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Presidential Aspirants Begin Early Engagements in Rural Liberia for 2023 Votes Presidential Aspirants Begin Early Engagements in Rural Liberia for 2023 Votes Share Monrovia  – After a recent five-day visit to Nimba County. Alexander Cummings, the political leader of the Alternative National Congress and former chair of the Collaborating Political Parties(CPP) spoke of the importance of reaching out. Said Mr. Cummings: “We must reach every town and village with the ANC/CPP message of hope for a better Liberia. Our women, youth, elders, and children must not lose hope. This country belongs...

Liberia: Senators Point Accusing Fingers At Mines And Energy Ministry For Facilitating Illicit Mining Around The Country Liberia: Senators Point Accusing Fingers At Mines And Energy Ministry For Facilitating Illicit Mining Around The Country Share MONROVIA – News about foreigners including Ghanaians and Ivorians doing illicit mining in several counties including Gbarpolu, Rivercess, Sinoe has have drawn the attention of the Senate. The Senate Invited Mines and Energy Minister, Gesler Murray. At his Senate appearance, he confirmed the Senators’ concerns but said it is due to the many porou...

Bomi County Senator Edwin M. Snowe, Jr. Bomi County Senator Edwin Melvin Snowe says the COVID-19 food distribution, as relates to his county, was marked with criminality, “and for the agent of the executive to come here and try to hide under the international NGO wouldn’t work here.” He continued: “If the international NGO stole our people’s food, they will be called to book; we need to constitute a committee here to investigate the food distribution. This Legislature took time and effort, and public ridicule to pass the COVID-19 bill for relief of our people.” T...

Liberia: Solidaridad Launches Support for 3,000 Cocoa Farmers in Grand Gedeh, River Gee Counties Liberia: Solidaridad Launches Support for 3,000 Cocoa Farmers in Grand Gedeh, River Gee Counties Share Zwedru, Grand Gedeh – In its quest to assist farmers with skills in Cocoa best management practice, Solidaridad has extended its Cocoa Value Chain Development Program (COVADEP) to farmers in Grand Gedeh and River Gee Counties. At the launch of the program in Zwerdru on Wednesday, the Country Representative of Solidaridad West Africa (Liberia), Michael S. Doe said through COVADEP, Liberia is tap...

GIEWS Country Brief: Liberia 04-May-2021 Format Average rice production harvested in 2020 Increasing prices of staple food due to inflation Continued assistance needed for most food insecure households Timely start of 2021 planting season Following a timely onset of seasonal rains in late March, planting operations for paddy rice, the only cereal grown in the country, are ongoing and the harvest is expected to start in September. The cumulative rainfall amounts have been average to above average, supporting the development of early‑planted crops. While planting activities will continue unti...