Author: Godfred Badu Quansah

Monrovia, Liberia – Following final argument in the Gloria Musu-scott murder trial, eleven men of the twelve man panel jurors have handed down a guilty verdict against Cllr. Gloria Musu-scott on today, December 21,2023. During the final argument, prosecution elaborated that a guilty verdict should be handed down against the defendants for the crimes of murder, criminal conspiracy, and giving false information to law enforcement officials. Prosecution maintained that Charloe Musu was murdered by co-defendant Scott’s and other but tried to seal their crimes. The defence attorneys presented their case, arguing that since the defendants had been falsely accused, they…

AFTERATTEMPING TO EXPOS FGM PRATITIONERS. Monrovia, Liberia – Oumaru D. Jabateh, a resident of the Gardnersville Kesselly Boulevard Community, alerted authorities on Thursday, December 21, 2023, to a purported threat of death made against him by female general mutilation practitioners. He claimed that people from indigenous communities who are thought to be performing female genital mutilation (FGM) are pursuing him because he pledged to expose them in a letter to the United States Embassy, the Liberia National Police, and the Independent National Commission on Human Rights (INCHR). “I am writing to inform you on this date, November 17, 2023, regarding…

Monrovia, Liberia – The United Nations High Commission on Refugees through the UN Resident Coordinator to Liberia, Madam Christine Umutoni has donated several assorted items to the Liberian government’s largest referral health center, JFK Memorial Hospital and the Monrovia Central Prison. The entire team of the UN Refugee Agency, accompanied by the UN RC Madam Umutoni visited both the John F. Kennedy Memorial Hospital and the Monrovia Central Prison on Thursday, December 21, 2023 in Monrovia to exercise goodwill. Items donated to the health facility include, 700 pieces of thermal (fleece) blankets, 200 pieces of heavy duty plastic bucket, 3,500…

Monrovia, Liberia – The Draft National Budget submitted by the Ministry of Finance to the National Legislature for Fiscal Year 2024 shows a decrease of over US$157 million, indicating the difference between the current instrument and the approved budget of Fiscal Year 2023. On Tuesday, December 19, 2023, the Deputy Finance Minister for Budget and Development Planning, Tanneh Geraldine Brunson presented the draft budget to the House of Representatives through House Speaker Dr. Bhofal Chambers in the tune of US$625.57 million. The 2023 FY budget finally signed into law by President George Manneh Weah was in the tune of US$782,943,000,…

Accra, Ghana – The training of Liberian diplomatic officers and staff at its Embassy in Accra, Ghana, has begun, according to a team from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Monrovia. The eight-member group has been conducting a week-long training session on “Performance Management System” under the direction of Mrs. Thelma C. Duncan-Sawyer, Deputy Foreign Minister for Administration. This programme is anticipated to be repeated in other Liberian foreign embassies around Africa. According to a press release from the Liberian Embassy in Accra, the World Bank is funding the training, which falls under the Public Sector Modernization Programme. Deputy Minister…

Martini County – The Ministry of Youth and Sports has been requested by Margibi County’s Sports Steering Committee to reimburse its costs for the 2023–2024 National County Sports Meet postponement. As previously mentioned, the Ministry of Youth Sports declared on Friday, December 15, 2023, that the competition would be postponed until a later date. It was originally scheduled to begin on Saturday, December 16, 2023, in Fish Town, Rivergee County, with activities taking place at other locations on Sunday. The decision to postpone the sporting festival was made based on precedence, according to a statement from Zeogar Wilson, Minister of…

Monrovia, Liberia – Golda Bonah-Elliot, the recently appointed Judge of Civil Law Court ‘A, has stressed the importance of conducting investigative surveys in cases involving real property. Judge Bonah-Elliot delivered her charge during the court’s December term opening on Monday, December 18, 2023. She stated that unless the parties agree to arbitration and desire it, the court will conduct an investigative survey in coordination with the Liberia Land Authority within a certain time period. According to Judge Bonah-Elliot, in order to ensure a swift trial of cases, the first assignment in a case must be a part of the pre-trial…

AS CONGRESS PASSES LANDMARK LAW AUTHORIZING THE US GOVERNMENT TO PROSECUTE FOREIGN CORRUPT OFFICIALS Washington D.C., U.S.A. – The National Defense Authorization Act, the yearly defence budget bill, includes the Foreign Extortion Prevention Act, which was enacted by the US Congress. An important step forward has been made in the battle against global corruption with the passage of landmark legislation, which makes it illegal for foreign authorities to solicit or receive bribes from Americans. FEPA unites support from both parties and is an important step in the Biden Administration’s promise to address the “demand side” of foreign bribery. Regardless of…

TERMS DECISION ON BEHALF OF LIBERIA ”AN ACT OF WI KEDNESS” Monrovia, Liberia – President George Weah has directed Foreign Minister Maxwell Kemayah to reverse a recent UN Climate Change Conference ruling by Liberia (Cop28) endorsing the ongoing conflict in the Gaza Strip. The people who supported Liberia in the UN’s Cop28 vote, according to President Weah, are evil and will suffer from God’s wrath. He gives the impression that he is unaware of the outcome. The departing Liberian leader insisted that he has always advocated for peace in regional and other international conferences while speaking at his Forky Klon…

New York, U.S.A – (Full statement) America’s systematic, institutional, and abusive corruption continues this time with the targeting of the struggling African nation of Liberia.Just last week, the United States sanctioned several Liberian officials, one of whom was Liberia’s Finance Minister, Samuel Tweah. The sanctions against the individuals include a lifetime ban for them and all family members of traveling to the United States and a lifetime ban on using the U.S. (global) financial banking system.What corruption did they commit so heinous worthy of destroying their lives and that of their families? The Liberian Finance Minister favored the Liberian company,…