Liberia: AfDB-Funded 66km Road from Karloken to Harper City and Harper to Cavalla Customs Completed
This is the result of the US$55.4 million Fish Town Harper Road Project, 66 kilometers of road that runs from Karloken to Harper City and Harper to the Cavalla Customs, funded by the African Development Bank. Fifty kilometers run from Karloken to Harper, and 16 km from Harper to the Cavalla Customs, where Liberia borders Cote d’Ivoire. Tubman University, established in 1978, boasts six colleges in a beautiful and serene setting along the Harper Road. According to the University’s President, Dr. Wreh Wilson, they are a direct beneficiary of the new road, socially and economically. Cecelia Smith a Harper resident and seafood vendor located in Baroken market along the road summed it up best saying “it’s super…no mistakes on this road.”
Source:Front Page Africa
November 16, 2020 01:41 UTC
Liberia Chimpanzee Rescue Protection’s Founders Gain Recognition for ‘Tremendous Effort’ in Protecting Orphaned Chimps
Marshall, Margibi County – One of Liberia’s leading conservation reporters’ group, the Wildlife Conservation Reporters Network of Liberia (WCRNL) has named the Liberia Chimpanzee Rescue Protection (LCRP) as its outstanding wildlife conservation organization of the year 2020. The Desmonds founded LCRP with the mission of providing lifelong care for chimpanzees who are victims of Liberia’s bushmeat and live pet trades. Currently the LCRP is Liberia’s only sanctuary for more than 60 chimpanzees in Marshall, Margibi County. In 2016, they founded LCRP to serve as sanctuary for these captured chimps. She stressed the need to work together to change the way everybody sees wildlife in Liberia.
Source:Front Page Africa
November 16, 2020 00:00 UTC
Liberia: Law Group Complains Police IG Sudue to US Embassy, Others for Reportedly “Recruiting 150 Ruling Party’s Thugs”
Monrovia – A law group, Public Interest Law Advocacy Center (PILAC), has formally written the US Ambassador, Mr. Michel A. McCathy, informing him of an alleged training of 150 ruling party’s thugs at the Liberia National Police Training Academy in Paynesville. We’ve been informed that the Inspector General (IG) of the Liberia National Police (LNP), Patrick Sudue, in cahoots with ruling party officials, clandestinely and unlawfully recruited 150 able-bodied men for enlistment in the LNP, in violation of the laws governing recruitment. We understand the action of the IG was unilateral, and did not involve the leadership of the LNP, nor approved by the Policy Management Board, as required by law. Our information is that they were recruited from three militia groups—‘Sabu Unit’, ‘Kuba Unit’, and ‘Moscow Empire’; groups noted for carrying out bloody attacks against opposition figures and innocent civilians to instill fear and cause death. None of the three individuals linked to this alleged training has confirmed such nor deny this information.
Source:Front Page Africa
November 16, 2020 00:00 UTC
Rep. Matthew Zarzar Warns Public against Spreading Falsehood Surrounding Minister Mobutu Nyenpan’s Death, Cautions Citizens against Mass Protests
Minister Nyenpan died in Accra, Ghana recently after he suffered a massive stroke in Monrovia and was flown out of the country for advanced treatment. However, his death has been marred by speculations and tons of conspiracy theories, with some claiming that he was poisoned. Rep. Zarzar comments come just a week after the family of the late Public Works Minister and former sinoe County Senator issued a statement, debunked attributions of his death to cyanide poisoning. The family warned the public from using the death of Mr. Nyenpan to achieve parochial interest or objectives. I am appealing to the public and the media as a whole that his death should not be politicized.
Source:Front Page Africa
November 16, 2020 00:00 UTC
How Binding Is The Ecowas Court’s Ruling On Its Member States?
This matter was heard and adjudged at the Ecowas court. The Ecowas court ordered the Liberian government to pay in damages the amount of (US$ 726,982) to Dr. George Boley. Since the rendition of the court’s ruling, the Liberian government has not paid a dime to him. Judging from the past and looking at the way in which the previous government overlooked or ignored the Ecowas court’s ruling, I am thinking if this current government would abide by the court’s ruling regarding the judgement of the court, ordering the government to pay ( US$ 200,000) to Cllr. Assuming that the government of Liberia does not adhere to the Ecowas court’s ruling, what is or are the legal ramifications thereof?
Source:Front Page Africa
November 15, 2020 23:48 UTC
Guerrilla Warfare Returning To Liberia?
THE EDITOR:Urban Guerrilla Warfare is or has returned to Liberia, and the self-anointed leader is the popular, fearless, outspoken, insults-spewing PROPHET-KEY whose podcast is a top-rated Liberian-run talk show competing with another popular Radio Talk Show host, Henry Costa. On his popular Thursday, November 12, 2020 show, Prophet Key said he had recruited former rebel fighters for his new urban warfare. He has openly called for former rebel fighters to join his crusade aimed at toppling the George Weah-led CDC regime. Prophet Key alleged that Mr. McGill, Mr. Tweah and Mayor Koijee were responsible for the alleged food-poisoning death last month of Public Works Minister Mobutu Nyenpan who died later in Ghana. Meanwhile, Mobutu’s younger brother Ojuku Nyenpan issued a “Family Statement” last Sunday in which he denied that his brother was poisoned.
Source:Front Page Africa
November 15, 2020 23:48 UTC
Liberia: Mines and Energy Minister Inspects CLSG Transco project in Yekepa, Buchanan and Mount Coffee Hydro
During a guided inspection tour over the weekend to Yekepa, Buchanan, and Mount Coffee CLSG Substations, Mines and Energy Minister Gesler E. Murray gathered that contractors have made tremendous progress in getting the transmission facilities ready for full utilization. According to Minister Murray, the completion level of the project is at 97 percent. The Substations are located in Yekepa, Nimba County, Botota, Bong County, Buchanan, Grand Bassa County, Mano, Cape Mount County, and Mount Coffee in Montserrado. According to CLSG Country Manager, Jerry Taylor, four of the five stations are nearly complete and will be ready for the President’s commissioning and dedication in mid-December. The African Development Bank (AfDB), World Bank and other Donor partners of the Liberian Government are working collaboratively to achieve implementation of the CLSG Project by providing grants and loans.
Source:Front Page Africa
November 15, 2020 23:48 UTC
Liberia: EPA, Partners Organize Private Sector Dialogue on the Revision of Liberia’s Nationally Determined Contribution
The event which took place outside of Monrovia in the city of Paynesville was graced by a conglomeration of private sector actors under the banner Liberia Private Sector Climate Action Alliance (LIFSCAA), students, officials of government and the donor community. The dialogue was held under the theme “Private Sector – a Catalyst in Boosting NDC Implementation for a Resilient Economy.”However, the objective of the event was to provide and encourage the participation and contribution of the private sector in the revision process of the NDC. “All these interventions, as much as they are critical, need to be given substantive action and that can only come about with involvement of the private sector; why because the private sector has always been at the heart and soul of driving the economy,” stressed Prof. Tarpeh. “One of the misconceptions in the past is that things like climate change should be supported by donor funds, NGO activity and other means doing climate change projects,” stated LIPSCAA acting chairman. Private sector stakeholders at the Dialogue have set up a private sector working group on climate adaptation to remain engaged with the EPA, National Investment Commission, the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning and other actors in fostering access to private sector financing and public private partnerships to fund climate change adaptation initiatives in Liberia.
Source:Front Page Africa
November 15, 2020 23:48 UTC
Rep. Koffa Frowns At “Low Scale Patriotism” In Liberia; Urges UL Graduate Class Leadership To Uphold National Development Spirit
Monrovia – Grand Kru County District 2 Representative J. Fanati Koffa has frowned at what he calls “low scale patriotism in Liberia, urging the graduate school leadership of the University of Liberia to uphold such value. Dr. Nelson committed the university administration’s willingness to work effectively with the graduate school leadership, once those in the leadership continue to show mutual respect. “We the newly installed officers of the UL Graduate School seize this opportunity to thank all the students for installing us. He said no one person has monopoly over national development, therefore, instead of disrespecting national leadership, there is a need to constructively help national growth. The UL Graduate Class President at the same time emphasized the need that his leadership build such a relationship with the UL administration in order to make an impact on the UL students’ populace.
Source:Front Page Africa
November 15, 2020 23:48 UTC
Liberia: UBA Deepens Retail Products, Services through Digital Channels across Africa
MONROVIA – Pan African financial services institution, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc has deepened its retail products and services with an aim to delivering services aimed at meeting the needs of its customers across Africa. She said, “At UBA, we have developed very deep and customer-centric solutions that have given us number one ranking over time. Altraide added that already, over 50,000 people have benefited from the facility, adding that customers can access up to a little over US$13,000. United Bank for Africa Plc is a leading Pan-African financial institution, offering banking services to more than twenty million customers, across over 1,000 business offices and customer touch points, in 20 African countries. With presence in the United States of America, the United Kingdom and France, UBA is connecting people and businesses across Africa through retail; commercial and corporate banking; innovative cross-border payments and remittances; trade finance and ancillary banking services.
Source:Front Page Africa
November 14, 2020 09:56 UTC
Liberia: Local Human Rights Group Raises Red Flag Over The “Politicizing” Of Liberian Police Force
As the name depicts, the group fights for the upholding of the laws in the interest of the public. Meanwhile, the Public Interest Law Advocacy Center has threatened to draw the attention of the International Community to the enlisting of members of “domestic terrorist groups if IG Sudue does not abandon his quest. The group maintained that it will not hesitate to also institute court proceeding against the Inspector General of the Liberia National Police if he fails to heed to it demands. LNP DenialPolice spokesman, Moses Carter, told FrontPageAfrica that he is unaware of any such training. He said, “the police academy is used for many things including the training of paramilitary units, but I am not aware of the training of any new training of police officers.
Source:Front Page Africa
November 13, 2020 08:26 UTC
Social inequality: The Cause of Self-Immolation
However, Emile Durkhiem, whom I concord with emphasis that the force which determines the suicide, is not psychological but social, it is the result of social disorganization or lack of social integration or social solidarity. From Durkheim’s perspective, behavior is caused by social facts, which are social forces that surround society, and therefore suicide or attempt suicide is a social fact in its own right. It is obvious that there have been unaddressed issue that Mr. Ponpon expected to have been redressed, but to no avail or not as expected. According to sociological perspective on social inequality, a social unequal society is one that is organized by hierarchies of class, race, and gender that unequally distributes access to resources and rights. It is essential that the court find it necessary to serve social justice to all its citizens.
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November 13, 2020 08:15 UTC
Liberia’s Solicitor General Says ECOWAS Ruling against the Republic was a “Palpable Error”
This is just the first face of the judgment,” the Solicitor General of Liberia said. He says the impeachment case between the Liberia government and the ECOWAS Court of Justice has no precedence before the court. The fact, in that case, is not synonymous with the case involving the Republic of Liberia,” Cllr. “So, all the cases the ECOWAS court cited are all criminal cases. It was a political trial,” the Solicitor General of Liberia said.
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November 13, 2020 08:15 UTC
CHR, UNDP and Local Partners Launch Report on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identities and Rights in Liberia
The objective of the launch is to officially present the validated and finalized SOGIR report, including findings and recommendations on key human rights challenges experienced by lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people in Liberia. These legal provisions also have a wider social effect by creating a permissive environment for discrimination, harassment, intimidation and violence against people of diverse sexual orientation and gender identity. Additionally, the report highlights that people face discrimination in employment, health, housing, education and access to essential services based on their real or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity. The report welcomes the fact that the National Human Rights Action Plan and the National HIV and AIDS Strategic Plan make reference to people of diverse sexual orientation and gender identity, but calls for stronger legal and policy measures to protect individuals from violence and discrimination based their on sexual orientation and gender identity. It also highlights that human rights defenders should be allowed to do their work on these issues without fear of threats, harassment or restrictions.
Source:Front Page Africa
November 12, 2020 15:22 UTC
Liberia: Former Senate Pro-Tempore Admits Wrongdoing in Ja’neh’s Impeachment; Says Senate Must Ask for Forgiveness
MONROVIA – Has the chicken come home to roost in what seems to be an unending controversy in the impeachment of Associate Justice Kabineh Ja’neh? Maybe, as the former Pro-Temp, Armah Z. Jallah admits to wrong doing of the Liberian Senate in the impeachment of the former Associate Justice. Associate Justice Ja’neh futilely challenged the process at the Supreme Court. Like Ja’neh impeachment is still hunting us. However, Senator Jallah, a member of the ruling party, the Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC) said he could not support any resolution seeking to investigate Sen. Dillon.
Source:Front Page Africa
November 12, 2020 08:05 UTC