Liberia: 11 New COVID-19 Cases Recorded, Total Now 48
MONROVIA – Liberia has recorded 11 new cases of COVID-19 just a day after six new cases were discovered, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 48. According to the National Public Health Institute (NPHIL) Liberia now has 40 active cases, three recoveries and five deaths. The country began a lockdown on Friday in an effort to the curb the transmission of the virus. However, social distancing remains a major challenge for citizens. FrontPageAfrica observed overcrowded markets and banks on Saturday morning.
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April 11, 2020 17:48 UTC
Liberia: Banks Receive Huge Turnout, Social Distancing Rule Ignored Despite Lockdown
With the long queues outside the banks, it is glaring that rush to prepare for the state of emergency is not only putting pressure on the banks but also ignoring the social distancing rule. One of those who had gone to withdraw money from his account, Peter Massaquoi said, “We cannot be in our houses without food. The state of emergency was announced on Wednesday afternoon, some of us could not get to the banks on Thursday and Friday was a holiday. “I know we’re supposed to have social distancing but where it has reached, I don’t it is time for that. Let us get our money from the bank first so we can continue our social distancing, “Michael Freeman, a resident of Sinkor said.
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April 11, 2020 14:48 UTC
Liberia: Bong County Health Team Administrator Launches L$1 Million in Battle against Coronavirus in Bong
Bong County Health Team Administrator, Jonah TokpahZota District, Bong County – The Jonah Tokpah School of Leadership and Development has donated hand sanitizers, washing soaps, buckets and chloride worth over one million Liberian dollars to residents of electoral district four in Bong County to assist in the fight against the spread of the COVID-19 in the county. Making a statement while making the donation, the founder of the school, Mr. Jonah Tokpah, said the outbreak of COVID-19 has posed threats to people’s health and security of lives globally. “The exercise of intervention by the Jonah Tokpah School of Leadership started weeks ago when the virus had not spread in Liberia. Earlier, who received the materials, expressed gratitude to Mr Tokpah and his team for the gesture. He said: “The support given our district by Mr. Tokpah is a demonstration of excellent relation that exist between Mr. Tokpah and citizens of the district and this gesture can only deepen the relationship we have.
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April 11, 2020 09:00 UTC
Liberia: Indian Community Donates over US$40K Items, US$6K, 200 Bags of Rice to Nurses, Doctors & Soldiers at 14 Military Hospital
Liberia: Indian Community Donates over US$40K Items, US$6K, 200 Bags of Rice to Nurses, Doctors & Soldiers at 14 Military HospitalForeign Minister Findley, Indian Honorary Consul General Sachdeva, Dr. Brown and others observing the social distancing as they pose for a picture beside one of the trucks containing the Indian Community donationBoys Town, Margibi – Indians living in Liberia have made a “huge” donation to the medical personnel and the soldiers of the Armed Forces of Liberia assigned at the 14 Military Hospital in Margibi County.
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April 11, 2020 01:30 UTC
Weah Is Playing on the Intelligence of the Liberian People, A very Dangerous Game
This President is playing a very dangerous game by testing the resolve and intelligence of the Liberian people. This is dangerous for the stability of our democracy and our ability to fight massive institutionalized corruption within our systems. Unfortunately, those cases were reported but never investigated by the Labor Ministry or the Immigration Office in Bong Mines. Our immigration authorities must step up their game to enforce the laws of our land in the protection of the Liberian people and Nation. Thanks to the media, the patriotic Liberian citizens and all those who contributed to unraveling the mystery unfolding in our Land today.
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April 11, 2020 00:56 UTC
Liberia: GT Bank Accused of Ignoring Court’s Order to Provide Credit Facility to Doramart Trade Limited
Monrovia – The Supreme Court has ordered the Civil Law Court of the Sixth Judicial Court in Montserrado County to enforce its (Civil Law Court) judgment against the Guaranty Trust (GT) Bank in 2019. In the case “Management of Doramart Trade Limited vs the Management of GT Bank of Liberia, the Civil Law Court, in May 2019 ordered GT Bank to issue Doramart Trade Limited (DTL) a letter of credit. In other words, the court mandated GT Bank to grant DTL credit facility to import its merchandised products from abroad, but since the ruling of the court, the bank has refused to honor the terms and conditions as contained in the credit facility agreement. Because the Judge who gave the ruling was re-assigned, DTL filed a Writ of Mandamus to the Supreme Court before Justice Nagbe who issue the Writ. Following the reading of the Supreme Court’s mandate, the civil law Court B presided over by Judge Scheaplor R. Dumbah issued a Court Order, mandating GT-Bank to issue comply within 15 days.
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April 10, 2020 22:41 UTC
Police Release 10 Pastors After Holding Them For Breaking Health Protocol in Buchanan City
Buchanan – Police in Grand Bassa County have released 10 pastors after arresting them on Friday , April 10. The prelates reportedly violated health measure instituted by the government to curb the further spread of the coronavirus pandemic. Report By: Elton Wrionbee Tiah in Grand Bassa CountyThe pastors were holding worship services at their respective churches in Buchanan city. They stayed there for couple of hours as their members demanded their release by protesting in the streets of the port city. “We brought those pastors here to tell them that hosting church services was wrong and they should stop that in the midst of the coronavirus “.
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April 10, 2020 17:37 UTC
Liberia: Keeping The Promises After 2 Years, VP Taylor Continues To Be Ponofalo
Jewel Howard-TaylorIn January 2018, the Chiefs, Elders and Leaders of Bong County gathered at the Administrative Building in Gbarnga, Bong County to celebrate 2 great events. The events were the Birthday celebration of their daughter and the celebration for the first female Vice President of Liberia, who hailed from Bong County. In Bong County her home, which the VP affectionately calls the NATION’S HEART BEAT; the Vice President has quietly continued her work. President George Weah Community CenterEDUCATION – the Vice President continues to fund her passion for providing education for all. She also provided boxes of assorted medical supplies to health facilities including the Bong Mines Hospital; the Jorwah Health Center and the Sanoyea Health Center, amongst others.
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April 10, 2020 17:03 UTC
COVID-19 Cases Rise to 37 in Liberia
MONROVIA – Liberia on April 9 recorded an additional six confirmed cases of Coronavirus, bringing the total to 37, FrontPageAfrica has learned. According to an NPHIL and WHO situation report, one of the confirmed cases was imported while 37 were locally transmitted. FrontPageAfrica further gathered that of the confirmed cases, six are health care workers that were treating patients infected with COVID-19. He also noted that confirmed cases are on the rise. Also, all residents within the borders of Montserrado County, Margibi County, Nimba County, and Grand Kru are to stay at home throughout the time of the quarantine.
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April 10, 2020 13:30 UTC
Liberia: Today Is Fast and Prayer Day, A National Holiday
MONROVIA – President George Manneh Weah has by Proclamation declared the second Friday (today) in April as a “Fast and Prayer Day” to be observed throughout Liberia as a National Holiday. According to a Foreign Ministry release, the Proclamation is in consonance with an Act of the National Legislature passed into law in 1883 declaring the second Friday in the month of April of each year as “National Fast and Prayer Day” for the safety and welfare of the Nation and its people with penitent reverence to God. The Day is observed as a Day of Supplication, Prayer, Fasting and Meditation so that our efforts as a people, may be crowned with great achievements to the common cause of the Nation, the State and our common humanity. The people of the Republic of Liberia have always submitted themselves, in humble contrition to the Almighty God for guidance and protection as well as for peace in their national life and affairs. The Day is observed as a Day of Supplication, Prayer, Fasting and Meditation so that our efforts as a people, may be crowned with great achievements to the common cause of the Nation, the State and our common humanity.
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April 10, 2020 12:33 UTC
Pharmaceuticals Importers and Wholesales Association Donates Over US$10k COVID-19 Preventive Materials To Ministry of Health
MONROVIA – As Liberia struggles to find its bearing on the virulent Covid-19, the Jewel Starfish Foundation has stepped out to empower locals with the requisite prevention materials that would enable them to stay safe against the disease. The disease has, since its outbreak, taken thousands of lives across the world and brought the global community to its knees. Because our lives are in our hands, according to her, the Jewel Starfish Foundation has joined the efforts being made to fight against the virus. Jewel Howard Taylor to supplement the availability of food in the homes of the ordinary people during this critical period. If Coronavirus hits this community, lives would be at risk.
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April 10, 2020 00:56 UTC
Outgoing United States Official Appreciated For Support To Liberia’s Security Sector
Minister Trawali added that necessary security reform programs have been instituted in the Liberian security sector as a result of the ingenuity of the outgoing US official. Against this backdrop, BCR has thought it wise to appreciate Madam Bisola Ojikutu for her outstanding support to national security agencies in this country. We from the BCR are deeply saddened that Madam Bisola Ojikutu has completed her mission in Liberia”. Madam Bisola Ojikutu has contributed a lot to that project. Minister Trawali continued: “We are now involving into industrialize skill training program in terms of how we can produce public schools uniform.
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April 10, 2020 00:56 UTC
Watkins Initiative For Nations (WIN) Wants Government Realign National Budget to Empower Citizen against COVID-19
Other government offices may be designated as exempt based on the essential nature of their function. In all other counties not under this STAY AT HOME order, residents are to stay within their respective local communities until otherwise ordered. The organization fear that if not is done, many Liberians are likely to die from starvation rather than COVID 19. “We need a complete readjustment of the national budget to reflect the current situation our nation is confronted with. Savings from these budget lines can aid the vast majority of unemployed young and old people in the country,” Mr. Watkins noted.
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April 10, 2020 00:45 UTC
A Recipe for Spreading COVID-19 and Corruption in Liberia – Dr. Dougbeh Chris Nyan Warns
Dr. Nyan in a Daily Observer interview two weeks ago projected that the cases would rise exponentially if Liberia began conducting more testing in the population. The NPHIL had not conducted testing for about three weeks due to the lack of COVID-19 testing kits in the country. Meanwhile, Dr. Nyan, had offered to voluntarily develop Liberia’s diagnostic testing kits, but the government of Liberia has yet to respond to his offer since it was made in January this year at the beginning of the Coronavirus outbreak in China. He is the world acclaimed inventor of the Nyan-Test, a rapid multiplex diagnostic test for many infections including Coronaviruses, HIV/AIDS, Ebola, Hepatitis viruses and many more. Recently on Truth FM and Ok FM in Liberia, Dr. Nyan continued to provide COVID-19 Awareness through radio broadcast relayed in many parts of the country.
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April 10, 2020 00:33 UTC
Liberia: Legislature Fails to Convene to Endorse Pres. Weah’s Announced State of Emergency
“Upon formal receipt of the justification and measures for declaring a state of emergency, the Legislature will assemble to review the measures and decide whether to modify or revoke. “According to the Constitution, we must be in session during the duration of the statement of emergency. As the President’s announcement on the state radio, he had held discussion with the Speaker and the President Pro-Tempore of the Senate on his decision to declare a state of emergency and therefore urged them to convene an extraordinary session to endorse the state of emergency. Rep. Kolubah said he would vote against the state of emergency because the Executive has failed to address the economic constraints Liberians face. “Upon formal receipt of the justification and measures for declaring a state of emergency, the Legislature will assemble to review the measures and decide whether to modify or revoke.
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April 10, 2020 00:21 UTC