Author: Godfred Badu Quansah

Monrovia, Liberia – The National Rehabilitation for Narcotics and War-Affected Persons, an organization that serves over 350 underprivileged young people at Star Base, has fervently appealed to President Joseph Boakai for support in providing training to young people who have detoxified from narcotics. Retired Colonel Augustine Nagbe, also known as “General Power,” the institution’s executive director, asserted that in order for most young people to successfully reintegrate into society, they require some professional skills. Colonel Nagbe added, “Some of these youths abandoned their homes over ten years ago,” when giving journalists a guided tour of the facility housing them. He…

Monrovia, Liberia – The Liberia National Police has received 2,000 sets of uniforms from the US government on Thursday. Sally Schniegel, the head of the International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Association (INL), made the presentation on Thursday, March 14, 2024. She stated that the donation is a means by which the US government improves the image of law enforcement officials while they perform their responsibilities. Madam Schniegel commended the LNP for their hard work and asked the Police administration to keep carrying out its obligations with objectivity. Police IG, Gregory Coleman accepted the uniform on behalf of the LNP, praising…

Monrovia, Liberia – Phase two of the renovation and expansion project at the state-owned Liberia Broadcasting System (LBS) is ready to start, according to the People’s Republic of China government, which made the announcement through His Excellency Yin Chengwu, its ambassador accredited to Monrovia. The announcement made by Ambassador Chengwu during his courtesy visit to Mr. Jerolinmek Matthew Piah, Minister of Information, Cultural Affairs, and Tourism, on Tuesday, March 12, 2024, was that the advance team was scheduled to arrive in Liberia this week to work out arrangements with LBS management regarding the project’s start. Minister Piah, who also serves…

Accra, Ghana – Grace Fahnbulleh, the only female competitor for Liberia at the 2023 All African Games in Ghana in the boxing division, defeated Aly Habiba of Egypt to move on to the semi-finals. On Sunday, March 17, 2024, at the Boku Boxing Arena in Accra, the female boxer with a Canadian-Liberian base defeated Aly 4-3. Her Liberian male counterparts, Freddy Kiwit and Jeroson Barkin, both from Germany and the US, lost on Saturday, along with a lone local boxer, Timothy Williams. However, because she had support during the game, her performance made many Liberians, especially those who reside in…

Monrovia, Liberia – Jefferson Tamba Koijee, the Secretary-General of the opposition Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC) and a former Mayor of Monrovia, called President Boakai’s Assets Recovery Team an irresponsible plan and stated that no CDcian would cooperate with them. SG Koijee revealed that the party has directed its members to reject any measure that violates the constitution at a news conference on Friday, March 15, 2024, held at the party’s headquarters in Congo Town. “Mr. Boakai needs to understand that the Coalition for Democratic Change has told all of its members to oppose giving in to pressure. If Mr.…

Monrovia, Liberia – Sethi Brothers Group of Companies at the weekend donated three million eight hundred and eighty thousand Liberian dollars, or US$20,000 each, to four impacted towns in Montserrado County Electoral District #13, as part of its social corporate duty.In order to satisfy the company’s SCR, US$5,000 was given to Central Jamaica Road, Sawmill, Bassa Town, and Bilama Communities all of the affected districts. The company stated that its operations in the district have an impact on the four communities. It also advised the beneficiaries to use the funds for the appropriate purposes and pledged to continue supporting the…

Monrovia, Liberia – Mulbah Morlu, a human rights activist and the immediate former chairman of the Coalition for Democratic Change, founded the pro-democracy organization “STAND” to combat social injustice and impunity. Launched on Sunday, March 17, 2024, at the PHP Park in Monrovia, the acronym STAND stands for “Taking a stand for the voiceless” and represents Solidarity and Trust for a New Day. Speaking shortly after being named National Chairman by a coalition of civic and social organizations, Mr. Morlu said, STAND has no allegiance to any political party, not even the Unity Party or the CDC.He emphasized that the…

Monrovia, Liberia – The final-year female medical students at the only state-run medical school, AM Dogliotti, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, have decried over the appalling learning environment of the medical school. The female medical students outlined limited instructors, lack of study materials, transportation, feeding, internet connectivity, and poor dormitory facilities, among other major challenges impeding their studies at the state-run medical school.  Victoria Nimely, a final year medical student at the AM Dogliotti said one of the major challenges facing the medical school is the fact that they have limited resources and a very small number of instructors…

Monrovia, Liberia – President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr. has by proclamation designated Wednesday, March 13, 2024, as “Decoration Day.” This national holiday is to be commemorated across the country.The Proclamation is in accordance with an Act of the Legislature that was issued on October 24, 1916, designating the Second Wednesday in March of each year as a National Holiday to be honored as a “Decoration Day.”The celebration honors the nation’s historical heroes and heroines who gave their lives for their country, according to a statement from the Foreign Ministry. The Proclamation says that significant moments in the country’s history ought…

Monrovia, Liberia – LEGISPOOL New President, Gerald Koinyeneh, has issued an urgent call to all Press Union of Liberia auxiliary. In his annugural speech, Mr. Koinyeneh urged the auxiliary groups to convene and address the ongoing union conflict, as part of the formal inauguration of the newly elected leadership of the Legislative Press Pool.A new corps of executives to lead the organization for the next two years was unanimously elected by members of LEGISPOOL, an organization that represents all professional journalists covering the Liberian Legislature, during their elective congress on August 25, 2023, during the 54th Legislature. President Koinyeneh of LEGISPOOL…