Author: Godfred Badu Quansah

MANAGEMENT CHARACTERISES DEMONSTRATION AS POLITICAL MOTIVATION. Monrovia, Liberia – Early on Tuesday morning, January 2, 2024, some former National Road Funds employees erected barricades at the institution’s entrance in protest of what they claimed to be an unfair discharge from the company by its CEO, Joseta Wento. Other vehicles were not permitted to enter the institution property by the group of road funds workers who parked their cars in front of the entrance. They claimed that the organization’s head sent a memo to several employees indicating that they were being let go because the organisation was moving on to a…

Monrovia, Liberia – President George Manneh Weah has nominated Samora Wolokolie as the Commissioner General of the Liberia Revenue Authority (LRA). According to the Executive Mansion, the Liberian Senate must approve the late-year appointment in accordance with the Liberian Constitution of 1986. Dr. Wolokolie will take over for the late Thomas Doe Nah, who held the role since 2020 and passed away last month after a protracted illness. Since the start of the CDC administration in 2018, Dr. Wolokolie has served as the deputy minister of finance and development planning. He also serves as one of the loyalists to the…

Monrovia, Liberia – The People’s Republic of China’s government and it’s people has sent sincere condolences to the Government of Liberia and families of those who lost their lives in the tanker explosion in Bong County. The regrettable event resulted in more than eighty fatalities and several injuries at hospitals in Margibi and Montserrado Counties as well as Totota, Bong County. In a statement released on Thursday, December 28, 2023, the Chinese Embassy expressed its deepest sympathies to the relatives of the victims and other impacted parties, as well as best wishes for a swift recovery to the injured. The…

Monrovia, Liberia – The Faith and Justice Network, a group dedicated to maintaining justice, equity, and openness in the Mano River Basin, said it will continue to push for accountability and transparency to be given top priority in both the incoming and exiting Liberian administrations. Bishop Samuel Quire, the chairman of the network’s board and the leader of the United Methodist Church in Liberia, reaffirmed that the country’s citizens’ request for audits is a necessary tool to guarantee responsible governance and financial integrity rather than a political retaliation or witch hunt. Bishop Quire made the call when he delivered his…

DONATES TEN MILLION LIBERIAN DOLLARS AND 200 BAGS OF (25 kg) RICE TO VICTIMS AND FAMILIES Bong County – Amb. Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Liberia’s President-elect, has donated ten million Liberian dollars (10,000,000) and two hundred bags of (25 kg) rice as a way of showing solidarity to the victims of the tragic petroleum tanker explosion in Bong County. The President-elect paid a visit to the scene of the tragic petroleum tanker explosion in Totota, Lower Bong County, on Sunday, December 31, 2023, which claimed the lives of over sixty Liberians. On Tuesday, December 26, 2023, a truck carrying more than…

Monrovia, Liberia – Monday, January 1, 2024 has been proclaimed as “New Year’s Day” by President George Manneh Weah, and it will be celebrated as a national holiday across the Republic of Liberia. According to the declaration, the Day must be observed by all Liberians and international residents. In accordance with a statement from the Foreign Ministry, the proclamation also commands and guides all foreign nationals living within the borders, as well as all Prelates, Priests, Deacons, Evangelists, Imams, and other members of the Sacerdotal Order, irrespective of their religious beliefs, to come together in their places of worship for…

Monrovia, Liberia – The Board of Commissioners at the National Elections Commission of Liberia has finally certified President and Vice President-Elect Joseph Nyuma Boakai and Jeremiah Kpan Koung as winners of the November 14, 2023, presidential runoff elections. Speaking at the certification programme on Wednesday, December 27, 2023, in Monrovia, the Chair of the NEC, Madam Davidetta Brown Lansanah, commended all parties involved in the electoral process for their dedication to a peaceful outcome. At the same time, the head of the NEC underlined the Commission’s commitment to holding free, fair, and transparent elections going forward and commended the work…

HE FEEDS OVER 3,000 CHILDREN AND 1,381 PRISONERS ON CHRISTMAS DAY Monrovia, Liberia – Indian businessman Upjit Singh Sachdeva has received recognition from a number of Weala and Margibi County residents for his many selfless acts of humanitarianism throughout Liberia, particularly in Margibi County. The residents stated that although Mr. Sachdeva, also known as Jeety, has had success in his commercial endeavours, he has never forgotten the value of giving back to the community, and as such, it is impossible to overstate how much they respect his charitable endeavours. In observance of Christmas, Jeety and his crew fed over 3,000…

Monrovia, Liberia – The PHP Recreation Park in Monrovia has been formally dedicated by President George Weah of Liberia. On Saturday, December 23, 2023, the most talked-about recreational facility which includes a gym, two football fields, two basketball courts, two volleyball courts, a female-only kickball field, a restaurant, kids’ playground, and an administrative building was dedicated. The governments of Liberia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) jointly funded the park, dubbed Liberia Unification Park, with the help of a grant. The Park also boasts a memorial monument at the site where the 13 senior government officials of the Tolbert administration…

AFTER SUCCESSFUL PEACE KEEPING MISSION IN MAL I Monrovia, Liberia – President George Weah, on Saturday, December 23, 202,3 honored men and women of the Armed Forces of Liberia for a successful end of UN Multidimensional Integration Stabilization Mission in the West African Nation of Mali. The Armed Forces of Liberia were given full participation rights in the peacekeeping missions in Mali in June 2013 by the Liberian government, acting through the National Legislature, under the auspices of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilisation Mission in Mali (MINUSMA), formerly known as the African-Led International Support Mission to Mali. The AFL…