Author: Godfred Badu Quansah

Capital Hill, Monrovia – The 2014 Drug Law has been amended by the Liberian Legislature, making it non-bailable for the production, importation, exportation, trafficking, and sale of banned substances. Following the release of a conference committee report by the specialized committees of the Senate and House of Representatives, the Senate plenary made its decision on Tuesday, June 27, 2023. The report, which was read aloud during the meeting on Tuesday, states that it is a first-degree felony and a grave offense to cultivate, manufacture, import, export, trade in, or sell restricted substances (drugs). As a result, bail is not permitted…

THROUGH LEGISLATIVE ENACTMENT Brussels – Montserrado County District #8 Representative Acarous Moses Gray, head of Liberia’s delegation to the Organization of African, Caribbean, and Pacific States (OACPS) Parliament’s 62nd session, gave an update on Liberia’s progress toward sustaining youth and women’s empowerment through legislative passage. According to a dispatch from Brussels, Rep. Gray participated in discussions at the opening of the formal session of the 63rd OACPS at its headquarters in Brussels. These discussions covered topics of strategic focus, such as cooperation among member states and their connections with the European Union, the growth of its partnership and visibility within…

WHILE LISCR FC SECURES JUST FC SERVICE Monrovia, Liberia -Watanga FC and Upper Women’s Football Club Shaita Angels have announced a two-year partnership agreement. In accordance with the agreement, Shaita Angels will take over as Watanga FC’s female club in the following two years, the club said on Tuesday, June 27, 2023, on its official Facebook page. The 2022/2023 LFA Women’s Lower League champion Shaita Angels FC also advanced to the 2023 Women’s Orange FA Cup Final, where they fell to Determine Girls FC 2-1. Watanga FC made the decision to acquire Shaita Angels in order to comply with CAF’s…

Monrovia, Liberia – The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Amb. Dee-Maxwell Saah Kemayah, Sr., has received praise from the Chairperson of the Independent National Commission on Human Rights (INCHR), Cllr. T. Dempster Brown, for his assistance and support in the nomination of Cllr. Pela Boker Wilson as a candidate for membership on the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (CERD). In a communication dated June 26, 2023, addressed to Liberia’s Foreign Minister, Amb. Dee-Maxwell Saah Kemayah, Sr., Cllr. T. Dempster Brown stated “Honorable Kemayah: I am pleased to present sincere compliments and extend thanks and…

Monrovia, Liberia – The President of Liberia, George Manneh Weah has issued a message of congratulations to the Government and People of the Republic of Sierra Leone on the occasion of President Julius Maada Boi’s reelection. In a statement issued by the foreign ministry, President George Manneh Weah expressed his sincere congratulations on the historic reelection of the President of the Republic of Sierra Leone on behalf of the Liberian government and the people. The leader of Liberia expressed optimism that the people of the Republic of Sierra Leone will continue to experience the benefits of peace, unity, and prosperity…

Monrovia, Liberia – Cllr. Lucia D. Sonii Gbala, an assistant professor at the Louise Arthur Grimes Department of Law at the University of Liberia, has resigned over allegations of grade fraud. Cllr. Lucia sent her letter of resignation to Dr. Jallah A. Barbu, dean of the Louise Arthur Grimes School of Law, on June 23, 2023. Cllr. Sonii-Gbala claims that her resignation is the result of misconduct and an arbitrary alteration in the grades for the Applied Legal Studies II course that she taught. She complained that students who failed were arbitrarily given clearance for graduation and her request for…

AGGRIEVE PLAYERS SPEAK OUT Monrovia, Liberia – Under the slogan “Bring Back Our Basketball,” some players of the Liberia Basketball Association have raised grave worries about the current leadership conflict at the association. They contend that the circumstance threatens the expansion and advancement of the sport in Liberia. On November 30, 2019, the Liberia Basketball Association convened its elective congress to elect new executives to manage the organization’s affairs for four years, but things did not go as expected. Due to the congress’s outcome, in which two parties claimed ownership of the federation. The embattled President Rufus Anderson was recognized…

WITH OVER 1 MILLION VOTES (56.17 %) Bintumani, Free Town – Julius Maada Bio, has been named the victor of Sierra Leone’s presidential election, but the opposition is contesting the outcome. According to official statistics, Mr. Bio received over 1 million votes amounting to 56% of the vote, leaving Samura Kamara, his biggest rival, far behind. A live feed from the commissions center certified that incumbent Julius Maada Bio has been re-elected as president of the British-Africa, Sierra Leone.

Monrovia, Liberia – The American Music Abroad (AMA) program, run by the U.S. Department of State’s Exchange Programs, has collaborated with talented Liberian musicians to produce an EPIC album “Kukatornon” in honor of Liberia’s bicentennial celebrations last year, according to the U.S. Embassy in Liberia. According to a statement on the embassy’s official Facebook page, the album includes Liberian musicians Sundaygar Dearboy Official, Queen Juli Endee, Arblakolo Gaye, Justin Flomo, Seimah Weifur, Mr. Pabai, Naro, Ruth Jah, Abigail Vinton, and Vivian Akoto in addition to AMA team Farbeon and DJ Invisible. According to the embassy, the songs are currently available…

IN SIERRA LEONE JUNE 24, 2023 GENERAL ELECTION Free Town, Sierra Leone – According to reports from Sierra Leone, the All People’s Congress (APC) candidate Samura Kamara is now in second place with 42% of the vote after the votes from 60% of the voting places had been counted by the electoral commission. The incumbent, Julius Maada Bio, has a 56% share of the vote. A contender must receive more votes than 55% of the total cast in order to win the first round. According to the BBC, the main opposition party headed by Samura Kamara has termed the Early…