Vice President Jewel Howard Taylor has not been given an official armored vehicle and has been using her private vehicle purchased when she Senator of Bong County. She arrived without a police escortMONROVIA – Vice President Jewel Howard Taylor has harkened to the plea of her colleagues and other prominent Liberians to let go of her issues with the Executive and attend President George Weah’s Annual Message at the Legislature, contrary to her plans. She threatened that if her concerns are not addressed, she would not be able to attend the President’s Annual Message. “We will also urge Government functionaries to stop using radio stations to abuse the Vice President, as the Office of the Vice President is the second highest in our land and must be respected at all times,” they stated in a statement. This is the first public appearance of the Vice President in about six weeks.

Members of the Liberia Coalition of Human Rights Defenders (LICHRD) over the weekend elected new corps of officers to lead the organization for the next two years. The board is the highest decision–making body of the organization and members of the board are elected by officials from member organizations. The board members work in the interest of the organization. During the elections, the winner with the highest votes immediately becomes the chairman of the Board. Also Speaking, the outgoing chairman of LICHRD, Dwana Kingsley called on the new board members to ensure the organization continues to work effectively in defending the rights of others.

A Cross-section of African Entrepreneurs at the TEF Entrepreneurship ForumNIGERIA – On the heels of the tenth anniversary of the Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), the private-sector-led philanthropy focused on empowering African entrepreneurs has enhanced its flagship Entrepreneurship Programme to empower more entrepreneurs across the continent. The Programme cycle has been updated to place more emphasis on getting more entrepreneurs through the business training. Maximising the value derived from the Programme, applicants will now receive instant feedback on their progress to the next stage of the Programme, following their applications. The TEF Entrepreneurship Programme is the $100million commitment by investor and philanthropist, Tony O. Elumelu, CON through his investment company, Heirs Holdings. The application for the 2020 cohort of the TEF Entrepreneurship Programme is open till March 1, 2020 on TEFConnect.com.

FrontPageAfrica sports editor Christopher Walker was inflicted bodily harm, his camera damaged and ruffled to the ground by unruly and overzealous officers of the Liberia National Police. Governments have come and gone but the practice of overzealous security apparatus continue to linger. SADLY, the security apparatus in Liberia today is on the wrong end of the stick, ignoring the decency of humanity, human rights and justice. THE ROLE of the police and security apparatus in any nation is to provide safety and security for all members of society, not just the elite and those at the helm of power. TOO OFTEN we see the overzealousness of security officers taking a toll and threatening Liberia’s effort to remove itself from its ugly past.

The road project, which is the first in Liberia, commenced on Tuesday, November 19, 2019 in Schufflein, Margibi County. Minister Kialain pointed out that Polyroads remain one of the best alternatives for the construction of feeder roads. “We want to see how we can satisfy alternative for feeder roads to have it useful for a longer period of time with minimum cost of maintenance. It’s is cost intensive and so, we need to find other alternative for communities or feeder roads. Andreski said polyroads technology can be adequately used for the construction of more feeder roads in Liberia.

Fendall – South Korea Ambassador to Liberia, Maj. Gen. Lee In-tae says the economy of Liberia will only witness progress if more investments are made in human resource development. The January 23 edition of LUX-Talk brought together cross sections of students from various colleges of the UL to discuss growth of the Liberian Economy. Ambassador In-tae stressed the importance for Liberia to invest in university education, noting that it is cardinal in improving the economy. The Korean Ambassador accredited to Liberia maintained that the World is one community; therefore, Liberia and Korea are neighbors within this community, and must remain cooperative for economy advancement. At the same time, Ambassador In-tae disclosed that Korea has been helping Liberia through educational advancement, but this was somehow interrupted by the civil crisis.

Monrovia – Liberia keeps declining in the fight against corruption, according to a new corruption index report. In the latest Corruption Perception Index (CPI) 2019 report released by Transparency International, the Global Coalition against Corruption, Liberia’s score has significantly dropped to 28 – four points down from the 2018 score of 32. Due to government failure in the fight of corruption, the Center for Transparency and Accountability in Liberia (CENTAL) has expressed dismay over the country’s rating in the latest Corruption Perception Index 2019. The CENTAL boss said the fight against Corruption must be holistic and not seen by the public as targeting specific groups and individuals. The score ranges from 0 to 100, where 0 equals the highest level of perceived public sector corruption, while 100 equals lowest level of perceived corruption.

Mr. Massaquoi is the Chief Executive Officer of the Boakai Massaquoi Agriculture Incorporated situated in Caldwell, a suburb of Monrovia, while the disputed property is located in Louisiana Township. FrontPage Africa contacted Ms. Bundoo for response but her phone rang and she did not answer. When they stopped, a short Police officer and an EPS guy from the President’s details got down and ordered our arrest. At Central, they brought a writ but none of our [that were arrested] names were on the writ,” he explained. But because Officer Reeves knows him to be a relative of his uncle, Reeves led the armed officers to his farm.

Blama Vincent met his untimely death after he stopped a group of boys from stealing the mobile phone, alerting the owner of his fate. The Liberia National Police has launched an investigation in the death of Blama as three suspects are currently in police custody undergoing investigation. Blama reportedly graduated from the University of Liberia just year and was at the verge of returning to obtain his masters when he met his untimely death. FrontPageAfrica gathered Blama was planning to break his fast for the day just because he met his untimely death. He said words are hard to express as the family of Blama is yet to believe the news of his death.

MOH and partners began the exercise on Friday outlining measures being put in place by Liberia’s health team to prevent the entry of the virus into the country. This comes as the World remains threatened by a new strain of the Coronavirus discovered in Wahun, China. According to Dr. Fallah, because there have been cases exported to different countries including Japan, South Korea and Thailand, the Ministry Health and partners have decided to do a risk profile because there is “a high possibility for the Coronavirus” entering the country. He also disclosed that three major hospitals will serve as a supporting arm for the team in case of any case discovered. In humans, the virus causes respiratory infections, which are often mild, but in rare cases are potentially lethal.

Arthur Johnson (l) would twist the facts and subsequently brag about representing him for little moneyLondon – Liberia’s Permanent Representative to IMO, Atty. Arthur T. Johnson press conference of January 23, 2020, describing Cllr. Johnson’s Press Conference of April 22, 2019, notifying him about his withdrawal, he (Jackson) instantly replied Cllr. However, he (Jackson) was constrained to dismiss Arthur Johnson in the wake of the Supreme Court’s continual recognition of Cllr. Johnson from the case, and appoint a new counsel in person of Human Rights lawyer, Cllr.

Monrovia – Standing between a rock and a hard place, Vice President Jewel Howard Taylor is expected to swallow the bullet and attend today’s Annual Message to be delivered by President George Manneh Weah. The committee has also called on surrogates of the government to end its abuse on talk radio against the VP. “We will also urge Government functionaries to stop using radio stations to abuse the Vice President, as the office of the Vice President is the second highest in our land and must be respected at all times,” the statement said. Multiple sources confirmed to FrontPageAfrica Sunday said that after the meeting with the Senate and a number of women organizations, the vice president will agree to attend Monday’s Annual Message. The Office of the Vice President has received more than US$3 million in both compensation and goods and services since 2018.

Which then brings me to zero in on one Mr Sayma Syrenus Cephus, a man with a dangerous history who plays at being the solicitor general of Liberia. During the NPFL incursion of Liberia, Cephus scored high marks in mayhem, so the NPFL command structure promoted him to lead the reign of terror efforts in three south-eastern counties—Grand Gedeh, Maryland, and Sinoe. Innocent Liberians perished under the bullets of the arch warlord who holds himself as a solicitor general. Cephus set up the murder of the deceased former superintendent of Maryland County in D. Wah Hne, who got wasted at the behest of Moses Blah. Mr Weah must kick Cephus out of his government to redeem himself and show the Liberians and the world that he has a political backbone.

It explores the country’s approach to early childhood education, presenting comparative analyses and success stories, backed by sound recommendations for adoption by the Liberian government. Massa’s strong coverage of contemporary topics and issues distinguishes her book from other early childhood education texts focusing on the Liberian education system. Former President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, in a February 2013 statement, branded the country’s education sector a “mess”, requiring a complete overhaul. Thus, to restore sanity to this current education “mess”, Massa stresses the need to make early childhood education a key curriculum item. This, she says, will “not only strengthen the growth and productivity of the [country’s] education sector”.

The Wuhan coronavirus (2019-nCoV), aptly named after the Chinese city of its origin, is a respiratory illness that has so far caused 26 deaths and 830 cases and rising across China, according to the New York Times reporting. The Wuhan coronavirus (2019-nCoV) belongs to the same family of diseases as Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) and Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS). To mitigate the threat, Liberia must initiate the following as recommended by the CDC:Establish, if it does not already exist, an incident management and emergency response system that will support any public health response to the outbreak of coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in Liberia. This may be challenging since Liberia may not yet have the testing mechanisms to test for coronavirus (2019-nCoV). I will hope the government makes available the resources necessary to guide against the potential threat of coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in Liberia.