ECOWAS Commission’s VP Pays Condolence Visit to the Liberian Embassy in Abuja, Nigeria
A release from the Liberian Embassy in Abuja says Colonel Kole passed on Saturday, August 22, 2020 in Abuja, Nigeria. A hardworking, patriotic and gallant soldier of the Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL), Lieutenant Colonel Kole was seconded to the ECOWAS Commission by Liberia’s Ministry of Defense in 2018. They will depart for Liberia shortly for the funeral of Colonel Kole. The ECOWAS Commission’s Vice President was accompanied to the Liberian Embassy by Dr. Cyriaque Agnekethom, Director of Peacekeeping and Regional Security, and Colonel Alain O. The meeting ended with Christian and Muslim prayers for the fallen ECOWAS official, the release concludes.
Source:Front Page Africa
September 18, 2020 06:45 UTC
Liberia’s President Should Showcase Justice On International Stage
THE GOVERNMENT has begun to allow foreign investigators into Liberia to investigate war crimes for overseas prosecutions. MEANWHILE, former warlords are working to block a war crimes court, and last October, the speaker of Liberia’s legislature declined to introduce a resolution on the court, despite strong backing among lawmakers. Human rights activists who have championed accountability have faced increasing threats, as have witnesses to civil wars-era crimes. PRESIDENT WEAH will be on the international stage when he speaks at the General Assembly, even as the debate happens virtually this year. He should send a clear message that he stands with victims and that the brutal crimes committed during Liberia’s civil wars will no longer go unpunished.
Source:Front Page Africa
September 17, 2020 19:41 UTC
Liberia: Chea Cheapoo Sr., Former Supreme Court Chief Justice, Attorney General Dies at 88
Chea Cheapoo Sr., a former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Liberia and the first Attorney General/Minister of Justice of the PRC government has died. Family sources confirmed to FrontPageAfrica late Wednesday evening that Justice Cheapoo died at the residence of his Son, Sacki Cheapoo in Caldwell New Georgia of natural causes. In the 1970s, Justice Cheapoo served as a Senator from Grand Gedeh County. Justice Cheapoo was the Lawyer of PAL and later registered the Progressive People’s Party, the first opposition party to the TWP since 1955. He is survived by Marva A. Cheapoo: his sons, Senci Cheapoo, Sacki Cheapoo, Chea Cheapoo Jr: his daughters, Shalon L. Johnson, Duah Cheapoo, Elizabeth Johnson, Dongwen Hanson.
Source:Front Page Africa
September 17, 2020 11:37 UTC
Liberia’s “Handicapped” Health System: My Experience At Premier State-Owned Hospital—Critically Branded “Just For Killing” (JFK)
ORIGIN OF “JUST FOR KILLING” (JFK)The name of Liberian Government’s premier (#1) hospital is John F. Kennedy (JFK) Memorial Medical Center. She was suffering from Asthma, according to information from the family, confirmed by some sources in JFK Medical Center. Outside the corpse-storage section, a source at the JFK Medical Center told the deceased’s relative that Chris died of Pressure or Cardiovascular Attack. On 16th of December, 2015, I lost another friend, Ms. Cynthia Mamie Smith, at the John F. Kennedy Memorial Medical Center. “There’s no vacant seat at the JFK Medical Center now!
Source:GNN Liberia
September 17, 2020 09:58 UTC
Liberia: Alexander B. Cummings to Address Blyden Forum
MONROVIA – The Chairman of the opposition Coalition of Political Parties (CPP), Alexander Cummings will address the lecture on the Role of Political Actors in ensuring Free, Fair, Transparent & Peaceful Elections. According to a Press Union of Liberia release, Mr. Cummings is expected to commit his political alliance to contributing toward the conduct of peaceful elections, freed of violence and regard for laws. The Blyden Forum is expected to also host the Chairman of the Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC), Mulbah Morlu on Wednesday, September 23, 2020 and the Chairman of the Rainbow Alliance, Reginald Goodridge on Friday, 25th September 2020. The journalists’ union asserted that it is confident that the Blyden Forum will help in getting politicians to obligate themselves to the holding of free, fair, transparent and peaceful elections. The Blyden Forum is held in honor of the father of Pan- Africanism, a Journalist and a Liberian Statesman whose works as a politician led him to fleeing the country after his unsuccessful run for the Presidency in 1885.
Source:Front Page Africa
September 17, 2020 07:52 UTC
Liberia on The Radar As U.S. Slams Nigerians Involved Electoral Violence, Vote Rigging with Visa Restrictions
The U.S. Government’s latest move in Nigeria follows a decision in January 2019 to deny visas to individuals involved in electoral violence. Last year travel restrictions were also placed on individuals who were involved in corruption and electoral violence during the country’s general elections in February – March 2019 in that country. However, what has become of greater concern is the controversial trucking of voters, electoral and political violence, and reported registration of underage voters. “The Inter-Religious Council of Liberia urges the National Elections Commission to investigate and ban political leaders who instigate and/or promote electoral violence as a political strategy”. to place a travel ban on all political leaders who promote violence in the name of elections and politics”.
Source:Front Page Africa
September 17, 2020 07:44 UTC
Cllr. Tiawan Gongloe Calls on Liberia’s Foreign Partners to Snub Ongoing Anti-Corruption Conference, Withhold Funding from the Anti-Corruption Commission
Monrovia – The President of the Liberia National Bar Association (LNBA), Cllr. Tiawan Gongloe, has urged foreign missions in Liberia to stay away from the ongoing national anti-corruption conference organized by Cllr. N. Ndubusi Nwabudike, head of the Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission whom Cllr. “I am calling all foreign partners not to attend or give a dime to that conference because its Nwadubike corrupt,” Cllr. This prompted the Liberia National Bar Association of which he was a member at the time to launch an investigation into the matter.
Source:Front Page Africa
September 17, 2020 07:18 UTC
Liberia: Internal Audit Report Uncovers Several Financial Malfeasances At The Independent National Commission On Human Rights
Liberia: Internal Audit Report Uncovers Several Financial Malfeasances At The Independent National Commission On Human RightsThe Acting Commissioner of the INCHR, Mr. Bartholomew Colley, told FrontPageAfrica that the could not comment on the findings of the audit. He described the audit as “preliminary” and said he had provided his “preliminary” response to the Internal Audit Agency. He described the audit as “preliminary” and said he had provided his “preliminary” response to the Internal Audit Agency. In addition to that, the audit found there were unauthorized increases in staff balance on the MFDP payrolls and INCHR internal payrolls. The Financial audit also revealed that disbursements from the core budget, valued USD 335,154.00 and LRD 3,235,172.00 were irregular and did not meet required Public Financial Management standards.
Source:Front Page Africa
September 17, 2020 07:18 UTC
Liberia: Health Minister Appeals to Striking Health Workers; Says Govt. Can’t Meet All Their Demands
The Union called for the issuance of certificate of recognition to the union by government, increment of health workers’ salaries in fiscal year 2020/2021, the reclassification of health workers and payment of hazard allowance to all health workers. She said: “One of the meetings was on the 8th, and the other meeting was just Sunday; we held the meeting talking with all of them (health workers). Demands not addressableDr. Jallah justified that government is trying its best to address the demands proffered by the healthcare workers. She maintained that healthcare workers normally provide care and treatment to people who are not “strangers” and these people need them (healthcare workers) at all times. AppealThe Liberian Health Minister, however, urged healthcare workers to abandon their stay home action and return to work.
Source:Front Page Africa
September 17, 2020 07:07 UTC
Liberia: Human Rights Group Donates Food Items to Orphanage
Monrovia – It was a moment of excitement for the staff and kids of the Children Rescue Center when the Foundation for Human Rights Defense (FOHRD) donated food items to them. The donation included 15 bags of 25-kg rice, five containers of five-gallon tin of red oil, maggi cube, among others. Johnson further told Ms. Marpue Yekeku, that FOHRD was stretching its hands to them because it cares. Receiving the items, Caretaker Yekeku thanked the organization, stating that the gift was brought in the time the children mostly needed it. Just in time the human rights people came and blessed us with food,” Madam Yekeku told reporters after she had received items.
Source:Front Page Africa
September 17, 2020 06:56 UTC
Liberia: WOSI Carries out Awareness on Rape Law in Lofa and Nimba Counties
Describing rape as violent, barbaric and wicked, Caroline Armah, said all hands must be on deck to put stop to this ungodly act of rape in the society. The consultative meetings with stakeholders including women, men and youths were aimed discussing a much more simplified version of rape, domestic violence and inheritance laws of Liberia. Under the project titled “Strengthening awareness on legal framework related to women and girls”, the project supports women access to justice targeting women in remote counties, including Lofa, Nimba, Grand Capemount and Monsterrado counties. Some vowed to take the campaign against SGBV, particularly in the wake of how rape cases in the country have tripled. The participants were grateful that the program was brought to them and they encouraged the Women Solidarity Incorporated to extend the program to other parts of Nimba and Lofa Counties.
Source:Front Page Africa
September 17, 2020 06:56 UTC
Liberia: FLY Launches Youth Civic Engagement And Democratic Participation Project
BUCHANAN – Liberian youths have been told to embrace peace and shun violence as future leaders of the nation. They have also been advised to ask for major roles in the ongoing efforts to rebuild Liberia. “Let me urge the youths of Liberia against being misguided by politicians to hire innocent youths to instigate violence during political rallies,” he said. ‘We are empowering the youths to think beyond politics, by studying those blue prints of the future,” he said. Meanwhile, the project which is sponsored by the Catholic Relief Service will be implemented in three counties – namely: Monsterrado, Grand Bassa and Nimba counties.
Source:Front Page Africa
September 17, 2020 06:56 UTC
Liberia: Ruling Party’s Chairman Morlu Warns Weah’s Government to Live Up to Its Promises
But nearly three years on, the party’s Chairman, Mr. Morlu says their government has not done much to live up to its promises. Said Morlu: “The truth is that most Liberians started to like President George Weah long before he entered politics. Morlu is no doubt an ardent supporter of President Weah and a firm believer of the CDC. Mr. Morlu was heard in a leaked audio in December 2019 making startling revelations about President Weah and other officials of the government. Chairman Morlu also accused the Liberian Chief Executive of soliciting funds from friendly nations, including international and local businesses in the name of Liberia, but allegedly diverts those funds to the construction of his personal properties.
Source:Front Page Africa
September 17, 2020 06:56 UTC
Liberia: Brownie Samukai Emerges as CPP Candidate in Lofa County ahead of December 8 Senate Race
He is extremely popular in Foya District, the largest district in the county with approximately 75,000 votesVoinjama, Lofa County – Former defense minister Brownie Samukai has been picked as the candidate of the Collaborating Political Party (CPP) in Lofa County, FrontPageAfrica has gathered. Samukai, in his acceptance speech, expressed optimism of winning of the December 8 senatorial elections in Lofa County. Lofa – a Unity Party county? The outcome of previous presidential elections in the county has attested to the fact that Lofa is the stronghold of Unity Party. During the 2005 presidential elections, Unity Party obtained 26, 875 votes, which amounted to 60.
Source:Front Page Africa
September 17, 2020 06:45 UTC
Liberia: WASH Commission to Inspect Schools for Proper Sanitation and Hygiene in three Counties
Liberia: WASH Commission to Inspect Schools for Proper Sanitation and Hygiene in three CountiesBobby Whitfield, the Executive Director of the Wash Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Commission addresses journalist at his officeMonrovia – Bobby Whitfield, the Executive Director of the Wash Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Commission, has disclosed plans of his institution to carry out rigorous inspection exercises at various schools in three counties to ensure the full compliance with sanitation and hygiene. The WASH Commission is the head of the WASH pillar under the Incident Management System (IMS) in the fight against COVID-19. In February, the WASH Commission introduced what they termed as “Clean Hands Preventing the Virus” campaign to enlighten citizens to practice proper sanitation and hygiene. Since then, the WASH Commission, with the help of development partners has been able to distribute handwashing facilities including several disinfectants to several public institutions. Whitfield also called on other development partners to help the WASH Commission to extend the rapid school assessment exercise to the entire 15 counties.
Source:Front Page Africa
September 17, 2020 06:45 UTC