August 15, 2008

On 1979 Rice Riot: PAL Gave President Tolbert $20,000.00 for Food

(Aug 15, 2008) By: Dio Appleton

August 14, 2008

We are sorry for this whole thing

Alhji G.V. Kromah in tears at truth commission hearings

August 10, 2008

Actor and comedian Bernie Mac dies at age 50

CHICAGO - Bernie Mac, the actor and comedian who teamed up in the casino heist caper "Ocean's Eleven" and gained a prestigious Peabody Award for his sitcom "The Bernie Mac Show," died Saturday at age 50.

August 10, 2008

Death Penalty Standing Alone Is Not The Answer

To crime Prevention and Effective Law Enforcement In Liberia

August 8, 2008

UN road reconstruction projects create jobs for young Liberians

7 August 2008 - More than 30,000 women and men across Liberia have found short-term work this year in road rehabilitation projects supported by the United Nations.

August 8, 2008

Neo-Progressive Movement Commends Prez Sirleaf for Recent Appointments

The Neo-Progressive Movement of Liberia commends President Ellen-Johnson Sirleaf for her recent appointment of Mr. Augustine Kpehe Ngufuah and Mr. Amara Konneh as ministers of Finance and Planning respectively.

August 6, 2008

Liberian president signs new budget act into law

(MONROVIA - August 06, 2008): President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has signed the Act approving the budget for the 2008/2009 fiscal year in the amount of USD$298,087,792.00 (two hundred ninety-eight million; eighty-seven thousand; seven hundred ninety-two United States Dollars). The largest allocations in the budget are for health, education, and infrastructure, which reflect the priorities of the nation’s citizens. The Act was submitted to the President on Tuesday by the National Legislature.

August 6, 2008

By: ULAA National Secretariat

August 5, 2008

Clinton Predicts Economic Growth For Liberia

Former United States President, Bill Clinton who was in Liberia on a one-day visit has predicted a major economic growth for the war- torn nation in few years time.

August 5, 2008

A 6-year-old Liberian Girl Drowns in Swimming Pool

The Liberian community in Minnesota came to symbolic standstill on Saturday, August 2, 2008, when news about the drowning of 6-year-old Monica Faux at an apartment complex’s swimming pool in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, spread like wildfire through every nook and corner of the community.

August 4, 2008

Liberian president signs law to speed up rape cases

The government of Liberia has taken another step to speed up the trial of rape cases in the country. President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Thursday signed into law an act to include the trial of rape cases as part of the jurisdiction of Criminal Court ‘D’ of the First Judicial Court.

August 4, 2008

Former US president pushes Aids, Malaria initiatives during Weekend Monrovia visit

Former United States President Bill Clinton says there is a need for Liberians to know that there is an enormous amount of support and sympathy for them in the United States and has appealed to Liberians to be patient and not get discouraged. President Clinton attributed the interest and support Liberia has generated in the United States to the admiration Americans have for the leadership of President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, whom he said represents something new and different not only for Liberia but for the continent of Africa.

August 3, 2008

Johnson-Sirleaf not yet scheduled to appear, TRC clarifies

Monrovia, August 1, 2008: Media reports that the President Madame Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf will be appearing before the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) of Liberia Tuesday, August 5, 2008 is inaccurate.

August 2, 2008

Liberians in US Celebrate Natal Day in Grand Style

Liberians throughout North America came out in huge numbers to celebrate their country’s 161st independence anniversary over the weekend. Nowhere was the enthusiasm greatest than in the Trenton – Philadelphia area, where several thousand Liberians gathered in a colorful display of “love for country” in arguably the largest Independence Day festivities in the Americas.

July 30, 2008

Widespread Abuse of Workers’ Rights Reported against Firestone

The widespread abuse of workers’ rights by the Firestone/Bridgestone Rubber Plantation in Liberia has been revealed in a report published by Save My Future Foundation, and Human rights activists will hold a demonstration Wednesday in Washington, DC.

July 29, 2008

Liberia will return to prominence, says Denton city councilwoman

Denton Council Member Charlye Heggins says hope is on the move in Liberia with peace following and growing after a civil war that shattered the nation. She said this is because; all through the civil war, the Church was the one institution that remained faithful.

July 27, 2008

Liberians In Staten Island Cancel Elections...Hold Service for July 26

The Staten Island Liberian Community Association (SILCA) has rescheduled its leadership election to an unknown date, in a bid to prevent tension and chaos, few hours into the July 19’s polls. The election had pitted Telee Brown, the organization’s current Vice-President against Tamba Dabah, a leader of a community group called Community Action for Change (CAC) in what was described as a tension-packed political process. Both contenders are vying to succeed President George Curtis, jr. who has reportedly reached his term limit.

July 27, 2008

Change inevitable in Liberia, says independence day orator

Kakata, Margibi County - Liberia - Dr. Sakui Malakpa, a visually impaired Liberian professor and lawyer who is based at the University of Toledo in Ohio (U.S.), on Saturday gave a rousing speech appealing to Liberians and friends of Liberia to reflect on the country’s 161 years of historical significance. In his speech, entitled “Hoping on the Inevitability of Change: Challenges, Chances, Choices,” Dr. Malakpa said that Liberia has experienced colossal changes that must be looked upon as opportunities to make history.

July 25, 2008

Build –Operate- Transfer (BOT) : Why the NPA and not LEC or LWSC?

Background

July 23, 2008

Liberia: BRE Pledges to Assist With Electricity

It has been announced in Monrovia that electricity would soon be restored to the surroundings of Monrovia, something which has not been seen since the 1990s. Currently, central Monrovia and Sinkor are benefiting from the Emergency Power Program of the Liberia Electricity Corporation (LEC).

July 23, 2008

Benjamin Yeaten Killed Fiancée Before Fleeing Liberia

General Benjamin Yeaten, former chief of staff of the disbanded Anti-Terrorist Unit (ATU) murdered his fiancée before fleeing the country in 2003, a witness told commissioners of Liberia’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC).

July 22, 2008

Hope Alive Inc. donates medical, educational supplies to C.H. Rennie in Kakata

A non-profit organization based in the United States” Hope Alive Inc” Wednesday donated several medical supplies and educational materials value at over US 6,000.00 to the C.H. Rennie Hospital and Birch Mcnutt Christian Academy in Kakata City, Margibi County. The items were made possible through the sponsorship of Father James Yarsiah and Family of the Episcopal Church of Charleston, SC along with donations from other good will individuals.

July 20, 2008

Catholic Church Wants

A special commemoration program for victims and survivors of the July 29, 1990 St. Peter’s Lutheran Church Massacre started here Monday with calls by the Catholic Church in Liberia for the establishment of a war crimes tribunal in Liberia after the TRC.

July 20, 2008

Girl, 17, Kills Uncle In Witch Form

By J. Nathaniel Daygbor

July 20, 2008

Liberian President Makes Late Night Tour Of Capital To Assess High Crime Rate

President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Thursday night made a surprised tour of several areas in the suburbs of Monrovia greatly affected by the recent upsurge in armed robbery in Monrovia and its environs. The tour which began late Thursday night and lasted well into midnight, covered areas mainly in Paynesville, including the General Services Road, Joe Bar, and the Zone-Five police station vicinity.

July 19, 2008

Holistic Approach Needed in Addressing Crime in Liberia(July 18, 2008) By James W. Harris

Just within the last few weeks alone almost every known Liberian news outlets have been reporting on the seemingly uncontrollable crime wave sweeping the now war-wrecked country, especially, in the Monrovia area.

July 19, 2008

New Nigerian Ambassador Presents Credentials To Pres. Sirleaf

(MONROVIA-July 18, 2008): President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has paid tribute to the Federal Republic of Nigeria for the human and material sacrifices made during the years of Liberia’s civil war.

July 18, 2008

AFRICAN UNIFIER KWAME NKRUMAH'S POLARIZING IDENTITY

BY EMMANUEL JEH TARYON

July 18, 2008

Liberian soccer superstar George Weah Living normal life in Weston

Why is Africa's all-time greatest soccer star hanging out in Weston?

July 16, 2008

New Plans To Upgrade Electricity To Monrovia City And Envorons

Buchanan Renewable (BR) has pledged to construct a 35 mega watt integrated biomass electricity generation power plant in Paynesville to supply electricity to the capital Monrovia.

July 16, 2008

Liberian Radio On The Ropes

Liberia is blessed with two fine non-commercial radio stations: Star Radio and Radio Veritas. Both are independent voices of truth and reason in a media environment that often has no respect for either. For years the people of Monrovia have relied on these stations to tell them the news, to discuss the issues of the day in a fair and balanced manner and to give the listeners themselves an opportunity to express themselves on call-in shows.

July 13, 2008

More than 100 Liberian Women to make TRC, public presentation Monday

Monrovia, July 12, 2008 (TRC): A Liberian women organization, Voices in Empowering Women and Women’s Rights International (VIEW) will Monday begin special presentation to the public and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) of Liberia on a survey finding of women experiences during the Liberian civil conflict.

July 12, 2008

Sirleaf, Mandela Exchange Praises

(Johannesburg-South Africa-July 11, 2008): On the second day of a visit to South Africa as guest of the Nelson Mandela Foundation, Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf was Friday guest of Former South African President Nelson Mandela and his wife, Michel, ahead of Saturday’s Mandela Annual Lecture, at which President Sirleaf is this year’s prime lecturer.

July 11, 2008

Johnson Sirleaf arrives in Johannesburg fo Mandela's 90th birthday

Johanisburg-South Africa): President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf arrived Thursday morning in Johanisburg, South Africa to participate in programs marking the 90th birth anniversary of Former South African President Nelson Mandela.

July 10, 2008

Zimbabwe Sanctions Call Racist

The spy chief (l) and army chief (c) are on the proposed sanctions list.

July 8, 2008

US Bipartisan Congressional Delegation Hails Liberia's Fiscal Policies

Posted July 8, 2008

July 7, 2008

"Secret Killings" Clain House Attention

The Lower House of Parliament, the House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly during its Thursday regular session to summon the Justice Minister, Cllr. Philip Banks, to answer inquiries relative to the continuous “secret killings” that have inundated the city and its environs.

July 7, 2008

UN Boss in Liberia Says the Country remains fragile

The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary General in Liberia says despite progress made in restoring peace and stability to Liberia, the situation in the country remains fragile.

July 7, 2008

Hundreds Of Nigerian Peacekeepers in Rampage Over Pay

Hundreds of Nigerian soldiers who served as UN peacekeepers in Liberia went on the rampage in protest against the military authorities' refusal to pay their allowance, a local report said Saturday.

July 6, 2008

Profiling Dr. Elizabeth Davis-Russell

Profiling Dr. Elizabeth Davis-Russell