Author: Godfred Badu Quansah

PRESS LEASE Liberia’s Foreign Minister Ambassador Dee-Maxwell Saah Kemayah, Sr., headed a high level diplomatic and mediation delegation from the Mano River Union (MRU) along with the Secretary-General of the Mano River Union Medina Wesseh and Sierra Leonean delegate, on Sunday, December 5, 2021, officially met with the Guinean Transitional President Colonel Mamadi Doumbouya. Speaking to newsmen minutes after the closed-door meeting with Colonel Mamadi Doumbouya, Minister Kemayah said, the MRU mission to Guinea was fruitful, resounding, and rewarding and was also aimed at addressing the political crisis in neighboring Guinea. Minister Kemayah informed newsmen that, Col. Doumbouya welcomed their…

As the official kick-off of 2021/2022 National County Sports meets move closer on 11 December, defending champions, Lofa County over the weekend launched its Operations under the banner, Retain the Trophy”. The launch was intended to reawaken the County’s momentum in its quest to retain the Football Trophy and Capture the Kickball title and other trophies in the upcoming competition. The event which took place at the SKD Sports Complex in Paynesville City saw several sons and daughters of the county purchasing the official fan jersey as a means of rallying supports for the team. Meanwhile, the Chairperson of Lofa…

Bea Mountain superstar, Mark Paye has described his actions against Central Referee Moses Forkpa during Bea Mountain and LISCR FC match on Sunday,  December 5, in the 2021/ 2022 Orange 1st division league at the Tusa field in Garnerville as unacceptable. Player Paye physically assaulted Referee Moses Forkpa when he issued the second yellow card to him having been judged by the referee to have committed a card foul following a previous yellow card that was awarded when he put Bea Mountain in the lead before taking off his shirt to celebrate. His actions brought the match to a standstill in…

Liberia’s Amputees National Football team has returned to the country with a 2nd place trophy following a 3-2 defeat to Ghana Amputees Football team in the grand final of the 2021 Amputees African Cup of Nations in Tanzania. The delegation of 22 members arrived in the country at 20:00 local time via Robert International Airport. The tournament was staged in Dares Salam, Tanzania from November 27 to December 4, 2021. Despite the defeat, Monrovia Giants striker, Matthew Joe won the top scorer award with nine (9) goals in five matches for the red, white and blue. According to statistics, Matthew has…

Sweden Deputy Head of Mission to Liberia Johan Romare has described the land rights act of Liberia as a key to maintaining democracy, human rights, and gender equality. Speaking over the weekend, Johan Romare said Land dispute in any growing society is a challenge to the growth and social-economic empowerment and development of that society as such the government of Liberia, CSOs and Citizens must take the lead in handling it. According to Romare, Land disputes have over the years disintegrated great families and broken the fabric of great customary communities as such women, men, youth and persons with disabilities…

President George Weah on Friday participated in the opening of a two-day national disability summit and international day for persons with disabilities. The program which brought together several Liberians living with disabilities from all parts of the country was organized by the National Commission on Disabilities in collaboration with the Ministry of Gender, children and social protection, and the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning. The two days summit is aimed at developing a clear roadmap on how the Government of President George Weah can address the issues faced with people living with disabilities which is been held under the…

Liberian journalists have once again come under serious attack, this time from the wife of ex-Central Bank Governor Charles Sirleaf. Mrs. Fata Donzo Sirleaf in a live Facebook podcast on Thursday, December 2, 2021, accused journalists of reporting unverified information and branding the media as the number one problem for the country. In her fire-up Facebook pop cast, Mrs. Sirleaf stated that it was a report done by a journalist about the alleged mission billion Liberian banknotes that made her husband Charles Sirleaf’s name spread. Accusing the Information Body in a live Facebook video, Mrs. Sirleaf said the journalists of…

A Group of Nimba Citizens have petitioned the Legislature to reject the new Arcelor Mittal deal submitted to that august body by the Executive which calls for amendments to the Mineral Development Agreement. Gabriel Toh, the spokesman of the Nimba citizens in the petition submitted on Thursday wants the government to abandon the new deal and ensure the steel company live up to its MDA. He called on the legislature to ensure that Arcelor Mittal implements its social and economic obligations to the people of Liberia as well as increment in funding provided to the University of Liberia. Receiving the…

The government of Liberia through its bi-centennial committee has officially launched activities leading to the celebration of Liberia 200 years which is expected to be held early next year. The bi-centennial which is expected to begin January 1 to December 10, 2022, will be held under the theme: “Liberia the land of the return”. The bicentennial celebration will witness cultural activities and speeches that will address Liberia’s problem including economic hardship. Speaking at the Ministry of Information Culture Arts and Tourism in Monrovia on Thursday, December 2, 2021, Minister of State for Presidential Affairs, Nathaniel McGill called on all Liberians…

The Elections Coordinating Committee with funding from Irish Aid on Thursday launched a nine-month project which will promote an inclusive and peaceful democratic process in Liberia.  The nine months project was launched under the theme “Promoting Inclusive and Peaceful Democracy” and it is funded by the government and people of Ireland. Given an overview of the project, IREED Executive Director and ECC Steering Committee member Matthias Yeanay said, the project is intended to support peaceful elections and advance legislative advocacy for electoral reform in Liberia. According to Yeanay, the project also seeks to promote women’s full participation in the democratic…