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The provisional results at least for now points to a rebirth of some sort for Charles Walker
Brumskine, the political leader of the opposition Liberty Party as well as Cllr. Varney Sherman, the
chair of the ruling Unity Party whose long-running feud with Sirleaf has been well documented.
FrontPageAfrica now takes a look at some of the movers and shakers of the weekends senatorial race.
THE WINNERS
Left for dead, the political leader of the opposition Liberty Party
has a new lease on his political life after helping mass what
appears to be key victories in vote-rich Grand Bassa and Lofa
Counties respectively as well as a strong showing in another
vote-rich county in Nimba where Edith Gongloe Weh is giving
the incumbent Prince Y. Johnson a run for his money. Political
observers say if Brumskine plays his cards well, he could have a
major say in how the 2017 race ends.
GEORGE MANNEH WEAH
Weah never doubted his victory in these elections and the exit
polls suggest many Liberians are comfortable giving him a
chance to see how he fares in the Senate with an overwhelming
majority giving him a lopsided win over his competition. Weahs
destiny is now in his hands. Whether he has the ability to take
his party to the promise land in 2017 is still a matter for debate
as many remain unsure about the partys ability to reach across
the aisle.
STEVEN ZARGO
The Liberty Party candidate who is on the verge of winning
in vote-rich Lofa County is emerging from political obscurity
into the limelight took advantage of incumbent Sumo Kupees
political fall from grace and is well on his way to become Lofas
next senator.
JEWEL HOWARD TAYLOR
The former first lady endured a turbulent campaign but looks set
to retain her seat. With the outcome in Margibi looking like a lost
cause for the incumbent Clarice Jah, Jewel is poised to become
re-elected woman in the Senate when the final votes are tallied.
CLLR. VARNEY SHERMAN
Liberias most successful lawyer has the last laugh. Sherman
kept his cool when the odds were stacked against him and when
he found himself engulfed in a long-running feud with the
President. He defied the odds of many who predicted a close
contest to clinch his hometown. Next Stop. Pro Temp?
JONATHAN KAIPAY
Goliath Slayer Kaipay is on his way to the Senate with numbers
showing him handsomely defeating the powerful President Pro
Tem Gbezhonga Findley. Even though his work with the United
Methodist Church where he supervised several projects in Grand
Bassa County could have helped him but his Liberty affiliation
played a major role.
CLLR. J. FONATI KOFFA
Love him or hate him, Cllr. Koffa has resurrected the Liberty
Party. This was a do or die call and he delivered. A loss would
have seen the partys stock drop considerably and may have
probably kissed its 2017 chances goodbye. Victories in Lofa and
Bassa coupled with a strong win in Nimba, all vote-rich counties
has put LP in the drivers seat for 2017.
CLLR. JEROME KORKOYA
The Chair of the National Elections Commission endured a
turbulent few weeks leading to the elections but credit to his staff
for keeping the elections from getting out of hand. NEC managed
to keep a lot of early election-day problems at bay while ensuring
that the elections went on without any major incidents.
PRINCE Y. JOHNSON
The Nimba County Strongman appears to have weathered the
storm against his closest competition, Liberty Party candidate,
Edith Gongloe Weh and looks set to book a return date in
the Senate. These elections however exposed Johnsons
vulnerabilities and may give him some food for thought for the
future.
THE LOSERS
Sirleaf. But despite the loss, Sanvees youth puts him in a strong
position to resurrect his political life and make a play for a future
political office.
CHRISTOPHER NEYOR
The former head of the National Oil Company of Liberia performed
below expectations and is poised for a fourth place finish. A
lot of unanswered questions are surfacing regarding Neyors
earlier decision to drop from the race. Political observers say his
indecisiveness may have been a factor in Neyors poor showing at
the polls.
SUMO KUPEE
Kupees demise started before it began in the Lofa County senatorial
race. His ouster from the ruling Party who saw the writing on the
wall and chose to kick him to the curve did not go down with Kupee,
who sought redemption in the Peoples Unification Party(PUP). The
comeback watch commences.
JOHN BALLOUT
The head of the powerful Senate Defense, Security and Intelligence
Committee, once flirted with the idea of actually running for
President in 2017, declaring that he would offer himself to the
Liberian people if they accept him as presidential candidate for the
next election. His stock and stars now fallen, Ballout, according to
provisional results appear to be on the way out. The waiting game
commences for the next phase of his political life.
From contemplating on contesting the President to losing a
senatorial election in a lowly populated county mean Ballout has to
rethink and get his career in order.
CONGRESS FOR DEMOCRATIC CHANGE
The provisional results show that the CDC is sticking to the script
that it is a dominant force in Montserrado County but losses in voterich Nimba, Lofa, Bassa and Bong shows the party riding on Weahs
shoulders still has a lot of work to do in its determination to win
state power in Liberia.
BENJAMIN SANVEE
CLARICE JAH
Criticized for not doing much in the last nine years, the Liberty
Party stalwart was one of many lawmakers who fell prey to voter
fatigue against incumbents.
PROVISIONAL RESULTS
HOW THE VOTES ARE BEING WON IN SENATORIAL ELECTIONS
Provisional Results: How Votes Are Being Won in Liberia Senate Race
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One of the biggest defeats in the senatorial election comes in the form
of Senate Pro temp Gbehzongar Findley, occupying one of the most
powerful positions in the Liberian government, Findley finds himself
going out of the Legislature.
Findley was confident going into the race with power and money at his
disposal but things changed with few days to the election and he is now
at the odd side of history.
Jonathan Kaipay of the Liberty Party, a party that has shown strength
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Commentary
A STATEMENT F
VOTE FOR
THE AGES
They are the result of the perversion of the colonial system, which encouraged
us to keep the personality cult and the spirit of dictatorship. That was the
nature of colonial power. The frequency of coups in Africa is the result of
the backwardness in civilization that colonization represented. There is indeed
many, many dictatorship. But there are exceptions: look at the Ivory Coast and
Cameroon, just to name two. I am concerned about the frequency of coups.
We are too docile, allowing ourselves to be influenced by the Americans, the
Soviets or even the French and the British. What we should all be fighting for
is democratic socialism. And the first task of socialism is not to create social
justice. It is to establish working democracies. (Emphasis is mine.)
Wow, what a statement coming from someone so revered!
While Lopold Sedar Senghor is regarded by many as one of the most brilliant
and important African intellectuals of the 20thcentury and his Philosophy of
Negritude in some ways contributedto raising the consciousness of Africans
in Africa and its Diaspora, he fell short in several ways to address the core
problem of European racism. In my opinion, Senghorsstatement,The first
task of socialism is not to create social justice it is to establish working
democracies speaks volume to his world view. I am convinced that in some
way or the other this world view aided European imperialists in pursuing their
political and economic agenda in Africa and its Diaspora. I am not alone in
arriving at this conclusion. The statement below by Bell Hookssupports my
observation. Here is what she wrote:
Negritude becomes a tool in furthering the process of colonisation in the minds
of the colonized. Although Senghor saw Negritude as a way of combating
colonialism, Negritude is implicit with the process of colonial domination. The
counter-reading of stereotypes which Negritude proposes fails to challenge
the cultural domination of colonialism at its root. Bell Hooks, Postmodern
Blackness, in P. Williams and L. Chrisman (eds.), Colonial Discourse and
Post-colonial Theory, London: Longman, (1993).
To which I say, beware of praises coming from our adversaries, because
there are always ulterior motives for their benefits.They gave us leaders like
William V.S. Tubman, Felix Houphouet-Boigny, Mobutu Sese Seko, El Hadj
Omar Bongo, Daniel arap Moi, Mengistu Haile Mariam, Colonel Muammar
Gaddafi, Jean-Bedel Bokassa, Habib Bourguiba, Blaise Compaor, just to
name a few. They interfered in our affairs; then accused us of not being able
to govern ourselves.
I am convinced there are many African leaders today in this exclusive
club; President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is not exempt. These club members
are preoccupied with implementing the agenda of International Capital at
the expense and detriment of their countries and people. For carrying out
their wishes, they are rewarded with all sorts of international awards and
recognitions. This is what mortgaging your countries natural and mineral
resources for mere chicken feedwill earn for you. To me, this practice is not
only dumb; it isstupidity to the highest degree.
Below are reactions I gathered from Liberians on Liberian listservs and
websites when Executive Order 65 was announced. One person said:
Liberia is the only country where citizens are totally occupied with colonial
mentality without the need to eradicate it or to show that they are not inferior.
Where in Africa will a Presidents son think about winning a senatorial election
after the parent had created a mess, from Ebola to corruption, to disregard of
citizens rights to good health care?Only in Liberia! Liberians prefer to die in
cold blood than to exercise their rights either at the ballot box or through direct
protest in order to change their condition. Liberian citizens' love for those who
do not like them, even after knowingthe truth, especially at this time, defies
Liberian history and vindicates the Americo-Liberians in their treatment of
indigenous Liberians.
Another said: This Executive Order is a joke. [The] President cannot
suspend any portion of our constitution. Article 17 is a fundamentals right
hence it cannot be suspended by a tyrant and despot like this criminal. The real
game is to make her useless son senator by the same unconstitutional way she
became "president". But it is up to the Liberian people to either obey an unjust
law from a tyrant or disobey such law that is already void and of no legal
effect in keeping with Article 2.Ellen you are not smart, we have just been
patience but this is below the belt and we will resist. Understand the end game
is to use under pay police officer to killed their fellow native along with some
boko haram Nigerians in military uniform under the guise as Nigerian soldiers
but the masses will resist all of your evil plan with your unholy knife to their
throats and your bloody heartless bullets to their breast....think this will end
the game of thievery, nepotism and reckless auction of the natural resource by
a German Liberian or better stated a hybrid hateful and evil criminal to meet
the deviant sexual behavior of her incarnateson.
Finally, this person said: I am sensing foul play. This is sad for Liberia and we
must resist this to the fullest. The president wants to turn the elections results
around in the favor of her beloved son. But she knows exactly that will not
happen. Liberians must now stand against the proposed Sirleaf Dynasty. Why
restrict movements, protest, rallies or demonstration after elections results
when the election is not yet held. This has to stop now or it bestopped!
These are what our people are saying!
Let me add to what most of the observers above said. Sometime ago, I was
among those who felt that if a woman took the leadership of our country
she would perform better than her male counterpart. Oh, how wrong I was!
This is what I said in a speech I made to the Liberian Women Association of
Kentuckiana (LWAK) on Saturday, April 22, 2006 in Louisville, Kentucky.
I said, Most Liberian women of my mothers era, were God-fearing first,
honest, disciplined, reserved, visionary, and compassionate. Based on these
qualities, I am of the belief that if women were given major roles to play in
world affairs, we might not have had all of the problems confronting humanity
today. I honestly believe this to be true! Therefore, I am not surprise that
Liberia has become the first, once again, to elect the first woman president in
Africa. In fact, Liberia has had many powerful women leaders. For example,
Madam Suacoco after whom Suacoco is named was not only a community
organizer, but also a skilled politician. Then there is Ambassador Angie
Brooks, the first female president of the UN General Assembly. Ambassador
Brooks was elected with 113 votes out of the 118 ballots cast to become the
president of the 24th session of the UN General Assembly in 1969.(Louise
Crane, Ms. Africa: Profiles of Modern African Women, 1973)
President Sirleaf disappointed many people, especially women. All the
promises she made when she was criticizing others, she engaged in those
practices when she obtained power; some with impunity.
To this end, I close with the quote by Paul Robeson, the great AfricanAmerican scholar and artist. It reads:
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Brown.
In Lofa County, Independent
candidate Alhaji G. V. Kromah
is doing well with Stephen
Zargo of the Liberty Party
and incumbent Sumo Kupee
putting up a fight so far.
In Grand Kru County,
provisional results are not forth
coming along with Rivercess
for now.
In Margibi County, Ansu D.
Sonii of the Congress for
Democratic Change, Richard
Saah Gbollie and Womba J.
Tornonlah are running neck to
neck.
Wesseh Looking Strong in
River Gee
Conmany Wesseh looks in
good shape from provisional
results in River Gee County
Capital, Fish Town.
How is Weah Doing It?
In Central Monrovia, Weah has
already proven his supremacy
as he leads in the West Point,
PHP (Public Hand Pump),
Capitol Bye-pass and New Kru
Town communities.
Weah who has a huge following
among the youths voted at the
Kendeja Public School not too
far from his residence in the
Rehab community.
However,
amidst
heavy
presence of security provided
by several security agencies,
during the election, the county
witnessed a peaceful election
as voters trooped out to cast
their votes for their choice
candidate who will serve the
county for the next nine years.
At most places visited in
electoral districts one and
two, election materials arrived
at polling centers as early as
6:45am as accreditation of
voters started immediately
while voting commenced at
exactly 8.00am.
Though, other materials got to
most polling centers early in
Gbarnga, the county capital, the
ballot papers got late to Handi
and Bong Mines in Fuamah
district areas due to reasons
that had not been explained as
at the time of filling this report.
Neck and Neck in Sinoe
In Sinoe County with few
provisional results in, Mobutu
Nyenpan and Milton Teahjay
are the two main candidates
running neck to neck.
In Maryland county things
are not looking good for
incumbent John Ballout as few
centers at the main high school,
Pleebo High School, populated
New Kru Town Community
and other places showing good
sign for candidate Gbleh-bo J.
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FINANCE
Monroviahe
Executive
Governor of the
Central
Bank
of Liberia says
the CBL will not bow or
be moved by unnecessary
criticisms once the bank
continues to carryout things
that are in the interest of the
Liberian people.
Speaking Friday at a wellattended Christmas Party
organized by the bank,
Dr. J. Mills Jones told the
gathering that for too long
Liberians have muddle and
thus everyone must now put
their minds towards making
Liberia a great country.
The answer to the question
of development is not in any
book. Its in your hands.
You are sitting down here
and others think outside the
books. Look for solutions.
Dont just come up with
the problem is you have
it within your capacity to
solve problems, he said.
Governor Jones said while
help is needed, Liberians
must be confident to raise
themselves up.
But if we continue to stretch
our hands, the helping hand,
we will always be the beggar.
And begging has never
raised a nation up. Dont let
anybody fool you. Nations
rise because nations work.
Nations rise because nations
are productive. This is what
makes a great nation, he
told the gathering.
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CBL Governor for Economic policy Boima S. Kamara, Mrs. D Sheba
Brown, Director of Admin and Mr. Michael B. Ogun, Deputy Director of supervision
L-R Deputy Governor Charles Sirleaf, Dr. J. Mills Jones, Deputy Governor Boima Kamara
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REGULATOR
STILL
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UNs Moon Pledge to Help Liberia in This Time of Need
Monrovia
he United Nations
Secretary
General
says the world body is
committed to standing
with Liberia in the face of the
threat against the Ebola virus
disease. We will be with you
until this outbreak is under
control and the country has
recovered, he said.
According to an Executive
Mansion release, Mr. Ban Kimoon made the statement during
a joint press stakeout with
President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
in the foyer of the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs following a
meeting. Mr. Ban, at the head of
an 18-member delegation, was in
Liberia on the first-leg of a visit
to the three worst affected Ebola
countries.
Im here to demonstrate our
strong partnership, solidarity
and assurance of support for
the people and government of
Liberia in addressing this Ebola
outbreak, the UN Secretary
General emphasized.
He also took the opportunity
to express his great admiration
and respect for the thousands
of national and international
responders who are making
lifesaving contributions in the
frontlines including the United
States which have sent so many
of its civilian and military
personnel to join the fight against
the Ebola outbreak. The United
States and many other countries,
and civil societies, their
commitment and compassion are
truly inspiring.
Mr. Ban expressed cautious
optimism that this terrible disease
will be defeated considering the
socio-economic impact is likely
to be significant, its not too soon
to begin work on recovery for
tomorrow. We must scale up
our effort to re-establish basic
social services, strengthen health
services, support economic
activity and build the countrys
resilience, Mr. Ban stressed,
pledging the UNs assistance to
the Liberian Government and
people to build a society more
resilient and stronger.
Mr. Ban underscored that the
engagement of the international
community behind the Ebola
r.
Jucontee
Thomas
Woewiyou,
a
former Liberian
defense minister in Charles
Taylors National Patriotic
Front leadership has been
force or violence.
Another question was whether
he had either directly or
indirectly persecuted any
group for a number of reasons,
including political opinion and
social affiliation and he said
No to that.
Woewiyu pleaded not guilty
at his detention hearing to all
counts against him, including
perjury and four counts of
fraudulent misrepresentation in
immigration applications.
In recent days, mounting
speculations have surfaced in
Monrovia that Woewiyous
releases was tied to a deal in
which he had agreed to serve
as a witness against other
members of the Association for
Constitutional Democracy in
Liberia(ACDL) in the United
States.
A source in the U.S. District
Attorney office in Philadelphia
recently declined to confirm
or deny whether Woewiyou
had in fact struck a deal
with U.S. authorities, when
FrontPageAfrica made an
inquiry, stating instead that the
case was a rather complicated
one.
The U.S. indictment of Mr.
Woewiyu comes just two
years after former President
Charles Taylor was convicted
by an international tribunal
for aiding and abetting rebels
who committed war crimes
and crimes against humanity in
neighboring Sierra Leone and
sentenced to 50 years in prison.
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Monrovia -
edical
Students
at the Country
only run Medical
College is calling
on the Liberian Government and
the University of Liberia (UL)
Administration to settle their
stipends owed them for the past
eight months.
The A.M Dogloitti students,
represented by their leaders,
K. Mugabe Pojah, student
representative to the UL Faculty
Senate, and Gassimu Kaba,
a third year medical student
president, said they are currently
facing serious problems as the
stipend have not been paid for
eight months.
According to the student
representatives,
they
were
catching hell since the
government promised to allot
US$200 to each student of
both Colleges of Medicine
and Pharmacy to be received
monthly.
The student representatives said
they had also been promised
tuition waiver scholarships for
the years they are in school.
These, too, however, were
not forthcoming.
They told
the front page Africa that the
governments intent is to support
them so that upon completion of
their medical studies they would,
account to pay us L$16,000,
which did not match the
equivalent value of the US$200,
Mugabe added.
The student representatives said
they were issued checks at one
point in time, and were obliged to
go to the bank where they found
it difficult to cash the checks.
From
these
retrogressive
instances, the student leaders
stressed that they hardly
receive any money from the UL
authority, which usually tells
them that the government has not
approved their money in the
fiscal budget.
As
the
holiday
season
approaches, the two medical
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Environmental Specialist
2 Years Term Appointment
Location: Monrovia, Liberia
Brewerville,
Montserrado
County
iberians have been
cautioned to eschew
elections violence to
avoid
undermining
the peace and stability of the
country. The call was made by
church pastor of New Water in
the Desert Assembly when he
spoke at the December 17th,
2014 3rd Intercessory Worship
service of the local church
during this month of December
to praise God for His healing
mercy on Liberia. Rev. Dr.
Kortu K. Brown, who is also
general overseer of the Apostolic
Pentecostal
Church
(APC)
warned Liberians to remember
that peace is priceless;
therefore nothing should be done
to undermine the peace, adding
violence is not the answer to
the myriad of challenges facing
the country.
Liberians should realize that
stability is a foundational
RADIO TO MOBILE
LIWOMAC IMPROVING WOMEN ACCESS TO INFORMATION
A
Monrovia-
ccessing
information
by
women has been a
serious challenge
impeding women participation
in the governance process of
Liberia.
To address this need the
Liberia Women Media Action
Committee
(LIWOMAC)
designed a radio to mobile
platform which intend to
improve women access to
information all levels.
The President of the LIWOMAC
Estella Nelson said, limited
attention is given women issue
in the media adding that with
the help of the radio to mobile
platform women in rural Liberia
can access information.
Nelson said, the idea behind
the program is based on data
that proves a large portion of
the population do have access
to mobile adding with such
medium women can obtain
information.
Mobile
technology
has
expanded across the country
over the last ten years and is
potentially a vehicle to improve
information access, enhance
governance
process
and
promote development, Nelson
said.
Nelson explained that women
will be required to dial a short
Background
The World Bank Group (WBG) is seeking to recruit a highly qualified Environmental Specialist to be
based in the World Bank Country Office in Monrovia, Liberia to contribute to the business lines of the
Global Practice on environmental and natural resources management, especially pollution management
and environmental health; environmental risks management and safeguards in large infrastructure
project; biodiversity conservation and natural resources management; and climate change agenda.
The specialist will support the GPs work on the application of environmental policy to Bank investment
lending, including risk management and knowledge and learning initiatives. The Environmental Specialist
will play an essential role in the application of the Banks environmental policies (i.e. Environmental
Assessment OP 4.01, Natural Habitats OP 4.04, Pest Management OP 4.09, Physical Cultural Resources
OP 4.11, Forests OP 4.36, and Safety of Dams OP 4.37) and in supporting the use of environmental
assessments methodologies across a range of sectors and country contexts.
The Environmental Specialist will have the following main tasks and responsibilities: a)Seek and develop
opportunities to integrate sound environmental management and environment safeguards policies in
different investment operations, participate as a team member in such operations and related AAA, and
enhance local capacities for implementing these policies. b) Contribute to the Unit in at least one
particular area of environmental expertise, such as pollution management and environmental health;
natural resources management and biodiversity conservation; and climate change themes that are
increasing in importance throughout the Region. c) Maintain dialogue and coordination between the
Liberian national counterparts and the teams working in Liberia, with an emphasis in developing longlasting relations with Government counterparts and relevant national institutions. d) Participate as team
member in the preparation and/or supervision of environmental safeguards policy requirements in
different Bank funded operations. e) Provide expert advice to client and counterpart organizations, project
teams and GP management with regard to the preparation and supervision of Pollution Management and
Environmental health related projects
Qualifications
In addition to meeting Bank-wide Grade GF level positions, it is expected that the successful candidate
will meet the following selection criteria: Advanced degree (PhD or Masters) in environmental economics,
environmental science/engineering, natural resources management or related field, preferably with major
in one or more of the following areas: environmental health or pollution; environmental institutions or
policy; forestry, biodiversity or climate change. A minimum of 5 years of full-time relevant professional
experience in the environment sector.
For the full job description and selection criteria for this vacancy, qualified candidates are requested to
visit and submit an electronic application at the World Bank careers
website:www.worldbank.org/careers. . Once on the site, Click on > Current Job Opening > Job Type
> Professional & Technical > Job Family > Environment > Job number 141411. The World Bank
Group is committed to achieving diversity in terms of gender, nationality, culture and educational
background. Individuals with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. Closing date is December 25,
2014. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
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Monroviaiberias
Minister
of Commerce and
Industry Axel Addy is
calling on Liberians
to adjust their consuming
behavior and support Liberian
businesses.
He said if Liberians adjust their
consuming behavior they will
have access to the economy
something he observes will
help the country in terms of
growth and development.
Minister Addy said I am only
asking to have a slight change
in the behavior of consumers
not the donor funds, in doing
so you are inspiring.
He spoke when the Ministry
of Commerce and its partners
launched the first Liberian
trade market in Monrovia.
The program brought together
several international and local
dignitaries including Vice
President Joseph N. Boakai,
representative from Firestone
and the United States Embassy,
among others.
The commerce minister said
It is indeed a pleasant day to
see something from idea to
reality and this marks another
milestone driving for inclusive
and equitable growth by the
Ministry of commerce.
He further added We are
promoting a change for small
as a means to empower small
and medium enterprises.
Minister Addy noted that the
launch of the Liberian Trade
store is part of SME policy
which is to create access to
market aimed at improving the
quality of Liberian products.
The SME answers the
question that over 70 percent
need when they wonder on the
feeding of their children and
themselves he said.
The Commerce Minister added
that the launched is also geared
Monroviahe
Sixth
Judicial
Circuit, Civil Law
court for Montserrado
County has placed a
Temporary Restraining Order on
the signing of the construction
contract for the KarlokenHarper and Fish Town Karloken
Highway pending a hearing
by the court into a complaint
filed against the signing of the
contract.
The
Justice
and
Public
Consortium Africa (JUPICA)
Represented by its Managing
Director for Economic and Social
Interests, Honorable Edwin K.
Martin of the City Monrovia
filled a petition before the Civil
Law court against the Ministry
of Public Works and thru its
Minister Gyude Moore, deputy
Ministers, Assistant Ministers,
Directors and all authorized
persons and agents acting under
its control and the management
Comptran Engineering and
Planning Association and Njras
represented its authority agency
including but NOTG Limited
to any representative or contain
person acting directly under and
within the scope of its authority
for the Harper-Karloken and
Karloken-Fish Town highways
also of the City of Monrovia.
In
the court Temporary
We are making a simple consumer preposition, buy local, build Liberia, we are not asking for big body project neither big
donor funding project. If you buy a shirt made in Liberia, or drink our coffee, you are putting money in the hands of 70%
that go to sleep not knowing what their meal will be the next day in Liberia, Axel Addy, Minister of Commerce and Industry
Bettie Johnson/bettie.johnson@frontpageafricaonline.com
He
further
stated
that
according to statistics from
the
International
Labour
Organization , SME accounts
for two third of all formal
jobs in developing countries,
80% in low income countries
all jobs in , 45percent total
employment, 33% in GDP,
and account of 90% economic
activity that are affecting a
country.
Minster Addy noted that
poverty alleviation can also be
addressed if you buy Liberia,
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WORLD NEWS
BOSTON (AP)
oston
Marathon
bombing
suspect
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev
returned to court
Thursday for the first time since
he was arraigned in July 2013.
Security was tight at the federal
courthouse in Boston for the final
pretrial conference before his
trial begins next month.
Tsarnaev, 21, was led into the
courtroom by U.S. marshals. He
was wearing a black sweater and
gray trousers and had a scruffy
beard. He smiled to his attorneys
and one patted him on the arm.
The courtroom was packed with
FBI agents, police who worked
on the case and more than a dozen
survivors and family members.
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he lone gunman
who walked up to
a Brooklyn patrol
car and opened
fire, killing two New York
City police officers execution
style, has been identified as
a Baltimore man who posted
chilling anti-cop messages to
social media Saturday before
traveling to New York to
carry out his threats.
New York City Police
Commissioner Bill Bratton,
speaking at a press conference
Saturday night, confirmed
the identity of the shooter
as 28-year-old Ismaaiyl
Brinsley. He identified the
two slain cops as partners
Wenjian Liu and Raphael
Ramos.
Brinsley posted a sinister
message on Instagram earlier
Saturday along with an
image of a silver handgun
and hashtags invoking the
names of Michael Brown and
Eric Garner after reportedly
shooting and wounding
a former girlfriend in
Baltimore.
Im Putting Wings On Pigs
Today. They Take 1 Of Ours...
Lets Take 2 of Theirs ... This
May Be My Final Post...Im
Putting Pigs In A Blanket.
Brinsley wrote, with the
hashtags #ShootThePolice
#RIPErivGarner #RIPMike
Brown.
According to Baltimore
police, Brinsley shot and
wounded a former girlfriend
there around 5:45 a.m.
Saturday before traveling to
Brooklyn, Bratton said. The
woman's mother contacted
Baltimore police after she
noticed Brinsley's comments
on Instagram.
Baltimore police faxed a
bulletin describing Brinsley
to NYPD headquarters that
arrived at 2:45 p.m., Bratton
said, at almost the exact
moment Brinsley opened fire
on Liu and Ramos. Bratton
said the ambush was at 2:47
p.m. in Brooklyn's BedfordStuyvesant neighborhood.
Bratton said according to
a witness, Brinsley took
BROOKLYN AMBUSH
'ASSASSINATIONS'
Shooter posted chilling threates before killings; Two
NYPD cops identified as Wenjian Liu and Raphael Ramos
ierra
Leone
is
withdrawing
its
troops from Somalia
after the African
Union blocked the West
African country from rotating
its soldiers over fears for the
Ebola virus.
Sierra Leone sent 850 troops
to Somalia for a 12-month
deployment to fight the alQaeda-linked rebel group, alShabab, in Somalia in 2013.
Their rotation was delayed
after a group of 800 soldiers,
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WITH PNEUMONIA A
rsenal
manager
Arsene
Wenger
insists he is "not
scared" of spending
money in the transfer market
and hinted that new players
could arrive in January.
The Gunners paid over 30
million (40m) for Alexis
Sanchez in the summer and
around 45m (60m) for
Calum Chambers, Mathieu
Debuchy and Danny Welbeck,
but the squad has struggled
with injuries so far this season
and sit in seventh in the Premier
League heading into Sunday's
clash with Liverpool.
G
for the Muhammad Ali
Humanitarian Awards. Ali did
not speak to the crowd but
posed for photos with award
winners, including former
NFL great Jim Brown.
Brown leaned over and
whispered to the seated Ali
in Louisville, is dedicated to
Ali's humanitarian causes and
showcases his boxing career.
Ali and his wife, Lonnie, have
homes in Paradise Valley,
Arizona; Berrien Springs,
Michigan; and in Louisville.
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REAL
DOMINANCE
Madrid win Club World Cup,
fourth title of 2014
Marrakech (Morocco) (AFP) eal Madrid defeated San Lorenzo of Argentina 2-0 on
Saturday to win the Club World Cup and secure their
fourth trophy of 2014.
The Spanish giants dominated the final with Sergio
Ramos, who had been an injury doubt because of a hamstring
strain, and Gareth Bale getting on the scoresheet.
Real added the year-ending trophy to the Champions League,
Copa del Rey and European Super Cup titles they had already
secured in 2014. They will also end the year on top of La Liga.
Saturday's triumph was also their 22nd consecutive win in all
competitions, and they now have in their sights the mark of 26
straight wins achieved by Johan Cruyff's Ajax side in 1971-72.
"We deserved to win the title -- we can say that Real Madrid are
the best team in the world," said Real coach Carlo Ancelotti.
"We have done really well this year, it's been unforgettable. We
are a team and a family."
Real are also guaranteed to finish the year as La Liga leaders and
Ancelotti was already setting his sights on similar achievements
in 2015.
"We'd be happy with a repeat. We'll continue forward like this in
all competitions and will face the new year with excitement and
enthusiasm."
Meanwhile, Bale tweeted: "Couldn't think of a better Christmas
present, FIFA World Club Champions 2014!! #HalaMadrid."
Ramos opened the scoring after 37 minutes when he rose above the
San Lorenzo defence to send a thumping header past goalkeeper
Sebastian Torrico from a Toni Kroos corner.
Bale made it 2-0 six minutes into the second half when he
collected a pass from Isco and fired the ball straight at Torrico.
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SEASON'S GREETING
THE MANAGEMENT AND STAFF OF
FIRESTONE LIBERIA
EXTEND SEASON GREETINGS TO
HER EXCELLENCY ELLEN JOHNSON SIRLEAF, PRESIDENT OF THE
REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA, VICE PRESIDENT, HONORABLE JOSEPH N. BOAKAI, THE
SPEAKER AND MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL LEGISLATURE,
THE CHIEF JUSTICE AND MEMBERS OF THE SUPREME COURT OF LIBERIA, AND
THE PEACE LOVING PEOPLE OF LIBERIA.