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The
recent FELMAUSA elections did not only generate
excitement here in America, there was lot of
excitement among our folks in Monrovia as well. Not
only were some groups excited in Monrovia, those
groups also invested time and energies to
demonstrate their interests in the future of
FELMAUSA. Among the groups that showed great
interests in the elections were Progressive Youths
for Transparency and progress and the Quardu Gboni
District University Student Association. These two
groups went to the extent of endorsing the candidacy
of Mohammed Dukuly.
President
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf caused stir at the official
program of the Independence Day celebrations in Gbarnga,
Bong County, yesterday when she commented for the first
time on the TRC final report that seeks to ban her from
holding political office and prosecute warlords for
their roles in the Liberian conflict. She received
standing ovation at the ceremony that was attended
mostly by government officials and traditional chiefs
when she said: “I have dedicated my life to navigating a
future for Liberia free from war and fear and grounded
in individual freedom and opportunity.
The
Konneh family regrets to announce the passing away of
their father, uncle, brother, and grandfather, Alihadje
Musa Konneh of Jacob Town, Monrovia, Liberia. Alihadje
Musa passed away at his residence on Friday, July 17,
2009.
MONROVIA,
Counselor Varney G. Sherman says the blanket indictment
of supporters of warring factions, which forms part of
the recommendations by the Truth and Reconciliation
Commission (TRC), calling for the exclusion of President
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, among others, from appointive and
elective offices, 'violates Article 81 of the
Constitution of Liberia'. He added that he would stand
tall in defense of the President.
MONROVIA,
The United States Government has expressed concern over
what they call continuous threats made by Nimba County
Senior Senator Prince Johnson, relative to the
recommendations of the Truth and Reconciliation
Commission's (TRC) final report. The US government's
concern was disclosed Monday, July 6, 2009 during a
visit of the US Ambassador to Liberia, Madam Linda
Thomas-Greenfield, to the offices of Senator Prince
Johnson at the Capitol Building in Monrovia.
Since
yesterday, July 3, 2009, delegates from eleven states
have been arriving in the twin cities, Minnesota, to
attend the third annual convention of Felmausa.
In
Western Africa, Mandingoes are widely spread and
economically engaged than most other tribes in the
region. This was influenced by their eminent positions
in the 13th-17th centuries, when they took over many
Africa States through dominance of governance, power,
economic ventures and warrior conquest.
We
bear no ill felling towards anyone, even those that have
convicted us without hearing our side of the story on
several issues; including the reported inaction of the
Board under our leadership. As Abe Lincoln stated in his
second inaugural address in March of 1865 "With malice
toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the
right as God.
This
article was first published in the CEMESP Journal of
January 2009, ‘THE TRIUMPH OF IMPUNITY: ATTACKS ON
FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION IN LIBERIA 2008’
Civil
society organizations under the umbrella of
Anti-Corruption Action on Tuesday June 9, 2009, carried
on a peaceful march through some principal streets of
Monrovia, shouting anti-corruption slogans and asking
the President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf to prosecute all
alleged corrupt officials. The march began on B.W.
Harris School campus on Broad Street through Newport
Street through Sekou Toure Avenue to the embassies of
the United States of America and European Union.
MONROVIA,
Over 3,000 people mainly Guineans over the weekend took
to the streets of Monrovia in a peaceful march in
observance of the 34th anniversary of the Economy
Community of West African States (ECOWAS). The program
was organized by the ECOWAS Civil Society Movement of
Liberia (ECOSMIL) and saw the match beginning from
Ashmun Street to the Monrovia City Hall in Sinkor. Among
the crowd were representatives from the Embassies of
Guinea, Nigeria, Sierra Leone and Ivory Coast.
What
is the Basis of Corruption in Government?
Liberia
Petroleum Refining Company (LPRC) Managing Director,
Harry A. Greaves, has filed a writ of prohibition at the
Supreme Court of Liberia against the leadership and
members of the House of Representatives through its
Speaker Alex Tyler. In line with the Writ of
Prohibition, a copy of which is in the possession of the
Daily Observer, Francis S. Korkpor, Associate Justice
and presiding in Chambers, has cited the House of
Representatives to a conference at the 4th floor of the
Temple of Justice, tomorrow, Thursday, June 4, 2009, at
about 2:00 p.m.
