MONROVIA - Ghanaians living in Liberia and the Ghana Embassy in Liberia, as part of activities to commemorate Ghana's 66th Independence Day celebration on March 6, donated several items to underprivileged Liberian children in Paynesville over the wee
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MONROVIA - Over the weekend, all roads led to the Ellen Johnson Sirleaf’s Ministerial Complex in Congo Town, where a book called Living Legends was launched.The much-talked-about book, which highlighted the contributions of many Liberian women from e
Celebrating Liberian women: Dr. Robtel Neajai Pailey, Brenda Brewer Moore, Ne-Suah Beyan-Livingstone and Benita Whitney Urey
International Women’s Day is set aside to celebrate women globally. Each year an annual International Women’s Day campaign theme is celebrated and continues all year long to unify direction and galvanize activity by providing a meaningful framework to connect and amplify the action, according to the International Women’s Day website.
With this year’s theme, “Choose to challenge,” we look at four Liberian women who are challenging status-quo and transforming the narrative on Liberian women. We would be remiss to acknowledge that Liberian women have been trailblazers in their own right, predating the Republic of Liberia itself. We are talking about giants such as (in no apparent order) the famous Madam Suakoko, Judge Emma Shannon Walser, Mae Antoinette Brown Sherman, Angie Brooks Randall, Dr. Thelma Awori, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Olubanke King A
Liberia: 86-Yr-Old ‘Garbage Collector’ Rescued by U.S.-Based Liberian Organization
Liberia: 86-Yr-Old ‘Garbage Collector’ Rescued by U.S.-Based Liberian Organization
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Mr. James Weah, his wife (left) posing with donor’s representative (Mrs. Ne-Suah Beyan-Livingstone) posing with the food gifts
MONROVIA On February 17, 2021, a story entitled “Liberia: 86-Year-Old Government’s Retiree Survives on Garbage Collection” appeared on the website of Liberia’s current most popular newspaper, FrontPage Africa, and online versions of other Liberian media institutions Smart News, News Public Trust, and Global News Network (GNN).
The story was from a chat between this writer and the nonagenarian James Weah, born in 1935 on February 12 who had worked as a “street sweeper” with a Liberian Government’s Agency Monrovia City Corporation (MCC) over “ten years”, but was retired in 2001.