Author: Godfred Badu Quansah

Accra, Ghana – The training of Liberian diplomatic officers and staff at its Embassy in Accra, Ghana, has begun, according to a team from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Monrovia. The eight-member group has been conducting a week-long training session on “Performance Management System” under the direction of Mrs. Thelma C. Duncan-Sawyer, Deputy Foreign Minister for Administration. This programme is anticipated to be repeated in other Liberian foreign embassies around Africa. According to a press release from the Liberian Embassy in Accra, the World Bank is funding the training, which falls under the Public Sector Modernization Programme. Deputy Minister…

Martini County – The Ministry of Youth and Sports has been requested by Margibi County’s Sports Steering Committee to reimburse its costs for the 2023–2024 National County Sports Meet postponement. As previously mentioned, the Ministry of Youth Sports declared on Friday, December 15, 2023, that the competition would be postponed until a later date. It was originally scheduled to begin on Saturday, December 16, 2023, in Fish Town, Rivergee County, with activities taking place at other locations on Sunday. The decision to postpone the sporting festival was made based on precedence, according to a statement from Zeogar Wilson, Minister of…

Monrovia, Liberia – Golda Bonah-Elliot, the recently appointed Judge of Civil Law Court ‘A, has stressed the importance of conducting investigative surveys in cases involving real property. Judge Bonah-Elliot delivered her charge during the court’s December term opening on Monday, December 18, 2023. She stated that unless the parties agree to arbitration and desire it, the court will conduct an investigative survey in coordination with the Liberia Land Authority within a certain time period. According to Judge Bonah-Elliot, in order to ensure a swift trial of cases, the first assignment in a case must be a part of the pre-trial…

AS CONGRESS PASSES LANDMARK LAW AUTHORIZING THE US GOVERNMENT TO PROSECUTE FOREIGN CORRUPT OFFICIALS Washington D.C., U.S.A. – The National Defense Authorization Act, the yearly defence budget bill, includes the Foreign Extortion Prevention Act, which was enacted by the US Congress. An important step forward has been made in the battle against global corruption with the passage of landmark legislation, which makes it illegal for foreign authorities to solicit or receive bribes from Americans. FEPA unites support from both parties and is an important step in the Biden Administration’s promise to address the “demand side” of foreign bribery. Regardless of…

TERMS DECISION ON BEHALF OF LIBERIA ”AN ACT OF WI KEDNESS” Monrovia, Liberia – President George Weah has directed Foreign Minister Maxwell Kemayah to reverse a recent UN Climate Change Conference ruling by Liberia (Cop28) endorsing the ongoing conflict in the Gaza Strip. The people who supported Liberia in the UN’s Cop28 vote, according to President Weah, are evil and will suffer from God’s wrath. He gives the impression that he is unaware of the outcome. The departing Liberian leader insisted that he has always advocated for peace in regional and other international conferences while speaking at his Forky Klon…

New York, U.S.A – (Full statement) America’s systematic, institutional, and abusive corruption continues this time with the targeting of the struggling African nation of Liberia.Just last week, the United States sanctioned several Liberian officials, one of whom was Liberia’s Finance Minister, Samuel Tweah. The sanctions against the individuals include a lifetime ban for them and all family members of traveling to the United States and a lifetime ban on using the U.S. (global) financial banking system.What corruption did they commit so heinous worthy of destroying their lives and that of their families? The Liberian Finance Minister favored the Liberian company,…

Monrovia, Liberia – The Joint Presidential Transition Team (JPTT) Steering Committee members have announced the location of the inauguration on January 22, 2024. According to reporters on Thursday, December 14, 2023, in Monrovia, Dee-Maxwell Saah Kemayah, the Dean of the Cabinet and Co-Chair of the departing Transitional Team, stated that the government had received a request for use of the Capitol Building from the incoming administration. “We received a request from the incoming administration that His Excellency Amb. Joseph N. Boakai, Sr., and Vice President-Elect Hon. Jeremiah Kpan Koung, along with the incoming administration, have resolved to propose to the…

Capitol Hill, Monrovia – President. George Manneh Weah has sent a condolence message to His Highness Sheikh Meshaal Al-Ahmah Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, King of Kuwait State, following the death of His Highness Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmah Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Emir of the State of Kuwait. He died on December 16, 2023, at the age of eighty-six (86). In a statement from the Foreign Ministry, President George Manneh Weah expressed his sincere condolences to His Highness Sheikh Meshaal Al-Ahmah Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, King of Kuwait, and specifically to the bereaved family for the irreversible loss suffered on behalf of the government and people of Liberia,…

Monrovia, Liberia – According to Liberians for Democratic Advancement (LIDA), false accusations and propaganda against deputy speaker Cllr. J. Fonati Kofa are undermining the Coalition for Democratic Change-led government. John Y. Scere, the Executive Director of the group, stated during a press conference on Monday, December 18, 2023, that they think the accusations made against Cllr. J. Fonati Kofa, the Deputy Speaker, are not only a manufactured falsehood and a devious lie, but also a plot to sow discord between Cllr. Kofa and President Weah. The Executive Director claimed that Lewis, a brother of Bhofal Chambers, the speaker of the…

Monrovia, Liberia – Samuel Tweah, Liberia’s finance minister, retaliates against the US administration for the visa restriction, claiming that it is an attempt to divert attention away from the CDC’s vocal opposition. Samuel Tweah, the Finance Minister who has been sanctioned, has described the sanctions as a ploy to divert attention away from the CDC’s efforts to create the strongest possible political opposition. Minister Tweah claims that the reason for the proceedings against him is that he allegedly blocked American company HPX from using the train to undertake their investment in Guinea by way of Liberia, favouring Accelor Mittal Company…