Salutation: Distinguished Colleagues, the Senate Secretary and Members of the Chamber Staff, Staff and Employees of the Senate, Members of the Press, Visitors, Our Citizens:The Liberian Senate extends its condolences to the family and friends of the late Mr. J. Hector Frank, Comptroller of the Liberian Senate, and Mr. Theo...
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European Union Head of Delegation Wants Government of Liberia Develop Master Plan for Its Electricity Sector
MONROVIA, LIBERIA-The head of delegation of the European Union Mission in Liberia, Amb. Laurent Delahousse, has made a resounding call on the Government of Liberia to draw up a master plan for the electricity sector.The energy sector is viewed as one of the areas with huge potential that could boost...
Ghana president calls for tolerance as parliament considers anti-LGBT+ law
ACCRA-Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo on Thursday emphasised the need for civil debate and tolerance as parliament works towards a vote on a controversial bill that would make it a crime to be gay, bisexual or transgender.The so-called family values bill has dismayed the local LGBT+ community and prompted U.N. human...
Liberia, World Bank Sign US$40m Financing Agreement for Sustainable Management of Fisheries
Liberia's Finance Minister Samuel Tweah and Dr. Khwima Nthara of the World Bank signing the agreement.
Bomb Attack in Damascus kills 14 Syrian Military Personnel
Damascus-A bomb attack on a bus carrying troops in the Syrian's capital has killed at least 14 military personnel and wounded three others, state TV and a military official said.The attack early on Wednesday (October 20) was the deadliest in Damascus in years, and a rare event since government forces...
Brussels relaunches EU fiscal reform, aims to boost green investments
The European Commission on Tuesday took another step towards reforming the EU’s much-discussed fiscal rules, including the bloc’s strict debt and deficit limits enshrined in the Stability and Growth Pact.According to reporting from EURACTIV, the Commission vice-president in charge of the economy, Valdis Dombrovskis, and the EU’s economic affairs commissioner,...
Senegal seizes record 2 tonnes of cocaine off the Atlantic Coast
DAKAR-Senegal authorities seized more than two tonnes of pure cocaine from a ship off its Atlantic coast, the navy said on Tuesday, in what is now being described as the West African country's largest-ever cocaine bust. Reuters has reported that the 2,026 kg of cocaine was found on a ship...
General Colin L. Powell Passed away from COVID-19 related illness
The family of General Colin L. Powell, former U.S. Secretary of State and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff has informed the world through the General's social media account on Facebook that he passed away this morning due to complications from Covid 19. He was fully vaccinated. The family...
Liberia: Gov’t to Launch US$17M West Point Coastal Defence Project
Monrovia, Liberia– President George M. Weah is expected to launch the ‘Monrovia Metropolitan Coastal Resilience Project’ (MMCRP) today, 18 October 2021 in the slum of West Point according to Front Page Africa. The MMCRP would address barriers to effective climate change adaptation in the coastal zone of Monrovia, Liberia’s Capitol...
Opposition Leader Alexander Cummings Lobbies US Congress for Presidential Ambition in 2023
Alexander B. Cummings, Leader of the Alternative National Congress (ANC)