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CENTRAL BANK OF LIBERIA
MARKET BUYING AND SELLING RATES

LIBERIAN DOLLARS PER US DOLLAR
BUYING
SELLING
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2015
L$88.00/US$1
L$89.00/US$1
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16 , 2015
L$88.00/US$1
L$89.00/US$1
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L$88.00/US$1
L$89.00/US$1
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in Monrovia and its environs. The rates are collected from the Forex Bureaux and the
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Monday, October 19, 2015
By Samwar S. Fallah; samwarfallah@gmail.com; samwar.fallah@frontpageafricaonline.com
Cestos City, Rivercess

he oil blocks in the seas of Rivercess County have so far
yielded some of the biggest payments from Liberias
oil industry. Two oil companies Chevron and Anadarko
committed to pay a total of US$550,000 annually to
Rivercess County for oil blocs 10 and 12 as social contribution to
the county.
Still Rivercess remains one of the poorest counties in the country,
with impassable roads, rundown health facilities and schools.
Resources in many African countries have proven to be a source of
problem- rather than helping with the needed development and
improving the lives of citizenry in many impoverished countries
on the continent, it is instead creating confusion.
Some say African resources are becoming a curse for some
countries, fueling war and disagreements between locals and
multinational companies.
Many are accusing the big international companies of imposing on
the locals and not seeking their input when using their ancestral
land for operations.
In Liberia the citizens and concessionaires are having
disagreements which in several instances has led to violent protest
from the local citizenry and the vandalizing of concessionaires
properties.
News of the possible of oil in the country continue to be greeted
with joy but things look be changing for the contrary with interest
in the emerging oil sector looking to be dwindling amid financial
crisis facing the National Oil Company of Liberia.
As Liberians continue to eagerly watch the ongoing events at the
National Oil Company of Liberia, the operations of the company
which has declared bankruptcy is coming into further questioning
from citizens with many still in doubt as to how the company
could face such financial crisis within a short span.
Rivercess County is one of the poorest counties in Liberia lacking
good roads, health facilities and schools. With just one public
high school in an entire county, many children of school going
age revert to becoming early parents due to the lack of access
to school couple with the financial incapacity of parents to send
them over long distance to the Capital Cestos City, Buchanan in
neighboring Grand Bassa County or Monrovia, the Capital City.
Currently, the roads to the county are nearly cutoff with
motorbikes the common mode of transportation and the Cestos
High school, the only high school is now lying in ruins, undergoing
renovation while schools have resumed throughout the country.
The County currently has two offshore blocks (LB11 &LB12)
which are being explored by Oranto petroleum limited and

Chevron for possible discovery of Oil but several citizens from the
county say they are unaware about the existence of oil blocks and
do not know of any NOCAL projects in the county to impact their
lives.
NOCAL has been carrying out projects and programs in many
counties as part of its corporate social responsibility using money
generated from signature bonuses as a result of contracting these
oil blocks to international oil companies but for Ricercess County
which has two offshore oil blocks citizens say they are left out of
all NOCAL projects.
Currently the county and the Ministry of Finance and Development
Planning are tussling over payments made to the county few
years ago.
NO IMPACT, LAWMAKER SAYS
Dallas A. Gueh is senator of Rivercess County, one of the four

lawmakers and he says NOCAL operations has made no impact on
the people of Rivercess.
Well, to be honest the operations of NOCAL when it comes to
Corporate Social Responsibility and other programs has actually
not been transparent when it comes to Rivercess County, he says.
The lawmaker says he is yet to see the actual impact of NOCAL
and the international oil companies including Chevron, Anadarko
on the county.
He described the NOCAL scholarship program as shoddy.
Significantly, I cannot boast of any impact of NOCAL on my
county.
The lawmaker says NOCAL provided US$550,000 for two years to
the county which it is now saying was a loan so the money needs
to be refunded.
Says Senator Gueh The information we are getting from the
Ministry of Finance is that they credited us the money and so
it has to be deducted from our county development fund being
provided by government.
The Senator says since his election, he has not seen any beneficiary
of NOCAL scholarship from his county to inform him about such.
ERROR PAYMENT
Responding to the claim by Senator Gueh that the Ministry of

Finance and Development Planning is demanding refund of the
US$1. 1 million from Rivercess Deputy Minister for Fiscal Affairs
at the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning, James F.

Kollie, Jr. confirmed that the Ministry will make a determination
on getting the money back from Rivercess County but said the
information is not true that it is NOCAL that is claiming refund.
The Deputy Finance Minister stated in an email to FrontPageAfrica
Government will make a decision as to whether or not these
amounts will be deducted from future payments. They were
never told that NOCAL is claiming such amount.
He also claimed that NOCAL did not pay any money to the county
describing it as an error. That information is not true. NOCAL
is not claiming any refund from any county. NOCAL did not pay
anything money to any county so they cannot claim refund,
stated Deputy Minister Kollie.
Although Minister Kollie claimed that NOCAL did not make
any payment to Rivercess County but a report from the Liberia
Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (LEITI) 5th
report covering the period July 1, 2011-June 30, 2012 on the
reconciliation of payments from companies to the government of
Liberia indicates that Chevron and Anadarko made payments to
the county through NOCAL.
In the LEITI report NOCAL confirmed receiving the US$550,000
from two oil companies Anadarko Block 10 $250,000; Chevron
LB-12 $150,000 and Chevron LB-11 $150,000. Subsequent
payments are expected to be captured in succeeding reports from
LEITI.
In the LEITI report the Ministry of Finance now Ministry of
Finance and Development Planning also confirmed receiving the
amounts from the oil companies through NOCAL.
Minister Kollie contends that there is no signed agreement
between any oil company and the county for the payment of
social development fund.
Stated Minister Kollie It was the MFDP that informed some
coastal counties that there was no signed agreement with any
oil company to pay social development fund to them. No PSC has
any such provision and no IOC (International Oil Company) had
made any such payment as the counties were claiming. In that I
informed them that any such paid to them in the past by central
government was an error and so they technically owe the central
government whatever was paid to them in the past.
This statement by the official of government in charge of
Fiscal Affairs is also contrary to the signed production sharing
contract between one of the oil companies, Anadarko in which
the company is obligated per the contract to pay an amount of
US$250,000 annually to Rivercess County as social contribution
while the company is searching for oil.

Article 19 of the ratified Production Sharing Contract signed
between the NOCAL representing the Government of Liberia
and Anadarko approved on July 23, 2009 subsection 19.3.1
Hydrocarbon Development Fund states The contractor shall
make an annual contribution of two hundred fifty thousand
dollars (US$250,000) during exploration and production to this
Fund directly to NOCAL. The first payment shall be made within
thirty (30) days of the Effective Date of this contract and thirty
days after each subsequent anniversary. Such contributions
shall be paid directly into bank accounts held and controlled by
NOCAL. Prior to making any such payment the contractor shall
verify such bank accounts and NOCAL agrees to cooperate, assists
and provide contractor any information it requires to conduct
such verification.
The contract provides that Anadarko shall make the annual
contribution during exploration and production and the parties
agreed that payments shall be made accordance with protocols
laid down by LEITI.
Despite the LEITI report confirming the payments from the oil
companies through NOCAL to Rivercess County Deputy Minister
Kollie in a second response to another FrontPageAfrica inquiry
stated.
For the record, below is the respond to your inquiry! For the
record, no oil company paid any money to the Ministry of Finance
as social contribution to any costal county. This is the fact! I have
said that it was an error when those amounts were captured
in the National Budget or the Citizens Guide. Because it was
captured in previous budgets, I don't know the reason or basis,
the analysts carried it forward into the succeeding years. But
when we experienced shortfalls in the budget and identified that
area as one of the sources of the shortfall and approached NOCAL,
it was then that they clarified that they unaware of such payment
and no PSC has any such provisions in them. The record shows
that no such money was ever received by the Ministry of Finance
for such purpose.
FrontPageAfrica during a recent tour of the county and separate
interviews with citizens from several towns and villages, the
citizens say should there be the discovery of oil in their county
they want three key things including the construction of a college,
good hospital and good roads to be prioritized.
The citizen say they have been neglected by NOCAL and the oil
companies in their corporate social responsibility programs.
Chief Bob Kofi Zah is a renowned local chief and is serving as
Senior Paramount Chief of Rivercess County and is also Deputy
Chief of the Elder Council of Liberia, he told FrontPageAfrica
Yarkpah Town in the county that NOCAL has been operating in
secrecy, hiding everything from the locals.
I dont know how to say it, it is like we are the stepchild or
backyard child. I dont know anything about NOCAL, look at our
roads, no school for the children, only one hospital in the whole
county Chief Zah say.
The Chief said as head of his people, there is no time they have
been invited for discussion on the existence of oil blocks in their
county.
They dont care for us, one time they were in Cestos discussing,
they said we were not part of the program, so we are nothing to
them, the Chief lamented.
Chief Zah said he raised concern at some point as to why the
chiefs who are traditional owners of the land were left out of the
program.
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Children who have not reached the age of 20 or even 25 were the
ones they took into the hall to discuss, so I raised the issue with
the Speaker to ask him why we the chief who own the land cannot
be part of the program, the Chief narrated.
NOCAL in late 2013 carried out a nationwide Oil consultation but
the Chief said chiefs in Rivercess were left out of the discussions.
We were left out, all their money they brought, they shared it
amongst themselves, said Chief Zah.
Chief Zah says there is no NOCAL project in the county and he is not
aware if their children are benefiting from NOCAL scholarships.
NOCAL cannot show one project here in Rivercess, when it
comes to money, they do not know chief, so we are suffering in
this county, only the NOGs helping us, not government or even
NOCAL.
The lack of school in Yarkpah town is shattering the dream of
many youths some of whom become premature parents because
they are idle.
Sally D. Zodehgar, 16 years old is now a mother and according to
her since she was promoted to the 10th grade class she has no
school to attend because the two schools in Yarkpah town have
classes from 1st to 9th grade.
She says the teachers are not qualified due to the notes they give
in class.
Our teachers are not qualified, you can know from notes they
gave us, when compared with students from other schools, says
Sally.
There are efforts to augment the school to 10th grade which will
accommodate students like Sally but she says she does not trust
the qualification of teachers to be able to teach 10th grade so she
prefers sitting home to look after her baby.
The only high school in the county capital city, Cestos High School
is now undergoing renovation which has compelled the school
administrators to temporarily relocate the school to another
location.
Peter J. Cole, Principal of the school says the roof of the school
has been leaking and students had to demonstrate to call the
attention of government before renovation started.
Our school was leaking, the children had to get on the streets
before they came in and are now changing the roof, Principal
Cole said.
He said he has not attended any discussion relating to oil blocks
in Rivercess County.
If NOCAL was helping people, the only high school in this county
will not be like this, school leaking so what more about library, or
computer lab.
Principal Cole says the young generation in the county are losing
the opportunity to get quality education.
Our students perform poorly because there is nothing at the
school, even chairs we not have, books nothing, so things are bad
at the Cestos High School.
As principal of the only high school, Cole says there is no
scholarship from NOCAL at the school.
NOCAL as part of its social corporate responsibility program has
been providing laboratories and other support to schools around
Liberia but Principal Cole says he is surprise that other counties
will benefit when Rivercess which has two oil blocks is left out.
The school, he says is unable to attract teachers because there is
no teachers quarter, or good incentive scheme.
Artscolston S. Dorgbain, the District Education Officer for Timbo
Education District in the county says he is worry that some of the
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primary schools in the district

will not open their doors to
students this academic school
year because some schools are
yet to be renovated.
He says if there is an
institution call NOCAL he is
not aware because they have
not provided assistance to any
of the schools in the entire
education district.
If there is an institution call
NOCAL, the Rivercess County
Education system does not
know. We have not seen
anybody to award scholarships
to our students, even the
teachers, he explained
DEO Dorgbain added We do
not have toilets in many of our
schools, we do not have sheets
to write on, so if there is a
NOCAL why dont they help
us, he appealed.
Renovation of schools in
Rivercess County is so slow, I
dont know if we will open in
the dirt, we really need help,
the DEO said.
Ojue M. Williams of the
National Civil Society Council
of Liberia, Rivercess Chapter
says NOCAL carried out what
he termed a quasi-meeting
in the county to inform the
citizens about the oil blocks.
NOCAL had a meeting once,
the meeting was a quasimeeting, it was not set because such a meeting should have been
in detail but they were on their way from Sinoe County and they
just stopped over, people were not really informed.
He says NOCAL really did not give us the education, we got
half a million from NOCAL for two years as part of our social
development fund but they have stopped that for several years
now.
Since the two years payments, Williams says NOCAL has since
indicated that it is not obligated to the county.
We are not satisfied with NOCAL activities in Rivercess,
everything is in the darkness, Williams say.
According to him any activity relating to oil will affect the locals
including those who live on fishing and as such NOCAL needs to
explain to the people how issues of environment and affecting the
livelihoods of people living in the area will be addressed.
NOCAL in Montserrado County renovated market halls but in
Rivercess the situation is quite different.
Esther Toe, a marketer says NOCAL has done nothing in the county
as the biggest market hall in Cestos City is gradually collapsing.
The widow and mother of 12 children told New Narrative that
none of her children are benefiting from NOCAL scholarships and
she has even heard of NOCAL on the radio but does not know any
further detail.
Look at our roads, we are paying L$2,500 to go Buchanan and the
prices are too high, we need help, she appealed.
Jestina Borlay, another marketer and mother of 8 children also
says they need help with the renovation of their market hall.
We will sit here and they will take all the oil, we will not get
anything, she said.
Along the Cestos River, Mensah Ounmah is busy with his daily
routine, fishing for survival. He says he is worried that when oil is
found, and operation starts, he might not be able to go fishing on
the river any longer.
I am worry because when they find oil, we will not be able to go
fishing here again, so how will we survive for our children to go
to school,
Mansah says he believes there will be confusion in the future
when oil exploration starts because the companies will not be
concerned about the livelihood of the locals.
I know, they will not care for us, they will just tell us to stop
fishing, and trouble will come because we need to survive too,
Mensah says.
Mensahs wife Oretha is busy selling the fish to marketers who
have come from Monrovia and other places.
Oretha says fishing is the only means of living for she and her
family and she fears should oil be found her husband and others
will find it hard to continue in the business.
I praying when they find oil, they should not just tell us to stop
fishing, they must find something for us to do for living, she says.
While Rivercess remains undeveloped, local officials have
been at loggerheads over the years depriving the county of
the disbursement of it social development fund to fastback
development.
This story was produced in collaboration with the Thomson
Reuters Foundation/New Narratives Liberia Oil Reporting
Project, which is part of the Foundations pan-African
programme Wealth of Nations (wealth-of-nations.org)
(http://www.newnarratives.org)
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FrontPage COMMENTARY
THE
IMPORTANCE
OF
ZONING
IN
EDITORIAL LIBERIAS NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
WELL DONE
LONESTAR; BUT A
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By Wynfred Russell, wnrussell@hotmail.com, Contributing writer
NO TIME FOR
COMPLACENCY
ON FRIDAY, LIBERIANS line up in their numbers and

others paraded with the National team upon return to
the country from 3-1 victory against the Wild Dogs of
Guinea Bissau in a world Cup preliminary qualifying
match played in Bissau.
THE JOY AND CHEERS that greeted the arrival of the team
appeared as though the National team had won a major
trophy as Liberians abandoned their normal business
activities and the Liberian National police gave the team
a special escort.
MOVEMENT WAS VERY difficult as huge traffic engulfed
the city and immediate environ as the team paraded
through the principal streets onward to the office of
President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and later to the Antoinette
Tubman Stadium where Liberians had the opportunity to
interact with the players.
THE EUPHORIA SIMPLIFIES that Liberians are hungry
for success and are demanding more from the National
team.
SOME LIBERIANS WERE even suggesting that the day
be declared a National holiday in honor of the vital away
victory.
IN LAST THE four matches played against Togo, Tunisia,
and two matches played in succession with Guinea
Bissau, the new team being built by new Coach James
S. Debbah who himself played for years on the National
team performed well.
DESPITE A 2-1 LOSS to Togo, Liberians were still satisfied
with the performance of the new team and the players
played well in the couple games that followed.
THE VICTORY AGAINST Guinea Bissau has now put the
country in the position to playing neighboring Ivory
Coast, the reigning African Champions in the next stage
of the qualifier.
LIBERIANS ARE UPBEAT to the extent that they are so
confident that their national team can do the damage
to the Ivoirians when the next stage of matches get
underway.
Despite the presence of some of the best players on the
Ivoirians team including English Premier League Club
Manchester City duo Yaya Toure, Wilfred Bonny and
others, Liberians are not afraid and are looking up to a
good performance from their team.
THE RAPTUROUS WELCOME signifies that Liberians
are in full support of the team and want more from the
upcoming matches.
IT IS ALSO a challenge to the National team that more
victories will mean more respect and celebrations from
the Liberian people.
THE PLAYERS SHOULD take the celebrations as an
indication that the Liberian people want more from
them and should therefore approach the next round of
matches with the same level of determination as they did
in Bissau.
THERE IS NO need for complacency, as was shown in
the home match against the same team they beat 3-1.
After beating the one of the best teams on the African
continent- Tunisia, the players were very complacent
against Guinea Bissau in the first leg of the match played
in Monrovia as they nearly got defeated at home.
year ago, a friend told me that he is building a

shopping center near where he lives. He said
most residents in the neighborhood have to
travel great distances to purchase something
as simple as Maggi Cubes. Good business idea, I thought.
I asked him where was he constructing his store, and if
he had received a zoning permit to build a retail business
smack in the middle of a residential area. He paused for a
second, and replied: Hmmmno!
He said he contacted the Ministry of Public Works and a
senior official told him: You betta go ahead and build
your center, if you are waiting for us [MPW] to give you a
zoning plan or construction permit, you will be waiting for
50 years. I told my friend, As a good citizen who knows
better, dont do it just because a government official doesnt
seem to know the importance of zoning. He disagreed with
me, and decided to go ahead with his project.
As you go around Monrovia and its sprawling suburbs,
buildings are being erected in an ad hoc, everything-goes
fashion, with little or no adherence to building codes
or zoning ordinances. In parts of Monrovia, it has been
reported in the press that some residents and business
owners have even built over water and sewage lines,
causing many to rupture. In many cases, this has resulted in
ground water contamination, pollution, and with the rainy
season upon us, flooding (See FrontPage Africa online,
Sept 15th Edition), standing water, and sewage runoff
throughout Monrovia.
The ubiquity of market stands, drinking spots, cook shops,
makeshift structures, and car repair shops in Monrovia are
more than an irritating eye-soul. They are a significant
public health and public safety problem. The issue of
access for first responders, like fire trucks, ambulances, or
law enforcement authorities, trying to interdict an armed
robber, becomes an issue.
Like most things in Liberia, there are beautifully
written laws, policies, and plans on the books, but the
implementation, enforcement, and the respect for those
laws have fallen dismally below any acceptable civilized
norm. It is sadly true even for this new generation of
leaders and policymakers, an overwhelming majority of
whom have lived, studied, or worked in places with strong
zoning principles.
But, what are zoning laws? Zoning laws or ordinances
dictate how owners may or may not use their property.
For instance, a typical zoning law might dictate that
properties in a given area may be used for single-family
residences but not for multi-family residences, or for
multi-family residences, but not for retail establishments,
or for markets or for repair shops. The government may
allow mixed uses, but should mandate such matters as
landscaping, architectural style, fence height, sidewalk
setbacks, parking, and signage.
However, from Robertsport to Harper today, these laws
are being blatantly and openly violated without any
consequences to the violators. For a variety of factors
including, political, social, financial, and other reasons, the
opening of alleys that started a few years ago has stopped.
It must continue. Some streets are still blocked and need to
be opened, a former government minister told me. This is
a matter of safety!
Monrovia is one of the only capital cities with a population
greater than one million people which has not imposed

strict zoning laws on its residents. Many Liberians, for that
matter, see the relative failure to enforce zoning laws as a
badge of honor. Whereas, other major international cities
subscribe to a collectivist notion that the government or
the community has a right to dictate how an owner may
or may not use his or her property. Liberians have, by and
large, steadfastly disrespected all zoning codes: building in
alleyways, destroying utility lines, compromising drainage
systems, undermining paved roads, and erecting makeshift
structures in wetlands and waterways resulting in massive
flooding, against the public good.
We cannot continue to blame the government if we as
citizens are not taking ownership and responsibility.
Generally, communities rely on the central government
for everything including some simple things they could
collectively deal with. For example, the abuse and theft
of public properties; the use of drainage for disposing
garbage; and the danger of wetlands exploitation, and the
risk it poses to communities and the environment must
end.
How do we fix this? First, the national legislature should
enact a law to create an autonomous, decentralized National
Planning Council, outside the jurisdiction of the Ministry
of Public Works and Ministry of Finance and Development
Planning. Second, the current 1950-era zoning laws should
be updated immediately and subjected to consultations.
It is high time the Government of Liberia establishes this
proposed Council to boldly and audaciously plan urban
centers nationwide through the prism of smart growth.
It is great seeing many gleaming structures popping up
around Monrovia, but they are not built to any universally
acceptable zoning standards; adequate parking is nonexistent. Moreover, we have to integrate health strategies
into the way we plan, design and construct communities
in the country. A stronger emphasis must be put on
transportation and land use.
The Council will balance stewardship of the built
environment with well-planned and zoned projects,
including advancing regional equity to address
transportation, public health, housing and other growthrelated priorities; increasing access for youth and people
with limited resources. The GOL must embrace planning
and zoning principles urgently which can result in greater
revenue intake (e.g. homes and businesses will become
easily identifiable resulting in easy property tax collection).
With streets pavement and upgrade, and road and bridge
construction going on across the country, implementing
and enforcing land use, zoning, and building standards are
development virtues that should be welcomed, embraced
and expanded. To not do anything now will be a missed
opportunity of monumental proportions, and we are
currently seeing the downside of failed policies with the
flooding of Monrovia this rainy season.
KNOWING THAT THE team was behind and the underdog

in the return leg, the players put up a great fight to win the
match and that should serve as a lesson that complacency
is the worst thing to do in football.
DURING THE FAMOUS George Weah 11 days, Liberia
nearly booked a place to its first ever world cup but again
complacency resulted to home defeat at the hands of a

second choice Ghanaian team when Liberia had beaten the
first choice team in Accra earlier.
BRAVO TO THE Lonestar but there should be no room
complacency, anything is possible once the team is
determined to achieve the highest marks.
-----------About the author: Wynfred Russell is a two-term planning

commissioner for the city of Brooklyn Park and a member
of the community advisory council of the Metropolitan
Council, a regional planning body that operates a network
of buses and rail transitways in Minnesota. He can be
contacted at: wnrussell@hotmail.com.
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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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NO WILL TO FIGHT
Rights Commission Chair says Govt lacks will to fight Human Rights Violation
Bettie K. Johnson/ betty.johnson@frontpageafricaonline.com
there were high numbers

of pretrial detainees; a high
percentage of prisoners or
inmates interviewed informed
the commission that they did
not have basic needs such
as adequate food or medical
care, and very poor sleeping
facilities. In short, they were
sleeping on floors without
mattresses, she stated.
She
continued:
The
International covenant on Civil
and Political Rights Article
(14) recognizes and protects
the right to justice and a fair
trial; it also requires that
Prisons be focused on reform
and rehabilitation rather than
punishment.
Monroviahe
Independent
Commission
on
Human Rights has
disclosed that the
Liberian Government lacks
the will power to fight human
rights violations.
In its 2014 report, the
chairperson of the commission
and former Associate Justice
Cllr. Gladys Johnson said the
Executive and Legislative
Branches do not realize the
importance of the Human
Rights Commission in Liberias
bid to reconcile, unite, and
maintain the peace.
She added that the conclusion
is based on the governments
(Executive and Legislative)
lack of adequate support
to establish a functioning
human rights Commission in
Liberia, This lack of support
is demonstrated every fiscal
year when the INCHR submits
budget to setup a functioning
human rights commission it is
usually trashed.
The chairperson said Liberias
human
rights
records
published by international
agencies
i.e.
American
Embassy, Global Watch, and
others will not improve until
the Liberian Government
allows the full establishment of
the human rights Commission
to protect, promote, monitor
and educate the people about
human rights, especially in the
wake of the UNMIL drawdown.
She further disclosed that the
government (Legislature and
Executive) is in violation of
the law that mandates that
the INCHR to be adequately
funded.
Speaking on the condition
of prison facilities in the
country, Cllr. Johnson said the
commission visited several
prisons/detention
facilities
to assess conditions in those
places. She said the objective of
the monitoring was to ensure
that all persons deprived of
their liberties were treated
with humility and respect for
the inherent dignity of the
person.
From
our
assessment,
generally
most
places
monitored did not meet
minimum
standards
and
Poor Prison Condition

Cllr. Johnson disclosed that the
INCHR succeeded in securing
the release of one hundred
and forty six (146) illegally
detained persons from further
detention in Sanniquellie
Central Prison during this
period.
Authorities at the Sanniquellie
Central prison lamented the
poor prison condition and
feared that the present prison
condition is poor and has
rendered the center vulnerable
to outsiders and its also
possible for prisoner to escape.
Arbitrary
Arrest
or
Detention
According to the INCHR, they
observed that some state
security arrests were carried
out without warrants.
Chapter
three
of
the
Constitution of the Republic
of Liberia Article 21 (f) states
that every person arrested
or detained shall be formerly
charged
and
presented
before a court of competent
Jurisdiction within forty-eight
hours.
Below are excerpts from the
report: Although the law
provides for a defendant to
receive an expeditious trial,
TEEN GENIUS
Liberian kid builds electronics from old materials
Alpha Daffae Senkpeni, daffae82@gmail.com
Cedricks has a bleak

ambition of becoming an
electronic engineer
Buchanan,
Grand
Bassa
Countyn display were two
handmade objects
of mock electronic
appliances:
an
object like a fan and another
With wreckages of metal and

rubbishes of electronic, he
creates a mini generator
in the form of a mini generator.

Bystanders anxiously stared as
a young lad calmly exhibited
the functions of his handiwork.
Ten minutes later, the two
electronic-like objects proved
their usefulness as handmade-
electronics. The pessimism

and doubts of some onlookers
quickly faded away as they
applauded the creativity of kid.
16 years old Cedrick Gbogie is
a resident of Upper Buchanan
and a student of the public
lengthy pre-trial and prearraignment

detentions
remained a serious problem in
the period under review.
An estimated 70% of prisoners
were pre-trial detainees as of
October 3, 2014 despite the
large number of detainees
released by the Magistrate
Sitting Program (MSP) in
the period under review to
reduce EVD transmission in
overcrowded prisons.
The INCHR also observed
that citizens were frequently
detained by Police officers
or magistrates for debt, in
violation of section 44.1 of the
Liberia Civil Procedure Law
which prohibits the arrest
and imprisonment of a person
for disobedience of a money
judgment except in some
special cases which cases do
not fall under the jurisdiction
of those magistrate courts.
Limited trust in Police
The Ministry of Justice has
responsibility for enforcing
laws and maintaining order
within the country, including
overseeing the Liberia National
Police (LNP) and other law
enforcement agencies in the
security sector.
There is limited trust in the
Liberia National Police (LNP),
particularly among the rural
poor and urban slum dwellers
including women, children and
the youth, the INCHR report
continued.
The abuse and violation of
human rights by some police
officers is widespread and
occurs with impunity, added
the report.
INCHR also stated that mob
violence continues to be
widespread, partly because of
the lack of citizens confidence
in the Liberia National Police
and the judicial system to
elementary school in the area.

He says building electronic
appliances from scratch is a
hobby which started doing
at age twelve. Now he wants
others to know what can only
be described as his exceptional
skill. I want people to know
what I can do, young Cedrick
said pointing to his inventions.
He uses wreckages of corroded
steel objects he finds onshore
the Upper Buchanan beach
and with the motor of an old
stereo set, he completes the
components to make a mini
generator. The generator is
powered either by gasoline
or an extended battery. It
generates electricity with a
capacity of switching on at
least four small florescent
bulbs which helps him study at
night. Sometimes, his mother
relied on the lights to complete
domestic chores at home,
including serving dinner.
Cedrick is hopeful that his
skills will attract support
to enable him complete his
secondary education. His
family is one of the many less
privileges in the country. His
father works as a vernacular
render justice.
The
Commissions
says
police brutality, corruption,
negligence, and impunity were
problems observed in the
period under review.
Wrong detention
Police must make arrest based
on probable cause. However,
INCHR Human Rights Monitor
reported that police sometimes
made arrests without probable
cause and as a result they did
not proceed to trial because of
lack of evidence.
The law provides that persons
arrested by the police must
either be charged or released
within 48 hours. But, INCHR
Human
Rights
Monitors
reported that police routinely
detained individuals without
charge beyond 48 hours. The
law also provides for bail
for some criminal offenses,
although it severely limits bail
for individuals charged with
felonies.
However, the INCHR human
Rights monitors observed that
the courts frequently did not
respect these rights, especially
in cases of defendants
appearing
in
magisterial
courts.
Another
salient
concern
associated with detentions is
the absence of child-friendly
facilities in most detention
places. Children in conflict with
the law even for minor offenses
have been found to be held in
detention for protracted period
along with adults, particularly
at the Monrovia and Voinjama
Central Prisons contrary to
the Code of Juvenile Procedure
provided in the Judiciary Law.
Strengthening
internal
coordination
Cllr. Johnson disclosed that
Liberia is party to Core
announcer at a community
radio station in Buchanan
while his mother sells fish at
the local market. With massive
economic challenges facing his
family, Cedrick is desperate
to become one of Liberia next
generation of inventors.
If I can get support to go to
school, I will want to become
a scientist who will fix things
here in Liberia and show to
the world that we get clever
people too, he said.
Growing up in a community
with little opportunities for
kids like him, Cedrick says his
some of his mates preferred
menial jobs in other to fetch
income instead of going to
school. But he spends his time
developing electronics after
school hours.
Cedrick has already started
thinking about the future
with a seemingly improbable
ambition that one can only
describe as fantasy in an
impoverished nation. I will
want to fix (build) ship and
other machines in the future
if I go to school and learn, the
ambitious genius kid said with
bold face.
human rights treaties and

conventions including the
International Covenant on
Civil and Political Rights
(ICCPR), the International
Covenant
on
Economic,
Social, and Cultural Rights
(ICESCR), the Convention
Against Torture (CAT), the
Convention on the Elimination
of All Forms of Discrimination
Against Women (CEDAW), the
Convention on the Rights of the
Child (CRC), the Convention
on the Elimination of Racial
Discrimination (CERD), and
the Convention on the Rights
of Persons with Disabilities
(CRPD) and others.
She added that the country
is
obligated
to
submit
periodic reports to treaty
bodies highlighting progress
made in the implementation
of the treaty provisions
and
challenges
in
the
implementation.
However, there is a huge
backlog of treaty reports
the country is obligated to
submit to human rights treaty
bodies as Government has not
submitted any treaty reports
except for the CEDAW and the
CRC.
Said Cllr. Johnson: Government
should strengthen its internal
coordination mechanisms for
timely submission of treaty
reports, to domesticate treaty
provisions
into
national
laws and implement the
recommendations of treaty
bodies and Human Rights
Council during the Universal
Periodic Review (UPR). The
role of the INCHR in this regard
could be significant if only
the INCHR were empowered
financially to establish this
department
within
the
Commission.
His determination has scorned
critics. However, he says it has
been difficult getting his mom
to support his ambition. She
thinks Cedrick is uselessly
spending his time on inventing
stuff that means nothing to
the family and may easily be
forgotten by the community
dwellers.
When my mother starts
complaining about me wasting
time behind fixing these
things, I dont even listen to
her because I love doing it
and sometimes other people
in the community can give me
encouragement, he said.
In a Liberia, there is no program
for extraordinary pupil like
Cedrick. Some residents say
his desire to become a Liberian
inventor will soon disappear
with no trace of his ambition in
the next couple of years.
We have been seeing this
lil boy doing this thing for
long now; hes very smart but
how will he become that kind
a person? asked a resident
of the Upper Buchanan
community.
Ministry of Public Works

P.0.Box 9011
South Lynch Street
1000-Monrovia, 10-Liberia
REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST
(CONSULTING SERVICES FOR CONSTRUCTION SUPERVISION FOR
THE MANO RIVER UNION ROAD DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSPORT
FACILITATION PROGRAMME (MRU/RDTFP)
[LIBERIA: FISH TOWN - HARPER ROAD PROJECT (PHASE II: PAVING
KARLOKEN TO
FISH TOWN, 80 KM)]
Sector: Transport & ICT
Financing Agreement Reference: ADF Loan No:
2100150032544

ADF (TSF) Loan No: 5900150000351
Programme ID No.: P-Z1-DB0-161
The Government of Liberia has secured loans from the African
Development Bank (AfDB) Group towards the Mano River Union Road
Development and Transport Facilitation Programme (MRU/RDTFP)
[Liberia: Fish Town - Harper Road Project (Phase II: Paving of Karloken
to Fish Town, 80 Km)] as part of the Road Development and Transport
Facilitation improvement in the Mano River Union Region. It is intended
that part of the funds will be applied to eligible payments under the
contract for Civil Works Supervision Services related to the Construction
of the Fish Town-Harper Road Project (FTHRP) Phase II.
The Programme will involve upgrading from gravel to bitumen standard
of Fish Town Harper Road, Phase II: Karloken-Fish Town (80 km). The
Programme components include: (a) Road development and mitigation
of negative environmental impacts; (b) Related developments and
womens empowerment measures; (c) Transport Facilitation; (d) Road
Transport Sector Reforms; and (e) Programme management. The civil
works under the Programme will be implemented for 36 months plus 12
months for defects liability period.
The services required under this assignment will include the following:
Pre-Construction activities- which will ensure proper completion of all
tender documents relative to the corridor
Construction supervision management and defect liability period
which will ensure that high quality construction works for the 80 km
are achieved in full compliance with the approved engineering design,
technical specifications and all other contract documents.
The Ministry of Public Works now invites eligible consultants to indicate

their interest in providing these services. Interested consultants must
provide information indicating that they are qualified to perform the
services (brochures, description of similar assignments, experience in
similar conditions, availability of appropriate skills among staff, etc.).
Consultants may constitute joint-ventures to enhance their chances of
qualification.
Eligibility criteria, establishment of the short-list and the selection
procedure shall be in accordance with the Bank's Rules and Procedures
for the Use of Consultants (May 2008 Edition, revised July 2012, or as
may be amended from time to time which is available on the Banks
website at http://www.afdb.org.
Interested consultants may obtain further information at the address
below during office hours (08:00 17:00 hours) Monrovia time.
The Expressions of Interest along with the required documents should
be signed and sealed in an envelope and marked Expressions of
Interest for the Mano River Union Road Development and Transport
Facilitation Programme (MRU/RDTFP) [LIBERIA: Fish Town
Harper Road Project (Phase II: Paving of Karloken to Fish Town,
80KM)]; and must be delivered to the address below by 28th October
2015 at 15:00 hours Monrovia/Liberian Time.
Attn: Ministry of Public Works
Infrastructure Implementation Unit (IIU)
South Lynch Street
Monrovia, Liberia
Mr. I. Richmond W. K. Harding
Programme Coordinator
Telephone: +231-880-438-223/+231-555-211-976/+231-776-686-077
Email: teakpoo@gmail.com
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PRESIDENT SIRLEAF ASSURES VISUALLY

IMPAIRED OF CONTINUED SUPPORT
ccording
to
an
Executive Mansion
release, the Liberian
President
made
the comments when a
visually impaired graduate,
Mr. Naoh Zawu Gibson, who
was accompanied by his two
sisters paid her a courtesy call
to commend and personally
extend to her thanks and
appreciation for funding his
successful
completion
of
the Cuttington University in
Suakoko, Bong County.
Thirty-six year old Naoh
Gibson, who received a degree
in Public Administration,
said he was not born visually
impaired. He narrated how
he commenced his early
education at the Morris Zayzay
Elementary School in 72nd,
Paynesville and later enrolled
at the United Blind Training
Academy where he acquired
specialized skills in the use of
the Braille. Naoh Gibson later
entered the Kalita High School
on the Somalia Drive and
later enrolled at the Calvary
Temple High School where he
graduated in 2005.
Although Mr. Gibson had
stayed outside the walls of a
formal tertiary institution of
learning for some four years,
he said that did not deter his
ambition to pursue greater
knowledge.
He had a couple of bumpycum-rocky starts on entering
Cuttington during freshman
and sophomore years and
was forced to drop from a
Ministry of Education Tuition
Aid Program because of his

inability to meet the required
Grade Point Average.
A smile-beaming Noah said he
remains particularly grateful
to Her Excellency, President
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, who
intervened and offered to
underwrite his unhindered
pursuit of academic studies
with a full scholarship,
which paid for 57 credits,
accommodation,
feeding
and allowance from 2013 to
2015 when he completed his
undergraduate studies.
He also praised President
Sirleaf for equally extending
her goodwill and humanitarian
gesture to his comrades
namely: Emary Jessie who
did his major in Public
Administration & minor in
Education; James Y. Togba,
major in Public Administration
& minor in Sociology; Leon
T. Kegbeh, major in Public
Administration & minor in

Sociology (currently employed
at NASSCORP); Korto G. Kollie,
major in Agriculture; while
John Kolleh, who did his major
in Public Administration &
minor in Sociology, is deceased.
On what message he had
for other visually impaired
and physically challenged,
Noah Gibson called on them
to learn to preserve; be able
to withstand challenges and
above all put their trust God.
In his special message to
President Sirleaf, Mr. Gibson
appealed to the Liberian
leader for her consideration to
be appointed as an Assistant
Minister at the Ministry
of Information in order to
assist in clearly articulating
governments
policies
or
preferably the National Transit
Authority (NTA) to contribute
to national development.
IMPORTANT GOVERNMENT REVENUE NOTICE

PSA/LRA-040
October 16, 2015
Attention: All Businesses and Individuals

Pursuant to its objectives of assessing and accounting for all revenues due the
Government and People of Liberia; the Liberia Revenue Authority (LRA) herein reminds
all small, medium and large tax payers that the due date for the payment of the quarterly
Turnover Tax commonly called Advance Tax Payment for the first quarter of FY15/16 is
October 15, 2015. The tax is levied on the gross sales of All Businesses. Every business in
Liberia must pay their 2 % or 4 %.
The LRA is calling on all concerned businesses and individuals to please proceed to its
ELWA Junction Offices, or any revenue collection center located across Liberia to pay
their Turnover Tax.
Please file and pay your lawful taxes on time in order to empower the government to
continue to undertake very needed works, such as providing necessary public services.
LRA will commence enforcement actions on Friday, October 16, 2015 on any business
that fails to pay the turnover tax as required by Law.
A Good Taxpayer
is a
Nation Builder.
Signed: A. Trokon Tarr

Head, Communications, Media and Public Affairs/LRA
Approved: Darlingston Y. Talery
Commissioner, Domestic Tax Department
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WORLD NEWS
SANCTUARY
WITHOUT
END
The refugees the world forgot
MIGRANT CRISIS: SLOVENIA
ARMY TO HELP POLICE
lovenia's army will help police deal with thousands of

migrants expected to arrive from Croatia in the coming
days, Prime Minister Miro Cerar says.
His announcement came as hundreds of migrants
began arriving on its borders with Croatia - a day after Hungary
closed its frontier with Croatia.
Many of the migrants aim to continue north to Austria and
Germany.
More than 600,000 migrants have reached the EU by sea so far
this year, many travelling from Turkey to Greece.
However more than 3,000 have perished trying to cross the
Mediterranean. Many migrants are Syrians fleeing the civil
conflict there.
MORE DIE AS VIOLENCE AND FINGER-POINTING

PLAGUE ISRAELIS AND PALESTINIANS
(CNN)
sraeli authorities reported three Palestinians pulling
knives then being shot dead, as the spate of violence
afflicting Israelis and Palestinians continued Saturday.
But the Palestinian version of the day's violence was
different. The official Palestinian news agency WAFA mentioned
no knives and said Israelis simply shot two Palestinians dead.
Neither side related its accounts to those reported by the other
side. It was unclear if these were the same incidents.
Saturday's incidents as reported by both sides:
Jerusalem
Israeli border police approached a Palestinian man in the
Armon Hanatsiv neighborhood of Jerusalem to conduct a
check Saturday, and the man pulled a knife and tried to stab
the officers, according to a statement from Israeli police
spokeswoman Luba Samri.
Samri said "the policemen fired and neutralized" the suspect.
Israel's Magen David Adom emergency services confirmed in
a statement that the Palestinian man had died of his injuries.
The Palestinian official news agency had a different report.
Mutez Awaysat, 16, was killed by Israeli soldiers in Jerusalem,
WAFA reported, citing eyewitnesses. The Palestinian teen was
shot by Israeli soldiers at short range.
Hebron
In Hebron on the West Bank, a Palestinian tried to stab an
Israeli pedestrian, according to the Israel Defense Forces. But
the Israeli civilian was armed, and shot the assailant dead.
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.
t's late morning as

Mohammad Abdula fishes
into a drawer and hands
a couple of heavily worn
shilling notes and a phone card
to a customer through the bars
of his corrugated iron shop.
Outside, women in brightlycolored abayas hustle down
a dirt road lined with the
rundown
metal
shacks
containing local businesses,
making last minute purchases
before the oppressive midday
heat settles in.
Tailors step on foot-pedalled
Singer sewing machines, and
barbers sit in salons under
hand painted signs.
Butchers hang goat meat under
metal awnings, and fresh
goods arrive in giant trucks
that carefully make their way
under the tangle of electricity
cables strung up on wooden
poles.
A fine dust clings to every
surface here, yet Abdula is
dressed immaculately in a
striped Tommy Hilfiger shirt
and jeans.
Abdula closes up his shop and
makes his way towards his
home. He stops for a moment
to buy a melon juice from a
vendor, who pulls it out of
a chest freezer that billows

condensation into the hot air.
Abdula sits alone at a metal
table, quietly sipping his drink.
The scene could be from the
main street of almost any
sizeable town in northern
Kenya. But there is nothing
normal about this place, or the
lives of the more than 300,000
residents that exist here.
For Dadaab is the largest
refugee camp in the world. If
it was a city, it would be one of
Kenya's largest.
But most of the people here do
not come by choice. They're
men, women and children
who have fled famine and war.
And even though the camp has
existed for 24 years, permanent
structures are banned by the
Kenyan government.
In the older parts of the camp
where Abdula lives, there
are shops and hospitals. In
the newer parts, families live
under tents in patches of
desert, battered by winds that
whip up the occasional violent
dust storm.
The walls of Abdula's house
are made of wooden poles
stripped from thorn trees, the
roof a vaulted tin sheet.
Sixteen-month-old
Semeya
runs up to her father as Abdula

enters the enclosure outside
their home.
"Nacnac," she says, tugging at
his shirt. "Nacnac," she says
again, repeating the Somali
word for candy. "She always
wants sweets," says Abdula.
As Abdula arrives, his wife
Sahra, who was born in
Dadaab, places a crimson hijab
on Semeya, as is customary
when a family receives guests.
Abdula's mother Hawo rests
against the wall of their hut.
They are three generations of
refugees living under one roof.
Abdula and his family fled
Somalia's brutal civil war for
Dadaab in 1994. The 26-yearold has been living here since
childhood and knows little
else.
"I don't know any other
country, what I know is only
this refugee camp," says
Abdula. His closest foray into
the non-refugee world has
been brief stops at the town
that sits next to the camp. But
he needs written permission to
go further.
Sitting cross-legged on a
woven mat outside his home,
Abdula says Dadaab is like a
prison.
joining, but despite their

efforts, protesters continued
to chant slogans against the
military intervention as well as
against corruption in Russia.
Some brandished banners
promising to visit "hell upon
those who bomb in the name
of peace."
Organiser Svetlana Kravietz,
42, told AFP that "war is
not what we need in our
country -- we already have
many problems to solve. We
are going through a serious
economic crisis."
Fellow
protester
Dmitri
Stipanov, 36, said: "Today they
show us initial successes -- just
as they did at the start with
Afghanistan" following the
Soviet invasion in 1979.
"But
afterwards
it
all
degenerated -- and today I
think we're in for a repeat,"
Stipanov said.
Kravietz said she believed
the air strikes were part of a
hidden Moscow agenda.
"We've already had a war
with Ukraine and now that
is calming down we're off to
war in Syria," she said, seeing
the manoeuvre as political

skulduggery.
"Some people at the heart of
the authorities organise these
wars to hang on to power and
not to help anybody."
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry
Medvedev
said
Saturday
that Russia is fighting for its
national interests in Syria, not
for President Bashar al-Assad.
"Of course we are not fighting
"I am not allowed to get a

proper job," he says. "I depend
on Kenyans to buy my goods, I
can't leave the camp."
"More than 20 years in one
place, not being able to travel
freely, that is difficult, very
difficult."
Dadaab: A refuge from famine
and war
Dadaab rose from modest
beginnings, set up in 1991 as
a temporary shelter for 90,000
refugees fleeing the civil
war engulfing neighboring
Somalia. Almost a quarter of
a century later it is a complex
of five distinct camps, and it
is still growing. After years of
conflict, famine, and floods,
Somalis continue to stream
over the border into the camp.
Europe's migrant crisis may
have grabbed all the headlines
this summer, but two-thirds of
the world's roughly 20 million
refugees live in protracted
situations like the one here in
Dadaab.
Nearly 60 million people
around the world were
displaced by war, conflict or
persecution by the end of
2014 -- the highest figure since
records began. An average
of 42,500 people are forced
from their homes each day,
according to the U.N. refugee
agency (UNHCR).
Camps in Turkey, Lebanon and
Jordan, overflowing with the
millions of Syrians who have
fled the country's devastating
war, are quickly becoming the
new Dadaabs.
This past summer, Zaatari
refugee camp in Jordan marked
its third anniversary. Carved
out in an equally harsh desert
environment, it is now home
to more than 80,000 Syrians,
making it the largest camp in
the Middle East. Yet it is still
just a quarter of the population
living in Dadaab.
'The agencies have abandoned
us'
MOSCOW PROTEST AGAINST RUSSIA ROLE IN SYRIA
Moscow (AFP) round 200 people

demonstrated
in
Moscow on Saturday
against
Russia's
campaign of air strikes in Syria,
with one protester arrested by
police.
The rally by people mainly in
their 50s and 60s in a small
central park passed off amid
tight security as the authorities
threw up a strong security
cordon.
The demonstrators oppose
Moscow's decision to carry
out air strikes which began
targeting assorted Syrian rebel
groups on September 30.
One
opposition
party,
Solidarnost, had called for a
protest -- but the majority of
those who showed up wore
pacifist badges rather than any
suggesting political allegiance.
Less than an hour into the
demonstration, police arrested
a woman waving a banner
reading "Putin assassin, don't
bring shame on Russia," and
bundled her into a van.
Police then blocked access to
the site to prevent more people
for specific leaders, we are

defending
our
national
interests, on the one hand,"
Medvedev said in an interview
to air on state television.
"And secondly, we have a
request from the lawful
authorities (of Syria). That
is the basis we are working
on," he said, quoted on the
government website.
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Sports
Page 11
SPORTS
RONALDO BREAKS
RAUL'S ALL-TIME
GOALSCORING RECORD
FOR REAL MADRID
PRESIDENT SIRLEAF
CONGRATULATES THE LONE STAR
(MONROVIA,
resident
Ellen
Johnson Sirleaf has
described Liberias
Lone Star victory
over
Guinea
Bissaus
African Wild Dogs as a day
that they made the country
proud.
According to an Executive
Mansion
release,
the
Liberian leader, whos also
the Chief Patron of Sports,
made the assertion when
she received in audience the
senior national team at her
temporary Foreign Ministry
office where they paid her
a courtesy call en route to
the Antoinette Tubman
Stadium to celebrate the
teams 3-1 victory over

Guinea Bissau on Tuesday,
October 13, 2015.
The Lone Star returned
home early Friday morning
via Air Maroc airlines from
Bissau,
Guinea
Bissau
where the second leg of the
competition was played at
the Stade du 24 Septembre
stadium.
This day belongs to you. It
belongs to you because you
have earned it, she told the
national team.
Liberia qualified 4-2 on
aggregate
after
being
held 1-1 in Monrovia on
Thursday, October 8, 2015.
They now face reigning
African champions Ivory
Coast next month in another

home-and-away tie in the
World Cup qualifying series.
President
Sirleaf
also
commended the Ministry
of Youth and Sports, Liberia
Football Association, the
mobilization
committee,
the coaches and staff of
the Lone Star for a job well
done, stressing, These are
the real people; the people
who I want to thank is you,
she admitted.
She described the players
of the Lone Star as heroes
some of whom travelled
thousands of miles from
abroad to contribute to the
governments vision for
sports, particularly soccer.
President Sirleaf said the

success of the national
team shows that things
can happen once you
have committed people
undertaking a task. She
assured that government
will progressively work
to ensure the unhindered
participation of the team not
just in the qualifying rounds
of the African Nations Cup
and World Cup, but other
major competitions.
Earlier, the team presented
the Chief Patron of Sports
a Lone Star jersey with the
inscription EJS-1.
In separate remarks, the
head coach of the senior
national, James Salinsa
he assistant coach of
the national football
team of Liberia, the
Lone Star, has called
on fans of the national team
to change the bad practice of
running on the field after the
final whistle goes off.
Kelvin Sebwe spoke last
Friday at the welcoming
program of the national
football team back home
after her 3-1 away victory
against Guinea Bissau.
Coach Sebwe told the fans
that if they continue such
bad practice, it could cause
the national team to lose
her points and be fined
thousands of dollars and also

be banned from playing at
home.
We could score two goals
against Ivory Coast in our
next match and lose the game
only because of misbehavior
of you the fans of our national
team just for running on the
field; and FIFA has written
us the last warning letter if
such thing happens again,
we would no more play our
home matches here but in
other countries which you all
know is not a good record for
the country and people.
He paid homage to the
government of Liberia, the
President of LFA and the

Ministry of Youth and Sports
for the support and hope that
more of such support would
continue.
Multitude
of
football
enthusiasts
on
Friday
October 16 took the streets
of Monrovia to welcome
the national football team
of Liberia (The Lone Star)
back home from Guinea
Bissau where she scored a
magnificent victory in the
second leg of the 2018 FIFA
World
Cup
preliminary
round.
RUGBY WORLD CUP 2015:

SOUTH AFRICA 23-19 WALES
Debah, and the president

of
Liberia
Football
Association, Musa H. Bility
thanked President Sirleaf
and her government for
the support and promised
to defeat Ivory Coast next
month, adding, We will
carry you on that field and
you will not leave from
there feeling bad, Bility
assured President Sirleaf.
For his part, the Minister of
Youth and Sports, Mr. Lenn
Eugene Nagbe, presenting
the
National
Football
Master Plan to President
Sirleaf
LIBERIA RISKS PLAYING MATCHES ABROAD

A. Macaulay Sombai, sombaifrontpageafricaonline.com 0777217428
he
Portugal
international netted
against Levante in
Saturday's La Liga
clash to move clear of the
Spain icon - and after playing
431 games less than his
fellow forward
Cristiano
Ronaldo
has
usurped Raul as Real
Madrid's all-time leading
goalscorer after scoring
against Levante on Saturday
afternoon.
The Portugal international
racked up his latest milestone
with a vicious strike from just
outside the box, powering
the ball into the far corner
and beyond the reach of the
goalkeeper.
outh Africa: (12) 23

Try: Du Preez Pens:
Pollard 5 Drop-goal:
Pollard
Wales: (13) 19
Try: Davies Con: Biggar Pens:
Biggar 3 Drop-goal: Biggar
Fourie du Preez's 75thminute try ended battling
Wales' World Cup dream in a
colossal World Cup quarterfinal against South Africa at
Twickenham.
Wales led going into the
final 10 minutes but finally
succumbed after enduring a
second-half battering.
Fly-half Handre Pollard
kicked five penalties and a
drop-goal for the Springboks.
KLOOP BEGINS LIVERPOOL

CAREER WITH DRAW
urgen Klopp's reign

as Liverpool manager
began with a hard-earned
draw against Tottenham
at White Hart Lane.
The German was overseeing
his first game since replacing
the sacked Brendan Rodgers and he will have seen plenty to
please him as Liverpool battled
fiercely to secure a point.
Liverpool showed plenty of
the pressing intensity Klopp
demands but it was goalkeeper
Simon Mignolet who did
most to ensure the nearhysteria engendered by the
new manager's arrival was not
punctured by defeat.
I FELT DEPRESSED
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Rape victim speaks out

FPA Staff writer
old young lady braved the

storm to speak in public about
being raped two years ago.
Joy Teage, 20, a youth activist,
has
been
carrying
the
Monrovialocal
Water,
Sanitation
and
Hygiene
(WASH)
advocacy group is
calling on the government of
Liberia to make good on its
promise to establish a WASH
commission in the country.
The United Youth for Peace,
Education, Transparency and
Development (UYPETD) said

the WASH sector in the country
is very fragmented and it needs
a WASH commission that will
oversee and coordinate a
centralized sector.
The
UYPETD
National
Executive Director, Timothy
Kpeh,
said
nearly
all
government parastatals have
WASH programs, saying the
Speaking at the turning over

ceremony, UNDP country
Director Dr. Kamil Kamaludden
said keeping the border safe
requires the best equipment.
The
UNDP
and
the
Government
of
Japan
acknowledge the challenges
Salala, Bong Countyespite the stigma

and
psychological
trauma associated
with rape, a 20 year
emotional scars of rape for

two years and more. Serving
as a guest speaker on the
International Day of the Girl
Child side event in Salala, she
let it all out.

It all began two years ago,
she says, when she graduated
high school and enrolled as a
freshman in a local university.
On a cool evening while
returning from a PSI held
program, Joy was attacked by
an unknown man wielding
weapons that robbed her
and subsequently raped her
when she was dragged into an
unfinished building.
The mere thought of being
raped by someone she does
not know, coupled with the
sleepless nightmarish night
and post-traumatic stress
nearly led her to depression.
Then came a friend who told
her not to give up because,
according to her friend, many
women in Liberia are victim of
rape too but they surmount the
stigma and became president.
I felt depressed, I felt like
giving up. I felt like I have lost
hope, I just felt like I was not
going to be anybody in my
future. Until a friend of mine

encouraged me by telling me
that Ellen Johnson Sirleaf was
raped and she is a president
today. And her statement got
me stronger and stronger, she
says.
the WASH Commission that

is yet to be established by the
President of the Republic of
Liberia, he noted.
Kpeh said the board has been
established
by
President
Ellen Johnson but she is yet
to establish the commission
that will host the board
members. How will the
board be constituted and the
Commission has not been
established? It is almost
like having finance ministry
employees without creating
a ministry that will host the
employees working for that
ministry, he noted.
Kpeh said the government
officials
declared
war
on peaceful citizens for
demanding safe drinking water
in Liberia.
It's regrettable for people in
government to fight peaceful
citizens while calling for safe
drinking water, sanitation
and hygiene facilities. On
October 15, 2015, Liberia
joined countries around the
word to celebrate Global
Hands Washing Day. During

the program, citizens across
the country decided to remind
the Government of Liberia to
implement the Liberia WASH
Compact which was signed by
Madam President to address
good governance in the sector,
Kpeh continues.
He noted that the absence of a
functioning regulatory agency
has led to the continued
fragmentation of roles and
responsibilities within the
sector, and has stifled the
development of a vibrant
private sector in water and
sanitation services
In January 2012, President
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf signed
the Liberia WASH Compact.
The Liberia WASH Compact
was developed as a result of the
Joint Mission held in Monrovia
in April 2011, supported by the
Government of Liberia and the
Sanitation and Water for All
Partnership.
Through the Compact the
Government, with the support
of development partners and
Trauma
In
an
interview
with
FrontPageAfrica, Joy explains
that most rape victims are
usually traumatized following
the distressing incident. In her
own situation, she said the use
of excessive force by her captor
caused so much pain.
Rape is so hurtful, she reveals,
some get in a very bad situation
wherein they get raped by two
to three persons. I still keep
thinking about it. Some people
cannot bear it and they might
end up dying.
No pregnancy
Unlike
many
victims
of
rape who suffered Sexually

Transmitted Infections (STIs)
or unwanted pregnancies, Joys
rapist used condom which she
had gotten from the program
a PSI program on practicing
safe sex. Every now and then,
she wonders whether its the
condom her rapist spotted
which got him enticed.
I was not worried. I was only
worried because he forcibly did
it to me. I was so blessed that
day I had attended a program
held by PSI on YMCA campus,
where they shared condoms;
and through the search in my
bag, he saw the condoms, she
adds.
LIFE IMPRISONMENT
The youth activist says she

wants life imprisonment for
all rapists. She says if rapists
spend the rest of their time
in prison, they will be denied
access to the women and girls
who are preyed on by them.
CIVIL SOCIETY WANTS WASH COMMISSION

By Edwin G. Genoway, Jr (231886458910)-edwin.genoway@frontpageonline.com
LNP, BIN BENEFIT FROM

JAPANESE LARGESSE
Monroviat least 16 vehicles

have been turned
over to the Liberia
National Police and
the Bureau of Immigration and
Naturalization for border use
only.
Finance ministry allocates

budget to all of the wash
activities for those government
ministry and Agencies. These
funding, when provided by
the Ministry of Finance, many
of those government offices
depend on each other to
implement the WASH program,
and at the result not much is
being done in the absence of
faced by security institutions,
so this is a milestone because
it is about the joint raiser, he
said.
He further urged the two
agencies to not see the
donations as just vehicles
but another step in handling
securities issues. Today we
are handing over 16 vehicles
but dont look at them as
vehicles but another step in
handling securities.
Dr. Kamaludden continued:
These vehicles and services
that are basic to human
development are to keep the
border safe and safety means it
has to have the best equipment
for surveillance and all
securities job.
He
said
consistently
building
the
capacities
and
strengthening
the
institutions and agencies need
collaborative efforts. We need

the support of everybody
development is a collective
enterprise.
Receiving the keys to the 16
vehicles, Justice Minister Cllr.
Benedict Sannoh said the
Government must create an
enabling environment where
the laws can be respected and
protect the interest of all of the
citizens.
He added that though the
drawdown is significant but
building the capacity of all
security agencies remain a
challenge because they lack
vehicles,
communication
equipment etc.
Our expectations are if we
are to take on the security, we
cannot assume the financial
responsibilities
and
its
collaborative efforts. We are
appreciative of the donation
from Japan and UNDP, we want

to say thanks for the support to
the security sector, he added.
Pointing out a major challenge,
he stated: When things are
given to us, maintenance is
our problem. These vehicles
are intended to be used at the
8 borders counties namely,
Grand Gedeh, Maryland, River
Gee, Grand Cape Mount, Lofa,
Bomi, Nimba and Bong. It is
not intended to be flying the
streets of Monrovia. When
our partners give us items, we
must use it qualitatively; by
that, they will be encouraged
to give more.
For his part, BIN commissioner
Cllr. Lemuel Reeves said he
was overwhelmed by the
gesture and disclosed that a
fleet management team has
been set up to coordinate and
manage vehicles for the agency.
civil society, outlined a series

of commitments to ensure
equitable and sustainable
delivery of water and sanitation
services for all Liberians. One
of the commitments was to
establish a regulatory agency
for the sector, the Water Supply
and Sanitation Commission
(WSSC).
The GoAL WASH Programme
started in 2011, with support
from the Basque Water Agency
(URA), and the immediate
priority for the sector was
getting the Liberia WASH
Compact developed. Since then
the Programme has focused on
supporting sector coordination
and the establishment of a
national regulatory agency, the
Water Supply and Sanitation
Commission (WSSC). It is
envisaged that the WSSC
will regulate tariff setting
and enforcement, issuance
of licenses, establish Public
Private
Partnerships,
set
service standards and ensure
Water Law compliance.
We are happy for the donation;
please tell Japan thanks for the
contribution. We know the
road you played during the
EVD crises, we can assure you
that the vehicles will be used
for the intended purpose, he
added.
Deputy Police Director for
Administration,
William
Mulbah, also in a joyous mood,
promised that the vehicles
will be used for the intended
purpose. He added that
maintenance of the vehicles
will be the priority of the Police
Administration.
He disclosed that 5 officers died
during the EVD crises, boasting
that his officers worked
diligently. We assure you that
the pickups will be assigned in
the counties and maintenance
will be our primary focus for
these vehicles.
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ALARMING SITUATION
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Chief Justice Vows Concrete steps Underway To Address

Pre-trial Detainees problem, Justice Korkpor Says As
Pre-trial Detainees Reaches 84% Proportion
Kennedy L. Yangian kennedylyangian@frontpageafricaonline.com 0777296781
DALLAS WELCOMES
Monroviaatest report coming

from the Monrovia
Central Prison the
only prison facility in
down town Monrovia says the
number of pre-trial detainees
held at that facility has reached
an alarming proportion of 84%
far exceeding previous years.
The prison facility according
to prison facilities was built
to hold up to 700 inmates but
the number has risen up to
1000 inmates and lacks basic
social services for a modern
detention center where some
of the inmates are convicted
and serving life time prison
sentences.
Before his dismissal former
Solicitor
General
Wilkins
Wright spoke of governments
plan to build a new prison
facility in Cheesemanburg
outside Monrovia to replace
the dilapidated Monrovia
Central prison but of late
nothing has been heard of the
plan.
Some
legal
practitioners
including former Solicitor
General
Wilkins
Wright
have squarely blamed the
magistrate court which is the
first court of instance around
Monrovia and its suburb for
been responsible for pre-trial
detention.
Magistrates are responsible
for the overcrowding of the
Monrovia
Central
prison
because they keep people on
the bench from the morning
to the evening hours for the

sole purpose to jail them said
Wright on one of the occasions
of court opening at the time he
served as solicitor general.
Some of those jailed from
the magistrate court for a
protracted period without trial
are jailed for lesser offences
that required 30 days jailed
sentence as required by law.
FrontPageAfrica investigation
has shown at the Monrovia
City Court at the Temple of
Justice that over five persons
are taken from the court on a
daily basis and taken to the
Monrovia Central Prison some
for lesser offences like child
support.
Some of the prisoners are
handcuffed
and
paraded
through the street by court
officers from the Temple of
Justice to the Monrovia Central
Prison with no vehicle to take
them there.
However touched by the
alarming rate of pre-trial
detainees at the Monrovia
Central Prison Chief Justice
Francis Korkpor has disclosed
of plan to take concrete action
to tackle pre-trial detention at
the Monrovia central Prison in
the coming months when he
gave an address to open the
October Term of the Supreme
Court.
The October Term of the
Supreme Court opened last
Monday at the Temple of
Justice at a ceremony attended
by several high profile
government officials including

President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf.
Chief
Justice
Korkpor
said in his address that in
September of this year he had
the opportunity to visit the
Monrovia Central Prison with
report gathered indicates that
the population of pre-trial
detainees has increased to
84%.
This is alarming, our law
provides for speedy trial of
cases with priority given to
criminal cases, where there is
no evidence to proceed to trial,
there are adequate provisions
of law for the release of
detained persons, This is done
without prejudice to the state
that prayed for the issuance
of the criminal writ said Chief
Justice Korkpor
According to Chief Justice
Korkpor pretrial detention
without trial remains a serious
challenge within the justice
sector and have encouraged
and continued to advise judges
and magistrates to take full
advantage of the provision
for the law for alternatives to
incarceration and the need to
promptly attend to court cases.
Keeping the accused persons
behind bars over the period
allowed by statute without trial
amounts to travesty of justice
said Chief Justice Korkpor
alluding that in the coming
months more concrete steps
will be taken in addressing
the problems of pre-trial
detainees.
each of you to be a good

students, to be respectful to
your teachers and the school
authority and also to national
authority, she said.
Said Madam Tamba: To you
young ladies here present,
it is very important that we
must continue to exercise
and invest in good education
today and tomorrow so
that we can develop our
young people in order to
play a meaningful road in
our society and the world at
large.
The LRA Director who also
cut the ribbon to the new
primary school building
said such investment needs
celebration because it is a
cornerstone for the future
generation of Liberia.
On behalf of the people of
Liberia I am pleased to say
thank you very, very much
to the people of the Liberian
Turkish Light International
School and to the Turkish
government and people
for the important role you
continue to play in the
educational sector of Liberia.
Huseyin F. Baba, educational
coordinator explained that
it is absolutely important
for parents and guardians
to invest in the education
of their children because
education is an indispensable
tool that changes lives.
He explained that billions
of people around the world
have their own success
VP BOAKAI

AS THE LIBERIAN STATESMAN TRUMPETS

INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN LIBERIA
he Vice President,
the
Honorable
Joseph N. Boakai, is
calling for greater
investment and economic
cooperation between Liberian
and American companies.
Speaking on Thursday, October
15, 2015, at the start of his
three-state tour of the United
States, in the City of Dallas
in the United States state of
Texas, Vice President Boakai
challenged corporate America
to help create employment
opportunities in Liberia, and
support the development
agenda of the Administration.
At a special welcome ceremony
held at the Dallas City Hall, the
Dallas Municipality conferred
on Vice President Boakai
honorary citizenship to the
City. Welcoming Vice President
Boakai and conferring the
honor, Dallas City Director of
Economic Development, Mr.
Karl Zavitkorsky, conveyed
City Mayor Michael Rawlings'
warm greetings and hailed
the vibrant relations that exist
between the people of Liberia
and the American people.
Director
Zavitkorsky
acknowledged the positive
role Liberians residing in the
City are playing and lauded the
resolve of Liberians to battle
the deadly disease Ebola which

managed to make its way to a
hospital in Dallas. The Director
was deputizing for Mayor
Rawlings who was at the time
on official business outside the
City.
Also noting the positive
engagements of Liberians,
and the African population,
in Dallas was Madam Regina
Onyeibe who serves as Africa
Liaison to Dallas. Ms. Onyeibe
served as Mistress of Ceremony
for the occasion.
Responding to the honor, Vice
President Boakai expressed
appreciation and empathized
with the City for the stress
it endured as a result of the
surfacing of a case of Ebola
in the City as a result of the
arrival of Liberian Citizen
Thomas Eric Duncan, who later
succumbed to the disease.
The
Liberian
Vice
President pitted the call for
entrepreneurs and business
people in the City, State of
Texas, and the United States in
general to consider Liberia for
their investment pursuits. He
traced the historical ties and
multifaceted linkages between
the people and institutions of
Liberia and the United States,
stressing the friendly climate
and commonality of practices
in Liberia, particularly for

people from the United States.
The ceremony, which brought
together top City officials, key
Liberian community leaders
and top entrepreneurs, was
held in the Flag Room of the
Dallas City Hall. Among key
personalities in attendance
were
Executive
Vice
President/Chief of Protocol
Beth Huddleston of the City of
Dallas, Dallas Consular Centers
Dr. H. Lee Barnes, Pastor
Nathan Kortu of the New Life
Fellowship Church, President
Stanley Gaye of the Liberian
Community Association of the
Dallas Fort Worth Metroplex,
and
Founder/Executive
Director Eric Willise Wowoh of
Change Agent Network.
While in Texas Vice President
Boakai is scheduled to visit
and hold discussions with City
Health officials, particularly
of the Presbyterian Hospital
where Mr. Duncan died. He will
also grace the 2015 National
Convention of the Conference
of Liberian Organization of
Southwestern United States
(COLOSUS).
The Vice Presidents visit will
also take him to US states of
Georgia and Minnesota, before
he heads back to Monrovia.
BE RESPECTFUL; LRA COMMISSIONER STEWART-TMBA URGES STUDENTS

Monroviarogram
marking
the
ninth
gala
anniversary of the
Liberian
Turkish
Light International School
took place at the weekend on
the school campus in Sinkor
Monrovia.
As part of the school ninth
anniversary celebration, a
new building for the primary
division was unveiled.
Serving as keynote speaker,
the Commissioner General
of the Liberia Revenue
Authority (LRA), Elfreda
Stewart-Tamba,
urged
students of the school to
remain serious and focus in
pursuit of their goal.
I only want to encourage
stories of education and how

it has shifted the destiny of
their lives and countries.
In Liberia, education has
also made poor families
to become rich families,
education has broken the
vicious cycle of elitism in this
nation and this is the power
of education, said Baba.
He highlighted that today
everybody has seen how
education has changed the
story of the world and it gives
hope to the hopeless most of
all, it is the foundation upon
which a nation can be built.
There is a blowing wind
of change that is sweeping
across the globe and Liberia
needs to be part and parcel
of this wind of change but
A. Macaulay Sombai, 0777217428
only through empowerment

of our young generation that
can bring this wind of change
to mama Liberia, he added.
The
Light
International
School is operated as a nongovernmental and non-
political institution.
The school is dedicated to
providing a well-rounded
program of activities directed
toward the development of
the skills, talents and selfconfidence of each child.
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