Liberia: Attack on Opposition in Ex-President’s Stronghold Resurrects Ethnic Strains
But to come to Grand Gedeh and to have rock throwing, threatening our lives. Rather, he averred, it was for the leaders to be “escorted” out of Grand Gedeh County so that the mob would achieve their heinous and unlawful objective. Mr. Cummings said such behavior is not acceptable and will not be tolerated lying down. Regrets from Grand Gedeh CaucusThe ripple effect of Thursday’s incident is drawing condemnation from prominent Grand Gedeans in leadership of the legislature. We regret the action that it has to happen in Grand Gedeh.
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July 31, 2020 06:22 UTC
Liberia: Govt Considering Payment For Private School Teachers, Health Workers’ Hazard Benefits
“The Government has received a request for private school teachers who are supporting the 12th grade students currently in school in Montserrado County. The Government is also determining a potential package for health workers and is coordinating with development partners on these matters. I have conveyed the requests for hazard support for health care workers who are not part of the official response and for private school teachers. The Government has received a request for private school teachers who are supporting the 12th grade students currently in school in Montserrado County. Says one analyst: “In Ghana, they are not taking taxes from for three months from health workers and this was recently extended by the Ghanaian President.
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July 31, 2020 06:11 UTC
Liberia: River Gee County Representative Francis Dopoh Blasts President Weah Over ‘Violation of Constitution, Election Law
Illegal State of EmergencyAccording to Rep. Dopoh, President Weah was in ‘grave violation’ for upholding the state of emergency after it did not meet legislative approval. The fact that it was not even in place, the fact that he did not obtain the two third, it was wrong,” Dopoh stated. Yet, they are placing billboard around for referendum and say ‘President says vote yes.’ That is wrong. What if other people decide to start campaigning now, saying vote me, vote Dillon or vote Fallah? All across Monrovia and its suburbs, giant-sized billboard and paintings of President Weah with messages calling on voters to vote yes to all of the propositions are on displayed.
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July 31, 2020 06:00 UTC
Pres. Weah Expresses Support for Capital Punishment for Child Molestation
Monrovia – President George Manneh Weah has availed his unflinching support for capital punishment for those molesting minors in the country. According to an Executive Mansion press release, President Weah has instructed that the Inter-Ministerial Taskforce structure a technical team with relevant stakeholders, to discuss, consult and flesh out finalized document on capital punishment of rape. Let me re-emphasize that this Administration remains unrelentingly committed to curtailing this evil scourge,” President Weah said. Cabinet members who attended included the Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection Mrs. Williametta E. Saydee-Tarr, Justice Minister Cllr. Nathaniel F. McGill, Finance and Development Planning Minister Hon.
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July 31, 2020 05:48 UTC
ECOWAS Envoy in Liberia Blames Female Voters for Low Women’s Representation in Legislature
Report by Samuel G. Dweh, Contributing WriterThe ECOWAS envoy said Liberian women who voted for a male candidate over female candidate should take responsibility for the extreme low number of women in Liberia’s National Legislature. The Nigerian ECOWAS Diplomat spoke on many political issues and the Coronavirus pandemic confronting Liberia and another ECOWAS member-State—Mali. He urged all Liberian journalists and politicians of ECOWAS member-State, Liberia, to take a political lesson from the ongoing political upheavals in another ECOWAS member-State. Ambassador Ajisomo told the Liberian media practitioners that three vital factors determine the credibility of any election of any Country: Participation, Competition and Legitimacy. He showed the Liberian journalists their side in the political arena of their Country.
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July 31, 2020 05:48 UTC
Dispute Erupts in the All Liberian Party Nimba Branch, Partisans Shut Down Party’s Radio Station, Call for Arrest of County Chairman
Dispute Erupts in the All Liberian Party Nimba Branch, Partisans Shut Down Party’s Radio Station, Call for Arrest of County ChairmanGanta, Nimba County – Some aggrieved partisans of the All Liberia Party Nimba County branch have shut down the local radio station owned by the party in Ganta and have asked the police to arrest the County Chairman, Bob Yeakezeh Yini. On that note, you are instructed to turn over all properties of the ALP (Nimba County branch) to partisan Edward Kayor, the vice-chair for administration for safekeeping.”“The grievance and ethic committee will notify you of the investigation as soon as possible. Speaking to FrontPageAfrica, the acting county chairman for the party, Edward Kayor, said their decision to shut down Radio Seletorwah FM 101.1 was based on the suspended chairman’s alleged action that prevented the party executives of the county using the radio station. The radio station was built by the political leader of the party and was turned over to the community in 2017 as a community radio station, the station Manager Matthew Browmah told reporters during an interview. When contacted suspected, Yini told FrontPageAfrica that he will not honor the decision taken by few of his subordinates in the county.
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July 31, 2020 05:48 UTC
Charity Organization Identifies With Group of 77, Orphans
Monrovia – A Liberia-US based charity organization, Future is Bright, has received praises for putting smiles on the faces of several orphans, old folks, and people living with disabilities in Monrovia by distributing food items among these disadvantaged Liberians. The charity organization said it is a means of identifying with them during the independence day celebration, which was held from July 26 – 27. Future is Bright is a newly established charity organization. Also speaking on behalf of the beneficiaries, Mr. Siafa Gailor, Regional Coordinator Group of 77, extolled the organization for taking time to identify with them. He added that the donation shows that members of the Group of 77 and other less-fortunate people have not been abandoned.
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July 31, 2020 05:37 UTC
Senator Conmnay Wesseh Wants Senate’s Swift Investigation into Violence against Yekeh and Cummings
Senator Wesseh noted that the Senate must launch a probe into the July 29 violence against the pair in Zwedru, Grand Gedeh County which he believes could be an organized state-sponsored mob. MONROVIA – Rivergee County Senator Conmany B. Wesseh has called on the Legislature, especially the Senate to swiftly act on the series of injustices against the political leader of the Alternative National Congress, Mr. Alexander Cummings and Montserrado County District 10 Representative Yekeh Kolubah. He lamented that on Tuesday, the Acting City Mayor of Fishtown, Rivergee County denied the ANC officials from using the city hall, a publicly funded building, to host their townhall event in the county. Sen. Wesseh: “Sir and Senate Colleagues, all these developments are a call to armed violence again and a threat to peace in our country. The Senate must begin acting now to safe our Country.”
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July 31, 2020 05:37 UTC
Liberia: MOH Receives Consignment of Essential Medicine from USAID
Monrovia – The Ministry of Health (MoH) on Friday, July 17 received a consignment of essential drugs from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) aimed at buttressing the health sector. According to Dr. Jallah, the U.S. government is helping Liberia to fight against the coronavirus pandemic and supplying assorted medical items to Liberia. The Health Minister has pledged the Ministry’s commitment to working with USAID for equitable distribution of the drugs to various governments’ medical facilities across the country. Some months back, I can remember, you donated trucks to help enhance the distribution of drugs. The Minister announced that it will soon embark on the distribution of the drugs to the government’s health facilities across the country.
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July 31, 2020 05:26 UTC
Liberia: Labor Ministry Takes Human Trafficking Awareness to Grand Cape Mount County
Grand Cape Mount County continues to experience suspected cases of human trafficking with the Liberia Immigration Services saying that people are allegedly trafficked from neighboring Sierra Leone. Wesseh A. Wesseh in separate remarks told residents of Sinji Town that the fight to eradicate human trafficking should not be left with the government alone. Wesseh furthered encouraged other ministries and agencies to work cooperatively in ensuring that all cases of human trafficking are speedily tried. Participants at the dialogue also expressed concerns about the fear of reporting suspected cases of Trafficking in Persons. Ishmael Kpeah, Director for Migration at the Liberia Immigrants Service, said the number of suspected TIPs cases recorded shows that curbing human trafficking is crucial for the government.
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July 31, 2020 05:26 UTC
Liberia: Diaspora Gbarpolu Citizens Donate Anti-COVID-19 Supplies to Jallah Lone Medical Center
The Gbarpolu County Association in the Americas constitutes citizens of the six administrative districts in the county including Bokomu, Belleh, Kongba, Gou Wealala, Bopolu and Gbarma districts. For his part, Gbarpolu County Health Officer, Dr. Musa K. Zuanah expressed appreciation for the donation, adding it will step up the county’s fight against COVID-19. Gbarpolu County has reported about ten confirmed coronavirus cases since Liberia announced its index case in March this year. He said citizens in the county are finding it difficult to get medical care at the Jallah Lone Medical Center and other clinics due to bad road condition and electricity. Meanwhile, Gbarpolu County Superintendent J. Keyah Saah thanked the association for the donation terming the contribution by the group of Gbarpolu citizens as welcoming.
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July 31, 2020 05:15 UTC
‘OHAI Launches Cleft Awareness Campaign in Liberia, Seeks Legislative Backing’
OHAI Country Rep. said, its awareness and oral health education would be heavily focused in mostly rural communities. Further OHAI said, the use of multiple health promotion strategies largely contributed to the break in transmission of the Ebola outbreak. Such challenges he added, are compounded by inadequate resources for health promotion activities across the spectrum of health interventions (NPSPHP 2016-2021). ORAL HEALTH ADVOCACY INITIATIVEOral Health Advocacy Imitative Liberia Country Representative, also asserted that the presence of widespread poverty and underdevelopment in Liberia means that communities are increasingly exposed to all of the major environmental determinants of oral diseases. “Communities are educated about cleft and oral health issues so as to discourage harmful cultural practices associated with cleft.
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July 31, 2020 05:15 UTC
Liberia: Watkins Initiative For Nations Handover Pump To Gaye Town Community
Mr. Watkins and community residents jointly cutting the Ribbon to hand over a pump to Gaye Town CommunityMONROVIA – Mr. Y. Solomon W. Watkins, a Liberian journalist as head of a pro-democracy, and community empowerment organization, named and styled: “Watkins Initiative for Nations (WIN),” has constructed and dedicated a six headed pump to benefit over 7,000 residents of Gaye Town. Gaye Town Community is one of the densely populated communities located on the Old Road in District 10, Montserrado County, Liberia. Speaking during the dedicatory ceremony for the pump, Mr. Roland Johnny, Vice Chairman for Administration of Gaye Town Community acknowledged the donation of assorted items and thanked the Watkins Initiative for the construction of the pump. We hope you should continue this effort,” the Gaye Town Community VP for Administration noted. Crowning it all, Madam Yatta Harmon, Chairlady of Gaye Town Community thanked the Watkins initiative for the job well done, noting that, “I want to say thank you my son.
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July 31, 2020 05:14 UTC
Africa Should Support Vaccine Trials And Provide Scientific Leadership
It also provides the opportunity to join forces to tackle the pandemic and highlight Africa’s scientific leadership. South Africa is one of four countries where clinical trials are being held. This is happening as scientists across continents join forces in an array of other vaccine trials. Currently, less than two percent of clinical trials globally are conducted in Africa. It is time we became more active participants in the global scientific community.
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July 31, 2020 03:33 UTC
Johnetta Olivia Mars-Gibson Memorial Set for August 8
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the memorial service, to be held on August 8, 2020, is limited to immediate family in-person. The service will be streamed via the Episcopal Church of the Ascension’s Facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/Episcopal-Church-of-the-Ascension-108963675039 . With deeply saddened hearts, the McIntosh, Chesson, Gibson, and Mars families announce the death of our daughter and mother, Johnetta Olivia Mars-Gibson. Johnetta, a staunch Episcopalian, was an active member of the Episcopal Church of the Ascension, Gaithersburg, MD. She served as a Godly Play Teacher and performed numerous hours of community service with her church family.
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July 31, 2020 02:15 UTC