Author: Godfred Badu Quansah

SAYS THE DEATH CERTIFICATE OF LATE CHARLOE IS LEGITIMATE Capitol Hill, Monrovia – The Chairperson of Liberia Medical and Dental Council, Dr. Benetta Andrews, has testified in open court to a conflicting death certificate of the late Charloe Musu in the ongoing murder trial involving former Chief Justice Gloria Musu Scott. Dr. Andrews’s testimony followed a request made by Criminal Court ‘A’ Judge Roosevelt Willie, citing officials of the Medical Council, to appear in open court on Thursday, October 26, 2023, to clarify how a death certificate is given at the hospital. According to Dr. Andrews, the practice surrounding the…

PREREQUISITES FOR ENDORSING A CANDIDATE IN RUNOFF Monrovia, Liberia – The standard Bearer of the Collaborating Political Party (CPP), Alexander Cummings has made the establishment of a war and economic crimes court a key factor for his support to any of the two presidential candidates in the runoff. On Wednesday, October 25, 2023, Cummings revealed the information at a press conference held in Monrovia. The CPP political leader’s statement followed the recent pronouncement made by the National Elections Commission. NEC chairperson, Davidatta Browne Lassanah on Tuesday, October 24, 2023, announced the final results of the October 10 presidential and legislative…

AHEAD OF 2023 RUNOFF Buchanan City, Grand Bassa County – Grand Bassa County 2023 Senator-Elect Gbehzohngar Milton Findley has endorsed President George Manneh Weah’s re-election bid in the 2023 runoff. Gbehzohngar won the senatorial seat by 55,629, or 52.24% of the votes in that part of Liberia. President George Weah of the CDC, who won the first round of the 2023 presidential election with 804,087, or 43.83%, is going to a runoff with UP Joseph N. Boakai, who obtained 796,961, or 43.44%, in the second round. Grand Bassa residents have agreed that he supports the CDC candidate and have promised…

AHEAD OF 2023 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION Congo Town, Montserrado, FULL SPEECH – MY FELLOW LIBERIANS, PARTISANS, LADIES, AND GENTLEMEN: Today, I stand before you with a heart filled with gratitude and hope. I want to extend my heartfelt thanks to each and every one of you who participated in the October 10 polls, ensuring that they were largely peaceful and orderly. Your dedication to our democracy and the peaceful exercise of your right to vote is a testament to the strength of our nation. I must commend the National Election Commission for their tireless efforts in successfully implementing this massive democratic…

Monrovia, Liberia – The Liberian People Party, led by Cllr. Tiawan Saye Gongloe, has endorsed Joseph N. Boakai, the presidential candidate of the Unity Party, less than a day after the National Election Commission announced the dates of the 2023 presidential runoff. The Liberan People Party (LPP) is the first political party to declare its support for a candidate in the runoff. Cllr. Gongloe who ones serve as president of the Liberia Bar Association (LIBA) has always critizes the issue of corruption. The ones Poorman Lawyer has always critized the Weah government of corrupton and other forms of bad governance…

AHEAD OF 2023 PRESIDENTIAL RUNOFF Monrovia, Liberia – Political party leaders have begun holding private discussions ahead of the Liberia 2023 presidential runoff. During the talks, other political parties are supposed to be persuaded to participate in the runoff process alongside them. In the event that they concur, these parties will openly support the candidate they want. The two eligible political parties for the runoff are the ruling Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC) and the previous ruling Unity Party (UP), according to the National Election Commission. The two front-runners and qualified parties, the CDC and UP, began their campaigning yesterday,…

Capitol Hill, Monrovia – An additional US$2 million in food assistance is provided by Japan to Liberia; Foreign Minister Maxwell Kemayah urges Japan to double help by supporting essential sectors. Further food assistance in the amount of US$2 million has been given to George Weah’s administration by the Government and People of Japan, with the aim of improving national developments. Mochizuki Hisanobu, the Japanese ambassador accredited to Liberia, said during the signing ceremony on Tuesday, October 24, 2023, that the effort is an illustration of what can be accomplished when people work together. He stated that there is still hope…

Sinkor, Monrovia – Following close first-round results in the October 10, 2023 Presidential Election, George Weah of the CDC and Joseph Baokai of the UP will face off in the runoff for the presidency of Liberia on Tuesday, November 14, 2023. A runoff election between the opposition Unity Party and the ruling Coalition for Democratic Change is scheduled for Tuesday, November 14, 2023, according to the National Elections Commission. The two parties that received the most votes in the first round of the 2023 elections did not, however, surpass the 50% plus one barrier stipulated by the Liberian Constitution to…

Central Monrovia, Montserrado – Firefighters early on Wednesday morning, October 25, 2023 fought to put out a fire that had taken over a portion of the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning. The Ministry of Finance and Development Planning is one of the principal government agency in Liberia responsible for financial issues. A multitude of financial records, particularly those pertaining to major big projects, are available at the Ministry. The side of the building that was affected by the fire was reportedly the Project Financial Management Unit, located on the third floor. A crucial component of the Ministry of Finance,…

Sinkor, Monrovia – C. Juah Dennis, the Unity Party’s representative candidate for Grand Bassa County’s District #5, has voiced concerns about anomalies and electoral fraud. The UP representative candidate claimed that while waiting, polling officers at the Old Camp Precinct refused to let voters enter the polling stations. Madam Dennis claimed that because of the polls’ delayed opening, which irritated voters, only the votes of National Election Commission employees were registered at the Gbowe precinct centre. As a result, the voters left. The sole female candidate for representative in Grand Bassa District #5 also charged that incumbent Thomas Goshua had…