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For more than a decade, much of Africa has been moving forward. Economic growth is rising, poverty is falling and democratic governance is spreading. But the global financial crisis threatens to undo this progress by reducing investment, exports and aid just as they should be expanding to build on these successes.
Liberia's Vice President Joseph N. Boakai says Liberia needs the Chinese business community's partnership in sustaining the growth that it has achieved so far in order to improve the quality of life in the post-war country.
More than 4-hundred chiefs from the 15 political sub-divisions of Liberia have assured President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of their continued support in her drive to develop the country. The chiefs, in a statement, recounted the many development programs undertaken by Government over the short period since the Liberian leader assumed the Presidency, describing the progress as a manifestation of her ...
The LoneStar Cell Communication (LCC) on Tuesday dished out several prizes to its valuable customers who were successful in the blank SMS competition.
As an angry debate rages over the 200-plus people recommended for prosecution by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC), an independent body set up under the 2003 peace agreement, civil society groups warn its many other recommendations risk being overlooked.
A US-based Liberia Human Rights Campaign (LHRC) has revealed that since the Liberian Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC), made public their report, members of the Commission are receiving fearful threats on their lives, as a result, most of the TRC Members left their homes and are in hiding.
An inquiry has been launched by human rights advocates into the authenticity of an Act reportedly passed by the 51st Legislature granting immunity to all warlords.
President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf on July 9 received the deed for 68.52 acres of land from the citizens of Sarkpawein Town, Mambah Kaba District, Lower Margibi County, for the construction of housing units.
Liberia's Vice President Joseph N. Boakai on Tuesday evening met with African diplomats accredited to the People's Republic of China at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing.
The Truth & Reconciliation Commission (TRC) released a final report last week that stood up 98% for justice. Anti-prosecutionists brand it "the justice advocate report that throws caution in the wind".
President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf says her commitment to the development of Liberia remains strong and unwavering. The president says she will continue to perform the tasks for which she was elected by the Liberian people with more vigor and determination.
Representative Malian Jallabah has said it is the duty of the Legislature to review the report of the TRC and the dissenting opinions to ensure that the Commission did its work in accordance with the Constitution of Liberia and all relevant laws. She said this is the reason the TRC Act requires that the final report be submitted to the National Legislature.
A week long Teachers' Refreshers Workshop aimed at helping to improve instruction to increase students' achievement kickoff yesterday on the Randall Street Campus of the St. Teresa Convent School.
"We are saddened and disappointed by the final report of the Liberia Truth and Reconciliation Commission. This report falls short of the vision, mandate, spirit and intent of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) negotiated and signed in Accra, Ghana, on 16th August 2003," this is how former warlords in the Liberian conflict or signatories to the CPA responded the report released by the TRC.
Is it a moment that is likely to down forward in the hearts of the present leadership of the National Traditional Council of Liberia (NTCL) as it prepares to bring together dozens of other traditional leaders from the length and breadth of Liberia and other countries of the West African Basin.
Prof. Alhaji Kromah of the University of Liberia has described as unpatriotic the Release of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission report recommending sanctions against President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf while she was representing Liberia at the African Union Summit in Libya last week.
A US-based Liberia Human Rights Campaign (LHRC) has revealed that since the Liberian Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC), made public their report, members of the Commission are receiving fearful threats on their livesA. As a result, most of the TRC Members left their homes and are in hiding.
"We are saddened and disappointed by the final report of the Liberia Truth and Reconciliation Commission. This report falls short of the vision, mandate, spirit and intent of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) negotiated and signed in Accra, Ghana, on 16th August 2003." This is how former warlords in the Liberian conflict or signatories to the CPA responded the report released by the TRC.
THE TRUTH AND Reconciliation Commission of Liberia (TRC) gathered a group of Liberians from unspecified locations around the country last month and took them to the Unity Conference Center in Virginia, outside Monrovia. There they deliberated on the final formula for peace in Liberia for one working week. At the end of that week of deliberation and debates, by our assumption, the group came up ...
Former President Charles Taylor heads the list of several armed faction leaders the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) has recommended for war crimes, prosecution, while Prsident Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is prime amongst those listed for a ban in holding public office.
After months of confrontation between commuters and commercial taxi and bus drivers, the Government of Liberia has finally released new transport fares for Monrovia and its environs.
With funding from the United States Government, the people of Harper City, the capital of Maryland County, are expected to brag of a new city hall in few months.
The National Coordinator of LETCOM, Mr. J. Jay Larblah says the component of compulsory education that is to compare every child who reaches school going age to attend school without precondition is still not taking thrust in the country.
Firestone Liberia Public Affairs Manager, Rufus Karmorh has disclosed the construction of additional housing units by the company for its dedicated employees and families.
President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf says her commitment to the development of Liberia remains strong and unwavering. The president says she will continue to perform the tasks for which she was elected by the Liberian people with more vigor and determination. "Keep praying for God to grant us good health and strength to continue the work for which we were elected," the President told a gathering of ...
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