Unraveling The BBL Sex Scandal: Gary was a ticking time bomb waiting to explode. True or False?
We could say that Gary took her silence for consent or was she waiting for Big Brabee to stop Gary? From what you’ve read, isn’t it clear that Gary was a ticking time bomb waiting to explode at the Big Brabee house? Why did Big Brabee whisk Gary away in handcuffs if they didn’t feel he was guilty of a crime? Would this sex scandal envelope into an horibble nightmare for Gary and the Big Brabee Liberia Show? The Big Brabee Liberia Sex scandal needs to be carefully investigated and Justice shouldn’t be trampled on.
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July 29, 2021 09:40 UTC
Pro Liberian, International Justice Advocacy Groups Petition House of Representatives Not to Endorse Senate’s Proposal to Establish Transitional Justice Commission
In an open letter to the House of Representatives through Speaker Bhofal Chambers, the groups, committed to ensuring justice for victims of serious international crimes perpetrated during Liberia’s civil wars, called on the Lower House not to endorse the proposal. Excerpt of the letter: “We write as Liberian and international nongovernmental organizations committed to ensuring justice for victims of serious international crimes perpetrated during Liberia’s civil wars. The Sirleaf’s administration contested some of the hard recommendations, and trumpeted restorative justice over retributive justice. The groups said the TRC did precisely as directed in recommending the establishment of the Extraordinary Criminal Court for Liberia. And in addition, more than 50 members of the House of Representatives have endorsed a resolution backing a war crimes court for Liberia.
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July 29, 2021 09:36 UTC
Catholic Diocese of Cape Palmas Says Bad Roads in Southeast Liberia Compromises and Endangers Citizens’ Safety
MONROVIA – The Catholic Diocese of Cape Palmas has described as compromising and endangering the lives of citizens and incalculable loss of goods and properties the continuous bad road conditions along the main corridors leading to South-eastern Liberia. Andrew Jagaye Karnley Bishop of Cape Palmas, who is the Administrative Head of the Diocese. The Church indicates that citizens and others are compelled to risk their lives while traveling to Southeastern Liberia due to the bad road conditions. CommendationMeanwhile, the Cape Palmas Diocese has commended the Unity Party (UP) led-government of ex-Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf for initiating the construction of the Harper to Fish Town road project in 2015. The Church maintains that it remains hopeful and prayerful that every town and village in Liberia will be made accessible.
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July 29, 2021 09:24 UTC
The ECOWAS Holds Com’ttee Meeting in Ghana To Explores The Role of Telecommunications And Information Technology In Achieving Regional Development, Peace, Security And Human Rights
The ECOWAS Holds Com’ttee Meeting in Ghana To Explores The Role of Telecommunications And Information Technology In Achieving Regional Development, Peace, Security And Human RightsMONROVIA – Members of the ECOWAS Joint Committee on Political Affairs, Peace, Security and African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM), Legal Affairs and Human Rights, Telecommunications and Information Technology are meeting in Ghana to brainstorm the role of telecommunication in achieving regional development. The meeting which is under the theme: “The role of telecommunications and information technology (tit) in achieving regional development,” is happening in Winneba, Ghana – 27th to 31st July, 2021. Organizations use Telecommunications and Information Technologies (TIT) to organize transnational networks in response to international competition and the increasing need for strategic interaction. Evidently, the explosion and advancement of TIT has been significantly impacting development, peace and security as main vehicle of human capital development in ECOWAS Region. What the meeting intends to achieveThe meeting recognizes the potentially valuable role of TIT in the development of the ECOWAS Region particularly in areas of peace and security and fundamental human right.
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July 29, 2021 09:16 UTC
What Leadership Does Liberia Need In 2023?
According to history, the settlement and founding of Liberia in the early 1800s was motivated by the domestic politics of slavery. There are different views on the attributes of a true leader, but Edward Pappas, an American writer identified the top ten: 1) true leader understands and listens to people; 2) true leader enlightens people; 3) true leader guides, but does not dictate to, the people; 4) true leader enables and empowers people; 5) true leader motivates people; 6) true leader inspires people; 7) true leader credits people; 8) true leader helps people; 9) true leader leads people by example, and 10) true leader serves his people. Liberia needs a leadership that will help their people to evaluate mistakes of the past not to repeat the misguided historical failed mindset. More importantly, Liberia needs leaders that will help her citizens to address and eventually eliminate the ‘mindset of Selfishness, Greed, and lack of Financial Transparency that has engulfed the nation for over 150 years. Furthermore, Liberia needs visionary leaders that will curtail the influence of corrupt practices by government officials and employees in public or private institutions.
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July 29, 2021 09:11 UTC
Liberia: VP Howard-Taylor Donates 2000Covid-19 Rapid Test Kits to Health Facilities
Monrovia – The Vice President of the Republic of Liberia, Jewel Howard-Taylor has continued the fight against COVID 19 by donating 2000 Rapid Test Kits to several health facilities. The donation includes 1,200 test kits to the Bong County Health Team, 400 test kits to the JFK Medical Center, and 400 test kits to the ELWA hospital. The Rapid Test Kits are intended to help Medical practitioners test patients for COVID 19 before providing medical services in order to avoid situations in which non-COVID infected patients are denied medical services. The Rapid Test Kits will also help in the protection of medical professionals as they make the necessary sacrifices in providing medical services to the Liberian people. Freeman, Deputy Nurse Directress of the ELWA Hospital separately thanked the Vice President for always reaching out, especially during this period of crisis in the country.
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July 29, 2021 09:11 UTC
Liberia: Artisanal and Small-scale Mining Forms Secretariat
MONROVIA – The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) National Programme Coordinator, Mr. Abraham Tumbey, has called on members of the Artisanal and Small-scale Mining (ASM) Working Group to exert more efforts in tackling the challenges faced by the sector for a sustainable environment. Making the assertion recently in Buchanan, Grand Bassa County during a one-day working session that was supported by the Society for Conservation of Nature Liberia with funding from the Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF), Mr. Tumbey said, “the Artisanal and Small-scale Mining Working Group have been a platform for dialogues and engagements aimed at finding ways to solve some critical issues relative to the environment”. “The sector has some challenging factors, to name a few; Environmental Pollution arising from Artisanal mining activities, Human Rights and gender-sensitive issues and the concerns regarding the threats of the sector to Liberia’s protected areas as well as the biodiversity and conservation efforts,” Tumbey lamented. Tumbey, however, disclosed that even though the working group has been effective to a certain extent, there has not been an annual or biannual meeting. He at the same time encouraged all participants to put in their best during the meeting to form a good strategy for their upcoming obligations.
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July 29, 2021 08:51 UTC
Liberia: Assistant MYS Minister Reaches Out To Health Facilities In Bong
Assistant Minister Fematta Bracewell, who also hails from the county, made the donation at the weekend at the Palala Health Center and the C.B. Dunbar Hospital in Gbarnga, Bong County. This donation is meant to buttress the government’s effort in the fight against covid-19,” stated Minister Bracewell. This is so timely and so we want to appreciate you,” noted Gertrude G. Kollie, Officer-In-Charge (OIC) at the Palala Health Center. Dunbar Hospital.
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July 29, 2021 08:48 UTC
Liberia: National Civil Society Council Calls On Government To Outsource Covid-19 Testing
Monrovia – In the wake of health officials’ admittance that some testing agents are receiving bribe to change the results of people testing positive for COVID-19, the National Civil Society Council of Liberia (NCSCL) has called on the Government of Liberia to immediately outsource the testing processes to a more professional and trusted group like the World Health Organization to stop people from dying unnecessarily. This, the council believes, will give Liberians and its international partners confidence in the handling of the COVID-19 situation on the ground. The NCSCL: “It would make the world to know that, like other countries around us, Liberia is serious about our fight against this deadly virus. Speaking on the issue for the first time, the Civil Society Council said it is troubled and appalled by the revelation made by NPHIL, alluding to the unprofessional, unethical and dangerous practice of extortion and fraud in the national COVID-19 testing and results processes. The Council said this is more compelling when global health experts are predicting terrible future for the African people in the face of the fight on COVID-19.
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July 28, 2021 08:26 UTC
Liberia: National Muslim Council of Liberia Checkmates Chief Imam Ali Krayee for “Provocative Sermon” against the Christian Community
The Council maintained that the recent “outburst” of Imam Krayee using the pulpit towards the people of other faith is considered an act of provocation and must be vehemently condemned”. It called on Imam Krayee to desist from making utterances that have the proclivity to undermine the peace and threaten the security of the state. Senator Snowe is on record for submitting two separate bills to the Liberian Senate for the legislation of Ramadan and Abraham’s Days as national holidays in Liberia. During the month of Ramadan, Muslims won’t eat or drink between dawn and sunset. Meanwhile, Imam Krayee is yet to the official response to the latest statement issued by the National Muslim Council of Liberia (NMCL).
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July 28, 2021 08:26 UTC
Sixteen Soldiers of the Armed Forces of Liberia to get Simulation Training in Northern Michigan
Sixteen Soldiers of the Armed Forces of Liberia to get Simulation Training in Northern MichiganBARCLAY TRAINING CENTER – Personnel of Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL) for the first time have converged in Northern Michigan, United States of America, for an annual war simulation training exercise known as Northern Strike. The yearly training exercise simulates “a realistic wartime environment” and focuses on expeditionary skills, command and control, sustainment and joint-integrated fires. Operation Northern Strike is a joint training (air, ground, and sea) and multinational exercise involving diverse scenarios of different settings. AFL’s participation in Northern Strike will enhance its Operational Capabilities. The Michigan National Guard began hosting Northern Strike in 2012.
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July 27, 2021 23:15 UTC
Liberia: 'Don't Question the President's Covid-19 Vaccine Status'
Monrovia — Liberia’s Minister of Health, Dr. Wilhelmina Jallah has cautioned Liberians to come out and take the COVID-19 vaccine to protect themselves and stop asking questions about President George Weah’s COVID-19 vaccine status. Dr. Jallah: “So this persistence on whether or not the President will take the vaccine is the President’s prerogative. Fighting COVID-19 and staying alive is an individual task as well as a collective task as a country, she says. Liberia 96,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine through the COVAX facility on April 1, 2021, and joined many countries to officially launch the vaccination campaign against COVID-19. Adding up, Dr. Jallah disclosed that 86,288 persons have taken only one dose of the vaccine.
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July 27, 2021 10:41 UTC
Liberia: NTA Managing Director Extends Apology to Employees; Promises to Improve Welfare
The NTA is an autonomous agency of the Government of Liberia (GOL) that is responsible for public transportation service. Mr. McCauley admitted to “issues” being at the entity but disclosed that the management team has been striving to address those issues. Mr. McCauley added that each employee and contractor was given a bag of rice to celebrate the Independence Day. Mr. McCauley attributed the delay in the addressing numerous claims made by the aggrieved employees and contractors to financial constraints that have engulfed the entity over the years. Following the action, it was perceived and reported that Mr. McCauley was arrested and handcuffed.
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July 27, 2021 10:30 UTC
Liberia: Senate Seeks Clarity From The Minister Of Heath On Claims That Lawmakers Collected Money For “Undefined Purposes”
The action of the Senate’s Plenary was based on communication written by River Gee County Senator Jonathan Boycharles Sogbie. Upon hearing about the donation, the Health Minister Dr. Wilhelmina Jallah wrote the Head of the Montserrado County Health Team, Dr. Yatta Wapoe, to return the US$7,500 donated by Senator Dillion. The decision by the Senate was triggered by a communication from Rivergee County Senator, Jonathan Boycharles Sogbie. Zargo finally takes on Security committee from Prince JohnsonIn a related Senate news, the Plenary of the Liberian Senate on Thursday elected Lofa County Senator, Steve J.H. Senator Zargo was elected Thursday July 22, 2021 on a white ballot, weeks following the resignation of Nimba County Senator Prince Y. Johnson as Chairman of said committee.
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July 27, 2021 10:29 UTC
Liberia: ‘Do not take J & J Vaccine If You Have Taken Astrazeneca’ – Health Minister Warns
MONROVIA – Health Minister Dr. Wilhemina Jallah has warned against taking the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine for those who have already taken the Astrazeneca COVID-19 vaccine. Dr. Jallah told the press that the vaccine is a donation from the U.S. government and it didn’t cost the government of Liberia any money. “These vaccines are for those who have never taken Covid-19 vaccine; if you have taken the vaccine please allow the others to take theirs. She also announced that the government of Liberia is also expecting vaccines from Europe under the World Health Organization project. ‘The 302,400 doses are part of the Biden-Harris Administration commitment to share US vaccine supply with the world.
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July 27, 2021 10:13 UTC