Liberia: Sekou Kalasco Damaro Gives Disinfectants to Margibi Residents to Combat Covid-19
Margibi County is one of the two counties where health authorities are keeping serious surveillance following Covid-19. Unlike Montserrado County, there is less attention from philanthropy organizations to help the needed in Margibi County during the pandemic. “It is good to be in my home county Margibi. Howbeit, this is not a strange thing to come back to Margibi County and identify with the hospital that I was born in,” he said. We are regulating the health protocols and that is why we were able to close all the mosques in and around Margibi County,” the Margibi County Muslim Chairman said.
Source:Front Page Africa
April 02, 2020 08:37 UTC
Liberia: Gbarpolu County Is Fully Ready To Fight Covid-19
Garpolu – Sunday, March 30, 2020, a son of Gbarpolu County, Paul Koulboi Kennedy donated several medical equipment and Personnel Protective Equipment value more than $8,000 United States Dollars to six major health centers in the County including: Bopolu, Gbarma, and Bokoma. Other health centers are: Belleh, Kongbai, and Gouwoulala. He stated that donation is meant to provide the county preparedness and immediate response to COVID-19 in addition to the support the Ministry of Health will give to support health centers in the county. He also told the county authority that the Kennedy Hope Foundation is making plans to work with the Ministry of Health to provide training for Gbarpolu County Health workers for the preparedness of COVID-19 response. For his part, the County Health Officer of Gbarpolu County, Dr. Musa Zuanah, acknowledged Paul Kennedy’s donation and added that this is his second time seeing Paul donating to health centers in the county.
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April 02, 2020 08:15 UTC
Liberia: Pres. Weah Linked to Intimidating, Harassing ‘Critical’ Journalist Charles Yates
Yates, who is a social media blogger, appears to be latest journalist to be harassed and intimidated by NSA. Speaking in a telephone interview with FrontPage Africa on Tuesday, Yates accused President Weah of being the mastermind behind his interrogation by the NSA. “Before I was even invited, I got the information a day that the Executive Mansion wanted to have me arrested. The Executive Mansion should stop intimidating journalists”. To speak to Charles Yates issue is a disservice to this platform — Executive Mansion press briefing — and I am not even giving credence to that,” Toby said.
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April 02, 2020 08:15 UTC
Riders For Health Calls for More Support to Improve the Health System
Riders For Health Calls for More Support to Improve the Health SystemMONROVIA – Rider for Health Liberia, an international non-governmental organization that was established in Liberia in February 2015 in response to the Ebola outbreak, has called on the government and developmental partners to provide more assistance to ensure accurate health sample delivery system across the 15 counties. Riders for Health Liberia is also involved in repairing damage ambulances used by the government. Joseph G. Mehdeh, Riders For Health Liberia Country Director at a news conference in Monrovia recently underscored the need for government and partners to continue to support the organization’s operations. According to Mehdeh the current system put in place by Riders has the ability to transport samples in twenty-four hours from anywhere across the fifteen political subdivisions for rapid diagnostic purposes. Riders for Health has six functional garages in Lofa, Bong, Grand Gedeh, Grand Kru, Montserrado and Grand Bassa Counties.
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April 02, 2020 08:03 UTC
Liberia: Providence Baptist Church Uses Tithes, Offerings To Vulnerable People
Monrovia – In the wake of the Coronavirus outbreak in Liberia, the historic Providence Baptist Church has identified with scores of vulnerable groups and individuals in Monrovia and its environs. Located on Ashmun and Broad Streets in Monrovia, the Providence Baptist Church is regarded as the cornerstone of Liberia. It was in the same church edifice, Liberia’s Declaration of Independence was signed on July 26, 1847. On Wednesday, 1 April, the church donated food items including several bags of rice and assorted food items to various needy groups and vulnerable persons. This is the church’s way of identifying with this community during this critical time of uncertainty,” he said.
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April 02, 2020 08:03 UTC
Liberia: IOM Donates Anti-COVID-19 Materials to Jewel Starfish Foundation
Monrovia – The International Organization for Migration, Liberia Office has donated assorted anti-COVID-19 materials to the Jewel Starfish Foundation in Monrovia. Jewel Howard Taylor, JSF is focused on the empowerment & holistic development of Liberian girls and women across the country. Receiving the items the Program Director of the Jewel Starfish Foundation Stephene Audrey Kpoto thanked the IOM for donation terming it as a great partnership in the fight against the deadly virus. She assured that a Taskforce set up by the Foundation will reach out various communities creating massive awareness and education among the residents. “We have our task force and our young people are willing and prepare to create awareness on the virus”, Stephene added.
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April 02, 2020 07:52 UTC
Liberia: Under-Fire NEC Nominee Likely To Request Withdrawal After Dismal Showing at Senate’s Hearing
Yet, Wednesday’s hearing gave more reasons as to why he may not be confirmed by the Senate – conflicting dates of birth. However, the Liberian law requires that anyone with the desire of naturalizing as a citizen of Liberia must be of age 21. Nominee we have heard enough, and it is the agreement of this Committee that you be discharged as we go back to our committee to decide, Senator Milton Teahjay, Committee chairman. We ask that Mr. Floyd Sayon be rejected by this Committee to head the data center of the National Elections Commission (NEC). “Section 2.2 of the election law clearly disqualifies Mr. Sayon because of his lack of integrity, and his failure to take instruction.
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April 02, 2020 07:52 UTC
Liberia: 54-Year-Old United Methodist Pastor Charged with Statutory Rape in Gbarnga
The teenager is a member of the churchGbarnga, Bong County – Police in Gbarnga Wednesday, April 1, sent to court the Dean of the Gbarnga School of Theology and Senior Pastor of the United Methodist Church in Gbarnga, Rev. Samuel Karyeah, who had earlier been investigated and charged with statutory rape. The teenager is a member of the church. FrontPageAfrica gathered that while police was still investigating the accused, he was signed-for by some hierarchy of the Methodist Church in Gbarnga. A member of the church, who preferred to remain anonymous, told FrontPage Africa that the church is working to learn how this happened.
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April 02, 2020 07:41 UTC
Liberia National Bar Association Sets Up Committee to Investigate Cllr. A. Ndubisi Nwabudikie’s Nationality
Monrovia – The Liberia National Bar Association has setup a committee “to review statements” made by the Commissioner-designate of the National Elections Commission, Cllr. Report by Alpha Daffae Senkpeni, [email protected]The investigation is gear toward determining if the Nigerian-born-Liberian illegally achieved his Liberian nationality in 1982. He said the committee, which will be chaired by the LNBA’s grievance and ethic committee chaired by Cllr. Prior to the confirmation hearing, he told FPA in an exclusive interview that most of the public opinions about his nationality are sentimental. Our law is not sentiment; our law is clear on what is nationality.
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April 02, 2020 07:18 UTC
U.S. Embassy Provides Liberia’s Health Sector with Approximately US$40 Million in Aid
MONROVIA – The U.S. Embassy in Liberia is proud to provide approximately $40 million this year for assistance to Liberia’s health sector, part of our nearly $100 million in annual assistance. We are working closely with the Liberian Ministry of Health, the National Public Health Institute of Liberia (NPHIL), and healthcare workers across the country. CDC is also supporting training of contact tracers through its Field Epidemiology Training Program and Infection, Prevention and Control training for health care workers. As Secretary Pompeo said, our assistance in this fight “builds upon decades of U.S. leadership in global health and humanitarian assistance. Since 2009, American taxpayers have generously funded more than $100 billion in health assistance and nearly $70 billion in humanitarian assistance globally.
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April 01, 2020 19:07 UTC
Spike in Coronavirus Cases Underscores Liberia Challenges
This is in part because we had no experience dealing with a public health crisis of this proportion and no capacity for testing and treatment. By Amara Konneh, [email protected], Contributing WriterThe announcement Wednesday of three new confirmed COVID-19 cases in Liberia on the Government’s radio station ELBC validates our point about the challenge of knowing the true numbers of cases across Africa due to a lack of testing capacity and information sharing. We started to turn the corner when we acknowledged our incapacity to deal with Ebola, began sharing information domestically and with our Mano River Union neighbors and other regional leaders. It also raises more questions than answers about what we really know about COVID-19 in Liberia and what we are doing to stop its spread. WHO has also reported (see attached) sharp increases in reported cases and COVID-19 related deaths in Africa in the last week by 400% and 600%, respectively.
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April 01, 2020 18:56 UTC
Liberia: Senator Kangar-Lawrence Calls for Prosecution of Cllr. A. Ndubisi Nwabudike
According to Senator Kangar-Lawrence Cllr. Nwabudike must be charged with perjury for lying under oath at the Liberian SenateMonrovia – The political leader of the opposition Liberty Party, Senator Nyonblee Kangar-Lawrence of Grand Bassa County has called for the prosecution of Cllr. A. Ndubisi Nwabudike who has been nominated by President George Weah to head the National Elections Commission. Nwabudike’s nomination to the Elections Commission raised several eyebrows though he had served as Chairman of the Governance Commission and subsequently the Chairman of the Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission for which he was confirmed by the Senate. Nwabudike provided conflicting birthdates on the documents presented to the Senate.
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April 01, 2020 18:33 UTC
Liberia: Inconsistencies, Conflicting Information Mar Cllr. Nwabudike Second-day Hearing at the Senate
Mr. A. Ndubisi Nwabudike is to be denied confirmation as Chairman of the National Elections Commission (NEC) by the Senate Committee on Autonomous Agency, it might not be because he is a naturalized Liberian citizen, rather because of the many inconsistencies and misinformation he provided the Committee about himself. During the second day of Senate confirmation hearings, the Senate was able to uncover several discrepancies and inconsistencies in the Cllr. The Senate uncovered that the NEC chair-designate had conflicting dates of birth. He also failed to provide his original naturalization certificate after was he told to bring it during his first appearance. His fate is yet to be decided by the Committee but he has been discharged from further hearings.
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April 01, 2020 18:11 UTC
Liberia: An Open Letter from Olubanke King-Akerele to Pres. Weah on the Nomination of the New NEC Chair Cllr. Ndubusi Nwabudike
Having said that Mr. President, my issue has to do with the advisability or otherwise of the Cllr’s nomination for this particular post. Moreover, it is my understanding that on the books presently is a law to go to referendum that would permit dual citizenship but for natural born Liberians. It is with these exposures of insecurity to our nation that I make this appeal to you Mr. President to withdraw the nomination. will have to supervise a referendum on dual citizenship in which he has direct interest and therefore issues of impartiality can be expected to arise. As I close, may I draw your attention to the editorial of the Daily Observer of 26 March 2020entittled “Look Before You Leap, Mr. President”, in which it basically urges you Mr. President to learn from the lessons of History.
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April 01, 2020 10:52 UTC
Liberia: Orange Donates Us$50,000 In Materials Towards Fight Against Covid-19
MONROVIA – The Management of Orange Liberia has donated a consignment of medical and non-medical supplies valued at US$50,000 to the Ministry of Health to buttress ongoing efforts by the Liberian government to fight COVID-19. The donation was made at the Ministry of Health’s office in Congo Town on Tuesday in presence of Minister of Health Dr. Wilhelmina Jallah, Major Joseph Kowo, AFL Medical Officer Armed Forces of Liberia, Dr. Brown of JFK Hospital and Dr. Nelson, representing National Public Health Institute of Liberia. Receiving the donation on behalf of the Liberian government, the Minister of Health and Social Welfare Dr. Wilhelmina Jallah commended Orange for its generous gift and noted that it was a huge boast for Liberia’s fight against Covid-19. She said: “To Orange, we want to say thank you for this generous donation. Now, all this material is really needed and will take advantage of it in the fight of the coronavirus.
Source:Front Page Africa
April 01, 2020 07:07 UTC