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Liberia: Why Sen. Conmany Wesseh Went against the CPP’s Mandate on Printing of New Banknotes Liberia: Why Sen. Conmany Wesseh Went against the CPP’s Mandate on Printing of New Banknotes Share MONROVIA – A National Executive Committee (NEC) member of the Collaborating Political Parties (CPP) Senator Conmany B. Wesseh has justified why he signed a draft resolution on the printing of L$48 billion by the Central Bank of Liberia (CBL), in the wake of mounting concerns being expressed by some o...

Crazy for development Crazy for development My 11-year-old son, Habakkuk, was at it yet again--talking beyond his age. "Dad, this road is so fresh and beautiful. Is it [President] George Weah who built it?" he quipped, eyes apparently still marveling at the deep black tarmac road running fast beneath us as we drove on. Like many kids and- By Sherman C. Seequeh - most Liberians, he called him, simply, George Weah. I was concentrating on something else as we drove on the newly built Johnsonvill...

— 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...

LIBERIA: In Rivergee County, Woman Sues Chinese Gold Mining Group LIBERIA: In Rivergee County, Woman Sues Chinese Gold Mining Group A prominent woman of Rivergee County in south-eastern Liberia has reportedly sued has sued a Chinese Gold Mining Group which is operation in the County, specifically in Gbeapo, Tartuken. According to a press release, Beatrice Karpeh, daughter of the late Paramount Chief Joe Karpeh, noting that this lawsuit is aimed at  redeeming their land from the Barrobo,...

Liberia: Cummings Africa Foundation Awards Scholarship to 20 College Students for 2021-2022 Academic Year Liberia: Cummings Africa Foundation Awards Scholarship to 20 College Students for 2021-2022 Academic Year Share Monrovia – It was moments of joy and a sense of fulfillment on Saturday when the Cummings Africa Foundation (CAF) awarded 20 full scholarships to prospective students to pursue tertiary studies in the areas of science, technology, engineering, math (STEM) and agriculture. The ev...

Mr. and Mrs. Cummings with scholarship beneficiaries shortly during the CAF Honoring and Award Program The Cummings Africa Foundation (CAF) over the weekend provided 20 fully funded scholarships to young Liberians who are majoring in science, technology, engineering, math (STEM) and agriculture. After receiving 92 applications, 26 were selected for the interview and 20 of the applicants were successfully awarded the scholarship. Beneficiaries of the program are from 11 tertiary institutions inc...

The open spat between Chief Justice Francis Korkpor and the President of the Liberian National Bar Association (LNBA) over whether there were political prisoners in Liberia in 1979 during the administration of the late President Tolbert has claimed public attention and has become the subject of public debate in many circles, both private and public. The Chief Justice, claiming that he had been accused by unnamed individuals that while serving as Research Coordinator at the Bureau of Corrections...

RiverGee County Senator Conmany B. Wesseh River Gee County Senator, Conmany B. Wesseh, has described the Supreme Court’s ruling against former Defense Minister now senator-elect, Brownie Samukai of Lofa county as ‘Bad politics’ because the court failed to prove his crime. The Supreme Court had earlier withheld ruling by Criminal Court ‘C’ with some modifications that Samukai should restitute the US$1,147,656.35 used from the Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL) pension money that he [Samukai...

Let me give some elementary definition of the different political and economic systems in the world: – SOCIALISM: You have two (2) cows, and you give one (1) to your neighbor; – COMMUNISM: You have two cows, the government takes the 2 and give you milk in return; – FASCISM: You have two cows, the government takes the two and sell you milk; – NAZISM: You have two cows, the governments takes the two and kill you; – TRADITIONAL OR ANCIENT CAPITALISM: You have two cows, you sell one and y...

— Over Record of ‘political prisoners’ from Tolbert era The utterance by Chief Justice Francis Korkpor that there were no political prisoners when he was employed with the Ministry of Justice, decades prior to becoming the head of the Judicial Branch of the Government, did not go down well with Counselor Tiawan Gongloe, who himself was a victim. Addressing the opening of the March 2021 Term of the Supreme Court, Justice Korkpor, for the first time, recalled allegations that while workin...