Author: Godfred Badu Quansah

The United States President Joe Biden has named Liberia as the only West African country among eight new target African countries to benefit from the US Government’s Feed the Future (FTF) – a move meant to boast Liberia’s agriculture sector amidst the Russian-Ukraine crisis. President Biden yesterday named the Democratic Republic of Congo, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Zambia under the expanded beneficiaries of the FTF program which is the U.S. government’s flagship global food security initiative led by USAID. Liberia’s inclusion under the expanded FTF now makes it the sixth West African country after Ghana, Mali, Niger,…

The president of Mighty Rangers FC is calling on the government of Liberia through the Ministry of Youth and sports to fully support grassroots football in the country. According to Anmer King for the game of soccer to improve in the country, there is a need for the government to pay serious attention to grassroots football. King lamented that the massive defeats Liberians are experiencing derived from the lack of financial support for grassroots football and other federations in the country. He maintained that when grassroots football is fully supported, the sporting sectors will definitely improve and Liberians will get…

—As Ministry of Transport employees, LNP and others Sensitize on laws and regulations governing ALC Stefania Marrone, Team Leader-Cooperation within the European Union (EU) Delegation to Liberia, revealed the amount of $1,200,000 Euros, which is equivalent to US$1,267, 344.00 million has been secured for the Axle Load Control (ALC) project for Liberia. The fund, she said, is part of a larger initiative that improves the conditions for transportation in West Africa by building a sustainable, integrated, and synchronized transport network in Liberia and its surrounding West African nations. The axle load of a wheeled vehicle is the total weight bearing…

The fight against fistula is gaining ground in Liberia, as another campaign has been launched in Suakoko, Bong County. Obstetric fistula is a medical condition that occurs when a foetus gets stuck in the birth canal during childbirth, thus causing a hole between the rectum and vagina. According to reports, most at risk are teenagers whose bodies are not fully developed to give birth. Most patients treated thus far have been impoverished girls and women. It is also reported that over 60 percent of Liberian females give birth without the supervision of a trained health worker, which leads to high…

For free fair and transparent elections, the Board of Commissioners at the National Elections Commission has completed a day-long Symposium in Voinjama City Lofa county. The one-day symposium which was held on Monday, June 27, 2022, brought together Candidates from Independent and political parties, State holders, Traditional Leaders, physically challenged people, Commissioners, and Senior Staff, students, Youth amongst others. The symposium according to the National Elections Commission Chairperson Madam, Davidetta Brown Lassana, is aimed at creating an enabling environment where citizens will have a better understanding as it relates to working together to ensure a smooth electoral process in the…

Members of the Pharmaceutical Association of Liberia (PAL) on Monday were seen demonstrating in demand for higher salaries and against ill-treatment in the Liberian health care system, they also called on the Minister of Finance and Development Planning, Mr. Samuel Tweah to make good on his promise to pharmacists in Liberia, that he was going to do all in his reach to reclassify pharmacists. The Heath professionals on Monday, June 27, 2022, carrying placards and chanting slogans, converged at the headquarters of the Ministry of Health in the suburbs of Congo, Tubman Boulevard after several complaints to the requisite authorities…

As Liberia is the first ECOWAS member state to sign the facilitate MoU and is therefore first in line for the delivery of the boats next year. The Delegation of the European Union to Liberia yesterday hosted the signing ceremony of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Government of Liberia and the Camoes-Portuguese Institute for Cooperation and Language I.P. in the context of the EU-funded regional program with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in Support to West Africa Integrated Maritime Security (SWAIMS). For the past four years, ECOWAS has been working toward strengthening the maritime security…

-Congratulates Her on her Preferment as Resident Representative Amb. Dee-Maxwell Saah Kemayah, Sr., Liberia’s foreign minister, received Madam Bidisha Pillai, UNFPA Resident Representative to Liberia, on Friday when the newly accredited UNFPA representative presented her Letter of Accreditation. The ceremony, according to a release from the foreign ministry, was held in the conference room on the fourth level of the institution. In welcoming the UNFPA Resident Representative to Liberia, Minister Kemayah praised the UN and its agencies for everything that they have done for the Liberian government and people, saying that since 1979, the two countries’ relations have only gotten…

Lonestar Cell MTN has launched its mega promo life-changing program of amazing prizes for lucky subscribers and agents including 3 Reno jeeps, a cash prize of USD$50 each to 1000 subscribers, USD$200 each to 150 agents, 20 bikes, and 9 kehkeh available for lucky winners. The campaign named and styled MoMo Waysay- Wasa version 2, Lonestar Cell MTN will conduct a raffle every week from now to the end of September 2022 and will contact winners to pick up their prizes. The launch of the initiative which took place on the Jacob town pitch, Friday, June 24, 2022, brought together…

The Financial Intelligence Unit of Liberia (FIU) has dismissed two staff for tipping off and illegally stealing classified information for personal gains in violation of section 67.13 of the FIU Act of 2012 and section 6.7.6 of the Human Resources Handbook of the FIU, the Code of Conduct and Statement of Confidentiality. Mr. Cooper Leamah tip-off to his boss for over 10 years, destroyed evidence and rendered the investigation meaningless. Mr. Cooper who was a senior member of the FIU and signed on to the code of conduct of the FIU did not disclose such a conflict of interest with…