Liberia: The Catholic Education System Distributes Food Items to Teachers and Workers amid COVID-19
MONROVIA – The Catholic Educational Secretariat (CES) has commenced the distribution of a huge consignment of rice and oil to teachers and workers in its school system. “This is a project entitled ‘Bridging an Emergency Situation of Families/Personnel of Catholic Schools in Liberia Through Food Assistance’. 90% of the funding came from the German Embassy and 10% came from the Catholic Relief Service (CRS) in Liberia. Jallah, however, denied speculations that the latest move by the Catholic Church in Liberia is intended to discourage employees and workers of the Catholic School System against staging peaceful protest for the payment of their just benefits. Jallah maintained that the Catholic Church in Liberia “normally reach out to our people during time of disaster or when things are even normal”.
Source:Front Page Africa
December 18, 2020 06:56 UTC
VP Howard-Taylor Expresses Concern Over Alleged Intimidation of Female Candidate
Monrovia —The Vice President of the Republic of Liberia Jewel Howard-Taylor has expressed serious concern over claims of intimidation of one of the leading female candidates, Madam Botoe Kanneh, in the Senatorial election of Gbarpolu County. The Vice President believes that females who muster the courage to aspire for national leadership positions should be protected and tactics of intimidation and harassment have no place in a civilize democracy. Madam Howard-Taylor is therefore calling on the National Elections Commission (NEC) to act swiftly to ensure that the situation is amicably resolved. She also wants the Liberian National Police to do all in its power to ensure that Madam Kanneh is protected. The Vice President has meanwhile welcome statement of solidarity by Women groups, civil society organizations, religious institutions, the media and the general public against the actions meted against Madam Kanneh which has the proclivity to dent our democratic credential and undermine the Nation’s peace and security.
Source:Front Page Africa
December 17, 2020 13:52 UTC
Liberia: Would Snowe, Nuquay, Samukai, Dillon and Karnga-Lawerence Bring the Anticipated Impact in the Liberian Senate?
The Senatorial Mid-term elections was a rude awakening for the ruling CDC. He resigned his membership from the former ruling Unity Party when he harbored the ambition to contest for the senate. Snowe resigned as a CPP member to contest for the Senate as an independent candidate, going against the CDC candidate Alex Tyler and Incumbent Senator Sando Johnson of CPP. It is arguably the highest number of votes won by a senatorial candidate in Liberia. Dillon is the incumbent Montserrado County Senator who received huge Public approval by the number of votes just after one year of service in the Senate.
Source:Front Page Africa
December 17, 2020 07:23 UTC
Liberia: EPA, Bea Mountain Assure Public of Instituting Measures to Prevent Disasters Associated with Ammonia Nitrate amid Safety Concern
Monrovia – The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Bea Mountain Mining Company (BMMC) have assured the public that stringent measures are being put in place to prevent any explosion or harm associated with ammonia nitrate used for mining activities. FrontPageAfrica, in late August reported that a huge consignment of ammonia nitrate, about 4,000 metric tons, were imported into Liberia and stored at a heavily guarded area in the Port City of Buchanan, Grand Bassa County. At the time of the report, the EPA, the government office that supervises the import, export and use of chemicals, said it was unaware of the ammonia nitrate. The report of the importation of the substance sparked public outcry, with some experts calling for the substance to be banned from Liberia. It is the main component of explosive used in mining activities all over the world and hasn’t been banned as reported.
Source:Front Page Africa
December 17, 2020 07:17 UTC
Liberia: Rep. Jeremiah Koung Wins Nimba Senatorial Seat
MONROVIA – Representative Jeremiah Kpan Koung of Senator Prince Johnson’s Movement for Democratic Reconstruction (MDR) has been declared winner of the Nimba County mid-term senatorial election by the National Elections Commission (NEC). He won with 37,899 votes constituting 36.12%. The votes are from 741 polling places in Nimba County. Though Koung won on the ticket of MDR, he was backed by the ruling Coalition for Democratic Change which decided not to field a candidate in Nimba. Rep. Koung’s victory over the CPP’s candidate who came very close is due to his alignment with Senator Johnson who is revered as the godfather of the county.
Source:Front Page Africa
December 17, 2020 07:07 UTC
Liberia: Two Nabbed For Attempting to Burglarize Stimulus Food Package Warehouse in Fendall
MONROVIA – Two men believed to be in their 20s have been nabbed by residents in the Fendall Community, lower Montserrado for allegedly attempting to burglarize a facility used to store stimulus package food materials, which is expected to be distributed in the community. Eyewitnesses and some of those who claimed to be victims of their alleged criminal acts said, the men also broke into three homes overnight. They were reportedly caught at about 3:00am on Wednesday, when some residents who were serving guard at the stimulus package warehouse decided to check in at their respective homes. “When we observed that the area was being hit over night, we went there and they escaped. As a result, our Town Chief of BlackTom Town, Mamie BlackTom decided to sleep at the warehouse,” Mr. Sunday said.
Source:Front Page Africa
December 17, 2020 07:04 UTC
Liberia: Winners and Losers of December 8 Senate Race in Bong County
With all the exciting events that characterized the December 8 Senate race in the county, heroes and villains have emerged. FrontPage Africa weighs in on the winners and losers of the December 8 Senate race in Bong County. But on December 8, the story in District Five changed as Moye won District Five with 7, 678 votes which amounted to 61, 01 per cent compared to Yallah’s 3,866 which amounted to 30. He received the support of the people of Bong County and defeated Yallah with a wide margin. It would have been a disgrace on the political reputation of Briggs-Mensah had Yallah won.
Source:Front Page Africa
December 17, 2020 06:56 UTC
Liberia: Accountability Lab Liberia Unveils 2020 Integrity Icons
Monrovia – The Accountability Lab Liberia, a non-profit organization working in the field of active citizenship and good governance has selected five persons from the education, security, health, anti-corruption, and infrastructure development sector as Integrity Icons for 2020. This year’s event which took place at the Accountability Lab Liberia office on Carey Street was under the theme: “Integrity and Accountability: tools for strategic nation-building”. This year marks the sixth edition of the Integrity Icon since it was established in 2015. Adding up, the General Auditing Commission Boss Yusador Gaye praised the winners of the Integrity Icon for their role play in society. Mr. Lawrence Yealue is the Country Director of Accountability Lab.
Source:Front Page Africa
December 17, 2020 06:45 UTC
Liberia: Hope for Young People’s Executive Director Selected as Global Youth Ambassador
MONROVIA – Influential Liberian youth, Thomas Tamba Bundoo, has been selected by YouthLead to serve as its Ambassador to Liberia. Mr. Bundoo currently serves as the executive Director of Hope for Young People Inc.YouthLead is a USAID-funded platform that is designed for young change makers, making positive impact on their community through service, activism, advocacy, education, and entrepreneurship. Through his ambassadorship, he will help other young change makers connect with relevant events, networks, resources, and funding opportunities; create content and organize different activities; and elevate their own project and its impact. “It’s with great honor and humble respect that I accept the role to serve as a Youthlead Ambassador to Liberia. On September 25 of this year, Bundoo was among the over 3,100 young people who applied globally to serve as Youthlead Ambassadors in their respective countries.
Source:Front Page Africa
December 17, 2020 06:45 UTC
Big Brabee Liberia Announces 2nd Edition of Reality TV Show Comes Alive In 2021
Monrovia – Organizers of Big Brabee Liberia (BBL), the country’s first ever reality TV show, has announced new dates for the commencement of the second edition of the competition. In addition, the team announced it is also introducing a new and permanent logo for the Big Brabee Liberia franchise. Events’ DatesAccording to Team BBL, the event starts 2021 beginning with the sales of forms commencing February 12 to April 30, 2020; followed by the online auditions on April 24, 2021. Even though it was the maiden edition, but thank God,” he said. He continues: “Even some international social media influencers/blogs rated BBL as the second most well organized and presented in Africa after Big Brother Naija.
Source:Front Page Africa
December 17, 2020 02:15 UTC
Reporters Without Borders Urges Liberian Authorities to Investigate Threats against Journalists
A dozen cases of bullying and death threats against journalists have been recorded in Liberia since October. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls on the authorities to actively investigate these infringements of freedom of the press. In the past two months, at least nine journalists have received death threats. RSF has recorded three physical assaults and six cases of intimidation and death threats against journalists since the beginning of October. “Assaults, intimidation and death threats: such violations of press freedom have been growing to general indifference since George Weah took office in 2018,” said Assane Diagne, the director of RSF’s West Africa office.
Source:Front Page Africa
December 16, 2020 17:48 UTC
U.S. Embassy Donates GeneXpert Machine to the Armed Forces of Liberia
MONROVIA – The United States Government, through its Embassy near Monrovia, has donated a brand new GeneXpert Machine worth more than US$170,000 to the Armed Forces of Liberia to be used by AFL Health Services. The GeneXpert Machine is multiple diagnoser of various infectious diseases such as SARS Covid-2 and Covid-19. He said the donation of the GeneXpert Machine to the Armed Forces of Liberia is a clear manifestation of the warmed relationship between the two countries, stressing that his government is pleased with the professional growth of the new Liberian Army. For his part, Deputy Health Minister for Policy, Planning and Research, A. Vaifee Tulay, thanked the US Government for such donation. He said the donation of the machine has increased the level of healthcare delivery for the military.
Source:Front Page Africa
December 16, 2020 17:15 UTC
Liberia: Women Rights Organizations Daringly Rescues Madam Botoe Kanneh
The group rescued Madam Kanneh and took her to a safe location. Madam Kanneh, one of nine contestants in Gbarpolu’s senatorial race, is leading by 449 votes (4722/25.68 percent); followed by Rep. Alfred Gayflor Koiwood of the ruling party, the Coalition of Democratic Change (4,273/23.24 percent). During the visit, the team learned that Madam Kanneh was beaten and harassed along with several members of her campaign team. We would like to thank the women of Gbarpolu who worked tirelessly to bring the assault on Madam Kanneh and her supporters to the public. It is a violation of women’s rights, and Liberia as a signatory to the various human rights laws, must comply.
Source:Front Page Africa
December 16, 2020 16:30 UTC
Liberia: Winners Inc. Identifies with the Less Fortunate
MONROVIA – The Holiday season is upon us and Liberia’s leading Sports Betting Company has started its tradition of identifying with hundreds of disadvantaged Liberians, sharing food and non-food items as the nation embraces the Christmas season. For Winners Inc., putting smiles on the faces of disadvantaged children, youth and adults is part of the company’s way of giving back. Says Mr. Yacob Batshon, Winners Inc. must contribute to help make not only the season joyous for some people, but must support the Liberian economy by the creation and provision of jobs for the Liberian people. According to the president, Winners Inc. is the only Sports Betting Company that has operations in most of the counties in Liberia and giving back to the communities across Liberia in a socially responsible way is a key attitude of the company. The season’s gifts include several hundred nags of rice, several gallons of vegetable oil, several bale of used clothing among many others with the recipients expressing thanks and appreciation to Winners Inc.
Source:Front Page Africa
December 16, 2020 09:45 UTC
Liberia: Collaborating Political Parties Demand Re-run in Mont. County District 9 By-election, As Election Commission Announces Ruling Party’s Saah Foko Winner
But, we don’t accept the final outcome and have raised issues with NEC,” Henries told FrontPageAfrica on Tuesday after the pronouncement of the final results. The NEC announced that Foko accumulated 33.92% of the total votes in the District while Henries got 33.50%. This means, Foko won the district representative seat with 0.42% of the total valid votes cast in the district. We also noticed Pre-marked Ballot Papers given to voters at the Don Bosco Youth Center (Precinct Code 30406). Rerun at DON BOSCO Youth Center, Precinct Code 30406.
Source:Front Page Africa
December 16, 2020 07:18 UTC