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By David A. Yates Lonestar Cell MTN, together with some of its employees, has embarked on a weeklong journey to distribute Christmas gifts or spread “Y’ello Santa” cheer to mothers and their newborn babies across the country.  The gifts, each containing pampers, baby clothes or personal care were distributed to mothers who give birth in four hospitals in Montserrado, Margibi and Grand Bassa counties, among others.  Lonestar Cell MTN also presented nine coronavirus buckets, dete...

Religions united to pray for peace and care for one another in the pandemic crisis Religions united to pray for peace and care for one another in the pandemic crisis Attendant Hinduism Rev. Acharya Prem Shankaranand Tirth While national measures limiting social activities bring out changes of daily routine due to the pandemic, efforts to understand spiritually about life facing diseases and related social changes are underway across religion. On December 14, 560 representatives from 31 rel...

EJF Launches Communities for Fisheries Project in Liberia EJF Launches Communities for Fisheries Project in Liberia Share MONROVIA – The Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF), in partnership with the National Fisheries and Aquaculture Authority (NaFAA), is launching a four-year project: Communities for Fisheries. Under the umbrella of the EU-Liberia Agriculture Programme, the project seeks to empower communities to co-manage fisheries and reduce illegal fishing, building lasting sustainabili...

Dr. Harold Roy-Macauley listens to one of AfricaRice’s experts explaining about the mechanization component of the organization’s work in the country The Director-General of the Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice), Harold Roy-Macauley has completed a visit at the European Union-funded integrated rice and fish farming project under the Development of Smart Innovation through Research in Agriculture (DeSIRA) at the Central Agriculture Research Institute (CARI) in Suakoko, Bong County. Mr. Roy-Mac...

Clockwise, from left: Nyonblee Karnga-Lawrence (Grand Bassa, LP), Prince Moye (Bong, UP), Jonathan Sogbe (River Gee, CPP) and Simeon Taylor (Grand Cape Mount, CPP) The Collaborating Political Parties has been projected to gain control of the Liberian Senate after winning three seats clearly with three others projected in their sight. In 2018, the CPP was in control of 13 seats in the Senate, while the ruling CDC had seven, and the remaining 10 seats were shared among independent candidates. How...

… Says UMC Human Rights Monitor Director Following the burning of a huge quantity of drugs worth  (L$783,471,720) by the Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency (LDEA) , Jefferson Knight, Human Rights Monitor Director of the Liberia Annual Conference, the United Methodist Church (LAC/UMC), says if Liberians downplay the issue of drug proliferation in the country, it may undermine and undercut the national development agenda of the country. Mr. Knight, in an exclusive interview, told the Daily Obse...

Provisional results from LIberias Special Senatorial elections have put four candidates from the opposition Collaborating Political Parties (CPP) in an early significant lead. The results are seen as a big blow to President George Weahs ruling party the Congress for Democratic Change. The Elections Commission on Thursday announced preliminary results from eight counties. Chairperson of the National Elections Commission (NEC), Davidetta Brown Lansannah said the results are from Bong, Nimba, Mont...

7th Press Statement by the Covid-19 Election Monitoring and Violence Prevention Situation Room on the conduct of the Senatorial and Representative By-Elections and Referendum in Liberia 7th Press Statement by the Covid-19 Election Monitoring and Violence Prevention Situation Room on the conduct of the Senatorial and Representative By-Elections and Referendum in Liberia Share The Election monitoring and Violence Prevention Situation Room after active participation in monitoring and observing the...

In several counties, CPP candidates leading so far The National Elections Commission’s first official preliminary results have put candidates of the opposition Collaborating Political Parties (CPP) in a comfortable lead in four of eight counties out of the fifteen counties. NEC Chairperson, Davidetta Browne Lansanah, yesterday reported that of the votes processed so far from 423 of the total of 1983 polling places, the incumbent Senator of Montserrado County, Abraham Darius Dillon of the Coll...

-Says Rev. Dr. Charles L. Kennedy Rev. Dr. Charles L. Kennedy, Chairman, Founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the African-American Business Foundation International (AABF) has said that the Land Rights Act that was signed by President George M. Weah in September of 2018 will greatly benefit indigenous Liberians. AABF is a non-profit organization that seeks to develop businesses, academics and projects both local, national and international. Rev. Kennedy is also the founder and senior pa...