"EJS Center Did Not Receive Money from GoL"
Responding to a Daily Observer inquiry, the EJS Center disclosed that it “has not received any money from the Government of Liberia. “On the budget allocation issue, the EJS Center was not informed and only learned of this from the report in Frontpage Africa,” the EJS Center maintains. Did President Weah live up to his commitment after all, unbeknownst to the EJS Center? If the Gender Minister does not know who added the EJS Center as subsidy beneficiaries to her ministry’s budget account, then who does? Now that the EJS Center is aware of its US$1 million subsidy allotment in the 2022 national budget, the question remains whether or not the Center will accept the money.
Source:Daily Observer
December 23, 2021 09:59 UTC
Liberia: Lofa’s Protest against Cape Mount Dismissed
Protest by LOFA County regarding Cape Mount County, featuring three first division players instead of two in the December 18 match between the two counties, has been dismissed by the Protest Committee of the National County Sports Meet. The committee, after conducting hearing into the protest, established that the protest letter from Lofa was not submitted within the stipulated time frame as enshrined in the rules and regulations governing the 2021/2022 national county sports meet. The committee also established that the Protester (Lofa) could not prove that the captain of Grand Cape Mount or an official of the county’s team signed on to the protest as required by the rules and regulations governing the National County Sports Meet. Regarding Bong’s protest, the committee established Fransico Pajibo was an unused substitute in the Mano River Union tournament and didn’t feature for the senior national team as claimed by Bong. Gbarpolu lost their protest against Bomi for using Murphy Miller, after the committee established that player Miller registered and played for Sandi FC in the 2019/20 LFA second division league that was nullified.
Source:Daily Observer
December 23, 2021 04:57 UTC
Liberia: James ‘Jes’ Sirleaf, Son of Former President, Ellen John Sirleaf is Dead
Liberia: James ‘Jes’ Sirleaf, Son of Former President, Ellen John Sirleaf is DeadMONROVIA – One of the sons of the former President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, James Sirleaf, was this morning found dead at his residence in Congo Town, outside Monrovia. A family source told FPA Wednesday that he had been ailing over the past few days. Although no foul play is suspected, this brings to three the number of deaths involving sons of former Presidents. Mr. Sirleaf had over two decades experience in Banking and Finance inclusive of assignments with Citibank/Citigroup Profit Center Management, Branch Operations and Credit. He held an MBA from the University of Liverpool, PG in E Business from the University of Westminster England, and a degree in Business Administration.
Source:Front Page Africa
December 22, 2021 18:02 UTC
Liberia: APM Terminals Rolls Out COVID-19 Vaccination Campaign to protect stakeholders of the Freeport of Monrovia and Nearby Communities
Liberia: APM Terminals Rolls Out COVID-19 Vaccination Campaign to protect stakeholders of the Freeport of Monrovia and Nearby CommunitiesMonrovia – APM Terminal (APMT) has rolled out a COVID-19 vaccination program aimed at vaccinating all stakeholders of the Freeport of Monrovia, in line with the Ministry of Health’s COVID-19 Vaccination Campaign. He commended the Ministry of Health and National Port Authority (NPA) for the support given the port community to keep thriving, despite threats and disruptions posed by the pandemic. Dr. Wapoe recounted that APM Terminas has demonstrated remarkable corporate leadership in the fight against Covid-19 and that the latest vaccination is further testimony to that. Some members of the port community who have already taken the jab have been encouraging their colleagues and the Liberia community to get vaccinated by posting about their vaccinated status on social media. “We are glad that APMT considers our health and safety a priority and has included us in this vaccination exercise.
Source:Front Page Africa
December 22, 2021 04:28 UTC
Liberia: Lofa Traditional Leaders Split over Planned December 31 Protest for the Certification of Senator-elect Brownie Samukai
ZORZOR DISTRICT, Lofa County – Traditional Zoes in Lofa County who had protested against the delay by the Supreme Court of Liberia to decide the fate of the Lofa County senatorial seat are splitting with the umbrella organization, Traditional Leaders of Lofa County. “We will resist any attempt by some of our colleagues who will stage a protest against the Supreme Court on the 31,” he said. “Traditional leaders of the county should stop being manipulated by politicians. McGill: Traditional protest ‘shameful’Meanwhile, the Minister of State for President Affairs, Nathaniel McGill, has criticized the Poro Society for protesting against the Supreme Court. Deputy Police Inspector General Melvin Sackor told MICAT press briefing the action of traditional leaders in the county undermine Liberia’s peace and stability.
Source:Front Page Africa
December 21, 2021 15:05 UTC
Liberia: Why Is Christmas A National Holiday
With Christmas Day around the corner, the annual debate has resurfaced about why it is celebrated with a national holiday and not any other religion. However, that is not why Liberia, and the US passed a law declaring Christmas Day a national holiday, but not Diwali, Yom Kippur, or Eid al-Fitr. Christmas is not a ‘religious’ holiday, unlike Hindu, Jewish, and Muslim festivals. Christmas is a religious, secular, cultural, and commercial phenomenon with its reindeer, Christmas trees, elves, and Sani Clauses. The former is a secular festival, while the latter is Christianity’s most important religious holiday.
Source:Front Page Africa
December 21, 2021 14:14 UTC
Liberia: Doxxbet Liberia Gives LNP, MCC Hundreds of Mobile Phones
Monrovia – DoxxBet Liberia, one of Liberia’s sports betting companies yesterday donated 500 mobile phones to the Liberia National Police (LNP) and the Monrovia City Corporation (MCC) to enhance works at the two government agencies. On Wednesday, DoxxBet delivered 150 pieces of Mobiola X5000 phones to the LNP in an effort to help the force in its combat against crimes in Monrovia and other parts of the country. Zwannah Sarnor, the sales manager at DoxxBet Liberia said it was his company’s own way of identifying with the LNP in the festive season at hand as the force combat crimes. After the donation of the 150 pieces of the phones to LNP in the morning of yesterday, DoxxBet also reached out to the Monrovia City Corporation (MCC) in the later after period and donated 350 pieces of the same model of phones. Zwannah Sarnor told the MCC authorities that the phones should be given to cleaners of streets and others who are daily involved in casual labor.
Source:Front Page Africa
December 20, 2021 22:31 UTC
Sierra Leone Concludes Signing of Transmission Service Agreement with TRANSCO CLSG
Recently, Sierra Leone and Guinea signed the Power Purchase Agreements (PPA) with CI-Energies on November 30, 2021 and December 01, 2021 respectively. The signing of these agreements will empower TRANSCO CLSG to transmit the electricity from Cote d’Ivoire to the other countries. Sierra Leone and Guinea recently dispatched high-powered delegations to Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire that met with H.E Alassane Ouattara, President of Cote d’Ivoire. It is the expectation of Management of TRANSCO CLSG that LEC of Liberia would also sign the PPA with CI-Energies and TSA with TRANSCO CLSG before the end of December 2021. LEC’s negotiations with CI Energies and TRANSCO CLSG are far advanced.
Source:Front Page Africa
December 20, 2021 09:13 UTC
Liberia: Stakeholders in Agriculture Call for Audit of Institutions in The Sector
Liberia: Stakeholders in Agriculture Call for Audit of Institutions in The SectorMonrovia – Several farmers are calling for an audit of institutions and organizations managing the agriculture sector in Liberia. “We the farmers don’t trust especially government institutions either spearheading or implementing various agriculture programs. They said experience has shown that whenever donor fund is available, “overnight” farmers or farming institutions emerge but cease to exist after the support dries up. (MSMEs) in the agriculture sector. Ms. Baffour noted that access to finance by farmers would unlock the potentials that exist in the agriculture sector.
Source:Front Page Africa
December 20, 2021 08:34 UTC
Liberia: Liberty Party Endorses Cummings for CPP Ticket
MONROVIA — Delegates at the Liberty Party Special National Convention have endorsed the candidacy of Mr. Alexander B. Cummings, standard bearer of the opposition Alternative National Congress, to lead the Collaborating Political Parties (CPP) ahead of the 2023 presidential elections. “The Liberty Party will ensure that Cummings is elected as standard bearer of the CPP because he has proven to be a man who believes in resurrecting Liberians,” he said. Party executives from both the ANC and Liberty Party graced the program, endorsing the decision reached Saturday. ” I’m happy for your peaceful national convention and I am happy for the manner and form the Liberty Party has pledged its support to Mr. Cummings. He pledged Cummings’ commitment to the confidence reposed in him by the Liberty Party, saying: “Cummings is a man of his words, a very trusted personality who will never disappoint the Liberty Party.”
Source:Front Page Africa
December 19, 2021 03:03 UTC
Liberia: US$800m ArcelorMittal Investment in Limbo? Senate May Not Ratify, But…
Monrovia – FrontPageAfrica has reliably learnt in the past 24 hours that the Government of Liberia and ArcelorMittal (AML) have reached a deadlock in a marathon negotiation to ratify the 3rd Amendment that is currently at the national legislature. FPA has gathered that the deadlock concerns request from the Government of Liberia that AML brings additional US 25$million to address long term unresolved housing challenges in project affected counties of Nimba, Grand Bassa and Bong. It can be recalled at a Senate Hearing on the 3rd Amendment that several senators called for more resources from AML and for AML to do more in the project affected counties. On Thursday evening, AML officials requested more time to discuss with senior management of the company on a way forward. In the amendment, the Committee called on the government to take ownership of the Railroad, Buchanan Iron Ore Port and related Infrastructure.
Source:Front Page Africa
December 17, 2021 22:21 UTC
Govt Allots US$50k to Repatriate Liberian Women Trafficked to Oman
Monrovia – The Chairman of the National Anti-Human Trafficking Taskforce of Liberia, Labour Minister, Cllr. Gibson was speaking on Thursday, December 16, 2021 at ceremony marking the official dedication of a newly established Unit on Human Trafficking at the headquarters of the Liberia National Police (LNP) in Monrovia. They are also working with Lawyers of the Taskforce to ensure that when cases go to court, there are evidence of proof to show convictions,” Min. He added that the GOL is putting a lot of money to ensure that the fight against human trafficking is successful. He assured Liberians and foreign partners of the LNP’s readiness in the fight against human trafficking Liberia.
Source:Front Page Africa
December 17, 2021 21:10 UTC
Liberia: Woman Remanded for Allegedly Selling 5-Month-Old Baby for US$60
MONROVIA – A 26-year-old Liberian woman has been sent to jail for allegedly selling her five months old baby. Police investigation established that the five-month-old baby, Safeyatu Bah, was sold to an unknown lady for US$60. She said because she had been suffering to take care of the child and meeting up with her needs, she consented. According to her, she had had three abortions and couldn’t do any further though the child’s father had allegedly pressurized her to abort the pregnancy. Castro and Jerome have both been charged with human trafficking and criminal facilitation.
Source:Front Page Africa
December 17, 2021 10:18 UTC
Liberia: U.S.$182k Corruption Scandal Hooks NEC Chair
The Chairperson of the National Elections Commission has been hooked for corruption, conflict of interest, and money-laundering by the Liberia Anti- Corruption Commission. The historic finding of the LACC investigation comes after NEC Executive Director Anthony Sengbe told the public that his boss did not influence the bidding process. But NEC claimed that only "Tuma Enterprises was the most responsive in the bidding process," hence their final selection and approval by a panel of procurement officials. If the NEC had purchased the equipment, it would have saved a whopping US$153,320, while owning the equipment out rightly, instead of leasing it. However, the LACC has cleared Bishop John Allan Klayee of the Jubilee Church and George Yuoh of corruption allegations of payroll paddling and financial impropriety at the Liberia Airport Authority.
Source:Daily Observer
December 17, 2021 00:09 UTC
MNG US$450k Ransom Fund for Chemical Spillage Draws Controversy in Bong
KOKOYA, Bong County – Serious controversies have sparked over the disbursement of a $450,000.00 United States Dollars linking some current top and former officials of Bong County. The amount was meant for Saywhen Town, a community situated in the operational area of Turkish Mining Company MNG Gold in Bong County. In less than twenty four hours that year, 30 people were hospitalized after the exposure to the chemical spill from the company’s reservoir. Rep. Hills Representative and former Senator Yallah are said to have been the strong advocates in ensuring that the residents get the agreed amount. FrontPageAfrica Tcontacted Kokoyah Statutory Superintendent Conteh Yallah who claimed of being left out in the process both by Yallah and Moye.
Source:Front Page Africa
December 16, 2021 21:08 UTC