The Liberian Media Is Under Perils
Indeed, Freedom of the press or freedom of the media is the principle that communication and expression through various media, including printed and electronic media, especially published materials, should be considered a right to be exercised freely. Even private citizens too are feeling the pinch and constantly experience discrimination when they voice out their views on social media platforms. The threat media practitioners are receiving is alarming under the CDC government and sadly, most of those media practitioners who now served in government were also experiencing the same situation under past governments. Each day I pounder over these questions: What is the role of the news media in our society today? To whom do protections for news media apply in an era in which the Internet and social media platforms make everyone a potential publisher?
Source:Front Page Africa
November 17, 2020 20:26 UTC
BNB Begins Operations in Liberia
MONROVIA – BNB, a technology, and licensed remittance company has been officially opened its offices in Liberia. The Financial Technology Company, which is headquartered in Canada, is determined to extend its operations to all African Countries, with Liberia now joining Sierra Leone and Guinea as a third subsidiary. In Canada, BNB is a 100% cashless remittance company used by thousands of customers to send money to their loved ones in 17 African countries including Liberia. For remittance pick up in Liberia, BNB offices are located first floor in the DITCO Building on Randall Street, Johnson Street, Clara town, Old Road and Kakata respectively. This new Financial Technology Company will support the Central Bank of Liberia vision of financial inclusion.
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November 17, 2020 11:26 UTC
Minister McGill Refutes Allegation Linking Him to Death of Former Public Works Minister
Paynesville – Minister of State for Presidential Affairs Nathaniel F. McGill has frowned at allegations linking him to the death of the former Minister of Public Works, Mobutu Nyenpan. Minister McGill has blamed some officials in the government circle for liaising with the opposition to ‘tarnish’ his character with such allegation. We are still doing our investigation and you will get to know them soon,” Minister McGill said. He provided clarity the meeting was not the first of its kind at the Ministry of Public Works. He said, that meeting was attended by key officials of public works and the Chief of Staff of Liberia.
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November 17, 2020 07:07 UTC
Liberia Revenue Authority Commissioner General Contradicts Himself Regarding Knowledge of Controversial Audit Memo on Consolidated Accounts
Report by Lennart Dodoo, [email protected]However, the Liberia Revenue Authority’s Acting Chief Legal Counsel, Gabriel Johnson, on Monday wrote FrontPageAfrica stating that the memo on which the publication was based was doctored and did not emanate from the Liberia Revenue Authority. The Liberia Revenue Authority (LRA) has read with dismay a story carried in the Monday, November 16, 2020 edition captioned, “Liberia: Millions Of Taxpayers’ Money Missing at Central Bank of Liberia Auditors Discovered”. We do not know where you acquired this memorandum, but from our review the memo was doctored and is not an authentic document of the Liberia Revenue Authority. 2020 at 1:00 pm at the headquarters of the Liberia Revenue Authority at the ELWA Junction. Swift confirmation report is a confirmation report prepared by the beneficiary bank (CBL in this case) that funds have reached the beneficiary account.
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November 17, 2020 07:07 UTC
Liberia: “Govt Didn’t Disappoint Us”- Council of Patriots Says They Anticipated A Disrupted Protest
MONROVIA – Residents of Monrovia woke up Monday aware that there was going to be a protest, to be staged by the Council of Patriots (COP) of Mr. Henry Costa. Those protesters were disbursed minutes after they gathered by officers of the Liberian National Police who used teargas and baton to beat up some protesters. On his Facebook page, Mr. Costa accused the government of Liberia of denying them the opportunity to exercise their constitutional rights to protest. “The government has decided that no one will be allowed to protest in Liberia. But we will resist it.”Government didn’t disappoint usMr. Mulbah Yorgbor, the secretary general of the Council of Patriots.
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November 17, 2020 07:07 UTC
Liberia: Gracious Givers International Calls on Government, Others to Provide Adequate Support to Children Staying at Various Orphanages across the Country
Liberia: Gracious Givers International Calls on Government, Others to Provide Adequate Support to Children Staying at Various Orphanages across the CountryMONROVIA – A new organization named and styled Gracious Givers International (GGI) has been officially launched in Liberia with an aim to seek adequate supports for the provision of a “comfortable environment” for orphans in the country. She disclosed that GGI is a non-for-profit organization that intends to seek support from well-meaning individuals in war-torn Liberia. According to her, the group also seeks to offer academic scholarships and other educational opportunities to children living at various orphanages across Liberia. Mrs. Kuitay pointed out that GGI is currently working with three orphanages, including the Comfort Toe, UNECO and All Saints International orphanages in the country. He pointed out that the provision of subsidies to these orphanages with help improve the wellbeing of orphans, and as such, government should not relent on providing the necessary support to children staying at various orphanages across Liberia.
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November 17, 2020 06:33 UTC
Liberia: COVID-19, Election Monitoring Platform Cautions against Negative Vices for Potential Conflict Leading to December 8 Polls
Monrovia – The COVID-19, Election Monitoring, Violent Prevention Situation Room (CEMViP-SR) has warned Liberians to do away with vices that could cause conflict and embrace civil and peaceful activities ahead of the December 8, special senatorial elections and national referendum. CEMViP-SR otherwise known as the Situation Room, is a government –backed platform set up to monitor, track and report on critical issues relating to COVID-19 and the Special Senatorial Elections that have implications for violence. Candidates from both the ruling party and the opposition blog in the upcoming senatorial elections are often seeing holding mask-less mass gatherings with no social distancing. ‘Waves of Mysterious Death’Touching on other wide range of issues, the Situation Room also expressed concern over the “wave of mysterious death which is causing panic and fears in the minds of citizens and residents”. According to the monitoring group, the clash occurred in the LPMC Community in Gbarnga, Bong County over a venue for political activities.
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November 17, 2020 06:33 UTC
Liberia: Former Chairperson Of Ghana Elections Commission Arrives Monrovia As Ecowas Team Lead
George Manneh Weah, the President of the Republic of Liberia, the President of the ECOWAS Commission H.E. Jean-Claude Kassi Brou approved the deployment of a team of Election and IT experts to assist the National Elections Commission (NEC) of Liberia in the cleaning of the voter roll in preparation for the Senatorial Elections, Constitutional Referendum and Bye Elections scheduled to hold on 8th December 2020, the former Chairperson of Ghana Elections Commission Madam Charlotte Osei arrives Monrovia on 15th November 2020 to join the technical team that has been on ground. Amongst others, she was the immediate past Executive, and the first female, Chairperson of the Electoral Commission of Ghana where she conducted the 2016 Ghana Presidential and Parliamentary Elections acclaimed by the international and domestic observers as one of the best elections in Africa and beyond. She was also a UN International Non-Voting Commissioner at the Electoral Complaints Commission, Afghanistan. She will also work closely with the ECOWAS office of the Special Representative in Liberia and the UNDP.
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November 17, 2020 06:22 UTC
Liberia: Nigerian Arrested With L$3,220.000 Worth Of Heroin After Disembarking Kenyan Airways
MONROVIA – The Liberia Drugs Enforcement Agency (LDEA) has arrested a Nigerian national and several others with a huge quantity of narcotics substances valued at L$8,395,000 LRD in the country. According to a release issued from the LDEA, the suspect was apprehended following a tip-off. Agent Jackson disclosed that the suspect allegedly passed out 12 tubes of heroin at the airport. The statement pointed out that suspect Nwajiaku, the Nigerian national, was later transferred to the LDEA headquarters in Fiamah, Sinkor where he also passed out additional 11 tubes of raw heroin. The statement divulged that the Nigerian suspect was duly investigated and charged with the unlicensed importation and illegal distribution of narcotics substances.
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November 17, 2020 06:22 UTC
Liberia: COVID-19 Food Distribution Moves to Todee District, Margibi and Nimba Counties Next to Receive Food
Pabie, has expressed satisfaction over the ongoing COVID-19 Household Food Support Program (COHFSP) distribution to community residents of Todee District in Montserrado County. He then thanked the Government of Liberia, World Food Program and partners for the food package. The World Food Program (WFP) and partners have distributed food rations in rural Montserrado targeting over 19,600 households in 36 communities in 8 clans of Todee District. Both women said the food rations would be a great enabler in enhancing their family livelihoods and family bond. At the same time, Hon Mamie Barking, Town Chief of Kollie Town, said the distribution process was peaceful, well organized, and going fine.
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November 17, 2020 06:19 UTC
Liberia: Case of Alleged Brutalization of Gay Men Suffers Setbacks; journalRAGE, Others Threatened
The re-arraignment is the second setback the case has suffered since Cole was forwarded to the Monrovia City Court to be prosecuted. Cheeseman Cole is an ex-soldier of the Armed Forces of Liberia who has been behind the alleged brutalization of 27 gay men as well as the disappearance of Winston Toe and Dominic Renner. Using social media accounts of survivors of his alleged barbarity, the ex-soldier lured the men to his residence where they were tortured. “I am a servant of God and God spoke to me to get rid of all the gays in Liberia, especially Monrovia,” he said. Interestingly, Cole was not charged for the disappearance of Winston Toe and Dominic Renner who has been missing since October 4 and September 24.
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November 17, 2020 06:11 UTC
Liberia: Millions of Taxpayers' Money Missing at Central Bank of Liberia
The Auditors obtained annual bank statements from commercial banks for the years 2017, 2018 and 2019 and CBL swift confirmation reports for all remittances made by commercial banks to the Central Bank of Liberia for the same period. The Auditors analyzed and reviewed all the bank statements for deposits received from taxpayers and remittances made to the Central Bank of Liberia. Swift confirmation report is a confirmation report prepared by the beneficiary bank (CBL in this case) that funds have reached the beneficiary account. Commercial bank may delay in sweeping collected revenue to the General Revenue Account which the CBL would later transfer to the Consolidated General Revenue Account. For electronic transfers, all transfer related charges shall be on account of the commercial banks.
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November 16, 2020 04:29 UTC
Liberia: Deceased Auditors Laid to Rest; Clergymen Call for God’s Intervention in Their Myseterious Deaths
Funeral rites for the final journey of both Mr. Nyeswa and Mr. Peters were held at the St. Peter’s Lutheran Church and the St. Augustine Episcopal Church located in Sinkor, Monrovia and on the Somalia Drive respectively on Saturday, November 14. Their remains were buried at the Kaiser Lawn Memorial Cemetery and the Dixsville cemetery in Brewerville and Caldwell respectively. Isaac A. Dowah, pointed out that the death of the fallen Liberian statesman raises lot of questions that remain unanswered. “We the members of the St. Peter’s Lutheran Church-we are grieved and we demand answers to these questions through the investigation that is being conducted by government”. Dowah indicated that though individuals who bear responsibility for “killing” Mr. Nyeswa have accomplished their mission, they will not succeed to kill his dream and spirit.
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November 16, 2020 04:07 UTC
17-Yr-Old Andyietta Blessing Jalieba of St. Theresa Covent High School Tops WASSCE in Liberia
Ms. Jalieba of the Catholic-run all-girls school, came first among three best-performing students for the 2020 WASSCE, including Alicia A. Wright, also of St. Theresa Convent High School (TSC) and Lela P. Wapoe of the Light International School System in Monrovia. Monrovia – Seventeen-year-old Andyietta Blessing Jalieba of St. Theresa Convent High School was in total disbelief when news broke that she dux this year’s West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE), a type of standardized test in West Africa administered for students before completing secondary school. Ms. Jalieba of the Catholic-run all-girls school, came first among three best performing students for the 2020 WASSCE, including Alicia A. Wright, also of St. Theresa Convent High School (TSC) and Lela P. Wapoe of the Light International School System in Monrovia. I believe that I am not the smartest person who sat WASSCE, but it was just by the grace of God. The exams this year in Liberia was postponed due the COVID-19 global pandemic that interrupted school activities in Liberia and other parts of the region.
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November 16, 2020 03:56 UTC
Liberia: J’aneh’s Symbolic Last Laugh: ECOWAS court’s Ruling in Favor of Illegally Removed Associate Justice
A BILL IMPEACHMENT drawn up by an Ad-hoc committee ordered Justice Ja’neh among other things, to be suspended from his job but giving all benefits and salaries pending the duration of the proceedings. THIS WAS CLEARLY evident last week when Senator Armah Jallah(NPP, Gparbolu), former Pro Temp of the Senate, in a quarter back play, acknowledged that the Senate was wrong to impeach Justice Ja’neh. Like Ja’neh impeachment is still hunting us. THE QUEST TO reign control over a kangaroo Supreme Court has brought the government to its knees and the country facing yet another international embarrassment amid threats of sanctions from the ECOWAS Court. THE WEAH administration must do all it can to follow through its end of the bargain regarding the ECOWAS ruling or risk falling further down the road of obscurity and international condemnation.
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November 16, 2020 03:56 UTC