Author: Godfred Badu Quansah

Monrovia- The Executive Protective Services (EPS) Deputy Director for Operations, Seward Briggs, has received an award from journalists under the banner Strategic Journalist Committee for his outstanding leadership in maintaining the President’s safety and preserving the country’s arduous-won peace. Veteran Journalist Rhodoxon Fayiah, presented the prize and commended Director Briggs for his dedication and perseverance in carrying out his duties as one of the top members of the exclusive presidential guard. Our main motivation for identifying with you is to support you so that your protection of the president will help bring this country ahead. We have noticed a lot…

Monrovia- A one-day information-sharing session was held on Wednesday at the National Elections Commission’s (9th Street, Sinkor) complex with members of the Elections Coordinating Committee (ECC). Elections Coordinating Committee requested the meeting. In their request for a meeting with the board of commissioners, the joint delegation of the ECC Executive Director, Counselor Oscar Bloh, presented four fundamental issues, he stated in his opening statement. The ECC delegation, according to Counselor Bloh, was worried about procurement plans, the rules governing the biometric voter registration process, and the reapportioning of the Boundary Constituency in light of the census data provided by the…

Monrovia-The Township of West Point in central Monrovia has received security devices worth over USD$3,000 from the legislative candidate running in Montserrado County’s electoral district number seven. Among the items Emmanuel Dahn offered were cellphones with touch lights, walking and talking devices, uniforms with battery chargers, and 50,000 Liberian dollars. Emmanuel Dahn stated the handsets, touch lights, and jackets were his way of helping to reduce criminal activity in the Township during the presenting event. Mr. Dahn contends that community security comes first in protecting the nation, and as a result, the community policing team should receive basic logistical support.…

Monrovia- In an effort to address its financial marginalization, the Ministry of Post and Telecommunication is reportedly in the midst of adding new postal items to its extensive list of offerings. The services to be implemented, according to Mike Gontehtuo, Deputy Minister for Operations at the Ministry of Post and Telecommunication, include postal financial services, e-commerce for the purpose of money transfers, mobile money transfers, salary and pension payments, or utility payments. At a press conference honoring the 43rd anniversary of the Pan African Postal Union Day held in Monrovia on Wednesday, January 18, 2023, Minister Gontehluo disclosed the information.…

Release- Publish What You Pay Liberia Coalition is deeply concerned about the ongoing Western Cluster Memorandum of Understanding discussion that is trending. The Institution’s attention has been drawn to the gross violation of the 2000 Mining and Minerals Laws of Liberia Section 6.5 and 6.6, which requires a Mineral Development Agreement for a Class A License holder to carry out operations or extraction of resources in Liberia. PWYP Liberia believes that the current MOU signed between some Officials of the Liberian Government and the Western Cluster Liberia Limited dated April 12, 2022, is petrifying and undermines the principles of transparency…

Monrovia- Following their appointment and subsequent approval by the Liberian Senate, President George Manneh Weah commissioned a number of government officials on January 17, 2023. Along with Cllr. Yamie Quiqui Gbeisay, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, Mr. G. Wesseh Blamoh, Minister of State for Presidential Affairs, Madam Ruth Coker-Collins, Minister of Public Works, Cllr. Nelson B. Chinneh, Relieving Judge, and Amb. Sarah Safny Fyneah, Liberia’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations and its Organs. President Weah administered the oath of office and noted that the commissioned officers had been appropriately screened, recommended, and confirmed by the Senate. He also…

Fourteen years after the county’s founding in 1964 with the aid of former President Williams VS Tubman’s Unification Policy, Emmanuel Sieh has defended Nimba County, helping the county win its sixth National County Sports meet football championship. In the championship game on Sunday, January 15, 2023, at the SKD Sports Complex, Sieh quickly scored two goals in ten minutes to deny Lofa County its second title in history. The Wolozisi boys took an early 1-0 lead in the game, but terrible defending and a few squandered opportunities led to a humiliating 3-2 loss for them. With a header in the…

Monrovia- On January 11, 2023, the Civil Law Court of the Sixth Judicial Circuit in Montserrado County issued a decision rejecting Sekou Dgeorges Manubah’s request for a declaratory ruling regarding his rights to employment and joint ownership of assets owned by LEAD Monrovia Football Academy (LEAD MFA). Manubah was an incorporator/co-founder and director of football of LEAD MFA, which is in the business of developing a generation of moral, compassionate, and enterprising Liberians, until his expulsion by more than two-thirds of the board of directors. He prayed for a declaratory judgment in the petition, claiming that his rights as an…

Monrovia- In order to force the Ministry of Justice to execute the Code of Conduct for public employees, Lofa County Representative Mariamu Fofana has petitioned the Supreme Court of Liberia for a writ of mandamus. In order to enforce the Code of Conduct, the Lofa County District #4 Lawmaker has asked the Supreme Court to issue a writ of mandamus against the Ministry of Justice. According to the petition, government employees who want to run for office must step down two years before the election. The ten-count petition stated that some citizens holding various positions in the Liberian public service,…

The National County Academic Meet quizzing tournament-style self-challenge has been resurrected by the Liberia National Students Union in collaboration with Prime Communication Network in Monrovia for its second iteration. Embracing Transformative Learning: A Pedestal for Academic Excellence will be the subject of the tournament, which is scheduled to begin on January 18, 2023. Mohammed Kamara, President of LINSU, stated during a news conference on January 16, 2023, in Monrovia noted that the Tournament is designed to encourage academic achievement and competition among various institutions throughout the nation. He said all LINSU officials and members still have a legal obligation and…