Liberia’s Public Health Institute Refutes Report of Suspected Coronavirus Case
Liberia’s National Public Health Institute Acting Director-General Dr. Mosaka FallahMonrovia – The acting Director-General of the National Public Health Institute said the agency is open to listening to rumor about the Coronavirus, but he warned against false rumor that would stir fear within the public. Another rumor about a suspected case at the United Nations building was also proven as a false alarm, the public health expert said. However, he emphasized that it is “very important” for the public to report to NPHIL and health authorities any rumor, while assuring that health experts are determined to investigate it whether true or false. National Public Health Institute says it would keep in contact with people who are released to avert any eventuality. This means they showed no symptoms of the virus as health authority insist that there is no case of the virus in the country.
Source:Front Page Africa
February 28, 2020 06:28 UTC
Liberia: Police Investigates Three Officers in Connection with Brutalizing FPA Sport Editor
CPJ promotes press freedom and defends the rights of journalistsCarter told CPJ that if found guilty, the officers would be punished in accordance with the Police Act of 2015. Walker told CPJ that he was standing with other journalists in the assigned media area when two police officers approached him and demanded that he leave. Walker told the officers that he had proper press accreditation and asked why he was being told to leave, he said. Officers torn his clothing and damaged his cellphone and camera while they were shoving him, Walker told CPJ. Walker told CPJ that he visited the police on February 17 to inquire about the status of his newspaper’s complaint, because almost a month had passed without any response.
Source:Front Page Africa
February 28, 2020 06:22 UTC
Liberia: Pregnant Care Charities Opens Counselling Center for Pregnant Women in Margibi
Margibi County – A non- for-profit organization, Pregnant Care Charities Counselling Center, based in Margibi County, has opened its doors to pregnant women. According to the founder, Madam Monica Manley, Pregnant Care Charities Counselling Center was opened following difficulties she, too, experienced while giving birth. Meanwhile, over 167 pregnant women from around Lower Margibi County, especially in Joe Blow Town community, attended the program. Pregnant Care Charities Counselling Center for Pregnant Women was officially open in partnership with Rescue Global Foundation, Paramount Young Women Initiative and Dr. Elizabeth E. Castle. “All Liberians including pregnant women must have access to timely, quality and affordable healthcare services,” she said.
Source:Front Page Africa
February 28, 2020 06:11 UTC
Liberia: Weah-led Government Ordered Change of AFL Account – Witness Tells Court in Samukai’s Case
Howard, an employee of EcoBank, said the AFL Pension Account with account #:01929522222019 was changed to AFL Welfare and Morale Account with #:0013174717655601 on the instruction(s) of the Weah-led administration. Howard also testified that since the change of the account in 2017, there have been series of transactions on the account, including withdrawals and deposits. However, he said there was a change of the account in 2011 when EcoBank was transitioning from one software to another. The account number changed in 2011 because EcoBank changed her banking from Global to Flex Cube Service,” he testified. The case has been reassigned for Monday, March 2, for the defense team to present their witnesses on the stand.
Source:Front Page Africa
February 28, 2020 06:11 UTC
British Parliamentary Delegation Visits Liberia
LONDON – A high-level delegation from the British Parliament is expected to begin a weeklong visit to Liberia beginning Monday, March 2-7. The delegation will hold discussions with their counterparts at the National Legislature- on issues concerning Liberia and UK towards strengthening democracy through Parliamentary engagements. The UK Parliamentary visit to Liberia is a follow-up to the 2018 visit to the Westminster Parliament, of a seven-member delegation from the House of Representatives. She was Shadow Minister for Women and Equalities 2016 and, in June 2016, she was appointed Shadow Secretary of State for International Development by Jeremy Corbyn. She was a member of the UK delegation to the Council of Europe 2015-16.
Source:Front Page Africa
February 28, 2020 06:11 UTC
Nimba Lawmaker Reportedly Chased Out of District by Aggrieved Citizens
Representative Gonpu KargonGanta, Nimba County – Nimba County District #4 Representative was on Friday, February 21, reportedly chased out of his constituency by aggrieved citizens. Rep. Koung is reportedly considering to contest in the October Midterm Senatorial Election so he is trying to build a political base. The District #4 lawmaker was saved by his visiting colleague, whom he (Rep. Rep. Kargon) was escorting to his district in order to tell the people about his senatorial ambition. Journalist, no one attack me; it is politics that some people are playing,” Rep. Kargon added. But he had left the guest — Rep. Koung there to fend for himself.
Source:Front Page Africa
February 28, 2020 06:11 UTC
Liberia DEA Institutes Measures to Curb Compromising Drug Trafficking, Impersonation
Liberia Drugs Enforcement Agency Director Marcus SokoMonrovia – The Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency (LDEA) says it is taking measures to combat the compromise of drug trafficking, impersonation, and other illegal conduct impeding the agency’s functions. He stated that suspected drug traffickers arrested by the LDEA have not been prosecuted in a timely manner. “The drug law supposed to be non-billable, but it is billable. “I sat with my legal people and we came up with a plan to do a draft of the drug law. The present drug law we have, you have three degrees of felony and there is no penalty.
Source:Front Page Africa
February 28, 2020 05:48 UTC
Liberia: Person with Disability Empowered in Climate Change Mitigation
The sponsorship is under the auspices of five local organizations that are also creating awareness on climate change mitigation in Liberia. According to them, persons living with disabilities are mostly challenged and vulnerable to effects caused by global warming, with Liberia being no exception. In this like, the project: “Support to Person with Disability” launched in Todee, Lower Montserrado County, will provide vocational skills training and agriculture capacity development for persons with disabilities, so that they can be prepared when there is a climate change eventuality. He said the installation of solar panel at the Mission of Hope for the Disable in Lower Johnsonville, Montserrado is timely. But cutting downs trees to farm and burning of charcoal, according to the country’s Environmental Protection sector (EPA) highly contribute to what the world is now striving to reduce, ‘Climate Change.’
Source:Front Page Africa
February 28, 2020 05:48 UTC
Fire Destroys US$150K Properties at Bright Rubber Plantation
Debris and destroyed machines at the burnt local moringa noleifera processing plant, the smoked sheet rubber storage facility and generator houseMargibi – A local moringa noleifera processing plant, a smoked sheet rubber storage facility and a generator house owned and operated by the Bright Rubber Plantation in Margibi County, Monday, February 24, evening was reportedly set ablaze by unknown persons. The fire caused some substantial destruction to the multi-purpose building accommodating the moringa noleifera processing plant, the smoked sheet rubber storage and generators site. John M. Tokpah, Administrator of the Bright Rubber Plantation, told reporters Wednesday, February 26, that two 25-KVA lister petter engine generators, one super-gari mail, one electrical drying oven, one slicer and 10 metric tons of processed rubber were all destroyed in the fire. The Bright Rubber Plantation’s administrator stated that this is the first time that the company has experienced fire accident of such magnitude, destroying huge worth of valuable properties. Mr. Tokpah has disclosed that the Bright Rubber Plantation’s Management has got the national security apparatus through the Liberia National Police (LNP) involved in order to establish the source of the fire.
Source:Front Page Africa
February 28, 2020 05:48 UTC
Drogba Scores Big Tourism Win for Côte d’Ivoire
International soccer star Didier Drogba has helped his birthplace, Côte d’Ivoire, strike gold by helping to collect MOUs for a total of $15 billion in commitments to back tourism projects in the West African country. FIHA is known for its ability to link up the new investors with developers, consultants, contractors, hoteliers and political leaders. They returned with more than 15 billion dollars of funding commitments for a variety of tourism projects, from hotels, to resorts and coastline development. Philippe Doizelet, Managing Partner of Horwath HTL, the world’s largest and most experienced hospitality consultants, has been guiding Côte d’Ivoire’s efforts. Leading the country’s ambition to make tourism one of the main pillars of the economy, is Tourism Minister Siandou Fofana.
Source:Daily Observer
February 28, 2020 02:26 UTC
Nigeria Reports First Case of Coronavirus
Nigeria is the first country in Sub-Saharan Africa to report a case of the disease but says it has activated its National Emergency Operations Centre and will work closelywith Lagos State Health authorities to respond to this caseThe Federal Ministry of Health has confirmed a coronavirus disease (COVID- 19) case in Lagos State, Nigeria. The case, which was confirmed on the 27th of February 2020, is the first case to be reported in Nigeria since the beginning of the outbreak in China in January 2020. The case is an Italian citizen who works in Nigeria and returned from Milan, Italy to Lagos, Nigeria on the 25th of February 2020. He was confirmed by the Virology Laboratory of the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, part of the Laboratory Network of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control. The Federal Ministry of Health through Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, will continue to provide updates and will initiate all measures required to prevent the spread of any outbreak in Nigeria.
Source:Front Page Africa
February 28, 2020 00:11 UTC
Liberia: The 45km Elwa-Ria Road, East International Group Incorporated - a Dossier of Revealing Tragedies About a Chinese-Liberian Mafia Company
2) Does East International have net assets of even up to US$5 million? 7) Does East International have a Website or Blog for us to investigate its past history of work in this area of building roads especially asphalt pavements? 12) What capacity does East have in terms of manpower, logistics, partnership, and technical ability to do this project? The first road contract East International got was in 2013. East International Group International (EIGI) does not have equipment of its own.
Source:Front Page Africa
February 28, 2020 00:00 UTC
Liberia: Petroleum Law Amended under Cover of Darkness? Civil Society Group Points out Troubling Changes
A Director on the Board of Campaigners for Change International, Ambulah Mamey, was employed with the NOCAL between 2014 and 2018. Opposition political parties and civil society organizations elevated these concerns to ensure the petroleum law guarantees transparency, avoids resource curse, protects Liberia from resource-related conflict, and ensures equitable benefits for all Liberians. The implication of this, according to the civil society group, is that the number of oil blocks in the basin will be reduced. Stripping Off LPRA IndependenceThe original provision of Section 6.7 of the Petroleum Law on the establishment of the petroleum regulatory authority stipulated a Board comprising of three members, including the Director General. Campaigners for Change: “International oil companies are customers/buyers.
Source:Front Page Africa
February 27, 2020 07:07 UTC
Liberia: Govt Apologizes for Not Acting Swiftly on The Late Zenu Miller’s Complaint of EPS Brutality
“We also want to sympathize with the bereaved family, the Press Union of Liberia, his friends and colleagues for this untimely demise. Zenu was an astute journalist who focused on his work, and contributed to our democratic process through the exercise of his function as a journalist,” Nagbe said. “We have to go back to the welfare committee of the Press Union of Liberia because journalists hardly make any money. “We also want to sympathize with the bereaved family, the Press Union of Liberia, his friends and colleagues for this untimely demise. “We have to go back to the welfare committee of the Press Union of Liberia because journalists hardly make any money.
Source:Front Page Africa
February 27, 2020 07:07 UTC
Liberia: Stranded Phebe Hospital Charging Patients for Fuel Fee Before Treatment
In a FrontPage Africa interview Wednesday, Padmore said patients, who cannot afford the payment, will not be forced to pay. Operations have come to a halt at Phebe – the largest referral hospital in central Liberia – due to fuel shortage. The doctor said patients are told to either buy fuel to run the hospital’s generators for the duration of the surgery, or pay for a private clinic elsewhere. Patients, who spoke to FrontPage Africa Wednesday, said they were shocked that the hospital was asking patients to buy fuel on their own for the hospital’s generator when the hospital services are free of charge. “We didn’t have the money they were asking us to give to buy fuel for the generator,” she said.
Source:Front Page Africa
February 27, 2020 06:56 UTC