Liberia: Women Movement of Liberia’s President Cecelia Siaway-Teah Joins Montserrado Senatorial Race
At a news conference in Paynesville, Madam Siaway-Teah said her decision to join the race comes after series of consultation with the Youth and elders, women groups, religious organizations and thousands of her supporters across the county. As a female contestant in the election, Madam Siaway-Teah said she is fully aware of the challenges ahead but is counting on the strength of the women of Liberia she has served as their President and nothing can stop her from running. The Women Movement of Liberia’s President is the latest to join the Montserrado County Senatorial race that has already been touted by political observers as a two-horse race between the incumbent Senator Abraham Darius Dillon of the Collaborating Political Parties (CPP) and Rep. Thomas P. Fallah of the ruling Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC). But Madam Siaway-Teah is adamant that her message will resonate well with the voters, especially the women, to ensure that there is at least some number of women’s representation at the Liberian Senate. She said owing to the low number of women in the Legislature, especially the Senate and the increasing wave of violence against women and girls, there was a need for more female representation at the Legislature.
Source:Front Page Africa
August 16, 2020 20:48 UTC
Former Employees of LIBTELCO Plead With Liberian Leader To Pay Over US$500K Redundancy Benefits
In a January 28, 2020 letter to the state-owned company, the workers submitted several documents to the Board Chair of the LIBTELCO, Cllr. Zoe said their claims were “discussed as an agenda item” during the corporation’s board meeting held on February 11, 2020. But it has been more than five months and the former workers are yet hear back from the management of LIBTELCO. The issue about the former workers’ claims have been lingering for over a decade with the former administration of Madam Sirleaf leaving the situation unresolved. In 2017, the House investigated the matter and recommended that the corporation pays the former workers’ two years rice and salary benefits.
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August 16, 2020 20:37 UTC
Liberia: Salvation Army School System Launches eLearning App for Students
The App, called Weeglo Inc will make learning easier for students of the Salvation Army School System in six of the fifteen counties of Liberia, according to the Command’s Head of Mission, Lt. Col. Samuel MkamiMonrovia – The Salvation Army School System covering Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone Command has launched an educational eLearning or online learning App for its students. The App, called Weeglo Inc, will make learning easier for students of the Salvation Army School System in six of the fifteen counties of Liberia, according to the Command’s Head of Mission, Lt. Col. Samuel Mkami. He said Guwor decided to assist “his brothers and sisters” attending the Salvation Army School System in Liberia. The Principal of William Booth High School, Mr. Siapha Crawford, on behalf of the principals of the Salvation Army School System lauded the leaders of Salvation Army Liberia Command for making learning easier for its students. Mr. Crawford praised the Salvation Army School System for its contribution towards Liberia’s growth by ‘producing great people’ in the Liberian Society and the world at large.
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August 16, 2020 20:26 UTC
Liberia: Kolu Sokodolo Foundation Constructs Home For 80-Years Old Woman Who Slept with Cockroaches And Rats for Decades
Mother Jimmy suffered from severe cold and other illnesses on a regular basis as a result of the deplorable structure she resided in since 1993. Most often, the aging Liberian mother was compelled to sleep on wet blanket during heavy downpour of rain due to the severity of leakages on the structure. The deplorable state of Mother Jimmy’s living condition claimed the attention of a local humanitarian organization, the Kolu Sokodolo Foundation. Today, you can see the structure of the building and everything you think about, we’ve placed it in here for Mother Jimmy”. I pray for long life for them so that their good, will not go in vain” Madam Watchen Jimmy stated.
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August 16, 2020 20:26 UTC
Liberia: New Election Watchdog of Experts Established
Monrovia – A group comprising experts on election has been set up to provide civic and voter education and monitor electoral activities in Liberia ahead of pending elections. It is the second election monitoring organization after the Election Coordinating Committee (ECC) and possibly the only one with Liberian election experts. Dillon, a popular Senator expected to contest the upcoming senatorial election against the ruling party, praised the police at this time for saving him during the overwhelming stone throw. CEDEM’s experts believe that Liberia has a different election history when it comes to civic education and that its involvement in monitoring and civic education would make a significant mark. As a consequence, there is a dire need for CSOs intervention to ensure that the pending Senatorial Election is conducted in a non symbolic manner,” said CEDEM.
Source:Front Page Africa
August 16, 2020 20:23 UTC
Liberia: UN Peace-Building Project Trains Disadvantage Youth In Conflict Prevention
Monrovia – Over 500 Youth at Risk, are part of a two-week peace-building training under the Socio-Economic Empowerment of Disadvantaged (SEED) project. The project is supported by UNDP Liberia with funding from UN Peacebuilding Support Office, through the Liberia Multi-Partner Trust Fund (LMPTF). Beneficiaries are being trained in conflict prevention, mediation and social cohesion and facilitated by Trainers from various partners. The SEED Project has also been able to place some of the beneficiaries in various different projects as a way of facilitating decent means of livelihood. Following a two-day training, community members-disadvantage youth included, commenced the cleaning of drainages and sensitization on the effects of sand mining, building in waterways and the misuse of drainages.
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August 16, 2020 20:15 UTC
Good Governance: Is Election of a County Superintendent in Liberia, a Necessity?
Riot in Zwedru as Citizen of Grand Gedeh demands Hon.Yekeh Kolubah and Cummings to leave Grand Gedeh(Curtesy of https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnoVL4TNGVv6ZbL5iPMmExw)What took place in Zwedru City, Grand Gedeh County, is a result of a system that undermined the fundamental principles of democracy. The Orchestrated Riot in Zwedru City, Grand Gedeh CountyThe resent orchestrated Riot in Zwedru City (July 30, 2020), where some citizens of Grand Gedeh, demanding for Hon. The superintendent functions at the pleasure of the president and not the people, in this case, the people of Grand Gedeh County. As the result, there are no meaningful developments taking place in Grand Gedeh County, irrespective of the existence of a County Budget, funds allocated to achieve meaningful developments. In Grand Gedeh County, the hospital needs to be repaired and updated.
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August 16, 2020 20:03 UTC
The Death Penalty is Not the Answer to Liberia’s Rape Problem; We Need Leadership to Confront the Elephants in the Room
The Death Penalty is Not the Answer to Liberia’s Rape Problem; We Need Leadership to Confront the Elephants in the RoomMelbourne, Australia – HERE we are again as the surge of rape, gang rape, sodomy, sexual assault and their frequency (more than 600 cases during COVID-19 State of Emergency) ignites a national debate about the death penalty. Samuel Sakama, Contributing WriterWE need to press pause and ask ourselves: is the death penalty a solution to rape? There is now academic consensus and advocacy over the past 50 years that the death penalty does not deter violent crime. Alarmingly, countries like Afghanistan and Iran kill victims of sexual abuse despite having the death penalty for perpetuators. It is evident that the use of the death penalty by the coup plotters then only killed people, it did not kill corruption!
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August 16, 2020 20:03 UTC
Liberia: To Slash or Not to Slash: Senator’s Call to Cut Lawmakers’ Salary Draws Finance Minister’s Rage
Prior to Senator Dillon entering the Senate, members of both houses kept their salaries secret. “I don’t see the Dillon bill as a serious bill. “I don’t see the Dillon bill as a serious bill. I myself, I feel for them because I, the minister who been working with the president to cut, cut, cut… but when I look at the lawmakers, I feel sorry because I know what they going through. But whether Senator Dillon gets his way remains to be seen.
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August 16, 2020 13:30 UTC
Liberia: Development Team Returning from Dedicating President’s Housing Project in Fatal Crash, 3 Dead
Waka Town – A development team overseeing Rep. J. Fonati Koffa(CDC, District # 2, Grand Kru), schools projects along with the lace team which went to Grand Kru to dedicate President George Weah’s housing project, was involved in a fatal accident in Waka Town, near Buchanan, Grand Bassa County. The housing project in its final stage, is aimed at providing shelter for less-fortunate residents in the President’s hometown. At least 50 units were recently dedicated from the project including two of Representative J. Fonati Koffa’s school Project, said to be nearing completion. The project strategically located in the Jrao statutory district includes housing units with two bedrooms, a living room, bathroom and two porches. Engineers have broken down thatched houses marked for replacement by LACE to allow only beneficiary of Sasstown, Grand Kru County, to benefit from the Presidential Pro Poor Housing Units.
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August 16, 2020 12:22 UTC
Liberia: Gbehzohngar Findley Accepts Petition to Contest Grand Bassa Senatorial Race
Gbehzohngar Findley told his kinsmen and women that he had received the blessing from President George Weah to return to the county and contest the senatorial electionBuchanan, Grand Bassa – Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Gbehzohngar Findley has expressed his intent to contest the December 8 Special Senatorial Election. Residents of Grand Bassa County from all five districts flooded the streets of Buchanan and matched from Monrovia Junction to Unification Pavilion where the former Senate Pro-Tempore spoke to the gathering. Gbehzohngar Findley who once served as Senator of the county for 9 years, was massively defeated by current Senator Jonathan Kaipay during the 2014 Senatorial election. The Traditional leaders headed by the Chief Grand Zoe of Grand Bassa Edward Garmah, said they have evaluated all of the aspirants and believe that Findley is the most suited to make a representation for them. “We have come to petition you to contest the 2020 Senatorial election in Grand Bassa County.
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August 16, 2020 10:07 UTC
Liberia to Conduct National Fish Stock Assessment
Emma Metieh Glassco Director General National Fisheries and Aquaculture Authority(NaFAA)Monrovia – The Director-General of the National Fisheries and Aquaculture Authority (NaFAA) has disclosed that Liberia is to shortly conduct its first ever comprehensive independent national fisheries stock assessment. An independent national stock assessment will provide a means of obtaining a strong national fisheries independent data set to verify regional stock survey data as well as form a strong basis for fully maximizing the socio-economic potential of the fishery resources. Emma Metieh Glassco additionally mentioned that the Guinean Government has officially agreed to conduct the comprehensive independent national fisheries stock assessment in the Liberian waters. Madam Glassco recalled that the last regional fish stock assessment was conducted in 2019 as this will be the first historic national independent stock assessment to be conducted in Liberian waters. She maintained that the pending stock assessment will lead to several opportunities for investment in the Liberian fisheries sector.
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August 15, 2020 17:48 UTC
Liberia’s Ambassador to the USA Tests Positive for COVID-19
Speaking from his hospital bed late Wednesday night, Ambassador Patten cautioned Liberians in the USA, Canada and Mexico to consistently adhere to health protocols established by health authorities. He noted that the virus is real and does not discriminateWASHINGTON D.C. – Liberia’s Ambassador to the United States, Canada and Mexico His Excellency George S.W. In a dispatch signed by the Minister Counselor for Press and Public Affairs, Al-Jerome Anastas Chede Sr., Ambassador Patten was taken to hospital on August 12 at about 9pm Eastern time. Speaking from his hospital bed late Wednesday night, Ambassador Patten cautioned Liberians in the USA, Canada and Mexico to consistently adhere to health protocols established by health authorities. The Embassy remains open for business and cautions everyone visiting to observe social distancing and all health protocols.
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August 13, 2020 18:22 UTC
Liberia: Lingering Concerns over How VP Jewel Howard Taylor Medical Report Surfaced on Social Media
Section 12.4 of the Public Health Law prohibits disclosure of medical condition of any person unless to an authorized personnel. Based on the advice of her doctor, the Incident Management System is granting her permission to travel to seek treatment. However, neither the Minister of Health nor the Ministry of Information have condemned the breach of the Vice President’s medical confidentiality. This breach comes at a time when President George Weah has suspended the Director-General of the National Public Health Institute of Liberia, Dr. Mosoka Fallah for alleged breach of administrative protocol. Meanwhile, the Chief of Office Staff of the Vice President, Mr. George Tenessee Nimely, told FrontPageAfrica that the “Vice President is only concerned about her speedy recovery, and safe return home.
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August 13, 2020 07:18 UTC
Liberia: Education Ministry: Civics Returns to the Classroom Next Academic Year
“As you may the aware, the Ministry is preparing to re-introduce Civics Education and make compulsory for all grades 1 to 12 schools across Libberia. According to the Deputy Education Minister, the focus of this civics education is to educate students about their rights and responsibilities, thereby promoting peace building and producing active citizenship. Minister of Education Ansu D. Sonii, Sr., made civics education a priority early in his term. About Child Steps International (CSI): CSI is a registered non-governmental organization in the Republic of Liberia, established in 2012. In 2020, CSI’s LAW+YOU became part of a national civics initiative in partnership with the Ministry of Education in Liberia and OSIWA.
Source:Front Page Africa
August 13, 2020 03:11 UTC