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Monrovia Faces Power Outage Amid Repair Works in Côte d’Ivoire
Liberian Observer
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The Liberia Electricity Corporation has announced that the Ivorian Electricity firm ‘Compagnie Ivoirienne d'Électricité’ (CIE) is currently carrying out commissioning works at the DUEKOUÉ substation in Côte d'Ivoire. According to the information...
Liberia: Gender Ministry Removes Children from Rock-Crushing Site in Duazon, Pledges Support After FPA Report
Front Page Africa
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June 17, 2025
The plan includes the provision of small grants to parents and guardians to ease financial pressures that often drive children into labor, full academic scholarships for the upcoming 2025–2026 school year. DUAZON, MARGIBI – The Ministry of Gender,...
3,000 Indians Employed by ArcelorMittal Liberia, CSA Boss Reveals; Senator Twayen Alleges Profit Manipulation and Neglect
GNN Liberia
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June 17, 2025
MONROVIA, Liberia – June 17, 2025 – The Director General of the Civil Service Agency (CSA), Dr. Josiah Joekai, delivered a shocking testimony before the Liberian Senate on Tuesday, June 17, 2025, revealing that approximately 3,000 Indian nationals...
“The Race Car is on the Race Track”: President Boakai Tours LBS Modernization Project, Heralds New Era for Liberian Media
GNN Liberia
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June 17, 2025
Executive Mansion, Monrovia – June 17, 2025 – In a move aimed at restoring institutional credibility and strengthening national infrastructure, President Joseph Nyuma Boakai Sr. today, June 17, 2025, paid an official visit to the headquarters of...
Senator Twayen Demands Full Probe into ArcelorMittal’s $1.4 Billion Plant: Is Liberia Being Shortchanged?
GNN Liberia
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June 17, 2025
By Amos Harris Monrovia, Liberia – Senator Nyan Twayen has formally called on the Liberian Senate to open a full-scale investigation into global steel giant ArcelorMittal’s reported $1.4 billion investment in an iron ore processing plant located...
Healing the Wounds of Liberia’s Civil War As memorial monuments are unveiled
GNN Liberia
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June 17, 2025
Monrovia, Liberia; June 17, 2025: According to the Center for Justice and Accountability, an estimated 250,000 people lost their lives during Liberia’s civil war from 1989 to 2003. In a bid to promote closure, healing, peacebuilding, and...
The truth of slavery in our blood
Altoona Mirror - Pennsylvania
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With a last name like Feldkamp, I fully expected my DNA results from 23andMe to confirm what I thought I already knew. My ancestry is predominantly German. But it turns out that no, it isn’t. I’m mostly British and Irish with less than 2% of my...
Hot FM’s Crime Watch Host Receives Gender Advocacy Award
Liberian Observer
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Crime Watch host Zeze Ballah of Hot FM has been honored with the Gender Advocacy Award by Care Humanity Liberia Inc. (CHL), in recognition of his tireless efforts to promote gender justice, community safety, and humanitarian service through radio....
CSO Empowers Citizens for Efficient, Accountable Local Governance
Liberian Observer
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The Civil Society Governance Consortium, including Naymote Partners for Democratic Development, the Center for Transparency and Accountability in Liberia (CENTAL), and the Center for Democratic Governance (CDG), has successfully concluded a...
Liberia Included on a List of 36 Countries for Potential US Travel Ban; Foreign Minister Nyanti Says Government Is Engaging The Trump Administration on the Matter
Front Page Africa
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June 16, 2025
President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio during a Cabinet meeting in March. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post) The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump has included Liberia on a list of 36 countries whose citizens will...
Mr. Mittal praises Liberia’s steady growth
The New Dawn Liberia
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June 17, 2025
Tokadeh, Nimba County – ArcelorMittal Executive Chairman Mr. Lakshmi N. Mittal has commended Liberia’s steady progress over the last two decades. Mr Mittal described Liberia as a beacon of resilience, growth, and potential. He, made the remarks...
“Ligue 1 Has Always Been Better Than the Premier League” – Liberian Legend James Debbah Stirs Controversy
Front Page Africa
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June 17, 2025
MONROVIA – Former Liberian international and one of Africa’s most gifted forwards of the 1990s, James Salinsa Debbah, has stirred debate across football circles by declaring that France’s Ligue 1 has always been superior to the English Premier...
Summer Sizzle BVI 2025 Celebrating 15 Years of Fashion, Culture & Island Glamo
The St Kitts Nevis Observer
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June 17, 2025
- Advertisement - Tortola, British Virgin Islands — The ultimate fusion of fashion, culture, and island luxury returns as Summer Sizzle BVI celebrates its spectacular 15th anniversary from July 24–27, 2025. This milestone event promises an...
Liberian Journalist Laymah Kollie Makes History in Guinness World Records Through Global Music Project
Front Page Africa
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June 12, 2025
Laymah Kollie, now a multimedia journalist and fact-checker, became one of 195 women to participate in a global music project organized by The Frequency School. Gbarnga, Bong County – From humble beginnings as a young aspiring reporter in...
MF Brings Together 14 1st Ladies
Business Ghana
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Link to Live Stream of Inaugural Session of Merck Foundation First Ladies Initiative – MFFLI Summit 2025: https://apo-opa.co/3G1Afxo Merck Foundation (www.Merck-Foundation.com), the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany, conducted the 7th...
Liberia: Clinical Records Challenge Online Narrative in Montserrado Infant Death
Front Page Africa
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June 13, 2025
Paynesville- The death of six-month-old Darlene Angel Hoggard in Montserrado County has sparked nationwide grief, fierce social media debate, and allegations of medical negligence. By Willie N. Tokpah But as health investigators delve deeper into...
Liberia: Top UP Lawmaker Leads Senators in Condemning Executive Over ‘Clandestine’ GTMS, CTN Deal and Refusal to Seek Ratification
Front Page Africa
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June 13, 2025
MONROVIA – The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Ways, Means and Finance, Prince Moye, has condemned the Executive Branch for renegotiating the controversial Global Tracking & Maritime Solutions (GTMS) and Cargo Tracking Note (CTN) contract...
Liberia: CEMESP and AREPT Conclude Asset Recovery Awareness Town Halls Across Liberia
Front Page Africa
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June 13, 2025
Monrovia – The Center for Media Studies and Peacebuilding (CEMESP), in collaboration with the Liberia Asset Recovery and Property Retrieval Taskforce, has successfully concluded a series of Asset Recovery Awareness Town Hall meetings across four...
Liberia: Civil Society Council Distances Itself from ‘Little-Known’ Group Backing Embattled Monrovia Mayor
Front Page Africa
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June 13, 2025
Monrovia – The National Civil Society Council of Liberia (NCSCL) has disassociated itself from a group calling itself the Civil Society Network of Liberia (CSNL), clarifying that the organization is unknown to the Council and has no official...
Liberia: Press Union of Liberia Commends Human Rights Lawyer Gongloe for Thought-Provoking Letter, Reflection on Albert Porte and the April 14, 1979 Rice Riots
Front Page Africa
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June 13, 2025
The letter, described by the PUL as “thought-provoking and timely,” critiques the persistent abuse of political power in Liberia and draws sobering parallels between past and present governance failures. Monrovia – The Press Union of Liberia (PUL)...