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Final Project Report: Voices from Rural Liberia

LIBERIA MEDIA DEVELOPMENT FY – 2017 Project Final Report For the Project Title Voices from Rural Liberia...

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Rivercess County Health Team and partners launched Measles, Polio, and Deworming Campaign.

The Whole Fact
The Whole Fact: Does Liberia have the Largest Ship Registry in the World?
Misleading
Fake News: No Member of Joseph Boakai Delegation Was Arrested For Stealing in the USA
True
Correct: Appointing Governance Commission Chairman to Campaign Team Violates the Law
Misleading
Reverse Image Search: Image of Joseph Boakai in Hospital is Fake
False
Fact Check: 2015 Media Report Shows Former VP Office Provided Scholarship for a Bong Citizen
Facts Checked Reports
Viral Link about ECOWAS Job Recruitment is Fake
Facts Checked Reports
Fact Check: Screenshot of Tweet Attributed to EJS About ‘Kigali Cleanness’ is Authentic
False
Fact Check: Former VP Joe Boakai Was Allotted More than US$2 Million in a Single Budget Year
False
No Line in 2023 Budget for President Weah’s ”County Tours’
Facts Checked Reports
Was Liberia’s Finance Minister Right About “100% Electricity Tariff Reduction”
Facts Checked Reports
Does Thailand Make US$3 Billion Per Year from Cassava Production?
Facts Checked Reports
Fact Checking Public Works Minister’s Claim About Southeastern Road Condition
True
Quick Check: Photo of Former Vice President Boakai is Authentic
Facts Checked Reports
Fact Check: How Many Kilometers of Roads Have the Current Government Paved?
False
No, This Viral Video of Dead People is not Link to Anny Sardine.
The Whole Fact
The Whole Fact: What Is Liberia’s Poverty Rate? – Fact Checking Finance Minister’s Claim
Facts Checked Reports
Manipulated: Quote Attributed to Jeff Koijee About Paying ‘Only Top People in Gov’t’ is Fake
Facts Checked Reports
Mostly Correct: PFM Law Authorizes Finance Minister to Act Against Non-Reporting Gov’t Officials
Fact Checks
Fact Check: Have More Women Registered to Vote in the Pending 2023 Elections than Men?
Misleading
No, NEC is not Recruiting Ad-hoc Staff for Upcoming Elections
Misleading
Fact Check: Legislature Did Not Authorize Central Bank to Print LD$64 Billion – PYJ Is Incorrect
Gbarpolu
Memory of Election Violence decreases Voter Registration in Normodatanou Town, Gbarpolu County
False
No, Sanction Does Not Prohibit Liberia From Owning an Aircraft
Elections
NEC Detects ‘Duplicates and Underage Registrations’ in Voter Registration Process
Explainer
What’s the Difference Between Biometric Voter Registration and Optical Marked Registration
Construction
Public Works Official Accused of Abandoning Logging Community Town Hall Project
Half True
Legislature 2022 Budget was not US$65 million but it was more than US$40 million
False
No Fire Breakout at RIA
Half True
Legislature did not allocate to Themselves over US$65 Million in 2022 Nat’l Budget
Health Workers
Chinese Embassy Completes Medical Outreach in Wee District, Grand Bassa County
Economy
Liberia Risks Forfeiting Africa Free Trade Membership Due to Delays in Rectifying Agreement
Gbarpolu
NEC Workers not using Traditional Zoe Bush for BVR in Gbarpolu County
Gbarpolu
Gbarpolu County Strom Victims Get Massive Assistance
Gbarpolu
Storm Destroys Over 60 Houses in Gbarpolu County
Fact Checks
Fact Checking 2023 SONA: IMF Does Not Rate Liberia’s Total Debt Distress at ‘Moderate Risk’
Facts Checked Reports
US$27 Million Wasn’t Allocated in the Natl Budget for Public Sector Investment When Pres. Weah Tookover
Facts Checked Reports
Henry Costa is Incorrect; Liberia’s Not the Only Country that Passed MCC Scorecard But Fail the Grant
Facts Checked Reports
What Was Liberia’s Inflation Rate When George Weah Became President in 2018?
Facts Checked Reports
Information Minister Is Mostly Correct About Operations Fund Alloted in 2022 Budget
Facts Checked Reports
Has Inflation Gone Up in Liberia Under George Weah’s Presidency?
News
ECOWAS, GIZ Conclude Training for Journalists of ECOWAS Region on Free Trade
News
Kwame Karikari Fact Checking Fellowship Begins
Explainer
Explained: What You Need to Know About a Biometric Voting System
Facts Checked Reports
Fact Check: No, A World Cup VIP Ticket Does Not Cost US$15K
Facts Checked Reports
Fact Check: Did Liberia Fail Five Times Before Passing Its First MCC Scorecard
Facts Checked Reports
Correct, Liberia Has Passed MCC 2023 Scorecard
Water & Sanitation
Liberia’s WASH Sector wins “Most Inspiring Presenter Award”
Facts Checked Reports
Fact Check: President Weah Did Not Win 78% of the 2017 Run-off Presidential Election
Education
Poor Wage, Stereotype Dogging Commitment of Young Liberian Teachers
Facts Checked Reports
Are Rwandan Private Schools Shutting Down Because Students Prefer Public Schools?
Facts Checked Reports
Public Sector’s Wage Bill at End of President Sirleaf Administration was Not US$320 Million
Media Development
WHO Supports Press Union of Liberia to Establish Health Reporters Netwrok
Facts Checked Reports
Fact Checking Former Finance Minister Amara Konneh’s Claim About Dredging of Freeport of Monrovia
Facts Checked Reports
Fact Check: MCC Compact Has Not Released Scorecard in 2022
Explainer
Explained: What is the Global Magnitsky Act? Who Can Get Designated.
Facts Checked Reports
Misleading: Central Bank of Liberia Is Not Minting $25 and $30 Coins
Facts Checked Reports
Facebook Page Purporting to Be Finance Minister Samuel D. Tweah is Fake
Facts Checked Reports
Fact Check: UNHCR Did Not Receive US$1.7 Billion to Distribute Amongst Refugees
Explainer
Explainer: Things you need to know about Monkeypox virus
Fact Checks
American Institute of Banking Has Never Offered Master’s Degree in Banking and Finance
Fact Checks
Fact Checking Four Viral WhatsApp Claims about Health Benefits
Facts Checked Reports
Quick Check: Yes, US$3.6 Million Is Allotted to the Legislature for ‘Engagement & Accessibility’ in 2022 Nat’l Budget
Facts Checked Reports
Do 70% of Monrovia Residents Live in Swampy Areas?
Facts Checked Reports
Full Allotment in the 2022 Draft Nat’l Budget for EPA Was Not Removed as Claimed by Prof. Tarpeh
Explainer
Explainer: Six Steps to Help You Spot Fake Facebook Accounts
Facts Checked Reports
Fact Check: Does Liberia Have the Highest Gasoline Price in Africa?
Facts Checked Reports
Fact Checking Accreditation of Nairobi Aviation College
Facts Checked Reports
False: Zimbabweans are not Selling Toes Due to Hardship
Explainer
Anthrax Virus: What You Need to Know
Facts Checked Reports
What’s the Liberian Passport’s Global Ranking in the Henley Passport Index?
Fact Checks
Is Representative Yekeh Kolubah Right About Budgetary Allocation to Speaker Chambers’ Office?
Facts Sheets
Liberia 2022 Budget: Here’s a Chat of the Ministries/Agencies/Sectors with Biggest Allocation
Facts Checked Reports
Fact Checking Claims about 2022 Budgetary Allotments to Legislature, President Weah, Ministry of State & First Lady
Facts Checked Reports
Did Cllr. Gongloe Get Facts Right About Liberia’s ‘Doing Business’ Ranking?
Facts Checked Reports
Fact Checking Credentials of Darlington Karnley – Liberia Airport Authority Managing Director-Designate
Facts Checked Reports
Did Activist Martin K.N. Kollie Get Facts Right about Liberia Poverty Rate?
Fact Check Alerts
Fact Check: Screenshot of Tweet About Elon Musk Buying Liberia is Fake
Facts Checked Reports
Yes, Bishop Johnson Did Kneel Before President George Weah During Coronation Ceremony
Facts Checked Reports
Fact Check: What Did Representative Saah Foko Actually Say About Pushing Lawmakers ‘to be Corrupt’
Facts Checked Reports
Fact Check: Video Footage Shows that President Weah Did Not Consecrate Restoration Baptist Ministries’ Bishop
Health Workers
One Nurse Struggles to Run Clinic in Chedepo Town, River Gee County Amid Lack of Essential Drugs
Facts Checked Reports
Fact Checking Minister Trokon Kpui’s Statement about Source of Funding for Invincible Sports Park
Facts Checked Reports
Fact Checking EU Ambassador Statement about Corruption in Liberia
Facts Checked Reports
Fact Check: Miatta Fahnbulleh Incorrect about Liberia’s Adult Illiteracy Rate
Facts Checked Reports
Fake News: Woman Was Never Caught in Yekepa, Nimba County Selling Human Parts
Explainer
Explainer: Why Breast Milk is Important for Babies & Mothers
Media Development
First Major Fact Checking Project Funded By European Union Launched in Liberia
Facts Checked Reports
Fact Check: Liberia Has ‘Lowest Per Capita Consumption of Fish in the Region’
Rule of Law
Case Involving Eight Alleged Human Traffickers Begins In Grand Gedeh County
Facts Checked Reports
Fact Check: Online Article about Blood Clot in People Who Take J&J Vaccine is an Exaggeration of the Fact
Facts Checked Reports
Fact Checking Finance Minister Samuel Tweah’s Statement About Government’s Fuel Consumption in ‘Last Fiscal Year’
Explainer
Explainer: What is a Meme Generator? How Does it Help Spread Misinformation?
Facts Checked Reports
Fact Check: ‘Index of Economic Freedom’ is not a World Bank Survey as Claimed by Activist in Facebook Post
Fact Check Alerts
Fake or Meme: Photo Carrying Caption that Liberia Imposes Sanction on Russia is False
Facts Checked Reports
Fact Checking CBL Governor’s Statement about the Lifespan of Banknotes
Fact Check Alerts
Reality Check: Fact Checking Viral Image of Newly Renovated Executive Mansion
Facts Checked Reports
Fact Checking SONA: Only 20 Pro-Poor Homes Built in Nimba County, not 100
Explainer
Explainer: Here’s What You Need to Know about Available Covid-19 Vaccines in Liberia
Explainer
Beware, There’s a Manipulated Video of US Vice President Seeking to Mislead People about Covid-19 Vaccine’s Efficacy
Facts Checked Reports
Fact Checking SONA: Yes, House Has Passed Bill Submitted by Pres. Weah Giving LACC Prosecution Power
Facts Checked Reports
Did Activist Martin K.N. Kollie Get Facts Right about Percentage of Female Student Dropouts in 2017?
Construction
Dekpiliken Residents in Maryland County Celebrates Dedication of First Handpump Since 1999
Education
Makeshift School in River Gee County Named After Finda Bundoo Risks Being Shut Down by MOE
Facts Checked Reports
Fact Check: World Bank Estimates that Liberia’s Economy will Grow More than 3% in 2022
Explainer
Explainer: What To Know About Covid-19 Booster Shot
Fact Check Alerts
Fact Check: No, all 16 Prison Facilities Across Liberia are Not Locked Down Due to Food Shortage
Facts Checked Reports
Fact Check: Beware, Viral Link about Free Laptop is Fake
Health
Covid-19 Misinformation Scares HIV, TB Patients from Seeking Treatment at Health Facility in Magibi County
Health
Concerns Heighten Over Liberia’s Preparedness To Achieve 2030 Milestone Against HIV
Facts Checked Reports
Misleading: Photos of Minors’ Wedding Ceremony Were Not Taken in Grand Cape Mount County.
Facts Checked Reports
Fact Check: Second Photo Shared by Deputy Information Minister is not Image of Lofa County Road Project
Facts Checked Reports
Fact Check: There’s No Evidence that Paracetamol Destroys Human Lungs
Facts Checked Reports
Fact Check: Here’s the Price of New Vehicle Seen in President Weah’s Photo
Facts Checked Reports
Fact Check: Covid-19 Vaccines are Not ‘Mark of the Beast’ or ‘666’
Facts Checked Reports
Fact Check: Senator Dillion Did Not Get Facts Right About the Number People with Mental Illness in Liberia
Nimba
Diaspora Liberians Donate Four Oxygen Machines to Nimba County Health Team
Explainer
Omicron Variant: What We Know for Now.
The Whole Fact
The Whole Fact: The Difference Between Transco CLSG & LEC
Facts Checked Reports
Fact Check: NO, Liberians Have Not Faced Three U.S Government’s Magnitsky Sanctions in 12 Months.
Facts Checked Reports
Is Liberia Amongst Countries That Received the Lowest Benefits for Combatting Climate Change? Yes.
Facts Checked Reports
Fact Check: Finance Minister Samuel Tweah Didn’t Get Facts Right about Liberia’s Total Months of Imports?
Facts Checked Reports
Fact Check: No, Liberia Wasn’t the Only African Country That Signed Resolution on Xinjiang Human Rights Situation
Explainer
What is COP26: Here’s What You Need to Know.
Explainer
What You Need to Know About the World’s First Malaria Vaccine
Crime
Woman Arrested in Margibi County for Allegedly Beating 3-Year-Old Child to Death
Facts Checked Reports
Misleading: Girl in Viral Photo Did Not Give Birth in Nimba County as Claimed by Facebook Posts
Explainer
Explainer: How to Identify Fake Website Links or URLs
Around the Country
Around the Country: Updates From Five Counties – October 15, 2021
The Whole Fact
What Did European Union Ambassador Actually Say About Monrovia Being Dirty?
COVID-19
Voices: What are People Saying About Covid-19 as Confirmed Cases Decline?
Facts Checked Reports
Fact Check: Claim by President Weah about Liberia’s Forest Reserve is Mostly Correct
Facts Checked Reports
Fact Check: Gruesome Viral Photo Not Dead Woman Found in Caldwell
Bong
Lack of Access to Covid Vaccine Remains a Concern for Rural Residents of Bong County
Gbarpolu
People Living with Disabilities Launch Awareness Outreach in Gbarpolo County
Facts Checked Reports
Fact Check: Yes, Smoking One Shisha Session Is Like Smoking 100 Cigarettes
Vaccine
Vaccine Confidence: Why Are People Getting their COVID-19 Jab
Disease Outbreak
Open Defecation, a Problem for Harper Residents
Around the Country
Around The Country: Updates From Four Counties – September 29, 2021
Vaccine
Lofa County in Preparedness Stage as Vaccine Awareness Remains Critical
Vaccine
Montserrado County Health Team Takes COVID-19 Vaccine Awareness on the Road
Vaccine
Over 12,000 People Vaccinated with Johnson & Johnson Jab in Bong County
Around the Country
Around The Country: Updates From Five Counties – September 24, 2021
Facts Checked Reports
Fact Check: Coca-Cola Is Not Giving Out Gifts as Anniversary Celebration
Vaccine
COVID-19 Vaccinated People in Nimba County Show Confidence in the Jab
Around the Country
Around The Country: Updates From Five Counties – September 20, 2021
Facts Checked Reports
Fact Check: No, 45,000 People Are Not Living With HIV/AIDS in Liberia
Around the Country
Around The Country: Updates From Five Counties – September 15, 2021
Around the Country
Around The Country: Updates From Four Counties – September 10, 2021
Explainer
What You Need To know About the J & J Vaccine
Vaccine
Confirmation of New Cases of Covid-19 in Nimba County Sparks Calls for More Vaccine Uptake
Around the Country
Around The Country: Updates From Four Counties – September 8, 2021
Facts Checked Reports
Fact Check: Minister Samuel Tweah Is Incorrect. Liberia Does Not Have the Most Stable Exchange Rate in West Africa
Vaccine
Mixed Reactions Swirl Amongst Young Liberians amid Calls for COVID-19 Vaccine Intake
Around the Country
Around The Country: Updates From Three Counties – September 3, 2021
Fact Check Alerts
Fact Check Alert: WhatsApp is Not Celebrating 10th Anniversary. Viral Link Offering Free Data by the Company is Misleading
Vaccine
Vaccine Misinformation Still Lingers as Rollout Continues
Hospitals
Kolahun Hospital Launches First Drug Revolving Fund Scheme in Lofa County
Around the Country
Around The County: Updates From Five Counties – September 1, 2021
Vaccine
Nimba County to Rollout J&J, AstraZeneca Vaccines as COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Reduces
Vaccine
French Chargé d’Affaires Urges ‘Collective Efforts’ in Tackling Vaccine Hesitancy in Liberia
Facts Checked Reports
Fact Check: Are Women Living with HIV at Higher Risk of Getting Cervical Cancer?
Land Rights
Gbarpolu County: Communities Alarm Stalemate in Logging Contract, Request Benefits
Vaccine
Arrival of New Doses of AstraZeneca Vaccine Boosts Fight Against Covid
Vaccine
Lofa County Health Team to Rollout Over 24,000 Doses of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine
Around the Country
Around The Country: Updates From Five Counties – August 23, 2021
Disease Outbreak
What is Marburg Virus: Five Things You Need To Know.
Bong
Concerns Over Delay in Hearing Cases at Bong County Circuit Court
Facts Checked Reports
Fact Check: Minister Tweah Claim is Incorrect, Liberia Does Not Have the Second Lowest Import Tariff in Africa
Ebola
Nimba County Considers Heighten Disease Surveillance After Confirmed Ebola Case in Ivory Coast
Vaccine
Liberia’s Health Authorities Warn Against Mixing COVID-19 Vaccines
Around the Country
Around The Country: Updates From Five Counties – August 16, 2021
Roads
Logging Company Rehabilitates Major Bridge in Gbarpolu County
Around the Country
Around The Country: Updates From Four Counties – August 11, 2021
Facts Checked Reports
Misleading: 10-Year-Old Girl Did Not Give Birth to a Child in Lofa County
Facts Checked Reports
Did Alex Cummings Get His Facts Right About Liberia’s Inflation Rate? Local Voices Liberia Checked.
Around the Country
Around The Country: Updates From Five Counties – August 6, 2021
Facts Checked Reports
Fact Check: No 2021 Data Yet; Liberia’s Infant Mortality Rate in 2019 was 62.2%
Vaccine
Liberia Makes Progress Against Covid-19, Set to Launch Johnson & Johnson Vaccine on Thursday
Around the Country
Around The Country: Updates From
Fact Checks
Fact Check: Photo of Yacht with ‘SS George Weah’ Inscription Was Manipulated
Child Rights
Local Charity Recuses Child Who Was Brunt by Father in Gbarpolu County
Maryland
Liberia’s Chief Medical Officer Urges COVID-19 Patients in Maryland County to be Hopeful
Around the Country
Around The Country: Updates From Four Counties – July 30, 2021
Facts Checked Reports
Incorrect: COVID-19 Vaccines Do not Cause Death of People with High Blood Pressure or Diabetes
Around the Country
Around The Country: Updates From Six Counties – July 28, 2021
Bong
Around The Country: Updates From Six Counties – July 23, 2021
Health Workers
Protesting Health Workers in Margibi County Asked to Stay Home amid Salary Dilemma
Facts Checked Reports
Be Warned of Fake Viral Links Claiming to Offer Opportunities for Free International Scholarships
Facts Checked Reports
Viral Link is Fake; WHO and IMF are Not Giving Out Funds to Covid-19 Survival
Explainer
COVID-19: 5 Things to Know About the Alpha Variant
Facts Checked Reports
Yes, Wearing Double Mask Protects You From the Delta Variant?
Vaccine
Less Than 2% of Liberians Have Taken Just One Dose of COVID-19 Vaccine
Facts Checked Reports
Fact Check: No, Oxford-AstraZeneca Vaccine Does not Cause Death
Facts Checked Reports
No, Sleeping Under Mosquitoes Net Does Not Cause Death
Explainer
Does the US Consult Countries Before Declaring Them Unsafe to Travel? Here’s the Answer.
Fact Checks
Incorrect, Wearing Disposable Mask Does Not Cause Cancer
Facts Checked Reports
Fact Check: You can Use Anesthetics after Taking COVID-19 Vaccine
Vaccine
Fact Check: Viral Video about COVID Vaccines Causing Heart Inflammation is Misleading
Vaccine
Amid Surge in COVID-19 Cases, Liberian Health Expert Dispels Vaccine Misinformation
Hospitals
Misleading WhatsApp Message: Liberian Government is not Spreading Coronavirus in the Air
Vaccine
COVID-19: What You Need to Know about the Delta Variant
News
Rife COVID-19 Variants Fuel Africa’s Surging Wave
Fact Checks
Fact Check: Is Liberia Recording Highest Daily Covid-19 Cases in West Africa? This is What We Found.
COVID-19
Africa Faces Steepest COVID-19 Surge
Fact Checks
Fact Check: Did VP Taylor Get It Right about Liberia’s 4 Billion Metric Tons Iron Ore Deposit?
Politcs
Fact Check: Congress for Democratic Change Did Not Win 72 Legislative Seats in 2005 as Claimed By Commerce Inspector General
Fact Checks
Fact Check: Incorrect, Taking COVID-19 Vaccines Doesn’t Create New Variant of the Virus
Fact Checks
Fact Check: Claim that Over 90 Percent of Children in Africa are living in Extreme Poverty is Incorrect
Land Rights
Fact Checks
Fact Check: None of the Six Tertiary Schools Shutdown in 2018 for Illegally Operating Qualified To Operate
Fact Checks
Fact Check: Amazon Is Not Offering Free Gifts, Not Celebrating 30th Anniversary; Viral Link is Fake
Vaccine
Nine in 10 African Countries Set to Miss Urgent COVID-19 Vaccination Goal
Vaccine
Phase Two of Covid-19 Vaccine Begins in Liberia
Fact Checks
Is Senator Nyonblee Karnga-Lawrence the Lady with Agnes Taylor in the Widely Circulated Photo on Facebook? LVL Checked.
News
Restoring Africa’s Dry Lands Must Be A Key Priority, Experts Says
Health Workers
Maryland County Health Team Records Over 26, 000 Malaria Cases in 2020
Ebola
Ebola: Mixed Reactions Over Reopening of Liberia-Guinea Border
Vaccine
Mothers Show Interest in Polio Vaccination as Covid-19 Misinformation Slows
Disease Outbreak
Grand Kru County Starts Early Ebola Awareness Campaign
Maryland
Joy in Harper City After over 40 Persons Complete Free Cleft Lip Surgeries
Health Workers
Communities Applaud Health Ministry, Partners for Free Community Health Services
Hospitals
Concerns Heighten over ‘Ineffective’ Drug Dispensary at J.J Dossen Hospital
Bong
Panic Over Transfer of Medical Doctors from Phebe Hospital
Disease Outbreak
Liberians In Fear After Guinean Declares Ebola Outbreak
Malaria
Cases of Malaria Increase in Grand Kru County
Disease Outbreak
Residents of Towns Near Border Call for Enhanced Surveillance, Preventive Measures amid outbreak of Ebola in Guinea
Ebola
Health Minister Confident of Augmenting Ebola Surveillance at Borders with Guinea
Business
Senator Brown Launches LD$2,700, 000 Micro Loan Scheme
Grand Bassa
Grand Bassa College Graduates 218 Students in Fifth Convocation
Hospitals
Residents Embrace Introduction of Drug Revolving Scheme at Major Hospital in Lofa County
Gbarpolu
Major Clinic Serving Almost 7,000 Residents Remains Closed in Gbarpolu County
Education
How Is Covid-19 Impacting Students’ Return to Campus
COVID-19
‘Stimulus Package’ Food Distribution Begins in River Cess County
Grand Bassa
Former Senatorial Candidate Offers Scholarship to Five Bassa High Graduates
Malaria
Harper Residents Repair Major Drainages to Curb Health Risks
Lofa
UNDP Supports COVID-19 Preparedness in Lofa County amid Calls for Expansion of Project
Disease Outbreak
Schools in Grand Gedeh County Floating COVID-19 Guidelines
Gbarpolu
Government Implores ‘Full Backing’ of Locals for Construction of US$20M Hospital in Gbarpolu County
Agriculture
Small, Medium Agro-Enterprises Get Stimulus Grant amid COVID-19 Economic Strain
Disease Outbreak
Grand Kru County Health Team Receives Medical Supply for Lymphedema Patients
Health Workers
Fear Grips Residents after Health Workers Abandon Forts Ville Clinic
Education
Several Primary Schools in Rivercess County at Brink of Shutting Down Due to Lack of Teachers
Business
19 Women Benefit from ORWOCH Economic Empowerment program
Nimba
Nimba County Gets 1,600 Covid-19 Rapid Diagnostic Test Kits to Enhance Testing
Voting
Recount Keeps Geevon Smith Lead in River Cess County Senate Race
Hospitals
Residents Applaud Drugstores for Service During Peak of Covid-19 Crisis
COVID-19
Bomi County: Residents Outraged By ‘Fraud and Commercialization’ of Covid-19 ‘Stimulus Package’
Crime
Police Investigates Death of Rape Suspect
Montserrado
Some Residents Worried They May Not Receive Covid-19 Food ‘Stimulus Package’
voters
Grand Kru County Three Polling Places Re-Run Takes Place Today
Nimba
Community Bordering Ivory Coast Regains Confidence in Health Facility as COVID-19 Fear Declines
Malaria
Grand Bassa County Records Over 41,600 Malaria Cases in 2020
Grand Gedeh
Charity Foundation Donates School Materials to Elementary Schools Grand Gedeh County
Maryland
Government Begins ‘Stimulus Package’ Food Distribution in Maryland
Maryland
Residents of Maryland County Want Reactivation of COVID-19 Protocols after Festive Season
Bong
Government, Phebe Hospital Spat Could Put Citizens at Health Risk
Around the Country
Around The Country: Updates From Five Counties – January 5, 2021
Hospitals
No Functional X-Ray Machine: A Major Health Challenge in Lofa County
voters
Voters are Pleased with Peaceful, Free, and Fair Elections
Gbarpolu
NEC Delays Announcement of Date for a Disputed Precinct Election in Gbarpolu County
Women Empowerment
Sara Beysolow Nyanti Opens Second Learning Hut for Adolescent Girls in Lower Virginia
Infrastructure
Gbarpolu County to Get ‘Modern Hospital’ in 14 Months, Says Chief Medical Officer
Margibi
‘Stimulus Package’ Food Distribution Begins in Margibi County; Some Residents Alarm Being Left Out
Business
Travelers Not Obtaining Covid-19 Test Certificate In Grand Gedeh County
Hospitals
Abandoned Clinic Project in River Cess County Draws Ire
Women in Politics
‘The Feminist-in-Chief Must Stop the Violence on Women’ – Women Assert
voters
Margibi County Voters Share Referendum Feedback
Around the Country
Around The Country: Updates From Four Counties – December 29, 2020
Around the Country
Around The Country: Updates From Four Counties – December 28, 2020
Lofa
‘Voter Education Must Be an Ongoing Process’
Women in Politics
Senator-elect Snowe Picks Alice Gborie Lansanah to Replace as Representative
Maryland
Concerns Heighten Over ‘Stimulus Package’ Food Delay in Maryland County
Grand Cape Mount
Grand Cape Mount County: Tension Between CDC and CPP Ongoing
Grand Gedeh
Mother of Triplet, People Living with Disabilities Get Christmas Gifts From Charity Foundation
voters
People Living with Disabilities Denied Special Access on Election Day
Elections
Elections Commission Office in Sinoe County Set on Fire
Hospitals
Communities Regain Confidence in Clinics as Covid-19 Strain on Health System Lessens
Health Workers
Health Workers Stage Protest over Nine Months Delayed Salary
Land Rights
Community Gives 200 Acres of Farmland to Grand Bassa College For ‘Sustainability Farm’
Bong
Bong County: The untapped voting force of Rural Women
Women in Politics
Liberia: Who is Afraid of Women?
Nimba
Electricity ‘Stimulus Package’ Distribution Begins in Nimba County Amid Concerns of Delayed COVID-19 Food Supplies
Land Rights
Logging Communities in Gbarpolu County to Terminate Agreement with Indo-African Plantation
Bong
MNG Gold Presence Boosts Local Economy in Kokoya District
Around the Country
Around The Country: Election Updates From Four Counties – December 16, 2020
Women in Politics
Women Rights Organizations Daringly Rescues Gbarpolu County Leading Female Candidates Amid Violence
Around the Country
Around The Country: Covid-19 Updates From Five Counties – December 15, 2020
Land Rights
Logging Company Resumes Rehabilitation of Major Road in Gbarpolu County
Around the Country
Around The Country: Election Updates From Four Counties – December 14, 2020
Women in Politics
Representative Fallah: “No Competent Women”; Then Loses Election
Election & COVID-19
Elections: COVID-19 Superspreading Event
Health Workers
Government Reopens Clinic Shutdown Due to COVID-19 Outbreak
Around the Country
Around The Country: Updates From the County — November 9, 2020
Child Rights
KEEP Dedicates US$14,500 Reading Room to Maryland Schools
Around the Country
Around The Country: Election Updates From Six Counties – December 7, 2020
Politics
‘Stop the Violence, Inciteful Rhetoric’ – Press Union President
Politics
Grand Gedeh County: Vote More Women, It Will Be Good For the Country
Election & COVID-19
Margibi County Health Workers Urge Sustained Adherence to COVID-19 Protocols
Hospitals
Major Hospital in Maryland County Conducts Free Eye Surgery Elderlies
Voting
All Bomi County Senate Candidates Abandon Voters
Politics
Lofa County: Eight out of 11 Senate Candidates Refused to Face the Voters’ Questions
Politics
Sanquin, Sinoe County: No Votes for the Senators
Women Issues
Liberia: Women Must Rise to Support Women
Politics
100% Male – 100% Wrong. Liberia’s Senate risks becoming All-Male if women don’t wake up
Politics
United Blind Association Threatens Endless Protest
Around the Country
Around The Country: Updates From Four Counties – December 5, 2020
Politics
African Women Leaders Network Donates $5,850 to 18 Female Candidates Vying in Senatorial Election
Election & COVID-19
Margibi County Residents Worried about More COVID-19 Cases After Election
Land Rights
Seven Communities in Nimba County Sign MoU to Secure Land Deeds
Politics
Montserrado County: Voters in the Dark About the Referendum
Around the Country
Around The Country: Updates From Eight Counties – December 2, 2020
Grand Gedeh
Zwedru City Worship Places Keep Covid-19 Rules Despite Concerns of Violation of Health Protocols
Lofa
Lofa County Supt. Assures Citizens of Smooth COVID-19 Food Distribution
Politics
Government’s Decentralization Failure Leads to Ethnic Politics and Divisions
Around the Country
Around The Country: Updates From Five Counties – December 1, 2020
Water & Sanitation
Inadequate Sanitary Facilities, Drugs Put Ivorian Refugees at Health Risk in Maryland County
Politics
Braimah Promises: “I Will Defeat the Men”
Voting
Referendum: Official Says Voters Should Check “Yes” on Everything
Election & COVID-19
Bomi County Head of COVID-19 Response Forsees Increase in New Cases After Election
Around the Country
Around The Country: Updates From Four Counties – November 27, 2020
Voting
Politician Calls Fraud Without Evidence
Around the Country
Around The Country: Updates From Five Counties – November 26, 2020
Gbarpolu
Gbarpolu County Gets Two New Ambulances from World Bank
Hospitals
Bomi County: Concerns Intensify Over Continued Closure of Clinic
Election & COVID-19
Doubt over Health Protocols on Voting Day
Politics
‘Paradise Lies at the Feet of the Mother’ – Muslim Leaders Support Women in Politics
Grand Cape Mount
Residents of Grand Cape Mount County Join Call for Postponement of Constitution Referendum.
Elections
22 Women, 112 Men to Compete in December 8 Legislative Elections
COVID-19
WFP Moves Huge Quantities of Food to Southeast for COVID-19 Distribution
Around the Country
Around The Country: Elections Updates From Six Counties – November 23, 2020
Water & Sanitation
Community Members Worried as USAID Funded Health Project Ends in Nimba County
Hospitals
Buchanan Residents Celebrate New Ambulance at Major Public Hospital
Around the Country
Around The Country: Updates From Five Counties – November 20, 2020
Around the Country
Around The Country – Elections Updates From Four Counties – November 18, 2020
Hospitals
Lofa County Major Hospital Bans Staff from Selling Drugs
Around the Country
Around The Country: Updates From Five Counties – November 17, 2020
Bong
Low Turnout for COVID-19 Voluntary Testing in Bong County
Around the Country
Around The Country: Updates From Five Counties – November 16, 2020
Around the Country
Around The Country: Updates From Five Counties – November 12, 2020
Gbarpolu
Communities in Gbarpolu County Seek Support for Abandoned Clinic
Around the Country
Around The Country: Updates From Five Counties – November 10, 2020
Around the Country
Around The Country: Elections Updates From Six Counties — November 9, 2020
Election Reforms
Debate on Constitution Referendum: What are People Asking?
Hospitals
No Functional Ambulance at Gov’t Hospital in Buchanan
Around the Country
Around The Country: Elections Updates From Five Counties – November 4, 2020
Bong
Bong County Police Arrest 52-Year-Old Pastor for Alleged Rape
Grand Kru
Grand Kru County Women Protest Transfer of County Health Officer
Around the Country
Around The Country: Elections Updates From Five Counties – November 2, 2020
Around the Country
Around The Country: Elections Update From Six Counties – October 30, 2020
Around the Country
Around The Country: Updates From Five Counties – October 29, 2020
Around the Country
Around The Country: Elections Updates From Seven Counties – October 28, 2020
Around the Country
Around The Country: Updates From Seven Counties – October 27, 2020
Around the Country
Around The Country: Elections Updates From Five Counties – October 26
Gbarpolu
Community Wants Logging Agreement Revoked Over Delay in Paying Social Benefits
Around the Country
Around The Country: Updates From Four Counties – October 12, 2020
Media Development
Youth Media Action launches Child Broadcasting Program
Media Development
Internews Pledges Continued Support to Development of Liberian Media
Gbarpolu
Elections Commission Completes Extended Voter Roll Update in Gbarpolu County
Crime
Two Arrested for Allegedly Gang Raping 14-year-old in Maryland County
Crime
Wanted Man Arrested for ‘Murdering’ Pregnant Girlfriend in Zwedru
Around the Country
Around The Country: Updates From Five Counties – September 18, 2020
Around the Country
Around The Country: Updates From Four Counties – September 16, 2020
Around the Country
Around The Country: Updates From Five Counties – September 14, 2020
Around the Country
Around The Country: Updates From Five Counties – September 8, 2020
Around the Country
Around The Country: Updates From Four Counties – September 4, 2020
Around the Country
Around The Country: Updates From Six Counties – September 3, 2020
Bong
COVID-19 Restrictions Leave Many Businesses Struggling In Bong County
Disease Outbreak
Man, Who Refused Health Facility, Recounts Near Death Experience
Around the Country
Around The Country: Updates From Seven Counties – September 1, 2020
Bong
Bong County Health Team Stresses Adherence To Preventive Measures Despite Decline in COVID-19 Cases
Around the Country
Around The Country: Updates From Four Counties -August 31, 2020
Montserrado
Liberian Media Outlets Reeling Under Economic Impact of COVID-19
Montserrado
How Soon Will the Food Reach? Three Months On, COVID-19 Food Distribution On Snail Speed
Around the Country
Around The Country: Updates From Five Counties – August 27, 2020
Around the Country
Around The Country: Updates From Five Counties – August 26, 2020
Hospitals
Bomi County: Residents of Rural Town Want Clinic Reopen After Closure Due to COVID-19
Around the Country
Around The Country: Updates From Six Counties – August 25, 2020
Women Issues
Crisis in Crisis: Liberia Experts Warn of Increased SGBV Threat During COVID-19 Pandemic
Around the Country
Around The Country: Updates From Four Counties – August 20, 2020
Child Rights
Rights Activist in Bomi County Concerned Street Hawking Exposes Children To COVID-19
Grand Cape Mount
Grand Cape Mount County Maintains Liberia’s Lowest Confirmed COVID-19 Infection Rate
Around the Country
Around The Country: Updates From Five Counties – August 19, 2020
Grand Gedeh
Grand Gedeh County: Health Team Conducts Orientation on COVID-19 Preventative Measure for School Administrators
Around the Country
Around The Country: Updates From Seven Counties – August 18, 2020
Around the Country
Around The Country: Updates From Four Counties – August 13, 2020
Business
Restaurants Struggle to Survive Amid COVID-19
Around the Country
Around The Country: Updates From Three Counties – August 12, 2020
Around the Country
Around The Country: Updates From Five Counties – August 11, 2020
Maryland
Residents of Maryland County Worried About Spike in COVID-19 Cases Due to Political Rallies
Around the Country
Around The Country: Updates From Five Counties – August 10, 2020
Accountability and Transparency
CSO Concerned About Legislature’s Lack of Effective Oversight On Persistent Delay in Submission of National Budget
Around the Country
Around The Country: Updates From Four Counties – August 6, 2020
Women Issues
Gender Ministry: Alarming Rate of SGBV Amid COVID-19
Around the Country
Around The Country: Updates From Five Counties – August 4, 2020
Disease Outbreak
Health Workers in Grand Bassa County Worried About Catching COVID-19
Gbarpolu
Three COVID-19 Survivors Recount Experience in Gbarpolu County
Disease Outbreak
Mask Zone: Police at Parker Paint Junction Enforce Mask Wearing Protocol
Around the Country
Around The Country: Updates From Four Counties – July 31, 2020
Disease Outbreak
New Developments Allay COVID-19 Fears Among Residents of Bomi County
Disease Outbreak
COVID-19 Cases May Increase Due to Denial Among Residents of Grand Gedeh County
Around the Country
Around The Country: Updates From Four Counties – July 29, 2020
Agriculture
COVID-19 Restrictions Disrupt Farmers’ Earning
Around the Country
Around The Country: Updates From Seven Counties – July 24, 2020
Around the Country
Around The Country: Updates From Five Counties
Bong
Why People of Bong County Were Worried During Closure of Phebe Hospital Amid COVID-19
Business
Business People Worried About Surge in COVID-19 Cases Amid Relaxed Regulations
Around the Country
Around The Country: Updates From Six Counties – July 22, 2020
Around the Country
Around The Country: Updates From Four Counties – July 21, 2020
Disease Outbreak
Denial, Mistrust Increase Confirmed Cases of COVID-19 Amid Concerns About Poor Awareness
Around the Country
Around The Country: Updates From Five Counties – July 17, 2020
Around the Country
Around The Country: Updates From Eight Counties – July 16, 2020
Around the Country
Around The Country: Updates From Five Counties – July 14, 2020
Around the Country
Around The Country: Updates From Six Counties – July 10, 2020
Business
Lofa County Worried About A Repeat of Ebola Amid Surge in COVID-19 Cases
Around the Country
Around The Country: Updates From Five Counties – July 9, 2020
Around the Country
Around The Country: Updates From Six Counties – July 8, 2020
Around the Country
Around The Country: Updates From Four Counties – July 7, 2020
Business
Covid-19 Slows Business for Scores of Marketers in Buchanan City
Around the Country
Around The Country: Updates From Six Counties – July, 3, 2020
Maryland
COVID-19 Rumors Scare Patients from Seeking Health Care at Facilities in Maryland County
Grand Cape Mount
Confirmed COVID-19 Case Worries Residents of Mining Town in Grand Cape Mount
Around the Country
Around The Country: Updates From Five Counties – July 1, 2020
Bong
Are People In Bong County Adhering To Social Distancing Guidelines?
Hospitals
COVID-19 Fear Causes Other Patients to Decline Critical Treatment at Health Facilities
Around the Country
Around The Country: Updates From Five Counties – June 30, 2020
Gbarpolu
Concerns Heighten Over Lack of COVID-19 Facilities for Gbarpolu County
River Gee
Nurse Tested Positive For COVID-19 at River Gee Hospital
Margibi
No Support from Gov’t, Community Prompts Closure of Hand Washing Stations
Bong
Phebe Hospital Closes For Four Days As Covid-19 Cases Increase in Bong County
News
US State Department: ‘Liberia Has Demonstrated Sufficient Progress’ in Curbing Human Trafficking
Around the Country
Around The Country: Updates From Six Counties – June 26, 2020
Around the Country
Around The Country: Updates From Five Counties – June 25, 2020
Around the Country
Around The Country: Update From Five Counties
Bong
Violent Storm Leaves Over 800 Residents Homeless, Disrupts Health Services In Bong County
Bong
Lutheran Church Recommits Support to Bong County Struggling Health Sector
Around the Country
Around The Country: Update From Six Counties – June 19, 2020
Around the Country
Around The Country: Updates From Six Counties
Around the Country
Around The Country: Updates From Six Counties
Women Issues
Grand Gedeh County Journalists Get Gender Sensitive Reporting Training On COVID-19
Bong
COVID-19 Treatment Unit Partially Opens in Bong County
Grand Kru
Grand Kru County Health Team Discharges 22 Persons From Quarantine
Around the Country
Around The Country: Updates From Five Counties
Montserrado
Gov’t Inaction Leaves Community Further Confused
Disease Outbreak
‘Coronavirus Spreads Faster If Not Prevented’ – Says Liberia’s Chief Medical Officer
Around the Country
Around The Country: Updates From Six Counties
Disease Outbreak
COVID-19 Denial Increases in Nimba County
Bong
Bong County Records Third COVID-19 Death
Around the Country
Around The Country: Updates From Six Counties
Around the Country
Around The Country: Updates From Four Counties
Grand Cape Mount
Grand Cape Mount County Rallying To Prevent COVID-19
COVID-19
Misinformation, Rumors and Fake News Complicate Response Against COVID-19 in Liberia
Around the Country
Around the Country: Latest Update From Six Counties
Around the Country
Around The Country: Latest Update From Five Counties
Bong
Bong County Confirms First COVID-19 Case
COVID-19
Is Liberia Conducting Enough COVID-19 Testing?
Around the Country
Around The Country: Latest Update From Seven Counties
Maryland
Motorcyclists in Maryland County Grapple With Economic Hardship During COVID-19
Gbarpolu
Four Persons From Gbarpolu County Recover From COVID-19
Health
COVID-19 Fight Ignites Voluntarism As Hygiene Practices Take Center Stage
Around the Country
Around The Country: Updates From Seven Counties
Education
COVID-19 Pandemic Impedes School Acitivities In Bomi County
Grand Bassa
COVID-19 Creates Uncertainties for Teachers, Students of Grand Bassa County
COVID-19
COVID-19 Dead Bodies Safe for Burial – DBMT Confirms; Says Family Can Claim Bodies
Disease Outbreak
EVD Prepares Liberia for COVCID-19, NPHIL Boss, Montserrado CHO Draw Correlations of Outbreaks
Around the Country
Around the Country: Today’s Update from Five Counties
Agriculture
Boost For Liberia’s Food Security as World Bank Approves US$10.5 Million Funding
Around the Country
Arround the Country: Updates from Sinoe, Margibi, Bong,Grand Cape Mount &Maryland Counties
Maternal Mortality
Maternal Death Puts 3 Weeks Old Baby at Risk in Lofa County Amid COVID-19
Around the Country
Around The Country: Updates from Grand Bassa, Gbarpolu, Lofa, Bong, and Grand Gedeh Counties
Disease Outbreak
Grand Gedeh County Health Team Prepares Against COVID-19
Grand Bassa
Mittal Steel Quarantine: Buchanan Residents Worried about Accessing Major Commercial Bank in Concession Area
Disease Outbreak
COVID-19 Cases Testing Gbarpolu County’s Main Health Facility
Grand Bassa
Grand Bassa County Confirms 3 More COVID-19 Cases
Grand Bassa
Grand Bassa County Records First COVID-19 Case
Business
Lofa Grapples With COVID-19 Debacle: SOE, Lockdown Impose Bad Business for Marketers
Maryland
People of Maryland County Concerned About Poor Health System Amid COVID-19
Bong
Fetching Food, Health Care: How are People with Disabilities Faring in Bong County?
Grand Gedeh
Coronavirus Increases Hardship for People in Grand Gedeh County
Grand Cape Mount
Mudslide Leaves Two Dead at Gold Mines in Grand Cape Mount County
Gbarpolu
Residents Concerned About Information Sharing As First COVID-19 Case Confirm in Gbarpolu County
Women Issues
Woman, 28, Suffers Police Brutality in Grand Gedeh County
Lofa
Human Trafficking: An Entrenched Problem in Lofa County
Education
Unicef, WFP Concerned About 370 Million Children as School Closures Deprive Them of Meals
Grand Gedeh
Residents of Grand Gedeh County Gold Mining Community Have ‘No Idea’ About Human Trafficking
Gbarpolu
Police Arrests Man for ‘Shooting’ Hunter in Belle Yallah Forest
Maryland
First COVID -19 Case in Maryland County
Business
Lockdown: Marketers, Consumers Feeling the Pinch of Travel Restrictions
Grand Bassa
Physically Challenged Beggars Removed From Supermarkets In Buchanan Due To Social Distancing Rule
Trafficking In Persons
From Street Hawking To Teenage Motherhood – The Ordeal of Human Trafficking
Bong
Bong County Wants Robust Awareness on Human Trafficking
Grand Bassa
Buchanan Residents Request Effective Anti-Human Trafficking Task Force
Grand Gedeh
Mother Reunites with Son, Family After 14 Days Quarantine
Disease Outbreak
No Buckets, No Problem: Gbarpolu County Residents Using Reed to Store Water for Washing Hands
Disease Outbreak
Jangalojuba – A Coronavirus Song That May Just Save So Many Lives
Bong
Farmers Urged To Grow More Food To Deal With COVID-19 Economic Shock
Grand Gedeh
Grand Gedeh College Gets Accreditation to Grant Degree in Nursing
News
Liberia Excluded From US Gov’t Health Package To Fight COVID-19
Grand Bassa
‘Children Are Exposed To Trafficking, Kidnapping’ in Buchanan’s Fishing Community
Montserrado
UL Students Produce Hand Sanitizers to Fight COVID – 19
Disease Outbreak
Gbarpolu County’s Religious Community Agrees To Follow COVID-19 Protocols
Nimba
Nimba County Safe Home Wants More Help For Survivors
Bong
Child Apprenticeship at Garages in Bong County Show Signs of Human Trafficking
Health
Coronavirus: ‘Best Control Measure is Testing’ – Dr. Mosoka Fallah
Women Issues
FGM Occurs In Over 90 Countries; Far More Widespread Than Generally Acknowledged – Equality Now
Grand Cape Mount
What Are Liberians Saying About Human Trafficking In Grand Cape Mount County
Women Issues
How A Girl’s Future Was Ruined By ‘Modern Day Slavery’
Grand Gedeh
13-Year Old Boy ‘Trafficked’ To CVI Gold Mines In Grand Gedeh County Decries Nightmare
Montserrado
‘People Are Getting To Understand Human Trafficking’ – Anti Human Trafficking Secretariat
Lofa
Overcrowded Voinjama Central Prison Puts Inmates at Risk
Roads
Bad Road Causes Price Hike of Basic Commodities in Southeastern Liberia
News
Bomi County: Red Cross Chapter Faces Funding Constraints
Grand Gedeh
Grand Gedeh County: Carter Center Graduates 18 Mental Health Clinicians
Bong
Vice President Taylor Recommends ‘Independent Bureau’ to Conduct Civil, Voter Educations
Bong
Liberians in Bong County Want Candidates Registration Decentralized
Gbarpolu
Gbarpolu County: Chiefs Are Concerned about Not Being Elected
Grand Gedeh
Grand Gedeh County: NEC Holds Regional Consultations On Elections Reform
Grand Gedeh
Grand Gedeh County: High Schools Students Ready To Challenge WASSCE Result
Women Issues
Maryland Couty: Alleged Rape Victim Cries For Humanitarian Aid
Gbarpolu
Gbarpolu County: Youth Want Changes in NEC Commissioners’ Tenure
Roads
Grand Gedeh County: Bad Roads In Southeastern Liberia Leaves One Passenger Dead
Crime
Grand Gedeh County: Man Found Dead In Swamp In Zwedru
Grand Cape Mount
Grand Cape Mount: Stakeholders Want Increment in the Number of Registered Voters Per Precinct
Maternal Mortality
Grand Gedeh County: Gold Mining Community Desperate For Health Facility To Reduce Maternal Deaths
Crime
Grand Gedeh County: Pastor, 46, Sent To Court For Allegedly Raping 8-Year-Old Girl
Gbarpolu
Gbarpolu County: Community Ravaged By Rainstorm Desperate For Help
Gbarpolu
Gbarpolu County: Several Citizens Want Taskforce Setup to Monitor the Mining Activities
Grand Gedeh
Grand Gedeh County: Community College Graduates 102 in Third Commencement Convocation
Gbarpolu
Gbarpolu County: DEO, Parents Considering US$25 Fine for Parents Who Fail To Keep Pupils In School
Crime
Grand Gedeh County: Man, 25, Arrested With 13 Kilograms Of Marijuana
Gbarpolu
Gbarpolu County: World Bank Boosts County Health Team With Donation of New Vehicle
Electoral Reforms
Grand Bassa County: NEC Concludes Two Days Electoral Reform Awareness
Gbarpolu
Gbarpolu County: Local leaders Say Electoral Reform Would Enhance Social Cohesion, Integration
Bong
Bong County: Two Traditional Chiefs Call For Civic Voter Education Beyond Electioneering Period
Electoral Reforms
Montserrado County: Senatorial Candidate Kimmie Weeks Wants Lawmakers’ Tenure Reduced
Electoral Reforms
Grand Bassa: Changing Election Date, Women Representation Top Electoral Reform Forum
Crime
Grand Gedeh: Man, 22, Sentenced To Nine Years For Murdering Girlfriend
Grand Bassa
Grand Bassa County: Internews Trains Community Radio Station In District Two On Electoral Reform Reporting
Agriculture
Gbarpolu County: How UN Women Is Empowering Rural Women
Gbarpolu
Liberians In Gbarpolu, Grand Gedeh Applaud DEA for Fighting Harmful Drugs
Bong
Bong County Electorate, Lawmakers Hoping To Make Changes In Elections Law At Referendum
Election Reforms
Lawmaker Calls For Increment In Registration Fees For Legislative and Presidential Candidates
Election Reforms
June 7 Protesters Want Gov’t to ‘Urgently Proceed’ With Electoral Reforms
Gbarpolu
Gbarpolu County: Marketers Want Increment in Candidates’ Registration Fees
Crime
Grand Gedeh County: Farmers Turn To Cultivating Marijuana, As DEA Increases Raid
Election Reforms
Liberia’s Legislature Seeks Political Parties’ Inputs on Electoral Reform
Women Issues
Women in Bomi County Call for change In Election Laws
Gbarpolu
Gbarpolu County: Chief Iman Calls For Peace As June 7 Protest Lurks
Maryland
Maryland County: Locals Want Referendum To Change Election’s Date
Grand Gedeh
Grand Gedeh County: KEEP Dedicates Reading Room For Primary Students
Crime
Grand Gedeh County: Police Sends 44-Year-Old Woman To Court For ‘Pouring Bucket of Paint’ On Stepson
Gbarpolu
NEC Official Advises Liberians to Convert Electoral Reform Suggestions into Laws During Referendum
Grand Gedeh
Grand Gedeh County: Joint Security Transfers Toe Town Checkpoint To Cestos River Bridge
Gbarpolu
Gbarpolu County: Citizens Call for Sitting Lawmakers To Resign Before Contesting Another Elected Position
Gbarpolu
Gabrpolu County: Locals Blast NEC Over Demarcation of Electoral Districts
Bong
Bong County: Civil Society Actors Call For Change In Election Date
Election Reforms
Nimba County: Community Leaders Want Tenure of Elected Officers Amended
Bong
Disabled Advocate Wants Consolidated National Support for Electoral Reform
Youth
Youth in Cape Mount Want Voting Age Reduced for Future Elections
Gbarpolu
Gbarpolu County: Civil Society Actors Want Sitting Lawmakers Bar From Contesting By-Elections
Gbarpolu
Gbarpolu County: Babies’ Mothers Get Donation As Means Of Discouraging Home Delivery
News
Bomi County: Superintendent Under Fire After Telling Lawmaker To ‘Slow Down’ Development
Gbarpolu
Gbarpolu County: Gov’t, Partners Declare 15 Communities Open Defecation Free
Maryland
Maryland County: Liberians Want Change October Election Date
Lofa
Lofa County: Liberians Crave Massive Electoral Reforms
Electoral Reforms
Head of Disabled Community in Grand Bassa Wants Fewer Political Parties
Gbarpolu
Rights Activist Wants Constituted Institution for Civic Voter Education in Liberia
Bong
Illicit Mining Intensifies in Bong County
Grand Gedeh
Grand Gedeh County: Citizens Request Change Of Elections Timeline
Gbarpolu
Lack of Safe Drinking Water Exposes Belle Yellah Residents To Health Risks
Gbarpolu
Gbarpolu Women Debate Impact of Holding Elections During Rainy Season
Gbarpolu
Gbarpolu Judge Wants Special Court to Hear Election Disputes
Electoral Reforms
FEJAL Trains Female Journalists to Report on Electoral Reforms
Grand Kru
Grand Kru County: Market Women Call for Tenure Reform
Crime
Grand Gedeh County: Woman, 45, Arrested With Over US$120,000 Worth of Narcotics
Grand Bassa
Harsh Condition Forces Physically Challenged Out Of College, Turns To Shoe Repairing
Grand Bassa
FEJAL Trains 7 Female Journalists on Electoral Reform
Gbarpolu
Gbarpolu County: Teachers Express Diverse Views On Tenure of Elected Leaders
Women Issues
Grand Gedeh County: Women Groups Want 15 Electoral Constituencies
Education
Bomi County: Prospective Graduates of Community College Furious About Delay of Ceremony
Agriculture
Grand Bassa County: Two Groups Collaborate To Cultivate 100 Acres Cassava Farm
Grand Cape Mount
In Grand Cape Mount, Citizens Want Qualifications for Elected Positions Amended
Election Reforms
River Cess Citizens Want Changes in Laws to Improve Future Elections
Gbarpolu
Gbarpolu County: More Than 20 Schools Lack Safe Drinking Water in Belle District
Infrastructure
Gbarpolu County To Get 100 Beds Hospital Soon
News
Grand Gedeh County: Over 3,000 People Get National ID Card
Electoral Reforms
Deputy Speaker Says House Committed To Supporting Elections Reform
Election Reforms
Internews Holds Electoral Reform Reporting Training For Journalists In Bong, Lofa and Nimba Counties
Gbarpolu
Gbarpolu County: Maternal Waiting Home Easing Pregnant Women Worries
Bong
Bong County: NGO Trains Physically Challenged Persons In Business Skills
Roads
Southeastern Liberia: Bridge Connecting River Gee and Grand Kru Counties Crumbling
Gbarpolu
Gbarpolu County: Six Illicit Miners Arrested For Polluting Drinking Creek
Grand Gedeh
Grand Gedeh County: Boy, 17, Dies at Sand Mine
News
Grand Gedeh County Prepares For Pres. Weah’s Visit
Gbarpolu
Gbarpolu County: Town Seeking Answer After Dismissal of More Than Me Principle Accused of Sexual Assault
Gbarpolu
Gbarpolu County: Community, Logging Company Sign Third Party Agreement
Election Reforms
Internews Empowers Media Partners to Launch Electoral Reform Reporting in Liberia
News
Maryland County: Meeting To Mitigate ‘Motorcyclist Killing’ Ends Successful
Electricity
Chief Jallah Lone Medical Center Gets Donation
Grand Bassa
Grand Bassa County: Liberian Philanthropist Donates to Struggling Schools in Buchanan
Education
Wi Foundation Donates Assorted School Materials in Bomi County
News
Bomi County: Community Radio, Media Network Sourcing Help For Triplet Babies
Gbarpolu
Gbapolu County: Liberians Support Plan To Pay For Health Care at Public Facilities
Bong
Bong County: National Traditional Council Agrees To Stop Harmful Traditional Practices Against Girls
Bong
NAYMOTE Intensifies Legislative Engagements in Bong and Nimba Counties
Infrastructure
Gbarpolu County Residents Worried over Non-functional, Incomplete Development Projects
Gbarpolu
Gbarpolu County’s Mining Communities Demand Accountability of Funds Paid by Chinese Firm
Development
Grand Bassa
LLA and LGSA Ends Third Regional Training In Bassa
Gbarpolu
Gbarpolu County: Red Cross Secretary General Visits County, Donates Farming Tools
Bong
Bong County: Former Liberian Ambassador To The U.S. Announces Scholarships
Lofa
Lofa County: 61 Graduate From Esther Bacon School of Nursing and Midwifery
Infrastructure
Gbarpolu County: Gov’t turns over 4-Bedroom Units to the Teachers
Diasater
Montserrado County: 14th Street Fire Victims Seek Emergency Shelter
Grand Bassa
Grand Bassa County: Several Government Schools in Buchanan Without Seats
Bong
Bong County: Diaspora Liberian in the U.S. Donates Medical Supplies to County
Gbarpolu
Robbers Attack Bank in Gbarpolu County, undisclosed Millions of LD, thousands of USD Missing
Gbarpolu
Gbarpolu County: Woman Accused of Stabbing Another Woman TO Death
Education
Bomi County: Infighting Amongst Faculty Disrupts Activities at Community College
Agriculture
Gbarpolu County: Elephants Attack Community, Vandalize Farms
Nimba
Nimba County: Lawmaker Uses Agriculture Break to Seek Constituents’ Views on Splitting County
Gbarpolu
Gbarpolu County: Local Voices Reporter Wins Youth Award in Western Liberia
Agriculture
Gbarpolu County: NGO Rations Free Cocao Tree Crops to Farmers
Roads
Gbarpolu County: Flood Hampers Movements on Bopolu-Monrovia Highway
Education
Maryland County: New Education Officer Calls For Collective Efforts for Improved School System
Bong
Bong County: Locals Laud Accountability Lab for Explaining Mineral Development Agreement
Bong
Bong County: Incomplete Paved Streets Draws Ire amongst Drivers
Bong
Bong County Assets in Ruin; Officials Claim ‘No Money’ for Repairs
Hospitals
Lofa County: New Foya Clinic Needs Regular Supplies
Gbarpolu
Gbarpolu County: Inventory of Plants and Animals Begins In Western Liberian County
Grand Gedeh
Grand Gedeh County: Private Drug Stores Complementing Health Delivery System
Roads
Maryland County: Bad Road Condition Suffering Traders
Hospitals
Lofa County: Foya Gets New Public Health Center
Bong
Bong County: Midwives Say Maternal Waiting Home Short on Supplies
Gbarpolu
Gbarpolu County: Women Crave Inclusion into Local Leadership
Grand Bassa
Grand Bassa County: Mother of Seven Living By the Mercy of Her Fishing Hook
Media Development
14 Journalists Complete Humanitarian Report Training
Construction
Grand Bassa County: Damaged Bridges Serving As Death Trap In Rural District
Gbarpolu
Gbarpolu County: Absence of Teachers Shuts School; Students Become Farmers
Gbarpolu
Gbarpolu County: Citizens Demand Explanation Over Community Radio Project
Gbarpolu
Logging Communities in Gbarpolu, Lofa Counties Demand Social Benefits
Gbarpolu
Students Lament Lack of Drinking Water, Deplorable Classrooms
Bong
A Man Has Been Charged For Murder and Aggravated Assault in Bong County
Gbarpolu
Hundreds of Students are drinking From Stream in a Swamp and bucket too
Margibi
US Based Christian Charity Seeks Support For Ebola Orphans
Infrastructure
Sinoe County: US$65,000 Market Building Project Abandoned
Construction
Nimba County: Community Slams ‘Unworthy’ Guest House Project
Gbarpolu
Gbarpolu County: Service Center Lacks Operational Funds
Bong
Students’ Concern Heightens Over Incomplete Bong County Technical College
Gbarpolu
Gbarpolu County: Chief Jallah Lone Medical Center Struggling To Save Lives Without Budget Support
Gbarpolu
Gbarpolu County: No Case on the Trail Docket As 16th Judicial Circuit Court Reopens
Roads
Grand Gedeh County: Community Begins Manual Road Rehabilitation
Media Development
21 Journalists Complete Training on Monitoring and Reporting County Development Funds in Liberia
Business
Grand Bassa County: Marketers Urge Incoming Gov’t To ‘Control’ Price
Gbarpolu
Gbarpolu County: Local Leader Urges Support for New Government
Voting
Gbarpolu County: CDC Showed resilience to Win Gbarpolu County for the First Time
Voting
Grand Bassa County: Voters Lament Poor Turnout As Disabled Community Hail NEC
Women Issues
Grand Gedeh County: Traditional Healer Sent to Court for ‘Abusing’ Women
Grand Bassa
Grand Bassa County: Concern Heightens Over the Political Future of Female Politicians
Women Issues
Bomi County: Men Urged to Join Advocacy Against Gender Based Violence
Business
Grand Bassa County: Troubling Economy Pose More Constraints for Locals
Gbarpolu
Gbarpolu County: Locals’ Concern Growing About Elections Legal Tussle
Youth
Bomi County: Peace Awareness Campaign Targets Youth in Tubmanburg City
Construction
Bomi County: Rurual Town Gets New School Building
Diasater
Margibi County: Fire Leaves Associate Magistrate Homeless
Business
River Gee County: Election Stalemate Puts Cross Border Trade Women in Limbo
Grand Bassa
Grand Bassa County: Lawyer Warns Against Misinterpretation of Legal Issues
Gbarpolu
Gbarpolu County: Women Situation Room Heralds Peace Messages for Marketers
Grand Gedeh
Grand Gedeh County: Zwedru Multilateral School Struggles, Lacks Full Potential
Lofa
Lofa County: Violent Storm Affects 500 Residents of Kolahun
Grand Bassa
Grand Bassa County: ECOWAS Holds Peace Awareness Event for Buchanan Youths
Grand Bassa
Grand Bassa County: Young Discussants ‘Nervous’ About Liberia’s Election Stalemate
Business
River Gee County – Election Impasse Fuels Artificial Scarcity of Major Commodities
Gbarpolu
Gbarpolu County: Youth Confident of Smooth Transition Despite Legal Quarrel
Voting
Grand Bassa County: Physically Challenge Voter Hails NEC after First Round Voting
Campaign
Grand Bassa County: Lawmaker-Elect Donates Computers to Literacy Program
Grand Bassa
Grand Bassa County: Voters Hopeful Elections Would Bring Change
Voting
Gbarpolu County: Youth Identify Lessons Learned From First Round Voting
Gbarpolu
Gbarpolu County: Students, Residents Urge to Make Hand Washing a Habit
Grand Gedeh
Grand Gedeh County: Parents Keeping Kids Out of School Over Fear of Election Tension
Voting
Grand Gedeh County: Worthwhile Experience – First Time Voters Ready to ‘Vote Wisely’
Gbarpolu
Gbarpolu County: Rural Women Crave More Women Voices in Liberia’s Legislature
Margibi
Margibi County: NEC Completes Training On The Use of Tactile Ballot
Campaign
River Gee County: Political Parties Reaffirm to Violence-Free Elections
Business
Maryland County: 30 Marketers Get Micro Business Management Training
Grand Cape Mount
Grand Cape Mount County: Concerns Over Looming Mudslide Danger Near Bea Mountain
Bong
Bong County: Gbarnga City Hosts Elections Violence Prevention Training For Security and Civilians
Maryland
Maryland County: Local Farmer Says Agriculture ‘Is The Way to Development’
voters
Rivercess County: One Teacher To 185 Students At Charlie Town Public School
voters
Maryland County – Election Commission Educates Marketers About Polling Steps
voters
Grand Bassa County: “Our Children Are in Darkness” – Youth Leader Decries Lack of School
Maryland
Maryland County: Representative Debates End With 17 Candidates Failing to Attend
Grand Bassa
Grand Bassa County: Skin Disease Attacks Inmates At Buchanan Prison
Bong
Bong County: Liberian Female Chemist Inspires Young Girls
Voting
Grand Gedeh County: NAYMOTE Trained Civil Society, Youth groups To Enhance Voter Education
Grand Bassa
Grand Bassa County: 37 year-Old Man Arrested With Illegal Firearm
Bong
Bong County: Communities Sweating over ‘Slow Pace’ Voter Education campaign
Construction
Bomi County: Five Clinics Renovated to Improve Health Services
Maryland
Maryland County: Visually Impaired Launch Voter Education Campaign
Gbarpolu
‘Treat Visually Impaired Persons Fairly on Election Day’ – Disable Community Official
Bong
Bong County: Gbarnga YMCA Launches Campaign To Promote Peaceful Elections
Campaign
Nimba County: Show Down in Final Debate – Rep Candidates Make Their Case
Campaign
Grand Gedeh County: Civic Voter Education Campaign Showing Progress
Representatives
Rivercess County: Two Rep Candidates Agree to Improve Accountability When Elected
Campaign
River Gee County: NEC Resolves Tension Between Two Groups of Supporters
Voting
Grand Gedeh County: Bad Roads Could Cause Low Turnout on Election Day
Campaign
Margibi County: ‘Audaciously Ready’ – Liberia’s Youngest Candidate Attracts Youth Support
Bong
Bong County: Community Arrests Fugitive Murder Suspect
Infrastructure
Rivercess County: Clinic Serving Over 2,000 People In Ruins
Construction
Grand Gedeh County: Locals Laud Candidate Donation to Feeder Road Project
Representatives
Grand Cape Mount County: Incumbent Comes Under Scrutiny By Constituents
Political Party
Maryland County: Businesswoman Optimistic of Liberian Female Candidates
Lofa
Lofa County: Women in Peace Building Begin Fast and Prayer For Liberia Elections
Campaign
Margibi County: Stakeholders Commit To Peaceful Elections
Campaign
Early Childhood Education: A Factor That Would Influence Grand Gedeh Voters
Grand Bassa
Local Advocate In Grand Bassa County Warns Against ‘Inconsistent’ Politicians
Grand Bassa
Grand Bassa County: Students Want Volunteer Teachers Place on Pay Roll
Campaign
Gbarpolu County: Youth, Chief Promise To Promote Civic Voter Education
Roads
Maryland County Marketers Bemoan ‘Bad Feeder Roads’
Bong
Bong County Family Launches Appeal To Save 3 Year-old Daughter Eyes
Roads
Bad Road Disconnects South East Counties, Leaves Travelers in Distress
Gbarpolu
Representative Aspirants Shun Gathering to Hear Voters Concerns in Gbarpolu County
voters
Grand Cape Mount County: 40 Liberians Vow to Boycott Elections Over ‘Lack of Development’
voters
NEC Replaces 319 Voter Cards in Bomi County; Residents Say More were Left Out
Campaign
NEC Magistrate in Sinoe County Holds Dialogue with Political Parties
Roads
South East Liberian Businessman Bemoans Bad Road Condition
Gbarpolu
Bad Roads Delay Political Rally, Leave Supporters Upset in Gbarpolu County
Gbarpolu
Gbarpolu County: Voter Card Replacement Ends Without Hurdles
Voting
“Vote For Development, Not Handouts’ – Grand Gedeh Market superintendent Cautions
Infrastructure
‘Better Markets, Latrines, Clinics and Roads’ – Gbarpolu County Marketers List for 2017 Candidates
Campaign
Gbarpolu County: Women Leader Urges Citizens To Vote for Education, Health and Roads
Campaign
Urey Calls on Supporters to Reject Unity Party ‘Collaborator Parties’
Elections
Internews Complete Election Reporting Training For Local Voices Members
Grand Bassa
Grand Bassa Community College Geriatric Nursing Students Donate to Old Folks
Gbarpolu
Another Type of Polio Vaccination Launched in Gbarpolu County
Grand Bassa
Two Died at Buchanan Sea Port, Family Slam Lack of Safety Measures

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