Author: Godfred Badu Quansah

Monrovia, Liberia – An order to enhance the quality of service provided to mobile communication customers in the nation has been formally signed by the board of commissioners of the Liberia Telecommunication Authority. During the organization’s Monday, March 18, 2024, conference in Paynesville, Madam Edwina Zackpah, the Chairperson of the LTA board of commissioners, and other board members signed the directive. During the signing ceremony, Edwina Zackpah, the Managing Director of LTA, stated that her administration will make every effort to guarantee that mobile network service is available to all Liberians, irrespective of their location or classification. As per her…

CHINA AND INDIA CONGRATULATES PUTIN, BUT WESTERN LEADERS DENOUNCE RESULTS AS ILLEGITIMATE Monrovia, Liberia – President Vladimir Putin has won the just-ended election. The Russian leader was congratulated by his allies in Russia for winning the election over the weekend, but Western officials criticized the election, terming it an “illegal” poll. With 87.8 percent of the vote, Putin won Russia’s presidential election in a record-breaking post-Soviet landslide, according to the results released on Sunday, March 18, 2024. As a result of the decision, 71-year-old Putin will begin his fifth term as president, interspersed with a term as prime minister. He…

Monrovia, Liberia – The World Bank Mission and the Liberian government wrapped off a week-long conference with the goal of enhancing the public financial management system throughout all government spending bodies. The nation’s public financial management system is being strengthened by the bank, according to a statement made by Finance and Development Planning Minister Boima Kamara at the conclusion of the meeting. Minister Kamara also praised the bank for its “level of commitment and support” in terms of developing capability and providing additional funding to other areas of the Liberian economy. According to him, recommendations from the mission visit will…

Monrovia, Liberia – The National Rehabilitation for Narcotics and War-Affected Persons, an organization that serves over 350 underprivileged young people at Star Base, has fervently appealed to President Joseph Boakai for support in providing training to young people who have detoxified from narcotics. Retired Colonel Augustine Nagbe, also known as “General Power,” the institution’s executive director, asserted that in order for most young people to successfully reintegrate into society, they require some professional skills. Colonel Nagbe added, “Some of these youths abandoned their homes over ten years ago,” when giving journalists a guided tour of the facility housing them. He…

Monrovia, Liberia – The Liberia National Police has received 2,000 sets of uniforms from the US government on Thursday. Sally Schniegel, the head of the International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Association (INL), made the presentation on Thursday, March 14, 2024. She stated that the donation is a means by which the US government improves the image of law enforcement officials while they perform their responsibilities. Madam Schniegel commended the LNP for their hard work and asked the Police administration to keep carrying out its obligations with objectivity. Police IG, Gregory Coleman accepted the uniform on behalf of the LNP, praising…

Monrovia, Liberia – Phase two of the renovation and expansion project at the state-owned Liberia Broadcasting System (LBS) is ready to start, according to the People’s Republic of China government, which made the announcement through His Excellency Yin Chengwu, its ambassador accredited to Monrovia. The announcement made by Ambassador Chengwu during his courtesy visit to Mr. Jerolinmek Matthew Piah, Minister of Information, Cultural Affairs, and Tourism, on Tuesday, March 12, 2024, was that the advance team was scheduled to arrive in Liberia this week to work out arrangements with LBS management regarding the project’s start. Minister Piah, who also serves…

Accra, Ghana – Grace Fahnbulleh, the only female competitor for Liberia at the 2023 All African Games in Ghana in the boxing division, defeated Aly Habiba of Egypt to move on to the semi-finals. On Sunday, March 17, 2024, at the Boku Boxing Arena in Accra, the female boxer with a Canadian-Liberian base defeated Aly 4-3. Her Liberian male counterparts, Freddy Kiwit and Jeroson Barkin, both from Germany and the US, lost on Saturday, along with a lone local boxer, Timothy Williams. However, because she had support during the game, her performance made many Liberians, especially those who reside in…

Monrovia, Liberia – Jefferson Tamba Koijee, the Secretary-General of the opposition Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC) and a former Mayor of Monrovia, called President Boakai’s Assets Recovery Team an irresponsible plan and stated that no CDcian would cooperate with them. SG Koijee revealed that the party has directed its members to reject any measure that violates the constitution at a news conference on Friday, March 15, 2024, held at the party’s headquarters in Congo Town. “Mr. Boakai needs to understand that the Coalition for Democratic Change has told all of its members to oppose giving in to pressure. If Mr.…

Monrovia, Liberia – Sethi Brothers Group of Companies at the weekend donated three million eight hundred and eighty thousand Liberian dollars, or US$20,000 each, to four impacted towns in Montserrado County Electoral District #13, as part of its social corporate duty.In order to satisfy the company’s SCR, US$5,000 was given to Central Jamaica Road, Sawmill, Bassa Town, and Bilama Communities all of the affected districts. The company stated that its operations in the district have an impact on the four communities. It also advised the beneficiaries to use the funds for the appropriate purposes and pledged to continue supporting the…

Monrovia, Liberia – Mulbah Morlu, a human rights activist and the immediate former chairman of the Coalition for Democratic Change, founded the pro-democracy organization “STAND” to combat social injustice and impunity. Launched on Sunday, March 17, 2024, at the PHP Park in Monrovia, the acronym STAND stands for “Taking a stand for the voiceless” and represents Solidarity and Trust for a New Day. Speaking shortly after being named National Chairman by a coalition of civic and social organizations, Mr. Morlu said, STAND has no allegiance to any political party, not even the Unity Party or the CDC.He emphasized that the…