Liberia: First Lady Clar Weah Apologizes To Female National Team for Delay in Fulfilling US$15k Promise
Monrovia – Liberia’s First Lady Clar Marie Weah has openly apologized to players of the female national team for her delay in fulfilling her promise to them. Safe travels and enjoy the tournament,” said Clar, who was flanked by President Weah, Liberia Football Association (LFA) executive committee member Quiwu Pepci Yeke, Sports Minister Zeogar Wilson and Information Minister Lenn Eugene Nagbe. They also wondered why the First Lady was carrying out various COVID-19 donations without fulfilling her promise. In reaction to their assertions, the First Lady apologized to the team for the delay in fulfilling her promise and explained that it was unfortunate that she had to travel out of Liberia for six months. She explained: “It was brought to my attention by an article in FrontPageAfrica implicating me that I refuse to fulfill my promise to the women football team of Liberia.
Source:Front Page Africa
September 25, 2020 06:00 UTC
Liberia Basketball Association To Conduct COVID 19 Test On Players Before League Kickoff
Monrovia – The embattled leadership of the Liberia Basketball Association says players who would participate in the upcoming league would have to take the COVID-19 test before participating in the league. The Federation of International Basketball made the pronouncement Wednesday, September 23, 2020 following a meeting. Abraham Samukai who was elected at a controversial election in 2019 emphasized that the LBA has to follow all of the preventative measures given by the Health Ministry against the COVID-19 after the lifting of the ban on sporting activities in the country. He also disclosed that no spectator would be allowed until they get the go-ahead from the and Health and Youth and Sports Ministries. “Our team’s official’s responses to our discussion were very positive because they all agreed to keep on following all of the COVID 19 preventive measures for the common growth of the game and the athletes who have passion for it and other important matters were also discussed for the common growth of basketball,” he added.
Source:Front Page Africa
September 25, 2020 06:00 UTC
Liberia Volleyball Federation Gets New Leadership
Monrovia – The Liberia Volleyball Federation has elected new leadership. The election, Wednesday which saw delegates from the Federation exercising their voting power was held at the Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex in Paynesville. Those elected were Gibson Otis Nyanneh as President, James K. Ndebe as Vice-president and Gilbert Kyne as Secretary-general while Abraham Hinneh and Oretha S. Carter was elected as Assistant Secretary-general and Treasurer respectively . Gibson Otis Nyanneh defeated Richard D. Kollie 12 votes to 10 while the rest won on whit ballots. A statement by the Chairman Liberia volleyball Election Commission, Ahmed Tukpah said a total of 39 ballots were printed but 23 people attended the election, noting that there was one invalid vote and 15 ballot papers left.
Source:Front Page Africa
September 25, 2020 06:00 UTC
Liberia: Failed President, Broken Promises – Why the Weah Regime Must Be Shown the Exit Door?
But when politicians failed to live up to their promises, they risk the possibility of getting re-elected. Hence, my article seeks and endeavors to lift Weah broken promises made to Liberians. This was one of the promises made by the president during the official launch of his campaign in the 2017 elections. Ordinary Liberians are convinced that under Weah’s Liberia, they are living like second class citizens in their country. Under governance and transparency, President Weah promised and I quote verbatim, “As your President, I’ll fight corruption in the strongest way by cutting wasteful spending and creating a zero-tolerance policy.
Source:Front Page Africa
September 25, 2020 05:48 UTC
Liberians Want To Know Who Sold The Country’s Passports To Terrorists
THE EDITOR,The gross abuse or misuse of a nation’s passports is most times tied to terrorist financing and money laundering. Most times, terrorists look for a weak country like Liberia and many others situated in our position to settle. Disgustingly, Liberians home and abroad have become wondering whether in truth and indeed, Weah is a country giant or a country rogue. We are aware that privileged or diplomatic passports are done only through authorization from the President and the Minister of Foreign Affairs. In this case, pundits believe that Weah and his then Minister, Gbehzohngar Milton Findley, sold the Liberian passports.
Source:Front Page Africa
September 25, 2020 05:48 UTC
Liberia’s Inexcusable Cases of Rape
Even though rape is a non-bailable offence, several rape cases in Liberia continue to get bailed since the law was passed, for instance, the 42-year-old perpetrator in the 2018 case involving the raping of a nine months old child in Bahn, Nimba County, was let out on bail. They are the ones who have disappointed victims and their families the most by their repeated failure to enforce existing rape laws, and this failure is causing the number of rape cases to skyrocket. From January 2020 to now, Liberia has actually recorded more than a thousand cases of rape, this astronomical spike in the number of rape cases would definitely not be possible if those responsible for these heinous crimes were paying the high price outlined in the revised penal law of Liberia. The scourge of rape in Liberia can definitely be mitigated through a synchronized institutional framework. Towards this end, FOHRD calls on the Liberian Government to establish an Independent Anti-rape Commission, which will centrally focus on all issues concerning rape.
Source:Front Page Africa
September 25, 2020 01:30 UTC
Liberia: Electoral Reforms Necessary For Equitable Representation Of Women In Politics
The dialogues were designed to discuss strategies to increase women’s political representation, which is low in all three branches of Government, and particularly low in Liberia’s Legislature. From 2005 to 2015, not a single political party met the 30% threshold, (“National Elections Commission. https://www.undp.org/content/dam/liberia/docs/FINAL_RESEARCH%20ON%20WOMEN%E2%80%99S%20PARTICIPATION%20AS%20CANDIDATES%20IN%20ELECTIONS.pdf”) and in 2017 only one party (Liberia Restoration Party) met the 30%. The largest, most visible parties/coalitions on the national stage did not come close – with Unity Party at 17%, CDC at 11.5%, and Liberty Party at 10% (“National Elections Commission”). There was also discussion around the transactional nature of voting in Liberia, linking women’s political empowerment to women’s economic empowerment given the high expense of running campaign in the country.
Source:Front Page Africa
September 24, 2020 17:15 UTC
Child Rights Advocate Samuel Wantoe Invited to Discuss Liberia’s Rape Culture with U.S. House Foreign Affairs Sub-Committee on Africa, Global Health Human Rights and International Organizations
The Foreign Affairs Committee is one the most paramount decision-making committee in the US congressional building. It consists of six (6) standing subcommittees of which Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations is being Chaired by Congress Woman Bass. Furthermore, the committee oversight legislation aimed at the promotion of human rights and democracy among several roles. He was one of the lead organizers of the Affiliation of Child and Women Rights protest that led to the declaration of Rape as a national emergency by the Government of Liberia. Wantoe will articulate the challenges of babies, women and children that are consistently rape without fear or hesitation.
Source:Front Page Africa
September 24, 2020 15:45 UTC
Liberia: EPA, UNDP and Partners Launch Climate Change Knowledge Sharing Planning Platform
Buchanan, Grand Bassa County – The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) along with several partners Wednesday launched the climate change knowledge sharing platform which is to be hosted by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for easy access of data and information generated. The platform (http://ccksp.gnf.tf) is an activity under the National Adaptation Plan which is funded by the Green Climate Fund (GCF). “It is for all of us Liberians because it is a knowledge sharing platform exclusively dedicated to professional actors, students, policy experts, farmers, market women among others,” stated the EPA acting boss. “Infact on this platform there is even a space there called the kids corner where climate information is made very simple for our children,” he furthered. Farcathy however emphasized the need for inter-agency collaboration in sustaining and operationalizing the knowledge sharing platform.
Source:Front Page Africa
September 24, 2020 12:00 UTC
Cash-Strapped Liberia Must Reject Representatives Eyeing Senate Seats
SINCE THE PROGRAM came into effect, both houses of the national legislature, the Upper and Lower House agreed to reduce their salaries from the 36% proposed by the Lower House to 26% reduction. THE REDUCTION which is effected in the fiscal year 2019/2020 budget includes with massive cuts to lawmakers’ salaries and benefits. IN THE POSSIBILITY that all of those seeing ascension to the upper house do win their seats, taxpayers and a government strapped for cash will be left to foot the bill of more by-elections. FOR A COUNTRY CRYING poor and low on cash, the repeated practice of lower house members trying their luck at winning seats in the Senate in alarming. IN RECENT MONTHS, the practice has been so rampant that recently-elected members of the lower house, announced their quest to seek seats in the Senate within a year of winning election.
Source:Front Page Africa
September 24, 2020 07:41 UTC
Liberia: Striking Health Workers Seek Diplomatic Missions’ Intervention; Wants Govt. Uphold MoU
The Government of Liberia (GOL) reacted by calling on the public health workers or risk being replaced at the various places of assignment. But on Wednesday, September 23, the striking public health workers’ stay home action took another dimension and elevated the matter at diplomatic mission in the country. We came here to tell you people that health workers can’t breathe; the government is preventing us from breathing. We want the diplomatic people to help us” – Striking Healthcare WorkersCall for RetractionsThe striking public health workers, however, called on President Weah to retract statements he made to replace them with medical students. The striking public health workers claimed that though they have petitioned the government through meetings and press statements to honor the MOU signed, their efforts have not yielded fruitful results.
Source:Front Page Africa
September 24, 2020 07:41 UTC
Liberia: Eleven Liberian Students Risk Jail in China Due to Overstay of Permit
Sonii: “The students in China are 11 who have completed and I have to move quickly to get their tickets to come back because there is still no flight from China here. The Ambassador called me this morning that if those folks are not out of China by the 28th, they will go to jail. “They will put them in jail, the ambassador has told me he cannot do anything more.”Minister Sonii also informed the Senate that, Liberia has a total of 143 students in the diaspora. The students have been categorized, of the 143 students, 43 are doing Medical sciences. “The students in China are 11 who have completed and I have to move quickly to get their tickets to come back because there is still no flight from China here.
Source:Front Page Africa
September 24, 2020 07:38 UTC
Liberia: CPP Petitions the Supreme Court to Halt and Cancel the Ongoing Voter Roll Update Exercises
According to the CPP Chairman, NEC’s technicians failed to provide technicians representing CPP a copy of the voter roll. He added that their technicians were prevented from having access to areas NEC claimed that the voters roll cleaning process was taking place. According to the CPP Chairman, NEC’s technicians failed to provide technicians representing CPP a copy of the voter roll. Mr. Cummings added: “These political actions will take place in all 15 counties but with focus on our capital. The materials to conduct the voters roll update she said are not substandard and there is no credible mechanism for verification.
Source:Front Page Africa
September 24, 2020 07:30 UTC
Liberia: Pres. Weah Urges Un To Redirect Focus to Inclusiveness of Most Vulnerable in Society
Monrovia – President George Manneh Weah has urged the United Nations to review, refocus and readjust its priorities as the world changes considerably. President Weah therefore lauded Liberia’s bilateral and multilateral partners for the strong support Liberia received to deal with the COVID-19 emergency and help sustain the Liberian economy. This resulted in the validation of a comprehensive roadmap intended to mitigate the incidence of this menace in our society. Meanwhile, President Weah want member of the word body to work together as a global community to confront disease and epidemics, fight poverty and prevent wars. He committed Liberia, as a Founding Member of the United Nations, to availing itself as a strong partner in meeting these global challenges.
Source:Front Page Africa
September 24, 2020 07:29 UTC
Liberia Chamber of Commerce and Tourism Association Collaborate to Showcase Liberia’s Rich History on World Tourism Day
Monrovia — The Liberia National Tourism Association in partnership with the Liberia Chamber of Commerce (LCC) is expected to showcase the rich history of the country’s culture, destinations, and arts and crafts at the celebration of this year’s World Tourism Day. Liberia will on Saturday, September 26 join other countries across the globe in observance of World Tourism Day. World Tourism Day is commemorated each year on 27 September. The Liberia National Tourism Association (LINTA) is the Largest and most influential Tourism Organization in Liberia. The Association also has and is providing Government with a realistic and professional input to policy development and amendments including regulations affecting the tourism sector.
Source:Front Page Africa
September 24, 2020 07:18 UTC