Failure to protect rights of poorest women could undermine peace
-New UNFPA report warns UNITED NATIONS, New York, 17 October 2017–Unless inequality is urgently tackled and the poorest women empowered to make their own decisions about...
Category : Liberian News
Pres Sirleaf concerned about election squabbles, wants peaceful resolution
ANC,CDC, others claim fraud By our Reporter With more complaints of irregularities being raised by political parties and candidate in the October 10 presidential and...
Liberia’s new election law may bar many parties from next 2 polls
–15 parties below 2% threshold By our Staff Writer Fifteen of the 20 political parties and independent candidates who took part in the October 10...
Africa holds the key for feeding 9 billion people by 2050-AfDB
Calls for land tax for unused agricultural land or underutilized agricultural land DES MOINES, United States of America, October 17, 2017/ — Africa holds the...
Rights of Liberia’s disabled people linked to real democracy
By Alfred Kollie ‘’To fully practice real democracy as a nation, Liberians should promote the rights of physically challenge by creating the necessary environment to...
Amidst limited road safety, Liberia loses 3-5% of its GDP yearly
“Road Safety Strengthens Economy”- says EU By Frank Sainworla, Jr. fsainworla@yahoo.com The European Union is assisting Liberia to create more awareness on the need to...
Liberia: Runoff imminent amid huge number of invalid votes
–Weah’s CDC 39%, Boakai’s UP 29% By our Staff Reporter With 95.6% of Liberia’s October 10 presidential election polling places in, a runoff is imminent,...
“The majority have spoken”-LP Rep Gabriel Smith
Brumskine’s Buchanan candidate concedes defeat By Christopher Yarwo, Contributing Reporter Opposition Liberty Party (LP) leader Charles Brumskine demands a rerun of the October 10 polls...
US withdrawal from UNESCO a blow for press freedom
By Courtney C. Radsch/CPJ Advocacy Director The U.S. government’s decision to withdraw from the United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESC) will make the...
Poll worker in Nimba arrested for attempted ballot stuffing
-As Urey’s ALP complains over low votes from NEC results By our Reporter National Police have arrested and charged a local poll worker for attempted...