Teachers in River Cess will now receive their salaries through Lonestar’s Mobile Money payment system after more than 500 gathered in Yarpah Town on Friday, May 5 to register for the system.
Hand Pumps Finally Open for Use in Nimba’s First Electoral District
Eighteen of the 20 hand pumps that residents of Nimba’s first electoral district decided to build with US$70,000 in earmarked funds from the Legislative Support Project have been completed and dedicated.
NEC Formally Allows Magistrates to Hold Elections; Sets July 24 as Deadline to Nominate Candidates
The National Elections Commission has issued the writs of elections to the 19 elections magistrates across the country. The process means that the magistrates now have the authority to hold the 2017 elections in the country’s 73 electoral districts.
Marigibi Sup’t Buway Expresses Concern Over Rise of Illicit Drugs
Margibi’s Superintendent John Buway has expressed disappointment in the Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency for what he says is the agency’s failure to carry out its statutory mandate in curbing drug-related crimes within his county.
As New Court Term Begins, 9th Circuit Judge is Absent
The Ninth Judicial Circuit Court in Gbarnga opened on Monday for the May term in the absence of the assigned judge.
I.E. Looks to the Future with Sekou Keita as President
It was a sunny Saturday on July 24, 2016, in the American suburb of Landover Hills, Maryland where a handful of Liberians have gathered to celebrate Liberia’s Independence Day with the now-famous ceremonial clash between fans of Liberia’s historic football rivals – Mighty Barrolle and Invincible Eleven.
Liberian in the Diaspora Donates Medical Supplies to C. B. Dunbar Hospital
Dennis Garsinii, a citizen of Bong residing in the United States, has donated an assortment of medical supplies to the C. B. Dunbar Maternal Hospital in Gbarnga.
5,000 Marijuana Crops Destroyed in Nimba
The Liberia Drugs Enforcement Agency assigned in Nimba said it has uprooted and destroyed 5,000 marijuana plants from a farm in Seikpah Town in upper Nimba.