Case Management and Virtual Court session, a Manual Guide on the use of Zoom for virtual court sessions and Lawyers Guidelines for Virtual Court sessions. On March 29, 2019, in the Senate Chamber, 22 Senators voted guilty on the count of the Road Fund Case in the Associate Justice Ja’neh’s impeachment trial; 4 Senators voted not guilty.

June 24, 2020 06:33 UTC

Monrovia – Chinese Company China Gezhouba (Group) Corporation (CGGC) (a state-owned company), through its subsidiary company in Liberia, CGGC Mining Services (Liberia) Company Ltd hereafter referred to as (CGGCMS) has donated assorted items worth over United States Dollars (US$5,000) to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to help buttress Liberia’s fight against the coronavirus pandemic in the country. CGGC through its subsidiary, CGGCMS along with its local partner Quarry Mining Services (QMS) has been providing integrated mining services for mining companies in Liberia since 2015. The company in its press statement mentioned that the gesture is part of its commitment to help the people of Liberia fight against COVID-19. Mr. Sun added that CGGCMS remains fully supportive to the Liberian people as the entire world continues to fight against the novel Coronavirus. The donated items, according to the Deputy Chief of Protocol, have been turned over to the National Task Force to be used for the intended purpose.

June 24, 2020 06:22 UTC

This, he said, boils down to an infight between the Ministry of Health and the National Public Health of Liberia. In a Facebook post on Tuesday, June 23, 2020, Senator Joseph wrote: “MOH vs NPHIL! According to Monsterrado County Senator Joseph the lingering infight between the Ministry of Health and NPHIL is solely responsible for the rise in COVID-19 cases, threatening to invite the Ministry of Health and NPHIL for questioning. This is not the first time Senator Joseph, a ruling party lawmaker in the lower house, has come public with his criticisms about issues in the country. On June 14, Senator Joseph in a Facebook post, described as appalling the World Food Program’s charge of $9 million for $21 million food distribution to the country.

June 24, 2020 06:22 UTC

Pastor James Kollie, age 50, was on June 17, 2020 arrested in Logan Town after his alleged rape victim uncle reported the case to the Women and Children Protection Section at the Liberia National Police on June 8, 2020. Pastor James Kollie has claimed to be a “Deliverance Pastor” operating “Deliverance Praying Church.” The Community Revival Church between Logan Town and the Jamaica Road Community. According to the Police Charged Sheet, the Victim in July 2017 at age 10 was taken to Pastor Kollie’s Church because of her illness. When contacted the victim’s uncle, name withheld, he told Court Reporters that he was completely shocked about Pastor James Kollie alleged “devilish act”. “I, upon being told by my niece about Pastor James Kollie’s “devilish act “, sexually abusing a child, I was completely shocked, speechless, for so many reasons.

June 24, 2020 06:11 UTC

For twelve years, the Unity Party enjoyed power and authority over the political space. For twelve years, the Unity Party enjoyed power and authority over the political space. Secretary-General of the Unity Party for four months, under the supervision of Chairman Wilmot J. M. Paye. Mo joined the Unity Party in 1997 during the election that ushered in Charles G. Taylor as President of Liberia. Tweh’s desire is to see a viable Unity party led by patriots with strong determination to ensure socioeconomic and political protection for all citizens of Liberia.

June 24, 2020 06:11 UTC

Superintendent Saydu Kuyateh, 37, on June 6, 2020, released Mark Kollie and Fully Gorlormator, who were convicted on burglary and theft charges on May 13, 2020. Assistant Justice Minister Eddie Tarawilie, who heads the corrections and rehabilitation unit announced Kuyateh’s dismissal on Super Bongese radio. The Ministry of Justice’s investigation found that Kuyateh released the convicted felons during the night. “Our investigations established that Kuyateh is guilty of the crimes of releasing two convicted felons in exchange of 13 grams of gold,” Minister Tarawilie said. Kuyateh has a history of illegally releasing prisoners from the Gbarnga facilities and other places where he worked, Talawilie said.

June 24, 2020 06:00 UTC

Report by Jonathan O. Grigsby, Sr., ContributorMiss Nardoh, a resident of Sinoe County is severely burnt from a fire that gutted the house she was living in on December 25, 2019. Besides, being sternly burned to save the life of her crawling son, she lost her fiancée in the fire outbreak and her son’s face is also badly burned. Nardoh said after nearby neighbors alarmed that the house was on fire, it was during that time that her son was going into the house and decided to chase and rescue him. She said she spent five months at John F. Kennedy Memorial Hospital and was later discharged but her condition is going from bad to worst. Meanwhile, Miss Lovina Nardoh can reached on this cell phone 0777512093.

June 24, 2020 05:37 UTC

Report by Lennart Dodoo, [email protected]Horace was never prosecuted for the crimes he allegedly committed during the war. She said he was listed in the TRC report to face justice and his demise without prosecution is justice denied for hundreds of Liberians. He’s dead and gone, he’s not going to face the war crimes court, he’s not going to account on this earth for the wickedness that he’s done,” she said. The TRC report comprised over 500 pages and called for the accountability, the establishment of a war crimes court to try notorious perpetrators who bore the greatest responsibilities for atrocities that occurred during the war. So, it’s easy for them not to want the war crimes court,” she said.

June 24, 2020 05:37 UTC

Liberia: Deputy Education Minister in Ghana for COVID-19 Treatment; Minister Still in LiberiaEducation Minister, Professor Ansu Sonii is Said to be undergoing treatment for the deadly COVID-19 virus at the 14 Military Hospital in Liberia while his Deputy Minister for Administration, Mr. Latim Da-thong was flown to Ghana as his condition required further treatment. Monrovia – The two top officials at the Ministry of Education are being treated for the deadly COVID-19 virus. Minister Ansu Sonii is currently being treated at the 14 Military Hospital off the Robertsfield Highway while his Deputy Minister for Administration, Mr. Latim Da-thong was flown to Ghana as his condition required further treatment. FrontPageAfrica contacted Information Minister Lenn Eugene Nagbe after Myjoyonline in Ghana reported that Minster Sonii had been flown to into Accra and was undergoing treatment after testing positive for Covid-19. But Minister Nagbe explained that it was the deputy, Da-Thong and not Sonii who was flown into Accra.

June 24, 2020 00:54 UTC

FrontPage Africa/Harry N. BrowneMONROVIA – Liberia has only six ventilators, one of the country’s many challenges in combating the novel coronavirus pandemic but health authorities say they are not worried about that. Normally, coronavirus patients with a history of lung infections and elderly people are most likely to relapse into respiratory difficulties. About 80 percent of global coronavirus patients recover without going to the hospital, according to the World Health Organization (WHO)—the UN organ responsible for global health. Currently, there are 356 active coronavirus cases and 1,131 people who came in contact with coronavirus patients being followed up. A man and a woman pass by a chalkboard newspaper providing information on the coronavirus pandemic in Liberia on May 28, 2020.

June 23, 2020 22:52 UTC

United NationsMONROVIA – There are calls for the release of pretrial detainees and inmates with lesser crimes across Liberia so that prisons do not become coronavirus hotspots. While the BCR is keen on preventing any case of the virus, it emphasizes that prisoners’ rights should be respected. Unsafe ConditionsInside the Monrovia Central Prison: Inmates struggle for space on a hot day in Monrovia, November 2018. Samwar Fallah, who provides free legal services for pre-trial detainees as part of his local human rights group’s project activities. In April, a circuit court judge in the central county released eight pretrial detainees charged with rape, including Junior Flomo.

June 23, 2020 22:30 UTC

In December 2014, Mr. Kouyateh was defeated in the Montserrado County Senatorial by-election by Senator George Manneh Weah who is now President of Liberia. She sees herself as a trusted, hardworking and experienced woman who is available to contests on the ticket of the CDC. Mr. Sheriff previously served the CDC in numerous capacities ranging from Youth Chairman (Montserrado County), National Chairman for Operations, National Chairman for Administration, and National Chairman for Ways, Means and Finance. Mr. Sheriff contested the general and presidential elections in 2017 for the representative seat in district # 8, Montserrado County as an independent candidate. Mr. Sheriff made specific reference to the selection of former Montserrado County Senator Geraldine Doe-Sheriff over Lenn Eugene Nagbe during a senatorial by-election in the county.

June 23, 2020 22:22 UTC

Family sources confirmed to FrontPageAfrica that Dr. Korto died on Sunday, June 21st, 2020 in a Delaware Hospital. The foundation had been dormant until Dr. Korto took over in 2001 and helped raise the organization’s profile. Sirleaf rewarded Dr. Korto with the position of Education Minister in her Cabinet after taking office in 2006. At the time, Dr. Korto campaigned on a message of development, unity and the educational advancement of the county. Dr. Korto has a background as a teacher and holds a doctorate in education from the Catholic University of America in Washington, DC.

June 23, 2020 19:07 UTC

Mr. Morlu said the ruling party is determined to be a dominant force in the Midterm 2020 elections scheduled for December 8, 2020. “We believe in our delegates and trust their judgment in making the right decision by putting up the best candidates across the country that will defeat anyone that would stand against the CDC. We will put out the best of the best and we will defeat our opponents.”Mr. Morlu added that the announcement of the primary is a result of consultation with the National Executive Committee. “Consistently, a ‘Primaries Organizing Committee’ has been formed and constituted, naming partisan Jefferson T. Koijee as Chairman, Partisan Alexander Saydee, Co-Chairman, Partisan Eric Kpayea, and Secretary amongst others. As the party enters a crucial and important phase, Mr. Morlu encouraged all partisans to continue to remain peaceful, law-abiding and tolerant at all levels, ensuring that the collective interests of our people—the interest of the Party—Remains Supreme.”

June 23, 2020 02:03 UTC

Monrovia – The on-again; off-again Jewel Howard Taylor saga is back on, apparently. Suspended party chair, James Biney, Secretary-General Andrew Peters and George Mulbah filed a petition for Declaratory Judgment against their Standard Bearer, the Vice President, Howard Taylor. In 2019, Mr. Biney claimed that the real issue between he and the Vice President is her ambition to run for President in 2023. “This is a wakeup call to all well meaning partisans that it about time that SB Jewel Howard Taylor “Resign and take her Exit Now!! !” from the party leadership and give a chance for the reunification and rebuilding of the party for 2020 and 2023….Jewel Howard Taylor Stepdown Action Group!

June 23, 2020 00:16 UTC