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  • Liberia Woods Exit Strategy Liberias Public Works Minister Throws Resignation Hint

    Reports filtering in to FrontPageAfrica indicate that the Minister of Public Works Samuel Kofi Woods has already tendered in his resignation to his employer President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf. But what is more glaring and seems to insinuate an exit strategy is Wood's comments made on Thursday at a signing ceremony between the Liberian government and its Chinese counterpart of a memorandum of ...

  • Liberia Tension Mounts in Nimba - PYJ Others Go Gutter

    Tension is said to be mounting in the northern Liberian County of Nimba, following what amounts to a public confession by the county's Senior Senator Prince Y. Johnson, when he detailed how he influenced election officials in the county to cheat for his NUDP's candidates on a local radio station Wednesday. Appearing on a local radio talk show in Nimba, Johnson named Garrison Yealu, ...

  • Liberia Pr China or India - Who Takes Wologisi Mountain

    The Government of the People's Republic of China has expressed interest in exploiting the Wologisi Mountain in Lofa County, northwestern Liberia, amidst reports here that an Indian company O.P. Jindal Group has similar interest. Chinese Ambassador Zhao Jianhua, told a news conference Thursday in Monrovia that the Wologisi Mountain is China's interest, but there is yet no formal ...

  • Liberia CBL Named Chief Driver

    The Federation of Road Transportation Union of Liberia (FRTUL) has named Central Bank Governor Dr. Mill Jones as "Chief Driver" of the Republic of Liberia. Governor Jones was presented an ID card and a symbolic key for his numerous contributions to the improvement of the union. Presenting the honor, FRTUL President General Papa Flomo said Dr. Mill Jones has always stood by the union ...

  • Liberia Hailing LACCs Move

    Recently, the Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission or LACC released the first phase of the Asset Declaration Verification Report of public officials. The Assets Declaration Verification Exercise by the LACC is intended to ascertain the integrity and credibility of public officials. The 2008 Act creating the Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission, among other things, empowers the Commission to ...

Movie Review

The Count of Monte Cristo

The Count of Monte Cristo is a surprisingly effective throwback to the heyday of swashbuckling movie adventures and the pleasures of pulp-fiction-masquerading-as-great-literature (one might also think of Treasure Island or Tarzan of the Apes). Gamely directed by Kevin Reynolds without the weight of Kevin Costner's presence (ala (Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves and Wat ... ...

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  • Liberia Govt Lacks Fiscal Discipline - Finance Minister

    Finance Minister Amara Konneh, has conceded that many officials of government are fiscally indiscipline. Minister Konneh said public officials, especially authorities at the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare love receiving funds from government, friendly nations and organizations, but always slow in terms of submitting performance report on money received as a result, it becomes difficult ...

  • Ambassadors and diplomats to speak at plenary on media’s impact on global policy and perceptions

    eading diplomats and ambassadors representing different African countries in the United States have lined up to speak at the conference to mark the ...

  • As HIMS intervenes… rainy season scares disabled persons

    Over 150 persons living with disabilities, including their dependents, are stranded at the moment having to sleep under leaking roofs at the House of Jesus for the Disabled on Wallace Johnson in Freetown. Three persons, including two children recently died due to cold-related sickness over the rainy ...

  • Journalists to bag IMC awards

    Journalists come this Friday 24th May 2013, are expected to receive different awards from the nation's Independent Media Commission (IMC) for their outstanding performance in the field of ...

  • As Health Ministry rejects DHS report Le800 Million in limbo

    Reports are that supervisors for the Demographic Health Survey attached to the Ministry of Health and Sanitation have vehemently protested the preliminary report of the DHS owing to dubious activities at Statistics Sierra ...

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