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| George Boley Sr. |
Monday, September 27, 2010
BLOOD ON HIS HANDS’: Boley Trial Spells Doom for Supporters of Liberia's War
Former warlords in Liberia could take a page from the ongoing trial of the former head of the Liberia Peace Council George Boley in the United States of America with a sounding message that Liberia’s adopted stepfather could no longer lay down the welcome mat for those blamed for the destruction of human lives and economic demise.
Friday, September 24, 2010
Liberia ex-warlord Prince Johnson in leader race
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| General Prince Johnson Former battle field commander for Charles Taylor NPFL rebels (Now Senetor Johnson) |
Former Liberian warlord Prince Johnson has told the BBC there is no reason he cannot stand in the country's presidential elections next year.
Mr Johnson, now an elected senator, said military leaders been elected in other countries.
His party was given the green light to compete in the polls earlier this week.
He is notorious for a 1990 video, in which he was seen drinking beer as his men cut off the ears of ex-President Samuel Doe, before killing him.
TQ HARRIS VISION FOR THE NEW LIBERIA
SUMMARY
Introduction 1.0
Geography, Population, History , Culture, Resources (human and material) as well as current global trends are factors taken into account in formulating TQ Harris Vision for Liberia. While its population and physical size may not be conducive for certain pursuits; Liberia’s history, geography, population and vast resources are tremendous assets for specific concentrations, which is extremely helpful when formulating a national agenda.
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| T.Q. Harris Jr. |
Introduction 1.0
Geography, Population, History , Culture, Resources (human and material) as well as current global trends are factors taken into account in formulating TQ Harris Vision for Liberia. While its population and physical size may not be conducive for certain pursuits; Liberia’s history, geography, population and vast resources are tremendous assets for specific concentrations, which is extremely helpful when formulating a national agenda.
KEEPING THE 2011 LIBERIA PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES HONEST ON THE FOUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES OF THE LAND
AN OPEN LETTER TO LIBERIA PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES
Written by Abraham Hoff
Chief Community Organizer of LEAD Liberia
The Role of the Bar Association of Liberia in the Resolution of the Liberian Conflict
Written by
Joseph Tomoonh-Garlodeyh Gbaba, Sr. Ed. D.
Exiled Liberian Playwright & Poet-Laureate
One of the most prestigious vocations in Liberia over the past century and a half has been the legal profession. Back in the day when we were children, we all wanted to become a lawyer when we grew up. That was because Liberia produced some of the best legal minds in the world. They were so sharp that they competed with their international colleagues with ease and won landmark cases on behalf of the struggling Black peoples around the world. For instance, it can be recalled that Liberia along with Ethiopia played a significant role in the liberation of Africa and other Black nations outside the continent of Africa. For an example, in November 1960 the Governments of Ethiopia and Liberia brought a proceeding in the International Court of Justice at The Hague against the Union of South Africa to stop its illegal maladministration of its territory of South West Africa.
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| Joseph Tomoonh-Garlodeyh Gbaba, Sr. Ed. D. |
Joseph Tomoonh-Garlodeyh Gbaba, Sr. Ed. D.
Exiled Liberian Playwright & Poet-Laureate
One of the most prestigious vocations in Liberia over the past century and a half has been the legal profession. Back in the day when we were children, we all wanted to become a lawyer when we grew up. That was because Liberia produced some of the best legal minds in the world. They were so sharp that they competed with their international colleagues with ease and won landmark cases on behalf of the struggling Black peoples around the world. For instance, it can be recalled that Liberia along with Ethiopia played a significant role in the liberation of Africa and other Black nations outside the continent of Africa. For an example, in November 1960 the Governments of Ethiopia and Liberia brought a proceeding in the International Court of Justice at The Hague against the Union of South Africa to stop its illegal maladministration of its territory of South West Africa.
Liberia: Radical Tribal Loyalty May Impede Justice
By: Jackson Zleh Towah
The phrase “tribal loyalty” has been misguided by some diehard and radical elements within our tribal community (Krahn). Tribe as defines by Webster is a large or lesser group of people with customary norms. In a tribal setting of socialization, education, and political participation, tribal values deeply focuses on applicable human decency and responsible relationship of their coexistence with other communities and folks of their own. In sub Sahara Africa, one can see the uniqueness/related elements of these tribal norms as expressions of a common identity.
The phrase “tribal loyalty” has been misguided by some diehard and radical elements within our tribal community (Krahn). Tribe as defines by Webster is a large or lesser group of people with customary norms. In a tribal setting of socialization, education, and political participation, tribal values deeply focuses on applicable human decency and responsible relationship of their coexistence with other communities and folks of their own. In sub Sahara Africa, one can see the uniqueness/related elements of these tribal norms as expressions of a common identity.
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Statement in support of T.Q. Harris Jr. for President of Liberia in 2011
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| Mr. Bernard Gbayee Goah |
Fellow Liberians, Friends, and Friends of Liberia, Liberia is still drowned in a deep-rooted societal built corruption after 14 years of self demolition, devastation, and destruction. Rampant corruption has transformed itself as a pandemic thus overshadowing progress in every strata of the Liberian society. As a result, news about alarming high illiteracy, abject poverty beyond human imagination, sky rocketing inflation coupled with deteriorating economic problems, unimaginable unemployment and poor social services continue to dominate the entire country to such extend that it has become almost difficult to determine who is ethical and who is not in Liberia today.
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Change In Africa Begins With You
Have you ever wondered why decade after decade the pictures of malnourished African babies and their starving mothers never go away? Or, why Billions of Dollars in aid pour into Africa yearly and yet the human misery continues to rise? Perhaps it has to do with giving an African a fish to eat rather than teaching him how to fish himself. Aid to Africa must go beyond crisis management and begin supporting long-term plans with African input, designed to produce sustainable results. The financing of elections in Liberia is no exception.
At the moment, we are in the heat of a political battle that will determine the future of millions of Liberians and we need your help. Please make a donation to the TQ Harris Presidential Campaign and support Liberia’s transformation into a post-modern nation. Log into TQ Harris Vision: http://www.tqharrisforpresident.com/TQ_Vision.html
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| T.Q. Harris Jr. |
At the moment, we are in the heat of a political battle that will determine the future of millions of Liberians and we need your help. Please make a donation to the TQ Harris Presidential Campaign and support Liberia’s transformation into a post-modern nation. Log into TQ Harris Vision: http://www.tqharrisforpresident.com/TQ_Vision.html
As vote looms, Liberians seek results from Ellen
Source:Yahoo News
Reuters – President of Liberia Ellen Johnson Sirleaf listens to President Obama as he welcomes her in the Oval …
Reuters – President of Liberia Ellen Johnson Sirleaf listens to President Obama as he welcomes her in the Oval …
Monday, September 20, 2010
LiberiaTruth and Reconciliation Commission (Monrovia): Jerome Verdier to Address International Justice Forum
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| Cllr Jerome J Verdier, Sr. |
Defense Lawyers Want Former South African President Thabo Mbeki to Testify in the Hague
Defense lawyers for Charles Taylor have indicated that they want former South African President Thabo Mbeki to testify in The Hague about the circumstances under which Mr. Taylor stepped down as president of Liberia in 2003.
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| Charles Taylor |
Friday, September 17, 2010
Open Letter to UN Secretary General’s Special Representative to Liberia
By
Joseph Tomoonh-Garlodeyh Gbaba, Sr., Ed. D.
Exiled Liberian Playwright & Poet-Laureate
September 17, 2010
Ms. Ellen Margaret Loj
UN Secretary General Special Representative to Liberia
Dear Ms. Ellen Margaret Loj:
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| Joseph Tomoonh-Garlodeyh Gbaba, Sr., Ed. D. Liberian Playwright & Artist/Schola |
Joseph Tomoonh-Garlodeyh Gbaba, Sr., Ed. D.
Exiled Liberian Playwright & Poet-Laureate
September 17, 2010
Ms. Ellen Margaret Loj
UN Secretary General Special Representative to Liberia
Dear Ms. Ellen Margaret Loj:
WHERE DO YOU STAND?
With little more than a year to go before the next election; the question now is, where do YOU stand? Should the current government be returned to power? Or, must we elect new leaders? The final vote no doubt will answer these questions. But will it be YOUR answer?
Regardless of our differences concerning the various personalities in government; the vast majority of Liberians do agree it is time to start afresh setting new goals and priorities. Why have you been silent? Perhaps for fear of being branded an enemy of President Johnson Sirleaf. But, by not speaking out, you are doing a disservice to your country, fellow citizens and your God. You are unintentionally saying, despite the suffering of our brothers and sisters at home, all is well!
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| TQ Harris Jr. |
With little more than a year to go before the next election; the question now is, where do YOU stand? Should the current government be returned to power? Or, must we elect new leaders? The final vote no doubt will answer these questions. But will it be YOUR answer?
Regardless of our differences concerning the various personalities in government; the vast majority of Liberians do agree it is time to start afresh setting new goals and priorities. Why have you been silent? Perhaps for fear of being branded an enemy of President Johnson Sirleaf. But, by not speaking out, you are doing a disservice to your country, fellow citizens and your God. You are unintentionally saying, despite the suffering of our brothers and sisters at home, all is well!
UN Security Council Renews Mandate of UN Mission to Liberia
Source: allAfrica.com
The Security Council today extended the mandate of the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) for another year and authorized the peacekeeping force to provide support to the Government as it makes arrangements for presidential and legislative elections next year.
The Council voted unanimously in a favour of the resolution to extend UNMIL's mandate until 30 September next year.
The Liberian Government had requested UNMIL's logistical help to access remote areas in the course of the electoral process and support in coordinating international assistance. It also asked for support for Liberian institutions and political parties to create an atmosphere conducive to peaceful elections.
The Council also endorsed the Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's recommendation that the conduct of free, fair, and peaceful elections be a core benchmark for UNMIL's future drawdown.
In his report to the Council last month, Mr. Ban noted that Liberia continues to make progress in consolidating peace and security, but enduring political and social divides, among other factors, could roll back the strides made so far.
He also warned that limited gains on national reconciliation and the far-reaching perception of the prevalence of impunity are also obstacles to progress.
The Secretary-General said that while the West African nation's overall security situation is stable, it is fragile due to ethnic and communal tensions, disputes over access to land and a lack of confidence in the criminal justice system.
He pointed out that rape, armed robbery and other forms of serious criminal activity continue to be prevalent and expressed concern that more than 70 per cent of reported rapes between February and August involved victims under the age of 16.
In its resolution, the Council encouraged the UNMIL and the Liberian Government to continue to make progress in the transition planning process, especially identifying critical gaps that need to be filled to facilitate transfer of responsibility for internal security from UNMIL to appropriate national authorities.
The Council stressed the need for coherence between, and integration of, peacekeeping, peacebuilding and development to achieve an effective response to post-conflict situations.
The Security Council today extended the mandate of the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) for another year and authorized the peacekeeping force to provide support to the Government as it makes arrangements for presidential and legislative elections next year.
The Council voted unanimously in a favour of the resolution to extend UNMIL's mandate until 30 September next year.
The Liberian Government had requested UNMIL's logistical help to access remote areas in the course of the electoral process and support in coordinating international assistance. It also asked for support for Liberian institutions and political parties to create an atmosphere conducive to peaceful elections.
The Council also endorsed the Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's recommendation that the conduct of free, fair, and peaceful elections be a core benchmark for UNMIL's future drawdown.
In his report to the Council last month, Mr. Ban noted that Liberia continues to make progress in consolidating peace and security, but enduring political and social divides, among other factors, could roll back the strides made so far.
He also warned that limited gains on national reconciliation and the far-reaching perception of the prevalence of impunity are also obstacles to progress.
The Secretary-General said that while the West African nation's overall security situation is stable, it is fragile due to ethnic and communal tensions, disputes over access to land and a lack of confidence in the criminal justice system.
He pointed out that rape, armed robbery and other forms of serious criminal activity continue to be prevalent and expressed concern that more than 70 per cent of reported rapes between February and August involved victims under the age of 16.
In its resolution, the Council encouraged the UNMIL and the Liberian Government to continue to make progress in the transition planning process, especially identifying critical gaps that need to be filled to facilitate transfer of responsibility for internal security from UNMIL to appropriate national authorities.
The Council stressed the need for coherence between, and integration of, peacekeeping, peacebuilding and development to achieve an effective response to post-conflict situations.
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
BRINGING CREDIBILITY TO THE 2011 ELECTIONS
T. Q. HARRIS, JR.In a Democracy election imposes great responsibility upon the individual voter, as well as those who serve in the capacity of organizers, overseers and sponsors. Many have given life, limb and fortunes that we may have the opportunity to be heard, counted and recognized as persons of substance, regardless of birth, economic standing or social status. So whether one is an ordinary voter or a candidate for high office, it must be understood that in an election decisions at every level are bound to impact the lives not only of contemporaries, but also that of generations yet unborn. To the one who votes; know that it is a test of your character, values and conviction.
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| TQ Harris Jr. |
Friday, September 10, 2010
Concessions Sweep in Liberia: Hasty Passage of Putu Deal Rattles Gedeans
Written by Nat Nyuan Bayjay
Elder Bai Gbala of Grand Gedeh County Council of Elders, writes Bernard Gbayee Goah
Dear Mr. Bernard Gbayee Goah:
House approves 2010/2011 fiscal budget
Written by Julius Kanubah
Source: Star Radio Liberia
The House of Representatives has finally approved the 2010/11 budget with an increment of over twenty-two million US dollars.
Source: Star Radio Liberia
The House of Representatives has finally approved the 2010/11 budget with an increment of over twenty-two million US dollars.
Kpolleh’s LUP faction writes Elections Commission
Written by Matthias Daffah
Source: Star Radio Liberia
The Gabriel Kpolleh faction of the Liberia Unification Party has written the National Elections Commission asking it to retract its merger pronouncement.
Source: Star Radio Liberia
The Gabriel Kpolleh faction of the Liberia Unification Party has written the National Elections Commission asking it to retract its merger pronouncement.
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
UN Envoy Updates Security Council on Liberia, Highlight Needs for Continued Support
Source: The Liberian Journal
UN Envoy Loj briefs Security Council on Liberia
New York-Monrovia – The Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) in Liberia, Ellen Margrethe Løj, in a briefing to the UN Security Council today congratulated Liberians for seven years of unbroken peace--which is a remarkable achievement--but noted that substantial international support and assistance are still needed for sustainable peace and development.
UN Envoy Loj briefs Security Council on Liberia
New York-Monrovia – The Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) in Liberia, Ellen Margrethe Løj, in a briefing to the UN Security Council today congratulated Liberians for seven years of unbroken peace--which is a remarkable achievement--but noted that substantial international support and assistance are still needed for sustainable peace and development.
ELLEN ‘DID NOT SEND ME TO AMERICA TO SPY': Gabriel Williams on Barnes Recall
Written by Nat Nyuan Bayjay
Source: FrontPage Africa
Gabriel Williams, the Minister Counselor for Press and Public Affairs at the Liberian Mission in Washington, D.C. has rejected suggestions that he was sent to the U.S. to keep an eye on recently-recalled Ambassador Nathaniel Barnes.
Source: FrontPage Africa
Gabriel Williams, the Minister Counselor for Press and Public Affairs at the Liberian Mission in Washington, D.C. has rejected suggestions that he was sent to the U.S. to keep an eye on recently-recalled Ambassador Nathaniel Barnes.
Executive Mansion concerned over LAC violence
Written by Julius Kanubah
Source: Star Radio Liberia
President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf says government is concerned about the situation at the Liberia Agriculture Company.
Source: Star Radio Liberia
President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf says government is concerned about the situation at the Liberia Agriculture Company.
Prosecutors Conclude the Cross-Examination of DCT-008
Alpha Sesay
Source: allAfrica.com
Prosecutors today concluded the cross-examination of Charles Taylor's 20th defense witness, a Liberian national who served as a radio operator in the Special Security Services (SSS) of Mr. Taylor's government in Liberia.
The witness, DCT-008, in his cross-examination disagreed with prosecutors on several issues, including the manner in which the disarmament of fighting forces was conducted in Liberia, allegations of Mr. Taylor's reliance on militias rather than the Liberian army, and the relationship that existed between Revolutionary United Front (RUF) commander Sam Bockarie and SSS Director Benjamin Yeaten.
Source: allAfrica.com
Prosecutors today concluded the cross-examination of Charles Taylor's 20th defense witness, a Liberian national who served as a radio operator in the Special Security Services (SSS) of Mr. Taylor's government in Liberia.
The witness, DCT-008, in his cross-examination disagreed with prosecutors on several issues, including the manner in which the disarmament of fighting forces was conducted in Liberia, allegations of Mr. Taylor's reliance on militias rather than the Liberian army, and the relationship that existed between Revolutionary United Front (RUF) commander Sam Bockarie and SSS Director Benjamin Yeaten.
Is Ellen Johnson Sirleaf in the Best Interest of Liberia or Is She Charles Taylor and Prince Johnson Re-Incarnate?
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| Prince Y. Johnson (The unpredictable) |
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| Charles Taylor - (The executor ) |
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| Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf (The Master Planner and Designer) |
Some Elders of Grand Gedeh County turned a US Government List intended for a noble purpose into a blacklist
"Blacklisting people in Liberia is life threatening ... "
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Liberia stability fragile, needs world help: UN
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Source: REUTERS
By David Lewis
MONROVIA (Reuters) - The United Nations must resist pressure to cut back its mission in Liberia too soon, or risk instability before elections next year, its top official in the country told Reuters.
A big U.N. force has overseen the nation since the end of fighting in 2003 and cuts are being sought because of the operation's cost, U.N. Liberia mission chief Ellen Margrethe Loj said at the weekend.
But limitations of local funding and institutions must be taken into account and ethnic clashes were a threat to stability with potential consequences for all of West Africa, Loj said.
Charles Taylor - a Man Betrayed
Written By Chief Fani-Kayode
Source: allAfrica.com
Lagos — FEMI FANI-KAYODE argues that it's all well and good to try Charles Taylor for war crime atrocities, but that Tony Blair and George W. Bush should get the same treatment.
Source: allAfrica.com
Lagos — FEMI FANI-KAYODE argues that it's all well and good to try Charles Taylor for war crime atrocities, but that Tony Blair and George W. Bush should get the same treatment.
Witness Disagrees That Charles Taylor's NPFL Had a Small Boys Unit
Written by Alpha Sesay Source: allAfrica.com
As his cross-examination moved into a second week, Charles Taylor's 20th defense witness today disagreed with prosecutors that Mr. Taylor's National Patriotic Front of Liberia (NPFL) rebel group had a Small Boys Unit (SBU) during Liberia's civil conflict.
As his cross-examination moved into a second week, Charles Taylor's 20th defense witness today disagreed with prosecutors that Mr. Taylor's National Patriotic Front of Liberia (NPFL) rebel group had a Small Boys Unit (SBU) during Liberia's civil conflict.
Liberia: Business Forum Opens Tomorrow
Source: allAfrica.com
A two-day Monrovia Business Forum under the theme: "Investment Attraction and Job creation for Economic Empowerment in Liberia" for both Ghanaian and Liberia entrepreneurs, starts Tuesday and ends on September 8, 2010.
A two-day Monrovia Business Forum under the theme: "Investment Attraction and Job creation for Economic Empowerment in Liberia" for both Ghanaian and Liberia entrepreneurs, starts Tuesday and ends on September 8, 2010.
USADF Gives U.S.$477,000 Grant to Five Local NGOs to Boost Economic Development
Source: allAfrica.com
The United States African Development Foundation (USADF) has signed five grants totaling US$477,039 to support grassroots groups in Liberia.
The United States African Development Foundation (USADF) has signed five grants totaling US$477,039 to support grassroots groups in Liberia.
General Quiwonkpa’s children complain of deep division
Written by Julius Kanubah Source: Star Radio Liberia
Two children of fallen AFL Commanding General Thomas Quiwonkpa have complained of being left out of a reconciliation meeting held by President Sirleaf.
Two children of fallen AFL Commanding General Thomas Quiwonkpa have complained of being left out of a reconciliation meeting held by President Sirleaf.
Election officials take oath ahead of 2011 elections
Written by Charles Gbollie Source: Star Radio Liberia
Grand Gedeans seek time to study Putu agreement
Source: Star Radio Liberia
Written by Matthias Daffah
The Grand Gedeh Technical Committee for the Putu Mining Mineral Development Agreement says time is needed to make informed decision on the agreement.
Written by Matthias Daffah
The Grand Gedeh Technical Committee for the Putu Mining Mineral Development Agreement says time is needed to make informed decision on the agreement.
Hearings to begin into huge investment contracts
Written by Julius Kanubah
Source: Star Radio Liberia
A joint Legislative committee is to resume hearing into the 120 million US dollars agreement for the Freeport of Monrovia.
Source: Star Radio Liberia
A joint Legislative committee is to resume hearing into the 120 million US dollars agreement for the Freeport of Monrovia.
Liberia to Lose Millions: Investment Committee Head in Conflict Breach
Source: FrontPage africa
Global Witness
When Lawmakers Break the Law; Poor, Innocent Liberians Left to Suffer
Source: FrontPage Africa
FPA EDITORIAL
THE INTERNATIONAL watchdog group Global Witness on Monday reported that a member of Liberia’s House of Representatives Moses Kollie has six percent shares in a logging company which stands to benefit from 80 percent reduction in annual fees paid by timber concessionaires, contributing to a loss of US$10.3 million dollars to Liberia.
FPA EDITORIAL
THE INTERNATIONAL watchdog group Global Witness on Monday reported that a member of Liberia’s House of Representatives Moses Kollie has six percent shares in a logging company which stands to benefit from 80 percent reduction in annual fees paid by timber concessionaires, contributing to a loss of US$10.3 million dollars to Liberia.
Monday, September 6, 2010
President Sirleaf Off to Rwanda
Source: allAfrica.com
President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf left the country Sunday, Sept. 5, for Rwanda to participate in the inauguration of President Paul Kagame. The ceremony takes place in Kigali on Monday, September 6.
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Executive Mansion Threatens to Dismiss 'Deceptive' Govt Officials
By Marcus Zoleh
Source: allAfrica.com
The Government of Liberia has issued a strong warning to all cabinet ministers and heads of autonomous agencies and Public Corporations of what it calls "making dissenting view" on issues that is already endorsed by the Executive Branch of Government.
Source: allAfrica.com
The Government of Liberia has issued a strong warning to all cabinet ministers and heads of autonomous agencies and Public Corporations of what it calls "making dissenting view" on issues that is already endorsed by the Executive Branch of Government.
Sunday, September 5, 2010
With No New Permits in Indonesia, Sinar Mas to Enter Liberia
Source: TheJakartaglobe.com
Jakarta. Singapore palm oil producer Golden Agri-Resources, part of Indonesia’s Sinar Mas Group, said on Friday that its subsidiary Golden VerOleum would form a $1.6 billion partnership with the government of Liberia in a palm oil project. The move comes just months after Indonesia announced plans to impose a two-year moratorium on new permits to clear forest for oil palm cultivation from 2011.
Jakarta. Singapore palm oil producer Golden Agri-Resources, part of Indonesia’s Sinar Mas Group, said on Friday that its subsidiary Golden VerOleum would form a $1.6 billion partnership with the government of Liberia in a palm oil project. The move comes just months after Indonesia announced plans to impose a two-year moratorium on new permits to clear forest for oil palm cultivation from 2011.
BRINGING CREDIBILITY TO THE 2011 ELECTIONS
T. Q. HARRIS, JR.
In a Democracy election imposes great responsibility upon the individual voter, as well as those who serve in the capacity of organizers, overseers and sponsors. Many have given life, limb and fortunes that we may have the opportunity to be heard, counted and recognized as persons of substance, regardless of birth, economic standing or social status. So whether one is an ordinary voter or a candidate for high office, it must be understood that in an election decisions at every level are bound to impact the lives not only of contemporaries, but also that of generations yet unborn. To the one who votes; know that it is a test of your character, values and conviction.
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| TQ Harris Jr. |
Saturday, September 4, 2010
New INHRC nominee trembles before the Senate
Written by Julius Kanubah Source: Star Radio Liberia
Two new nominees of the Independent national Human Rights Commission say reconciliation will be paramount to the implementation of the TRC report.
INHRC Chairman-designate LeRoy Urey and nominee Sundaiway Amegashi said the TRC report mainly called for reconciliation, unity and security of the state.
Two new nominees of the Independent national Human Rights Commission say reconciliation will be paramount to the implementation of the TRC report.
INHRC Chairman-designate LeRoy Urey and nominee Sundaiway Amegashi said the TRC report mainly called for reconciliation, unity and security of the state.
Sinoe group reports illegal activities at Peace Camp
Written by Emmanuel Broh
Source: Star Radio Liberia
The Bilibokre Amuenue Development Association says it is not happy over the alleged misuse of the Peace Camp near Vogbadee in Sinoe County.
The association alleged people from Nimba, Grand Bassa and other counties are carrying out illegal activities in Vogbadee, Juarzon Statutory District.
Source: Star Radio Liberia
The Bilibokre Amuenue Development Association says it is not happy over the alleged misuse of the Peace Camp near Vogbadee in Sinoe County.
The association alleged people from Nimba, Grand Bassa and other counties are carrying out illegal activities in Vogbadee, Juarzon Statutory District.
New Dutch Company visits Freeport
Written by Charles Gbollie Source: Star Radio Liberia
A high power delegation of the Dutch Company APM Terminals Friday paid a courtesy call on the Management of the National Port Authority.
NPA Managing Director Matilda Parker informed the delegation that employees’ welfare remains basic among her administration’s priorities.
A high power delegation of the Dutch Company APM Terminals Friday paid a courtesy call on the Management of the National Port Authority.
NPA Managing Director Matilda Parker informed the delegation that employees’ welfare remains basic among her administration’s priorities.
Liberia: History Loses a Vital Page
By T. K. Sannah Source: allAfrica.com
He is gone forever, leaving Liberians in everlasting wonder for answers that will likely remain unknown to generations yet unborn.
His failure to take charge and fearlessly pronounce the verdict of the five-member Special Military Tribunal decreed by the military junta following the 12 April 1980 coup d'état left Liberians in perpetual darkness about the "actual" verdict sanctioned by that tribunal.
Major-General Frank P. Senkpeni, Judge Advocate General (his sainted memory) of the Armed Forces of Liberia, who chaired the tribunal that hurriedly tried over a dozen cabinet ministers and other top government officials without any legal representation, made no statements before and after the junta ordered 13 officials shot while tied to poles on the Atlantic ocean beach at the military barracks, BTC.
He is gone forever, leaving Liberians in everlasting wonder for answers that will likely remain unknown to generations yet unborn.
His failure to take charge and fearlessly pronounce the verdict of the five-member Special Military Tribunal decreed by the military junta following the 12 April 1980 coup d'état left Liberians in perpetual darkness about the "actual" verdict sanctioned by that tribunal.
Major-General Frank P. Senkpeni, Judge Advocate General (his sainted memory) of the Armed Forces of Liberia, who chaired the tribunal that hurriedly tried over a dozen cabinet ministers and other top government officials without any legal representation, made no statements before and after the junta ordered 13 officials shot while tied to poles on the Atlantic ocean beach at the military barracks, BTC.
Oil Find Here a Joke - Sen. Pro Temp Wortorson
Written by Boimah J. V. Boimah
Source: allAfrica.com
The celebratory glee over the discovery of oil off the shore of Liberia has received a dent from one of Liberia's geologists and once Minister of Lands and Mines, now President Pro Tempore of the Senate Cletus Wortorson.
Source: allAfrica.com
The celebratory glee over the discovery of oil off the shore of Liberia has received a dent from one of Liberia's geologists and once Minister of Lands and Mines, now President Pro Tempore of the Senate Cletus Wortorson.
Disagreement erupts over APM Terminals deal
Written by Julius Kanubah
Source: Star Radio Liberia
Intense disagreement has erupted among a team of government representatives over the APM Terminals agreement for the Freeport of Monrovia.
The disagreement followed concerns by the National Port Authority Managing Director over several components of the 120 million US dollars agreement.
Source: Star Radio Liberia
Intense disagreement has erupted among a team of government representatives over the APM Terminals agreement for the Freeport of Monrovia.
The disagreement followed concerns by the National Port Authority Managing Director over several components of the 120 million US dollars agreement.
Friday, September 3, 2010
2011 Election Calandar - Republic of Liberia
Source: National Elections Commission, Liberia
- January 10-February 6, 2011 --------VOTER REGISTATION
- April 4-10 , 2011 -----------------------EXHIBITION OF PROVISIONAL REGISTATION ROLL
- July 5-July 23 , 2011 -------------------CANDIDATE NOMINATION
- August 18-October 9, 2011 ------------POLITICAL CAMPAIGN PERIOD
- OCTOBER 11 -------------------------- ELECTION DAY
LDI criticizes NEC’s election timetable
Written by Moses Wenyou Source: Star Radio Liberia
The Liberia Democratic Institute has released what it considers a critical appraisal of the electoral timetable released by the National Elections Commission.
Liberia's National Legislature Ratifies Chevron Deal; 4th Quarter Targeted
Written by Nat Nyuan Bayjay Source: FrontPage Africa
Monrovia -
Following last week’s announcement by the Government of Liberia that it has entered into an agreement with the Chevron Corporation to explore three deepwater concessions in Liberian waters, the National Legislature has finally ratified the deal that will see the crude oil and natural gas American giant company conducting oil exploration in the country.
The ratification of the agreement, earlier approved by the Executive Mansion and submitted to the Legislature for consideration and ratification, now means that a three-year exploratory program will be conducted by Chevron with the fourth quarter of this year being the targeted period.
The scarcity of energy in the post-war nation is said to be impeding economic growth in the midst of the limited or no major public electricity, making the ratification of the deal significant to the war-torn nation’s recovery process.
Monrovia -
Following last week’s announcement by the Government of Liberia that it has entered into an agreement with the Chevron Corporation to explore three deepwater concessions in Liberian waters, the National Legislature has finally ratified the deal that will see the crude oil and natural gas American giant company conducting oil exploration in the country.
The scarcity of energy in the post-war nation is said to be impeding economic growth in the midst of the limited or no major public electricity, making the ratification of the deal significant to the war-torn nation’s recovery process.
Delta Set to Fly Liberia’s Skies; Semi-Direct Service to America Debuts Sunday
Written by Nat Nyuan Bayjay Source: FrontPage Africa
Monrovia-
The last time a commercial airplane left the runways of the Roberts International Airport (RIA) in Liberia directly for the United States of America (USA) was in May of 1990, when the guns were raging as the then National Patriotic Front of Liberia (NPFL) rebels had already captured a significant portion of the country. The port city of Buchanan in Grand Bassa County which is about 60 miles away from the RIA had just fallen to the rebels.
Two decades and three months later, an American plane is yet to make any direct flight from the war ravaged nation across the Atlantic Ocean.
Delta Airways will begin the process halfway Sunday, September 5, 2010 with the launch of a Monrovia-Accra-Atlanta service in a bid to move toward an end to the two decades dilemma that will provide an opportunity for the over 350,000 Liberians residing in the US and the over 3 million Liberians in the country to directly fly between both countries.According to Richelieu Archie Williams, Managing Director of the Civil Aviation, the American airlines’ resumption of flight on Sunday, September 5 is a result of frantic efforts on his part to convince a flight to resume direct international services to the country.
Monrovia-
The last time a commercial airplane left the runways of the Roberts International Airport (RIA) in Liberia directly for the United States of America (USA) was in May of 1990, when the guns were raging as the then National Patriotic Front of Liberia (NPFL) rebels had already captured a significant portion of the country. The port city of Buchanan in Grand Bassa County which is about 60 miles away from the RIA had just fallen to the rebels.
Two decades and three months later, an American plane is yet to make any direct flight from the war ravaged nation across the Atlantic Ocean.
Delta Airways will begin the process halfway Sunday, September 5, 2010 with the launch of a Monrovia-Accra-Atlanta service in a bid to move toward an end to the two decades dilemma that will provide an opportunity for the over 350,000 Liberians residing in the US and the over 3 million Liberians in the country to directly fly between both countries.
‘Chris Toe Threatened To Kill Me For My Land’; Owner Denies Knowing Ex Minister
Written by Nat Nyuan Bayjay
Monrovia -
Source: FrontPage Africa
“Because of my own land, Chris Toe has threatened my life”, says Kadi Porte, owner of disputed land located in Oldest Congotown, she says she purchased in 2003. Frightened and frustrated, the landowner says Toe has for the past years been falsely claiming ownership of her land she rightfully bought which has now taken a different trend amid allegations of death threats from the former Minister.
Porte says she bought the one and a half lot of land situated in the Oldest Congo Town area. Repeated efforts to get Toe’s side of the story have been unsuccessful.
The one and a half lot of land forms part of a 10-acre of land that is owned by Ida Morgan, an heir to the property handed over to her by her late great grandfather named Lewis Minor, a former army personnel.
Former Agriculture Minister J. Chris Toe.
Porte, who claims to have received death threats from Toe, for her part stated that the former Minister has not been appearing in court despite repeated attempts to take the matter before the law for settlement.
“That was when he brought up the issue again. He even told me at the time that he had told the President about the land and that if I don’t forget about it, I will find myself dead”, she alleged.
She continued that the former Agriculture Minister then resurfaced on the land and issued another death threat.
Monrovia -
Source: FrontPage Africa
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| Ida Morgan |
Porte says she bought the one and a half lot of land situated in the Oldest Congo Town area. Repeated efforts to get Toe’s side of the story have been unsuccessful.
The one and a half lot of land forms part of a 10-acre of land that is owned by Ida Morgan, an heir to the property handed over to her by her late great grandfather named Lewis Minor, a former army personnel.
Former Agriculture Minister J. Chris Toe.
Porte, who claims to have received death threats from Toe, for her part stated that the former Minister has not been appearing in court despite repeated attempts to take the matter before the law for settlement.
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| Minister J. Chris Toe |
Says Porte: “He never appears in court, neither does he produce a deed. Throughout all this land claim he continues to make, he hardly appears in court.”
She explained that the former Minister re-ignited the case once he was appointed by President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf as Agriculture Minister.“That was when he brought up the issue again. He even told me at the time that he had told the President about the land and that if I don’t forget about it, I will find myself dead”, she alleged.
She continued that the former Agriculture Minister then resurfaced on the land and issued another death threat.
Media Freedom At Last! Freedom of Information Act Passed Into Law
Written by Nat Nyuan Bayjay Source: FrontPage Africa
Monrovia, Liberia
At long last, the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) that will be recorded as one of the long bickered and prolonged bill that lingered in the corridors of the 52nd National Legislature has been enacted by the august body.
Addressing a news conference Thursday, Pro Temp Cletus Wortorson unveiled the information to a group of people who were the best suited to be the first to know: journalists.“This is news that you want to hear. We have concurred with the House of Representatives in passing the Freedom of Information Act”, Pro Temp Wortorson announced.
Monrovia, Liberia
At long last, the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) that will be recorded as one of the long bickered and prolonged bill that lingered in the corridors of the 52nd National Legislature has been enacted by the august body.
Addressing a news conference Thursday, Pro Temp Cletus Wortorson unveiled the information to a group of people who were the best suited to be the first to know: journalists.
Defense Minister Samukai – Under the Gun: Exhausted Funds, Projects' Lapses Cast Dark Clouds
Written by Nat Nyuan Bayjay
Source: Frontpage africa
Monrovia, Liberia
A number of incomplete projects highlighted in the annual report of the Ministry of National Defense is hovering dark clouds over Minister Brownie Samukai, with a little more than a million dollars worth of expenditures either unaccounted or unexplained. The Minister has also found himself entangled in allegations that he has inserted key members of his family in the inner circle of the Ministry.The Ministry of National Defense is constitutionally mandated with the responsibility of protecting and providing external security for the nation, ensuring the safety of all residents, businesses and properties within the borders of Liberia.
Amidst all of the resources pouring into that direction, information available to FrontPageAfrica suggests that funds intended for various projects of the Ministry of Defense have been exhausted, though most of the projects have not been completed.
Source: Frontpage africa
Monrovia, Liberia
A number of incomplete projects highlighted in the annual report of the Ministry of National Defense is hovering dark clouds over Minister Brownie Samukai, with a little more than a million dollars worth of expenditures either unaccounted or unexplained. The Minister has also found himself entangled in allegations that he has inserted key members of his family in the inner circle of the Ministry.Amidst all of the resources pouring into that direction, information available to FrontPageAfrica suggests that funds intended for various projects of the Ministry of Defense have been exhausted, though most of the projects have not been completed.
Political & Election Reporting: DBC Senior Fellow to Conduct Symposium in Liberia
Source: Frontpage Africa
The DuBois Bunche Center for Public Policy
Jonathan Hicks, a senior fellow at the DuBois Bunche Center for Public Policy at Medgar Evers College and former political reporter for The New York Times, has received funding from the Ford Foundation to travel to Liberia to conduct a symposium on political and election reporting in advance of that country’s 2011 presidential election.The journalism symposium, “Preparing for 2011,” will take place between November 22 and December 2 of this year. It will be anchored at the University of Liberia in a partnership with the DuBois Bunche Center and the Press Union of Liberia. It is designed to bring together working journalists and mass communications students in Liberia to hear presentations from experts on election coverage and to interact with political leaders and elections officials within Liberia. The symposium on election reporting comes in less than a year before what is considered a pivotal election for Liberia.
The DuBois Bunche Center for Public Policy
Jonathan Hicks, a senior fellow at the DuBois Bunche Center for Public Policy at Medgar Evers College and former political reporter for The New York Times, has received funding from the Ford Foundation to travel to Liberia to conduct a symposium on political and election reporting in advance of that country’s 2011 presidential election.
Liberia: Justice for Country - the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's - Recommendation for an Internationalized Domestic War Crimes Court
On December 1, 2009, Liberia's Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) issued its final report detailing its findings on the causes and impact of that country's social turmoil between 1979 and 2003. The TRC's report represents a major undertaking on the part of the commission to expose the abuses committed against civilians during Liberia's two devastating armed conflicts, which lasted from 1989 to 1996 and 1999 to 2003.One of the key recommendations included in the final report is the establishment of an internationalized domestic criminal court to ensure justice for the worst crimes committed. Human Rights Watch fully supports the use of a hybrid international-national accountability mechanism to hold perpetrators of past crimes in Liberia to account. Prosecutions for serious crimes in violation of international law-including war crimes and crimes against humanity-are crucial to ensuring redress for the countless victims of Liberia's brutal armed conflicts.
U.S.-Based Liberian Laments Poor Education Conditions
Winston W. Parley
Source: allafrica.com
A Liberian based in the United States, Mrs. Rosaline Kingston Bonsi, has expressed a pathetic condition surrounding the learning environment of Liberian students and has called partnership with already existing schools and orphanage homes to help them grow into more sustainable lives.Madam Bonsi, upon her arrival at the Robert International Air Port (RIA) on Friday (August 27th) said Liberian schools need better facilities and good learning environment.
Source: allafrica.com
A Liberian based in the United States, Mrs. Rosaline Kingston Bonsi, has expressed a pathetic condition surrounding the learning environment of Liberian students and has called partnership with already existing schools and orphanage homes to help them grow into more sustainable lives.
BHP Agreement Anti Liberalization
Source: allafrica.com
All-time politician, Dr. Togba-Nah Tipoteh, sharing his thoughts on the much revered BHP Billiton Agreement which the government says stands to benefit the country, said the concession , as it is, is out-of-date, and that it is not promotive of Liberalization.
His statement comes amidst the commencement of Public Hearings in the National Legislature on the ratification of several concession agreements, including that of the BHP Billiton Mineral Development Agreement.Because of his belief that the agreement is not promotive of liberalization, Tipoteh called on the National Legislature not to give any credence in terms of ratifying it, and also urged them to respect the constitution of Liberia.
All-time politician, Dr. Togba-Nah Tipoteh, sharing his thoughts on the much revered BHP Billiton Agreement which the government says stands to benefit the country, said the concession , as it is, is out-of-date, and that it is not promotive of Liberalization.
His statement comes amidst the commencement of Public Hearings in the National Legislature on the ratification of several concession agreements, including that of the BHP Billiton Mineral Development Agreement.
Barnes Not Clear Why He Was Recalled
H. McCarey Marshall
Source: allafrica.com
When recalled Liberia’s Ambassador to the United States of America arrived home, those who followed developments regarding the manner in which the President took the decision briefed a sigh of relief that they would have gotten the true story and clarity that did not happened as the recalled Ambassador sounded on unclear on why the president humiliated him.
Source: allafrica.com
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Liberian Govt Signs U.S. $1.6 Billion Oil Palm Investment Agreement
Source: allafrica.com
The Government of Liberia (“GoL”) and Golden VerOleum (Liberia) Inc. (“GVL”) Thursday, September 2, announced a partnership for the cultivation of sustainable palm oil by the company and by Liberian smallholders and farmers, mill processing and value-added manufacturing. The investment is expected to total US$1.6 billion, creating more than 35,000 direct jobs and building a whole new economic sector in Liberia’s southeastern counties.
The Government of Liberia (“GoL”) and Golden VerOleum (Liberia) Inc. (“GVL”) Thursday, September 2, announced a partnership for the cultivation of sustainable palm oil by the company and by Liberian smallholders and farmers, mill processing and value-added manufacturing. The investment is expected to total US$1.6 billion, creating more than 35,000 direct jobs and building a whole new economic sector in Liberia’s southeastern counties.
USA Direct, No Veering -The Long Road to Delta Ends, First Flight Sunday
Source: allafrica.com
Notwithstanding the current infrastructurally cramped conditions of Roberts International Airport (RIA), Liberia in the days of old was the epic center of international air traffic in West Africa, with the likes of KLM, Pan Am, etc., plying daily schedules. But the golden days suddenly eclipsed; courtesy of long years of civil conflict which left the heretofore first class airport of RIA in total ruins and triggered the exodus of international aviation giants.
Notwithstanding the current infrastructurally cramped conditions of Roberts International Airport (RIA), Liberia in the days of old was the epic center of international air traffic in West Africa, with the likes of KLM, Pan Am, etc., plying daily schedules. But the golden days suddenly eclipsed; courtesy of long years of civil conflict which left the heretofore first class airport of RIA in total ruins and triggered the exodus of international aviation giants.
Liberia: Justice for Country - the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's - Recommendation for an Internationalized Domestic War Crimes Court
Human Rights Watch (Washington, DC)
On December 1, 2009, Liberia's Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) issued its final report detailing its findings on the causes and impact of that country's social turmoil between 1979 and 2003. The TRC's report represents a major undertaking on the part of the commission to expose the abuses committed against civilians during Liberia's two devastating armed conflicts, which lasted from 1989 to 1996 and 1999 to 2003.One of the key recommendations included in the final report is the establishment of an internationalized domestic criminal court to ensure justice for the worst crimes committed. Human Rights Watch fully supports the use of a hybrid international-national accountability mechanism to hold perpetrators of past crimes in Liberia to account. Prosecutions for serious crimes in violation of international law-including war crimes and crimes against humanity-are crucial to ensuring redress for the countless victims of Liberia's brutal armed conflicts.
On December 1, 2009, Liberia's Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) issued its final report detailing its findings on the causes and impact of that country's social turmoil between 1979 and 2003. The TRC's report represents a major undertaking on the part of the commission to expose the abuses committed against civilians during Liberia's two devastating armed conflicts, which lasted from 1989 to 1996 and 1999 to 2003.
Thursday, September 2, 2010
Violent strike at LAC results to property damage, displacement of managers
Written by Bruce Boweh
Source:Star Radio Liberia
Striking workers at the Liberia Agriculture Company, LAC Wednesday reportedly burned a generator at the main gate of the plantation.
Source:Star Radio Liberia
Striking workers at the Liberia Agriculture Company, LAC Wednesday reportedly burned a generator at the main gate of the plantation.
Nathaniel Barnes speaks out
Written by Charles Gbollie
Source: Star Radio Liberia
Liberia’s recalled Ambassador to the United States Nathaniel Barnes has broken silence.
Ambassador Barnes disclosed he was recalled by President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf in line with her constitutional rights and nothing else.
Ambassador Barnes told reporters the President has the right to recall, dismiss or re-assign any of her appointees because they serve at her will and pleasure.
Source: Star Radio Liberia
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| Ambassador Barnes |
Ambassador Barnes disclosed he was recalled by President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf in line with her constitutional rights and nothing else.
Ambassador Barnes told reporters the President has the right to recall, dismiss or re-assign any of her appointees because they serve at her will and pleasure.
Liberian Radio Operator Disputes the Evidence of RUF Radio Operators
- Alpha Sesay
Source: allafrica.com
Charles Taylor's 20th defense witness, a former radio operator first in the National Patriotic Front of Liberia (NPFL) rebel group and then in the Special Security Service (SSS) unit of Mr. Taylor's government, today disputed the evidence of several Revolutionary United Front (RUF) radio operators, who in 2008 testified before the Special Court for Sierra Leone about radio communications that took place between the RUF and Mr. Taylor's government in Liberia.
Source: allafrica.com
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| Charles Taylor |
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
$5LD FOR SEX: Poverty Driving Many Young Liberian Women to the Streets
- Clara K. Malla, with additional reporting from Mae Azango
Source: FrontPage Africa
Monrovia -
By day, the infamous Anthony’s Provision Shop at the Lapazee, Airfield Community in Monrovia sells soap, creams and candies. By night, children use it to sell sex.“I have been on the street for so many years. Seven years on the street. I was just a baby. My parents are all dead and they left me alone. I am the only person that left.”
Massa, which is not her real name, is 17 years old. She left her home in Grand Bassa County after her parents died in the war. She was 10 and has been on the streets ever since. “I can meet 4 or 5 men sometimes [in a day]. Some of them give me 70 [Liberian Dollars], some of them give me a 100. We can go right behind the shop or in their cars. We don’t use condom we just do it like that,” she says.
Source: FrontPage Africa
Monrovia -
By day, the infamous Anthony’s Provision Shop at the Lapazee, Airfield Community in Monrovia sells soap, creams and candies. By night, children use it to sell sex.Massa, which is not her real name, is 17 years old. She left her home in Grand Bassa County after her parents died in the war. She was 10 and has been on the streets ever since. “I can meet 4 or 5 men sometimes [in a day]. Some of them give me 70 [Liberian Dollars], some of them give me a 100. We can go right behind the shop or in their cars. We don’t use condom we just do it like that,” she says.
Monrovia Bible College charged with economic crime
Written by Charles Gbollie
Source: Star Radio Liberia
Government has charged the Monrovia Bible College for what it calls academic crime in the country.
The Director General of the National Commission on Higher Education alleged the college was caught offering misleading admission documentation to its students.
Source: Star Radio Liberia
Government has charged the Monrovia Bible College for what it calls academic crime in the country.
The Director General of the National Commission on Higher Education alleged the college was caught offering misleading admission documentation to its students.
Ghana rights group condemns Cuban Pathologist report
Written by Bruce Boweh
Source: Star Radio Liberia
The Human Rights Court of Ghana has declared as reckless, the autopsy report that formed the basis of the death sentence against Hans and Mardea Williams.
Source: Star Radio Liberia
The Human Rights Court of Ghana has declared as reckless, the autopsy report that formed the basis of the death sentence against Hans and Mardea Williams.
New appointments in Government…Thierry Genesis resurfaces
Written by Moses Wenyou
Source: Star Radio Liberia
President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf has made new appointments in Government subject to confirmation, where applicable.
Source: Star Radio Liberia
President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf has made new appointments in Government subject to confirmation, where applicable.
Liberia: Choosing Family Over Education
Ora Garway
Source: allafrica.com
Monrovia — Meriam Dukumue, like the majority of women in her country, cannot read and write. Having suffered through years of conflict and now the breadwinner of her family, she is giving her children and husband what she never had – an education.
Source: allafrica.com
Monrovia — Meriam Dukumue, like the majority of women in her country, cannot read and write. Having suffered through years of conflict and now the breadwinner of her family, she is giving her children and husband what she never had – an education.
NEC Targets Over 2.1 Million Voters for 2011 Polls
Source: allafrica.com
Marcus Zoleh
The National Elections Commission (NEC) has disclosed that it is targeting 2.1 million people to register in the forth coming general and presidential Elections.
Making the disclosure Friday at NEC's headquarters at the formal launch of the voter registration exercise, NEC Chairman, James Fromayan said that the launching ceremony is in line with the recent guidelines released by the Commission for next year's elections.
Marcus Zoleh
The National Elections Commission (NEC) has disclosed that it is targeting 2.1 million people to register in the forth coming general and presidential Elections.
Making the disclosure Friday at NEC's headquarters at the formal launch of the voter registration exercise, NEC Chairman, James Fromayan said that the launching ceremony is in line with the recent guidelines released by the Commission for next year's elections.
Cabinet Looks Beyond 2011
Source: allafrica.com
The Liberian Cabinet is working twenty-four around the clock to make sure that development, as it is unfolding at a full-scale level, remains its foremost focus far beyond 2011.
By this time, the Cabinet, which is supporting progress being made on two of the most significant issues for the future development of Liberia beyond 2011 including local Governance, Decentralization and the development of a new national Vision, is not leaving any stone unturned.
The Liberian Cabinet is working twenty-four around the clock to make sure that development, as it is unfolding at a full-scale level, remains its foremost focus far beyond 2011.
By this time, the Cabinet, which is supporting progress being made on two of the most significant issues for the future development of Liberia beyond 2011 including local Governance, Decentralization and the development of a new national Vision, is not leaving any stone unturned.
Liberia: Oil Maneuvers - Hopes, Woes, Worries in Wait
Source: allafrica.com
ANALYSIS
Liberia via the seat of Government, for the first time in its 163 years of existence as an independent nation and even including the colonial days, announced an agreement with a transnational company to carry out an exploration for the possible mining of crude oil in Liberian waters.
Some US$10b has already been assured for implementing the agreement. The Executive Mansion's announcement this year crystallizes longtime suspicion that the list of Liberia's natural resources is incomplete without oil, one of the world's most lucrative sources of economic boom though others thought it was a remote possibility. But the history of oil economy in the developing world, particularly Africa, is an amalgam of incessant woes and limitless treasuries. As the Executive Branch passes on the Oil Exploration Agreement to the Legislature for rectification, questions are being raised from many quarters bordering not only on the good and evil of oil economy in Liberia, but also on the integrity and transparency of the selection process that has thrust the American Company, Chevron, on high for the deal. The Analyst reports.
ANALYSIS
Some US$10b has already been assured for implementing the agreement. The Executive Mansion's announcement this year crystallizes longtime suspicion that the list of Liberia's natural resources is incomplete without oil, one of the world's most lucrative sources of economic boom though others thought it was a remote possibility. But the history of oil economy in the developing world, particularly Africa, is an amalgam of incessant woes and limitless treasuries. As the Executive Branch passes on the Oil Exploration Agreement to the Legislature for rectification, questions are being raised from many quarters bordering not only on the good and evil of oil economy in Liberia, but also on the integrity and transparency of the selection process that has thrust the American Company, Chevron, on high for the deal. The Analyst reports.
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Moses Blah Ordered the Execution of RUF Commander Sam Bockarie
Alpha Sesay
Source: allafrica.com
Charles Taylor's former Vice President Moses Blah ordered the execution of a Sierra Leonean rebel commander in Liberia who was already a subject of an indictment issued by the Special Court for Sierra Leone in 2003, a former radio operator in Charles Taylor's Special Security Services (SSS) unit today told the Special Court for Sierra Leone judges in The Hague.
Source: allafrica.com
Charles Taylor's former Vice President Moses Blah ordered the execution of a Sierra Leonean rebel commander in Liberia who was already a subject of an indictment issued by the Special Court for Sierra Leone in 2003, a former radio operator in Charles Taylor's Special Security Services (SSS) unit today told the Special Court for Sierra Leone judges in The Hague.
Arms Agent Set To Dump Allies, Sleepless nights befall President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf of Liberia and others
US authorities push a bargain with weapons agent Viktor Bout in which he could unveil many of his secret arms deals around the world, including those in Africa, with Liberia on the list as a prime recipient, according to the New York Times.
Sleepless nights befall President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf of Liberia and others who helped to finance the Liberian civil war in which over 250,000 innocent women and children as well as five Americans were killed. - Bernard Gbayee Goah
Sleepless nights befall President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf of Liberia and others who helped to finance the Liberian civil war in which over 250,000 innocent women and children as well as five Americans were killed. - Bernard Gbayee Goah
President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf Rules Out Victims' War Reparation
Source: allafrica.com
Some aspects of the controversial Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) report should be sent to a committee of experts under the Ministry of Education, while reparations for victims have been ruled out, and those for communities and institutions proposed.
President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, in a letter to the Legislature reporting the document, said the TRC report, with its historical dimensions, should be taught in classrooms. President Sirleaf calls for "formulating a road map to guide the' process of implementing the report given the quantity and complexity of the recommendations at hand."
Some aspects of the controversial Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) report should be sent to a committee of experts under the Ministry of Education, while reparations for victims have been ruled out, and those for communities and institutions proposed.
President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, in a letter to the Legislature reporting the document, said the TRC report, with its historical dimensions, should be taught in classrooms. President Sirleaf calls for "formulating a road map to guide the' process of implementing the report given the quantity and complexity of the recommendations at hand."
Is Anyone Listening to UN Secretary General Mr. Ban Ki-Moon?
Source: New Democrat Monrovia
UN Secretary General Ban ki-Moon, in his various reports on prevailing security and economic conditions in Liberia, has been issuing the same warnings and making the basically the same observations: progress is undeniable, but not all that glitters is gold.
UN Secretary General Ban ki-Moon, in his various reports on prevailing security and economic conditions in Liberia, has been issuing the same warnings and making the basically the same observations: progress is undeniable, but not all that glitters is gold.
Delta Airlines to start direct flights to Liberia on Saturday, September 4th
Source: RunningAfrica
Atlanta, Georgia-based Delta Airlines will this Saturday, September 4, 2010 start a direct international air service from the United States to Liberia’s Roberts International Airport.
This will be the first direct international commercial flight between the United States and Liberia in twenty years.
This is the second go around with the Delta flight arrangement to Liberia. In June 2009, the United States Transportation Security Administration (TSA) denied Delta Airlines direct flight to Monrovia, Liberia and to Nairobi, Kenya.
This will be the first direct international commercial flight between the United States and Liberia in twenty years.
This is the second go around with the Delta flight arrangement to Liberia. In June 2009, the United States Transportation Security Administration (TSA) denied Delta Airlines direct flight to Monrovia, Liberia and to Nairobi, Kenya.
Libyan leader Col Muammar Gadafi who helped former rebel leaders Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, and Charles Taylor to destroy Liberia wants EU cash to stop African migrants
Gaddafi wants EU cash to stop African migrants
Source: BBC News
Despite historical tensions Col Gaddafi has forged friendlier relations with Italy
Libyan leader Col Muammar Gaddafi says the EU should pay Libya at least 5bn euros (£4bn; $6.3bn) a year to stop illegal African immigration and avoid a "black Europe".
Speaking on a visit to Italy, Col Gaddafi said Europe "could turn into Africa" as "there are millions of Africans who want to come in".
Italy has drawn criticism for handing over to Libya migrants it intercepts at sea, without screening them first.
Far fewer now reach Italy from Libya.
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We don't know... what will be the reaction of the white and Christian Europeans faced with this influx of starving and ignorant Africans”
End Quote Col Muammar Gaddafi
European Commission figures show that in 2009 the number of people caught trying to enter Italy illegally fell to 7,300, from 32,052 in 2008. The data was collected under the EU's Eurodac fingerprinting system.
Source: BBC News
Despite historical tensions Col Gaddafi has forged friendlier relations with Italy
Libyan leader Col Muammar Gaddafi says the EU should pay Libya at least 5bn euros (£4bn; $6.3bn) a year to stop illegal African immigration and avoid a "black Europe".
Speaking on a visit to Italy, Col Gaddafi said Europe "could turn into Africa" as "there are millions of Africans who want to come in".
Italy has drawn criticism for handing over to Libya migrants it intercepts at sea, without screening them first.
Far fewer now reach Italy from Libya.
“Start QuoteWe don't know... what will be the reaction of the white and Christian Europeans faced with this influx of starving and ignorant Africans”
End Quote Col Muammar Gaddafi
European Commission figures show that in 2009 the number of people caught trying to enter Italy illegally fell to 7,300, from 32,052 in 2008. The data was collected under the EU's Eurodac fingerprinting system.
19 Americans Sworn-in as Peace Corps/Liberia Volunteers
SOURCE: allafrica.com
PRESS RELEASE
Nineteen Americans were sworn-in as Peace Corps/Liberia volunteers on August 27 at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Monrovia.
PRESS RELEASE
Nineteen Americans were sworn-in as Peace Corps/Liberia volunteers on August 27 at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Monrovia.
Monday, August 30, 2010
Court worry at Omar al-Bashir's Kenya trip
Source: bbc news
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has reported Kenya to the UN Security Council over a visit to Nairobi by Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir.
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has reported Kenya to the UN Security Council over a visit to Nairobi by Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir.
Liberia- Mandingo Community Dissatisfies
Aloysious T. Makor
Source: allafrica.com
Ganta — The Mandingo Community in Ganta, Nimba County, is said to be unhappy with the latest decision the Liberian government has taken in the land dispute in the county.
Source: allafrica.com
Ganta — The Mandingo Community in Ganta, Nimba County, is said to be unhappy with the latest decision the Liberian government has taken in the land dispute in the county.
South African president heaps lavish praise on authoritarian China
I think the ICC should start worrying about Liberia.
With China’s influence in Africa especially Liberia, could China be an obstacle to justice in Liberia given her world economic strength? Now that the Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf led government has become China’s guinea pig, will the Liberian leader ever go to court for the role she played during the Liberia civil war that resulted into the death of over 250,000 innocent women and children??? Or would China simply play don’t care role and just work with agents of death in Liberia?? - Bernard Gbayee Goah
With China’s influence in Africa especially Liberia, could China be an obstacle to justice in Liberia given her world economic strength? Now that the Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf led government has become China’s guinea pig, will the Liberian leader ever go to court for the role she played during the Liberia civil war that resulted into the death of over 250,000 innocent women and children??? Or would China simply play don’t care role and just work with agents of death in Liberia?? - Bernard Gbayee Goah
Sunday, August 29, 2010
Immigration declares support for dual citizenship
Written by Charles Gbollie
Source: Star Radio Liberia
The Bureau of Immigration and Naturalization has given its official position on the contentious Dual Citizenship Bill at the Legislature.
BIN Commissioner, Chris Massaquoi told reporters the entity is in full support of the proposed dual citizenship Act.
Source: Star Radio Liberia
The Bureau of Immigration and Naturalization has given its official position on the contentious Dual Citizenship Bill at the Legislature.
BIN Commissioner, Chris Massaquoi told reporters the entity is in full support of the proposed dual citizenship Act.
Police officer commits suicide in Grand Gedeh
Written by Wlekumon Degbe
Source: Star Radio Liberia
An officer of the Liberia National Police has allegedly committed suicide in Pouh Town, Grand Gedeh County.
Officer Sammy Seoh allegedly shot and killed himself due to constant disagreement between him and his detail commander, Albert Shad.
In a letter allegedly written by the deceased, officer Pouh complained of continued misunderstanding between him and his boss.
Our correspondent gathered the disagreement existed between the two men even while they were assigned at the Putu District police detail.
An eyewitness account said Seoh fired a warning shot and threatened to shoot anyone who attempted to take the gun from him.
As people began running helter-skelter Seoh set the barrel of the gun under his cheek and fired it with his toe killing himself instantly.
Grand Gedeh Police Commander Prince Gballeh who refused to release the letter admitted officer Seoh allegedly committed suicide.
According Mr. Gballeh, police are investigating the incident to establish the cause of Seoh’s alleged action.
The incident happened during the morning hours of Thursday.
Source: Star Radio Liberia
An officer of the Liberia National Police has allegedly committed suicide in Pouh Town, Grand Gedeh County.
Officer Sammy Seoh allegedly shot and killed himself due to constant disagreement between him and his detail commander, Albert Shad.
In a letter allegedly written by the deceased, officer Pouh complained of continued misunderstanding between him and his boss.
Our correspondent gathered the disagreement existed between the two men even while they were assigned at the Putu District police detail.
An eyewitness account said Seoh fired a warning shot and threatened to shoot anyone who attempted to take the gun from him.
As people began running helter-skelter Seoh set the barrel of the gun under his cheek and fired it with his toe killing himself instantly.
Grand Gedeh Police Commander Prince Gballeh who refused to release the letter admitted officer Seoh allegedly committed suicide.
According Mr. Gballeh, police are investigating the incident to establish the cause of Seoh’s alleged action.
The incident happened during the morning hours of Thursday.
Saturday, August 28, 2010
Unlike the Liberian Leader Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf who supported a rebel group that involved in the killing of over 250,000 innocient Liberians without being brought to justice. Madagascan leader Ravalomanana sentenced to life in prison with hard labor for ordering the killing at least 30 people in February 2009
Liberia is one of the only countries on earth where people who supported the killings of over 250,000 innocent people walk around freely as leaders without being brought to justice for the crimes they committed.
President of Liberia Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf spoke on BBC ordering the NPFL Rebels led my Charles Taylor to level Monrovia the capital city of Liberia to the ground while thousands of innocent women and children were seeking refuge there. Charles did as ordered by Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf
Madagascar is a complete opposite of Liberia. Madagascar was able to bring their former president to justice for ordering the killing of at least 30 people in February 2009 while President Ellen Johnson-Sir leaf and others work around freely in Liberia. Read below:
Source: bbc.co.uk
Madagascan leader Ravalomanana sentenced
Mr Ravalomanana fled Madagascar in March 2009
Madagascar's exiled former president has been sentenced to life in prison with hard labour for ordering the killing of opposition supporters.
Marc Ravalomanana was sentenced in absentia for the February 2009 murders of at least 30 people by his presidential guard.
Mr Ravalomanana has been living in South Africa since March 2009.
Those killed were supporters of Andry Rajoelina, who has now taken over the government.
Mr Ravalomanana was charged with murder and being an accessory to murder, along with 18 other people, some of whom are also in exile.
Crisis
The former president's defence lawyers walked out on the trial shortly after the hearings began, saying the court was being used by Mr Rajoelina's administration.
"The aim is to sentence him so he can't return to Madagascar and run in future elections," lawyer Hanitra Razafimanantsoa told news agency AFP.
Madagascar has been in the midst of a political crisis for the past 19 months.
It is the third sentence given to Mr Ravalomanana by a court since he left the country.
President of Liberia Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf spoke on BBC ordering the NPFL Rebels led my Charles Taylor to level Monrovia the capital city of Liberia to the ground while thousands of innocent women and children were seeking refuge there. Charles did as ordered by Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf
Madagascar is a complete opposite of Liberia. Madagascar was able to bring their former president to justice for ordering the killing of at least 30 people in February 2009 while President Ellen Johnson-Sir leaf and others work around freely in Liberia. Read below:
Source: bbc.co.uk
Madagascan leader Ravalomanana sentenced
Mr Ravalomanana fled Madagascar in March 2009
Madagascar's exiled former president has been sentenced to life in prison with hard labour for ordering the killing of opposition supporters.
Marc Ravalomanana was sentenced in absentia for the February 2009 murders of at least 30 people by his presidential guard.
Mr Ravalomanana has been living in South Africa since March 2009.
Those killed were supporters of Andry Rajoelina, who has now taken over the government.
Mr Ravalomanana was charged with murder and being an accessory to murder, along with 18 other people, some of whom are also in exile.
Crisis
The former president's defence lawyers walked out on the trial shortly after the hearings began, saying the court was being used by Mr Rajoelina's administration.
"The aim is to sentence him so he can't return to Madagascar and run in future elections," lawyer Hanitra Razafimanantsoa told news agency AFP.
Madagascar has been in the midst of a political crisis for the past 19 months.
It is the third sentence given to Mr Ravalomanana by a court since he left the country.
Extradition battle over Viktor Bout
By Alastair Leithead
Source: BBC News Thailand
A court in Thailand has ruled that the Russian Viktor Bout - suspected of being one of the world's most notorious arms dealers - be extradited to the US. But arguments involving the US and Russia mean he is still in Bangkok, as Thailand does its best not to upset two important allies.
The small private jet has been sitting on the tarmac at a Bangkok airport all week now - with the meter running.
It was hired by the US government and arrived on Monday to pick up valuable cargo, as did the 50 armed men sent to make sure the goods - Viktor Anatoliyevich Bout - made it safely from maximum security prison to American soil.
But there was a snag, a last-minute hitch, a technicality.
Viktor Bout knows quite a bit about aircraft and he also knows a lot about paperwork and bureaucracy.
He ran a logistics business, flying Soviet-era transport planes around the globe.
Those who accuse him of being the world's most notorious arms dealer say the cargo he delivered was UN-sanction-busting guns, his buyers were rebel armies: that he fuelled civil wars across Africa in the 1990s.
'Merchant of death'
They say the nimble way this big, imposing Russian switched flight plans, ownership documents and inventories enabled him to exploit loopholes in the law and avoid the authorities for more than a decade.
Until he was lured to Bangkok with an offer he seemingly could not refuse.
Despite the shackles and chains, he was certainly light on his feet hopping out of a prison bus and into a Thai courtroom for his latest - and some thought final - appearance.
But then he is used to it. Two and a half years he has spent in prison here, going to and from court, fighting extradition, after US agents posing as Colombian Farc rebels arrested him at a Bangkok hotel, after he allegedly tried to sell them weapons.
Not just AK-47s or Kalashnikovs but hundreds of surface-to-air missiles and heavily armed attack helicopters.
That is what is on the charge sheet and that is the case the Americans want him to answer - conspiracy to provide arms to a group Washington considers "terrorists".
The allegations against a man once described as the "merchant of death" by a British politician have been piling up for years.
They come from UN weapons investigators, intelligence agencies, governments and investigative reporters, but Bout denies them all.
He was rumoured to have half a dozen passports and many more aliases.
This version of his shadowy life is said to have inspired the Nicholas Cage character in the movie Lord of War.
Cold War
What is complicated is his relationship with the Kremlin and the Pentagon.
As a former Russian air force officer, his contacts are strong. He is accused of buying arms from the state as the Soviet Union collapsed.
Thailand has found itself in the middle of a battle between two of its allies, wanting to do the Thai thing and keep everyone happy
He not only took supplies into Iraq for the Americans, he also flew to Kosovo for the British Ministry of Defence.
While Viktor Bout has been sitting in the dock - looking a little thinner on each appearance - the courtroom scene has been a throwback to the Cold War, as Russian and American officials have huddled with their lawyers in different corners eyeing each other suspiciously and playing tug of war with Viktor.
Russia is perhaps worried he might turn state witness, and there may be some secrets they would rather not have him spill.
The US wants to see him on trial.
And this is not a game confined to the court - the two nations are lobbing hard behind the scenes.
Thailand has found itself in the middle of a battle between two of its allies, wanting to do the Thai thing and keep everyone happy.
The first court ruling last year was "Advantage: Moscow". Extradition was rejected.
But a week ago, came the appeal.
'Advantage Viktor'
America lodged two new charges including money laundering and fraud as an insurance policy, in case he got off.
But judges ruled he should be extradited within three months. "Game, set and match: US of A".
Officials in court punched the air.
And so they sent a plane.
The Russian foreign minister called it "unjust", and said it could affect relations with Thailand.
Mr Bout's wife blamed American pressure but his Thai lawyer secretly celebrated.
"God saved us," he grinned, with his knowledge of the legal system here.
Those new charges have to be dropped before America can have him.
Viktor Bout now wants the money laundering and fraud charges to come to court because, if that case can be dragged out for three months, the extradition order will expire and a two-and- a-half-year process will have to start all over again.
And from the Thais' perspective, if Mr Bout stays in prison here. they will not be upsetting one big ally any more than the other.
Advantage Mr Bout.
If he is the world's most notorious arms dealer, he will have some very big friends in some very high places.
Source: BBC News Thailand
A court in Thailand has ruled that the Russian Viktor Bout - suspected of being one of the world's most notorious arms dealers - be extradited to the US. But arguments involving the US and Russia mean he is still in Bangkok, as Thailand does its best not to upset two important allies.
The small private jet has been sitting on the tarmac at a Bangkok airport all week now - with the meter running.
It was hired by the US government and arrived on Monday to pick up valuable cargo, as did the 50 armed men sent to make sure the goods - Viktor Anatoliyevich Bout - made it safely from maximum security prison to American soil.
But there was a snag, a last-minute hitch, a technicality.
Viktor Bout knows quite a bit about aircraft and he also knows a lot about paperwork and bureaucracy.
He ran a logistics business, flying Soviet-era transport planes around the globe.
Those who accuse him of being the world's most notorious arms dealer say the cargo he delivered was UN-sanction-busting guns, his buyers were rebel armies: that he fuelled civil wars across Africa in the 1990s.
'Merchant of death'
They say the nimble way this big, imposing Russian switched flight plans, ownership documents and inventories enabled him to exploit loopholes in the law and avoid the authorities for more than a decade.
Until he was lured to Bangkok with an offer he seemingly could not refuse.
Despite the shackles and chains, he was certainly light on his feet hopping out of a prison bus and into a Thai courtroom for his latest - and some thought final - appearance.
But then he is used to it. Two and a half years he has spent in prison here, going to and from court, fighting extradition, after US agents posing as Colombian Farc rebels arrested him at a Bangkok hotel, after he allegedly tried to sell them weapons.
Not just AK-47s or Kalashnikovs but hundreds of surface-to-air missiles and heavily armed attack helicopters.
That is what is on the charge sheet and that is the case the Americans want him to answer - conspiracy to provide arms to a group Washington considers "terrorists".
The allegations against a man once described as the "merchant of death" by a British politician have been piling up for years.
They come from UN weapons investigators, intelligence agencies, governments and investigative reporters, but Bout denies them all.
He was rumoured to have half a dozen passports and many more aliases.
This version of his shadowy life is said to have inspired the Nicholas Cage character in the movie Lord of War.
Cold War
What is complicated is his relationship with the Kremlin and the Pentagon.
As a former Russian air force officer, his contacts are strong. He is accused of buying arms from the state as the Soviet Union collapsed.
Thailand has found itself in the middle of a battle between two of its allies, wanting to do the Thai thing and keep everyone happy
He not only took supplies into Iraq for the Americans, he also flew to Kosovo for the British Ministry of Defence.
While Viktor Bout has been sitting in the dock - looking a little thinner on each appearance - the courtroom scene has been a throwback to the Cold War, as Russian and American officials have huddled with their lawyers in different corners eyeing each other suspiciously and playing tug of war with Viktor.
Russia is perhaps worried he might turn state witness, and there may be some secrets they would rather not have him spill.
The US wants to see him on trial.
And this is not a game confined to the court - the two nations are lobbing hard behind the scenes.
Thailand has found itself in the middle of a battle between two of its allies, wanting to do the Thai thing and keep everyone happy.
The first court ruling last year was "Advantage: Moscow". Extradition was rejected.
But a week ago, came the appeal.
'Advantage Viktor'
America lodged two new charges including money laundering and fraud as an insurance policy, in case he got off.
But judges ruled he should be extradited within three months. "Game, set and match: US of A".
Officials in court punched the air.
And so they sent a plane.
The Russian foreign minister called it "unjust", and said it could affect relations with Thailand.
Mr Bout's wife blamed American pressure but his Thai lawyer secretly celebrated.
"God saved us," he grinned, with his knowledge of the legal system here.
Those new charges have to be dropped before America can have him.
Viktor Bout now wants the money laundering and fraud charges to come to court because, if that case can be dragged out for three months, the extradition order will expire and a two-and- a-half-year process will have to start all over again.
And from the Thais' perspective, if Mr Bout stays in prison here. they will not be upsetting one big ally any more than the other.
Advantage Mr Bout.
If he is the world's most notorious arms dealer, he will have some very big friends in some very high places.
Friday, August 27, 2010
Liberian Government Announces Agreement with Chevron to Explore Liberian Waters
Source: The Executive Mansion, Liberia
Monrovia, Liberia - The Government of Liberia announced Friday, August 27, that it has entered into an agreement with the Chevron Corporation to explore three deepwater concessions in Liberian waters. Under the agreement, the company will conduct a three-year exploratory program that is expected to begin in the fourth quarter of 2010.
The agreement has been approved by the Executive Mansion and submitted to the Legislature for consideration and ratification.
These investments, along with the rehabilitation of the Freeport of Monrovia and the first direct flights from the U.S. to Monrovia in 20 years starting September 5 through Delta Air lines, will provide real economic opportunities for the people of Liberia.
President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf said: “We are delighted to welcome Chevron as a partner for Liberia to explore our oil and gas assets. Along with its investment, Chevron will bring the latest technologies, best practices in transparency and efficiencies, and an excellent record of community and social responsibility.”
The Liberian President continued: “Energy is one of my top priorities, and with Chevron’s technical skills, we will be able to build our own capacity in the sector, making a meaningful contribution to economic growth and job creation. This is a crucial partnership for Liberia.”
Chevron’s entry into Liberia consolidates a growing trend of major international investment projects in the country’s strategic sectors. It is a further vote of confidence in the nation’s future, adding to the list of Liberia’s other business partners, including ArcelorMittal, Firestone, BHP Billiton, Sime Darby, Anadarko Petroleum, China Union, and, most recently, a $1.6 billion agreement with Golden Veroleum.
Monrovia, Liberia - The Government of Liberia announced Friday, August 27, that it has entered into an agreement with the Chevron Corporation to explore three deepwater concessions in Liberian waters. Under the agreement, the company will conduct a three-year exploratory program that is expected to begin in the fourth quarter of 2010.
The agreement has been approved by the Executive Mansion and submitted to the Legislature for consideration and ratification.
These investments, along with the rehabilitation of the Freeport of Monrovia and the first direct flights from the U.S. to Monrovia in 20 years starting September 5 through Delta Air lines, will provide real economic opportunities for the people of Liberia.
President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf said: “We are delighted to welcome Chevron as a partner for Liberia to explore our oil and gas assets. Along with its investment, Chevron will bring the latest technologies, best practices in transparency and efficiencies, and an excellent record of community and social responsibility.”
The Liberian President continued: “Energy is one of my top priorities, and with Chevron’s technical skills, we will be able to build our own capacity in the sector, making a meaningful contribution to economic growth and job creation. This is a crucial partnership for Liberia.”
Chevron’s entry into Liberia consolidates a growing trend of major international investment projects in the country’s strategic sectors. It is a further vote of confidence in the nation’s future, adding to the list of Liberia’s other business partners, including ArcelorMittal, Firestone, BHP Billiton, Sime Darby, Anadarko Petroleum, China Union, and, most recently, a $1.6 billion agreement with Golden Veroleum.
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