Author: Godfred Badu Quansah

Monrovia, Liberia – The Sierra Leonean Champions Mobewmo Queens bid farewell to the competition on Wednesday, August 9, 2023, at the SKD as the CAF Zone A women’s Champions League preliminary qualifiers resumed. After losing 1-0 to AS Darkar of Senegal on matchday one, they were forced to settle for a humiliating nil-nil draw with AS Mandel of Mali on Wednesday, earning just one point from two games. According to statistics, they have no chance of moving on to the next round. The contest is now between the Malian Champion AS Manadel and the Senegalese Champions AS Darkar. After earning…

UP PROVOKED VIOLENCE BY DELIBERATELY INGNORING CDC’s PREVAILING SCHELDUE, BRUTTALIZE CDC PARTISANS Monrovia, Liberia – The Coalition for Democratic Change has issued a statement debunking the Unity party of its alleged actions against some of its partisans on Thursday, August 10, 2023, during their campaign rally in Montserrado County District #9 and 10. The CDC asserts that the UP’s Thursday assertion that it interfered with its operations at the party’s campaign office at Airfield Sinkor was untrue. They pointed out that the ongoing district engagements of the Weah-Taylor 2023 campaign committee’s standard bearer and vice standard bearer, which were continuing…

DEEMED CDCIANs A SERIOUS THREATH AND WILL BE DEALTH AS REBEL GROUP Monrovia, Liberia – The spokesperson for the opposition Unity Party’s 2023 national campaign, Mohammed Ali, told the public on Friday, August 11, 2023, at a news conference in Monrovia that the party had a responsibility to defend all of its members, supporters, sympathizers, and Liberians against any acts of violence from the supporters of the government’s Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC). According to Mohamed Ali, the Coalition for Democratic Change, the country’s ruling elite, brutally attacked members of the Unity Party and its standard bearer, Amb. Joseph Nyumah…

Monrovia, Liberia – In order to pass a resolution that would reduce lawmakers’ and executives’ compensation by 20% if they are elected in the elections on October 10th, candidates for the legislature in Montserrado County’s District 8 are collecting signatures. According to Ambassador Rufus Neuville, many are drawn to the legislature because of the high pay because some of them view it as a place where they can find gold and diamonds rather than a place where they can enter out of a desire to serve. At a press conference, Ambassador Neuvielle declared that if we are elected, we will…

Monrovia, Liberia – A one-day debate between the Environmental Protection Agency and the National Adaptation Plan Global Network to create a communication plan for the Liberia National Adaptation Plan has come to an end. The discussion covered identification communication objectives and priority audience. It was financed by the US Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the Canadian Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development. Jefferson Nyagodib, the Environmental Protection Agency’s focal point for the United Nations and international assistance, assured international partners that the Liberian government was serious about addressing the issues fueling climatic change in the nation during his…

Monrovia, Liberia – The Coalition for Democratic Change and Unity Party supporters’ fight in Sinkor has been sharply denounced by the Election Coordinating Committee. On August 10, 2023, several people were hurt as fighting broke out between CDC and UP members, cutting off half of Tubman Boulevard’s free flow of traffic. The Farmington River Declaration, in which political parties and presidential contenders vowed to abstain from all forms of violence during the electoral process, was violated, according to Counselor Oscar Bloh, Chairman of the ECC, speaking at a press conference in Monrovia. Bloh emphasized that the Farmington Declaration framework calls…

Monrovia, Liberia – The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has started a 10-day technical mission to Liberia to collaborate with a technical working group made up of the Liberia Institute of Statistics and Geo-Information Services (LISGIS), the Ministry of Agriculture, and other relevant stakeholders who manage agricultural data in Liberia. The mission, which will prioritize the start of the Liberia Strategic Plans for Agricultural and Rural Statistics (SPARS) development process, is in response to Liberia’s request for technical support from FAO for the development of the country’s National Strategic Plan intended to improve agricultural and rural statistics in Liberia. The…

Monrovia, Liberia – The extradition of the former head of the Sierra Leone National Police from Liberia on charges that he participated in a coup attempt in the neighboring country of Sierra Leone is regrettable and in violation of international, regional, and local human rights norms and practices, according to the Civil Society Human Rights Advocacy Platform of Liberia. Superintendent Mohamed Toure, a former member of the Sierra Leone National Police, was deported to Sierra Leone on Tuesday, where he is wanted for suspected treason, the Liberian government announced. Speaking at a press conference in Congo Town, Adama Dempster, Secretary…

RIA, Margibi County – I have the the distinguished honour and previlege to welcome back home our Standard Bearer, and the next President of our Republic, His Excellency Ambassador Joseph Nyuma Boakai, popularly admired and known across the lenght and breadth of our country, especially among the electorates, young and old, as JNB. After your successful trip to the United States, a historic visit that included popular endorsements, fundraising, meetings with key American officials, and your memorable presence at your grand daughter’s wedding, your return home at this time is fortuitously timely in coinciding with the commencement of our robust…

ON DAY TWO OF MONTSERRADO COUNTY CAMPAIGN TOUR Monrovia, Liberia – Residents of New Kru Town and Clara Town greeted President Weah warmly as he continued day two of his Montserrado County campaign visit. The large crowd walked with the Liberian Leader from the Point Four Junction inside New Kru Town District #16. The President boasted of his extraordinary progress while urging residents of New Kru Town to vote, promising to keep up the trend if elected. He named the free WASSCE Fees payment, free public university and the Duala Market among others as reasons for his re-election. Mr. Weah…