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A Liberian Broadcast journalist has described as unprofessional and irresponsible a story carried in the Thursday November 19, 2009 edition of the Daily Graphic Newspaper captioned AIDS Victim in Politics. The story was referring to the Secretary General of the Congress for Democratic Change Mr. Eugene Nagbe.
UN Envoy Ellen Margrethe Løj has praised civil society organizations in Liberia as the bridge builders between the government and the people.
Liberian Journalist D. Emmanuel Wheinyue was Thursday among three African journalists' recipients of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) "Good News for Africa Competition Award" for promoting positive news of the continent.
UNMIL boss Ellen Løj, honouring Indian peacekeepers, have warned members of UN mission here against sexual exploitation.
Liberian girls and women should draw inspiration from the all-female Indian police unit serving with the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) to join law enforcement agencies in the service of their own nation, the top UN official in the West African country said today.
In Liberia rape survivors are increasingly speaking up and seeking help as awareness of rights increases, but social taboos persist and seeking justice does not always mean that justice is served.
Charles Taylor was "not honest" with the United Nations Panel of Experts set up to investigate his alleged dealings with Sierra Leonean rebels, prosecutors told the Special Court for Sierra Leone today during cross-examination of the accused former Liberian president.
Lead prosecutor and American lawyer Brenda Hollis Thursday bombarded former president Charles Taylor with series of unstoppable questions regarding alleged atrocities of one of his Generals - General Coocoo Dennis.
Following his claims that the US plotted against him for regime change, Mr. Charles Taylor Monday admitted that he maintained links with the US Central Intelligence Agency that he established during the formative stages of his rebellion.
The Clayton State Lakers women's soccer team came alive in the second half last Saturday and notched its first victory of the season with an impressive 3-1 victory over Lees-McRae at Converse College. The victory evens Clayton State's record on the 2009 season at 1-1.
With few days left, reports gathered from the nerve center of the Liberia Football Association are not favorable for the hosting of the pending mini congress of the football house.
President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has again expressed concern over the slow pace of implementing the country's infrastructure program particularly road construction and rehabilitation, being supported by the country's development partners. The President expressed impatience at the delays and called for a special session to address the situation.
Charles Taylor did not support plans to attack Sierra Leone while he was in Libya, the accused former Liberian president told Special Court for Sierra Leone judges today while being cross-examined by the prosecution.
Water and sanitation services in the Liberian capital, Monrovia, are getting worse as a growing urban population tries to squeeze more out of already skeletal services. On 19 November, World Toilet Day, NGOs are calling on the government to up its allocation, and on international donors to reprioritize funding to stamp out cholera and cut child mortality.
There was once upon a time in Liberia's dark past when it was fashionable to silence the press by rounding up reporters and editors and incarcerating them for months without charge. There was also a time when anti-media cloak-and-dagger agents used the cover of darkness to raze media houses.
US Ambassador, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, says she warned contestants in the Montserrado senatorial race to desist from inciting their followers towards violence and disorder.
Although, overall, corruption clearly remains a serious challenge in the public sector, Transparency International's (TI) 2009 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) shows that Liberia is making progress in the fight against corruption. According to the report, Liberia ranks 13th in 2009, out of 47 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa compared, to its 30th place showing in 2008, an improvement of about 13 ...
The Ministry of Commerce and Industry has established and launched a Trade Information Center (TIC), opening a window of opportunity for traders to access the global market.
For the first time in it's over 160-years history as independent state, Liberia has taken a giant leap to ensuring accountability by adopting a new accounting standard.
A motorcyclist, only identified as Zayzay, was smashed in a tragic accident yesterday when he was trapped while trying to overtake a 20-foot container along the Somalia Drive in Gardnersville.
The Acting President of the Press Union of Liberia, Mr. Jacob Parley, is calling on his fellow Liberian Media Practitioners to stop blaming others in society for the numerous challenges facing journalists in the country.
UN Envoy, Ellen Margrethe Løj has commended Jordanian police peacekeepers for their role in consolidating peace throughout Liberia. In remarks made during a medal award ceremony early this week, Ms. Løj acknowledged their support to the Liberia National Police and noted that their "efforts to curb crime and public disorder, play an important part in maintaining peace and stability."
The five American Catholic nuns widely believed to have been abused and brutally killed as National Patriotic Front of Liberia (NPFL) rebels advanced on Monrovia in their 1992 Operation Octopus were killed in crossfire and not deliberately by his fighters, Mr. Charles Taylor, as commander of the NPFL at the time, has claimed.
The Liberty Party of Charles Brumskine, and the National Democratic Party of Liberia of late President Samuel K. Doe, have announced enlisting for football star George Weah's Congress for Democratic Change in the run-off for the Montserrado County senatorial race.
The family of a fallen Liberian Seasoned Diplomat, Patriot, Dedicated Public Servant and Devout Christian, Her Excellency Eugenia Anna Wordsworth-Stevenson, has expressed its gratitude to the government of Liberia and the Embassy of Liberia in Washington, D.C. for their support.
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