Author: Godfred Badu Quansah

Sierra Leonean cricket player Abass Gbla is the first international player to play in the official cricket tournament in Liberia. This was made possible after Tally Globe Cricket Club signed an MOU with Regent Cricket Club to release some of their players to play for them in the ongoing Liberia Premier League Jeety Cup Season 5 cricket tournament. Tally Globe CEO Mr. Roopesh Ram handed over Tally Globe Jersey to Abass Gbla before his first match of the season. Abass Gbla proved his worth immediately in his first game and was voted man of the match based on his brilliant…

The Wells-Hairston High School located on Mechlin Street, Central Monrovia has received a newly constructed cafeteria. The newly constructed is President George Weah initiative and goodwill gesture to the school as a former student of that educational center. Speaking at the dedication ceremony in Monrovia on Thursday, November 25, 2021, the Liberia Leader charged the students to write their own stories because they are the only ones who knows their stories.  He spoke in context to encourage the young to step up in their education sojourn. President Weah said the building of the cafeteria is his way of giving back…

The University of Liberia will in the next two years introduce Fisheries Science at the school to prepare the next generation to manage Liberia’s fisheries sector. This was disclosed on Wednesday by National Fisheries and Aquaculture Authority Director-General, Madam Emma Metieh Glassco. NaFAA Director General Emma Glassco at a program interacting with students of the Global Harvest Institute’s Mentorship of Madam Emma Metieh Glassco House of Innovation in West Point Community on Wednesday, November 24, 2021, said, with support from the World Bank and the Liberian government, her institution is working out all modalities for the introduction of the Degree…

The Collaborating Political Parties says it believes the increase in criminal activities in Liberia is as a result of the unprecedented economic hardship and ever-increasing illegal drug trafficking and selling in the country. The CPP statement is in response to the clash between officers of the Liberia National Police and supposed criminals in Duala in which three persons were feared dead with others injured. According to a statement issued by the CPP on Wednesday, November 24, 2021, said, drug abuse by those disadvantaged youths has also turned them into hardened marauding criminals with no apparent actions taken by the government…

The Principal of the John Payne Mitchell Public School in Marshall Margibi County has called on Bridge-Liberia to work with locals of the communities in order to sustain the partnership with the school. The government of Liberia has reportedly added two hundred new schools to the Bridge Partnership Schools with the Payne Mitchell Public School being one of those schools. Speaking at the Grand Opening and Back to the Class celebration of the school, Principal Madame Elfreda Tyee said, working with local schools in communities particularly Margibi County will impact and enhance the smooth running of school administrators in the…

The National Revenue Governance and Domestic Resource Mobilization have begun building the capacities of local institutions and Citizens in Grand Gedeh County which will enable increased revenue collection. Domestic Resource Mobilization (DRM) is involved in developing and increasing public and private savings to finance social expenditure in education and health and investment in critical infrastructure to achieve inclusive growth and poverty reduction.   The initiative is under the African Peer Review Mechanism process that focuses on four thematic areas to assess state compliance with a wide range of African and international human rights treaties and standards. This APRM includes but is…

Liberia Trial Judges have alarmed over the lack of protection for judges and attacks which the institution claimed threatens Judicial Independence and at the same time undermines the rule of law. According to a release by the Trial Judges, the country risks being ungovernable and unstable if the government is not cognizant and in control of the numerous attacks on the lives of Judges and Magistrates in Liberia. The release recalled that the homes of three Judges including the home of Judge Roosevelt Willie, Roland Dawn, and Ousman Feika were attacked by unknown gunmen. The Trial Judges release furthered that…

The Mano River Union has ended a two-day Diplomatic, Peace, Security and Democracy Conference on the political situation in the Republic of Guinea at the initiative of H.E. Dr. George Manneh Weah, President of the Republic of Liberia held at the Farmington Hotel in Margibi County, the Republic of Liberia. The nine counts Communique was made public by Liberia’s Foreign Minister, Amb. Dee-Maxwell Saah Kemayah, Sr., stated that they endorsed and reaffirmed the common position of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the African Union (AU) and pledged support and commitment to the ECOWAS process and transition…

A 22 man Liberia National Amputee football delegation is expected to leave the country this Thursday for Tanzania to honor the 2021 Amputee African Cup of Nations. The delegation comprises players, technical staff, and officials. Deputy Sports Director at the Ministry of Youth and Sports, Kesseley Kanneh, is the head of the delegation. The competition will kick off on 27 November and it will run-up to December 5, 2021. Angola is a defending Champion following a 2:0 victory over Nigeria in the grand final in 2019 when she served as host. Meanwhile, Liberia will kick off the tournament against newcomers,…

. The two days Mano River Union Conference organized by the Foreign Affairs Ministry of Liberia under the theme; Diplomatic, Peace, Security and Democracy has ended in Margibi County-Liberia. The conference which was to discuss issues of security and safety within the union and discuss matters concerning the Republic of Guinea situation saw several diplomatic, security apparatus and others from Mano River Union Countries, including Ambassadors from the US, EU, ECOWAS, and the UN among others. Speaking at the closing ceremony, Sierra Leone Foreign Affairs Minister Ambassador Professor David Francis has praised President George Weah for his visionary leadership for…