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Says Jeety as he praises India for opening Embassy in Liberia Business Tycoon, Upjit Singh Sachdeva has labeled India’s desire to open an embassy in Liberia his “proudest achievement” as former Indian Honorary Consulate General. According to the Indian native, who was recently withdrawn from his diplomatic post, the-soon to be embassy is a clear indication that the relationship between the two countries has moved to a higher height and a manifestation that his time as an Indian dipl...

Liberia: Citizens of Gbi-Doru Petition President Weah for County Status over ‘Decades of Neglect’ Liberia: Citizens of Gbi-Doru Petition President Weah for County Status over ‘Decades of Neglect’ Share In their petition to President Weah, whose mother hailed from the area during his historic visit as the first President to reach them, the citizens called on him to grant them a county status and make the Gbi the 17 th official tribe of Liberia Dorgbor Town, Gbi-Doru – Citizens of Gbi-D...

Peace Corps: A Life Change You are here Feb. 25, 2021 Ultimately, my staff employment at Peace Corps greatly influenced my decision to become a Volunteer. In June of 1971, I received my college degree. In July I left for Philadelphia to join a group of other Trainees. There was a Peace Corps television commercial that featured two people lying on a beach and the voiceover told viewers to join the Peace Corps. At the time, I was a full-time student at Howard University and also w...

LISGIS Commences 16 days training workshop for Field Mapping Assistants and Cartographers LISGIS Commences 16 days training workshop for Field Mapping Assistants and Cartographers By: Christopher Wiah ~ GNN Liberia Correspondent ~ Margibi County* The Liberian Institute of Statistics and Geo-Information Services (LISGIS), on Wednesday February 24 lunched a 16-day training for Field Mapping Assistants and Cartographers in Kakata Margibi County. Giving an overview of the 2021 Census Project a...

Liberia: Margibi County Legislative Caucus, Citizens Want Drug Abuse Become Nonbailable Offense Liberia: Margibi County Legislative Caucus, Citizens Want Drug Abuse Become Nonbailable Offense Share Capitol Hill, Monrovia —  Citizens of Margibi County through their Legislative Caucus are calling for a review of the existing drug law of Liberia to make drug abuse a nonbailable offense. The law is currently under review by the 54 th Legislature for possible amendment. The review comes at a time...

War Crimes Court Economics: Who Will Pay and Will it Boost Liberia’s Struggling Economy? War Crimes Court Economics: Who Will Pay and Will it Boost Liberia’s Struggling Economy? Share Lawmakers were joined by scores of Liberians in 2018 at a civil war monument in Du Port Road, Paynesville to announce the resolution seeking the establishment of a war and economic crimes court/ Photo By: Alpha Daffae Senkpeni Freetown, Sierra Leone — Patrick Fatoma spends his days guiding guests around the ...

Supreme Court declares, affirms NEC Board of Commissioners’ in favor of Rep. Snowe Following intense legal wrangling over allegations of reported fraud and irregularities said to have marred the December 8 Special Senatorial Election in Bomi County, the Supreme Court has declared that there is “No evidence to substantiate the claims.” Edwin Melvin Snowe, the current Representative of Bomi County District#1, contested in the December 2020 Senatorial election and was earlier declared by the...

“Unfair” COVID-19 Food Distribution Leaves One Dead In Marshall City, As Rep. Tarponweh Condemns Police Brutality “Unfair” COVID-19 Food Distribution Leaves One Dead In Marshall City, As Rep. Tarponweh Condemns Police Brutality This is a police vehicle that was reportedly burnt by angry crown A serious clash over the distribution of the Covid-19 stimulus package has allegedly led to the killing of a 22 year old man identified as Ralph Massalay in Marshall City. According to eyewitn...

Liberia: First batch of Teachers in Early Childhood Education Receive In-Service C-Certificates Liberia: First batch of Teachers in Early Childhood Education Receive In-Service C-Certificates Share Monrovia – The Ministry of Education faces numerous challenges including an inadequately trained and inequitable distribution of teachers. According to the 2017 MoE Teacher Verification and Testing Program, 40 percent of primary school teachers do not possess the minimum required knowledge of Engli...

Cllr. Tiawan Gongloe, President, Liberia National Bar Association (LNBA) Just upon hearing a media report dispelling that the George Weah administration is not ready for the establishment of War and Economic Crimes Court in Liberia, a group of Civil Society Organizations along with the Liberia National Bar Association (LNBA) on Tuesday, February 16, 2021, agreed to carve a roadmap leading to addressing impunity and accountability by calling for the establishment of a war and economic crimes cou...