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Stakeholders who attended the workshop organized by Action Aid Liberia with support from SIDA In the shadow of the global pandemic and its impact on society, especially women, Action Aid-Liberia with support from the Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA), has conducted a one day research validation workshop on the impact of COVID-19 on Women and Girls in Liberia. The purpose of the program was to document the impact of COvid-19 on women and girls and the role of women during the covi...

President Weah Breaks Ground for 150-Bed Hospital in Buchanan Wednesday, 21st April 2021 Photo Credit: Executive Mansion (Buchanan, Grand Bassa County): As President George Manneh Weah continues his nationwide tour, many counties and communities are benefiting from various development projects intended to address their felt needs. Grand Bassa County where the President arrived Wednesday, April 21, 2021 played host to the groundbreaking ceremonies for a 150-bed hospital.   At a short ce...

President George Weah has agreed to the wish of the people of Margibi County to implement projects that transform their lives and living conditions before the end of tenure in 2023. The citizen in town hall meeting with the President in Weala asked him to build a recreation center, market halls for businesspeople, elevate the only public school in that area to a high school level, and build a conference hall for the people.   They furthered remind the President that of the need to regularize ...

Share Ambassador Wetterqvist said her government’s support to sexual and reproductive health rights for all, especially women and girls, is tied to the Finish Government’s feminist foreign policy which promotes women representation in decision making, access to resources and the realization of their rights Fish Town- River Gee County – Health authorities in River Gee County have told a visiting delegation comprising Swedish Ambassador to Liberia, Ingrid Wetterqvist, UNFPA Country Represe...

Liberia: CEMENCO Resumes Its Block Makers Academy; Certificates Several for Successful Participation Liberia: CEMENCO Resumes Its Block Makers Academy; Certificates Several for Successful Participation Share MONROVIA — The Liberia Cement Corporation,  which is generally referred to as CEMENCO, on Saturday, April 17, 2021, resumed its much-publicized Block Makers Academy, with the certification of several persons who were educated on the entire process of block making,  from cement productio...

Weah’s spokesman, Solo Kelgbeh admonishes critics Concerning the way President George Manneh Weah is running the country, mainly by his choice of cabinet officials, especially those who are have tainted public records Presidential Press Secretary Isaac Solo Kelgbeh has called on critics to keep quiet and remember that Weah has the constitutional right to hire and fire cabinet officials at his will and pleasure. But in an attempt to illustrate his point, Kelgbeh drew an analogy between Weah an...

Liberia: Rep. Thomas Goshua Wants Expatriates Leave Equatorial Palm Oil; Says There are Qualified Liberians Liberia: Rep. Thomas Goshua Wants Expatriates Leave Equatorial Palm Oil; Says There are Qualified Liberians Share Buchanan, Grand Bassa –Representative Thomas Alexander Goshua of District 5 in Grand Bassa County has asked one of the largest concession companies in the county, Equatorial Palm Oil (EPO) to abide by its agreement with the Government of Liberia by employing Liberians into k...

Liberia: Jackson F. Doe Hospital Scoops Triple Awards Liberia: Jackson F. Doe Hospital Scoops Triple Awards Share MONROVIA — As a result of its quality health delivery to Liberians foreign nationals within the territorial confines of the country and neighboring countries, the Jackson F. Doe (JFD) Referral Hospital has been awarded as the ‘Best Referral Hospital of the Year’ by an independent health organization under the banner The I-Help Liberia Medical Incorporated. The organization, I-...

— Senators Dillon, Lawrence, Naatehn, Sogbie, Zargo and Kaipay take exception Eighteen (18) Senators of the 4th Session of the 54th Legislature, through a resolution, have voted to concur with the House of Representatives to grant the Central Bank of Liberia the authorization to print L$48.734 billion of new family banknotes to replace the legacy banknotes. Those voting for the printing include Senators Saah H. Joseph, Montserrado; J. Milton Teahjay, Sinoe; Albert T. Chie, Grand Kru; Numene B...

Share MONROVIA – The Judiciary under the watch of Chief Justice Francis S. Korkpor has come under the spotlight for lacking independence while judges stand accused of soliciting bribes to try cases or even grant bails – according to the U.S. State Department 2020 Human Rights Report. The report which was released on Tuesday by the U.S. Secretary of State, Antony J. Blinken, cites arbitrary killings, detention and judicial lapses. On the judiciary, the report states: “The Constitution prov...