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By: Othello S. Nimely MONROVIA-Dozens of angry workers at Liberia’s Ministry of Transport staged a protest Tuesday at the ministry’s headquarters, demanding the immediate cancellation of a controversial deal between the Government of Liberia and a newly introduced Lebanese company, Liberia Traffic Management (LTM). The staffers, holding placards with slogans like, “Stop Hurting Your […]
By Othello Sarweh Nimely In a recent visit to the market, our reporter observed piles of trash mixed with stagnant, filthy water covering the walkways where vendors were seen standing and selling their goods. The building’s leaking roof has worsened the already unsanitary conditions, causing frequent flooding inside the marketplace. Several marketers, speaking in […]
SOS Children Villages in Liberia has shed light on the importance of children as the foundation of society.
Margibi County-As part of its nationwide anti-rape and Domestic Violence Campaign, Men Against Rape and Domestic Violence in partnership with Just A Girl Initiatives has ended a day long campaign in Margibi County.
Monrovia-A tragic motor accident along the Monrovia-Buchanan Highway on Sunday evening reportedly claimed the lives of several Liberians, especially family members mostly of Grand Bassa County
By Andy Brooks, UNICEF Representative in Liberia Liberia-As we celebrate World Children’s Day, November 20th, 35 years on from the adoption of the most universally ratified human rights Convention or Treaty in the world, the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), we reflect not only on the progress made in Liberia but also […]
Liberia-The Liberia Office of Save the Children International (SCI) has donated 493 school kits to the Government of Liberia through the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection, with a promise for continuous support. The donation of the school kits follows the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The gesture by SCI is in […]
Liberia-Dressed in their regular white t-shirts and white head ties all symbolizing peace, some concerned Liberian women have been crying for peace in the wake of the current crisis at the House of Representatives. Holding placards with several inscriptions but with one message that they want the peace of the Country to be maintained, the […]
Liberia-Gender Minister, Gbeme Horace-Kollie has called for urgent support from partners, stakeholders, philanthropists, and private sector institutions to tackle the growing crisis of street children in Liberia. Speaking at her Congo Town office on Friday, October 18, 2024, the Minister outlined a comprehensive plan to transform the life of the young girl from Kakata who […]
Liberia-The initiative benefited students from various institutions, including the Smythe Road School System and Early Child Development Preparatory. According to the Founder and President of the Jonahsa Foundation, Jonah Barcon, since its inception in 2015, the Foundation has supported over 8,000 underprivileged schoolchildren across Liberia. In a remark during the launch of their school […]