Liberia: CPJ, Reporters Without Borders Slam Weah Government For Debts Owed to Media
In separate Twitter tweets Tuesday, both organizations expressed concerns with plight of newspaper publishers. “CPJ joins the Press the Publishers Association of Liberia(PAL) to express concern about the government withholding payment of debts to media houses, exacerbating already difficult economic circumstances for journalists,” said the Committee to Protect Journalists. Reporters Without Borders added: As the state owes around US$247 of advertising in the press, about 12 newspapers are at risk of going bankrupt. RSW is very much concerned by the media outlets survival already in economic disarray amid the COVID19 crisis. At their meeting over the weekend, the media practitioners warned that government’s continuous failure to pay its debt to media institutions would eventually lead them to taking several actions, including media blackout and possible withdrawer from the newsstands.
Source:Front Page Africa
April 08, 2020 08:03 UTC
Liberia: Cllr. Nwabudike Takes Govt to Court over Criminal Court ‘B’ Declaration Of Lack of Document to Corroborate His Naturalization Claims
Liberia: Cllr. Nwabudike Takes Govt to Court over Criminal Court ‘B’ Declaration Of Lack of Document to Corroborate His Naturalization ClaimsCllr. The move by comes in the wake of Criminal Court ‘B’ report that there is no document in the archive of the court to prove that Cllr. Finley Karngar flew to Criminal Court B at the Temple of Justice, requesting the court to make available every document that would authenticate if Cllr. Nwabudike obtained his citizenship legally on May 13, 1982 at the “Peoples’ Court” now called the Frist Judicial Circuit Criminal Court ‘B’ during the People Redemption Council (PRC) regime.
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April 08, 2020 08:01 UTC
COVID-19: Could ‘Drive Through’ Test Centers Influence Voluntary Testing & Recovery In Liberia
Dr. Fallah stressed that people should also request to be tested, adding that testing is the “main control” mechanism for COVID-19 around the world. So far, two health workers including one lab technician have been infected with COVID-19 and 78 are being quarantined. Ina response to a question on its website about how COVID-19 patients are treated, the United States’ Center for Disease Control and Prevention wrote: “Not all patients with COVID-19 will require medical supportive care. In Liberia, Health Minister Jallah said the use of Chloroquine as a drug treatment for COVID-19 has not been clearly determined. But she also warned against the use of the Malaria treatment drug without prescription – an act that may cause drug overdose leading to severe health complications.
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April 08, 2020 07:41 UTC
French Companies in Liberia Make Donation to Combat COVID-19, Vow to Secure Jobs And Help Save Lives
French Companies in Liberia Make Donation to Combat COVID-19, Vow to Secure Jobs And Help Save LivesFrench Business Club President Madam Micheline Yahot and other executive members along with the items donated to combat against COVID-19 in LiberiaMONROVIA – The French Business Club has made a huge donation of materials to an international non-governmental organization to help combat the spread of the coronavirus in Liberia. The club, which seeks the common interest and goals of one another, is a conglomeration of French businesses and companies operating in Liberia. The items donated to the international NGO include: 6, 264 pieces of soap and 2,060 pieces of plastic faucet buckets. She put the cost of the items donated at US$10,000. She further assured the club’s commitment towards helping to save the lives and jobs of scores of Liberian citizens working at various French companies and businesses in Liberia in the wake of this pandemic.
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April 08, 2020 07:41 UTC
Liberia: Baptist Prelate Calls for Tougher Measures to Combat COVID-19 Amid Surge
Monrovia – Amid the rapid spread of the deadly 2019 Novel Coronavirus pandemic in Liberia, the senior Pastor of the historic Providence Baptist Church, Rev. Samuel B. Reeves, Jr., has called on the Government of Liberia to put in place stringent measures to stop the escalation of the disease. Reeves, among other things called for a concerted effort and more stringent measures to prevent the spread of the deadly disease. “I like to call on the President to shut down this country for few days to help the health workers. He also thanked the religious leaders for their support to the government but called on those that are ignoring the government’s mandates and still holding religious ceremonies including church services to desist.
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April 08, 2020 07:41 UTC
Liberia: Liberty Party Urges Government to Pay Civil Servants COVID-19 Lockdown
MONROVIA – The opposition Liberty Party (LP) is recommending to the government that civil servants be paid for at least two months, covering March and April before any lockdown is effectuated. They also recommended that the National Transit Authority be seconded to provide transportation for health teams during the period of the lockdown. “We believe that any lockdown without an effective economic stimulus package for the poor and a comprehensive and effective health program, would merely injure an already poorly performing economy,” Liberty Party stated. These counties should be divided into zones with health teams deployed to do awareness and mandatory testing in high risk areas. “As we go through this crisis period, Liberty Party appeals to all Liberians to follow the advice of the government and its partners to ensure that we effectively fight and timely defeat this global pandemic.
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April 08, 2020 07:30 UTC
Former Nimba County Superintendent Urges Gov’t Amid COVID-19 Scare
Monrovia – Former Nimba County Superintendent Edith Gongole-Weh has called on the government of Liberia to move a step forward by increasing the salaries of health workers who are the first responders in the fight against COVID-19in the country. Report by Trokon S. Wrepue, [email protected]According to Liberia’s health authorities, the country has recorded 14 confirmed cases, three deaths while three others have recovered. With the alarming number of affected patients reported daily, Madame Gongole-Weh said at this point of the pandemic, the government must provide attractive salaries for the country’s healthcare workers as they embark on this fight. “And I have said to my people in Nimba and Liberia to stop doubting and that if they do not follow all of the protocols, we are all at risks,” she said. She praised them for the sheer level of adherence to the health protocols and encouraged them to respectfully reject anyone coming into the county through any of the illegal border points.
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April 08, 2020 07:30 UTC
ECOWAS Aids Member States amid Fight Against Coronavirus
MONROVIA – The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) says to address the COVID-19 emergency at hand, it has made available financial support from its own resources, in addition to assistance from international partners, for the purchase of medical supplies and equipment essential for the fight against the pandemic for Member States. According to a dispatch from ECOWAS, the West African Health Organization (WAHO) has already purchased and dispatched to the 15 Member States: 30,500 diagnostic test kits; 10,000 Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) (Coveralls, Aprons, gowns, gloves, goggles, boots); 740, 000 prescription tablets (Chloroquine and Azithromycin). “We remain committed to supporting Member States in the fight against this pandemic. This will expand its scope of support to supplement Member States’ own efforts.”In addition, ECOWAS says it is working to complement its intervention as part of a Short and Medium Term State Assistance Plan (humanitarian assistance and support for economic recovery). “The ECOWAS Commission is taking this opportunity to urge people to continue to implement the measures recommended by the health authorities, and to comply with the prescribed hygiene guidelines.
Source:Front Page Africa
April 08, 2020 07:30 UTC
Re-Foundationalized Liberia to Affirm Statehood
Liberia’s original intent was not statehood, but rather a temporary outpost that had no solidifying ambition! Change this by immediately reorienting our national compass, ensuring equitable redistribution of the national resources to begin building this all-supportive, national foundation. Elected local officials can get a much needed experience in these local bodies before going to the national legislature. If we fail to do this, we will have no grounds to criticize what’s happening in Liberia. Adapting cultures that are not ours creates the kind of societal confusion and disorganization that is pervasive in Liberia today.
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April 08, 2020 07:07 UTC
‘Sixteen Ways to Minimize the Effects of a COVID-19 Outbreak on the Liberian Society’
‘Sixteen Ways to Minimize the Effects of a COVID-19 Outbreak on the Liberian Society’It is no secret that many countries around the world including Liberia had hoped initially that the year 2020 would be a year of peace, happiness, growth, development, as well as prosperity. This new virus has rapidly developed itself into a global health pandemic and is destroying lives and defying humanity on all fronts. In fact, on March 23, 2020, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of World Health Organization (W.H.O. The adverse effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in hard-hit nations and on the global scale are far-reaching. Like other countries, Liberia is also adversely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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April 08, 2020 07:07 UTC
Africa Needs to Get On the West’s Radar – Before It’s Too Late
Africa, which had practically no cases a month ago, now has more than 7,000, with infections in almost every one of its 54 countries. The West African nation of Mali is more like it, with 20 ventilators for a population of 20 million: One per million. Malawi, in East Africa, also only has 20 ventilators for its 18 million citizens; while Liberia, hard-hit by Ebola in 2014, has no intensive care unit beds. This is close to the same initial estimate of what Ebola was predicted to take in West Africa in 2014 – 1.4 million infections. The powerful nations which parachuted into the West African capitals of Monrovia, Freetown, and Conakry are today overwhelmed by the virus with their economies in freefall.
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April 08, 2020 06:56 UTC
SORRY, MR. PRESIDENT, Finda Bundoo Does Not Belong on Liberia’s Coronavirus Force
SIMPLY PUT, Madam Bundoo is being put there as a guard dog to watch Madam Mary Broh who has been appointed as the National Response Coordinator for ECOC. NO GOD ANYWHERE in the universe will come down to help Liberia. MADAM BUNDOO, according to the President will work along with the National Response Coordinator, Madam Broh, to ensure timely delivery and accounting for supplies directed to the fight against Coronavirus in the country. MADAM BROH, WHO IS no stranger to controversy, was called upon on numerous occasions by former President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf to save the day. OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS, Madam Bundoo, who worked as an aide to former President Charles Taylor, has been no stranger to controversy.
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April 07, 2020 18:30 UTC
Liberia: Stopping The Denial And Embracing The Covid-19 War
This whole coronavirus thing here that kuku-jumuku business. Their visible silence could equate to the kind of denial Martu. For me, I don’t need any evidence from anyone to believe Coronavirus exists, based on what I see happening everyday around the world. MINIMIZATION DENIAL — is when the painful fact is admitted but its seriousness is downplayed. TRANSFERENCE DENIAL — is when the painful fact is admitted, the seriousness also admitted, but one’s moral responsibility in the situation involving the painful fact is downplayed.
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April 07, 2020 14:37 UTC
President Weah Appoints Mary Broh To Coordinate Coronavirus Response
In this role, Madam Broh will provide supervision toward a single set of national strategic objectives for defeating the Coronavirus disease. She will also coordinate the National COVID-19 multi-sectorial response plan, in coordination with the United Nations (UN), donor partners, Ministry of Health and National Public Health Institute of Liberia (NPHIL). Madam Bundoo is charged with the responsibility of monitoring the overall allocation and disbursement of the response logistics and resources. In consultation with the National Response Coordinator, Madam Bundoo will ensure timely delivery and accounting for supplies directed to the fight against Coronavirus in the country. Madam Broh and Bundoo are required to liaise with health authorities on the Incident Management Team and heed their counsel, where necessary.
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April 07, 2020 12:43 UTC
Sinoe Superintendent Office Refutes Allegations of Insult, Corruption
Superintendent Lee N. CheaMonrovia – The Office of Lee Nagbe Chea Superintendent of Sinoe County has refuted “falsehood and rumor” linking him raining insults against other county officials and engaging in corruption. Deljay said the office of Superintendent Chea was never contacted to respond to the allegation. “The selling of the yellow-machine was not done by Superintendent Chea, it was done by the Caucus of Sinoe County. According to him, Superintendent Chea has committed himself to providing clarity to Senator Teahjay if the senator is willing to listen. Meanwhile, when contacted via mobile phone, Superintendent Chea informed FrontPageAfrica that all information provided by his Communication Officer Deljay was approved by him.
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April 07, 2020 09:00 UTC