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October 2018

‘Nonsense Paper’

-PYJ Describes TRC Report By Jackson C. Clay, Jr. Former warlord and now Nimba County senator, Prince Y. Johnson has described as ‘nonsense paper’ the report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC). Speaking to Newsmen at the Liberia-Sierra Leone border over the weekend during a one day visit of the Economic Community of West […]

‘No Money Missing’

-CBL Sets Record Straight, But… By Jackson C. Clay, Jr. The Central Bank of Liberia (CBL) has disclosed that no money is missing contrary to reports in the public about a missing container containing over fifteen billion Liberia banknotes. Addressing a news conference Tuesday, October 2, 2018 at the CBL headquarters in central Monrovia, CBL […]

Relationship Sour?

-As Weah, Ellen Angrily Response To Each Other Over Missing Billions By Reuben Sei Waylaun What appears to be a serious ‘sour relationship’ is said to be ensuing between former President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and her ‘political darling boy’ as they throw ‘jibes’ at each other over the alleged disappearance of LRD16 billion banknotes. The […]

Pre-Campaigners Risk Disqualification

-NEC Chair Warns By Esau J. Farr Today, Wednesday October 3, 2018 is the deadline given to candidates in the pending by-elections in Sinoe and Montserrado to bring down all pre-campaign materials or risk being disqualified by the National Elections Commission, NEC. Pre-campaign activities under the Electoral Laws of 2013 are any form of canvasing […]

LRA Boss Wants Employees Pay Taxes

The Commissioner General of the Liberia Revenue Authority (LRA) Thomas Doe Nah has directed all officials and staff of the Authority to comply with their property tax requirements on or before November 30, 2018. The Commissioner General (CG) urged employees who are owners of real property (ies) to declare said properties with the LRA and […]

Liberia Observes 2018 World Rabies Day

On Friday, September 28, 2018, Liberia joined the rest of the world in observance of World Rabies Day. The event was held under the theme “Rabies: Share the message, Safe a life”. The theme highlighted the importance of education and the need to create awareness in preventing rabies across the globe.  The day also raised […]

CDC Conducts Primary In Mont. District#13

-Ahead of Representative By-Election R. Joyclyn Wea The governing Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC) has successfully conducted primary for its aspirants who want to contest on the ticket of the party in the impending representative by-election in Montserrado County electoral district#13. The seat became vacant as a result of the election of former Representative Saah […]

ECOWAS Citizens Alarm Over ‘Hash Treatment’

  ECOWAS Parliament Speaker along With Citizens By Jackson C. Clay, Jr. Citizens of the Economic Community of West African (ECOWAS) States have alarmed over what they consider as ‘harsh treatment’ against them by their own security. Speaking recently at the border between Liberia and Sierra Leone when a 35-man delegation from the ECOWAS parliament […]

NaFAA Undertakes Coastal Clean-Up

The National Fisheries and Aquaculture Authority, through the Division of Marine Fisheries and Environment, has embarked on a Coastal Clean-Up exercise of waterway facilities at the Mesurado Pier on the Bushrod Island. The exercise, which commenced recently is intended to protect the pier’s marine environment from the effects of beach litters. Beach litters are items […]

“Negative Sentiments”

-CSO Group Frowns Issues Surrounding Missing Billions The Free Conscious Independent and Objective Thinkers of Liberia, a civil society organization in the country has frowned at what it calls ‘Negative Sentiment’ that has characterized the alleged missing money from the Central Bank of Liberia (CBL) and wants it reduced. It has been alleged that the […]