Author: Godfred Badu Quansah

Monrovia-Liberia, Release-Following the terrible deaths of at least 153 people at the Halloween event in Seoul’s Itaewon District and the injuries of more than hundred (100+) others, President George Manneh Weah has issued a letter of condolence to the government and people of the Republic of Korea. The sad and tragic occurrence took place on Saturday, October 29, 2022. According to a statement from the foreign ministry, President George Manneh Weah sent His Excellency Mr. Yoon Suk-yeol of the Republic of Korea, and through him, to the Government and People of the Republic of Korea, particularly the bereaved Families, his…

BUCHANAN- The Chairman of the National Council of chiefs and Elders of Liberia, Chief Zanzan Kaiwor has mandated all Sande and Poro practitioners to close all traditional schools across the country. Chief Kaiwor gives the mandate on Friday at a two-day stakeholders dialogue coordination, monitoring, and enforcement of the three years ban on traditional practices. The dialogue which was organized by Women Initiative for Self Help took place on Friday at the Tepro lodge in the Dirt hole Community in Buchanan. According to chief Kaiwor, his mandate is in line with the national policy document signed by all chiefs from…

The presidential and parliamentary elections in Liberia set for 2023 would have a presidential candidate from the All Liberian Coalition Party (ALCOP). Losine Kamara, a political official for ALCOP, stated that regardless of whether a candidate is on the party’s ticket or not, the party will submit their name to run for president. Mr. Kamara remarked as he officially handed the party’s national chairman 15 brand-new motorcycles, which will be distributed over the weekend to the chairmen of the county chapters of ALCOP in the 15 sub-political divisions. In order to grow the party’s membership ahead of the campaign for…

Integrity Watch Liberia’s Executive Director has urged civil society groups to step up their efforts to persuade the government to take gender equality into account while creating the nation’s budget. Herold Aidoo claimed that the majority of ordinary people would continue to wallow in abject poverty in the absence of a national budget that explicitly addresses the issues causing inequalities between the rich and the poor. The decision was made by Mr. Aidoo when he gave the keynote address at a one-day national stakeholder round table discussion that was held in Monrovia and was sponsored by the Civil Society Organizations…

Monrovia, Liberia- According to the Ministry of Public Works, the Liberian government will need ten billion US dollars to create roads connecting to every area of the nation. Of this sum, five million US dollars will be needed in the south-eastern counties to link up every county in that region. Minister Ruth Cooker Collins made the announcement on Thursday, October 27, 2022, at the Ministry of Information, Cultural Affairs, and Tourism’s (MICAT) regular press conference in Monrovia. She claimed that after conducting a recent assessment of the area, she had come to the conclusion that the South Eastern Corridor Road…

The proliferation of illegal weapons in the hands of non-state actors continues to pose a threat to the peace and security of Liberia, according to the Ministry of National Defense. According to Prince Vincent, deputy defense minister for operations, the proliferation in the hands of non-state actors worsens the pain and insecurity of common people. At the Edward Beyan Kesselly Barracks in the Township of Schiefflin, Margibi County, Minister Vincent made the comment during his keynote address commemorating the destruction of weapons and ammunition by the Liberia National Commission on Arms. According to him, if these life-threatening weapons and ammunition…

Monrovia, Release-President George Manneh Weah has sent a letter of congratulations to the Government and People of the Republic of Turkiye on the occasion of the commemoration of that nation’s National Day. President George Manneh Weah expressed his profound congratulations on behalf of the Liberian government and people as well as in his own name in a message to His Excellency Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdogan, President of the Republic of Turkey. The Liberian president also praised Turkiye for its courageous attitude and contribution to the peaceful settlement of the Ukrainian conflict, according to a statement from the foreign ministry. “Mr.…

Monrovia, Liberia-The leadership of the National Disenchanted CDCIANS Movement of the Coalition for Democratic Change has threatened to boycott the Weah 2023 renomination program in November and December 2022 and has urged all regime victims to do the same until pr President George Weah can adequately address the needs of the electorate. Vester Kanneh, the group’s chairman, claims that CDCIANS are angry and upset by the extent of the government’s dishonesty, treachery, and hypocrisy. He pointed out that many participants gave up their lives, money, houses, and prestigious jobs in order to assure the party’s success; the CDCIANS’ desire to…

The Liberia Refugees, Repatriation and Resettlement Commission has organized a two-day conference to validate a national action plan on statelessness in the country. The conference, under the theme: “No To Statelessness; I Have The Right To Exist,” is funded by the United Nations High Commission for Refugees. At the opening ceremony, Reverend Festus Logan, executive director of the LRRRC, urged the attendees to thoughtfully consider their strategies for addressing modern reality and international standards. Following the plan’s adoption, the document would be given to Varney Sirleaf, the board’s chairman and Minister of Internal Affairs, for approval before being submitted to…

Monrovia, Liberia-The National Elections Commission’s second offer for the company to create biometric voter registration identification cards for the 2023 presidential and legislative elections was rejected by the Public Procurement and Concession Commission, putting an end to the process. David-Etta Brown-Lansanah, the chair of the NEC, announced that the commission’s board of commissioners would soon evaluate the letter from the PPCC and decide how to proceed. At a significant press conference conducted at the NEC headquarters in Monrovia on Tuesday, Madam Brown-Lansanah disclosed the information. The NEC Chairperson stated that after reviewing the PPCC’s letter, a decision regarding the next…