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MONROVIA-The issues of transparency, accountability and truth-telling in any given society is said to be the engine, fuel, and driving force for development. Not only that, but it also helps to create and build trust and confidence in the leadership of any given group of people by those being led. In the case of governance, […]
MONROVIA-In the wake of pervasive doubts over the current Leadership’s ability to conduct a peaceful, free, fair, and credible election in the impending and crucial Presidential and Legislative Elections that are slated for October 10, 2023, the Head of State, President George M. Weah has alleviated such doubts. The Liberian Leader mentioned that he and […]
Alphonso Toweh Has been in the profession for over twenty years. He has worked for many international media outlets including: West Africa Magazine, Africa Week Magazine, African Observer and did occasional reporting for CNN, BBC World Service, Sunday Times, NPR, Radio Deutchewells, Radio Netherlands. He is the current correspondent for Reuters He holds first MA with honors in […]
Treasury Sanctions Senior Liberian Government Officials for Public Corruption. WASHINGTON —A statement issued Monday by the US Treasury Department placed three top government officials under sanction citing corruption link. “Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated Liberian government officials Nathaniel McGill, Sayma Syrenius Cephus, and Bill Twehway […]
SPEECH BY HIS EXCELLENCY DR. GEORGE M. WEAH PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA ON THE OCCASION MARKING THE OFFICIAL LAUNCH OF THE BICENTENNIAL COMMEMORATION OF THE FOUNDING OF THE REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA 1822 TO 2022 “National Unity and Reconciliation” THE SAMUEL KANYON DOE SPORTS COMPLEX PAYNESVILLE, MONTSERRADO COUNTY FEBRUARY 14, 2022 Her Excellency Madam […]
MONROVIA-Liberia’s national development roadmap, the Pro-Poor Agenda for Prosperity and Development (PAPD), crafted by the current administration of President George M. Weah clearly lays out the strategy for confronting the nation’s multi-faceted socio-economic and development challenges which threaten its future. The PAPD is built on the four cardinal pillars: 1) Power to the People, 2) […]
MONROVIA-The political leader for the Alternative National Congress (ANC) Alexander B. Cummings says as Liberia observes 174 years, the reality of the challenges being faced by citizens of the country is challenging. Liberia, the oldest black independent nation in the world next to Haiti has abundant resources, but its people remain in abject poverty, according […]