Author: Godfred Badu Quansah

Monrovia, Liberia – The Board of Commissioners at the National Elections Commission of Liberia has finally certified President and Vice President-Elect Joseph Nyuma Boakai and Jeremiah Kpan Koung as winners of the November 14, 2023, presidential runoff elections. Speaking at the certification programme on Wednesday, December 27, 2023, in Monrovia, the Chair of the NEC, Madam Davidetta Brown Lansanah, commended all parties involved in the electoral process for their dedication to a peaceful outcome. At the same time, the head of the NEC underlined the Commission’s commitment to holding free, fair, and transparent elections going forward and commended the work…

HE FEEDS OVER 3,000 CHILDREN AND 1,381 PRISONERS ON CHRISTMAS DAY Monrovia, Liberia – Indian businessman Upjit Singh Sachdeva has received recognition from a number of Weala and Margibi County residents for his many selfless acts of humanitarianism throughout Liberia, particularly in Margibi County. The residents stated that although Mr. Sachdeva, also known as Jeety, has had success in his commercial endeavours, he has never forgotten the value of giving back to the community, and as such, it is impossible to overstate how much they respect his charitable endeavours. In observance of Christmas, Jeety and his crew fed over 3,000…

Monrovia, Liberia – The PHP Recreation Park in Monrovia has been formally dedicated by President George Weah of Liberia. On Saturday, December 23, 2023, the most talked-about recreational facility which includes a gym, two football fields, two basketball courts, two volleyball courts, a female-only kickball field, a restaurant, kids’ playground, and an administrative building was dedicated. The governments of Liberia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) jointly funded the park, dubbed Liberia Unification Park, with the help of a grant. The Park also boasts a memorial monument at the site where the 13 senior government officials of the Tolbert administration…

AFTER SUCCESSFUL PEACE KEEPING MISSION IN MAL I Monrovia, Liberia – President George Weah, on Saturday, December 23, 202,3 honored men and women of the Armed Forces of Liberia for a successful end of UN Multidimensional Integration Stabilization Mission in the West African Nation of Mali. The Armed Forces of Liberia were given full participation rights in the peacekeeping missions in Mali in June 2013 by the Liberian government, acting through the National Legislature, under the auspices of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilisation Mission in Mali (MINUSMA), formerly known as the African-Led International Support Mission to Mali. The AFL…

Monrovia, Liberia – Following the death of at least 118 people and several more injuries and missing as a result of the 6.2 magnitude earthquake in China, President George Manneh Weah issued a condolence message to Xi Jinping, President of the People’s Republic of China. Tuesday, December 19, 2023, in the provinces of Gansu and Qinghai of the People’s Republic of China, saw an earthquake of magnitude 6.2 that caused the death and injuries. In a statement issued by the Foreign Ministry, President George Manneh Weah expressed his sincere condolences to President Xi Jinping of China, on behalf of the…

VOWS TO MAKE AUDIT REPORT PUBLIC Monrovia, Liberia – Joseph N. Boakai, the president-elect of the Republic of Liberia, has announced to the world that his administration will conduct an audit of the George Manneh Weah-led outgoing government and make the audit reports available to the public. Speaking on the Voice of America (VOA) show in America, Amb. Boakai stated on Thursday, December 21, 2023, that the audit’s goals are to enlighten Liberians about the CDC government’s stewardship and guarantee that the incoming administration will run the nation responsibly. The system would be audited by reliable organisations and foreign partners,…

INCLUDING FORMER DEFENCE MINISTER, BROWNIE SAMUKAI Monrovia, Liberia – President George Weah has granted executive pardons to a total of one hundred and one criminals who were housed in different prisons throughout the nation. The President may remit any public forfeitures and penalties, suspend any fines and sentences, grant reprieves and pardons, and restore civil rights after conviction for all public offences, except impeachment, according to Article 59 of the 1986 Liberian Constitution. According to a press release from the Ministry of Information on Thursday, December 21, 2023, the Attorney General, Cllr. Frank Musah Dean, has been instructed by the…

Monrovia, Liberia – The 12th African Leadership Magazine Persons of the Year Awards 2023 have recognised Liberia’s President, George Manne Weah, the former President of Tanzania Jakaya Kikwete, and President William Ruto of Kenya, after the two-stage selection procedure that comprised an online voting poll that closed on Thursday, December 14, 2023, at midnight (CAT) and a request for nominations. Results from the online poll, which drew votes from all over the world and Africa, led to a 29% increase in the number of votes cast in the 2023 edition of the poll, helped the three winners win the titles…

AS SUPREME COURT WITH HOLD BILL OF INFORMATION FILED BY TEAM JULIUS KANUBAH Monrovia, Liberia – In the 2022 Press Union of Liberia Elections conducted in Gbarnga, Bong County, Team Julius Kanubah filed a Bill of Information, which the Supreme Court of Liberia withheld. The Court observed that the Bill of Information in this case was false because Chambers Justice Joseph Nagbe erred in declining to grant a Remedial Writ and instead issued an order that affected the ruling of the Lower Court. In order to stop a judge or other judicial official from trying to carry out the High…

REGISTERING NEW SUPPORT FOR ENDING ISRAEL-GAZA WAR, AS LIBERIA REFUSES ITS FIRST NEGATIVE VOTE AT UNGA Monrovia, Liberia – Assuring the reversal of its negative vote through the proper channels at the UNGA, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Liberia claims to have registered a new vote in favour of an Israel-Gaza war truce. Reversing a recent vote by the Liberian diplomat that supported the United States’ support for the continuation of the war in Gaza was President Weah’s directive to Foreign Affairs Minister Maxwell Kemayah. In an official statement released on Tuesday, December 19, 2023, in Monrovia, the government…