Author: Godfred Badu Quansah

Senegal has been crowned as Champions of the 2022 West Africa Football Union (WAFU) zone A under15 boys Championship held in Liberia from Thursday, 18 August to Sunday, 21 August. The Terranga Lions’ youthful squad defeated Sierra Leone 3-1 on Friday, followed by another 3-0 win over the host nation on Sunday, August 21, 2022, at the Antoinette Tubman Stadium in Monrovia. The two wins put them top of the group with six points in a three-team tournament due to the withdrawal of Mauritania citing age cheating by some of the participating countries. However, Senegal and Liberia drew 3-3 in…

President George Manneh Weah has called on all youth and young people of Liberia to respect the elders and leaders of the land. Remarking on his Montserrado County Tour in District#12, the Liberian Leader said a youth that fails to respect and honor its leader is not qualified to lead. He made the statement when the youth and young people almost ascended on Representative Dr. George Semah. According to the Liberia Leader, the booing of Representative Semah was unacceptable and must not be repeated in any part of the country, especially in the presence of top government officials. President Weah…

The Leadership of the Reporter Association of Liberia has launched an SOS call for Liberia Broadcasting System dialect announcer Mulbah Kesselley who is currently in sick bed at the John F. Kennedy medical hospital in Monrovia. Kesselley who is an employee of the Liberia Broadcasting System has been battling illness for a period of one month. Speaking at a special press conference at the headquarters of the Press Union of Liberia Thursday, August 18, 2022, the president of the Reporter Association of Liberia Cecelia Clark narrated that Reporter Kesselley and Reporter Abraham Sonii has been ill over a period of…

In fulfillment of the government of Liberia PAPD, the Kingdom of Morocco has officially launched the renovation work at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs aimed at the beautification of the Ministry. Speaking at the occasion, the Head of Delegation Ambassador Mohammed Methqal Director General of the Morocco Agency for International Cooperation said the renovation process will kick off later this Month. During his visit to Liberia, Ambassador Methqal met with President George Weah and other Officials of his government. The discussion with the Liberian Leader focused on a wide range of issues including Morocco and Liberia relations, and regional and…

President George Weah has admonished Liberians to maintain the peace and stability of the country as they prepared for 2023 general and Presidential elections. The Liberian executive maintain that serving as peace Ambassador years ago, his focused was much more on ensuring that nothing interrupts the peace Liberians, their Neighbors and partners have suffered to achieve. “I am happy that I served in that capacity, because the experience from there has strengthened me to be tolerant and respectful to others when their grievances are expressed”. Speaking at the Bicentennial edition of the Kukatornon Peace Festival on Thursday, August 18, 2022,…

The Government of Liberia and the European Union on Tuesday, August 16, opened a newly built Power Substation in Congo Town in order to allow the LEC to handle the growing demand for electricity in Monrovia. The substation is located at LEC Congo Town Substation on the Old Road. Remarking on the program, President George Manneh Weah praised the European Union and partners for their continued support to Liberia, especially one of Liberia’s challenged sectors, electricity. President Weah used the location to encourage all Liberians to pay light bills in order to run the company well. He praised the new…

Liberia Kickball Federation has set up a seven-man committee to spearhead the 2022 League two national playoffs championship scheduled in Kakata City, Margibi County beginning September 23. The playoffs will constitute 20 clubs from Grand Gedeh Sub-Association, Margibi, Grand Bassa, Nimba, Bushrod Island Sub-Committee, and SKD league two. SKD league two will feature eight clubs while the rest will feature three clubs each. The registration fees is put at LRD$5, 000for each participating club. The winner of the playoffs will take home fifty thousand Liberian dollars (LRD$50, 000) as a reward. The seven-man committee according to LKF leadership includes Abu…

Mauritania Football Federation has pulled out of the ongoing 2022 WAFU Zone A U15 Boys Championship which is taking place in Liberia. Their decision was based on age cheating by some of the participating countries and for the safety of their boys. The participants include, hosts Liberia, Sierra Leone, Senegal, and Mauritania. Mauritania was beaten 6-0 on Thursday, August 18, 2022, by Sierra Leone at the SKD Sports Complex. Their next match against Liberia today Friday, August 19, 2022, at the ATS Sports Stadium, is to be determined by the organizers at 10 AM, while Sierra Leone meets Senegal at…

Promising young Liberian athletic star, Saybah Morrisline Kolee is among several local and international athletes that have signed up to participate in this year’s Liberia Marathon. Saybah signed up to run in the half marathon, 21.1k race on Sunday, August 21. Her appearance will mark the second time to participate in the competition, and promised to win a spot on the stage, for awards. “As we approach the 2022 Marathon this week, I am in high spirit. I have trained for the last 10 weeks, and I’m focused and hopeful to win a spot on the podium. This year’s Marathon…

Feminist and advocate for reproductive and sexual health rights Fenny Louise Taylor could not stop talking about the importance of nursing in every young child’s life as the world marked the world breastfeeding week from August 1 to 7. Urmonae Health Liberia’s co-founder is Madam Taylor. She has a master’s degree in Reproductive and Sexual Health Research from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. The Co-founder of Urmonae Health Liberia noted that she is a breastfeeding mother herself, in honor of world breastfeeding week, she called for a breastfeeding-friendly environment to properly execute the breastfeeding mandate. “My baby…