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Thursday, October 15, 2015

In recent months, interest by big oil companies in Liberia has
been dwindling and the Liberian Senate indicated in a report that
companies drilled a total of 9 wells without finding oil, expending
more than 1 billion US dollars on exploration related activities;
completed most of their work program obligations and probably
moving to countries that are producing oil or where oil has been
found to minimize their risk.
The senate report further stated About seven (7) of the ten (10)
previously encumbered blocks are vacant or are on the verge of
being vacant, excluding the two (2) blocks held by APC which is
broke. We are sure of only the block held by ExxonMobil, LB 13 at
this stage.
MORLUS PREDICTION
Henry Karmo (0886522495) henrykarmo@frontpageafricaonline.com &

Samwar S. Fallah samwar.fallah@frontpageafricaonline.com
Monroviaiberia has already sold off several offshore oil blocs to

big international oil companies including ExxonMobil,
Chevron, and others generating millions in signature
bonuses and other benefits. But with oil prices now at
a record low resulting to low interest in expansion by these oil
companies, Liberia is looking to contract two more of its offshore
oil blocs to an American company-Kosmos Energy.
The National Oil Company of Liberia, which manages the
countrys oil sector, is currently facing financial crisis which is
forcing the company to redundant bulk of its employees as part of
a Sustainable Action Plan (SAP) intended to rescue the company.
The SAP was endorsed by President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, who
is facing criticisms for appointing individuals who led the oil
company to a downturn.
Just two years ago, Liberias oil sector and its state-owned oil
company, NOCAL, was flying high. Africa Petroleum, the year
before, had announced a discovery; Chevron and Anadarko were
actively drilling, and EXXON had joined their ranks by signing
an unprecedented contract with the Government of Liberia that
provided a hefty $50 Million USD in upfront fees. With the coming
of EXXON, almost every oil company in the world was grappling to
actively participate in Liberian waters.
But now Liberians are still wondering why the company has fallen
from grace to grass, now facing a debt crisis unable to pay rent,
employees and at the same time continue to maintain local and
international students on its numerous scholarship programs.
As part of the efforts to rescue the company, the Liberian Senate
recently recommended to the plenary of the body to consider a
request from NOCAL to ratify agreement for the sale of additional
oil blocs to enable the company raise money to pay off its
obligations.
NOCAL recently told employees who have been earmarked to
be redundant that the company does not have the money to pay
severance at the moment is appealing to the employees to remain
calm.
In the wake of the meltdown at NOCAL, several Liberians are
calling for an audit of the oil company, especially when the
company, which managed millions few years ago, is now in
financial crisis and at the verge of collapse. But with the same
management still in charge, President Sirleaf is working to raise
money for the company.
The Presidents son, Robert Sirleaf served the oil company as
Chairman of the Board of Directors and is also blamed for the
mismanagement of the company, although he resigned before the
company felt into a big financial crisis.
SIRLEAF LOBBIES
FrontPageAfrica has gathered that in a bid to get the lawmakers

ratify a production sharing contract between an American oil
company, Kosmos, and Liberia through NOCAL, President Sirleaf
has begun the process of lobbying with the lawmakers.
On early Wednesday morning, the Liberian leader met
with the leadership of the Legislature (Senate and House of
Representatives). Following the meeting, President Sirleaf in a
brief chat with journalists said, her meeting with the legislature
was to consult on how to improve the countrys economy.
But one lawmaker who was also part of the meeting but asked
not to be named said the President during the meeting requested

lawmakers to relax some of the provisions in concession
agreements signed between the Liberian Government and
concessionaires especially in the mining sector based on what she
termed as drastic reduction in the price of iron ores .
The lawmaker said: The President made specific reference to the
Putu Iron Mining. She asked that the provision that calls for the
company to pave the road from Grand Gedeh to Sinoe be relaxed
because she said, the price of iron ore on the world market has
dropped so she wants us to go back to our people and explain the
circumstances to them.
The source said at the core of the Presidents visit, she asked the
lawmakers to remain at work for additional two weeks after the
previous extension for six weeks that expires today-Thursday
October 15, 2015 to enable them ratify the production sharing
contract on oil blocs 6 and 7 to Kosmos.
Kosmos Energy is an American international oil company
founded and based in Dallas, Texas. It also maintains offices in the
Bermudas, Morocco, Suriname and Ghana. It has been involved
in the discovery and development of the Jubilee oil field off the
coast of Ghana.
President Sirleaf is said to have told the lawmakers that the
ratification is essential to help generate Revenue to be used to
address the financial crisis at the National oil Company (NOCAL)
Addressing NOCALs management and staff Friday, August 21, at a
general staff meeting, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, Cllr.
Seward Cooper, explained that the continuing fall in the price of
oil on the global market has caused serious fiscal difficulties for
the company.
He said despite the best efforts of Board and Management to
put in place several austerity measures to manage the situation,
the continuing crumbling oil prices have severely undermined
NOCALs capacity to meet its operational and personnel
obligations.
In August, President Sirleaf underscored that the execution of
Production Sharing Contracts (PSCs) with super majors and other
reputable international oil companies also resulted in significant
interest in Liberias hydrocarbon sector with record licensing of
seismic data and related revenue; noting that during this period,
average revenue generated,
US$30.5 million, compared
to average annual revenue of
US$4.5 million in prior years.
The Executive Mansion quoted
President Sirleaf as stressing
that it was regrettable that,
commencing in the fourth
quarter of 2013, NOCALs
revenue for seismic data sale
began a precipitous decline,
during which total seismic
revenue fell by 29 percent from
the prior fiscal year and was
compounded by the Ebola virus
disease of 2014 that led to a
reduction in investor interest
across all economic sectors
for the impacted West African
region.
In a recent statement delivered in the United States of America at

an occasion organized by the opposition Congress for Democratic
Change (CDC) former Auditor General John S. Molru, II predicted
that the current regime will sign all contracts mortgaging all the
resources of Liberia with nothing for the successor government
to negotiate or sign.
This administration has sold and mortgaged all your resources
for cheap. More than 100 concessions re-negotiated, negotiated,
signed and ratified by this administration and Legislature over
the past 10 years and there is nothing much to show for the socalled $18 billion that was promised by all of the concessions,
Morlu observed.
The successor to the Sirleaf regime, Morlu says, will have no new
concessions to sign and cancellation of existing concessions will
send a bad international image.
Morlu added: The next government will have no concessions to
sign to get that infamous signing bonus. And if you try to cancel
or re-negotiate these concessions, you will get clobber by the
international business community. This is like De Ja Vu when
Russia's aging president, Boris Yeltsin, oversaw the stripping of
Russian assets and sold them cheap to seven crooked capitalists.
Christopher Neyor who served the NOCAL in the past in a recent
letter to President Sirleaf blamed the downfall of NOCAL on the
appointment of individuals he said lacked the experience on oil
to the company.
Why NOCAL failed in the first place is because, no disrespect to
you Madame President (We are being very candid here.) those you
appointed both on the Board and in Management to run NOCAL
in early 2012 after your re-election including your son Robert
Sirleaf lacked any knowledge or experience of how the oil and gas
business works. Oil and gas is a new industry to our country and
there are not many around with any appreciable expertise in this
arena or in energy economics and management, stated Neyor.
Neyor proposed that President Sirleaf reviews all revenue
streams including seismic data sales and devise strategy (as part
of NRP) to increase interest again in the Liberia offshore even in
the downturn.
Kosmos Oil has been expansion its operations around Africa; from
19 December 2014, the company started a highly controversial
oil drilling in the Cap Boujdour area off the coast of Western
Sahara. The license is signed with the Moroccan state oil company
ONHYM. The UN stated in 2002 that any further oil exploration in
Western Sahara would be in violation of international law if it was
not in accordance with the wishes of the people of the territory.
In an article from February 2015, former UN legal counsel Hans
Corell stated that the ongoing exploration activities by Kosmos
and Glencore is in violation of the legal opinion he wrote for the
UN Security Council.
On March 2, 2015 Kosmos Energy said it drilled dry at its CB-1
exploration well at the Cap Boujdour area. Despite this, the
company is planning for a second drill.
On April 28, 2015 Kosmos Energy has made a significant gas
discovery at its Tortue-1 development well in Block C-8, offshore
Mauritania. The well was drilled to test the Tortue West prospect,
which forms part of the Greater Tortue complex. It was drilled to
a 4,630m depth, where it encountered 107m of net hydrocarbon
pay and a single gas pool in the primary Lower Cenomanian
objective.
With big companies such as ExxonMobil, Chevron having oil blocs
in Liberia with no commercial discoveries yet, it is not known
what difference Kosmos will make in the emerging oil sector of
the country.
For some Liberians selling two oil blocs to Kosmos is only
intended to raise money to pay off the huge debt at NOCAL.
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EDITORIAL LIBERIA AS AN EARLY WARNING
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UNCOMPROMISING
STANCE ON RIA
REHABILITATION
Government Must
Avert Any Sabotage
THE ROBERTS INTERNATIONAL Airport (RIA), the major

international airport in Liberia is currently not on par with
other regional airports including the Kotokai International
Airport in Ghana, amongst others.
MANY AIR CARRIERS have complained about the bad condition

of the runway which at some point forced Air France into rough
landing creating mechanical problem for the aircraft.
AIR FRANCE LATER pulled out of Liberia and several other

international airlines continue to complain about the current
poor condition of the runway at the RIA.
THE REDEVELOPMENT OF the RIA including modernization
and rehabilitation project has been put at US$60.3 million, and
the Government of Liberia has already concluded arrangements
for the project to be financed by several means including the
Saudi Fund for Development which is providing US$20 million;
the Arab Bank for Economic Development for Africa which is
providing US$10 million; the Government of Liberia, US$3
million, and credit from the European Investment Development
Bank, US$27.3 million.
IN NOVEMBER 2014, THE European Investment Bank (EIB)
agreed to provide Liberia with a US$27.3mn loan facility over
20 years to rehabilitate the RIA. The EIBs long term loan is
expected to address safety issues and commence the upgrading
of the runway. Earlier this year, the Liberian Senate received for
ratification the EIB loan agreement in the amount of US$27.3
million.
CURRENTLY ONLY A few airlines operate at the RIA: Brussels

Airlines, Royal Air Maroc, Kenya Airways, Air Ivoire and the
cargo airlines DHL Delta Airlines. Air France previously used
the runway but have since discontinued flights to Liberia.
THE AIRPORT UPGRADE is essential for Liberia and the
investment will allow Liberia to rehabilitate and re-brand the
airport, ensuring a compliance with international civil aviation
standards.
IN AN EFFORT to get the RIA project on footing, 16 companies

did site visits; and 4 including Eiffge, Dawnus, Lagan and Sino
Hydro participated with Sino Hydro eliminated at the technical
proposal stage
THE REMAINING FOUR companies EFFIAGE (France); Lagan
(Irish); Sinohydro (China) and Dawnus (British) submitted
bid for the project and in the end Eiffage, Dawnus and Lagan
participated to the end with Eiffage announced as the winner.
AFTER GOING THROUGH all the bidding process and other
requirements, one of the participating companies, Lagan is now
protesting and there are reports that it intends to write the
funders not to fund the project.
THIS THREAT BY Lagan shows that the company is self-centered

and has no interest in Liberia and its development especially an
essential project that has to do with the opening of the country
to more flights thereby leading to economic boom.
THE SELF-CENTERED QUEST by Lagan because of its desire

to make profits should not serve as an impediment to the RIA
project that is so important to Liberia.
LAGANS DESIRE TO get a big contract only to maximize profits
should not be at the expense of an entire country that is in need
of development and this should serve as a challenge to the
Government of Liberia to avert the threat from Lagan.
FOR TOO LONG international businesses and institutions have
By Ambrues M. Nebo, neboambrues@gmail.com/nebo1975@yahoo.com 0777531129/0888093805, Contributing writer
rom Peace and Conflict Studies, challenges faced

by many post conflict countries such as high rates
of crime, the trend of violence, unemployment,
lawlessness etc. pose potential threats to peace,
security and economic stability. In such country struggling
to mend the shattered pieces that embodies the fabric of its
society, the concept early warning become a viable tool that
helps policy makers in government to either direct or redirect
its focuses on challenges that pose potential threats to the
reconstruction efforts.
Given the trend violence is taking into the our society, this
article attempts to carefully provide reasonable argument that
will convince all of us especially the government clothed with
legal mandate of maintaining peace and security to view the
wave of increase in violence as early warning.
In relation to conflict prevention, the concept early warning
can be conceptualized in the following ways according to
notable scholars.
Lund (1994) conceptualized the concept as addressing
problems the moment they emerge is generally better than
responding after have grown into less manageable scale.
Rupensinghe (1994) posited situation in conflicting goals
are controlled so as to avoid the development of hostilities.
Though phrased in different versions, it is safe to infer that the
two scholars simply mean that the aim of early warning is to
prevent violent conflict.
From a statistical perspective, early warning also has to do
with the collection and analysis of reliable data that may
be regarded as signals for potential violent conflict. This
conceptualization arguably invalidates the notion or argument
that early warnings are just mere prediction.
In the academic discipline of Peace and Conflict Studies, it is
argued that violent conflict as in the case of armed conflict or
civil war is caused by ignoring early warning or the society
failure to strategically act on early warning. By society, it
suggests the government, civil society religious organizations,
political parties etc. For post conflict societies that ignore
early warning, it is arguably easy for violent conflict to reoccur
in different dimension because of its fragility.
For example, it can be argued that Burundi as a post conflict
country has relapsed into political instability characterized
by violent conflict due to series of protests against President
Pierre Nkurunziza decision to run for a third term in the 2015
election. These series of protest regardless of their duration
can be equated to early warning signals ignored that led to
40,000 people fleeing for safety in neighboring Rwanda, the
Democratic Republic of the Congo and Tanzania. (UNHCR
2015)
In the case of Liberia, all of the conceptualizations of early
warning are applicable especially the statistical definition that
quantified or catalogued reported cases of violence as data
collection. Below catalogue some notorious cases of violence
that provides reasonable grounds for acting on early warning
yet to claim our attention as a nation.
- The October 2004, we experienced a religious violent
conflict precisely in Paynesville between groups of people
identified as Muslims and Christians. Most of those involved
were predominantly youths.
- In 2011 dozens of motorcyclist burned down Police station
in Saclepea due to United Nations Mission in Liberia, UNMIL
vehicle that crashed into a motorcyclist between the Tappitasaclepea highway, leaving the motorcyclist dead.
- In 2011, aggrieved students, in Monrovia and its environs
went on the rampage due to Youth and Sports Ministry delayed

in paying vacation compensation. Evidently, properties were
damaged and looted.
- In 2011, post-election violence that resulted in looting and
damage of properties.
- In 2014, aggrieved students set ablaze a Pentecostal Church
School near Vamuma House.
- For 2015, violence continues to unfold. The Yekepa episode
that led to properties worth millions of dollars for Arcelor
Mittal; the recent Ganta episode that targeted humans
and properties damage; the Golden Veroleum concession
episode in Butaw, Sinoe County resulted into properties
damaged and holding expatriates hostage; the River Gee
episode that burned down police station and a truck ; the
recent Paynesville, Red Light situation that burned the
depot; continuous violence targeting the National Soccer
Team due to what is described as poor performance on the
field of play. Moreover, in Rivercess County, some aggrieved
students of Cestos High School broke doors, windows, chairs
and other furniture in the administrative building housing
the Superintendents compound chanting, No renovation, no
school, no By-Election.
From the trend of violence till now as catalogued in this article,
it is safe to advance the argument that we as a nation is yet to
treat or look at the increase of violence from early warning
perspective. Arguably, the wave of violence is claiming our
attentions only because of what may happen when UNMIL
shall have departure in 2016. All we have done in past and
now is to condemn violence in the strongest term. Of course, it
signals our disapproval. However, it is not the best prescription
as far as early warning is concern. If we are to prevent the ugly
manner in which our youth handle grievances, we must get
to the bottom of this social problem that pose serious threat
to our fragile peace. Prevention that is not a one-size-fits-all
approach suggests that we consider the trend of violence as
a national priority that will invest in the future of our youth
believed to our future leaders. This is because almost all of the
violence are staged by them. This is the main reason why the
UN High Level Panel on Threats, Challenges and Change refers
to youth as a potential threat to security; that a surging youth
population combined with unemployment, urbanisation and
other factors can lead to violence or a relapse into conflict. In
the case of Liberia as a post conflict society, this assertion is
a fact.
One may argue that despite the trend of violence, we have
celebrated a decade of peace, so how can the wave of increase
in violence threaten our stability? As a concept in Peace and
Conflict Studies, peace is not only the absence of war. Arguably,
it is also the absence of that which threatens peace itself. In
the case of Liberia, the increasing wave of violence threatens
what I call our young peace. This conceptualization of peace
does not mean that other societies are free from violence.
What is of significant concern is the trend or wave of increase
that overwhelm our security coping ability while using its
own recourses.
In summation, it is argued that most post conflict countries
that relapsed into violent conflict stems from either ignoring
early warning or failing to recognize and act on the indicators
of early warning. With the trend violence is taking, one can
rely on early warning to predict the future of Liberia stability.
used Liberia as a farm just for profit making, caring less about the
development of the country.
THIS IS CRUEL and must stop, the Government of Liberia needs

to show to international companies such as Lagan that their
quest for making huge profits should not stand in the way of
development.
LIBERIA DEARLY NEEDS the RIA to be renovated as fast as
possible to repair the runway which if not done could put the
country at risk of not getting flights coming in during the next
rainy season.
THE IRISH COMPANY THREAT to complain to the funders of

the project is counterproductive to the development of Liberia
and the Government of Liberia must stand firm to teach Lagan a
lesson that Liberia is a sovereign nation and the country decides

who it wants to do business with once all the laws governing
contracting are scrupulously followed.
THERE IS NO REASON why a single company should hold Liberia
hostage in the wake of the urgent need for a modern airport to
pave the way for more flights to the country.
THIS IS LIBERIA and not Ireland, the Government of Liberia

has a responsibility to the Liberian people to get the RIA on the
right footing and nothing must stand in the way of this essential
project.
The onus is upon the Government of Liberia to avert any threat
to the success of the RIA project.
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FREDERICK JAYWEH EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AT CENTER FOR
IMMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES, (CIIS)
Did Mrs. Sirleaf nominate and commission the former finance Minister
of Nigeria to Represent Liberia at an international function?
Why is Mrs. Sirleaf in constant violation of the Constitution and
Ststutory Laws of Liberia with absolute impunity?
Well, when the National Legislature of a nation is consistently bribed
by the President to have her way done, this is what Liberia gets.
Wow, Mrs. Sirleaf really thinks the constitutional power to appoint
in Liberia certainly includes appointing every citizen of West Africa.
WOW!
While one powerful NIGERIAN Minister faces arrest and possible
prosecution in the UK for allegedly STEALING billion of Nigeria's Oil
money, the other Minister is unlawfully appointed to Represent Liberia.
Is this why some Liberians are opting for a Ghanian style of Revolution
to change Liberia?
Cllr. Frederick A. B. Jayweh
fjayweh@hotmail.com
Website: www.liberianlaw.org
Ph: 720-278-8735
JARWINKEN WIAH CASEWORKER AT BENSON COUNTY SOCIAL
SERVICES
Here is why we have the current situation in Liberia. When the 5th
President of the United States James Monroe saw repatriating the
former slaves to Africa as a way to end slave trade in the U.S. and to
avoid an uprising in the U.S.
Several of the colonies joined together to form the Commonwealth of
Liberia in 1838 and Liberia declared its independence in 1847. The
name Liberia originated from the word Liberty or freedom, and the
capital city of Monrovia was named for President Monroe. This new
country was created with the objective of providing freedom, prosperity
and justice for all. Because of this objective, the wording on the official
seal of Liberia is The Love of Liberty Brought Us Here. It is now 168
years, but the vast population of Liberia has not experienced true
freedom because the appropriate mechanisms for creating awareness
empowerment structures for equal opportunities for all Liberians
have not been put in place. The founding of Liberia was meant to end
enslavement and was intended to appease the segment of Africans who
were victims of the slave trade. The second aspect was the creation of a
new country based on rule of laws and strong institutions but Liberian
leaders main concerns for the 168 years have been personal gains
for themselves, families and friends. Personalizing the resources of
the country when one is the position of power and control is the only
experience all Liberians. This culture grew out of the returnees because
it was the only thing they also learned from their former slaves masters
from the United. We must change this culture because this is part of the
fundamental problems for Liberia. Liberia's problems are not due to
ethnicity and religion or any particular tradition, instead they are due
to the nonexistence of awareness and empowerment structures.
JESSE FAHNGON METROPOLITAN STATE UNIVERSITY
I didn't expect for ALL ministers in the EJS government to hang in there
with her for 12 unbroken years. REALITY FOLKS! Secondly, presidential
appointees follow the "At Will" doctrine. Meaning either the President
or appointee can let go at anytime. Big news for ministers to quit but it
is part of public service. Maybe in Liberia we see being a Minister as a
profession. So folks stay in for 10 years behind one wood calling it desk.
ELIJAH BARNARD UNIVERSITY OF LIBERIA
I don't know if I mistakenly read part of this story which said that
President Sirleaf was represented at a function by a former Nigerian
minister.? Someone please tell me quick quick that I misread the sorry.
More to come.
JAMES DAVIS
OK , let reason this out together , shall we ? First , the author of the
article did not say at which functions did the former Nigerian Minister
represented the President while the Foreign Minister was present .
Was this a world Bank function , United Nations functions ? If so , at
what capacity ? UN women conference that was to be chaired by the
President , but was then co-chaired or represented by the former
Nigerian Minister while the Foreign Minister of Liberia was present ?
The author did not say whether the Nigerian Minister was still active
in her government or not . But one thing that is clear , is that the
President of Liberian belongs to so many organizations which she also
chaired with a co-chairperson or persons . And should the President be
unabled as in this case , her co-chairperson can represent her . The is
not like government to government signing agreements or one that is
representing the country Liberia . The author speaks of representing
the President Sirleaf at some unknown functions , but not in the
capacity of representing the Republic of Liberia at some functions .
The President just received an award , but anyone could represent the
President to receive that award on behalf of the President while the
Foreign Minister of Liberia is present . Especially , if it is coming from
an organization for which the President is a member . The author is
not very clear , neither did he asked the right question to find out the
reason why .
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DOES EJS HAVE ULTERIOR

MOTIVES IN PUSHING FOR TRC
RECOMMENDATION IMPLEMENTATION?
The Editor,
FROZEN in their tracks! With her quaint urging

that the recommendations be implemented in consideration are we going to retroactively
apply her punishment as recommended by
the TRC? Can this imply that the record of her
presidency will be nullified since she VIOLATED
the TRC's recommendations with respect to
her 30 years ban?
eports making the rounds in

the Liberian media speak of
President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf
encouraging our legislators
via a letter to implement the Liberian Truth
and Reconciliation Commission's (TRC)
recommendations. One can only wonder what
are the president's true intentions with this Most Liberians, like MYSELF, initially embraced
obvious politically motivated stunt.
Madame Johnson-Sirleaf because her public
relations team did a good job of deceptively
I have always held the opinion that the TRC portraying her as an educated no-nonsense
framework was wrong. The first misstep was bureaucrat who was hell-bent on transforming
the idea of the ratification of the commission's Liberia for the better. Regrettably after
report. It is my view that the commission's almost ten years of her stewardship - the truth
recommendations should have been final and regarding her competence is far stranger than
BINDING! Because of the flawed nature of the fiction! She has turned out to be woefully
TRC we are now literally compelled to cohabit INEPT, corrupt and nepotistic beyond our
with vicious murderers - men and women who imagination. Maybe as her tenure nears its end
caused irreplaceable losses in terms of lives and the palpable fear of looming prosecution
and properties to their fellow citizens
setting in, Madame Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf
reckons she is still capable of pulling one last
Is the president's plea to the legislature hurrah to gloss over the colossal failure her
meant to stifle the political ambitions of presidency has been...
her perceived enemies or the president has
suddenly woken up to the stark realities of the Madame President, with a LOUD voice we are
TRC recommendations? Just what else is left in pleased to inform you that this time Liberians
Madame Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf 's bag of political will
tricks?
NOT be fooled! Your ulterior motive for
I am sure that most readers of this piece are seeking the implementation of the TRC's
aware of the fact that the TRC recommended recommendations are as CLEAR as the daylight!
that Madam Johnson-Sirleaf be banned for 30
years from politics for the role she played in Benjamin Kofa Fyneah
the Liberian civil war (one of the PRINCIPAL <bfyneah@hotmail.com>
actors). As expected, using her clout and largess,
she has been able to keep the recommendations
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Monrovia-
hat appears to be
a defiant posture
was exhibited on
Wednesday by
former Deputy Director of the
Executive Protection Service
(EPS), Darlington George
when he failed to appear at the
headquarters of the Liberia
National Police to be charged
and processed to court.
After many weeks of walking
with impunity after allegedly
beating a woman, Esther Glain
of the Barnesville Estate, the
police have finally charged
George and his accomplice
James Tamba with Aggravated
Assault and Criminal attempt
to commit murder.
The former Deputy EPS
Director and his alleged
accomplice Tamba have thrice
failed to appear before the
police to be forwarded to court.
They were officially charged on
October 1, 2015.
On Monday, the lawyer
representing the legal interest
of Esther Glain, Atty. Samuel
Kofi Woods was visibly
angry with police authorities
for allowing his client to
continuously appear in the
absence of the accused.
The police, however, promised
Atty. Woods that they will
arrest George and his alleged
accomplice, Tamba and keep
them in custody until they are
sent to court.
The case is expected to finally
be called at the Magisterial
Court at the Gardnersville
Town Hall today October 15,
2015.
The continuous delay of the
appearance of George and
Tamba has prompted the
Gbowee Peace Foundation
Africa (GBFA) to issue a
statement.
The
foundation,
in
its
statement, said it finds it
absolutely
reprehensible
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FORMER EXECUTIVE PROTECTION SERVICE DEPUTY DIRECTOR

REFUSES TO APPEAR BEFORE POLICE FOR FORWARDING TO COURT
STILL DEFIANT
At this point we are deeply disturbed and extremely frustrated by the artificial hurdles created by the
LNP in ensuring that due process of law is pursued and redress provided-Gbowee Peace Foundation,
By Edwin G. Genoway, Jr (231886458910)-edwin.genoway@frontpageonline.com
that actors in the Liberian

Justice
system
continue
to
demonstrate
outright
complicity and indifference in
carrying out their function of
upholding respect for the rule
of law particularly in regards to
the case of GBV Victim Esther
Glain, a victim of Gender-based
Violence meted out against
her by Darlington George,
the Former Deputy Director
of President Ellen Johnson
Sirleafs Executive Protection
Service.
At this point we are deeply
disturbed
and
extremely
frustrated by the artificial
hurdles created by the LNP
in ensuring that due process
of law is pursued and redress
provided,
the
statement
noted.
The statement further stated,
To date, the Foundation and
lawyers representing Ms. Glain
has remained patient and
continue to fully cooperate
with the Government of

Liberia to ensure that the
case is properly investigated
and taken to court. However,
what is becoming increasingly
evident is that the LNP has
accorded special privileges
to a former colleague, which
could eventually jeopardize
the outcome of the case.
The victim, as advised by her
legal representation led by
Cllr. Samuel Kofi Woods, II, has
succumbed to several days of
investigation answering
numerous questions and filling
out copious forms from various
departments of the Liberian
National Police.
In spite of her aches, pains
and the trauma that she has
undergone and is undergoing,
Ms. Glain has been very
cooperative. She has attended
all appointments and has
never refused any demand
from LNP to meet with them,
no matter how impromptu or
inconveniencing the demands
are. Over the past weeks, the
Liberian National Police has
had the victim on tenterhooks
with sporadic calls to show
up for further questioning;
at times calling her late at
night to tell her to be at the
police station the very next
morning. Through it all, Ms.
Glain never complained even
though she was wounded,
suffers brutal headaches, eyes
pain and is traumatized. Ms.
Glain presented herself at
every request, and responded
patiently to every question,
even those regular patronizing
and intimidating types, the
Gbowee Foundation statement
narrates.
According to the statement, At
some point in time, the LNP
CONNECTING FARMERS
with Credit; US Government, Afriland First Bank Sign DCA Agreement
Monroviahe United States

Government
and
Afriland First Bank
Liberia Limited have
signed a Development Credit
Authority (DCA) agreement to
increase agricultural lending
in Liberia. The symbolic
signing ceremony took place
on Tuesday, October 13 at
the Mamba Point Hotel in
Monrovia.
USAID Liberia Mission
Director, Dr. Anthony S.
Chan, signed on behalf of the
US government, while Mr.
Hamadou Bayo, managing
director at Afriland First Bank
Liberia Limited, signed for his
institution.
In brief remarks, Dr. Chan
emphasized
USAIDs
commitment to work with
Liberians on micro, small, and
medium enterprises in order
to grow the Liberian economy.
He said he hopes the new
partnership with Afriland First
Bank would complement other
USAID-sponsored programs
pursuing private sector growth
and
create
employment
opportunities
especially
through MSMEs.
Dr. Chan disclosed that USAID
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has been able to get the

utilization of its credit facility
up from 10 percent in 2009
to 56 percent at present;
adding that the program has
supported 137 enterprises
to win 342 contracts worth
US$31 million.
Today, we want to expand our
efforts to continue to unlock
the productivity of the private
sector by providing credit
through mechanisms such as
the DCA we have signed with
Afriland First Bank, he said.
This partnership will go a long
way towards helping to create
jobs and grow the Liberian
economy.
He said the US government
and Afriland First Bank would
share the risks in piloting new
financing options to MSMEs,
especially those in agriculture
and construction sectors.
According to him, agriculture
and
construction
are
regarded
as
particularly
risky businesses, but there is
a special value to be added
by sharing some of the risks
and creating employment
opportunities in those sectors.
Afriland First Bank brings
to three, the number of DCA
partner banks in Liberia.
By Edwin G. Genoway, Jr (231886458910)Edwin.genoway@frontpageonline.com
Others are International Bank

Liberia Limited and Ecobank
Liberia Limited.
For his part, Afriland First
Bank
Managing
Director,
Hamadou Bayo, said one of
the most important productive

parts of African economies
is agriculture and financing
agriculture is one of the top
priorities of his bank. As an
African Bank, we are convinced
that one of the vehicles for

development is finance. We
are grateful to USAID and IBEX
for supporting us through DCA
and believe strongly that we
have a lot more to do together.
made calls suggesting that

it was time to take the case
to court. On three different
occasions, Ms. Glain was
present upon the request of
the LNP to appear in court but
alas, each time she was given
different stories as to why they
could not appear before the
court. The mundane excuses
ranged from: there is no light,
so they could not print out
the final report; or, making
reference
to
Darlington
George, stating that the man
travelled so they would
have to postpone the court
appearance case, etc.,
The Gbowee peace foundation
said Ms. Glain persevered
with her Lawyers advice, the
foundation assistance, and the
help and support of womens
groups including WIPNET,
the
Concerned
Liberians
Youth Group, the Independent
Human Rights Investigators
and a few others.
We have come to the end of
the rope in this phase of the
case and can only urge the LNP
to not deviate from the natural
life of this case. We want
justice and we will get justice,
the statement continues.
USAID implements the DCA
program in Liberia through the
Liberia Investing for Business
Expansion Program (IBEX).
The program offers financial
services to local businesses
and commercial banks staff,
including technical assistance
and capacity building support
such as training, coaching,
mentoring, advice and loan
facilitation for business growth
and expansion. DCA seeks
to improve the commercial
viability
of
underserved
markets so that lending and
investment continues long
after the USAIDs DCA program.
Earlier, IBEX Chief of Party,
Mrs. Watchen Harris Bruce,
expressed thanks and gratitude
to USAID for its continuous
support to her program. Mrs.
Bruce said the program focuses
on making the deals work.
She explained that DCA is
all about loan guarantees
through the US government to
make sure that the financial
institutions risks are mitigated,
something she referred to as
credit enhancement.
She said IBEX remains
supportive of the governments
development
agenda.
IBEX works with financial
institutions to make the deals
feasible as well as with small
and medium enterprises to
make them bankable so they
can access finance to expand
their businesses, Mrs. Bruce
said.
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SIRLEAF APPOINTS
Monroviaresident Sirleaf Makes New Appointments at the Ministries of Foreign

Affairs, Internal Affairs, Labor and the National Identification Registry
President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf have made new appointments in
government affecting the Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Internal Affairs,
Labor and the National Identification Registry.
According to an Executive Mansion release, those appointed include:
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Mr. Andrew W. Kronyahn
Ms. Evelyn Kou Lah-Adile
Ministry of Internal Affairs

Mr. Augustus M. Zayzay
Development Planning
Mr. Levi Demmah
Ministry of Labor
Mr. Patrick Mbayo
Resource Development
National Identification Registry

Mr. J. Tiah Nagbe
Mr. Zeze R. Reed
Ambassador to the Republic of Italy

Assistant Minister for Legal Affairs
Deputy Minister for Research &
Superintendent, Grand Bassa County

Deputy Minister for Planning & Human
Executive Director
Deputy Executive Director
These appointments are subject to confirmation by the Senate were applicable.
VACANCY
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 Liberia Revenue Authority now seeks to recruit competent,
hardworking, and committed Liberians with integrity for the below
positions:
1. Supervisor-Customs-Anti Smuggling Unit
2. Supervisor- Customs-Intelligence Unit
3. Manager-Assessment, Analysis & Accounting, Domestic Tax Division
Applicants will be selected through a highly competitive evaluation
process.
Detail of the requirements can be obtained at:
www.lra.gov.lr
Liberia Revenue Authority Social Media Pages( Facebook ,Twitter and
LinkedIn )
Interested individuals are advised that all applicants should submit their
resume Online (www.lra.gov.lr) via LRA job recruiting link (job portal).
Note: Every ToR downloaded has an opposite corresponding link to
submit related application/resume for said job.
The deadline for application is on or before Monday, October 19, 2015
at 5:00 pm
The LRA strongly encourages qualified females to apply.
Note: This announcement and other LRA related information are also
available at www.lra.gov.lr and Liberia Revenue Authority Facebook
page.
Signed:
A.Trokon Tarr
Head, Communications, Media & Public Affairs /LRA
REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA
MINISTRY OF HEALTH & SOCIAL WELFARE
ESSENTIAL PACKAGE OF HEALTH SERVICES (EPHS)
Project ID: 669-FARA-A11-11-01
Provision of Health Services: Essential Package of Health Services
(EPHS) in Bong, Lofa and Nimba Counties Beginning 1st, January
2016
Reference #: Ref: MOH/QCBS/FARA/001/15/16
REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST
1. This expression of interest follows the general procurement notice that
appeared in the local newspaper and the Ministry of Health website www.
mohsw.lr.gov and the market beginning 30th, July 2015.
2. The Government of Liberia (GOL) through the Ministry of Health & Social
Welfare has received grant from the Government and the people of the
United States of America through the United States agency for international
development (USAID) towards the improvement of the Health Care and Social
Welfare Delivery System in Liberia. The Ministry of Health & Social Welfare
intends to apply part of the proceeds of these grants to payments under a
contract for the provision of the health services: comprehensive delivery of
evidence-based Essential Package Of Health Services (EPHS), including activities
for the reduction of maternal and newborn mortality, supported by innovative
Performance-Based Financing schemes as a health systems approach in Bong,
Lofa and Nimba Counties beginning 1st, January 2016.
3. To implement these services, the Ministry of Health & Social Welfare
(MOHSW) now invites interested and qualified non-governmental, faith-based
and other civil society organizations with proven records and backgrounds
of providing Healthcare in post conflict Countries, especially those with
long-standing records of effective implementation of health care services in
Liberia for a performance-based contract to indicate their interest in support
of the Essential Package Of Health Services (EPHS) and the roadmap for the
acceleration of the reduction of maternal and newborn mortality rates.
4. The duration of the contract will be twelve (12) months with a possible
extension.
5. Qualification and short listing criteria: Firms will be listed based on core
business, experience in the services/assignment as required, experience working
in Liberia and countries of similar context as Liberia, --technical and managerial
organization of the firm, clearly articulated collaborative approach for working
with NGOs and CHT at county, and district level, as well as general qualifications
and number of key staff.
6. Selection for contract award shall be in accordance with Quality Cost Based
Selection (QCBS) procedures as spelled out in the 2010 Amended Restated
Public Procurement Act of the Republic of Liberia.
7. Interested firms may obtain further information from the address below
and deliver their Expression of Interest (EOI) in English, enclosed in an
envelope clearly marked: Provision of Health Services: Essential Package
Of Health Services (EPHS) in Bong, Lofa and Nimba Counties. Ref: MOH/
QCBS/FARA/001/15/16, in the tender box situated on the ground floor of or
electronically transmitted by the deadline specified above to: proumohsw@
gmail.com no later than Wednesday, 21th October 2015 @ 2: 00 PM/ 14: 00 GMT.
8. The address is stated:
Jacob L. N. Wapoe
Director of Procurement
Ministry of Health & Social Welfare
Congo Town, Room#140 or via email: proumohsw@gmail.com
Note: only shortlisted firms will be issued Request for Proposal (RFP)
This expression of interest can also be found on:
I.
www.mohsw.gov.lr
II.
dg market
Signed by: _____________________

Director of Procurement
Approved by: _________________________

Deputy Ministry for Admin.
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Ministry of Public Works

P.0.Box 9011
South Lynch Street
1000-Monrovia, 10-Liberia
Invitation to Bid (ITB)
NATIONAL COMPETITIVE BIDDING (NCB)
Supply and Delivery of Heavy Duty Equipment Spare

Parts to the Ministry of Public Works (MPW)
IFB#: MPW/NCB/005/15/16
The Ministry of Public Works intends to use part of its Fiscal
Year 2015/2016 budgetary allocation under Contract to
procure Heavy Duty equipment Spare Part as stated in the
table below:
No
1
Description
Heavy Duty equipment Spare Parts
Qty
Assorted
In view of the above, the Ministry invites sealed bids from

eligible and qualified bidders for the supply and delivery of
Heavy Duty equipment Spare Parts to the Ministry. Detail
explanation will be found in the bidding document.
Bidding will be conducted through National Competitive
Bidding (NCB) procedure specified in the PPCA and approved
by the PPCC, and is opened to all registered bidders as
defined in the Laws of Liberia.
Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information
from the Procurement Division through (0886305259/0770
577910/0886940378).
Bidders are required to purchased a complete bid document
in English for a non-refundable sum of USD 150.00 through
the Liberia Revenue Authority and bring receipt to the
Procurement Division of the Ministry of Public Works in
order to pick-up the bidding document.
Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before
11:00 am on November 4, 2015. Bids shall be valid for a
period of 90 days after the deadline of Bid submission. Late
bid will not be accepted. All Bids must be Accompanied
by the followings:

Bid Security $ 2,900 USD of total Bid price.

Current Liberian Business registration Certificate
Current Tax Clearance
Copy of PPCC Vendors registration receipt &
List of Clients for the last two years
Bids will be opened in the presence of the Bidders

representatives who choose
to attend at 11:05 am on November 4, 2015 in the Large
Conference Room of
the Ministry
Procurement Unit
Ministry of Public Works
South Lynch Street, P.O. Box 9011
Monrovia, Liberia
Signed: _______________________
PROCUREMENT DIVISION
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Invitation for Bid

Ministry of State for Presidential Affairs
National Competitive Bidding (NCB)
For
MACHINERY & EQUIPMENTS
IFB NO.MOS/NCB/004/15/16
1. The Ministry of State for Presidential Affairs intend to apply part of
its budgetary allotment for the fiscal year 2015/2016 to fund eligible
payments under the contract for MACHINERY & EQUIPMENTS (IFB NO.MOS/
NCB/004/15/16) towards the Ministrys operation for the Fiscal year
2015/2016.
The Ministry of State for Presidential Affairs now invites sealed bids from
eligible and qualified bidders for MACHINERY & EQUIPMENTS with the
descriptions and quantities.
Items / Description
250 KVA GENERATOR
Quantities
1
2. Bidding will be conducted through the National Competitive Bidding (NCB)

procedures specified in the PPCA and approved by the PPCC, and are open to all
Eligible bidders.
3. As of Monday October 5, 2015 eligible bidders may obtain further
information from The Office of the acting Procurement Director, Ministry of
State for Presidential Affairs; Mr. Robert Marshall, robertmarshall2002@yahoo.
com and pick up the bidding documents at the address given below from 9:00
A.M -4:00 P.M. Monday to Friday
4. A complete set of Tender documents in English may be purchased by
interested Bidders upon a payment of a nonrefundable fee of Eighty United
States dollars ($80.00 USD) for each set. The method of payment will be cash
and bidders will be issue a valid receipt after payment. Bidding documents will
be pickup by the bidders or their representative.
Tenders must be delivered to the address below at or before 2:00 PM, October
28, 2015. Tenders shall be valid for a period of 80 days after the deadline of
Tender submission. All Tenders must be accompanied by a Bid Security of
2% of their tender price from a reputable bank or insurance company. Late
Tenders will be rejected and returned to the bidder unopened. Tenders will
be opened in the presence of the Bidders or their representative who choose
to attend at 2:30 PM, Wednesday, October 28, 2015 in the Office of the Deputy
Minister/Administration, Foreign Ministry Building 5th Floor.
5. Qualification requirements include:
1. Articles of Incorporation,
2. Valid Tax Clearance,
3. Valid Business Registration
4. Past performance records including the names and contact number of at
least three clients.
5. Line of Credit (30days)
6. Availability of Spare Parts
7. Evidence of being part of the PPCC Vendor Registration database
Bids must be in English and fees much be quoted in United States dollars.
6. Prospective bidders must submit one original and two copies. Original Bid
must be enclosed in a separate envelope and marked ORIGINAL. The two
copies and the original copy must then be enclosed in one larger envelope and
labeled: MACHINERY & EQUIPMENTS; IFB NO.MOS/NCB/004/15/16 and must
be submitted to the office of the acting Director of Procurement. Additional
details are provided in the Bidding Documents.
Attention: The Procurement Unit

Ministry of State for Presidential Affairs

Motor Pool Division, 1st Floor, Room #1

Executive Mansion Ground, Capitol Hill

Opposite LISGIS

Cell No: +231777372609/0886639382
Monrovia, Liberia
Signed: ______________________________
Management
FAST
AND
PRAYER
saved Liberian girls in Lebanon
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Danesius Marteh, danesius.marteh@frontpageafricaonline.com
Tubmanburg, Bomi C0untyhe case involving

the fifteen Liberian
girls who were
allegedly trafficked
to Lebanon is gradually
gathering steam as the girls
began to testify.
Prosecution 1st witness,
Beautiful (not her real name)
told the jury and the court
that she and her colleagues
fasted and prayed for seven
days to be released from
captive.
We decided to hold 7 days
dry fast to ask God for
direction. After the 7 days,
my friends called me from
Bashaars house asking me
to meet them. So we met
and Bashaars wife called
him on my phone. During
our appearance at his house,
he told his wife to put the
phone on loudspeaker and he
told us that if he comes and
meet us in his house, he will
break my leg and kill me, she
added.
Beautiful continued: My two
friends were living in the
house so I was warned for
coming over to them. But we
told him that human beings
die once, we are not the only
children for our parents and
the manner we were living in,
it was by the grace of God.
Prosecution witness further
stated that following the
return of Baashar from
Monroviaiberias
Science
and
Technology
Correspondent
to
the United Nations
Convention
to
Combat
Desertification
(UNCCD)
says the world should exert
effort on translating science
and technology into practical
actions.
Assistant Professor Jerome
G.N. Nyenka emphasized that
the scientific agenda of the
Convention should look at
means of ensuring actions
on the ground in various
countries.
Making a presentation at the
12th Session of the Committee
on Science and Technology
(CST12) of the United Nations
Convention
to
Combat
Desertification
(UNCCD)
currently taking place in
Ankara, Turkey, Assistant
Professor Nyenka observed
that one way to combat
desertification
is
turning
policies into local level-action
and indicators.
In his critique of the number
259 of the Earth Negotiations
Bulletin, published by the
International Institute for
Sustainable Development, Prof.
Nyenka calls for the final report
of the UNCCD 3rd Conference
Qatar, she was questioned

by him why was she not
working as instructed by his
wife. According to her, the
response was they did not
achieve anything since they
went to Lebanon.
Based on our aggressive
response to him, he ordered
that we pack our things and
leave the house. So he placed
us in his garage and told me
to work for 10 months and I

refused, she stated.
Beautiful said Bashaar told
her that since they refused to
work, when he returned from
Beirut, the three of them
should not be in his house
and if they are present, they
would be killed by him.
When he came, he threw us
out and we went in the street
and found a bus driver who
we asked to take us to Beirut.

Upon arrival in Beirut, we
met a Sudanese who took us
to American Embassy that
was closed, she stated.
She continued: When we
got to American Embassy, we
were told that they cant help
us so they requested us to go
at the UNHCR office. But they
(UNHCR) also told us that
they cant help us so a lady
took us to CARITAS and they

said no.
It can be recalled 15 Liberian
girls were taken to the
Lebanon for work by the
manger of Speedo Printing
Press, Abas Deebs and a man
on the run known only as
Tamba.
She narrated that upon
their entry in Lebanon, they
were given US$100 to buy
anything or send the money

to their families.
Beautiful said all of the
documentations were done
by suspect Tamba upon the
request made by Bashaar.
She added that when she was
taken to Lebanon, she was
abused by Deebs nephew,
Bashaar.
The witness said her eyes
were beaten swollen by
Bashaar and she is having
slight problems with her
vision.
Beautiful said when she told
Deebs about the constant
sexual abuse by his nephew,
she was told to comply with
the wishes of his nephew or
she would be killed.
Bashaars wife found a
working place for me where
I was selling drugs (Cocaine)
and I was also sleeping there.
So if someone wants drug,
she only sent a piece of paper.
I worked for too long and I
could not get a cent from her.
When I asked, she referred
me to Bashaar, she stated.
The case is expected to
continue today at the 11th
Judicial Circuit where the
witness will continue on
direct examination by the
state and subsequently by
the defense team.
Meanwhile, Judge William
Sando has granted the request
of continuance reluctantly
following a request from the
defense team.
Judge Sando warned the
defense team to resist from
making flimsy requests that
is not in consonance with
the law, adding that if they
continue, the defendant
should change the lawyers.
The
Prosecution
was
represented by Atty. David
Woah while the defense was
represented by Atty. Arthur
Johnson.
LIBERIAN PROFESSOR DEMANDS LOCAL

PRACTICAL ACTIONS ON ENVIRONMENT
to tackle land degradation and

drought for poverty reduction
and sustainable development.
Professor Nyenka therefore
called for the construction of
a coherent land management
triangle where Scientific
Efforts can inform Policy which
should then lead to Practical

Actions on the ground to
tackle desertification, land
degradation and drought
for poverty reduction and
sustainable development.
Most developing countries
in sub-Sahara Africa have
well defined policies that

address national development
challenges.
However,
implementation
of
these
policies have always been
a major problem thereby
undermining social economic
growth and transformation,
said Nyenka.
He called for a need for a
shift from policy to fast track
implementation on the ground
as mentioned to help which
he noted could help in the
alleviation of poverty and
improve standard of living,
especially for rural poor.

The United Nations Convention
to Combat Desertification
(UNCCD) was adopted and
opened for signature in 1994.
It is the sole legally binding
international
agreement
linking
environment
and
development to sustainable
land
management.
The
Convention
addresses
specifically the arid, semiarid and dry sub-humid areas,
known as the drylands, where
some of the most vulnerable
ecosystems and peoples can be
found. Liberia acceded to the
Convention on March 3, 1998.
The UNCCD is holding the
12th Conference of the Parties
(COP12); the 14th Session of
the Committee for the Review
of the Implementation of the
Convention (CRIC14); and the
12th Session of the Committee
on Science and Technology
(CST12) at the Congressium
Ankara - ATO International
Convention and Exhibition
Centre in Ankara, Turkey from
12 to 23 October 2015.
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OF LICENSE PLATES
By: Bettie K. Johnson/

betty.johnson@frontpageafricaonline.com
Monroviamid the controversies surrounding the issuance of

license plates, several drivers were seen Tuesday
searching the list of qualified plate holders while
agonizing over the lack of it thereof.
Mohammed Kanneh, a commercial driver, disclosed that he
placed his request for the plate since February and has done
all requirements but unfortunately he has not received his
plate, neither has the Ministry made a comment to him.
An owner of two vehicles, Alisa Brown told FPA that she had to
preview the lists because she thought her drivers were telling
lies but from the preview she now knows that the ministry
is the problem, I had to leave work today because of these
plates. Every time the drivers report, an amount is deducted
because when they are arrested the police officers request
huge amount from them.
Ibrahim Daramy, 36, a commercial driver said he is frustrated
over the prolong delay by the ministry on grounds that his
documents requirements were placed in January but is
incensed that till date there is no plate available for his vehicle.
Meanwhile, Assistant Press Director at the Transport Ministry
Lemuel Kleeme denied the allegations made by the commuters.
He said issuance of plates is ongoing on a daily basis.
We do not have delay in the issuance of plates, we have
continuously inform the public that you contact a certified
issuance companies that will shoulder the liability of the
vehicles, he stated.
Said Kleeme: We dont want to encourage hit and run but we
are encouraging the 3rd party insurance, which is by law, as
we try to alternate our systems where a setup will be designed
to track down the categories.
Monroviahe first meeting of

the GolaMA Project
Steering Committee is
expected to take place
on Monday October 19, 2015 at
the Corina Hotel in Monrovia.
The meeting is part of activities
undertaken by the GolaMA
Project which aims to conserve
an internationally important
forest corridor in the Gola Forest
by supporting communities
to manage their forests while
improving livelihoods and
establishing a pilot model for
sustainable financing.
The GolaMA Project is financed
by the European Commission
and will run from 17 December
2013 to 16 December 2018.
It is being carried out by the
Society for the Conservation
of Nature of Liberia (SCNL) in
partnership with the UK-based
Royal Society for the Protection
of Birds (RSPB), in collaboration
Liberia through the Forestry
Development Authority (FDA).
GolaMA is a five-year project,
Dec. 2013-Dec.2018, funded by
the European Union Connecting
forest and people, the GolaMA
Project is a partnership
between forest communities,
the Government of Liberia and
the international and national
conservation
communities
to conserve and manage the
Gola Forest that lies outside of
protected areas.
The project is implemented by
the Society for the Conservation
collaboration with the UK-based
of Birds (RSPB), all working
with the Forestry Development
Authority (FDA).
GolaMA Project Coordinator
Edwin Kamara said, the steering
committee is the highest
decision making body of the
GolaMA project.
As require the PSC meets once
a year to review progress, this
meeting will bring different
stakeholders together, they will
look at the activities the project
management has spearheaded
over the year, Kamara said.
Kamara said, part of their
work is to create awareness

for the locals to make inform
decision adding that they are
hoping to expand the project
communities.
We are going to PSC to propose
six communities which were
not considered, Kamara added.
The forest where the GolaMA
Project is working covers about
40,000 ha of the Gola Forest and
is located in the Kongba District
of Gbarpolu County.
In effect, the forest forms a
corridor linking two prospective
protected areas in Liberia - the
proposed Gola Forest National
Park and the Foya Reserve as well as the Gola Rainforest
National Park in Sierra Leone.
The Gola Forest is part of
the Upper Guinea Forest
Biodiversity
Hotspot
and
Eco-region,
internationally
recognised as a top priority for
biodiversity conservation.
It is equally important for the
wellbeing of the local population
providing resources such as
bush meat, firewood, building
materials, food and medicines.
Because Liberia is so heavily
forested compared to other
West African countries, it is of
disproportionate significance
in terms of carbon storage and
sequestration.
The name GolaMA means
"Unity" in the Lofa language and
is short for Gola Management
Agreement.
GolaMA will support at least six
communities in Kongba District
to establish Community Forest
Management
Agreements
(CFMAs) with the FDA, assist
the forest communities to
benefit from new, sustainable,
alternative income generating
activities under CFMAs that also
contribute to forest protection,
reduce bush meat hunting and
trading of protected species
in the project area, assist the
forest communities to establish
sustainable artisanal mining
practices,
determine
the
potential of carbon trading to
provide sustained finance for
community forest management,
and enable GolaMA to be used
as a model for other protected
areas and forest corridors in
Liberia.
The Society for the Conservation
of Nature of Liberia (SCNL)
is pleased to announce that
the will be held on Monday 19
October at the Corina Hotel in
Monrovia.
The GolaMA Project aims to
conserve an internationally
important forest corridor in
the Gola Forest by supporting
communities
to
manage
their forests while improving
livelihoods and establishing
a pilot model for sustainable
financing.
The
GolaMA
Project
is
financed by the European
Commission through grant DCIENV/2013/323889 and will
run from 17 December 2013 to
16 December 2018.
It is being carried out by the
Society for the Conservation
partnership with the UK-based
of Birds (RSPB), in collaboration
Liberia through the Forestry
Development Authority (FDA).
The Project Steering Committee
provides overall direction to
and oversight of the GolaMA
Project.
It is responsible for overseeing
the strategic directions of the
project and must ensure that the
project achieves its objectives as
required by the agreement with
the European Commission.
Current members of the
Project Steering Committee are
Managing Director, FDA: Hon.
Harrison S. Karnwea Sr Deputy
Minister, Planning, MLME: Hon.
Stephen Dobor Superintendent,
Gbarpolu County: Hon. Armah
M. Sarnor Paramount Chief,
Kongba District Hon. John Try

Executive Director, SCNL: Mr.
Michael Garbo, Head of the
Tropical Forest Unit, RSPB:
Dr. Jonathan Barnard, Head of
West Africa Sub-regional Office,
BirdLife
International:
Dr.
Thandiwe Chikomo.
The Society for the Conservation
of Nature of Liberia (SCNL) was
established in 1986 in response
to the Liberian Business Law
of 1976 for non-for-profit
organizations. The organization
is a nongovernmental, non
political and non for profit
agency.
The SCNL as the Lead National
Civil Society Organization for
nature conservation, has the
mandate to educate, encourage
and
assist
civil
society
understand the need and
patterns to conserving nature,
build consensus on effective
management of biodiversity
through ensuring the use of
natural resources is sustainable
and that biodiversity is
effectively
managed
and
appropriately utilized.
The SCNL also maintains a
membership base as part of
efforts to increasing voices for
nature conservation in Liberia
as well within the West African
Sub Region and the world
at large through sustainable
partnerships.
As part of activities of the
SCNL each year an Annual
General Assembly (AGA) is
hosted in other to deliberate
on issues around nature
conservation
including
review of related policy issues
and the advancement and
sustainable way forward for the
organization.
With funding from the

European Union and Managed
by UNDP, the CSC is a one-stop
shop set up under the Liberia
Decentralization
Support
Program (LDSP) to ensure
that major documentation
services are accessible to rural
residents including Rivercess,
Montserrado, and Sinoe.
At the Center, line Ministries,
Agencies and Commissions
(MACS), through the Ministry
of Internal Affairs, oversee
the processing and issuance
of
certificates,
licenses,
permits and other important
documents used by various
sectors of the Liberian society.
According to the Coordinator
at the CSC Sargacious Gardoe,
between July and September,
over 900 people were able
to access the facility, with

delivery of services made in a
timely manner.
Briefing a fact finding team
headed by the Ambassador
Designate of the Government
of Sweden Lena Nordstron,

Mr. Gardoe reported a revenue
intake of over 10,000 US
dollars, over a three-month
period, from service delivery
being provided at the Center.
He informed the Team that the
Center focuses only on service
delivery with no authorization
to collect any fund. Currently,
there are nine line Ministries,
Agencies and Commissions
strategically situated within
the premises as service
providers Gardoe reported.
Among the services accessed,
birth registration for children
0-12 years tops the list with
392, followed by psychosocial interventions at 265,
business registration 106
and
traditional
marriage
certificates 100.
The
Center
Coordinator
mentioned that they are also
engaged in routine community
outreach and sensitization of
the community to attract more
customers to the facility. He is
hopeful that over a period of

five years, the CSC will become
a household name in the area
of Decentralization, provided
that the needed logistics and
expertise are available to
sustain such initiative.
The Government of Liberia,
through a European Union
Grant
contribution,
is
facilitating the actualization
of County Service Centers
in eight counties, under the
Liberia
Decentralization
Support Program or LDSP
managed by the United Nations
Development
Programme
in Liberia. Other partners
include USAID, UMMIL and the
Government of Sweden.
The Swedish Ambassador
Designate Lena Nordstron was
accompanied by UNDP Country
Director Kamil Kamaluddeen
at the Service Center. She
applauded progress made
thus far over the first 3-month
period, congratulating the Staff
for a job well done.
UNDP
Country
Director
Kamaluddeen
expressed
appreciation for the good
work being done, mentioning
that the first three months
have shown reduction of
transportation costs for over
900 people who would have
visited Monrovia to access
important services.
In the next 2 years, these
services would have impacted
the lives of many more local
people
taking
ownership
of such a program and
feeling the presence of the
Government close to them Dr.
Kamaluddeen noted.
The operation of the Center
now reduces the struggle
faced by many rural residents
in accessing services related
to obtaining work permits,
marriage and birth certificates,
land deeds, business permits
and registration as well as
license plates among others.
COUNTY SERVICE CENTER MAKES PROGRESS
Monrovia t has been a little over

three
months
since
Liberias first County
Service Center (CSC)
was dedicated, commencing a

journey of taking governance
closer to the people of Grand
Bassa County and surrounding
areas.
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BURKINA FASO'S THOMAS SANKARA

REMAINS 'RIDDLED WITH BULLETS'
JOHANNESBURG BRIDGE COLLAPSE:
TWO DEAD IN SOUTH AFRICA
1987 revealed they had only

one or two gunshot wounds.
"But as far as Thomas
Sankara was concerned,
there were more than a dozen
all over the body, even below
the armpits," Mr Farama is
quoted as saying.
Soldiers linked to Mr
Compaore were behind
last month's putsch, which
delayed
presidential
elections due last Sunday.
Burkina
Faso's
interim
government
has
now
rescheduled the poll for
Tuesday 29 November.
_______________________________
wo people have been killed and around 20 injured when

a temporary bridge collapsed over Johannesburg's
main motorway, South African emergency services
say.
The bridge collapsed onto the main highway between
Johannesburg and the capital, Pretoria, during rush-hour.
The accident happened near a busy slip road to the Sandton
financial district.
Emergency services were still attempting to reach some of
those trapped, late on Wednesday afternoon.
"At least five of the injured are critical and the numbers may
change as there are still people trapped beneath the structure,"
Chris Botha, a spokesman for privately-owned emergency
services company Netcare 911, told the Reuters news agency.
Who was Thomas Sankara?
9 MONTHS AFTER DISCHARGE, RELAPSED

UK EBOLA PATIENT 'CRITICALLY ILL'
A
A
CNN)
bout nine months ago, Pauline Cafferkey was

discharged from a London hospital -- seemingly
signaling her victory in beating Ebola.
Now, not only is Cafferkey back in the hospital with a
rare relapse of the deadly virus, but she's gotten worse.
London's Royal Free Hospital announced Wednesday afternoon
that "Cafferkey's condition has deteriorated and she is now
critically ill."
The hospital didn't elaborate on the news about the Scottish
nurse, who last year became the first person diagnosed with
Ebola in the United Kingdom. But it's not a good sign, coming
five days after the same medical facility confirmed Cafferkey
had been transferred there from Queen Elizabeth University
Hospital in Glasgow "due to an unusual late complication of her
previous infection by the Ebola virus."
That day, the Royal Free Hospital indicated that Cafferkey
was in "serious condition" and being treated in a "high-level
isolation unit."
GUINEA ELECTION: POLL VALID BUT

DISORGANISED - EU MONITORS
uinea's presidential election on Sunday was valid but

there were severe logistical difficulties, according to
EU election observers.
This comes after opposition called the vote fraudulent
and demanded a re-run. They also threatened to protest,
something the observers urged against.
The final result is expected in the next few days.
It was the country's second democratic presidential election
since it gained independence from France in 1958.
n autopsy shows the

supposed remains
of Burkina Faso's
former
leader
Thomas Sankara are "riddled
with bullets", his family's
lawyer says.
The family is still waiting for
DNA results to confirm the
body's identity.
Seen
as
Africa's
Che
Guevara, the anti-imperialist
revolutionary was hastily
buried in a 1987 coup.
Permission for an exhumation
was denied during the 27year rule of his successor
Blaise Compaore, who was

ousted in an uprising last
year.
Africa Live: BBC news
updates
Mr Compaore has always
denied being involved in the
ex-leader's killing, insisting
that the "facts are known"
and he has "nothing to hide".
While he was in office, a
Burkina Faso court blocked
a request by Mr Sankara's
family for his remains to be
exhumed.
That changed last year when
a transitional government
came in after street protests.

The exhumation started in
May but the autopsy report
was delayed during last
month's seven-day coup.
Ambroise Farama, one of
the lawyers representing
the Sankara family, said that
the revelations about Mr
Sankara's body were "mindboggling", the AFP news
agency reports.
"You could say he was purely
and simply riddled with
bullets," he said.
Autopsies on the other 12
soldiers buried with him in
A captain in army of Upper

Volta, a former French colony
in West Africa
Instrumental in the coup
that ousted Col Saye Zerbo as
president in 1982
Took power from Maj JeanBaptiste Ouedraogo in an
internal power struggle and
became president in August
1983
Adopted radical left-wing
policies and sought to reduce
government corruption
Changed the name of the
country from Upper Volta to
Burkina Faso, which means
"the land of upright men"
Killed in mysterious
circumstances by a group
of soldiers in October 1987,
aged 37
ruled out.
Matching paint
Presenting its findings at the
Gilze-Rijen military base in
the Netherlands, the safety
board showed plane parts
that had been brought back
from the rebel-held Donetsk
region and reconstructed.
Board president Djibbe
Joustra said the impact
pattern could not have been
caused by a meteor, an airto-air missile or an internal
explosion.
Instead, he said, a warhead
carried by a surface-to-air
missile had detonated above
the left-hand side of the
cockpit, causing structural
damage.
Mr Joustra said the missile
was a Buk - which experts say
both Russian and Ukrainian
armies possess.
He added that paint had been

found on metal fragments
within the plane that matched
with missile fragments on the
ground.
Mr Joustra also said there
had been sufficient reason to
close off Ukrainian airspace
but Ukraine did not do that
- and on the day of the crash,
160 flights flew over the area
in question.
The board does not have
the authority to apportion
blame, under the rules
governing
international
crash investigations.
But speaking to reporters
after the news conference,
Mr Joustra said pro-Russian
rebels were in charge of the
area from where the missile
that hit MH17 had been fired.
The government in Ukraine
and several Western officials
have said the missile was
brought from Russia into the
rebel-held part of Ukraine.
The
Dutch-led
criminal
investigation has already
published photos of the
launcher being transported
around rebel areas.
_________________________________
Warhead discrepancy
In the report, the Dutch
Safety Board says the weapon
used was a 9N314M-model
warhead carried on the
9M38M1 missile, as installed
on the Buk surface-to-air
missile system.
MH17 UKRAINE DISASTER: DUTCH SAFETY BOARD BLAMES MISSILE
alaysian Airlines
Flight
MH17
crashed
as
a result of a
Russian-made Buk missile,
the Dutch Safety Board says.
The missile hit the front left
of the plane causing other
parts to break off, it said in
a final report into the July
2014 disaster, which killed
298 people.
The West and Ukraine say
Russian-backed
rebels
brought down the Boeing
777, but Russia blames
Ukrainian forces.
The report does not say
who fired the missile, but
says airspace over eastern
Ukraine should have been
closed.
The plane - flying from
Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur
- crashed at the height of the
conflict between government

troops and pro-Russian
separatists.
Most of the victims were
Dutch - 196, including some
with dual nationality. The
other passengers and crew
were nationals from 10
countries.
How the findings were
presented
A separate Dutch-led criminal
investigation is under way.
The report says the three
crew members in the cockpit
were killed by the missile
explosion instantly.
However, it adds, it was
unclear at which point
the others died, and the
possibility of some remaining
conscious for some time
during the one-and-a-half
minutes it took for the plane
to go down could not be
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AN OPTIMISTIC
FORMER CAPTAIN T
SPORTS
MOURINHO
HANDED 50K BAN
Is Anthony Snothi Laffor an aide camp or aid in the camp for Liberia?
Danesius Marteh, danesius.marteh@frontpageafricaonline.com
illiam
Jerbo
scored a hattrick to break a
14-year record
as Liberia beat Guinea Bissau
in a 2018 World Cup qualifier
on October 13 in Bissau to
progress 4-2 on aggregate
and set-up a two-legged
tie with reigning African
champions Ivory Coast next
month.
Jerbo scored in the eighth
minute against the run of
play from an Anthony Snothi
Laffor assist and doubled his
tally in the 12th minute from
a Zah Kranger corner pass
at the 10,000-seater Estdio
Nacional 24 de Setembro.
His hat-trick was completed
with another Laffor assist in
the 96th minute to confirm
Liberias first away win in
a World Cup qualifier since
beating Sierra Leone 1-0,
courtesy of a George Weah
72nd minute header, at the
Siaka Stephens national
sports stadium in Freetown
in a 2002 World Cup qualifier
on July 14, 2001.
Until recently, Laffor wore the
captains armband, having
made his debut in a 1-0
win over Ethiopia in a 2004
Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon)
qualifier at the Antoinette
Tubman Stadium (ATS) on

June 8, 2003.
Laffor scored his first goal
when Liberia beat Sierra
Leone 3-1 in an international
friendly at the Samuel
Kanyon Doe (SKD) sports
complex on May 2, 2008.
Liberia took the lead on 21
minutes, thanks to a Zah
Krangar strike from the edge
of the box and Laffor made
it two in the 58th when he
calmly stroked the ball home
from 15 yards after making
light work of defender
Kemokai Kallon.
Kallon made amends seven
minutes later when he took
advantage of a defensive slip
up to pull one back.
But James Zota sealed
the victory with only four
minutes remaining with a
long range effort.
Both sides were preparing for
the start of the 2010 World
Cup qualifiers as Liberia
drawn in Group Six with
Senegal, Gambia and Algeria
while Sierra Leone were in
Group Four with Nigeria,
South Africa and Equatorial
Guinea.
With a goal to account for
his 20 caps, the pressure
began to mount on Laffor to
deliver the goods following
some splendid performances

between Supersport United
and Mamelodi Sundowns in
South Africa.
To further rub salt into
Laffors
wounds,
there
were public outcries for
the #14 jersey, worn by
former captain and technical
director George Weah, to be
honorably retired.
And his misery was further
compounded when then head
coach Kaetu Smith expelled
Laffor,
Francis
Grandpa
Doe and Dioh Williams for
"constant
uncontrollable
behaviors" on June 14, 2012.
The
Liberia
Football
Association (LFA) said the
trio's violations included
"late arrival for practice
sessions
and
constant
boycott of camp" and were
fined US$1,000 along with
other players.
They missed the 2013 Afcon
qualifier return leg with
Namibia in Windhoek on
June 16, 2012.
It was a punishment that
split views down the middle,
especially for Williams who
scored a 67th minute goal
in the first leg at the ATS on
February 29, 2012.
The trio had shown up late on
camp following a 3-1 defeat
to Senegal in Dakar in a 2014

World Cup qualifier on June
3, 2012.
"The
players'
constant
misconduct came to an
uncompromising state when
it contributed to the team
missing its Delta flight to
Ghana enroute to Namibia on
Monday, 11 June. As a result,
the LFA has lost close to
US$20,000 in extra charges
for the team's overnight stay
in Accra, Ghana," an LFA
statement said.
It was a crisis period not
only for Laffor and company
but
for
coach
Smith,
whose Liberia managed a
disappointing goalless draw
with Angola in a 2014 World
Cup qualifier on June 10,
2012 and were bottom of
Group J after two games.
With
veteran
defender
George Gebro named as
captain, it was a criticism
Laffor heavily crumbled
under but he must have
had some thoughts about
redeeming
his
faltering
image.
With
Smiths
dismissal
following a run of poor
results in December 2012,
veteran coach Frank Jericho
Nagbe was named to head an
interim arrangement made-
up of Thomas Kojo and Joe

Nagbe.
After a plea from George
Weah for mercy, Nagbe
reappointed Laffor as his
captain for a 2014 World
Cup qualifier with Uganda on
March 24, 2013 at the SKD.
He swapped his #14 jersey
for #22, to mark his 22nd
appearance, and scored a
50th yard screamer in a 2-0
win.
I feel relieved and I am a
very happy man. It wasnt
really like the jersey was
heavy but the image of the
man [George Weah] who
wore it added some pressure.
But lets celebrate this win
and look forward to the next
match, Laffor told reporters.
His leadership and creativity
has since been felt and there
were fans unpleased with
head coach James Salinsa
Debbah for substituting
Laffor during the 1-1 draw
with Guinea Bissau on
October 8 at the ATS.
It is not over until it is over
for Liberia. Grandpa Doe
didnt have a good game
today. Lets pray and hope
it will be better for him and
the entire team on Tuesday
in Guinea Bissau, Laffor told
FrontPageAfrica after the
match.
Laffors
vision
and
playmaking helped Jerbo
to make history, especially
when he picked Jerbo out on
a long pass that resulted in
the hat trick.
Laffors work rate was noted
by Abraham Wheon of Truth
FM and Real TV as one of
the reasons why Liberia
dominated the match and
ended a 14-year voodoo or
hoodoo.
While Laffor and Jerbo
deserve some credits, the
victory belongs to the
entire team, technical and
administrative staffs.
Well done for an history
achievement but Liberians
shouldnt celebrate like they
have won a marathon or
qualified for a World Cup
because the Ivory Coast,
with three World Cup
appearances, are our next
opponents.
he Chelsea boss
admitted to a breach
of FA rules following
his comments in
the wake of the 3-1 defeat
to Southampton, and has
been given a suspended onematch punishment
Jose Mourinho has been
handed a suspended onematch stadium ban, and a
50,000 fine, for comments
made after Chelsea's defeat
to Southampton, in which he
criticised the officials for not
awarding his side a penalty.
Mourinho
claimed
that
referees were "afraid to give
decisions to Chelsea" after
seeing his side beaten 3-1,
and effectively dared the
Football Association to issue
him with a punishment.
MESSI THE ONLY ONE WHO DESERVES
BALLON D'OR - MATTHAUS
ot only did the

former
award
winner back the
Argentine to win
his fifth prize, but he also
believed Luis Enrique would
take best coach to complete a
clean sweep for Barcelona
German football idol Lothar
Matthaus has thrown his
weight behind Lionel Messi
to win the 2015 Ballon d'Or,
insisting that no-one else
merits the award.
The forward helped Barcelona
to an unprecedented second
treble during 2014/15, and
also played a key part in
Argentina's run to the Copa
America final this year.
RAMOS BACK IN MADRID TRAINING
AHEAD OF LEVANTE CLASH
afael Benitez's men

have been handed a
boost ahead of their
return to La Liga
action with the defender having
recovered from injury picked
up in the Champions League
Sergio Ramos has returned to
training with Real Madrid after
missing Spain's last two Euro
2016 qualifiers with a shoulder
injury.
Ramos dislocated his shoulder
in Madrid's 4-0 Champions
League win over Shakhtar
Donetsk last month, but
returned to action for the derby
with Atletico Madrid - a 1-1
draw - 10 days ago.
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ACF JOINED WHO AND PARTNERS IN

CELEBRATION OF WORLD MENTAL HEALTH DAY
PRESIDENT SIRLEAF ATTENDS

OFFICIAL OPENING OF
OCTOBER TERM OF COURT
MONROVIA n the spirit of coordination and collaboration with the other

branches of government, President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
attended the official opening of the October Term of the
Honorable Supreme Court at the Temple of Justice.
The Supreme Court has two annual terms, namely: March and
October Terms, each of which commences the second Monday
of the month.
According to an Executive Mansion release, the Liberian leader
joined others at the Temple of Justice where the official program
took place on Monday, October 12, 2015.
Delivering his statement at the opening, Chief Justice Francis S.
Korkpor, Sr. appealed to the Executive and Legislative branches
for additional funds to increase the salaries/benefits of circuit and
specialized court judges.
He said circuit court judges are on the same ranking with deputy
ministers and since the Government has increased the salaries/
benefits of deputy ministers it was only proper that the judges be
included under the scheme to reflect uniformity in the decision
of Government regarding remuneration. These requests, we
believe, are not unreasonable, he stressed.
Chief Justice frowned on the fact that this years budget of the
Judiciary has been drastically reduced from US$19,000,576,000.00
in 2014/2015 to US$18,618,722.00 for this fiscal year 2015/2016;
noting that his request for additional funds was not even
considered.
He furthered that they are currently engaging the relevant
authorities, both in the Legislative and Executive Branches of
Government, in an attempt to address this serious situation.
Chief Justice Korpor pointed out that many of the courts, including
circuit courts, are still operating from administrative buildings
owned either by the Executive Branch of Government or from
properties owned by private individuals who are potential litigants
before the courts. This practice has the propensity to compromise
the independence of the Judiciary in many respects, he said.
He promised that the Judiciary will construct an annex to the
12th Judicial Circuit Court in Barclayville to house the remaining
courts and provide other facilities appropriate therein so that
Grand Kru County too will have the full benefit of a judicial
complex as they already have in some counties and intend to have
in the other counties.
Chief Justice Korkpor praised the Swedish Government, through
the Justice and Security Trust Fund, for providing funds for the
construction of four magisterial courts in the Omega Community,
Montserrado County; Botota and Kokoyah areas, Bong County;
Vahun, Lofa County; and Karnplay, Nimba County. The cost of
these projects is estimated at US$612,388.90.
We express gratitude to the Swedish Government through, the
Justice and Security Trust Fund for this generous assistance. This
will go a long way in providing access to justice to a large segment
of our population, he said.
Chief Justice Korkpor, according to a recent report, said the
population of the Monrovia Central Prison has increased with
84 percent of inmates therein constituting pretrial detainees,
stressing, This is alarming. Our law provides for the speedy trial
of cases with priority given to criminal cases.
He explained that keeping accused persons behind bars over the
period allowed by statue without trial amounts to travesty of
justice and in the coming months, he will take more concrete steps
in addressing the problem of pretrial detainees.
Chief Justice Francis S. Korpor thanked the Peoples Republic of
China and United Nations Development Program (UNDP) for the
goodwill gesture aimed at empowering the judicial workforce.
The formal opening was graced by US Ambassador to Liberia,
Deborah R. Malac, Justice Minister Cllr. Benedict Sannoh,
president of the Liberian National Bar Association Cllr. G.
Moses Paegar, Counsellors-at-Law, lawyers and the St. Thomas
Episcopal Church Parish Choir that rendered a selection, amongst
others.
Monroviaction Contre la Faim

(ACF) on Saturday,
October 10 joined
the Liberian line
Ministries, the World Health
Organization (WHO) and
other development partners
in Liberia to raise awareness
on Mental Health and the
need for people with mental
health conditions to live with
dignity through human rights
oriented policies and laws.
For over a decade, Liberia has
been on a positive trajectory
of economic development
following years of civil wars
and the outbreak of Ebola in
March 2014. Ebola claimed
the lives of over 4,700 men,
women and children, leaving
serious vacuity in families
and the nation.
Celebration of World Mental
Health Day in a country
that continues to witness
the
psychological
and
psychosocial aftermaths of
violent civil wars and more
recent deaths from Ebola,
gives hope for those suffering
from mental illness in the
country. Liberia has many
challenges to overcome and
to address this sector. There
is an extreme limitation
of knowledge and skills
within Government and
Civil Society (Only two
clinical psychiatrists exists
in the whole country) as
well as insufficient budget
allocations to address the
needs of the population.
Thousands
of
people
suffer from mental health
disabilities in the country
such as from fear, panic,
trauma, isolation, stress,
and
stigma.
According
to
the
World
Health
Organization
(WHO),
people in such conditions
are not only discriminated
against, stigmatized and
marginalized but are also
subjected to emotional and
physical abuses within their

own communities.
The 2015 World Mental
Health Day commemoration
which was held under
the theme Dignity in
Mental Health brought
together
several
high
profile
personalities
from government houses,
international and local NGOs
in Liberia. The event began
with a grand parade from
the University of Liberia
main campus at Capitol Hill
in Monrovia to Sinkor. As
support to the event and
in line with ACFs current
programs in Liberia dealing
with
Ebola
Survivors,
quarantined
communities
and other affected vulnerable
persons, ACF facilitated the
coming together of hundred
students from ten schools
in and around Montserrado
County to join the parade.
The scars of war and Ebola,
as well as the high levels of
poverty, are compounding

issues in the country.
Speaking as keynote speaker
during the indoor program
at the Monrovia Christian
Fellowship Church, Hon. Dr.
Peter S. Coleman who is the
chairman of the Liberian
Senate Committee on Health,
Gender, Women, Children
and
Social
Protection
remarked
that
People
suffering from mental health
disabilities are assumed to
have no capacity to make
decision for themselves
and therefore, they suffer
wide range of human right
violations such as physical
and sexual victimization,
restriction to access essential
health care, social and
emergency relief services.
As if that was not enough
Hon. Dr. Coleman mentioned
these affected persons face
disproportionate barriers in
attending schools and finding
employment.
In 2012, the mental health

bill for Liberia was drafted
and two weeks ago was
submitted to the house of
parliament by President
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf. In his
closing remarks, the Hon. Dr.
Peter Coleman assured full
passage of the bill to act in
the coming weeks.
On his part, WHOs Regional
Director for Africa, Dr.
Matshidiso Moeti called on
the Liberian Government
and partners to tackle
discrimination
against
mentally ill people through
individual and community
initiatives. Dr. Moeti stressed
the need for partners and
governments to strengthen
national programs, policies
and legislative measures
to strengthen the capacity
of healthcare providers
to address the growing
problem of mental illness
in communities and in the
region.
Frontpage
CORRUPTION,
Page 6b
13
CORRUPTION
VIDEO
Accountability Lab and Henry Amaze Toe
Partner to Promote Social Change
LIBERIAN JOURNALISTS TO ASSEMBLE

IN US FOR ALJA CONVENTION
ith the support of the Open Society Initiative for West

Africa, the Accountability Lab and Amaze are pleased
to announce the launch of a collaborative initiative to
combat corruption in Liberia through the power of
Hip co music. The centerpiece of the initiative, a music video for the
track Corruption, Corruption, will be complemented by a discussion
on Hip co and accountability, and performances at high schools and
universities in Monrovia and Buchanan.

Produced by the Accountability Lab, the video for Corruption,
Corruption was filmed at the Ducor Hotel. Towering over Central
Monrovia, the edifice, constructed in the 1950s was one of
Monrovias swankiest establishments and served as the seat of
Liberias interim government during the initial stages of the civil war.
It was subsequently destroyed as the conflict raged on.
Jim Tuttle, filmed, directed, and produced the video. He says that the
ruins of the Ducor Hotel provided a great backdrop. The building
itself is a vivid symbol of bygone opulence fallen to decay.
Amaze notes that he composed the track, because I feel corruption
is one of the biggest viruses thats eating our nation. In order to solve
a problem you have to get to the root cause. I wrote this song to alert
parents on the need to monitor corrupt tendencies in children, even
at a young age. Tuttle adds that it was a fun challenge to create
a visual experience that compliments Amazes lyrical message and
catchy Hip co beat.
The first public screening of the video will take place at 146, Takun
Js nightspot on Carey Street, across from the Central Bank of Liberia.
Amaze, joined by Takun J and other hip co performers, will discuss
the role of Hip co in promoting accountability, ending corruption,
and enabling justice. The general public is warmly invited to the
event on October 15 at 4pm.
Several performances at schools in Monrovia and Buchanan will be
held as well. These events will feature a screening and performance
of Corruption, Corruption following which Amaze will speak on the
importance of eliminating corruption at all levels of society.
The video will be made available on the Accountability Labs
YouTube channel on October 16. The audio can be streamed on
Amazes Sound Cloud now.
About Amaze
Henry Amazin Toe, better known by his stage name, Amaze, began
rapping in Guinea, where he lived as a refugee from Liberias longrunning civil crisis. He launched his career delivering freestyles
and prepared verses over beats from American rappers like Tupac,
Notorious BIG, and Nas.
In 2005, Amazes career took off when he joined 3Ts, one of
Monrovias most popular dance groups. Amaze transformed the
crew from a group that performed to foreign songs to a trio that
produced its own original content, achieving widespread acclaim
with the track dizzing. After the release of three albums, 3Ts
disbanded in 2010. Amaze now performs as a solo artist and along
with Peaches is one half of the duo known as Tag Team.
Amaze is the Secretary-General of the Liberian Secular Musicians
Association and is a business student at the University of Liberia.
About the Accountability Lab
The Accountability Lab catalyzes a new generation of active citizens
and responsible leaders around the world. We are an incubator for
accountability change-makers to develop and implement innovative
ideas for integrity in their communities. We train, mentor, and
resource citizens to strengthen systems of accountability to unleash
positive social and economic change.
In addition to its work with film and music, it has supported a variety
of initiatives in the visual arts, including an ongoing mural campaign
and the production of an accountability comic book series.
Read more recent news on the Lab and follow the organization on
Twitter and Facebook.
he
Association
of
Liberian Journalists in
the Americas (ALJA),
annual
convention
convenes in Delaware State this
weekend. Liberian Journalists
based in the Americas, Europe,
and Liberia are expected to
attend the conference; and they
will begin arriving in New Castle,
Delaware on Friday, October 16,
2015.
The conference is the first
post
crisis
gathering
of
Liberian journalists since ALJA
reactivation in January of this
year. It will start on Friday and
close on Sunday, October 18th
with a worship service at the
Harvest Center International
located at in New Castle,
Delaware. On Saturday, October
17th, the journalists convene
for a general assembly to at the
same church to deliberate ALJAs
future, and media development
and good governance in Liberia.
An ALJA press release says, the
conferees will also, during the
general assembly elect officers

of the organization for a two
year term. Positions to be filled
are President, Vice President,
Secretary General, Treasurer,
and Assistant Secretary General.
The elections will be followed
by a benefit banquet and an
induction ceremony of the
newly elected officers at 31 Blue
Hen Drive, Newark, Delaware.
Ms. Christina Porche, Program
Analyst at the US State
Department
and
former
Information officer at the U. S.
Embassy in Monrovia, Liberia
will deliver the keynote address
at the banquet. She will speak on
the theme, Unified and Vibrant
ALJA. Liberias Ambassador
accredited to the US, Jeremiah
Sulunteh will perform the
induction ceremony.
ALJA was founded in Washington,
D.C. in 1998 by a group of US
based Liberian journalists with
the sole purpose of uniting
current and retired Liberian
journalists living in the US
and parts adjacent to mobilize

resources to assist the Press
Union of Liberia strengthens
press freedom in Liberia. The
organization is also, committed
to the advancement of the
principle of good governance in
Liberia.
ALJA crumbled in the year
2004 due to internal strife
amongst its members. However,
in November 2014, a group of
well-meaning US based Liberian
journalists initiated efforts

for the rejuvenation of the
organization. In January 2015,
the journalists convened a mini
ALJA convention and put in
place an interim leadership with
the mandate of jump starting
the Associations reactivation
process. The Interim Leadership
is led by journalist, Moses D.
Sandy, former Editor-in-Chief of
the Liberia Broadcasting System
(LBS).
and 2nd Secretary Vice, Consul

respectively.
According
to
a
Foreign
Ministry release, during the
commissioning ceremony, which
took place in the conference
room of the Ministry, Acting
Foreign
Minister
Shoniyin
emphasized the significance
of the strategic relationship
between Liberia and China.
He noted that China, being one
of Liberias major development
partners, is as well one of its
biggest trading partners in the
world.
He stressed that the value of
trade between Liberia and China
is the 5th largest in the West
African region.
We encourage you not to be
complacent and remain at sleep

but always be reminded of your
responsibilities to ensure your
country gets the best out of your
representations, the Acting
Minister urged them.
He used the occasion to thank
the outgoing Minister, Mr.
Augustine Kpehe Ngafuan,
for doing internal selection,
especially of those who have
spent long years and have better
understandings of the Ministry,
to go as Foreign Service officers.
Acting
Minister
Shoniyin
promised to follow in the
footprints of Mr. Ngafuan in
pushing for the selection of
capable Liberians to go on
Foreign Service Missions.
Let me congratulate on behalf of
the President of the Republic of
Liberia, H.E. Mrs. Ellen Johnson
Sirleaf and in my own name,
our two distinguished Foreign
Service Officers. I wish you
Godspeed and encourage you
to do your best to give your best
to Liberia, because it is not just
about you, but think about the
4.5 million people back home,"
the Acting Minister advised.
Earlier, the Assistant Minister
for Afro-Asian Affairs, Madam
Rosetta N. Jackollie told the
two men that they have been
posted to a country that has a
strategic diplomatic relations
with Liberian.
She reminded them that China
is one of Liberias strategic
bilateral partners. She added
that the trade relation between
Liberia and China can amount to
3.6 billion United States dollars.
She said China continues to

play a strategic role in Liberias
development drive. "I hope your
diplomatic engagement with
China will further strengthen
those strategic relations," she
told them.
Assistant Minister Jackollie
also observed that the Foreign
Service posting is not just bread
and butter as others may think.
She reminded
the two
commissioned officers of the
tasks ahead, which she said is
equally overwhelming noting
that the choice is left with those
appointed to decide which path
they may take to make things
happen for their country and
people.
She also urged them to
demonstrate
commitment,
dedication, and patriotism to the
call of duty at all times.
Your commitment to your
country should be manifested
in your deeds and actions. Your
service to your country should
be marked by honesty, integrity
and patriotism," the Afro Asian
boss stressed.
In brief remarks, the two
commissioned officers thanked
both former Foreign Minister
Ngafuan and Acting Minister
Shoniyin for giving them the
opportunity to serve Liberia in
the Foreign Service.
Both Mssrs. Kawai and Barclay
assured
Acting
Minister
Shoniyin of their fullest and
unwavering commitment to
represent Liberia in their
respective posts with honesty
and commitment.
TWO COMMISSIONED FOR FOREIGN SERVICE TO CHINA
Monrovia,
he Acting Minister
of
Foreign
Affairs
Honorable B. Elias
Shoniyin,
Friday,
October 9, commissioned two
distinguished Foreign Service
Officers, who are to be deployed
at the Liberian Foreign Mission
near Beijing, China.
Messrs Mulbah Kawai, former
coordinator of the Gabriel L.
Dennis Foreign Service Institute
and Moses Barclay, Former
Protocol Officer, Ministry of
Foreign Affairs, were both
appointed by the Acting
Minister of Foreign Affairs and
approved by Her Excellency,
President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf,
as 1st Secretary Public Affairs
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