Liberia: NAYMOTE Begins Disbursement Of Funds To Cbos For COVID-19 Response
15 institutions including networks in Montserrado County on May 4, 2020, received a total of L$465,845.00 as part of the first phase of the institution project dubbed: “Community Action Platform Against COVID-19”. This project is designed to increase grassroots response to the fight against COVID-19, enhance community engagements and ownership. The Executive Director of Naymote Partners for Democratic Development, Eddie D. Jarwolo believes that the approach is highly adaptive and supports community resilience. NAYMOTE is calling on the government and partners to support more community interventions as this is the best way to save lives and eradicate the COVID-19. The Community Action Platform Against COVID-19 project is expected to, directly and indirectly, reach over 500,000 people in Liberia.
Source:Front Page Africa
May 04, 2020 12:00 UTC
Liberia: VP Howard-Taylor simplifies COVID 19 Awareness: Ases Storytelling to Sensitize Children
MONROVIA – The Vice President of the Republic of Liberia Chief Dr Jewel Howard-Taylor has been committed to creating awareness in the fight against COVID 19. In her recent awareness campaign, Madam Vice President used the book title ” The Unwelcome Stranger” to explain to children about COVID 19 and its impacts on our families. The book historisizes the discovery of COVID 19 and how it has created isolation of families; affecting social life and interactions. She was quick to point out that the current unwelcome stranger (COVID 19) is invisible and unknown; it comes with fear, showing symptoms as flu but spread very quickly. Vice President Howard-Taylor has an unquestionable passion for empowering children which led to her establishment of the Jewel Starfish Foundation.
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May 04, 2020 12:00 UTC
Liberian Journalist Condemns Weah’s Project and Undertakings in Liberia
New Castle, Delaware – A US based Liberian Journalist, Moses D. Sandy, has termed as unfortunate President George Weah’s brazen diversion of public resources including money and materials to private initiatives undertaken in Liberia by his self-styled Weah’s Project. Meanwhile, Mr. Sandy is calling on the Press Union of Liberia (PUL), heads of political parties, civil society organizations, religious groups, and citizens of Liberia to unite in checkmating the President’s barefaced act of corruption with immediacy. He said President Weah’s ongoing abuse of power and public resources has the propensity of undermining Liberia’s peace and stability. Journalist Sandy maintains Liberia is not Mr. Weah’s personal fiefdom where he can unilaterally decide who gets what, when and why. He warned Liberians shouldn’t sit idly by and allow Mr. Weah to continue with such boldfaced corruption.
Source:Front Page Africa
May 04, 2020 11:53 UTC
Liberia: Cummings Urges Religious Community to Hold Together against COVID-19
Monrovia – The political leader of the Alternative National Congress (ANC), Mr. Alexander B. Cummings, is urging members of the religious community in Liberia to hold together in fighting the deadly Coronavirus disease. Mr. Cummings wants you be united, keep safe and observe all the health protocols,” he noted. Receiving the items for the Muslim Community, Chief Imam of the Republic of Liberia, Ali Krayee, extended thanks and appreciation to Mr. Cummings for reaching out to the Muslim Community. Also, for the Christian Community, the Liberia Council of Churches’ Secretary General, Rev. Christopher Wleh Toe, thanked Mr. Cummings for his gesture.
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May 03, 2020 22:18 UTC
Liberia Pharmacy Board Warns Private Pharmaceutical Outlets
Monrovia – The Liberia Pharmacy Board has warned private Pharmaceutical outlets operating in the country not to use the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic as an opportunity to inflate the prices of drugs and Medical supplies. The pharmacy board has however alarmed the increase in the prices of regular drugs that are usually purchased by community dwellers in various communities. The pharmacy Board has however threatened to deal any private or public pharmacies operating in Liberia. “Therefore, anyone caught sky rocketing (Hiking) price or prices of pharmaceutical products will be dealt with according to the law in line with 1967 ACT of the Legislature establishing the Pharmacy Board of Liberia,” . The Pharmacy Board of Liberia also admonished the general public to practice safe medicine seeking behavior, by washing hands regularly, wearing a nose mask before entering the pharmacy and medicine store, and social distancing.
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May 03, 2020 22:18 UTC
Liberia: Denial, Mistrust, Recriminations Mar COVID-19 Fight in Nimba County amid Surge in Cases
But in Liberia, a country already with a fragile health system, not only the shortage of medical equipment and drug is impeding the fight against COVID-19. Other factors including denial, mistrust and recriminations are exacerbating the containment of the virus. The presence of the police in various parts of Tappita and the hospital compound, he added is instilling fear among residents including patients seeking treat at the hospital. Unlike Gayflor who was taken to the COVID-19 treatment center at the 14 Military Hospital in Margibi County, the patient is currently in isolation at the Jackson F. Doe Referral Hospital. However, evidence to date suggests that two groups of people are at a higher risk of getting severe COVID-19 disease.
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May 03, 2020 22:13 UTC
Liberia: Chief Medical Officer Confirms the Investigation of Lab Technicians over ‘Leaked’ COVID-19 Results
The lab technicians and researchers, who normally sleep on duty, are encountering difficulties in reaching their family members, loved ones, and others health authorities supervising them as a result of the seizure of their phones. Speaking to FrontPageAfrica via telephone on Sunday, Dr. Kateh termed as “unhealthy” the alleged disclosure of Covid-19 positive results of key government officials to the public. “From all of our analyses, His Excellency (Weah) is at low risk and so, we cannot ask him to give any sample. Dr. Kateh pointed out that more samples are being tested as a result of the collective efforts of health authorities and lab technicians. He further called for the laws of Liberia to take its course if lab technicians are found guilty of leaking sensitive health information to the public.
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May 03, 2020 20:37 UTC
Liberia: Government Begins Disbursement of over US$1.2M in Handshake Packages to 2,154 Retired Civil Servants
Mr. James Thompson, Director General of the Civil Service Agency (CSA)MONROVIA – Mama J. Kamara, 67, beamed with smiles as she received her handshake package for 27 years of service to the Government of Liberia. She worked as a Reproductive Health Supervisor for the Ministry of Health, assigned in Margibi County. This is evidence that the Administration of President George Weah cares for employees who served and are being retired” she told the Civil Service Agency Team. Handshake payments to retired Government employees come in various amounts, ranging from US$350 to US$1,000, based on the number of years of government service. The payment exercise which started on April 27, 2020, is almost completed for retirees who worked in Montserrado and Margibi Counties.
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May 03, 2020 19:41 UTC
Women, Children Stranded for 3 Days At Margibi-Grand Bassa Boundary As AFL Tightens Travel Restrictions
Report By: Alpha Daffae Senkpeni | [email protected]The stranded passengers are mostly woman and children who were travelling from Monrovia to Buchanan city or vice versa. According to the stranded passengers, although the soldiers are claiming to be enforcing the travelling restrictions, they are allowing officials of Grand Bassa County to smuggle their relatives and friends across the blockade. Hundreds of the stranded passengers are women, who were travelling with their young children. On Saturday evening the stranded passengers angrily protested the movement of privileged vehicles, contending that they too should be allowed passage. Nicholas A. Dennis of Voice of Firestone in Harbel, Margibi County contributed to this story
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May 03, 2020 10:07 UTC
Liberia: Is Anyone Listening to the American Embassy?
The Editor,Tears in my eyes reading this FPA story about how our government is treating its citizens in the fight against the Coronavirus in Liberia. This FPA story to air Saturday on the authoritative and informative Liberian African News Service, LANS-720-721-4250 with headquarters in Washington, DC. Some groups in Liberia especially including Human Rights and the Press Union of Liberia need to write to the UN, WHO, Workd Bank, the European Union and the American Embassy offices in Liberia to include copy of this FPA heartwrenching story of how their money given to Liberia is being wasted on corrupt government officials instead of Coronavirus patients and healthcare workers in Liberia. Is anyone listening at the American Embassy when American taxpayers just donated to Liberia $40 million worth of Coronavirus PPEs; $15 million from both the WHO and the World Bank and a Corona patient has to literally pay for Vitimin C pills that were not even available for his treatment? God help Liberia as many more Liberians will die from this virus if how Mr. Gayflor is being treated is how other Coronavirus patients are being treated in Liberia.
Source:Front Page Africa
May 03, 2020 00:00 UTC
Liberia: Witch Hunting in the Midst of COVID-19? Solicitor General’s Letter Raises Questions About Motive, Injustice
Cyrennius Cephus has written Finance Minister Samuel D. Tweah to have two appointees to the COVID-19 Response Team excluded . An investigation by FrontPageAfrica has however found that both Mr. Wiah and Mr. Sloan, were not part of the Ebola response team neither did they manage finances during the Ebola Response. Although there were smaller flareups in 2016, passport and travel records viewed by FPA showed that Mr. Wiah was out of Liberia at the time. Interventions Falling on Deaf EarsSince the resignation of then NPHIL Director General and Deputy Director General for Administration, the newly appointed Director General, Dr. Fallah has reportedly been at odds with Mr. Wiah. One source told FPA Saturday, “There has been a lot of back and forth between Dr. Fallah and Mr. Wiah over Wiah’s position.
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May 03, 2020 00:00 UTC
Fight Against Covid-19: Liberians Still Romancing The Storm
Reports from the National Public Health Institute of Liberia regarding the fight against COVID-19 continue to expose our vulnerability as a country. Ebola is transmitted from person to person through physical contact, either with an infected person or bodily fluid of an infected person. Coronavirus on the other hand is transmitted through both physical and social contact with an infected person. You could get infected from respiratory droplets produce when an infected person sneezes or coughs. Other countries including South Korea and Ghana are using technology for contact tracing.
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May 02, 2020 23:48 UTC
Economic Response To Covid19- Liberia In Waiting Mode
Job losses are a common phenomenon around the world also due to the social distancing and other COVID19 precautionary measures. During the ebola outbreak in 2014 Liberia economic growth slowed to 0.7% from a 2013 high of 8.7%. Prior to the COVID19 pandemic, the IMF had projected GDP growth of 0.4% for Liberia. Most monetary policy actions are expansionary and accommodative. On our monetary policy response, this is what the IMF says:“No changes to monetary policy are envisaged at this stage, as the shortage of Liberian dollar banknotes coupled with the lack of confidence in the banking system precludes any meaningful response to the pandemic using monetary policy instruments.
Source:Front Page Africa
May 02, 2020 23:37 UTC
Liberia: Family of 3-Yr-Old Who Died in West Point from Police Brutality Yearning for Justice
Her name is Sonnie Jallah and since that day, we have not seen her yet,” explained Mabel McGill, mother of the deceased. I told him that we expected the government very soon, but they came late and the family remains firm on the issue; we need justice”. “The government or the LNP has not been involved from the very day of the incident even though we complained to the police Director the next day incident happened. I told him that we expected the government very soon, but they came late and the family remains firm on the issue; we need justice”. When contacted via telephone, police spokesman, Moses Carter promised to call this writer to clearly state the LNP reaction to the allegations within a five-minute period.
Source:Front Page Africa
May 02, 2020 23:26 UTC
LIBERIA: Government, Press Union of Liberia Clash over Covid-19 Passes For Journalists
Minister Fahngon continued: “The PUL leadership cannot use the Minister of Information as a scapegoat to disregard the President’s statement. Minister Fahngon said Mr. Coffey later admitted to unilaterally printing the Covid-19 passes for journalists, something which contributed to numerous problems which warrant the need for a change of those passes. “All other press passes out there were produced by Mr. Coffey and given out there by him. He threatened that the ministry will not allow “girlfriends and boyfriends, business people, kehkeh and motorcycle drivers” to obtain press passes during this state of emergency. “Minister Fahngon is trying to bring in the President to create the kind of sentiment that he thinks can help him.
Source:Front Page Africa
May 02, 2020 23:03 UTC