Author: Godfred Badu Quansah

Business and Domestic Occupational Training Center (BDOTC) on Friday graduated 289 of its students particularly females at the program Marking the 16th graduation exercise in Paynesville. Business and Domestic Occupational Training Center is one of the technical vocational Institutions run by the Ministry of Youth and Sports. Some of the courses thought at the Institution include front office management, housekeeping, beauty culture, cookery, food and Beverage, braiding and weaving, baking, tailoring, and event decoration. Serving as keynote speaker at the program, Vice President, Chief, Dr. Jewel Howard Taylor, spoke on the theme: “The important of Vocational Education and skill training”,…

Tony FC meets LISCR FC in the Petro Trade Cup final while Ambassador FC takes on Determine Girls in the female category Second division side, Tony FC and 1st division LISCR FC will battle each other in the grand final of the Petro Trade Cup. Tony FC defeated her 2nd division counter parts, Muscat 1-0 on Wednesday, March 23, 2022, at SKD practice pitch in Paynesville to progress to the grand final with 2-1 aggregate winner. The first leg ended 1-1 at the same venue on the 18th of March. Abraham Kamara was the match winner for Tony FC with…

The Liberia National Police has launched investigations into establishing circumstances and facts surrounding two mysterious deaths that occurred yesterday, March 24, 2022, at the ELWA Junction, Paynesville City, and Jallah’s Town Community, Sinkor, Monrovia. Jallah’s Town Death: On March 24, 2022, at 6 PM, LNP investigators were informed of a citizen, Melvin Togba, 36, who was observed lying in his room with minor bruises on his face and leg. According to the LNP, their team immediately responded to the scene and conducted a physical examination of the body. The deceased was observed lying on his bed with no stabbing wound…

The Management of Solway Mining Incorporated has called on its supporters and well-wishers to remain calm as the company is currently in serious discussions with the government over the signing of a Mineral Development Agreement (MDA). The company has been expressing some glitches in acquiring an MDA with the government since it, through exploration, discovered iron ores in commercial quantities in the combined 222 hectares of montane, muggy forestlands in the Gbehley-Geh, Yarmein, and Sehyi districts of Nimba County. The company discovered the valuable mineral in commercial quantities after three years of prospecting and has been locked in talks with…

The Environmental Studies and Climate Change graduate program at the University of Liberia on Monday, March 21, 2022, graduated its first batch of students deemed qualified after exhausting their academic requirements almost three years after the program kick-off at the state-run institution of higher learning. The department of Environmental Studies and Climate Change (ESCC) considers the graduates, totaling seven in number out of over forty students that started the program, as the most prepared locally trained environmental scientists and technicians. “This graduation today is a milestone. It is a clear manifestation of the level of work we have done since…

The lack of Political will and non-prosecutorial powers at the Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission are some of the key challenges facing the anti-graph institution which has over the years served as impediments to its functions. The disclosure was made during the launch of BudgIT-Liberia Youth Development Hub hosted at SMART-Liberia by James Kingsley who is the program manager for Education and prevention at the LACC.Mr. Kingsley during his presentation Tuesday stated that it will be very impossible for the LACC to fully function as an anti-graph institution when they don’t have the prosecutorial power but, only to name and shame. He…

As Liberian continue to talk about the assistive use of alcohol the Ministry of health and Liberia alcohol policy has embarked on a three days workshop in order to control the assistive use of alcohol in the Country. The deputy director at the mental health unit said children under the age of eighteen are ventured into the use of assistive alcohol. Famata Anise who is the deputy director at the mental health unit said they are working on developing the Liberia alcohol policy in order to control the assistive use of alcohol in Liberia.She at the same said young people have…

The national election commission has mandated the conduct of by-election in Lofa county in May of this year.According to the chairperson Madam Davidetta Brown Lansanah, the nominations process of candidates for the May ten by-election in Lofa county ends April of 1st this year.She at the same said the National Election Commission reserved notification from the Liberian senate informing the board of commissioners about a vacancy at the senate.It can be recalled the Liberian senate declared Lofa county senatorial seat vacant on February Sixteen of this year.Meanwhile, the National election commission has declared May 10, 2022, as Election Day in…

 The National Elections Commission, (NEC), informs the public that, the Candidate Nomination Exercise for the Senatorial By-election in Lofa County is currently underway at the Headquarters of the Commission on 9th Street in Sinkor. The NEC says, the Candidate nomination exercise for the Lofa County by-election which started on Monday, 21 March 2022 will end on 1 April 2022. The candidate nomination exercise runs from Monday to Friday, beginning at 9:00 AM to 05:00 PM, daily. The NEC in a statement issued Tuesday, 22 March 2022 said, the nomination package for aspirants of Political Parties, Coalitions, or Alliances will be…

The Leadership of the Sports Writers Association of Liberia on behalf of the entire sporting press extends congratulations to the dynamic Financial Secretary, Madam Naomi Tappia for her academic achievement. Madam Naomi Tappia on Monday bagged a Master’s degree in International relations from the University of Liberia. SWAL is proud of her great achievement which they see as a boast not only for herself but the Sporting media in Liberia. The SWAL leadership used the time to admonish all of its members to strive for the highest life has to offer. Reported by Sports Director: Sylvester Tamba Email: stamba498@gmail.com Phone…