Author: Godfred Badu Quansah

The government of Liberia has hailed Dr. Upjit Singh Sachdeva (Jeety Trading Corporation) for their humanitarian guesture and continuous support toward the Monrovia Central Prison (Salt Beach), the national prison facilitate in Monrovia. The government statement comes in response to the distribution of cooked food, electricity, water and other finished goods to the inmates at the Prison center recently. Speaking on behalf of the government of Liberia at the Ministry of Information Press BriefingThursday, November 11, 2021, Deputy Information Minister for public affairs Jarlawah Tonpo said, the good work of Dr. Jeety to identify with the imates is a milestone…

Liberian president George Weah has called on world leaders to use this year’s theme at the Paris Peace Forum to remind themselves of the collective responsibilities and the role they should play in looking ahead beyond the pandemic and find global solutions that are sustainable, equitable and inclusive. The theme for this year forum is Mind the Gaps, “Improving Global Governance in Times of COVID-19”. According to the Liberian Leader, they as world leaders have seen the highlighted in their recent experience of the Vaccine production and distribution. He noted that there has been an uneven and unbalanced global financial…

According to BBC Focus on Africa, FW de Klerk, the last white person to lead South Africa and a key figure in the transition to democracy, died of cancer at age 85. The 85 year old had been diagnosed with cancer earlier this year. Klerk attain to power in 1989 under apartheid, a system of legalized racism, but later became a key figure in the transition to democracy. He ordered Nelson Mandela’s release from prison, leading to historic polls where the anti-apartheid leader became the first black president. De Klerk shared the Nobel Peace Prize with Mandela for helping to…

The BBC Focus on Africa has reported that a Sierra Leonean student Jeremiah Thoronka has been awarded USD$100,000 for winning the 2021 Global Student Prize. Jeremiah Thoronka who invented a device that uses kinetic energy from traffic and pedestrians to generate clean power has emerged as winner of the $100,000 global student price after beating 3,500 nominees from 94 countries across the world. It reported that Jeremiah was qualified from the total of 3,500 nominees to a final list of 10 where he went on to win the grand price. photo credit BBC

A high-power Liberian delegation led by Prof. D. Ansu Sonii has joined the 41st General Conference and 75th Anniversary of UNESCO. The event is being held in Paris, France from the 9th – 21st of November, 2021. According to MoE, this year’s conference focuses on Open Science and Artificial Intelligence. The Conference and the 75th Anniversary is an opportunity to take a look at decades of history and other activities of Member States and Governments. It will also pay homage to its founders among other issues. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) (French: Organisation des Nations unies pour l’éducation, la science…

A Giant size Vessel, Varkan Ege- nearing 100 meters long with 35488 SDW and Gross tonnage of 2222 has berthed at the Port of Harper, Mary County in wake of massive infrastructure development in that Southern port. This is the first of its kind in more than three decades Since the end of Liberia’s civil war (1990-2003). The berthing of Varkan Ege signals a leap steep to brand new developments of the port operation and the purpose for which it was originally built. The Port of Harper is about 762 kilometers away from Monrovia within the Southeastern region of Liberia…

Following the arrival of almost all players apart from Kedah’s FC striker Kpah Sherman, Coach Peter Butler and his deputy Christopher Wreh completed full session on Thursday training ahead of the match with the Super Eagles. Lone Star plays the Super Eagles of Nigeria Saturday, November 13, 2021, in a World Cup Qualifier at Stade Ibn Batouta in Tangiers, Morocco knowing fully that they can’t progress to the next round but can decide who go through as they play for pride in Group C. Liberia at the bottom ahead of their rubber stamp fixture, but are aware that a good…

Liberia Foreign Ministry has reported that, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Hungary, H.E. Péter Szijjártó has offered ten scholarship to the Government and People of Liberia through Liberia’s Foreign Minister Ambassador Dee-Maxwell Saah Kemayah, Sr., on the margins of the 2nd African Union-European Union Ministerial Meeting, held in Kigali, Rwanda from October 25—26, 2021. Minister Szijjártó speaking during a brief ceremony in Kigali said, he was delighted to signed the scholarship agreement with his counterpart from Liberia, noting that he expect to have ten students from Liberia on an annual basis to study in Hungary. Liberia’s Foreign…

President George Manneh Weah will on Thursday, November 11, 2021, join French President Emmanuel Macron and other world leaders at the Fourth Edition of the Paris Peace Forum (PPF). President Weah is expected to call on participants and delegates, including state and non-state actors, to engage in more cooperation for collective action according to the Executive Mansion. The 2021 Paris Peace Forum is for the most important actors in global governance including Heads of State and Governments, Chief Executive Officers (CEO) of major multinationals, and civil society organizations, for a three-day event. At the fourth consecutive edition of the peace…

The Ministry of Education (MoE) has inform the general public that it has notice that some Public School Administrators are deliberately and intentionally undermining the good intention of the ministry’s by increasing the annual registration fees for public schools without regret. MoE on Wednesday, November 10, 2021, noted that any public school operating in Liberia that will add additional amount to the approve registration fees will do so at their own disadvantage, and will be harshly punished. The press release stated that all District Education Officers (DEOS) and County Education Officers (CEOs) are mandated to upgrade their monitoring and supervision…