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  • NPA Boss Others Declare False Assets Says LACC

    The Liberia anti-Corruption Commission (LACC) in its latest report on officials of government asset declaration has booked some public officials for what it described as intentional material misrepresentation and unexplained wealth accumulation while serving in government. Those hooked for the false declaration of assets are the Managing Director of the National Port Athority (NPA), her deputy, ...

  • Land Commission Completes Validation Process - Submits Document to Executive Branch

    The Land Commission established by an Act of the National Legislature on August 4, 2009 implementing a number of projects in consonance with its mandate and objectives, immediately following its launch, the commission has conducted consultations in all 15 counties, completed the land validation process and has submitted same to the Executive branch of the government for enactment into law. ...

  • Senators Turn Back On Media

    A communication sent by Maryland County Senior Senator John A. Ballout, calling Senators' attention and involvement in the saga between the Liberian media and the Director of the Executive Protective Service (EPS) was met with stiff resistance, with some Senators spewing very harsh comments at journalists, an indication also that they have turned their backs on the plight of the media. ...

  • Grand Gedeans Plan Mass Demonstration - to Demand Trial of Detained Kinsmen

    Several bullets disgorged from the nozzles of rustic guns near an Ivorian border town close to Liberia and the casualties were seven peace-keepers of the Nigerien Contingent of the United Nations Observatory Mission in Ivory Coast along with four Ivorian citizens, thus igniting a terrifying pugilistic-like cataclysm between Ivory Coast and Liberia, which took mature diplomatic maneuverings to ...

  • Wash Establishes Strategic Committee in Bassa

    Authorities of Grand Bassa County on Monday, May 20 commissioned a committee to assess issues affecting water, sanitation and hygiene in the county.mThe Grand Bassa Strategic WASH committee was established as the result of a tactical meeting held recently in the county by the United Youth for Peace, Education, Transparency and Development in Liberia with funding support from Wateraid. The ...

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Moonrise Kingdom [Blu-Ray]

Moonrise Kingdom [Blu-Ray]

Moonrise Kingdom is Wes Andersons best work in a decade, as he returns to the nimble territory precariously balanced between fairy-tale whimsy and genuine emotion that made Rushmore (1998) and The Royal Tenenbaums (2001) such unique treats. His most recent l ... ...

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  • Liberia Press Union of Liberia Position On the President Sirleafs Double Standard On Press Freedom in Liberia

    Fellow Colleagues, Distinguished ladies and gentlemen, the events of the last 18 days have been well documented. On May 3, 2013, members of the Liberian media assembled in Buchanan, Grand Bassa County to observe World Press Freedom Day, a day declared by the United Nations to remind member states about the need for a free, independent and pluralistic media. But it was also to pay tribute to ...

  • Alienated Liberians - a Comment

    The New Democrat article on Thursday, May 9, 2013 carried an article called, "500,000 Liberians Alienated", caught my attention. After reading the article several times, I felt compelled to express my views on the issues raised. The first issue is about "Section 20, 1 (b) of the Nationality Law" which they have called unconstitutional and discriminative against Liberian ...

  • Small Business Start-Up Tips and Warnings

    Fourth, choose wisely. When choosing the person or people you're going to build the business with, be careful. Even if someone is your best friend, it doesn't mean that you will partner well in a business operation. Things to consider when choosing your co-leaders and support players include: Does the other person complement your weaknesses? Or do both of you bring only one set of the ...

  • Youth Group Hails Unification Day Orator

    A youth group, the Coalition of Youth & Students to Enhance Peace and Democracy in Liberia has admonished Liberians to be their "brother's keeper" instead of being community destroyers, making specific reference to a speech delivered by National Unification Day Orator T. Nelson Williams on May 14, 2013. In a statement issued in Monrovia on May 17, 2013, the group's ...

  • Liberia Land Validation Confab Kicks-Off in Monrovia

    A two-day National Validation Conference on land rights policy has begun in Monrovia with delegates coming from the 15counties of Liberia. Dubbed: "Know Your Land Rights", the conference, which began on Monday, May 20th, is expected to present a final Land Rights Policy to President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf today, Tuesday. Addressing delegates, Cecil T. O. Brandy, Chairman of the Land ...

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