Author: Godfred Badu Quansah

President George Weah, on Thursday, January 27, 2022, launched the National Tourism Marketing and Branding Strategy, describing the country’s potential as heavily endowed and lucrative for investment. The Ministry of Information, Culture Affairs and Tourism (MICAT) and its partners have embarked upon a tourism branding process as a roadmap to develop and market Liberia’s emerging tourism sector which has long remained untapped. At the launching ceremony, President Weah indicated that the country is endowed with immense cultural and tourism potential. He said Liberians should take special pride in the diversity of their heritage and tourist attractions, the lush green vegetation,…

International certified Tennis Coach, Alfred Kandarkai wants tennis to be induced as P. E curriculum for secondary learning institutions in Liberia. According to him, several secondary learning institutions and Universities have expressed interest in the tennis sport. A charity sporting institution, Youth for Tennis through its Chief Executive Officer, Alfred Kandarkai said the need for tennis to be introduced in the various secondary learning institutions as a special Physical Education curriculum for all schools across the country is important. Alfred Kandarkai, who was certified in Valencia Spain as an International tennis Coach made the remarks when he appeared as a…

 The full Beach of the honorable Supreme Court of Liberia has handed down the final ruling in the case involving former Defense Minister Brownie Smaukai and one of his deputies and the Comptroller, for the crimes of “Money laundering and Economic Sabotage”. The Honorable Supreme Court in its ruling today, January 27, 2022, ordered the Sherriff to ‘arrest, incarcerate, and place in a common jail’, Former Defense Minister. It may be recalled, the Supreme Court of the Republic of Liberia, on Monday, February 8, 2020, upheld the lower Criminal ‘C’ conviction against Brownie Samukai for corruption during his tenure as…

Egypt beat Ivory Coast 5-4 on penalties to reach the quarter-finals at the Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon following a 0-0 draw. The North Africans got the upper hand in the shoot-out when substitute keeper Gabaski saved Eric Bailly’s shorts in the third round of spot-kicks. Pharaoh’s captain, Mohamed Salah netted the decisive penalty to send the record seven-time champions through. Egypt will face Morocco in the last eight in Yaounde on Sunday at 16:00 GMT. The finale was somewhat harsh on Manchester United defender Bailly, who had performed superbly at the back while sporting a rugby scrum cap…

Senate Secretary Nanborlor Singbeh and wife, Deddeh J. Singbeh were among several other individuals, who were arrested on Friday, January 21, 2022, and are accused of duping the government of USD$ 418,654.93 by faking duty-free incentives documents and two Czech Republic investors, Martin and Pavel Miloschewsky of over US$ 5million in both cash and mining equipment. Mr. Singbeh and his co-defendants were charged with multiple criminal offenses including economic sabotage and theft by the Criminal Court C at the Temple of Justice in Monrovia. Mr. Singbeh and his co-defendants were later released on a USD$ 400,000 criminal appearance bond posted by the Sky…

The Commercial Court at the Temple of Justice was on Tuesday, a ground for drama arising from a dispute over legal representation in the Petition for accounting suit filed against Amos Brosius, the general manager of Ducor Petroleum Incorporated by the Monrovia Oil Trading Corporation (MOTC). The management of Monrovia Oil Trading Corporation ( MOTC), one of the disputed parties to the operation of Ducor, 2013 filed a lawsuit against Brosius, accusing him of misapplying funds that were generated from the sale of petroleum products, they claim Brosius denied the allegation which leads to a lawsuit. The confusion on Tuesday,…

Watanga FC has moved 3rd place of the 2021/2022 Orange 1st division league table with 17 points from ten matches following a 3-2 victory over table leaders, Freeport FC over the weekend at the SKD practice pitch in Paynesville. The Paynesville-based club came from 2-1 down to take all three points against the BushrodIsland based club. In other 1st division matches played on Sunday, January 23, 2022, 2nd place Bea Mountain and Mighty Barrolle settled to a 2-2 draw in the early kicked off at the same venue. Nimba United came from a goal down to secure a surprise 3-1…

Sethi Brother Incorporated has presented over 50 bags of Rice to the Redemption Hospital in New Kru Town and 152 bags of Rice to the central prison in Monrovia as a way of sympathizing with the bereaved family and helping the hospital to provide meals to the hospital, and inmates at the famous South Beach. The Presentation was made on Friday, January 21, 2022, at the Redemption Hospital in New Kru Town. The donation includes fifty bags of rice to the Redemption Hospital and one  Hundred and fifty-two bags of rice to the Monrovia central prison as a way of helping the family and the Hospital. Making the donation on behave of the Chief  Executive officer of the Sethi brother incorporated Paul Sethi a Representative of the  Company said,  it was the company way of giving back…

One of Liberia giants in the communication sector Orange Liberia in partnership with Plus Liberia has launched a music platform that will be beneficial to Liberian artists in generating direct revenue from their music. According to the GSM company, one can download Liberian music for an affordable fee, minimum of USD$0.10 that gives you a single download, USD$1 gives you 30 songs when you subscribe to the $1 for 30 days package as well as 200 songs for USD$5 package. The partnership is to run for two (2) years and will be extended afterward if possible. Plus Liberia is to…

The Federation of Liberia Youth and Mano River Union Youth Parliament Liberia describes the recent accident that occurred in District # 16 as lack of insecurity of the state. On Wednesday night the country experience what is called a national disaster which led to the death of fellow compatriots from the crusade stampede in the slum community of the Borough of New Kru Town Bushrod Island at the D. Tweh field. The unfortunate situation took away the lives of several countrymen, women, and children including pregnant women as the result of Zogo’s attack on a Christian Crusade hosted by Apostle…