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Our government will account for every drop of the dead

mans blood. -Attorney Samuel Kofi Woods, II
VIGOROUS CAMPAIGN TO ELIMINATE

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In practical terms an embassy helps to preserve and protect

the relationship between the host country and the country
represented by that particular embassy office, serving as a point
of contact, or base of communication, between two countries.
The consular section of an embassy deals with traveler related
issues like issuing visas, but most of the countries with embassies
in Liberia do not have functioning consular sections.
In the month of March, President Sirleaf received at least two letters
of credence from the ambassadors of Turkey and Switzerland.
New Turkish Ambassador HE Penbe Nersrin Bayazit and Mr.
Thomas Litscher all presented letters of credence to President
Sirleaf during the course of this month.
Britain, France, Germany, South Africa and several other countries
have embassies in Liberia, yet these countries do not have
functioning consular sections and do not offer visa services to
Liberians.
Diplomatic snub?
While Liberians are experiencing these challenges, many of
the countries have ambassadors accredited to Liberia, with
functioning embassies, but are yet have a consular section to help
Liberians deal with issues regarding travels.
In diplomacy, embassies are intended to serve as liaison between
friendly countries with the consular section providing essential
services such as travelling documents.
More Government spending on Travels

Government officials in Liberia are also subjected to similar
treatment, but the high cost of travels, accommodations and others
is covered by state funds which many believe might have made the
government and its officials to care less about the challenges faced
by the ordinary citizen in getting visas from countries without
consular sections in Liberia.
The government of Liberia spends thousands of dollars monthly
sending individuals to Ghana and Ivory Coast to secure visas for its
officials and other employees travelling to these countries.
As per the 2007 Travel ordinance of Liberia the Policy on Per diem
for Travel Aboard by officials and employees of the Government of
Liberia, travelers are paid daily allowances and incidental.
The Travel ordinance states that besides the per diem allowances
paid to travelling government employees they are also given
incidental allowance.
States the Travel Ordinance: In addition to per diem allowances,
all heads of delegations other than for Presidential and Vice
Presidential travel shall be given a lump sum amount of US $ 250.00
to provide for telephone, telegraph and official entertainment. All
expenses for entertainment, telephone and telegraph must be
supported by proper receipts. Unsupported expenses shall be
disallowed and reimbursement to Government for unexpended or
unsupported expenses will be required.
In countries such as Ghana and Ivory Coast the Government of
Liberia pays an amount of US$250 daily per diem allowance
excluding the cost of incidental.
Monrovian a monthly basis President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

receives letters of credence from ambassadors of several
countries accredited to Liberia, but the impact of these
embassies is not felt leaving Liberians to face huge travel
constraints. A Liberia wanting to travel abroad to Europe or other
parts of the world excluding the United States of America (which
issues visas in Monrovia) have to go countries such as Ghana, Ivory
Coast and others to secure travel documents for these countries
though they have embassies in Liberia.
A FrontPageAfrica investigation has gathered that amongst the
powerful countries only the United States of America offers visa
services to Liberians right in their home country, while Great
Britain, France, all European countries, South Africa and others do
not offer visa services in Liberia even though these countries have
functioning embassies in the country.
Liberians are subjected to huge travel and accommodation costs
to secure foreign visas when many of these countries are said to be
true friends to Liberia. The small staff of embassies here in Liberia
have not been able to help Liberians process visas by transferring
visa request to neighboring countries, but Liberians are told to
travel mainly to Ghana to get visas for European countries, while
travelling to France will require getting a visa from the Abidjan,
Ivory Coast or Accra Ghana.
Recently, a senior Government official, Assistant Health Minister
for Curative and Preventive Services, Tolbert Nyenswah who is also
head of Liberia Incident Management System, the governments
command center for the governments Ebola response could not
travel with the presidential delegation to Brussels, Belgium for an
important conference because his request for European Visa made
through that embassy in Accra, Ghana was not processed on time.
Nyenswahs inability to make the trip to Brussels for the
conference, which was intended to solicit funding for Liberia in its
post Ebola recovery efforts, led to widespread speculations that
he was denied European visa. The Assistant Minister for health
moved to publicly explain the challenges faced that led to him
being denied the opportunity to make a case for Liberia recovery
at the conference.
Several Liberians with opportunities for school and conferences
on most occasions are unable to benefit from these opportunities
due to the huge cost of travelling, paying for air tickets to and from
Ghana or Ivory Coast, hotel and other associated costs only to get
visas.
Ghana and other African countries have

successfully negotiated with some western
and African nations requiring visas to
make it easier for their citizens to travel.
At most government ministries and agencies, whenever the head

of the agency or employees are expected to undertake a foreign
travel, tax payers bear the cost of sending a team to Ghana of Ivory
Coast, who is paid per diem and incidental allowances to get visas
to undertake the foreign travels.
This creates huge financial constraints for the government of
Liberia with the government incurring huge expenditure on
travels annually.
For delegations headed by the President and Vice President, the
Government of Liberia spends more money on incidental and daily
per diem.
The Travel Ordinance further stated Delegations headed by the
President shall be given in addition to the entitled per diem an
Incidental Allowance of US $ 2000 for each day of stay abroad as
well as an amount not exceeding US $ 1500 a day as hotel charges,
irrespective of the country he/she is traveling to. Both these
amounts are to be accounted for, including submission of relevant
hotel and other receipts on return.
Delegations headed by the Vice President shall be given in addition
to the entitled per diem an Incidental Allowance of US $ 1000 for
each day of stay abroad, as well as an amount not exceeding US
$1000 a day as hotel charges, irrespective of the country he/she is
traveling to. Both these amounts are to be accounted for, including
submission of relevant hotel and other receipts on return.
Ghana and other African countries have successfully negotiated
with some western and African nations requiring visas to make it
easier for their citizens to travel.
Even some African countries with long standing ties to Liberia
have embassies in Monrovia but many Liberians still have to travel
to Ghana i.e. Botswana, South Africa, Namibia, Malawi etc.
During the William R. Tolbert regime through the non-alliance
movement, he negotiated for Liberians to travel to multiple
countries including those in Southeast Asia.
Prior to the civil war a lot of African countries did not require visas
for Liberians, but those agreements have not been renegotiated.
Ghana for example has a mutual agreement with Liberia to
facilitate commerce for its citizens, particularly business people to
get 5 year visa upon application.
In fact prior to the civil war a lot of Ghanaians and other African
nationals used Liberia as a base to get visas to travel to the US.
While ordinary Liberians are suffering the impact of seeking visas
for foreign countries, government officials and employees have
the advantage of using tax payers money to solve their problems,
something that might be responsible for government not holding
talks with these countries to consider providing visa services in
Liberia. Liberians continue to be put through the pains of paying
for their own travels for visas by these nations and with the level of
poverty due to the Ebola epidemic, many will miss opportunities
to study abroad because of the huge costs associated with getting
a plane ticket to Ghana and around the world. With the limited
number of aircrafts flying to the country, many say it could be
another form of deprivation of the freedom of movement of people.
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EDITORIAL
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DISMISSALS FOR
DISCRETIONARY
SALARIES MUST BE
COMPREHENSIVE
ON FRIDAY, MARCH 27 President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
dismissed three officials from the Liberia Institute for Public
Administration (LIPA) for discretionarily increasing their
salaries while the head of the entity was away from office.
THE EXECUTIVE MANSION named the affected individuals
as Mr. P. Emmerson Harris, Deputy Director General for
Administration and Management; Mr. Richard S. Panton
Deputy Director General for Training and Development;
and Mr. Harris F. Tarnue, Esq. Deputy Director General for
Research and Consultancy.
THE MOVE BY the President is welcoming as it will deter
heads of other entities from lining their pockets with tax
payers money through unilateral decisions by increasing
their salaries without justifications.
WHILE THE PRESIDENTS decision is welcoming, it is not the
first instance where officials of government have increased
their salaries and incentives in the absence of a national
policy.
FOR 10 YEARS the regime of President Sirleaf has not been
able to develop a policy setting salaries and other incentives
for heads of Government agencies specifically autonomous
commissions resulting into huge disparities in salaries and
incentives of heads of agencies and autonomous commissions.
PROVIDED THAT THESE autonomous commissions have
different scope of work, some with income generating capacity
and others just service providers, there must be a policy
outlining the basis for apportioning salaries and incentives to
heads of these agencies and autonomous commissions.
WITH NO EXISTING policy, there are no explanations for
the high salaries of heads of agencies such as the Liberia
Telecommunications Authority (LTA), the General Auditing
Commission, the National Port Authority, the Liberia
Petroleum Refining Company and others.
FOR THE GAC, it was a known fact that the European
Union contracted former Auditor General John Morlu, II
who was paid by the EU but upon Morlus departure with
the Government of Liberia taking over the salary of the his
successor, Robert Kilby was allowed to pay himself the same
EU salary of US$15,000 and since then the trend continues
without action from President Sirleaf.
THE HEAD OF the LTA also makes around US$15,000 for
regulating a small telecommunications sector with President
Sirleaf yet to question the basis for such high salary.
FEW YEARS BACK when the President was quizzed on
salary disparity, she provided a comment that looked like a
defense for the high salaries of heads of some autonomous
commissions mainly the Liberia Maritime Authority when she
declared that the head of the LMA has huge responsibilities
and deserves decent income.
THE GOVERNMENT THROUGH the Civil Service Agency
(CSA) has failed to track the payroll of these autonomous
commissions to look out for any unexplained increment
in salaries to be able to draw out a policy that will reflect
fairness and transparency.
IN DRAWING OUT a good and competitive compensation
program, fairness, transparency and level of work or output
of employees are all taking into account.
THE CSA WHICH is statutorily responsible for staffing, pay
and benefits, pension, conditions of service and human
resources development has failed dismally to develop a policy
in 10 years to guide the apportioning of salaries, as such there
is no benchmark for setting salaries in these autonomous
commissions, agencies and ministries.
DISMISSALS OF THREE at LIPA is good news in the fight
against waste but equally, the President needs to move
beyond LIPA and look into issues of salary disparities in all
other agencies, autonomous commissions, and ministries.
TACKLING SUCH ISSUE as abuse of public resources through
discretionary actions can only be done through holistic
actions and not selective because solution at one institution
does not heal the overall.
PRESIDENT SIRLEAF MUST move beyond LIPA and extend
the fight against waste to all other agencies, ministries and
autonomous commissions.
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COMMENTARY
Commentary
A NEED FOR AN EVIDENCE BASED DEBATE: AN IMPERATIVE TO

IMPROVING THE CURRENT STATE OF EDUCATION IN LIBERIA
By: Emmanuel Boone Waydon,emmanuel_waydon@yahoo.com, Contributing Writer
iberias present and future development is hugely

dependent on the quality of its citizens, especially
the young people. Such quality can only be realized
through value education, the one that enables the
attainment of productive skills through quality schooling at all
levels. Education is fundamentally indispensable to the growth
and development of any nation in which Liberia is no exception.
As such, it is imperative to dissect the sector in its entirety
through honest, dedicated, detailed, and professional studies
to ascertain the missing pieces in delivering quality education
to the massively youthful population of Liberia. Education,
especially early childhood, basic primary, and secondary and
vocational education are essentially compulsory to the survival
of societies because these elemental levels basically discover
the key to literacy, employment, civilization, healthy society,
peace and stability. Furthermore, the latter level, secondary
education, serves as potential source of students to higher
institutions of learning such as colleges and universities and
at the end, these people are further transformed by acquiring
skills and abilities to work in different sectors of the economy. In
other words, they give reason for the establishment of tertiary
education institutions and diverged sectors. Due to these huge
benefits education contributes to society, universal education
pundits and stakeholders held an Education For All (EFA)
conference in Jomtien, Thailand in 1990 and subsequently in
Dakar, Senegal in 2000 to devise means to bring the benefits
of education to every child of school going age in every society.
Since then, the subject of education, particularly in the domains
of primary and secondary education has drawn remarkable
attentions from enormous countries around the world
including developing countries like Botswana, Nigeria, brazil,
mainland China, Jamaica, and Liberias next-door neighbor
Sierra Leone, to name a few. These countries are experiencing
tremendous boost in their education sector, especially
fundamental education. Their respective success stories in
education can be ascribed specifically to their strong research
and development institutions empowered with well equipped
supporting environment to execute honest research, thoughtful
investigation, and comprehensive analysis based on data
truthfully captured purposefully to enable policy formulation
and resource mobilization for education quality enhancement.
Such research initiatives are constantly evolving to adjust to
the fast changing nature of both their local economies and
global economy respectively. For instance, in recognition that
Botswana socioeconomics situation has changed, significantly
resulted into a review of polices and strategies for the country
educational development by the Ministry of Education. Its
recommendations, including examining the structure of the
education system to guarantee access to universal primary and
secondary education, while consolidating and vocationalizing
the curriculum contents at these levels have essentially
improved the quality of education in Botswana. Admirably,
all stakeholders are uncompromisingly performing their
respective functions to perpetually response to the wishes
of the citizens and the countrys manpower requirements. In
China, education policy became one of the most discussed topics
during the National Peoples Congress (NPC) and Committee of
the Chinese People Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC)
annual sessions, held in March 2010 with objectives pointing
toward quality and equity. Before these sessions, the Ministry
of Education released a draft of the state guidelines for short
and long term educational reform and development plan for
public comments and was afterward finalized in July 2010.
Major targets in the guidelines include pre-school education,
nine-year compulsory primary and junior secondary
education, senior secondary education, vocational education,
higher education, and continuing education. Through these
national efforts, the Chinese education sector is experiencing
mind blowing boom as the country has overnight become one
of the best destinations for education in the world. In other
words, China education is experiencing speedy improvement
because they have graduated from theory to practice.
Regrettably, Liberias case is on the contrary. The power of
research and development is yet to be realized by education
stakeholders. Furthermore, education improvement is yet
to catch the attention of stakeholders and to be of priority.
Although since the incumbency of the Unity Party led
government presided by Madam Ellen Johnson Sirleaf,
President of the Republic of Liberia, there have been so
many theoretical reforms at the ministry of education and
uncountable stakeholders meetings about the education
sector, specifically in Monrovia including the 2013 Education
Round Table Conference held at the Monrovia City Hall. But
these initiatives have proven to be far from understanding the
actual problems engulfing Liberias education system. Sadly,

those occasions are used to showcase fashions, eat fabulous
meals, and disburse cash on government officials in the name
of brainstorming the issues affecting the quality of education
in Liberia. In my judgment, understanding the poor quality
of education in Liberia requires nationwide investigation
taking into account analyzing in totality the Ministry of
Education educational resources and delivery capacity, school
governance and system management, education infrastructure
and technology, curriculum, learning and teaching materials,
teachers quality, parents involvement, etc, etc.
The present education conversations in Liberia only pinpoint
education as a mess based on an over the head observations,
political rhetoric, unreliable information, and backwardlooking arguments. This assertion, to me, is driven by mere
politics and deceptions aim at attracting international donors
monetary attention to enrich and increase the financial volume
of individual pockets. Can we continue like this? The answer is
a resounding NO. The way forward is to encourage thoughtful
and dedicated research to determine the actual problems
affecting the delivery of quality education. By doing so, the
ministry of education will be fully capacitated to undertake
the task of educating the young people thereby giving them the
sort of education they ought to have to be productive and their
aspirations to become responsible citizens will be assured.
Additionally, the current wave of massive expatriates inflow
into the country due to our inability and or inadequacy of local
skilled manpower to work in the economy will be minimized.
Through research, I have come to realize that before Liberia
could be condemned to a senseless civil war nearly 25-years
ago, the country education system was one of the best amongst
top flight African nations. Unfortunately, such beautiful period
has fallen prey to undeserving criticizing due to leaders
lack of vision and limited ability to honestly improve the
delivery capacity of the institution solely responsible to
provide quality education to all citizens; irrespective of family
background, social status, age, geographical location, and
political affiliations. The unfortunate civil war in Liberia saw
overwhelming participation of young people, most of whom
were forced to be a part which accordingly brought great setback to their progress both in their academic and family lives.
Many of these folks present capacity cannot afford formal
education because of over-aged. Therefore, in order for them
to appreciate the gift of life and be responsible citizens, they
need serious vocational attention that would enhance their
skills to enable them contribute meaningfully to the tasks of
nation building.
As I dissect the Liberian education sector and try to compare
with other countries with similar history of conflict, it can be
concluded herein that there are too many missing production
factors in the education sector of Liberia that remain unspoken
about while the issues concerning poor quality of education
as raised in the news by prominent stakeholders are not
really important as they are considered in my argument; poor
observations and dishonest opinions only meant to derail
the efforts of hard working education employees specifically
teachers. For example, the pronouncement made by Madam
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, President of the Republic of Liberia and
some educational pundits that Liberias education is a mess
following the 2013 and 2014 sequential failure of nearly 40,000
students in the University of Liberia entrance and placement
examinations and nationwide poor performance of grade 12th
students who wrote the West African Examinations Council
(WAEC) exams in similar period. Such argument cannot hold
water as it fails to pass the test of well orchestrated research
and as such spoke on the surface and was impulsively made.
In my mind, such pronouncement didnt only blackmail the
current school goers in Liberia but also; Liberians around the
world, especially scholars having sleepless nights in Morocco,
Botswana, South Africa, America, Nigeria, Australia, India, the
Peoples Republic of China in which I truly represent because
many of us passed through the very education system in Liberia
and are awarded international excellence each semester in the
midst of hundreds of thousands of international scholars from
diverged corners of the world. On such assertion, I contend
that Liberia education is not a mess but the people whose
responsibility is it to ensure quality education are either not
collaborating well or do not have interest in the preparation
of the future generation and or lack vision or lack the political
will because education quality is the end result or output of
their collective work. In other words, garbage in-garbage out,
if we put quality in, of course we will reap quality. Conversely,
if we pull the wrong triggers, we will get unsatisfactory results.
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CLAIMS OF WASTEFUL SPENDING
Jesse Fahngon Top Commenter Metropolitan State University
The policy of micro-loan scheme is a good empowerment policy, but
the images above looked more of political campaigns instead "microloan scheme." Riding in an open top vehicle with huge followers
does not appear in the lexicon of "micro-finance," but political. Too
much of "I" (Governor) instead of GOL. Wearing t-shirts carrying
the Governor's photo instead the CBL is unethical. We suggest to
emphasize the policy and deemphasize Governor, making it a
national undertakings rather than individual.
Clarence Pearson Top Commenter General Overseer/Founder
at Grace United Christian Church
How sustainable are the opportunities to the one that receives the
loan? How significant is the loan to effect any significant economic
change in the lives of the beneficiaries? This scheme is simply an
image building campaign by Dr. Jones. In Liberia, "hand-to-mouth"
business is not the type that is going to have any significant and
sustainable impact. The way I see it, speaking traditionally or in
native parable, this Dr. Jones image building campaign will last as
long as he is Governor throwing grains of rice to the fowls each
morning, enough for the fowls to survive for only as long as the day
lasts.
As learned as Dr. Jones appears to be, this is the dumbest approach
in stimulating a national economy in a sustainable manner. Don't
get me wrong, it is not the concept of loaning that is dumb, but the
value per loan to the beneficiaries measured against their needs and
family liability that is senseless. How long does a typical "hand-tomouth" business last? Does it yield a generational enterprise such
as owned by George Hadad and Jetty? Survey shows that over 80%
of rural dwellers are farmers, Liberia has issue of food security, and
there is a huge national challenge of youth unemployment. Why
can't the Government of Liberia use the national reserve to revive
the Green Revolution project? Something that will not only provide
employment to thousands of Liberians, but also make the country
self sufficient in it's staple food, yield exports, which in turn boost
the economy?
Liberia is no different from the poetry: Animal Farm, in which a
privileged few (elites) manages the impoverished masses by giving
them enough to keep them alive, grateful, but enslaved. This Dr.
Jones drama should be condemned by all well meaning Liberians who
look for a sustainable means of livelihood for all Liberians. Instead,
some of us chose to hail this Dr. Jones drama as pictured above. It
is laughable when he and his cohort claim that market women who
could not afford yesterday now have a profitable business. What is
the value of such a business measured against the current cost of
living in view of the size of a typical rural family unit? WE ARE
NOT FOOLS! DR. MILLS JONES SHOULD KNOW THAT!!!!!
Stanf BushChicken Peab Follow Top Commenter Portfolio
Manager at GROW Liberia: Facilitating Inclusive Markets
His effort at building up a microfinance regimen for Liberia is
commendable, but to link his political ambition to it, and even as
someone mentions, to establish a link to CDC will land him in some
kind of corruption net. I hope he has installed on the safety nets,
otherwise somebody below him will eat, start to eat, eat all.
Simeon Humanitarian Simeon Follow Top Commenter
Owner at Self-Employed
Governor Jones can succeee only if hes establish a real relationship
with CDC closely or one year to the end of Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
administration openly, He need a positive attachment to keep the
good spirits and his genuine approaches towards the Liberian people
remarkable, The political landscape of Liberia presently is highly
unstable with no balances for new comer, Even many of the old
politicans as well,
I recommend Governor Jones to CDC political institution, For a
bright political future, Anyone whose will become the vice under
Senator Weah come 2017 Presidential election will be the happily
Liberian, Perhaps the glory of the succeee will count his name as
well,
Clear political analysis,
And clean point of view,
Saah Johnson
Well for me it is not a bad thing he is doing,by empowering
Liberian,you don,t have to get big money for starting a business,wants
you i a business minder person,you can start with small capital.if
he was taking the money out of the country,or doing another thing
how really some of you Liberian going to look at him?when late
president,Dr William R. Tolbert was in office, he used to empower
Liberian,so my fellow Liberian let us stop those kinds of behavior it
can take you no were, please graduate form thinking negative,think
positively.
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LETTER TO
THE EDITOR:
The Editor,
wish to call attention to errors in your

story Unchecked Illegal Arms in Liberia
Troubling Defense Official, published
online on March 26, 2015.
The byline for the entire story was Captain Chi
L Truong of the 48th Chemical Brigade. In fact,
he was not the author of the whole article. He
was the author of the press release, which was
sent to you about the uncasing of the colors for
the 48th Chemical Brigade, and which was totally
unrelated to the story about the UNREC Arms
Marking Training being carried out under the
sponsorship of UNMIL.
Further, the photo which you identified as being
the uncasing of the 48th Chemical Brigade colors
was not the photo from that event. It was the
photo from the arms marking training.
Basically, you took two unrelated stories and put
them together under a single headline with an
incorrect byline.
We request that you publish an apology for the
error and run the story about the 48th Chemical
Brigade in its entirety with the correct headline,
photo and byline.
Sincerely,
Sheila Paskman
Charg dAffaires, a.i.
Embassy of the United States of America
ERRATUM
RE: UNCHECKED ILLEGAL ARMS IN LIBERIA

TROUBLING DEFENSE OFFICIAL
Dear readers, we regret that the wrong story relating to the US

Casing of Colors was carried on our site on the 24th of March.
We now bring you the correct version of the Press Release
written by Capt. Chi L. Truong and the photo.
A POSITION ON THE LAW WITH

RESPECT TO A MOTION FILED BY
DEFENSE ATTORNEYS REPRESENTING
TWO TWO OF THE PEOPLE INDICTED
IN THE NOCAL CASE
Dear Mr. Editor:
must write to your paper to clarify a position on the law with

respect to a motion filed by defense attorneys representing two of
the people indicted in the NOCAL case as headlined in your paper
NOCAL Sage: Belated Indictment Lawyers Want Clients Loosed. As
I have not had an opportunity to read the full brief filed, I am basing my
analysis on the strength that the facts reported by your paper is a true and
correct summary of those arguments. The arguments revolve around the
interpretation of Article 4.2 of the Criminal Procedure Laws of Liberia and
has nothing to do with the individuals involve.
In brief, Section 4.2 holds that one charged with a felony must be tried
within a period of five years. The meaning of the statute is therefore clear
and the plain meaning of the statute is that one who is charged with a
felony. In the instant case, I understand that the indictment was recently
issued (probably in March 2015) by a Montserrado County Grand Jury.
The defense attorneys are arguing herein that the defendants allegedly
committed the acts between 2006 and 2007, which means that they
should have been tried by 2012 to fall within the 5year time limit of
Section 4.2.
Here is where the Defense team gravely errs. Section 4.2 says that a
person must be tried within five years of having been charged. However,
the defendants were only charged in March 2015 when the indictment
was issued. The instrument by which a person is charged in this instance
is the indictment. Any times prior to the indictment, the defendants were
simply being investigated by the state on suspicion of having committed
egregious crimes against the Republic and the people thereof. You can
even say that they were just persons of interests in this NOCAL saga as
your paper has now termed these proceedings.
Conversely, prior to the issuance of the indictment, they were free citizens,
although under a cloud of suspicion, but nevertheless free men and
women. It is only when they were charged, i.e., issued with an indictment,
that their liberty were constrained and they had to post bail.
The defense team, eminent as it is, is therefore in error as it is confusing
the period of lengthy investigation (from 2006/2007 to 2015) as the
period during which their clients should have been tried. But the
defendants could not have been tried before the indictment because they
had not been charged.
The defenses argument, if it is to make any sense at all, would apply
to a statute of limitation. But I am not sure of the statute of limitation
applicable to the felonies with which these persons have been charged.
The SolicitorGeneral need not present an excuse that it took too long to
investigate as NOCAL was not cooperative. The issue before the court is
the plain interpretation of Section 4.2, and here, the SolicitorGeneral can
win on the plain interpretation of the statute without making the excuses
she is making before the court.
Understandably, this misconception of when a person is charged in
Liberia is cultural one. In
Liberia, once a person is being investigated; the perception is that they
have been charged, especially so when such investigation is making
headlines in the media. But you will agree with me that it is also possible
that at the conclusion of the investigation, the Justice Ministry may have
concluded, based on the weight of the evidence adduced during their
investigation, not to charge some or all of the defendants. But in this
case, they decided to take the case to the grand jury. It is this resulting
indictment of the grand jury that formally charged these persons with a
crime under Liberian law. They are still presumed innocent until convicted
by a court of competent jurisdiction.
Here is the point, the clock on being tried within five years just started to
tick in March 2015, and not in 2006!
Thus, the motion filed by the defense is due to be dismissed by the Court.
Or if granted, the SolicitorGeneral should appeal the ruling on this basis.
Thank you for the opportunity.
Sincerely,
Warnerlyn Rebecca Warner
WarnerlynBecky_Warner@CalPERS.ca.gov
Sacramento, California
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GOL URGES SAFE SEX FOR SURVIVORS AS EBOLA VICTIMS FAMILY
We are devastated; we got the news on Saturday and everyone here is sad. We are just trying to hang in there. This morning we did the
regular temperature checks and everything is normal. We do not have any sick person here, Foday Kromah, family member of deceased
Monroviahe news about the

death of Liberias only
known Ebola patient
came as a shock to
her family over the weekend
and they are still trying to
understand why their relative
did not survive the disease.
Many had hoped that like
many other Ebola Survivors,
Ma Ruth as they know her
would return to them after
her treatment at the Ebola
Treatment Unit. Many of the
family members were hopeful
that the fact that the disease
is no longer a death sentence,
they would have hugged their
relative during her discharge
from the ETU.
None of us were thinking
that she would die. We are
devastated,
said
Family
spokesperson Foday Kromah
in a telephone interview with
FrontPageAfrica on Sunday.
He said the family first got
the news of the death of Ruth
Tugbeh, 44, through the local
media and said they were in
total shock. He said despite
news of her death members
of the household in which
she lived in the Caldwell area
Monroviafter
months
of
public
outcries,
the
Government
of Liberia recently
released a report declaring that
Michal Allison, a whistleblower
who was found dead on a beach
in Monrovia died from natural
circumstance-drowning.
The government declared
that the matter is now closed
but human rights lawyer Cllr.
Samuel K. Woods says the
Government has account for
the death of Allison.
Our government will account
for every drop of the dead
mans blood: These were the
words of Attorney Samuel Kofi
Woods, II when he met with
friends and relatives of the
late Attorney Michael Allison.
Former Public works Minister
Woods have agreed to join the
legal team of the Alison Family
on a pro bono basis.
Attorney Woods a Legal
Consultant,
Liberia
Law
Society, said he is motivated
by the fact that Allison was a
human being and had the right
to life, which is inviolate as
enshrined in all international
and domestic legal documents.
NO! Mr. Minister of Justice,
this matter is not considered
closed. As dutiful citizens of
this Republic, we intend to
demand answers to questions
you have provoked, he said.
As our public servant, you
are under a duty to provide
credible answers. If you are
not careful, this matter will
define your tenure as Minister
of Justice and Attorney General
of the Republic of Liberia.
He further revealed that he
had an encounter with Allison
on the morning of January
are taking the preventive

measures including regular
temperature checks.
We are devastated; we got
the news on Saturday and
everyone here is sad. We are
just trying to hang in there,
said Kromah. This morning
we did the regular temperature
checks and everything is
normal. We do not have any
sick person here.
The head of the Incident
Management System and
Assistant Health Minister Mr.
Tolbert Nyenswah on Sunday

officially
announced
the
passing of Tugbeh at a news
conference in Monrovia.
The only known and lone
confirmed Ebola Case in Liberia
died on Friday, 27, 2015. Our
hearts are saddened by the
loss and our thoughts and
prayers are with the bereaved
family, said Nyenswah.
Minister
Nyenswah
told
journalists
on
Sunday
that the patient presented
to
Redemption
Hospital
Emergency Triage on Thursday

March 19 at 9:4t with fever
(38.1C) and reported Fatigue
and Diarrhea.
He said based on the Blood
analysis that found that
confirmed the woman had
Ebola on Friday, March 20,
2015, she was initially admitted
to the ETU previously run by
the medical humanitarian
organization Medecins Sans
Frontieres (MSF) but was
transferred to the Monrovia
Medical Unit jointly run by
the ministry of health and the

United States Public Health
Services (USPHS). The patient
later died on Friday March 27
at the facility in the morning.
With only nine days since the
last confirmed case, Liberia is
bracing for the worst but the
government has reassured
citizens that it has the capacity
to handle any new case of the
deadly disease.
As of today, Sunday March
29, 2015, there is not a
single confirmed Ebola case
in Liberia. All 211 contacts
of the last patient are line
listed with intensive contact
tracing ongoing for 21 days
observation to detect possible
chains of transmission, said
Minister Nyenswah.
Community
engagement
is prominent in the affected
sector 2, Caldwell area. Our
surveillance system remains
fully functional to pick up
suspected cases in all 15
counties.
Commenting on the issues
surrounding how the patient
became infected with the
deadly
virus,
Minister
Nyenswah said investigation is
still ongoing into speculations
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that she may have become

infected after having sexual
intercourse with an Ebola
survivor.
He said previous data indicates
that sexual transmission of
Ebola Virus is possible and
new information indicates
that sexual transmission may
have occurred, but remains
unproven. He said additional
tests are being undertaken
to investigate this possibility
further.
The
government/MoH
reaffirms that Ebola survivors
should continue to abstain
from sex or to observe safe sex
through correct and consistent
condom use for a minimum of
three months, he said.
However, for greater security,
public health good and
prevention of other sexually
transmitted infections, Ebola
survivors should consider
correct and consistent use
of condoms for all sexual
acts beyond three months,
until more information is
available. All survivors, their
partners and families must
be shown respect, dignity and
compassion.
He said the IMS psychosocial
team is taking all reasonable
measures
to
avoid
stigmatization of survivors.
Minister Nyenswah urged
Liberians to promote the
demonstration of respect,
dignity
and
compassion
explain and promote the use of
condoms.
The Incident Management
System is appealing to
all Liberians to observe
the preventive and public
measures to stop Ebola, he
said.
BLOOD ON GOLS HANDS

Kofi Woodss wants Government account for Allison
29th this year, at which time,

he expressed fears about his
safety, and even intimated
that such trepidation had
precipitated his action to
temporarily relocate to Ghana.
Due to the fact that he had

received
several
threats
relative to his involvement in
the corruption saga with the
Speaker and other members
of the Legislature, the decision
stood to reason. Subsequently,
Allison telephoned me on
Monday, February 10, 2015
the same week of his death,
to convey his request for my
intervention in the matter
involving the Liberia AntiCorruption
Commission
(LACC), and I accordingly
consented. News of his death
was therefore inexplicably
shocking, Woods explained.
He said that he informed the
police of his encounter with
Allison but no one sought to

document his encounter.
Regarding the issue of his
nationality, Attorney Woods
remains adamant that it was,
and remains, an attempt
to deflect the interest of
the public as to whether or
not the investigation was
comprehensive and therefore
conclusive regarding the actual
cause of death.
He firmly stated that it
does not matter if he was
Chinese, American, Liberian
or Japanese; it does not matter
to me if he is Allison, Nkrumah
or John. What matters in
this instance, is that Michael
Allison was a human being
and we are under both moral
and legal obligations to ensure
that justice is done and that
his rights are protected as
enshrined in our laws.
Notwithstanding the foregone,
Atty. Woods avers that the

question of the victims
identity will be entertained in
due course.
Attorney Woods also said
that, the Minister of Justice
indicted several government
agencies and other institutions
without proposing the relevant
remedies. He did not state
whether or not such omission
or commission contributed to
the death or were either the
remote or proximate cause of
Allisons death. We need legal
redress not mere questions,
Woods intoned.
The Minister of Justice revealed
that the conduct of the Police
was reckless and negligent in
the handling of the body. He
also admitted that the Police
arrived on the scene about
7:45 p.m., but decided to leave
the body of the late Attorney
until the next morning, due to
the Ebola Protocol! Strangely,
he did not give any concrete

reason for this decision. As a
consequence, it is imperative
for him to address this
tragic and unprofessional
error. Indeed, declared the
Attorney, he needs to inform
us about the so-called Protocol
and whether or not it was
followed. If so, how and if not,
why? he concluded.
Attorney Woods takes issue
with the fact that the Justice
Minister referred to a lady
he concluded was Allisons
Fiance, which carries a legal
connotation. Thus, he wants
to know all details about how
she came to be identified as
his fiance, since no one,
including the friends, family
members
and/or
house
helpers knew anything about
her.
Continuing, Attorney Woods
asserts: We now expect the
Minister to speak to issues of
Law and not engage in tactics

to divert attention from the real
issue of concern. the actual
and factual circumstances
surrounding the death of
Allison. An autopsy cannot
therefore constitute the only
evidence before us.
One would ask why the
Minister was more interested
in impeaching the character of
a key witness involved in an ongoing corruption case? Could
this be an attempt to validate
his earlier position during his
confirmation hearings, when
he questioned
the approach

and motive of various integrity
institutions? Woods affirms
that, There are several other
issues related to the criminal
procedure law of our Republic
regarding
autopsies
and
suspicious deaths, which were
not addressed by the Minister
of Justice.
He called on the Liberia AntiCorruption
Commission
(LACC), Independent Human
Rights
Commission
and
various organizations to join
this fight for justice. Atty.
Woods exclaimed: One man
stood up against the odds, the
raging vampire, and has fallen.
We need answers! We must
defend him in his grave! We
need to know whether or not
vampires are on the rampage
or this was a result of natural
causes. Any of us could be its
next victim! We will join our
colleagues in search for justice
and will go to every length to
STILL HOPEFUL
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Ex President Taylors Wife Confident of Breakthrough

Henry Karmo (0886522495) henrykarmo@frontpageafricaonline.com
Monroviahe wife of former

Liberian
President
Charles
Taylor
is
hopeful
that
her husband will get the
opportunity to serve his
remaining prison term in
Rwanda despite denial of his
motion by the United Nations
Monroviaalary disparity is a
major problem in
Liberia with heads
of various agencies
of
government
mainly
autonomous
commissions
discretionarily increasing their
salaries, some earning high
income while others do not.
Salaries and other incentives of
heads of agencies such as the
National Port Authority, the
Roberts International Airport,
the Liberia Maritime Authority,
Liberia Petroleum Refining
Company, the General Auditing
Commission, Liberia Institute
for Public Administration, the
Bureau of Concessions, Liberia
Telecommunications Authority
(LTA) and others are not the
same.
At some of these agencies
heads make up to US$20,000
in monthly salary along with
other incentives including
travel and housing allowances.
Benya C. Kesselly of the Liberia
Maritime Authority is said to be
earning more than US$20,000
with many defending that he
runs a program that generates
millions from the Shipping
and Corporate registry of the
country and as such needs to
be paid handsomely.
Sometime last year leaked
payroll of the General Auditing
Commission
showed
the
Auditor general earning over
US$15,000 monthly excluding
other incentives including
diesel and others.
Angelique Weeks of the LTA
also earns over US$15,000 as
backed court.
Senator Jewel Howard Taylor
has expressed that the decision
to grant her Husband a chance
to serve his remaining prison
term in Africa will come.
In
an
interview
with
FrontPageAfrica in Gbarnga,
Bong County former President
Taylors strong hold during
his war days, the Senator said,

despite the disappointment
she is still hopeful that the
wishes of her husband will
come to past.
Senator Taylor said: That
is the law even though we
are disappointed but we are
hoping on God, we are still
hopeful.
Taylor was very popular in

Bong County and it is believed
that the Taylor factor played
a major role in getting his
wife re-elected as senator
for Bong County despite
strong challenge from other
contestants.
Former
President
Taylor
National Patriotic Party (NPP)

is still very popular in Bong
County.
Taylor won as President in
1997 after serving as a rebel
leader for over 10 years
occupying central Liberia with
headquarters in Gbarnga.
The Trial Chamber of the
Special Court for Sierra
Leone based in the Hague has
denied in its entirety a motion
by the convicted former
Liberian Taylor requesting
that the RSCSL terminate the
enforcement of his sentence
in the UK and transfer him to
Rwanda to serve the remainder
of his 50-year prison sentence.
But the Trial Chamber cited
UN Security Council 1688
which concluded that his
presence in the African region
could pose an impediment to
security and a threat to peace.
Further, the Trial Chamber
held that a prisoner convicted
by an international court is
subject to the same rights and
restrictions as those applicable
to convicted persons in
national jurisdictions.
RSCSL Prosecutor Brenda J.
Hollis opposed the motion on
a number of factual and legal
grounds. She also argued that if
Mr. Taylor were imprisoned in
Rwanda that it would "increase
the possibilities available to
Taylor to undermine peace,
security, stability and good
order in Liberia and the West
African sub-region, and would
have implications on the
security and sense of security
of witnesses, Court personnel
and
former and current high
level State officials."
Following his unsuccessful
appeal in September 2013,
Mr. Taylor was incarcerated at
Frankland Prison in Durham
under an agreement with
the UK. Eight Special Court
convicts who were tried in
Freetown are serving their

sentences at Mpanga Prison in
Rwanda.
The Trial Chamber, consisting
of Justice Teresa Doherty
(presiding), Justice Richard
Lussick and Justice Emmanuel
Roberts, was convened by
RSCSL Resident Justice Philip
Waki last July to rule on the
motion.
Mr. Taylor had argued that
his imprisonment in the UK
denied him his right to a family
life as his wife and children
had been denied UK visas and
so prevented from visiting him.
He also argued that because he
was at risk from other inmates
he was being held "effectively in
isolation" as he was "too much
of a target and too vulnerable"
to be accommodated within
Frankland's general prison
population.
The Trial Chamber arrived
at its decision on 30 January
2015, but released it publicly
on March 26, 2015 after a
decision on a pending related
motion.
Mr. Taylor also argued that he is
the only prisoner convicted by
an international court forced,
against his wishes, to serve his
sentence on another continent.
Africa is his continent of origin,
and he maintained that travel
costs to Rwanda are lower and
Rwandan personnel share a
cultural affinity with him.
He was found guilty in April
2012 of eleven counts of
war crimes, crimes against
humanity, and other serious
violations of international
humanitarian law. The Court
found that he had planned,
and aided and abetted, crimes
committed by RUF and AFRC
rebel forces during Sierra
Leone's
civil war.
THREE OFFICIALS AXED FOR DISCRETIONARY

SALARIES-WILL FIGHT BE HOLISTIC?
head of a body that regulates

a small telecommunication
sector.
Heads of other agencies and
commissions including the
NPA and LPRC are also said
to be earning high income
while places such as Bureau of
Concessions, LIPA and others
earn meager salaries.
First causalities
President
Ellen
Johnson
Sirleaf on March 27 dismissed
three officials from the
Liberia Institute for Public
Administration (LIPA) for
discretionarily increasing their
salaries.
A release from the Executive
mansion stated President
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has with
immediate effect dismissed
the following persons of the
Liberia Institute for Public
Administration for unilaterally
increasing their salaries during
the absence of the entitys
head.
The statement named the
affected
individuals
as
Mr. P. Emmerson Harris,
Deputy
Director
General
for
Administration
and
Management; Mr. Richard S.
Panton
Deputy
Director General for Training
and Development; and Mr.
Harris F. Tarnue, Esq.
Deputy Director General for
Research and Consultancy.
President also instructed
the Ministry of Finance and
Development Planning to
investigate if there are any
other instances of similar
infringement of the Public
Financial Management rules.
No policy on salaries
The government has not able
to develop a policy setting the
standard for income which
has led to heads of agencies

deciding their own income.
In
October,
2014,
the
Government
of
Liberia
announced that the Executive
Branch of Government has
begun a study that would
lead to a more uniformed
and equitable compensation
scheme among state-ownedenterprises
(SoEs)
and
autonomous agencies.
The President had a meeting
a meeting with heads of SoEs
and autonomous agencies
where she said a more
equitable
compensation
scheme which reflects the

level of differentiation in size,
function, responsibility, and
financial performance.
The Executive mansion said
the initiative is consistent
with its salary reform strategy,
government aims to narrow
salary disparities across the
public sector to attract and
retain talents for efficient and
effective service delivery.
During the meeting, President
Sirleaf mandated the Civil
Service
Agency
DirectorGeneral, Hon. George K.
Werner, in his capacity as the
lead person in Government to
drive public sector reforms,
to work with all concerned to
conduct the study that would
lead to a compensation scheme
and appropriate staffing levels
among SoEs and autonomous
agencies.
The Liberian Senate also
conducted a public hearing
on issues of salary disparity
and set up a committee to
investigate.
Known as the Blue Ribbon
Committee,
the
ad-hoc
committee was constituted by
the Senate to investigate issues
of salary disparity within the
Civil Service.
Bong County Senator jewel
Taylor at the time said
the hearing was aimed at
addressing the disparity which
has a long-standing history in
the country.
TYPO ERROR
Monroviahe political leader

of the Movement for
Progressive Change
(MPC),
Simeon
Freeman has clarified that there
were no deviation of contract
or violation of any terms of
MOU by the Consolidated
Group, a company hes serving
as Chief Executive Officer
describing the confusion as
originating from a typo error
on the figures.
The
General
Auditing
Commission of Liberia in audit
conducted on the Ministry
of Public Works during the
period 2006 recommended
that the Consolidated Group
of Mr. Simeon Freeman
restitute
US$877,945
for
allegedly violating the terms
of the Memorandum of
Understanding (MOU) and the
bid specification by supplying
old equipment to the Ministry.
"This amount should be
restituted along with imputed
interest that is compounded
daily from the date of payment
in 2006 to date," the report
stated.
According to the GAC, the
MOU the Liberian Government
through the Ministry of Public
Works paid Consolidated
Group to supply grader GR150,
instead Consolidated Group
provided Grader GR135, a
lower model.
The report also stated that
instead of the Consolidated
Group providing loader ZL150,
it delivered ZL135.
But Freeman told a news
conference Thursday March
26, 2015 that in October of
2006 the Consolidated Group
saw a publication in the New
Democrat Newspaper with
the Ministry of Publication
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No Contract Deviation-Freeman on Audit Findings

By Edwin G. Genoway, Jr (231886458910), genowayedwin@gmail.com
requesting
companies
to
bid for the purchase of the
ministrys equipment, saying
the Consolidated Group won
the bid with a total quotation
of US$693,595.00.
He said his company quoted for
GR150 machine while another
vendor, Identicard Company
participated in the bid and
quoted for GR135 Machine
which according to Freeman
was the lower grade than what
the consolidated Group put in

for.
our quotation first was
74,000, Identicard quotation
was 65,000, the public works
ministry said they didnt
want to deal with several
vendors, they wanted to deal
with only one vendor, so they
compromised with Identicard
in a meeting, the ministry said
well, GR150 is higher than the
specification they wanted, but
when my company won the bid

there were some negotiation
that the Consolidated Group
bring in GR135 at the cost
of US$65,00 instead of
the companys US$74,000
quotation it won with during
the biding process, he noted.
Freeman said it was a typo
error that the invoice had on
it US$74,000 and the company
brought in GR135 at the rate
of US$65,000 because of the
MASTER T FITNESS CLUB TO BEGIN

CONSTRUCTING GYMNASIUM
Al-Varney Rogers alvarney.rogersfrontpageafricaonline.com 0886304498
Monroviaraining on the street

and public places will
soon be something of
the past for members
of the Master T Fitness Club
as the new leadership of the
club has vowed to begin the
construction of a gymnasium.
The construction which is
expected to begin soon is an
initiative started from the past
administration that secured
the initial funding for the
project.
The newly Inducted President
Boniface Nah said in six months
his administration will begin
and complete the foundation of
the gym, enhance fund raising
and welfare and outreach
activities.
Nah said, that his team will rely
and count on the cooperation
and support of all member
of Master T Fitness Club to
succeed and achieve.
Nah said, his leadership intends
to use all of the positives from
the old leadership to move the
club forward.
Our leadership intends to use
all of the positives of the old mat
to plat the new one. By this, we
will build on the gains, try to
correct the mistakes, weakness
and accelerate the ongoing
activities not completed by the
past administration, Nah said.
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In Liberia regular exercise to

free the body of stress and
reduce weight is not something
common even though most
Liberians nowadays are getting
overweight and are said to
be suffering from high blood
pressure and other illnesses.
With regular exercise not
been seriously considered
by many, every weekend and
holidays a group of adults
mostly working class gather
to exercise in an attempt to
improve their level of health
and wellness.
The group which is named
Master T Physical Fitness Club
after its lead trainer started

some fifteen years ago.
Over the years the group
has helped to improve the
physical well-being of some
prominent Liberians who
have contributed and are
contributing to the rebuilding
of Liberia.
The Master T Physical Club
over time has stressed the
need for the young and old to
keep fit by undertaking various
exercises.
Normally at a physical club
one who imagine that the only
thing that matters is regular
training but at the Master
T physical club the story is

different, they have gone
beyond physical fitness, to
humanitarian support to less
fortunate communities, these
initiatives were made possible
through a leadership structure
by its members.
Over the weekend the fitness
club witnessed the induction
of new corps of officers to steer
the affairs of the club for the
next two years.
Before the induction the
outgoing President Zinnah
Sackie outlined the numerous
initiatives undertaken by
his administration and the
change in negotiation, saying,

the only thing the GAC is
holding on is that typo error
that we forgot to change from
US$74,000 to US$65,000 when
the very GAC report make
mistake and said we brought in
loader ZL150 when we instead
brought in ZL50G, there is no
such machine called ZL150 in
any part of the world, this is
the typographical error we are
talking about, he noted.
Coal asphalt supplied
He added that when his
company won the bid the
ministry
was
made
to
understand that his company
was bringing in an asphalt
plant that uses coal, saying
coal is widely available and
inexpensive, but government
refused and demanded that
they wanted fuel asphalt plant.
Freeman said the asphalt
plant mobile was quoted for
US$53,900 but according to
him because the Ministry
changed their preference of
machine from 35, 00 ton per
hour to 80-100 ton per hour, the
Consolidated Group gave the
ministry a new quotation due
to the change, saying the new
quotation was US$205,000
while other competitors were
quoting for 900,000euros and
700,000euros respectively for
challenges encountered during

his tenure.
Sackie recalled: When we took
over the echelon of power, very
soon we were beginning to
appreciate more of what our
predecessors were faced with;
mountainous
encounters,
tolerance of diverse view and
unwillingness to meet social
responsibility by members.
Sackie said, with all of those
difficulties and challenges
adding that the health club
existed as a wholesome.
Sackie admitted of selective
visitation by his leadership
adding that it is his hope that
the next leadership does not
follow such path.
Our organization was indeed
face with selective visitation
based on either interest of
certain individuals for which
we sincerely apologize and we
are hopeful that our successor
will work on this,Sackie said.
Sackie pointed out that
the Ebola outbreak as an
unavoidable challenge faced by
his leadership.
The Master T Physical Fitness
Club prior to the Ebola
outbreak regularly trained
at the Samuel K. Doe Sport
Complex before entrance
leading to the then Youth
and Sports Ministrys Office,
currently the club trains on
the road leading to the Kendeja
Beach.
Sackie noted that with
difficulties encountered, his
leadership was able to work
out modalities to begin the
construction of Master Ts
gym.
Most importantly, our vision
another asphalt plant.

Even though we won and we
were given the much higher
plant and these guys were
given 35-60tons per hour while
we were given 80-100tons
per hour quoting US$205,000
as compared to what others
were quoting, so you can see
that we safe government that
why brought the change the
invoice from US$693,595.00.
to US$877,945 that why led
to that change in price, no
deviation of contract, he said.
Recently the Joint Public
Accounts Committee (PAC)
of the Legislature held a
public hearing on the General
Auditing Commission (GAC)
report of the Ministry of Public
Works.
According to the AG's reports,
specifically on the erection
of the supposedly 147 wells,
there were only 35 wells
constructed.
In reaction to the GAC's audit
report, the Ministry argued
that there were 63 wells
constructed instead of 35 wells
recorded by the GAC,
It also furthered that the
Ministry has forwarded the
names of the contractors
to the Justice Minister for
persecution for the failure of
constructing the remaining 84
wells.
to construct a community
gym for the Master T Physical
Fitness Club in the Paynesville
community was put into
motion, Sackie added.
Sackie
continued:
our
dynamic committee was very
instrumental in hosting a
program that saw us receiving
cash of US$ 1,390 and pledges
of over US$ 1,000.00.
The outgoing President said
the club was able to secure one
lot of land from one of the club
oldest members and President
Elect Boniface Nah.
Sackie added, that during his
tenure the club was able to
visit and support orphans and
the less fortunate.
He said, the outreach was
estimated at US$ 2,500.00
adding that food items,
clothing, disinfectant and
other supplies were among
things donated.
Former Interim President
Eddie Mulbah thanked the
Sackie led leadership for the
excellent leadership and for
ensuring that the club remains
active in contributing to
functionality of society.
Mulbah said, as fitness
practitioners they have a
responsibility to guide and
motivate others to improve
their level of health and
wellness.
As good role models, we
should demonstrate positive
health behaviors that assist in
improving our own health and
the health of others, Mulbah
added.
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REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (REOI)
VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT
ABOUT PUTU IRON ORE MINING INC.
Putu Iron Ore Mining Inc. came into being in 2008 through the acquisition of 61.5% shares of a 13.5
km iron rich ridge in Grand Gedeh County, Liberia by Severstal. Feasibility studies have revealed an
estimated 3.2 billion tons of iron ore. Of Russian origin, SEVERSTALs modest beginnings are the
Cherepovets Steel Mill, located in the Vologda region of Russia. The Mill came into being in 1955. In
1993, The Cherepovets Steel Mill was registered as an Open Joint Stock Company and this gave
birth to the name, SEVERSTAL. Today, SEVERSTAL is one of the worlds leading vertically
integrated steel and steel related mining companies, with assets in Russia, Latvia, Ukraine, Poland,
Italy and Liberia with approximately 53,000 employees. Severstal is listed on MICEX/RTS,
GDRs are traded on the LSE.
The company has two divisions which are as follows: SEVERSTAL RESOURCES & SEVERSTAL
RUSSIAN STEEL
Putu Iron Ore Mining Inc. is a segment of SEVERSTAL RESOURCES, which is the division which
incorporates all of the raw material assets of SEVERSTAL. In 2010, SEVERSTAL signed a Mineral
Development Agreement (MDA) for a period of twenty five (25) years with the Government of
Liberia. The agreement may be extended beyond this timeframe depending on the lifespan of the
mine. On 23 December 2011, the company purchased the remaining 38.5% shares from Affero
Mining Inc. SEVERSTAL places key importance on how to be a leader in this business. In order to
do so, emphasis is placed on the following three key values in ensuring the achievement of this goal.
EFFICIENCY AND AGILITY, RESPECT FOR EMPLOYEES, & TEAMWORK.
Striving to become an employer of choice, the company views the welfare of its workforce of primary
importance. This is exemplified in the slogan which supports the brand which was introduced in
2009, ACHIEVING MORE TOGETHER. SEVERSTAL is defined in three words
EXCELLENCE, PEOPLE AND UNITY.
PUTU IRON ORE MINING INC. is seeking for a dynamic, committed and highly
competent individual with a solid background and demonstrated experience in the
field of Environmental Management or Social Science, Economics; or Health
Studies to serve as a Social Development Manager.
Job Title: Social Development Manager (Ref. number: SDM PIOMV/0033)
Department: Social Affairs Department (SAD)
Place of Work: PIOM Monrovia Office, Montserrado County & PIOM Site Office,
Putu Grand Gedeh County with extensive travelling required.
Reports to: Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Duration: Indefinite (With an Initial Three (3) Months Probation Period)
PIOM offers a highly competitive salary and benefits.
CONSULTANT SERVICES
PROPERTY VALUATION ENGINEER
RFP No./LRA/PRJ/QCBS/002/014-015
The Liberia Revenue Authority (LRA) has received funds from the Government of Liberia
through budgetary allocation for the Real Estate Pilot Project. The LRA intends to use portion
of this amount towards payments under the contract for property valuation engineer.
The Liberia Revenue Authority (LRA) now invites eligible and qualified firms to express their
interest in providing the services as indicated below;
Background
The Liberia Revenue Authority (LRA) was established by an Act of Legislature in September
2013 for the purposes of assessing and collecting national revenues as specified in the
Revenue Code of Liberia and other related laws; administering, accounting, auditing, enforcing
revenue collection laws and regulations; and educating taxpayers to facilitate tax and customs
compliance. The Authority replaces the Department of Revenue (including the Bureau of
Customs and Excise and Bureau of Internal Revenue) of the Ministry of Finance. The LRA
mission is to professionally, fairly, transparently and effectively collect lawful revenue; facilitate
legitimate trade and social protection for the people of Liberia.
Objective of the Assignment

The LRA wishes to increase the Real Property Tax base in order to address challenges, improve
efficiency and maximize collection by ensuring property owners pay their fair share. The LRA
is therefore seeking a firm with extensive knowledge and experience in property appraisal,
land administration and information technology to develop a database for the Real Estate
that will significantly improve performance in the following areas:
1.
Identification of properties the taxable objects
2.
Identification of property owners and Lessees or occupants the taxable subjects
3.
Valuation of identified properties
4.
Enhancement in Billing process
5.
Tax Collection
Scope of the assignment
Consistent with best practices and given the limitation in budgetary appropriations, the
LRA seeks to implement a pilot project with the following scope and use lessons learned
to deploy across the country.
Pilot Size and Locations
The Pilot project shall commence from the St. Paul River Bridge encircling Monrovia and its
environs, i.e., Mamba Point through to Tubman Boulevard, Congo Town through to Red Light,
and Somalia Drive through to Red Light. This includes all structures.
Detailed Activities
1.
Identify and map each property using GIS technology and data from available land
information sources
2.
Identify property owner using data from available land information sources
3.
Identify property leases using data from available land information sources
4.
Redesign the LRA appraisal methodology using international best practices for
residential buildings
5.
Provide market value for each property.
6.
Create database to meet LRA SIGTAS requirement
7.
Transfer data to the LRA property tax software
8.
Train LRA staff to use the system
9.
Test and debug the system
10.
Provide technical assistance to LRA in the preparation of a project document to extend
the system to cover the entire country
Qualification Requirements
1.
A Consulting firm with a team of experts in property appraisal, GIS and Information
Technology
2.
At least one consultant who is a Registered and licensed Land Surveyor with a
Masters degree or equivalent in Land Administration or related disciplines and 10 years of
experience in surveying, mapping and geographic and land information systems (GIS/LIS)
3.
At least one consultant with a Masters degree or equivalent in Computer Science
and 10 years of experience;
4.
At least one consultant who is a licensed Architect with a Masters degree or
equivalent and at least 10 years of experience in building appraisal and good understanding
of the construction sector of Liberia;
Reporting Requirement
The firm shall report and submit weekly reports to the project manager and the Commissioner
for Domestic Tax. It shall also submit an initial implementation plan detailing the phase
approach of the Pilot Project.
Duration of the Contract

The Pilot Project is expected to commence immediately after contract signature and completed
no later than June 30, 2015.
Interested firms must provide information indicating that they are qualified to perform the
services.
Firm will be selected in accordance with the procedures set out in the PPC Act 2010.
Interested firms may obtain further information from the Commissioner of Domestic Tax Mr.
Darlingston Y. Talery at the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning, from 09:00hrs - to
16:00hrs GMT. Contract #: 0886-819485, Email: darlingston.talery@lra.gov.lr
Expressions of interest must be delivered in hard copy to the address below on before April 2,
2015 at 15:00hrs GMT.
Liberia Revenue Authority
NASSCORP House
ELWA Junction
Paynesville, Liberia
Tel: 0886524612
E-mail: alfred.sellu@lra.gov.lr
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Page 9
Invitation for Bids (IFB)
NATIONAL COMPETITIVE BIDDING (NCB)

SUPPLY OF OFFICE EQUIPMENT
IFB No. MOE/PROJ/NCB/002/014/2015
1.The Ministry of Education has received additional budgetary support from the
Government of Liberia and intends to apply part of it fund eligible payments under
the contract for the Supply of Office Equipment.
2. The Ministry of Education now invites sealed bids from eligible and qualified
bidders for the Supply of Office Equipment as stated below:
ITEM# OFFICE EQUIPMENT QUANTITY

1.1
1.2
1.3
Laptop Computer
Network Printer
Photocopier
30 Pieces
30 Pieces
30 Pieces
3. Bidding will be conducted through the National Competitive Bidding (NCB)

procedure specified in the Public Procurement and Concessions Act (PPCA) and
approved by the Public Procurement and Concessions Commission (PPCA), and is
open to all qualified eligible bidders.
4. Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information from the

Procurement Unit on the 1st Floor of the Ministry of Education located on
3rd Street, Sinkor, and inspect the Bidding documents from Thursday, March
12, 2015 to Wednesday, April 8, 2015 beginning at 9:00 AM TO 4:00 PM.
5. Qualification requirements include technical and financial capacity as detailed
below.
Technical Capacity
The Bidder shall furnish documentary evidence to demonstrate that is meets the
following experience requirement(s).

Completion of contracts of similar nature and value for at least 3 years
(include copies)

Current Tax Clearance and Business Registration Certificates

Bid Security of 2% of your told bid price from a reputable bank

Past performance and list of Clients to whom you have supplied similar
goods.
See Bid Data Sheet in the bidding documents for additional information.
6. A complete set of bidding documents in English may be purchased by interested

bidders for a nonrefundable fee of USD 50.00 from the Finance Division and shall
obtained an official receipt from the Finance Division and upon displaying same to
the Procurement Unit you will be issue a full set of bidding documents.
7. Bids must be delivered in a sealed envelope into the bid box within the
Procurement Unit on the 1st Floor, Room #034 of the Ministry of Education
located on 3rd Street, Sinkor not later than 10:00 AM. Thursday, April 9,
2015. Late Bids will be rejected.
8. Bids will be opened in the presence of the Bidders representatives who choose
to attend on Thursday, April 9, 2015 at 10:00 AM on the 2nd Floor, Room
#055 of the Ministry of Education Conference Room, 3rd Street, Sinkor. Bids
shall be valid for a period of 120 days after the deadline of Bids submission. All
bids must be accompanied by a Bid Security worth 2% of your total bid price
from a reputable bank. Please note that electronic bids are not acceptable.
9. All Bids must be addressed to:

Procurement Unit
1st Floor, Room # 034
Ministry of Education
3rd Street, Sinkor
Monrovia, Liberia
Signed:

Head of Procurement Unit
Approved:

Head of Procurement Entity
VACANCY NOTICE
POSITION: ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGER
BACKGROUND:
The Liberia Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (LEITI) is an autonomous public entity created by
statute to promote transparency over extractive industry revenues. It is part of a global initiative known as
Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) International.
Since the establishment of the LEITI, it has made significant progress resulting in Liberia being bestowed
the Best EITI Implementing Country Award in 2009.
The LEITI is overseen by a Multi-Stakeholder Steering Group (MSG), comprising of government, civil
society, representatives of companies in Liberias extractive industry, the National Traditional Council of
Liberia, with international development partners as observers. The LEITI Secretariat is responsible for
the day-to-day implementation of the policy decisions and directives of the MSG and leading nationwide
efforts in implementing Liberias LEITI law. The Secretariats role specifically includes outreach, advocacy,
communication, monitoring and facilitating information sharing,
More information about the LEITI can be found on the LEITI website: www.leiti.org.lr.
The Liberia Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (LEITI) is now looking for a competent and
dynamic Liberian to serve as the Administrative Manager.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Under the supervision of the Head of Secretariat, the Administrative Manager is responsible to plan,
coordinate, and direct a broad range of services that support all units of LEITI and allow the organization
to operate efficiently. The Administrative Manager oversees centralized operations that meet the needs of
multiple departments, such as information and data processing, mail, materials scheduling and distribution,
printing and reproduction, records management, telecommunications management, security, wellness,
and transportation services, among others. The Administrative Manager shall perform the below specific
responsibilities which shall include, but not be limited to:
Administer and monitor all activities of the Administration Department, ensuring that it is operating
smoothly, efficiently and in a timely manner.
Ensure the development and management/application of LEITIs administrative policies and procedures.
Guide LEITIs Employment Policies and manage staff employment and related issues
Manage the storage and use of inventory and supplies.
Manage cross-functional activities and events of LEITI, such as programs, meetings, etc.
Organizes and maintains filing system for organizational documentations; employees' profiles, their
related documents, and contracts; and all organizational policies: statute, policy and meeting minutes.
Take minute for the meetings, as assigned by the Head of Secretariat or his/her designated person.
Undertake all staff orientation.
Manage organizational communication flow and ensure staff access to relevant information in the LEITI.
Ensure that contracts, insurance requirements, and government regulations and standards are followed
and up to date.
Organize and maintain regular inventory list of property of the organization at every six months basis in
cooperation with Finance Officer.
Liaise with external contacts to assure smooth operation of the LEITI, i.e. local authorities, partner
organizations, and so on.
Regularly communicate and develop reports, work plan, time schedule, arising problems, and results of
related works to the Head of Secretariat.
Participate and contribute knowledge and experience to build team/institutional capacity.
Perform effectively and in timely manner works assigned, and undertake any other support duties as may
be required from time to time by the Head of Secretariat or the person designated by the Head of Secretariat.
REPORTING PROCEDURE:
The Administrative Manager shall report to the Head of Secretariat.

QUALIFICATIONS & OTHER SKILLS
1. Must be a bachelors degree holder in Management or related fields.

2. Knowledge of a wide range of qualitative and/or quantitative methods for the development and
management of major administrative programs,
3. Demonstrated analytical ability
4. Strong written and verbal communications skills.
5. People Management: able to work with and supervise others
6. Understanding of the business of LEITI
7. Able to work long and difficult hours
8. Able to work without close supervision
9. Have good interpersonal skills as well as communication and negotiation skills;
10. Ability to write at a professional level;
11. Excellent organizational skill, time management and attention to detail;
12. Some prior managerial experience desired;
13. Proficient in the use of computers and standard software (word, excel, power point, etc.)
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS:
To be considered for this position, qualified applicants must submit the following as part of their application:
A letter of application summarizing individual qualifications for this position;

A current resume in reverse chronological format;
A list of at least 3 professional references including name, contact information, and statement of
relationship to the applicant, and
Copies of all credentials.
Deadline for submission of applications is Tuesday, April 7, 2015 at 1600 hr. Hard copies of applications
must be submitted to the below address and clearly marked Letter of Application for the Post of
Administrative Manager:
The Head of Secretariat
Liberia Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative
Old Budget Bureau Building
Behind the Executive Mansion
Capitol Hill, Monrovia, Liberia
Applications should also be submitted via email to: leitirecruitment@leiti.org.lr
ONLY SHORTLISTED CANDIDATES WILL BE CONTACTED. QUALIFIED FEMALES ARE ENCOURAGED TO

APPLY!!!
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IN BRIEF
US WARNS WESTERNERS
MAY BE TARGETED IN
UGANDA'S CAPITAL
he US embassy in
Uganda has warned
that
Westerners
including
Americans - may be targeted
for "terrorist" attacks in the
capital Kampala.
It said it had "received
information of possible
threats" at city locations
where Western nationals
gather.
Uganda's government said
the US had warned of a
possible suicide bomber
trying to enter the country.
Uganda was under threat
because its troops were
fighting militant Islamists
in Somalia, a spokesman
added.
IRAQI SHIITE MILITIAS 'PULLED
BACK' FROM TIKRIT: US
Washington (AFP) raq's Shiite militias have

withdrawn
from
the
forefront of an offensive
to recapture Tikrit from
Islamic State jihadists, allowing
Baghdad government troops to
take the lead, a top US general
said Thursday.
The Shiite militias "have pulled
back from that area" and Iraqi
special forces and police are
clearing Tikrit, General Lloyd
Austin, head of US Central
Command, told lawmakers.
Austin
confirmed
previous
comments by officials that a US
condition for air strikes against
the IS group in Tikrit was that the
Iraqi government be "in charge"
of all forces in the assault on the
town.
The four-star general said the
offensive to take back Tikrit
launched on March 2 "stalled
because the wrong approach
was taken" and that some of
the forces in the operation were
"not supervised" by the Iraqi
government.
oting
is
to
continue in some
parts of Nigeria
after
technical
problems during Saturday's
presidential election.
The electoral commission
postponed voting because
of problems with electronic
card readers - new technology
intended to reduce fraud.
There was also some violence
with more than 20 people
reportedly killed in attacks
by unknown gunmen.
It is expected to be a closely
fought election between
President Goodluck Jonathan
and Muhammadu Buhari.
Mr Jonathan and at least
three governors from his
ruling party were among
those
whose
biometric
details could not be checked
by the new devices.
Instead,
they
had
to
be processed by hand.
Mr
Jonathan's
Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP)
called it a "huge national
embarrassment"
and
a
"vindication" of their position
against the technology.
There should have been
a test-run for a smaller
election before deploying
it for an election of this
magnitude,"
said
Mr
Jonathan's
presidential
campaign spokesman Femi
Fani-Kayode.
The election as it happened.
About 300 polling units
out of about 150,000 were
affected, a spokesman for
the Independent National
Electoral Commission (Inec)
said.
The vote had been delayed
by six weeks because of the
insurgency by militants from
the islamist group, Boko
Haram.
Both the main candidates had
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NIGERIA ELECTION: VOTING

CONTINUES AFTER EXTENSION
pledged to prevent violence

during and in the aftermath
of the elections.
But several hours after voting
started, reports came in of
attacks at polling stations.
Attacks were reported in
north-eastern Gombe state,
including incidents where
gunmen opened fire on
voters at polling stations.
Nigeria at a glance:

Two
main
presidential candidates:
Muhammadu Buhari, All
Progressives
Congress
(APC), Muslim northerner,
ex-military ruler, fourth
presidential bid
Goodluck Jonathan, People's
Democratic Party (PDP),
Christian
southerner,
incumbent
president,
second-term bid

Years of military
rule ended in 1999 and the
PDP has been in power ever
since

Nigeria is Africa's
largest economy and leading
oil producer

With a population
of more than 170m, it is
also Africa's most populous
nation
Unpredictable poll
Nigeria decides 2015: Full

coverage
It is unclear whether the
attacks were the work of
Boko Haram militants or
political thugs.
However, Mr Jonathan told
the BBC's Peter Okwoche
that most of the violence
in Gombe was not directly
related to the elections.
"The war against terrorists is
going on, voting or no voting,"
he said. "There was a conflict,
kind of a crossfire, between
soldiers and terrorists that
had nothing to do with the
elections."
At polling stations where

voting was closed, officials
began counting votes - with
blackouts forcing some to use
torches or car lights.
The People's Democratic
Party (PDP) has dominated
Nigerian
politics
since
1999, but Gen Buhari's
All Progressives Congress
(APC) is viewed as a serious
challenge.
Voters are also electing
members of the house of
representatives and the
senate.
GUINEA DECLARES EBOLA 'HEALTH

EMERGENCY' IN FIVE REGIONS
TUNISIA 'KILLS
MILITANT LINKED
TO BARDO
MUSEUM ATTACK'
SAUDI ARABIA LAUNCHES

AIR STRIKES IN YEMEN
coalition led by Saudi

Arabia has launched
air strikes against
Shia Houthi rebels in
Yemen, saying it is "defending
the legitimate government" of
President Abdrabbuh Mansour
Hadi.
Saudi jets targeted Houthi
positions in the capital Sanaa
overnight, along with missile
batteries and warplanes.
Mr Hadi fled to an undisclosed
location after rebel forces neared
his refuge in the southern city of
Aden on Wednesday.
A Houthi official warned the
coalition that it risked provoking
a wider war.
Shia power Iran, which Sunniruled Saudi Arabia accuses
of backing the rebels, also
demanded an immediate halt to
the strikes, which it said violated
Yemen's sovereignty.
uinean
President
Alpha Conde has
declared a 45-day
"health emergency"
in five regions in the west and
south-west of the country
over Ebola.
The restrictions include the
quarantining of hospitals and
clinics where new cases are
detected, new rules on burials
and possible lockdowns.
The Ebola outbreak began in
Guinea in December 2013.
In January, the World Health
Organization reported a
steady drop in cases in the
three epicentre countries.
But renewed concern has

been triggered by fresh
setbacks in these countries
- Liberia, Sierra Leone and
Guinea.
Mr Conde said he was
declaring "a reinforced health
emergency for a period of
45 days in the prefectures
of
Forecariah,
Coyah,
Dubreka, Boffa and Kindia"
in a statement published in
national media.
The focus of the virus "has
shifted to our country's
coastal areas," he said.
He added: "Wherever the
need may be, throughout
this period, measures of

restriction and confinement
will be taken."
It is a first for the country
since the outbreak began,
Reuters reported.
On Friday, Sierra Leone began
a
three-day
nationwide
lockdown sparked by fears
the virus was making a
comeback in some parts of
the country.
The southwest region of
Guinea borders northern
districts of Sierra Leone
that are focus areas for the
lockdown there.
On Friday evening Guinea
deployed security forces to

its south-west in response
to reports Sierra Leoneans
were crossing the border to
flee the operation, an official
told Associated Press.
Sierra Leone government
spokesman Theo Nicol said
the two countries had agreed
to police the border so people
with Ebola symptoms did not
cross.
Since the Ebola outbreak
began more than 24,000
people in nine countries have
been infected with the virus,
and over 10,000 of them have
died.
unisian authorities
say they have killed
one of the militants
linked to the attack
on a museum earlier this
month in which 21 tourists
died.
Lokman Abu Sakhra was one
of nine armed militants killed
in a raid on Saturday, the
government says.
A spokesman described him
as one of Tunisia's "most
dangerous terrorists".
Thousands
have
joined
a solidarity march in the
capital
Tunis.
French
President Francois Hollande
and foreign dignitaries are
expected to attend.
At least 21 foreigners were
among those killed when
gunmen stormed the museum
in Tunis on 18 March. British,
Japanese, French, Italian and
Colombian tourists were
among the dead.
On
Sunday
President
Hollande announced that
Huguette Dupeu, a French
woman injured in the attack,
had died from her wounds.
A spokesman for the Tunisian
prime minister told the BBC
that Sakhra, an Algerian
citizen, was killed by security
forces in the western region
of Gafsa.
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Sports
FROM A COVETED PREMIER LEAGUE JEWEL TO AN UNWANTED LEAGUE ONE FOOTBALLER
IS ALEX NIMELY IN NEED OF PRAYERS?

Will Debbahs most-wanted striker be out of job at Port Vale in England?
who acts as his agent,

approached Coventry saying
Nimely was so keen to teamup with Mowbray again that he
would play for free.
But Mowbray added: "Robert
Page was at our reserve game
this week and we had a chat in
my office afterwards, but we
never discussed Alex Nimely."
Page revealed last week that
the player would face more
action after disappearing for a
second time.
During his earlier absence,
he was thought to have been
on trial at championship side
Bolton Wanderers.
Tchuimeni says Vale refused
to play his son and reneged
on a number of agreements,
including
providing
accommodation for him and
his girlfriend, and travelling
expenses.
His claims have been disputed
by Vale chairman Norman

Smurthwaite.
Page
initially
disciplined
the lad in February before
conceding that Nimely needs
patiently await his time.
There has been, lets say,
disciplinary
action
taken
against Alex. He has come
back into the club today and
has trained as normal. He has
apologized for his actions and
as far as that is concerned we
will draw a line under it. We
want to get on with it.
We have identified that he
is a gifted footballer and he
has to be patient and wait for
his opportunity. The issue is
now closed as far as we are
concerned at the club and we
just want to get on with seeing
him grow as a footballer at this
club.
He is still a Port Vale footballer
and he has to be patient and
earn the right to get his jersey.
Nimely was linked to Sheffield
United and Bradford City
before he joined Vale.
He was a City player from
2008 to 2012 and made only
an appearance, which came
against Burnley in April 2010,
during a six-year spell at the
Etihad Stadium.
Nimely spent most of his
time out on loan at an array
of Football League clubs,
including
Middlebrough,
Coventry City and most
recently Crystal Palace.
The 5-foot 11-inch striker made
three appearances for England
under-20 in 2009, scoring a
goal against Uzbekistan at the
Mubarak International Stadium
at the under-20 World Cup in
Egypt on October 2.
And Debbah will hope Nimely,
who admitted to driving his
Range Rover Sport car drunk
in January 2014, can reshape
what looked like a nightmare
into a promising career.
roaming role in attack.

As ever, much of the pre-match
build-up revolved around the
25-year-old, whose indifferent
recent club form had drawn
fierce criticism in Spain.
Bale seemed undeterred,
however, as he tormented
Israel with a fabulous display.
After sending a fizzing low shot
narrowly wide, Bale fashioned
Wales' first real chance as his
inviting cross found James
Collins unmarked at the far
post - but the West Ham
defender trod on the ball when
it seemed easier to score.
There were some early
scares for Wales, with Israel's
attacking
midfielders
Tal
Ben Haim - whose namesake
and Charlton captain was
also playing for the hosts in
central defence - and Eran
Zahavi dangerous from wide
positions.
But the visitors were seldom
seriously troubled, and their
pressure eventually produced
the opening goal moments
before the break.
Goalkeeper
Wayne
Hennessey's long ball was
headed on by Bale for Ramsey,
whose looping header deceived
Ofir Marciano to silence Haifa's
hitherto hostile crowd.
It took less than five minutes of
the second half for Bale to get
himself on the score sheet.
Fouled right on the edge of the
area by Tibi, the world's most
expensive player produced a
fierce, dipping shot from the
resultant free-kick to send
around 950 travelling Welsh
supporters into raptures.
Just a minute later, Israel's fate
was sealed when Tibi bodychecked Bale and was sent off
for a second yellow card.
From that point, Wales were
barely without the ball as the
Israeli fans fell silent.
Danesius Marteh, danesius.marteh@frontpageafricaonline.com
n a post-match analysis
of the Super Cup in
which Barrack Young
Controllers beat Fassell
2-1 at the Blue Field on March
20, Liberia coach James
Salinsa Debbah revealed that
Alex Tchuimeni Adebayor
Nimely has finally agreed to
play for Liberia.
Nimely, who was first
encouraged by then German
coach Antoine Hey to represent
Liberia in the 2010 World Cup
qualifiers, has turned down a
number of call-ups.
But Debbah told UNMIL
Radios Sports Extra program
that he had included Nimely,
Portugal-based William Jerbo
and
Sweden-based
Sam
Johnson in his plans for the
2017 Africa Cup of Nations
and 2018 World Cup qualifiers.
Hes willing now [to play for
Liberia]. I have been talking
to him. When I call him, he

will definitely come. This is
a player that I groomed and
natured, Debbah said.
But Debbah, who regards
himself as Liberias highest
international
goal-scorer,
must keep a keen eye on
Nimelys on and off-the-pitch
performances.
Thats because League One
side Coventry City have turned
down a play-for-free offer from
Nimely, who is on an AWOL
or absent without leave at Port
Vale.
Nimely has been trying to
revive his stalled career with a
loan stint at the Ricoh Arena,
despite still being under
contract at Vale Park until the
end of the season.
But Coventry boss Tony
Mowbray, who took Nimely
on loan from Manchester City
when he was Middlesbrough
manager, confirmed on March

25 that he was uninterested in
taking the 23-year-old at any
price.
He told the Coventry Telegraph:
"When Alex Nimely came to
Middlesbrough I'd have to say
he didn't really do it. He found
it really hard at first-team level
and just didn't cut it.
"That's the danger because
there are loads of these types of
players who we could take on
loan from clubs like Arsenal or
Man City who are young boys
who have only ever played
under-21 football."
Nimely has twice gone missing
from Vale Park since joining
the club on a short-term
contract last November.
He has made just one
appearance for Rob Page's
side, a cameo in December's
2-0 home defeat by Coventry.
His father, David Tchuimeni,
BALE DOUBLE SINKS ISRAEL
ales leapfrogged
Israel at the top
of their Euro
2016 qualifying
group as two goals from
Gareth Bale inspired a hugely
impressive win that leaves
them well placed to reach next
summer's finals in France.
Manager Chris Coleman had
described this match as Wales'
most important since the Euro
2004 play-off defeat by Russia
in 2003.
And with three wins and two
draws from their first five
matches, this is Wales' best
start to a campaign since that
ill-fated bid 12 years ago as
they attempt to reach a first
major finals since the 1958
World Cup.
Victory against an Israeli side
who had won all three of their
previous qualifiers must rank
as the finest of Coleman's
three-year tenure.
The visitors had the better
of the first half in Haifa and
took a deserved lead as Aaron
Ramsey headed in from Bale's
flick-on just before the break.
The Real Madrid star doubled
their advantage with a superb,
swerving free-kick from the
edge of the area soon after
the restart and, a minute later,
Israel's Eytan Tibi picked up
a second booking for fouling
Bale as Wales took control.
He then added a final gloss
with a sweeping finish late on
as Coleman's side moved two
points clear at the summit of
Group B.
Wary
of
their
in-form
opponents and a hostile
atmosphere at a packed
Sammy Ofer Stadium, Coleman
reverted to a 5-3-2 formation
that allowed him to give Bale a
Page 11
SPORTS
KONATE BRACE GIVES

SENEGAL VICTORY
OVER GHANA
oussa
Konate
scored
twice
after coming on
as a second-half
substitute to lead Senegal to
a 2-1 triumph over Ghana in
a friendly on Saturday.
The Swiss-based striker
was on target in the 67th
minute, having replaced the
recalled Demba Ba who had
struck the post after only six
minutes of his comeback..
Konate took a long clearance
out of defence on his chest
and volleyed home from the
edge of the penalty area for
his first goal.
A quick counter attack then
saw Sadio Mane set him
up for a second goal nine
minutes later.
DUNGA: WINNING
ALWAYS COMES FIRST
he
Brazil
boss
says that results
must take priority
over the quest for
'jogo bonito' and that he is
unperturbed by the pressure
from his 200 million critics
Brazil coach Dunga says he
has no concern as to whether
his side entertain their public,
insisting winning must come
before everything else.
At last years World Cup, the
Selecao were criticised for
their physical approach that
focused largely on set-pieces
and the counterattack two
aspects of the game that
remain of huge importance to
the current boss.
BENZEMA: I CAN WIN

THE BALLON D'OR
he France international
is confident club
success can bring him
individual recognition
and says Barcelona could
struggle against Paris SaintGermain
Real Madrid striker Karim
Benzema remains confident he
can win the Fifa Ballon d'Or in
his career.
Benzema's team-mate Cristiano
Ronaldo has scooped the last
two awards for the world's best
footballer, with the Portugal
star and Lionel Messi the only
players to lift the trophy since
Kaka in 2007.
DEMANDING INCLUSION
Page 6a
12 | Frontpage
Liberian Women Hold Conference To Ensure Protection In Constitution

Henry Karmo (0886522495) henrykarmo@frontpageafricaonline.com
D
Monrovia
espite producing
the first woman
President
in
Africa,
Liberia
currently lies in the one
hundredth place in world
ranking
of
countries
promoting
participation
and Gender equity in
politics, Human rights and
children rights amongst
others.
Efforts by local and
international
NonGovernmental
Organizations, NGOs to
get Liberia on par with
other countries in Africa
and around the world has
seen little achievement for
women in politics.
Statistics
from
United
Nations groups on the
status of women in Liberia
indicate that most women
and girls live in extreme
poverty, while many of
them suffer as a result of
HIV/AIDs, illiteracy, poor
healthcare delivery system,
unemployment and other
ills.
Consequently
we
are
underdeveloped,
under
represented and exposed
to different kinds of risks.
The experiences of women
and girls go beyond
personal level that affect
our families and society as
a whole evident by the high
rate of teenage pregnancy,
street children, teenage
prostitution, drug abuse,
dysfunctional families and
the rest, Liberian women
in a statement issued in the
Provincial city of Gbarnga

stated.
Despite these challenges it
appears women of Liberia
are not taking no for an
answer as they meet to
ensure that the constitution
protects women against
some of the practices that
are harming them because
of the lack of constitutional
protection.
On Saturday and Sunday
women
representatives
including rural women
from all fifteen counties
womens voices in decision

making are captured in the
final draft of the ongoing
constitution
review
process.
The women among many
things
are
demanding
rights including: equality
before the law, Womens
rights, marriage, children
rights, and representation
in various government
bodies.
At the Pre-Conference,
Senator Jewel Howard
Taylor (NPP-Bong County)
constitution and ensure

the eradication of the many
ambiguities in the Liberian
constitution,
especially
when it comes to protection
for women.
Senator Taylor frowned
on women for not being
united blaming it on
the sharp reduction of
women lawmakers in the
legislature. She claimed that
because women are divided,
during
elections
they
sponsor male candidates
against female ones.
women; but we cannot

address them because the
constitution is not clear
especially
the
gender
sensitivity of naming our
constitution always refer to
he when speaking about
leadership position in
Liberia. This we must fight
to change because women
too can be president; as we
have already demonstrated
by electing Madam Ellen
Johnson Sirleaf.
Equal representation
In a statement Gender
Minister
Julia
Duncan
Cassell urged delegates at
the pending constitution
review
conference,
to support a gender
responsive constitution as
a way of helping to solve
problems affecting women
and the development of
their society.
We want the constitution
of Liberia to guarantee
equal
representation
of women and men in
all elected, selected, or
appointed positions in both
public or private sectors,
and that there must be a
representation of persons
with disabilities, said
Minister Cassell.
We want political parties
to ensure that no more than
fifty percent of elected and
/or appointed positions
shall be of the same gender.
It is the responsibility of the
political parties to ensure
the fulfillment of this
provision. The legislature

shall enact appropriate laws
for the implementation of
this law.
The women are also
requesting for provisions in
the constitution that would
protect the institution of
marriage in Liberia. The
women want protection
from forced marriage and
recognition for the three
types of Marriages making
them statutory.
They want customary and
common law marriages to
take place between adults
and be considered legal
wherein women will have
property rights.
The Gender, Children and
Social Protection Minister
also
called on women
of
Liberia
especially
those represented at the
conference, to take the
opportunity to strengthen
what she called women
synergies and approach
the constitution Review
committee conference with
renewed enthusiasm to
achieve and realize their
goal.
I encourage you all to
participate actively, work
with each other and
support the conclusions
of this meeting, knowing
that at least one woman
will benefit from the good
proposition that will come
out of the meeting, she
said.
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EBOLA MUST GO
Frontpage
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Vigorous Campaign to Eliminate Deadly Virus Launched
Monroviahe Township of West

Point was on Sunday
March 29, 2015 filled
with happiness from
residents of the township and
immediate environs during the
launch of the 'Ebola Must go
after one year campaign' by the
Liberia Crusaders for Peace.
The campaign is intended to
educate the people of Liberia
not to be complacent in
fighting the virus. The program
was launched in West Point
due to the huge population of
the Township.
Speaking at the program, the
Crusaders for Peace Executive

Director Juli Endee urged
the people of West Point to
continue their cooperation in
the fight against the virus.
"The people of West Point
were cooperative during the
outbreak, we were here last
year when the outbreak started,
people were afraid but at the
end of the day we all joined
hands and we fought the virus,"
she noted.
Ambassador Endee however
dedicated the program to other
sponsors including Mercy
Corps that sponsored the
Ebola must go after one year
campaign which is based on

community engagements.
"We owe it to Mercy Corps for
community engagement in the
fight against Ebola, because of
the community willingness the
virus is gradually going away
in the entire country with West
Point being no exception," she
noted.
Once a place of horror
Ambassador Endee said one
year ago West Point was a
place of horror where people
were looking for rescue during
the height of the Ebola virus
outbreak.
She disclosed that her
organization has foot soldiers
or communicators in various
communities
educating
residents about the virus and
how to prevent it.
For her part, the president of the
Governor Council of Liberia,
Musu Thompson pledged
her councils support to the
process, saying the Crusaders
for Peace willingness to
educate the Liberian people is
commendable.
Madam Thompson praised the
Crusaders for Peace Executive
Director Juli Endee for her
efforts.
"The Governor Council of
Liberia is happy that you came
down to our level in teaching
our people from all the tribes in
Liberia about this virus through
songs," she noted.
Also speaking, Mercy Corps
Country
Director,
Penay
Anderson vowed to continue
her organization support to the
Liberian people through the
Crusaders for Peace.
Madam
Anderson
told
FrontPageAfrica after the
program that the initiative is
intended for Liberians to keep
being informed about the virus.
BOOM IN GRAND KRU

GVL Revamps Five Schools, Donates School Materials
MONROVIA
olden
Veroleum
Liberia has completed
rehabilitation
works of five major
elementary and junior high
schools in Grand Kru County,
elevating over one thousands
five hundred students who
had earlier sought learning
refuge in makeshifts school
structures.
A release from the company

said the project which worth
thousands of dollars is part of
a social agreement signed with
citizens and GVL on October
21, 2013. The facilities based
in Trembo, ZolokenGrandcess
Wedabo
administrative
districts, include the Geneken,
Gblabroken,
Newaken,
Zoloken,
Newaken
and
Sorroken Elementary and
Junior High Schools.

In
furtherance
to
the
revamping of the institutions,
GVL has also provided over
100 school desks to school
authorities in the area. During
ceremonies marking the truing
over of the facilities, GVL Senior
Manager for Sustainability,
Mr. Ofori Lartey said GVL
stands to be measured on
its key eight values which
include the ending of rural

poverty and bringing long
term prosperity, education
and health to communities.
We are fully committed to the
commitments in our MOUs
signed with communities, and
we will continue to work with
the communities in developing
their land, he added.
Acknowledging
GVLs
effort, the Vice Principal for
Administration of the Zoloken

Elementary
and
Junior
High School and Chairman
of the Zoloken Community
Representative
Committee
(CRC), Mr. Peter Jeh, praised
the
company
for
the
refurbished facilities. Youve
made an historic difference
in the lives of citizens of
Zoloken communities, Mr.
Jeh told company officials.
For taking our children from
under makeshift structures
into modern class rooms, we
applaud GVL for that.
Jeh further admitted that the
presence of GVL in the area
has changed the economic
environment of community
dwellers citing the pavement
of feeder roads, rehabilitation
of schools, hand pumps, as well
as vast employment of citizens.
At the same time, construction
and
rehabilitation
works
of several hand pumps
in
seventeen
targeted
communities in Trehn and
Grandcess/Wedabo Statutory
Districts in Grand Kru have
commenced
by
Golden
She praised the Crusaders for

Peace for their implementation
of the campaign, saying Mercy
Corps will continue such
program in months to come.
Speaking earlier Montserrado
County
District
#
7
Representative
Solomon
George called for more
sponsorship to the Crusaders
for Peace in its fight to sensitize
the people of Liberia about the
virus.
He said the people of West
Point whom he represents are
always willing to cooperate
with government policy in
fighting the virus.
Veroleum Liberia (GVL). The
project which would shortly
be completed seeks to increase
sources of quality drinking
water in communities and
afford citizens and residents
opportunity to access safe
drinking water for survival.
The move by the oil palm
company is in furtherance
of a signed Memorandum of
Understanding Incorporated in
its Social Agreements (MOU/
SAs) timetable for initial
development and investment
in 2015.
Meanwhile, a delegation from

Conservation
International,
a non-profit environmental
organization committed to the
protection of deforestation has
ended a three day assessment
visit at GVL farms.
During
their
visit,
the
delegation
visited
high
conservation
value
areas
in Butaw, Tarjuowon and
Kpanyan. At the end of the
visit, CI Country Director,
Jessica
Allen,
expressed
commendation to GVL for
the progress being made in
preserving forest areas, as well
as the company out growers
and smallholders programs.
With technical and financial
support she mentioned that CI
would work with GVL in a bid
to ensure a sustained forest
safeguards.
CRUSADERS FOR PEACE LAUNCHES

EBOLA MUST GO AFTER YEAR CAMPAIGN
Mercy Corps Country Director Penay Anderson, Montserrado District 7 Representative Solomon George, President of the
Governor Council of Liberia Madam Thompson, and Ambassador Juli Endee and partners marching at the program.
Banner indicating the launch of the Ebola Must Go After One Year Campaign
Governor Council of Liberia offering prayer for Ambassador Juli Endee at the program
The care taker of baby Gloria Teah, an Ebola

survivor making remaks
Traditional chiefs and elders in attendance at the program
Mercy Corps Country Director Penay Anderson

making remarks at the program
Crusaders for Peace Executive Director and Partners in a photograph
Ambassador Endee giving donated items to the West Point Township
Ebola Must Go being displayed through a march on west point football field

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