By Lennart Dodoo, [email protected]The Minister of Public Works holds a pivotal role in overseeing and managing a wide array of responsibilities aimed at developing and maintaining essential infrastructure within the country. According to Section 27.2 of the New Executive Law, the Minister shall be responsible to DESIGN, construct, improve and maintain, directly or by contract, all highways, streets, roads, bridges and storm sewers. He served Deputy Minister for Administration at the Ministry of Public Works & Rural Development in 2014. Prior to that position, Mr. Giddings held roles in various governmental and consultancy capacities. Throughout his academic years, Mr. Giddings actively participated in various extracurricular activities, including sporting and cultural exchange activities during his MBA at Wuhan University of Technology.
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February 01, 2024 07:32 UTC
Monrovia – Since the election of President Joseph Boakai, the name of former foreign Minister Augustine Ngafuan has been ringing. An old hand at the Ministry, Ngafuan, served as Foreign Minister from 2012 to 2015 under the presidency of Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf. Mr. Ngafuan is currently the Country Manager of the African Development Bank in Uganda. The source said Ngafuan is not interested in a job in the Boakai administration at the moment. Dr. Kariuki is on a two-day visit to Uganda and will lead the bank’s high-level dialogue on the Uganda energy sector.
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January 31, 2024 20:24 UTC
Lofa County Senator, Momo Cyrus, has publicly disclosed that he would allocate all earnings throughout his first year at the Liberian Senate to support local developments in the county. By Selma Lomax [email protected]Senator Cyrus believes giving back his salary and other benefits to the county is the surest way of introducing life-changing and impactful leadership style in the county. He said the votes given him by the people of Lofa County during the October 2023 elections was priceless, and that giving back was the best way to express his gratitude. The gesture by Senator Cyrus is a demonstration of transparency, accountability and commitment to revitalizing public trust in leadership at all levels. The zealous Lofa County Lawmaker also emphasized the need for leaders of the county to put aside their political differences and embrace one another for the sake of the county.
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January 31, 2024 17:15 UTC
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi were sentenced to 14 years with ‘rigorous punishment’ in the Toshakhana case, Pakistan’s Geo News reported. The latest prison sentence against the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader came just eight days ahead of scheduled national elections in Pakistan and a day after he was sentenced to 10 years in prison for leaking state secrets. Imran and Bushra were also slapped with a fine of $2.81 million. While Khan is already in prison, visuals on social media showed Bushra Bibi reaching the Adiala Jail for arrest. Read more of this storyVisited 20 times, 20 visit(s) today
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January 31, 2024 17:04 UTC
This event, held in the Bassa High School auditorium, brought together more than 200 students, along with over ten instructors and school administrators, promoting a fruitful partnership between AML and ADMA. The collaboration between AML and ADMA seeks to enlighten high school students on the various projects undertaken by ArcelorMittal Liberia in the three counties and other parts of the nation. Patience Genesis thanked AML for organizing the information-sharing session at Bassa High School, emphasizing the significance of having such an event at their school. Sianneh Smith, a 12th grader at Bassa High School, expressed her excitement about the unexpected visit from ArcelorMittal representatives. Another student emphasized the importance of education for the female students at Bassa High School, expressing gratitude for AML’s involvement.
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January 31, 2024 04:21 UTC
BY RUSS BYNUM |SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Described by their parents as bubbly and constantly laughing, Spc. Breonna Moffett became close friends soon after enlisting in the Army Reserve five years ago. William Jerome Rivers served a tour in Iraq before joining the same company of Army engineers. While President Joe Biden has promised the U.S. will respond, Moffett’s parents said they hope there’s no escalation in violence that kills more American troops. “It takes your heart and your soul.”Read more of this storyVisited 27 times, 1 visit(s) today
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January 31, 2024 03:59 UTC
He said there is nothing evil about asking the CDC and former President Weah to account for their superintendence of Liberia for the last six years. In 2017, Liberians elected Mr. Weah as President. In March 2021, a US Congressman from the State of New Jersey, Christopher Smith, labeled the Weah administration as “Kleptocratic”. On December 8, 2023, Mr. Boakai then President-elect, appointed Madam Miatta Fahnbulleh, a former celebrated female musician in Liberia as Chair of the inaugural committee. At the same time, Mr. Sandy has lauded President Boakai and the UP for their demonstrated commitment to ensuring accountability in government.
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January 30, 2024 16:41 UTC
Weah said: “… it is possible to inform you that the state of the economy that my administration has inherited, leaves a lot to be desired. Weeks disclosed to the House that as at January 22, 2018, “the total balances was US$5,637,000”. In 2018, my Government inherited a Consolidated cash position of about SEVEN MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS. President Boakai: The net international reserves position reported at the end of December 2023 was US$220 million. The balances show that the total for FY2023/2024 in US Dollars is US$28,270,302.87, while the total balance in the Liberian dollar consolidated account is L$2,237,071,975.08.
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January 30, 2024 13:48 UTC
MONROVIA — Thirteen-year-old Sarah Andrews, not her real name, was allegedly raped by Mr. Amos Gono, an influential man in the Johnsonville Kpelleh Town Community in which a street is named after, called Gono Street. And the family of Mr. Gono had been visiting the girl’s uncle to compromise the case, which was never reported to the police by the uncle. He further said when the news from the hospital confirmed that the survivor was constantly raped and sodomized, the uncle’s wife collapsed. Isaac George, head of the Ministry of Justice Sexual and Gender Based Violence Unit, via mobile to ask for a way forward. However, rebutting his claims of his daughter not being raped, the rape report from the Du-Port Hospital indicated that the survivor was constantly raped and sodomized by the perpetrator.
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January 30, 2024 13:38 UTC
One of Liberia’s leading news outlets, the Global News Network Incorporated, publisher of www.gnnliberia.com and two local weeklies, The Star and GNN-Liberia Newspapers on last Friday, January 26, 2024 celebrated its 25th anniversary 2024. The colorful celebration was climaxed with the honoring of dozens of individuals and institutions including the former Liberian leader, George Manneh Weah for their remarkable contributions to the growth and development of Liberia, and the empowerment of Liberians during the year-2023 under review. Visited 15 times, 1 visit(s) today
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January 30, 2024 10:24 UTC
Monrovia – An investigation by FrontPageAfrica has discovered that both President Joseph Boakai and his Vice President Jeremiah Koung ignored major red flags prior to the nomination of Mr. Cooper Kruah as Minister of Justice. Cooper Kruah for the post. Cooper Kruah dubiously diverted the amount of fifty-eight thousand eight hundred fourteen dollars eight cents (US$58,814.08 USD) into his personal account. At the time, Mr. Kruah was Minister of Post & Telecommunication in the Weah government. President, MARDCO is kindly asking for your urgent intervention into a case where the Chief Justice of the Republic of Liberia His Honor Francis Korkpor Sr. is protecting Cllr.
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January 29, 2024 19:05 UTC
Paynesville – Senator of Nimba County, Prince Yormie Johnson, has sharply warned the administration of President Joseph Boakai to abolish the plans for the establishment of the long-awaited war crimes court, adding that such plan will cause violence. President Boakai in his short-ended inaugural speech committed his government to formulating plans for the creation of a war and economic crimes court. Senator Johnson is a powerful political figure in Liberian politics. Hailing from the indigenous vote-rich Nimba County, Sen. Johnson was instrumental in aiding Madam Sirleaf’s victory in 2005 and 2011. According to the Nimba County Senator, during the war, Nimba County people including people from every county were killed adding that the whole country was upside down.
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January 29, 2024 14:29 UTC
By PTI |The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for an attack on a Roman Catholic church in Istanbul during a Sunday Mass that killed one person, in a statement issued late Sunday. Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said shortly before midnight that two men he described as members of the Islamic State extremist movement had been arrested for the attack. It described the attack as killing one person and wounding another, while Turkish authorities said no one was injured besides the person killed. Yerlikaya said police had raided 30 locations and detained a total of 47 people as part of the investigation into the attack. On Jan 3 this year, 25 suspected Islamic State members were arrested across Turkey, accused of plotting attacks on churches and synagogues, according to state-run Anadolu Agency.
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January 29, 2024 13:12 UTC
TEHRAN, Jan. 29 (MNA) – The American TV network CNN has quoted a US official as saying that commanders of the US base in Jordan were forced to evacuate eight soldiers to the US medical centers in other countries. According to CNN, the US official said on condition of anonymity that military personnel stationed at the Tower 22 base in Jordan near the Syrian border are not in appropriate condition. The official also said that commanders of the base decided to send eight soldiers to other countries after diagnosing traumatic brain injuries in those troops. The United States Central Command (CENTCOM) also confirmed that eight service members were medically evacuated from Jordan after being wounded in early Sunday’s drone attack on the US outpost. Washington announced on Sunday that three US Army troops were killed and more than 30 service members were injured in a drone attack overnight, marking the first time US troops have been killed in the West Asia region since the onset of the Gaza war.
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January 29, 2024 13:04 UTC
BY JONES HAYDEN |West African countries Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger said on Sunday that they are withdrawing from the ECOWAS regional economic bloc, accusing the group of “inhumane” sanctions to reverse the coups in their nations. All three countries, which were founding members of ECOWAS, the Economic Community of West African States, are currently led by militaries that seized power from civilian leaders. France withdrew its troops from Niger in late 2023 after the coup in that country last summer. Considered West Africa’s top political and regional authority, the 15-nation ECOWAS — formed in 1975 to “promote economic integration” in member countries — has struggled in recent years to reverse rampant coups in the region. The countries have had tense ties with ECOWAS since coups took place in Niger last July, Burkina Faso in 2022 and Mali in 2020Read more of this reportVisited 14 times, 2 visit(s) today
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January 29, 2024 04:18 UTC