Author: Godfred Badu Quansah

New York City, USA – The Chairperson of the National Commission on Disabilities in Liberia joined other leaders at the 16th Session of the Conference of States Parties to the Convention on The Rights of Persons living with Disabilities (CRPD), being held at United Nations Headquarters in New York City. Amb. Daintowon Domah Pay-Bayee presented Liberia’s case during the ceremony, highlighting the difficulties faced by people living with disabilities. “We validated the Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) by eliminating discrimination against people with disabilities in all matters relating to marriage, parenthood, relationships, family planning, fertility, and family life.” In…

Monrovia, Liberia – A Representative Aspirant in District #12 Montserrado County, Prof. Paye S. Gbelayan has broken ground for the construction of a modern market in the Shoe Factory Community. The Construction of the modern Market is estimated at over USD$ 16,000.00. According to Prof. Gbrlayan, the construction of the market is his own way of giving back to the Shoe Factory community which he has resided for the past fifteen (15) years. He added that marketers of the community have long waited for their market to be modernized and it was about time that he brings hope to market…

Monrovia, Liberia – President George Manneh Weah has by proclamation declare today, Friday as a working holiday to mark the Day of the African Child throughout Liberia. The African Union Commission (AUC), along with other international partners, will observe the Day with children all throughout the African Continent under the following global theme: “The Rights of Children in the Digital Environment” and the national theme: “Promoting Digital Literacy and Security for Every Liberian Child.” On that day, black school kids who were protesting Apartheid and promoting equal rights and opportunity were brutally murdered in Soweto, Republic of South Africa. The…

Monrovia, Liberia – Nimba County controversial Lawmaker, Senator Prince Y. Johnson has received a warning from the All Liberian Coalition Party (ALCOP) Chairman, Ansu Dorley to stop playing a polarizing political game. The ALCOP chairman claimed that Prince Johnson, the former political head of the MDR, consistently spreads unfavorable political messages to the populace. He underlined the need for all political parties to refrain from making statements that could throw the nation into anarchy during this vital election season. The chairman continued by saying that Liberia is currently in a political climate in which everyone is free to peacefully enjoy…

Monrovia, Liberia – The Liberia Kickball Federation has announced a 25, 000 Liberian dollars fine for any club that will fail to honor their remaining fixtures. According to a release from the federation, the action of clubs staying away from regular fixtures have the tendency to undermine the league. The press statement that the 25,000 LRD punishment had to be paid no later than seven days following the game. According to the federation, failer to comply will result in a lifetime suspension from kickball for the offending club, players, technical staff, and officials. LKF also noted that such club will…

Monrovia, Liberia – An agreement worth 42 million dollars has been strucked by the Liberian government, the World Bank, France, and Sweden in an effort to improve vulnerable people’s access to income-generating possibilities in 14 of the 15 sub-political regions of Liberia. Samuel Tweah, Liberia Finance Miniter signed on behalf of the Liberian government. The agreement was also signed by Michael Roux, French ambassador to Liberia, Mark Capehart Acting World Bank Country Manager, and Urban Siostrain, Swedish ambassador to Liberia. Speaking at the signing event, Mark Mulbah, World Bank Acting Country Manager reaffirmed the commitment of the international community to…

FOR THE REHABILITATION OF THE ST. JOHN RIVER BRIDGE IN GRAND BASSA COUNTY In order to help the Liberian government repair the St. John River Bridge in Grand Bassa County, ArcelorMittal Liberia has provided significant logistical and technical support through the Ministry of Public Works. Engineers from Arcelor Mittal Liberia and the Ministry of Public Works worked to fix the bridge’s damaged bearing, which had been impeding regular vehicular traffic and driving up the cost of necessities in Grand Bassa and other nearby counties for the previous few weeks. AML’s Chief Executive Officer, Jozephus Coenen, gave the company’s technical team…

MINISTRY OF GENDER, CHILDREN AND SOCIAL PROTECTION REVEAL Monrovia, Liberia – Over 366,584 children in Liberia are living in appalling conditions on the streets, according to a survey performed by the Ministry of Gender, Children and Society Protection and collaborators. With 153,982 street children, Montserrado County has the greatest number, followed by Rivercess County with 100 street children, according to Maminah Gorlon Carr-Gaye, Assistant Minister for Children and Social Protection. During her keynote address at the event commemorating the World Day against Child Labor, which was held on Monday, June 12, 2023, in Congo Town and was organized by the…

AMIDST ARMY OF CATERPILLAR KNOWN AS ARCAEA ATTACK Bong County – Since Sunday, June 11, 2023, specialists from the Ministry of Agriculture have begun treating vulnerable villages in Bong County simultaneously in Salala and Zota Districts to stop the spread of the caterpillar infestations in rural Liberia. Last Monday, June 5, 2023, the MOA revealed a resource mobilization strategy to stop the spread of an army of caterpillars known as Archaea, which is distinct from Fall Army Worms, in numerous towns in Bong, Gbarpolu, and Nimba County. The caterpillars are invading farms, ruining bananas, cocoa, and other food crops, fouling…

Three months before the presidential and legislative elections, a pan-African electoral organization, the Electoral Institute for Sustainable Democracy, expressed concern about the use of insulting, demeaning, and antagonistic language in public by high level state and political party leaders. Grant Masterson, the country director for the institute, expressed disappointment that political parties have vowed to uphold the spirit of the Farmington Declaration by using the freedom of expression to sow seeds of distrust, hatred, and fear. The institution, according to Mr. Masterson, is aware of reports concerning political parties recruiting adolescents and followers in response to public pronouncements and encourages…