Author: Godfred Badu Quansah

DEATH NEWS CAUSES SERIOUS TROUBLE IN ZWEDRU Zwedru, Grand Gedeh County – Representative for Grand Gedeh District #1, Erol Madison Gwion, passed away, according to reports reaching Reports231, Media Network. Our sources stated that after battling illness in Accra, Ghana, Rep. Gwion passed away early on Tuesday morning, December 5, 2023. The election of Senator Zoe Emmanuel Pannue in the 2020 special senatorial election prompted a by-election, which resulted in the first election of the Tchien district representative.In the most recent election, held on October 10, 2023, Representative Gwion was re-elected to serve his constituents for another six-year term until…

Monrovia, Liberia – According to political analyst Abdullai Kiatamba, the CDC 2023 Campaign was a disastrous attempt by a disorganized and disjointed group of people. During his appearance on Monday, December 4, 2023, as a guest on OK Morning Rush, a local radio program in Liberia, Kiatamba declared that the CDC 2023 Campaign was the worst he had ever seen, with nothing at all planned. He claimed that the campaign’s messaging was awful and mentioned that insufficient team briefings preceded interactions with voters in the run-up to the 2023 elections was not well organized and convincing enough to gain the electorates votes.…

IN ONGOING MURDER TRAIL OF FORMER CHIEF JUSTICE Capitol Hill, Monrovia – Varlee Telleh, who was scheduled to testify in the ongoing murder trial of former Chief Justice Gloria Musu Scott and other family members, was interrupted during his testimony on Monday, December 4, 2023, by persistent protest activity at the Monrovia Central Prison and other prison facilities around the country. Criminal Court “A” subpoena Telleh to testify regarding a purportedly phone number that was allegedly used from February 21 to February 25 2023. Along with City Corporation attorney Cllr. Samuel Pearson, the MCC Deputy Chief of Security, Varlee Telleh…

CALLS ON GOVERNMENT FOR INCLUSION IN NATIONAL BUDGET Paynesville, Liberian – The Liberia National Wheelchair Basketball Federation has installed an Executive Committee membership to spearhead its activities for the next five years. There were eleven people in the Paynesville membership that was installed over the weekend. The following people were inducted: Mr. Claudius Thompson, Technical Director; Mrs. Sara Wallace, Treasurer; Mr. Klonnious Blamo, Secretary General; Mrs. Doris Kamara, Assistant Secretary General; and Ambassador Lionel Johnson, President. Others include Mr. Patrick Logan, Director of Coaching; Ayon Bedell, Classification Director; Joyce Adama, Director of Women and Youth; Mwalimbu Emmanuel Boley, Competitions Director;…

Capitol Hill, Monrovia -The Liberia National Police has released a wanted list for Queen Johnson and other individuals connected to the alleged mob violence against Joshua Solomon, a supporter of the Coalition for Democratic Change, which may have resulted in his death. Queen Johnson is alleged to be a member of the Unity Party. Videos of Joshua Solomon being beaten by an irate audience in what appears to have been a violent protest have been making the rounds on social media. The videos show young Liberians who are alleged to be members of the incoming government led by the Unity…

Monrovia, Liberia – Joshua Solomon, a senior sociology student at the African Methodist Episcopal University and a 2009–2010 graduate of Monrovia College, passed away. The magnificent model and beauty pageant trainer Solomon was implicated in a rebellion that occurred at the Sinkor mansion Vamoma on the day of the Unity party’s concluded political campaign team naming program in Monrovia. Solomon, 35, a member of the outgoing Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC) of President George M. Weah withered to his injuries sustained on August 11, 2023. Prior to Solomon’s violent outburst, there had been a fight between Unity Party and Coalition of Democratic Change…

CALLS ON WORLD SUPER POWER TO HELP DEVELOPING COUNTRIES IN TACKLING CLIMATE CHANGE DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – In order to combat the mounting challenges posed by climate change and global warming, President George Manneh Weah has called on the international community, especially the superpowers, to adopt inclusive and pragmatic methods. President Weah stressed the crippling effects that global warming is having on the planet and humanity during his speech to the Conference of Parties (COP28) being held in Dubai on Saturday. He also asked participants to act seriously on the principles and pledges that have been established during past…

Tiappa, Nimba County – Nimba County’s government-run Jackson F. Doe Referral Hospital is calling for assistance. The hospital administration claimed that the inadequate funding allocation and lack of fundamental logistics result in a subpar healthcare delivery system. The administration of the Nimba County-based Jackson F. Doe Memorial Referral Hospital is advocating for more funding to provide high-quality medical care to its numerous patients both domestically and abroad. Despite numerous obstacles, the Tappita-based hospital offers reasonably priced medical care to foreign nationals and inhabitants of Guinea and the Ivory Coast at an inexpensive cost. The management brought to light a number…

Grand Bassa County – Reports from Grand Bassa County say the administration of Grand Bassa University has suspended academic activities for two days due to the inaccessibility of the bridge leading to the university’s main campus. Students and administrators had to use a temporary bridge after nearly four years of damage to the main bridge connecting Buchanan to Painsberry, the university’s location. After the Ministry of Public Works had a groundbreaking ceremony, Isaac Ceegar, a spokesman for the university, informed the public that there has been a delay from the federal government.

TO JOINTLY EMPOWER COMMUNITIES TO LEAD HIV CAMPAIGN AND RESPONSE. Monrovia, Liberia – Dr. Matshidiso Moeti, Regional Director of the World Health Organisation for Africa, has issued a clarion call to governments, development partners, civil society, and all other stakeholders to work together to empower communities to take the lead in the HIV response. Dr. Moeti cautioned the major players to recommit to giving communities the assistance and autonomy they require to thrive in her official remark made during the World AIDS Day 2023 celebration over the weekend under the theme, “Let Communities Lead.” “Let us walk hand in hand…