By: Augustine N. Myers – Members of the Press Union of Liberia (PUL) have for the first time conducted a National Congress under the theme, “Positioning the Media to Strengthen Democracy in Liberia”, and have equally elected a new corps of officers to steer the affairs of the Union for the next three years. The two-day event which was held at the Liberia Baptist Theological Seminary in Paynesville, near the nation’s Capital, Monrovia, brought together hundreds of journalists from across Liberia who met on November 12-13, 2010 to discuss the role of the media as the Nation prepares for general... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Monday, November 15th 2010 |
By: Augustine N. Myers – Amidst calls from two major opposition Political Parties in Liberia for President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf to resign or go on an administrative leave, the Liberian leader has strongly reacted, taking exception to the calls made by the Liberty Party (LP) of Former President Pro Temporal at the Liberian Senate, Legal Counsellor Charles Walker Brumskine, and the Congress for Democratic Change (CDC) of former World Best Footballer, George Mannah Weah. This follows the mass dismissal of the entire Liberian Cabinet referred to as “Administrative Leave”, by President Sirleaf in which both the Liberty Party (LP) and Congress... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Monday, November 15th 2010 |
GANTA, 15 November 2010 (IRIN) – With close to 25 years surveying land and helping resolve land disputes, J. Patrick Vanie has unrivalled expertise on the nuances of land ownership in Nimba County. “I know this county right down to my fingertips,” says Vanie. But Nimba’s land commissioner admits to feeling swamped by an overwhelming caseload. “The land business here is tough, it is no joke,” Vanie concedes. “The demand for land here has become very, very high.” There is serious concern at national and local level over unresolved land issues in Nimba. The northeastern county has remained relatively calm... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Monday, November 15th 2010 |
By: Augustine N. Myers – In the wake of the mass dismissal of the entire Liberian Cabinet referred to as “Administrative Leave”, two major opposition political parties in Liberia are calling on President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf to also take administrative leave or be forced to resign. The two parties are the Liberty Party (LP) of Former President Pro Temporal at the Liberian Senate, Legal Counselor Charles Walker Brumskine, and the Congress for Democratic Change (CDC) of former World Best Footballer, George Mannah Weah. Two separate press releases from both camps of the Liberty Party (LP) and Congress for Democratic Change (CDC)... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Tuesday, November 9th 2010 |
By: Augustine N. Myers – Ahead of the general and presidential elections scheduled for next year 2011, the Liberian Leader, President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf has compelled her entire Cabinet to take an administrative leave effective immediately. The Liberian Leader issued the directive late Wednesday evening at an Emergency Cabinet Meeting at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in the Capital, Monrovia. A release issued from the Office of the Press Secretary at the Executive Mansion, quoted the President as telling members of her Cabinet that the reason for demanding their mass administrative leave, is that her Administration is entering a critical stretch.... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Thursday, November 4th 2010 |
