In The News
— Civil Servants’ ultimatum to Gov’t
Ahead of members of the Council of Patriots pending December 30th “Weah Step Down” campaign, and with just 10 days to December 15, 2019, the Civil Servants Union of Liberia (CSUL), has given the government an ultimatum to pay them their delayed salaries and benefits or else, “we will get in the street and demand from the government to pay us.”
By definition, civil servants are employees of the government. They comprise mainly career bureaucrats hired on professional merit rather than politically appointed or elected, whose institutional tenure typically survives transitions of political leadership. Read more...
(December 4, 2019) Liberia's Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary and Permanent Representative to the United Nations, His Excellency Dee-Maxwell Saah Kemayah, Sr. on Tuesday, December 3, 2019, took over the chairmanship of the African Group of Ambassadors to the United Nations for the month of December 2019.
As Chairman for the month, Ambassador Kemayah will coordinate the affairs of the African Group of Ambassadors to the United Nations and serve as its official spokesperson at all United Nations functions, including meetings and high-level conferences. Read more...
..Min. Wilhelmina Jallah Tells Participants At 11th Annual National Health Review Conference
(December 3, 2019 Monrovia, Liberia) The Minister of Health, Dr. Wilhelmina Jallah says between January and October 2019, the health sector has recorded over 94,268 normal deliveries conducted by skilled birth attendants, with 7,061 through caesarian section amidst 117,575 infants were reported to be fully immunized. Read more...
Nigeria’s anti-corruption agency says it has arrested 23 people undergoing training in internet fraud scams in a remote village in the south of the country.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says the suspects - aged between 19 and 35 - were being trained on how to carry out romance and trading scams, as well as identity theft. Read More...
Monrovia – Renowned Liberian clergyman, Rev. Dr. Samuel Reeves, has urged President George Manneh Weah to dismiss his entire cabinet and form a ‘new team’ that will work in the interest of the nation and people.
Rev. Reeves is the Senior Pastor of the historic Providence Baptist Church in Liberia.
This church considered as the “cornerstone” of the nation” as a lot of important national decisions, including the signing of the Declaration of Independence in 1847, were done in its premises.
Delivering his regular sermon on Sunday, December 1, at the church in Monrovia, the Baptist Prelate claimed that the ‘team’ presently spearheading the governance of Liberia is “losing the game”. Read more
— Says Justice Minister Dean, denies the group permit to protest on December 30
The government has accused the leadership of the Council of Patriots (CoP) of ‘treasonable’ act as the group mobilizes across the country, and in the diasporas to call for the resignation of President George Weah for the “despicable” manner in which he is leading the country. Read more...
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'Liberia Leads Africa at the United Nations-- as Ambassador Kemayah takes over as Chairman of Africa at the United Nations'
“Between January and October 2019, the Health Sector Has recorded Over 94,268 normal deliveries Conducted By Skilled Birth Attendants”
'Internet fraud academy' busted in Nigeria
Liberia: Baptist Prelate Wants Pres. Weah Whole Cabinet Replaced; Says They’re “Losing the Game”
CoP’s Planned Protest a ‘Treasonable’ Act
