Author: Godfred Badu Quansah

A dedicated multi-stakeholder including Representatives of Liberia and the European Union committee have delivered a technical proposal on how to integrate the laws concerning community forestry into the legality assurance system, being developed through the Volunteers Partnership Agreement (VPA). Speaking at the Monrovia City Hall on Thursday, March 14, 2022. The Representatives affirmed that the proposal will be reviewed by Liberia and the European Union, to further contribute to the legality andsustainability of Community Forestry in Liberia. According to them 2021 November,  President Weah and the President of the European Commission Madame Von der Leyen joined world Leaders’ declaration…

The Chairman of the 2022 LFA Elections Committee, Cllr Jacob Dayrell has released the names of qualified candidates to contest April 18, 2022, Elective Congress. Cllr Dayrell made the disclosure at a news conference on Friday, 25 March at the ATS in Monrovia. According to him, the Elections Committee of the LFA received 22 applicants for various positions of the upcoming congress and 21 of the candidates met the full requirements while one candidate was disqualified due to failed requirements. “Following thorough vetting and or scrutiny of candidature submitted by aspirants to the Elections Committee, the below listed 21 out…

The Liberia Football Coaches Association has launched a computer literate program for coaches across Liberia. According to the President of Liberia Football Coaches Association Barrent Karr, the move is intended to strengthen the capacity of coaches to meet the current day reality of the game. The launch of the computer literate program took place on Friday, March 25, 2022, at the ATS in Monrovia during the program marking the certification of Liberia football coaches association level one coaches in collaboration with Liberia football association. Serving as the key launcher, LFA Executive Committee hopeful, Edwin Kai encouraged coaches to use the…

The Liberia Kickball Federation and Security Expect Guard Agency of Liberia (SEGAL) have signed a one-year sponsorship agreement worth half a million Liberian dollars and hosts of other benefits. The signing according to LKF and SEGAL is meant to promote kickball activities in Liberia. The signing was done at the head office of SEGAL in Sinkor on Friday, March 25, 2022. Emmanuel Surprise Whea, President of Liberia Kickball Federation signed on behalf of his federation while Mr. Kumeh Marcus, Administrative Manager, signed on behalf of SEGAL. The LKF President in his remarks said SEGAL has done extremely well for kickball…

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…