The Lofa County Health Team has announced its first COVID-19 confirmed case from Foya District.
FrontPage Africa, OKFM Apologize to Associate Justice Nagbe for Publication
The editor of FrontPage Africa Rodney Sieh and the management of OK FM have both apologized to an associate justice of the Supreme Court for their recent publications that accused him of breaking traffic laws.
Man Killed by ArcelorMittal Locomotive in Nimba
ArcelorMittal has confirmed that one of its locomotives has killed a 34-year-old father of five in Bunadin, located within Nimba’s eighth electoral district.
Court Drops Charges Against Former Central Bank Officials
Judge Yamie Gbeisay has dropped criminal charges against Charles Sirleaf and three other former Central Bank of Liberia officials in the ongoing L$16 billion saga. Former bank governor Milton Weeks will now be tried alone.
At Clinics in Rural Montserrado and Margibi, a Reduction in Women Seeking Antenatal Care
Pregnant women living in Margibi and rural Montserrado are staying away from health facilities in significant numbers during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to accounts from officials at health facilities in these areas.
Grand Bassa Health Officer and Eight Senior Health Officials in COVID-19 Isolation
Grand Bassa’s county health officer, Dr. Anthony Tucker, and eight senior health personnel in the county have gone into isolation at the ArcelorMittal concession area in Buchanan.
ArcelorMittal Suspends Buchanan Operations over Additional COVID-19 Cases
Steel giant ArcelorMittal has announced the suspension of operations at its Buchanan concession after three new COVID-19 cases were announced by the Grand Bassa County Health Team. The cases are related to the company’s first Coronavirus positive case it reported on May 14. It was also the first case reported in the county.
In One Paynesville Community, Police Inspector General’s Feeding Program Blamed for Rise in Break-ins
Residents of Nagbe’s Town in Paynesville are noticing an uptick in break-ins and armed robbery within their community after the police inspector general, Patrick Sudue, launched a feeding program for substance abusers and petty criminals commonly known as ‘zogos.’