Author: Godfred Badu Quansah

Monrovia, Liberia – Due to a number of issues, including the defeated and elected candidates’ inability to pay for their transportation to and from their respective voting precincts during the first round of voting and their disappointment with the way that both the current and previous governments have failed to improve the living conditions of the majority, the recently concluded presidential runoff election in Liberia saw low turnout throughout the entire voting period. In a runoff election held on Tuesday, November 14, Liberians chose a new president to lead the nation for the ensuing six years. As stipulated by the…

Monrovia, Liberia – Liberian Disabled citizens has lament a life-threatening condition, citing everyday struggles with housing, food, healthcare, and help for disabled children. Several disability-related groups in Monrovia expressed dissatisfaction with the “life-threatening conditions” that they and their families are forced to live. The organisation listed some of the difficulties they face as being the lack of food, shelter, medical attention, and help for their children’s education through their spokesperson Elijah Famah. Famah claimed that these circumstances are intolerable for them and that they feel abandoned by both the nation’s past and present leaders. She also claimed that they are…

Monrovia, Liberia – The People’s Republic of China has sent a new team of medical experts to Liberia. The 16th Chinese Medical Team has been assigned to the John F. Kennedy Medical Centre (JFKC), and other health centers around the world. Radiologist, Cardiologist, Surgeon, Dentist, Internist, Nurse, Interpreter, and Cook make up the new team. These Chinese professionals are all in the country to support the health sector in Liberia on behalf of their country. Speaking at the event to welcome the new Chinese team, FAN Erwei, Counsellor at the Chinese Embassy in Liberia, described the Chinese people’s commitment to…

Congo Town, Montserrado – Unity Party on Tuesday, November 7, 2023, received two separate endorsements ahead of the November 14, 2023, presidential runoff election. On the first occasion, the Grassroots Development Movement, headed by Edward W. Appleton, stated that the decision to endorse the Unity Party was from the heart of the Grassroots Development Movement. The GDM political Leader added that the party executive committee members voted unanimously for the Unity Party in their quest to support one of the two in Liberia’s 2023 presidential run-off. He said, in his capacity as a leader who upholds democratic values and equitable…

AS FOREIGN MINISTER KEMAYAH ENGAGES DISTRICT #5 RESIDENTS Paynesville, Montserrado – In the run-off elections set for November 14, 2023, members of the opposition political parties in District #5, Montserrado County, declared their support for President George Manneh Weah’s reelection bid. Hundreds of District #5 residents, heads of Unity Party (UP) auxiliaries, some partisans of the Collaborating Political Parties (CPP), other community groupings, supporters, and well-wishers made decisions at a one-day interactive forum with Amb. Dee-Maxwell Saah Kemayah, Sr., Foreign Minister of the Republic of Liberia and Political Leader of MOVEE. The organizations claimed that their actions were a token…

Capitol Hill, Monrovia – A video circulating on social media, purportedly by the mission’s employee and former intern, Wynee Cummings Wilson, has caught the attention of the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Liberia to the United Nations. A Foreign Ministry release refutes the falsehood that Wynee Cummings Wilson is spreading false news that she has been witch-hurt by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Liberia. The Ministry stated that, contrary to what Wynee Cummings Wilson would have the public believe, she was never employed by the Republic of Liberia’s Permanent Mission to the UN. Rather, she…

ELECTING SANCTIONED INDIVIDUALS, A BAD SIGNAL FOR LIBERIA Monrovia, Liberia – The Centre for Transparency and Accountability in Liberia, or CENTAL, has condemned citizen acts that resulted in the election of corrupt officials, particularly in light of the official declaration of election results that saw two of President Weah’s sanctioned officials elected. “Electing sanctioned individuals into public offices is a bad signal, and as such, it sends the wrong message about the country to international partners.” CENTAL Executive Director Anderson D. Maimen, at a press conference held at CENTAL’s headquarters on 22nd Street in Sinkor, said, sending a negative message…

Monrovia, Liberia – Vice President Jewel Howard-Taylor witnessed the first graduation ceremonies of 204 young women and girls from the YWCA Jewels Training Centre in various vocational disciplines, marking the culmination of more than 20 years of work towards transforming the lives of young women and girls throughout Liberia. These fields include cosmetology, quilting, nail art, bead making, and information communication technology (ICT).Even with the enormous duties that accompany the Vice Presidency, Madam Vice President is still the unchallenged leader and a fierce advocate for the emancipation of women and girls. Through her Jewel Starfish Foundation, she has provided scholarships…

CHINESE AMBASADOR TO LIBERIA, YIN CHENGWU FULL SPEECH ON BRF III Congo Town, Montserrdo – The Third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation (BRF III) was successfully held in Beijing on October 17-18, with representatives from 151 countries and 41 international organizations attending the event. Coinciding with the 10th anniversary of the Belt and Road Initiative, the Forum has received wide attention and warm welcome from the international community, fully demonstrating the tremendous appeal and global influence of the Belt and Road Initiative. President Xi Jinping, in his keynote speech at the opening ceremony of BRF III, pointed out…

Brewerville, Montserrado – As part of the efforts to memorialise the late Professor Dr. Amos C. Sawyer at the Kaiser memorial garden in Brewerville, his wife and family members officially set a Mable stone over his grave. According to member of his family, the symbolic laying of the Mable stone on Dr. Sawyer’s grave is aimed at memorializing (him). This is also in observanceof their 40th wedding anniversary.  The late Dr. Amos C. Sawyer and Mrs. Thelma C. E. Sawyer got married on October 28,1983. As another way to come together in memory of the late Dr. Amos Claudius Sawyer,…