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SUPPORT RELIEF EFFORT FOR OUR PEOPLE
LIMANY MEETING
December 28, 2003
4:00 PM
Minnesota Mandingo Association
Induction Ceremony
By Issa Fofana
MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY
YEAR!
Roberta Davies-Rashid
(Mrs.)
NATIONAL PRESIDENT,
ULAA
Why We Must Not Turn A Blind Eye
To The Ranny Jackson Question
By Saah C. N'Tow
MISINTERPRETING OUR CULTURAL
DIFFERENCES
By Nvasekie Konneh
For
The Record: We Need Answers
Ramses
K.Nah
President Roberta Patricia Rashid And The ULAA Of Today!
Bedell Speaks!
COME LET'S
IN
Maryland
Handing Over Taylor, "If Liberia Asks"
By Tarty
Teh
ULAA SAYS
HAPPY EID FITR
ULAA SAYS
HAPPY THANKSGIVING
And Justice for All
By Ramses K.Nah
The Liberian Mandingoes Reconciliation
Conference Charter
Inaugural
Message from Vamba S. FOFANA
THE
EVIL THAT MEN DO LIVE AFTER THEM: THE CASE OF TAYLOR’S NOMINEES
BY MAMBU JAMES KPARGOI, II
Bridging
Liberians into the 21st Century
By
Ramses
K.Nah
Watching the Time: A Message to
the Rising Generation (Part I)
By Alvin J. Teage
WHY
ARE WE FIGHTING?
By
Nvasekie N. Konneh
Liberia
now has a glimmer of hope for its future
(A Letter to ULAA) from
Hon. Jack Klein
Place Liberia
First
Speech Delivered By
Mrs. Roberta P. Davies-Rashid
Acting PresidentUnion of Liberian Associations in the Americas, ULAA
On the Occasion of the Mandingo Association of Minnesota
At their Installation Ceremony
LETTER:
MR. FORMER SPEAKER WHEN DID YOU COME TO REALIZE
Mambu James Kpargoi Monrovia, Liberia
ETHNO-POLITICAL
CRISIS: CONFRONTATION OR PEACEFUL ENGAGEMENTS
By A.
Sanoh
Our
Crime and PunishmentBy
Tarty Teh
African Education Support
Organization
A Call To Lobby US and Local Officials
By Mohammed Dukuly
Selecting the Supremes
By Alvin J. Teage
While increased attention is being given to the executive and legislative
branches of the Transitional Government, less attention is being given to its
third branch: the judiciary.
Are we repeating the lesson against placing
undue attentions on the executive and legislative branches?
Recycling
and Recyclable Politicians
By
Tarty Teh
The
Perspective magazine should have written a full-fledged editorial about
its disagreement with the position of LURD's Secretariat, instead of
sticking an opinionated note ("Editor's Note") on LURD's
response to Mr. Harry A. Greaves' pontification about the intent of the
Comprehensive Peace Agreement signed in Accra, Ghana, August 18,
2003.
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ULAA's
National Executive Vice President, Mrs.
Roberta P. Davies-Rashid to chair the committee for
recruiting qualified Liberians within the Diaspora (United States,
Europe and Canada) who are interested in serving our country during
this crucial period in our nation’s history |
Testing
the Bottom Theory on Liberia
Tarty Teh....If
all bad situations must come to some end, then there is a point beyond
which a thing cannot possibly get any worse.
THE
SPOILS OF JOURNALISM
MODEL: Ordinarily MODEL would
not comment on the usual incoherent antics of the New Deal’s Internet
spokesman, Mr. Winsley Nanka. However, his latest posting (MODEL
Distributes "Spoils" of War?) published on the Perspective
leaves the organization no choice but to resist Mr. Nanka and ....
The
Search for Perfection
 Alvin J.
Teage..The recently announced power-sharing agreement for the
national leadership is generating mixed feelings.
Mandingoes, The
Liberian Civil War: What Next?
 ABU
M. KAMARA I would suggest that as the dust settles,
special arrangement be made in order to rehabilitate the war
victims in our midst ranging from handicapped to orphans etc. This will
make life more meaningful for
those who suffered from bodily injuries in the course of war and further
strengthen our unity.
SETTING
THE RECORD STRAIGHT:
A RESPONSE TO TOM KAMARA’S ANTI-NEW DEAL MOVEMENT DIATRIBE
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The
Way to Lasting Peace in Liberia
The question is whether if
peace returns to Liberia as all hope, it will be durable or might
just be a recess for another round of violence. It is this debate on
whether or not there will be lasting peace in Liberia following the
Accra Peace Agreement that I want to make a contribution to this
morning. Therefore, I will speak to you this morning on the topic: The
Way to Lasting Peace in Liberia
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WHAT
DOES TOM KAMARA WANT?
Tom has been one of the
most consistent critics of Charles Taylor. Now that Taylor is out and the
interim leader is finally put forward, it will be better for him to join
others to work with Chairman Bryant in whichever capacity possible so that
the desired result may be achieved.
Complacent
Liberians: Do Not Be Complacent
By
Ramses K.Nah
Mandingoes,
The Liberian Civil War: What Next?
BY: ABU M. KAMARA
A
REPLY TO LIBERIA'S CRY
 Until
you see a need for change, you can't create a change. The political and
socio-economic mal-experiences faced by Liberians with the statecraft of
former president Charles Taylor, have surpassingly brightened our sights,
quenched our thirsts and filled our guts.
My
People Are Being Abused
 July
7, 2003...Samuel Kofi Woods, 1994 Reebok Human Rights Award and 1999
Benemenrenti Medal (given by Pope John Paul II), writes to highlight HUMAN
RIGHTS ABUSES in Liberia.
THE
DAY THAT WILL LIVE FOREVER IN OUR MEMORY
 Monday
August 11, 2003 will be remembered as a historic day in Liberia and indeed
in Africa-seeing an African leader resigning under whatever condition. In
Africa, we fight to the last because we don't want to accept defeat even
if we cannot win. (CONTINUE)
WE WANT
PEACE NO MORE WAR
 Message...As
we watched history unfolded today, Mr. Charles G. Taylor, former President
of Liberia, boarded a Nigerian aircraft today, presumably heading for
Nigeria, which will be his new home away from home. Since Mr. Taylor is no
longer in Liberia, let's continue to pray for the restoration of the long
lost peace that our people have yearned for over the past 14 years. Let us
begin the healing process.....
Targeting
Monrovia?
(LURD Could not have done it)
By Tarty Teh
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Kanneh and
Fofana Families,
regret to announce the death of their
mother,sister,Grandmother,and aunt
Haja
Fatumata Fofana.
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AT LEAST 2 LIBERIAN MANDINGO WOMEN AMONG THE 135 PEOPLE KILLED IN COTONOU
PLANE CRASH
 At least 2 Liberian Mandingo women were among 135 people killed when a jet heading to Beirut crashed onto a beach shortly after take-off from Cotonou airport on Thursday. The 2 Liberian women known dead in the crash are: Mrs.
Mawata Jabateh Swaray from Barkerdou, Lofa County and Ms. Saran Kaba from Bong
County.
26 year old Mawata Swaray, is the younger sister of Mr. Mohammed Jabateh
(Aggas) and Mr. Seleke Jabateh of Atlanta, GA and she is the wife of Mr.
Laso Swaray also of Atlanta, GA. Mrs. Swaray is survived by two children,
Mohammed Swaray and Fanta Swaray. Mrs. Swaray was one of the children from
the union of Mr. Abdallah Jabateh and Mrs. Fanta Kromah of Barkerdou, Lofa
County.
UN warns Liberian rebel grouping
The United Nations has warned Liberia's Lurd rebels not to prevent the latest
deployment of peacekeepers.
UN envoy Abou Moussa warned of political and economic consequences if the
UN forces were again blocked. Mr Moussa has told the rebels the deployment
was not up for negotiation and should not be linked to appointments to
government posts.
UN says peacekeepers head to Liberia rebel areas
The United Nations has reported its peacekeeping force in
Liberia will deploy in three rebel areas in the next few days and will have most
of the western African nation covered by February.
The announcement came just a day after a rebel commander
said that an advance team of UN troops had been denied passage over a bridge in
the buffer zone between UN forces and LURD rebel fighters.
Special Statement On The Implementation Of The Liberian Peace Agreement
The Union of Liberian Association in the Americas, ULAA, the umbrella organization  of all Liberians organizations in the United States and Canada, views recent developments surrounding the implementation of the Liberian peace agreement signed in Accra, Ghana, with deep concern, especially the behavior of the various armed groups, LURD, MODEL and the Taylor regime soldiers. ULAA has noticed that these armed groups continue to engage in activities that threaten the peaceful implementation of the agreement.
It may be recalled within weeks of the
seating of the National Transitional Government of Liberia, NTGL, LURD rebel leader Mr. Sekou Conneh threatened to withdraw his organization from the interim government, and further called on the head of the interim government, Mr. Gyude Bryant, to step down unless LURD rebel organization was given more positions and power in the government. It may also be recalled that Mr. Chayee Doe, described as the deputy chairman for LURD, ordered his fighters not to allow any one, including members of the international relief agencies, from entering territories under their control without his permission. More
Liberian rebels deny UN peacekeepers passage to begin
disarmament...
MONROVIA (AFP) - UN peacekeepers were denied passage into rebel territory in Liberia to
lay the groundwork for a campaign to disarm fighters from the west African
state's main rebel group, a rebel commander said.
Liberian Rebels Block U.N.
Deployment
MONROVIA (Reuters) - Liberia's biggest rebel faction on Thursday stopped U.N.
troops deploying into their territory outside the capital, Monrovia -- the
latest setback in a checkered disarmament process.
LIBERIA:
UNMIL extends deployment as more troops arrive
MONROVIA, 24 Dec 2003 (IRIN) - The UN peacekeeping force in
Liberia will deploy troops to the rebel strongholds of Buchanan,
Tubmanburg and Gbarnga in the next few days and should have most of the
country covered by the end of January, the Force Commander, said on
Thursday.
LIBERIA: FAO appeals for $2m for seeds and toolss
ABIDJAN, 22 Dec 2003 (IRIN) - United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization
(FAO) has appealed for US $2 million of aid to urgently supply 700 tonnes of
rice seeds and tools to 70,000 farming families so they can start growing their
own food.
Brother Mohammed Nyei and the Nyei family regret to announce the death of their sister, Khadi Nyei. This sad event occurred on Friday, December 19, 2003 in Monrovia.
To sympathize with the family, you may contact them through the following numbers:
Dr. Mohammed Nyei-------(718) 305-3797
Mr. Abraham Nyei----------(704) 532-4292 |
Many Support UN Extention of Liberia Sanctions
The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously on Monday to maintain sanctions on
Liberia for another year.
The U.N. special envoy in Liberia, Jacques Klein, said that as long as tens
of thousands of former fighters remain armed throughout Liberia, there is too
much of a risk that trade in illegal weapons, timber and diamonds will
continue.
Liberia Ex-Soldiers Eye Disarmament DealLiberia Ex-Soldiers Eye Disarmament
Deal
MONROVIA, Liberia - Ex-soldiers from an elite military
unit loyal to former President Charles Taylor demonstrated in Monrovia's streets
Monday, demanding that they be eligible to receive cash in exchange for turning
in their weapons.
LIBERIA:
Warring parties formalise demands for more jobs in government
MONROVIA, 19 Dec 2003 (IRIN) - The three warring parties in Liberia have
formalised a joint demand for more top jobs in the country's transitional
government, pushing aside the nominees of several unarmed political parties and
civil society organisations.
Reconstruction
Conference on Liberia To Convene in February
The United Nations and the US government will host an international
donors conference in New York on February 3 and 4 to seek funding for
the reconstruction of Liberia, a senior UN official in Liberia said on
Wednesday.
Over
11,000 Liberian Fighters Disarmed So Far - UN
MONROVIA (Reuters) - More than 11,000 Liberian fighters have given
up their weapons, including 8,555 guns, since the start of a disarmament
scheme meant to end 14 years of war, the United Nations said Wednesday.
ULAA
President Roberta Rashid Meets With Top Advisors
On Saturday, December 13,
2003, the National Executive President of the Union of Liberian
Associations in the Americas, Mrs. Roberta Rashid, met with her
top advisors to chart the path for the remaining time of her term. It
was President Rashid's first one on one meeting with her advisors and
members of her cabinet since sHe took over as President, following the
resignation of former ULAA President Mohammed Kromah.
LIBERIA:
UNMIL seeks cross border cooperation to stem arms flow...
 MONROVIA,
17 Dec 2003 (IRIN) - The United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) said
on Wednesday it was talking with the authorities in neighbouring
countries to prevent Liberian combatants from crossing the border with
their weapons to escape disarmament.
Liberia
disarmament 'too popular'
 The
United Nations has ordered a pause in the Liberian disarmament process
after more fighters wanted to hand in their weapons than was
anticipated.
More than 9,000 former fighters turned up at the Schieffelin military
barracks, 25km east of the capital.
Taryor Calls for Unity in Nimba (Speech delivered in
Atlanta, GA For UNICCO General Assembly)
 Three nations have been merged into one. The Mah speaking people or nation,
the Dan speaking people or nation and the Mandingo speaking people or nation.
These three nations have come together for a specific purpose.....Any leadership
who tries to divide us must be condemned. We are all married to each other.
The Mah people, the Mandingo people and the Dan People have joind in a
holy matrimony.Till death do us part Not till divorce do us part--but till
death do us part.
We must celebrate the Krahn people. They too are our neighbors.
They are our brothers and sisters.
THE ACCRA SELECTION AND THE NEW MONROVIA DECEITS MATTERS ARISING
Were you there? You should have seen then in Ghana shoving, jostling and
falling on top of each other to manager the crumbs, leaving the poor, uneducated,
war weary fellow compatriots to an uncertain fate. The people representatives
my foot. Because their definition of politics is so lifeless, so self seeking
and so unnatural.
Liberian head of state lifts curfew
MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) -- Liberia's transitional head of state on Friday lifted a
night curfew that was imposed on the war-ravaged capital earlier this week after
ex-government militiamen rioted to demand money for surrendering weapons in a
disarmament program.
Gyude Bryant called the incident a "slight setback."
LIBERIA:
Fighters want to disarm, rebel official demands incentives
PO RIVER, 11 Dec 2003 (IRIN) - Hundreds of fighters from Liberia's main rebel
group, Liberians United for Reconciliation and Democracy (LURD) want to drop
their arms without preconditions, but a top rebel official insisted that the
fighters cannot hand in their guns unconditionally.
Liberian capital calm after clash
Security is tight after three days of clashes in Liberia's capital,
Monrovia, in the worst violence since United Nations peacekeepers arrived in
August.
The fighting reportedly pitted UN troops against militiamen demanding
immediate payment for giving up guns.
Firm seeks Charles Taylor
bounty
A UK company offers to seize indicted ex-Liberian leader Charles Taylor and
split a $2m bounty with any sponsor of the swoop.
ULAA is deeply saddened by the
unfolding events in Liberia
 The
Union of Liberian Association in the Americas, ULAA is deeply saddened
by the unfolding events in Liberia that have threatened few months of
relative stability since the signing of the Peace Accord on August 18th
2003 in Accra, Ghana by all parties to the Liberian conflict....the
latest escalation of events resulting to rioting, looting, seizing of
properties and disorderly conduct is a vivid reminder of the dark days
of the 14 years of carnage, which could very well obliterate or
undermine the entire Peace Accord....The Union unequivocally, in its
strongest terms condemned such action
'This is Liberia's last chance'
US Ambassador John Blaney demanded over state radio late on Tuesday that militia
fighters surrender their arms.
Insisting all sides in American-founded Liberia stick to their peace pledges,
Blaney repeated international officials' standing warning: "This is Liberia's
last chance."
UN Troops Step Up Security in
Monrovia After Riots
MONROVIA, Liberia (Reuters) - Blue-helmeted U.N. peacekeepers reinforced
roadblocks and searched cars in Liberia's capital Monrovia Wednesday, seeking to
restore order after two days of rioting by disgruntled government
soldiers.
Nine Killed in Liberia Street
Battles
MONROVIA, Liberia - Rampages by ex-government fighters left at least nine people
dead in Liberia's capital Wednesday and police and residents said all but one of
the deaths came in fighting between U.N. troops and the ex-militiamen.
Clashes erupt in Liberian capital, Nine Dead
At least nine people are killed in the worst violence since the UN peacekeeping
operation began in August.
Bush
Resumes US Aid to Liberia,
Dollars flow to Liberia again
President Bush has authorized
the resumption of U.S. financial aid to Liberia.
A decree signed by Mr. Bush Monday states that "furnishing of
assistance to Liberia is in the national interest of the United
States." It waives restrictions normally imposed on countries that
have defaulted on their U.S. debt.
Liberian
Fighters on Rampage After Gun Cash Offer
MONROVIA (Reuters) - Liberian government militia fighters smashed
and hijacked cars in the capital Monrovia on Tuesday, firing rifles in
the air, despite pledges by U.N. peacekeepers to give them hard cash for
their guns.
Dozens of fighters roamed the streets near the residence of
now-exiled former President Charles Taylor and the eastern suburb of
Paynesville, breaking car windshields with Kalashnikov rifles and
forcing passing vehicles to turn back.
The Witch-Haunt Of Ranney Jackson, Disruption
Continues On ULAA Board
ULAA Board members are up to their same old tricks
again, this time using their imaginations to launch a witch haunt
against Honorable Ranney B. Jackson, Representative to the National
Transitional Assembly of Liberia for "civil organizations",
Chairman for the Legislative committee on Postal and Telecommunications.
These Board members, and their allies, are pissed off for
Mr. Jackson's successful rise to this important position and are claiming
foul play and calling for investigation. Investigating what?
Liberians riot over weapons
cash
Hundreds of ex-Liberian Government fighters have staged angry protests to
demand immediate payment for disarming.
They fired their guns into the air and beat passers-by near a United
Nations-run disarmament camp.
LIBERIA:
Hundreds of fighters hand in guns as disarmament starts
MONROVIA, 8 Dec 2003 (IRIN) - Hundreds of Liberian fighters handed in
their guns to United Nations peacekeepers at Schieffelin camp, 35 km
southeast of the capital, Monrovia, as the formal disarmament,
demobilisation and reintegration of an estimated 40,000 combatants got
underway.
Trading
guns for books
 Monrovia
- Peering out from under a drooping fisherman's hat tattered from years of
use, 13-year-old Malinda Lakome's eyes shine when he talks of his future.
"When I grow up I want to be a driver," said the former
soldier in the Armed Forces of Liberia, who now idles at military
barracks outside the capital Monrovia awaiting promised rewards for
surrendering his weapon. See AP Photos
ULAA board members voted against any investigation of Ranney B. Jackson
During the Union of Liberian Associations in the America (ULAA's) teleconference Friday night, 20 of the 23 ULAA board members voted against any investigation of Ranney B. Jackson’s appointment to the National Transitional Legislative Assembly (NTLA) as a representative of Liberians in the Diaspora. The Chairman of the Board, Mr. Anthony Kesselly, disregarded the vote and assembled a five-member committee to investigate Mr. Jackson.
U.N.-Led Disarmament Starts in Liberia
 CAMP SCHIEFFELIN, Liberia - Thrusting AK-47s in the air one last
time, Liberia's fighters started surrendering weapons to U.N. peacekeepers, a
major step toward ending 14 years of bloodshed and one of West Africa's most
vicious conflicts.
The U.N.-supervised campaign to disarm 40,000 rebel and government forces
nationwide opened with government forces lined up at an army barracks outside
the capital, Monrovia.
U.N.-Led Disarmament Starts in
Liberia
"This is Liberia's last chance. Liberia must put an end to war, or war will put
an end to Liberia," U.N. envoy Jacques Klein declared, as rag-tag men and boys
in civilian clothes surrendered their automatic rifles to blue-helmeted
Bangladeshi U.N. troops.
LIBERIA:
UNMIL retrains first batch of Liberian police
MONROVIA, 5 Dec 2003 (IRIN) - The United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) on
Friday completed the training of 20 Liberian police officers and deployed them
alongside UN police in various areas of the capital, Monrovia.
UNMIL
police commissioner, Mark Kroeker, told reporters that the three-day intensive
retraining course, which began on early this week, was "a pilot project that
marks the beginning of restructuring the Liberian police force".
Honorable Jackson (NTLA) Challenges Fellow
Liberians
Liberia needs every one of us today. To those of us who cannot be present physically, there is a
need for us to come together to meet the needs of our country. use this season and make genuine efforts in making
contributions to your country, Liberia. (Read
the letter)
Red Notice for
former Liberian President Charles Taylor.
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Wanted by Interpol
Person may be dangerous.
IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION CONTACT
YOUR NATIONAL OR LOCAL POLICE
IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION
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Charles Taylor wanted by
Interpol
International police body Interpol has issued a global notice for the arrest
of former Liberian President Charles Taylor, currently in exile in Nigeria.
Ousted Liberian Prez Wanted Man...
CBS News
Taylor Wanted by Interpol, But Nigeria Says No...
ABCNEWS.com
Taylor Wanted by Interpol, But Nigeria Says No...
Reuters via
Wired News
Hon. Ranney Banama Jackson, Sr. Has Become The Pride of Liberians in The
Diaspora
Since the swearing-in ceremony of
the National Transitional Government of Liberia, Hon. Ranney B. Jackson, Sr. a
member of the National Transitional Legislative Assembly has been making news as
a legislator.
Senator Jackson or Assemblyman
Jackson, which ever title you want to use, has become the pride of Liberians in
the Diaspora. During a Press Conference few weeks ago, Hon. Jackson said, “On behalf
of Liberians in the Diaspora, I wish to congratulate the Chairman, Vice
Chairman and members of the National Transitional Legislative Assembly
on the occasion of their induction on October 14, 2003
LIBERIA:
LURD drops threat to hold up disarmament
MONROVIA - Liberia's main rebel movement, Liberians United for Reconciliation
and Democracy (LURD), has dropped its threat to hold up the process of
disarmament until its demand for more top jobs in government has been met.
Liberia: ICRC uses
airstrip to relaunch operations in Lofa county
 MONROVIA, The International Committee of the Red Cross said it has rehabilitated
the airstrip in the northern town of Voinjama near the frontier with Guinea
in order to support a series of new health and water projects in Lofa county
More
LIBERIA:
IMF discusses lifting Liberia's suspended membership
MONROVIA, 2 Dec 2003 (IRIN) - A 14-member team from the
International Monetary Fund (IMF) arrived in the Liberian capital,
Monrovia, to begin consultations with the new government on economic
reforms, the Finance Ministry said on Tuesday.
One of our brothers is hospitalized in New York City By name of Ousmane swary.
He was attacked and critically injured by mob while he was working. Mr. Swary's
family includes his wife and three (3) children. To speak to the family, please
call at (718) 293 6987 or at (347) 268 3468. Also, We are kindly asking the
brothers and sisters for contribution to help the family. For donation or
contribution, please contact Moriken Kenneh at (718) 293 8614 or (718) 753 9106.
If anyone want to visit him at the hospital, this is the
location:
Bellevue Hospital, room 7 south. 1st Ave. & 27th St. New
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LIBERIA: UN launches disarmament , but rebels hold on to
guns
 MONROVIA, - The United Nations formally launched a disarmament campaign in
Liberia on Monday, with two of the three warring factions insisting that they
would not hand in their guns until a row over government jobs was
settled.
Jacques Klein, the Special Representative of the UN Secretary
General to Liberia, used a power tool to symbolically saw in half a rifle that
had already been handed in to UN peacekeeping troops.
US ambassador John Blaney similarly destroyed another weapon as senior
representatives of the former Liberian government and the LURD and MODEL
rebel groups looked on.
Parties Must Resume Talks Immediately -US
Ambassador Urges
Hours after representatives of warring parties walked out of the meeting on
disarmament, United States Ambassador John William Blaney called on them to
immediately resume the talks on disarmament, demobilization, rehabilitation and
reintegration (DDRR) with the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL).
Liberians Must Take the Lead in Rebuilding,
Jacques Klein Reminds
"Liberians must take the lead in rebuilding their Country. We are here to
assist", were words of reminder to all Liberians from Ambassador Jacques Paul
Klein, when he spoke at the Home Coming and 35th Anniversary program of the
William V.S. Tubman High School Saturday.
Tiawan Gongloe, a lawyer and torture victim in exile from Liberia, was
in town to receive a much-deserved award from Human Rights Watch last night.
He stopped by The New York Sun to discuss the situation in Liberia and
remind us all of America's unfinished business in West Africa.
Human
Rights Watch Honors Liberian Lawyer
New York, November 6, 2003) On November 12, Human Rights Watch will give its
highest recognition to Tiawan Gongloe, a leading Liberian human rights lawyer
and torture victim. An August peace agreement ended fourteen years of civil war
in the West African nation. More
Hope in Liberia's war-ruined capital
The pick-up trucks full of drug-addled teenage fighters are gone, replaced
by U.N. troops with white armoured vehicles and a fondness for order.
We Await Our Cool off Period
An open letter to Chairman Charles Gyude Bryant:
For God’s sake – for the sake of the people of our nation – follow the agreement
without any ill-contrived maneuvers or sly attempts at circumventing it. Please
do not let the blame be put on you. We are waiting for the "cooling-off period."
This depends on your ability to be an honest and true leader if you will
continue to be a unifier for the people of our country.
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DEATH ANNOUNCEMENT
Kenneh and Dukuly Families
regret to announce the death of Al-hajee Mohammed Kenneh, the Imam of Central
Mosque of Bahn, Nimba County, Liberia. This sad event occurred on November
25th, 2003, in Nzerekore, Guinea.
AYAUSA
and the Kamara
family regretfully announce the
home going of Ma-Fanta
Kaba,
the mother of
Hawa (Wicked Girl) Kamra and mother of AYAUSA member Tantie Kamra
The
Swarays
regretfully
announce the death of their Grand Mother, Mrs. Mamasaye
Swaway, the mother of Brother Mohammed Slick Swaray. This sad event took place
in N'Zerekore, Guinea. The family can be contacted at:
Ayoub Swaray---973-373-4922
Garfee Swaray----973-391-1594
Mr.
Abrahim Sheriff
(Big Belly)
Passed
away November 20th
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Minnesota Council of Churches
Refugee Services Program
122 Franklin Avenue
West, Suite 100
Minneapolis, MN 55404
Mohammed Dukuly, the Coordinator for Immigration and Administrative
Services
dukulym@mnchurches.org
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Oranization of Liberian Mandingo in Nigeria (OLMAN) held a successful Draft
Constitutional Conference
Read about it in OLMAN
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Joining LIMANY's team of reporters
from the BUDUBURAM REFUGEE CAMP, Ghana
SHEIKH
S.S. KAMARA
The Liberians are trying hard, be proud.
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