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The Montserrado County senate race is grabbing national attention as the list grows and aspirants become louder, provocative, and calculating. As the list grows and become diverse so also do latent tensions amongst and between old rivals poke their ugly heads through the cracks of political intolerance, tribal bigotry, and subterfuge. The Montserrado County Senatorial By-Election, which started as ...
Cellcom Telecommunication Incorporated, the privately-owned American cell phone and Internet Company in Liberia is offering opportunities to Liberians, other residents and business houses to participate in profit-sharing rights of the company. This is the first time a profitable and privately-owned company is offering shares to the Liberian public.
Some say it was reminiscent of 2005; others say it was even bigger, mesmerizing, captivating, and novel. It sure was all these acting together to the glory of the Liberty Party and Liberia's new political dispensation. This was how electioneering observers saw what Liberty Party (LP) stalwarts dubbed as the victory parade rehearsal of Montserrado County's prime choice for senator, Darius Dillon, ...
A Yellow Fever Risk Assessment conducted by the Liberian government through the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare in collaboration with its partners has shown that yellow fever outbreak is imminent in Liberia, but the government and its partners are not playing a wait and see attitude.
Senator John Ballout of Maryland County, who is chairing the Senate Committee on National Defense, Intelligence and Veteran Affairs, has strongly condemned the brutal assassination of Mr. Keith Jubah, former head of the Public Procurement Concession Commission (PPCC), describing it as "gruesome, barbaric and inhumane" and must be condemned by all peace-loving and well-meaning Liberians.
Liberia's development and reconstruction agenda, the Lift Liberia (Poverty Reduction Strategy), has gotten the much-needed boost with the three branches of Government meeting face-to-face for the first time with donors, the private sector and representatives of civil society organizations to discuss progress on implementation of the 90 Day Action Plan and lend their unwavering supports to the ...
President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf said on November 9 that Liberia's development has been greatly impacted by the measures implemented by China under the China-Africa Cooperation initiative.
President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, on the invitation of the government of China, is joining a select number of African Heads of State to participate in the opening session of the fourth Ministerial Conference of a Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), scheduled to take place in the Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, from November 8-9.
President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf arrived in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, on Saturday, to participate in the opening ceremony of the 4th Ministerial Conference of China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), taking place on 8-9 November. The President will address the Conference on Sunday, and hold bilateral talks with Egyptian President Hosny Moubarak, FOCAC Co-Chair and host of this year's Conference, before ...
Charles Taylor today accused Britain of transporting arms to Sierra Leone in violation of a United Nations arms embargo on the country, and of using him as a scapegoat by falsely accusing him of responsibility for the flow of arms into the country. Mr. Taylor also denied widespread press and investigative reports that the terrorist group, Al Qaeda, traded diamonds with Sierra Leonean rebels under ...
The opposition Liberty Party (LP) is expected to hold Monrovia and its environs at a stands till When it carry out a formal campaign rally today, November 6,2009 at the Antoinette Tubman stadium (ATS).
President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, on the invitation of the Government of China, is this weekend joining a select number of African Heads of State to participate in the opening session of the fourth Ministerial Conference of a Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), scheduled to take place in the Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, from November 8-9.
As the Montserrado County senatorial race enters its final days, more cabinet ministers have rolled their sleeves for the Unity Party's candidate, with Planning Minister and presidential confidante Amara Konneh warning George Weah to "go back to school", adding, "We are ready for you."
Unity Party Senatorial aspirant Clemenceau Blayon Urey, has begun undertaking a private initiative aimed at bringing relief to residence of Montserrado through a quick impact road rehabilitation project.
Professor Wilson Tarpeh, one of the 10 candidates in the race has been assured by the people of Todee of their support to his candidacy in the Montserrado County By-elections. He was in Todee on Wednesday as part of and in continuation of the ongoing campaign which comes to an end on November 8, 2009.
The governments of the Republic of Liberia and the State of Qatar formally established diplomatic relations at the Ambassadorial level.
The ruling Unity Party (UP) has retorted to inundating claims that it is involved in votes buying from voters and described same as ‘baseless and unfounded, famous words often used by politicians and ordinary people to denounce and deny allegations made against them or their institutions.
Liberia Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Professor Al-Hassan Conteh presented his Letter of Credence to the president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, His Excellency President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua at an elaborate ceremony held on n Tuesday, November 3, at State House in the Nigerian Capital Abuja.
Charles Taylor did not order the execution of Sierra Leonean rebel commander Sam Bockarie, but rather sent his former vice president Moses Blah to arrest him on the Liberian border with Ivory Coast, the accused former Liberian president told Special Court for Sierra Leone judges in The Hague today.
Following is the text of a message issued by H.E. President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf on the occasion of Liberia's National Thanksgiving Day, November 5, 2009:
Which Is Hampering TRC Report?
In a surprising move, Charles Taylor today reinforced the truthfulness of his former vice president's testimony against him last year, but dismissed the evidence of a Liberian journalist as full of "lies" and "exaggeration."
The Bureau of Customs and Excise will on Monday launch ASYCUDA Liberia software pilot project initiated by the Department of Revenues at the Finance Ministry.
Residents of Thinker Village near the Samuel K. Doe complex where the body of the late Rivercess County citizen James Berry was found, have added theirs voices to the many Rivercess Citizens and some peace loving Liberians, to blame the Justice Ministry for what they called it delay to come out with the report of the investigation surrounding the mysterious demise of a businessman.
President Ellen Johnson has expressed deep "shocked and distressed" over the vicious murder of Keith K. Jubah, Chairman of the Public Procurement Concession Commission (PPCC) who was shot to death Sunday.
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