|
|
Successes
in pre and post electoral exercises in Ghana
Press
Release (From
Registered Liberian Political Parties’ Delegates To Accra,
Ghana
)
As such, the delegation participated in a series of meetings and
discussions with Ghanaian political parties and other major
stakeholders to obtain a better understanding as regarding their
roles and participation in ensuring successes in pre and post
electoral exercises in Ghana. It was viewed that information
gathered and observations made during the mission would enable
stakeholders in Liberia to take further steps to advance forward the
democratic agenda in the country.
This
Press Release
therefore presents the main findings, conclusion and recommendations
of the delegation’s exploratory mission to Ghana.
Liberian
Writer Blasts Mandingo Leaders
 The
young Liberian writer and human rights activist has expressed strong
disappointment in the Mandingo political leadership for prioritizing
jobs in government at the expense of others’ lives and failing to
discuss important issues and problems affecting their community.
He said Mandingoes
should engage in frank dialogues with other Liberian ethnic groups
about “our cultural and religious diversity and reconciliation.”
The human rights advocate said the October 2004 violence in Monrovia
is a clear indication that there is more to be done to make Liberia
stable.
ELLEN
BACKS RENEW SANCTIONS ON LIBERIA
--Says NTGL
Incompetent
 One
of Liberia’s 2005 Presidential hopefuls, Madam Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf
of the Unity Party says she support the U.N. Assessment team on the
performance of the Charles Guyde Bryant led NTGL and the extension
of the Sanctions on timber and diamond.
WHERE
ARE WE AFTER THE WAR?
A Keynote Speech By Nvasekie N. Konneh at the Inauguration Program
Of The Atlanta Mandingo Association in Atlanta, Georgia
The reality we face in Liberia today is a clear indication that the
war is not yet over. But let me quickly remind you that the real war
that must be fought now requires different ways and strategies from
the previous ones. It requires that we must be educated; that we
must engage the political and the legal systems; that we must
frankly engage our fellow Liberians in dialogue about our cultural,
religious diversity and reconciliation.
ULAA Has no Chapter in
Liberia-Statement of Clarification
The Union of Liberian
Associations in the Americas (ULAA) has read with dismay a news
article on the Website of the Analyst news organ, highlighting a
group of Liberians calling themselves the "Liberian Chapter of
the Union of Liberian Associations in the Americas.
Royal
Mail swaps bikes for guns
Thousands of bicycles once used by British postmen
are being given to people in Liberia who hand over guns. It
is hoped the exchange ...
Morality
From Within
The year 2004 got its share of the longstanding, religious debate.
We are even told the moral vote decided a major presidential
election. While religion comes in different forms, the core lesson
of every religion is kindness toward others. We are asked to feed
the hungry. Give water to the thirsty. Give clothe to the naked.
Heal the sick. Shelter the homeless. And treat others, including
those with no or different faith, fairly.
THE
LAST LAUGH
At last, the census issue with regards to the forthcoming elections
in war-torn Liberia has finally been put to rest.
Therefore, Liberians should now prepare themselves (just in
case they haven’t done so already) to witness one of the most
exciting elections ever in the failed West African state’s
history. Or at least,
that’s what some people are saying.
Liberians
celebrate first peaceful Christmas in years
 For
the first time in the wake of two successive civil wars that claimed
more than 200,000 lives, the west African state of Liberia is
celebrating Christmas in peace -- even though many can barely find
the funds to buy presents for their children.
REBUILDING
MUSLIM
CONGRESS HIGH SCHOOL OF LIBERIA
As
you may be aware, on October 28, 2004 the world was awakened to the
news of the burning down of the once famous and prestigious Muslim
Congress High School on Mechlin Street in Monrovia.
It was the only Islamic high school up to grade 12 level,
which has produced many graduates since 1984.
WHO
ARE THOSE THAT KEEP FAILING LIBERIA?
From 1980 to present most Liberians continue to make the same
mistake of singing and dancing to songs such as, “native women
born soldier, soldier killed Tolbert,” you killed my pa, you
killed my ma, I will vote for you, and now you know book, you
don’t know book that you we want.” These slogans/songs mainly by
some of our citizens continue to show the outside world our level of
education.
"PALAVA
HUT TALK,"
Press Release: The Association of Liberian Women in
Pennsylvania
(ALWP) invites you to our series of symposia (The event entitled
"PALAVA HUT TALK,"), with the first leg being scheduled
for
January 8, 2005
in
Philadelphia
.
UN
mission in Liberia documents illegal fishing and bilge
dumping
The United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) has documented illegal
fishing and bilge dumping in the country's international waters, the
senior UN envoy to the country said today, recommending expanded
powers of intervention to deal with the problem.
Nimba
People Share the Olive Branch
The results of the recent tribal reconciliation
conference that took place in
Nimba
County
seem to be very encouraging. It is our understanding that all the
tribes involved resolved to reconcile whatever differences that the
fourteen years war might have created between and amongst them.
They are said to have pledged to open a new page in the
history of their county by living together again as a people of one
county with one destiny.
LIBERIA:
UN extends arms and timber sanctions until after 2005 ...
The United Nations Security Council has renewed all its trade
sanctions on Liberia, extending a ban on timber exports until after
the country's first post-war elections in October 2005, but raising
the possibility that a ban on diamond exports may be lifted
beforehand.
THE
NEED FOR HIGHER EDUCATION STRESSED AT THE KONNEHS’ HONORING
PROGRAM
Lack of education among
Liberian Mandingoes has been cited as the main cause of
the social and political problems that affect the ethnic
group in Liberia.
U.N.
Votes to Uphold Liberia Sanctions
The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously Tuesday to maintain
economic sanctions against Liberia but promised to review a
ban on diamond sales in three months and a ban on timber exports in
six months.
China
sends peacekeeping force to Liberia
Beijing, Dec 22 (PTI) China today sent a second batch of
peacekeeping troops for the war-torn West African nation of Liberia
to replace those sent last year.
“Love”
for one’s Own Country Should Transcend Egotism;
--an
open Letter to Mr. Gearge Oppong Weah
Mr. Weah, for the many people I have and continue to
speak to, the general consensus is that, you
are a “Serious factor” that we cannot brush off or
underestimate in this Presidential race and
the future of Liberia. These people who have described you as
a “serious factor” in the race have however, predicted you to be
a massive failure if (when) elected as President of Liberia at this
particular time.
ONLY
LIBERIANS CAN HEAL LIBERIA
…UN Envoy Jacques Paul Klein
The
United Nations Special Envoy in Liberia has observed that the future
of Liberia’s security is dependent on Liberians forging together
and healing the wounds and divisions that led to 14 years of crisis.
The
United Nations Special Envoy
implores Liberians for their continuous supports to the peace
process
 In
his letter dated November 9, 2004 and addressed to the president of
the Union of Liberians Associations in the Americas (ULAA), Arthur
Watson, the UN top brass implores Liberians for their continuous
supports to the peace process, but called on them to return home and
help encourage foreign investments in the country.
Election
Reform Act too Hot for Liberian Lawyers?
We
have been making efforts to contact some lawyers in Liberia to get
their help and opinion about seeking court action against the
controversial Election Reform Act. But of all the well respected and
credible lawyers contacted so far, none wants to get involve.
REBUILDING
MUSLIM
CONGRESS HIGH SCHOOL OF LIBERIA
 As
you may be aware, on October 28, 2004 the world was awakened to the
news of the burning down of the once famous and prestigious Muslim
Congress High School on Mechlin Street in Monrovia.
It was the only Islamic high school up to grade 12 level,
which has produced many graduates since 1984.
At the level of the traditional madrasa in 1963, it has
religiously groomed a number of prominent brothers like Dr. Brahima
d. Kaba, brother Hamidu Turay and Alhaji Mohamed Sidibay amongst
others.
US
hails Liberian election reform
The United States welcomed Liberia's decision to implement
new electoral guidelines for a presidential and parliamentary vote
set for October.
EU
Urges Liberia to Improve Election Laws Fast
The European Union urged Liberia, struggling to emerge from
more than 10 years of civil war, to bring its election laws up to
international standards ahead of an October vote.
DID
WEAH USE ISLAM FOR CONVENIENCE?
 A
while ago, it was reported that the presidential candidate, George
Weah, said in a church that he "used Islam for
convenience." Mr. Weah is said to have made this remark
in response to a question asked about his religious faith. The
person who asked the question wanted to know where Mr. Weah stands
between Islam and Christianity, since he converted to Islam years
ago and now it seems like he's going back to Christianity.
Nimbaians
Want Say in Negotiations
Citizens of Nimba County have pledged their unflinching support to
the National Transitional Government of Liberia (NTGL) in its quest
to bring about peace and reconciliation amongst the people. They,
however, called for adequate financial support from both the NTGL
and international community among other things to promote the
process.
Amnesty
International USA: Write-a-thon
 Letter
from Sheikh Sackor, Freed Prisoner of Conscience. ...
Read what freed prisoner
of conscience, Sheikh Sackor, has to say about the
Write-a-thon. ..."I will never forget how lonely it was
being held in a small dark room, where I slept on the bare floor and
was prevented from contacting my family and friends. Even the guards
were not allowed to speak to me for more than five minutes at a
time. "
CHARMING NIGERIAN ACTRESS ARRIVES IN MONROVIA
ON PEACE AND RECONCILIATION MISSION
 Genevieve
Ninaji, the Charming, beautiful, sexy and lovely Nigerian Movie
star, widely admired for her suspenseful romantic role she
plays in movies, has arrived in Monrovia on a peace and
reconciliatory mission in Liberia.
GHANA-LIBERIA:
Refugees set sail for Monrovia in region's largest sea repatriation
...
ACCRA, 16 December (IRIN) - Liberian refugees sheltered in Ghana set
sail for home and a new life this week in the largest sea
repatriation scheme to take place in West Africa under the
supervision of the UN refugee agency (UNHCR).
National Islamic Youth Conference (NIYC 2004)
Conference Resolution
: The National
Islamic Youth Conference having deliberated for three days on pertinent
matters relating to the general welfare of the Muslim community (ULMA)
and the specific interest of the Muslim Youth of the Republic of
Liberia, thereby proclaimed the following:
Finance
Minister Losene Kamara, the scapegoat...As the Liberian people
continue to call Bryant a thief.
Mr. Bryant is feeling pressures from all sides about
his misappropriation of the Liberian people's fund and he's figuring
out a way to relief himself of such pressures. So the fall guy
in this face saving scheme by the Chairman is the Finance Minister,
Losene Kamara.
EU
Urges Liberia to Improve Election Laws Fast
The European Union urged Liberia, struggling to emerge from
more than 10 years of civil war, to bring its election laws up to
international standards ahead of an October vote.
LIBERIA:
Transitional parliament finally adopts election bill
MONROVIA, 15 December (IRIN) - After international
pressure and a veto from Liberia's interim leader, the transitional
parliament has finally ended five months ...
AND
THE BLAME-GAME GOES ON…
AS
CHAIRMAN TRIES TO SAVE FACE
Reliable
sources at the Executive Mansion in Monrovia have reveal to our
reporters that the Gyude Bryant-led transitional government is
planning on publicly dismissing its Finance Minister, Mr. Losine
Kamara, on Friday, December 7, 2004.
Expressing Pride For www.limany.org
The
editors:
I am writing to express my thanks for your ably
manner in portraying events emanating from Liberia. As a
Liberian diplomat and a Mandingo, I cannot but express pride for
this website that does not only depict Mandingoesm but equally
inform about the current event in the country. Limany was my
major source of information in the heat of the latest civil war
that finally deposed Mr. Taylor and brought in the current
transitional government. When I could not get it all from CNN
and other world media, I got it from Mandingo perspective as they
were part of the conflict.
UN
Experts Indict NTGL, Accuses Govt of Spending More Money On
Personnel Than Services
With more than half of the people of Liberia estimated to be living
on less than 50 cents a day, a United Nations-appointed expert panel
says the West African country is suffering from "widespread
financial improprieties by government officials, extremely low
economic growth, a high foreign and domestic debt burden" and
about 80 per cent unemployment.
IRISH
PRESIDENT AND HUSBAND VISIT LIBERIA
 The
President of Ireland, Mary McAleese and her husband, Dr. Martin
McAleese paid a daylong visit to Liberia on Tuesday. Upon her
arrival in the country, President McAleese visited the Irish
Contingent of the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL). As part
of its effort to help the Liberian people, the Irish government
agreed to send up to 450 peacekeeping troops to Liberia.
FIRESTONE
WORKERS ACCUSED BRYANT OF BRIBERY AND SIDING WITH MANAGEMENT IN
SALARY DISPUTE
Employees of the Firestone
Plantation Company have expressed dislike over recent pronouncement
made by the Chairman of the NTGL, Charles Bryant and the Peter Amos
George Committee on the US$37.5 deduction from their salary.
AS
NIMBA PEACE COMFAB ENDS, ISLAMIC YOUTH ON PEACE AND RECONCILIATION
The Nimba County three day
inter-tribal peace conference, which brought together the Gios,
Manos, Mandingoes, Khrans and the Gbee tribes held in Sanniquellie
has ended with all those involved accepting to work in harmony and
make their county grows successfully.
BRYAN
DISMISSES CUSTOMS COMMISSIONER FOR ' UNRULY BEHAVIOUR'
The Commissioner of Customs and Excess at the
Ministry of Finance in the Transitional Government of Liberia has
been dismissed by the Chairman of the NTGL, Charles Gyude Bryant for
what the government referred to as unruly behavior.
CHOOSING
OUR LEADERS: TEST THEM OR TRUST THEM”
The debate about whether or
not George Weah will make a good President continues with a lot of
interesting points being made on both sides. This is encouraging in
that Liberians and the world over, are taking very keen interest in
the destiny of their country.
Liberia
must bring civil war rapists to trial: Amnesty
 Liberia
must bring to justice those responsible for systematic rapes during
the country's long civil war, according to the Amnesty International
rights group who called the lack of action a "disgraceful
betrayal of the victims".
Liberia
suffers from dysfunctional economy, UN panel says
13 December 2004 – With more than
half of the people of Liberia estimated to be living on less than 50
cents a day, a United Nations-appointed expert panel says the West
African country is suffering from "widespread financial
improprieties by government officials, extremely low economic
growth, a high foreign and domestic debt burden" and about 80
per cent unemployment
AS
STUDENTS INTENSIFY RIOTS AGANIST NTGL, BRYANT BOOED
Public School students in Monrovia today intensified
their riot against the leadership of the Liberian National
Transitional Government in support of their teachers demand for the
'immediate dismissal' of the head of the Monrovia Consolidated
School System (MCSS).
SILENCE
OF GUNS IS NOT PEACE..Fahnbulleh
“Even though the guns are silenced in Liberia, Liberians must
recognize it is not an achievement of total peace,” cautioned the
newly elected chairman of the Association of Members of the Unity
Party (America) Inc.
Crowds
boo Liberia's Bryant
Monrovia - Liberia's Interim President Gyude Bryant was met with
jeers and boos Saturday as his siren-blazing motorcade turned into
one of Monrovia's main ...
UN
opens new front in Liberia's battle for peace - battery-less ...
10 December 2004 – Harnessing the
air waves to the struggle for rehabilitation in Liberia, the top
United Nations envoy in the war-torn West African country has gone
to a remote town hundreds of kilometres from the capital to launch a
nationwide distribution of wind-up radio sets in an effort to
accelerate the peace process and recovery.
Press Release: The
Islamic Da’Wah Agency (IDA) in collaboration with the University
of Liberia Muslim Students Association (ULMSA) host a three day
national Islamic Youth Conference from December 13-16 2004 at the
Monrovia City Hall, under the theme: Our
Youth, Our Country, Our Role.
Mosque
Vandalized Outside Monrovia
There are reports that a mosque in the Red-light Community in
Paynesville, a suburb of Monrovia, was recently attacked for the
second time, and looted by some unknown persons.
Martha
Sinoe Expresses Sympathies To Grand Gedeans
Death is a phenomenon we all cannot understand. He comes at a time
when we do not expect him. He takes away the young, the old, the
rich and the poor. It breaks our hearts whenever he takes our loved
ones away. But God has a promise for humanity -- a promise to
resurrect all those who believe...
A
Tribute to Mrs. Julia Komai (The Family)
 Julia
Teh Debee Komai was born on June 7,1947 in Zleh Town, Grand Gedeh
County, Republic of Liberia, unto the union of the late Wrouto Debee
and Druyonor Borkay Debee. Julia dedicated her entire life to
helping others. She was a loving wife, a superb mother, a beloved
sister, trusted and very reliable friend and a dynamic...
UNITY
AND RECONCILIATION, A WAY FORWARD…Amara Konneh
 I
speak of reconciliation and unity because of the new challenge
facing us in our country. Division among Mandingoes makes no sense
in an age when our country is recovering from a senseless civil war.
It makes no sense in an age when a misunderstanding between two
Liberian citizens in Paynesville can ignite the kind of destructions
Monrovia and its environs experienced a few weeks ago. It makes no
sense in an age when a presidential aspirant is forced by a church
to denounce Islam in a country badly in need of tribal and religious
reconciliation.
LIBERIA-SIERRA
LEONE: International community needs to commit for long haul to stop
return to war
DAKAR, 9 December (IRIN) - Liberia and Sierra Leone risk
tipping back into conflict if the international community does not
commit for the next 15 to 25 years with a fresh approach to restore
security and civil freedoms, according to leading think tank, the
International Crisis Group.
Corruption
remains a major problem-says US Deputy Assistant
US Deputy Assistant Secretary of Treasury, David Loevinger ended a
two-day visit to Liberia Wednesday commending the transitional
government for "some useful reforms," but said corruption
remained a major problem in the war-ravaged country.
“MANDINGOES
ARE CITIZENS OF NIMBA”
-Chief Gonyon Tells Nimbaians
Deputy Internal Affairs Minister for Administration in the Liberian
Transitional government, Jerry Gonyon, has frowned on his kinsmen
for reportedly disallowing the Mandingoes from returning to their
respective towns and villages in Nimba County.
ANOTHER
RADIO STATION HIT MONROVIA
-
Martin
Nagbe Brown, T-Max Jlateh On Sky FM
A new radio station, SKY FM, has hit the Monrovia airwaves, joining
over dozen of other FM radio stations with the quest to adequately
inform and entertain the people of Monrovia and it’s environ.
LIBERIA:
US says willing to cancel debt but warns more progress needed
MONROVIA, 9 December (IRIN) - The United States has said it wants to
help war-ravaged Liberia wipe out billion of dollars of
international debt and is prepared to cancel all monies owed to
Washington, but more work needs to be done to improve how the West
African country manages its finances.
Liberia,
Sierra Leone risk return to war - study
DAKAR, Dec 9 (Reuters) - Liberia and Sierra Leone risk
collapsing back into conflict if the international community does
not make a long-term commitment to peacebuilding, according to a
study by an influential think-tank.
Liberia
& Sierra Leone: Rebuilding Failed States
Dakar/Brussels, 8 December 2004 : The international interventions in
Liberia and Sierra Leone are failing to produce stable
sovereign states. A fresh strategy is needed if both are not to
remain vulnerable to new fighting and state collapse.
MCSS
STUDENTS DEMONSTRATE FOR TEACHERS, PRINCIPALS
Students of the Monrovia Consolidated School System (MCSS) Monday
demonstrated throughout the principle streets of the city to protest
the boycott of classes of their teachers and principals who are
demanding the “immediate removal” of the head of the system,
Madam Hawa Bropleh.
BUSINESSMAN
DEMANDS OVER $US15, 000.00 FROM SEKOU CONNEH
A Canadian businessman, Peter Bulut is demanding more than
US$15,000.00 from the former Chairman of the defunct Liberians
United for Reconciliation and Democracy (LURD), Sekou Demati Conneh.
The
Perils of a Successful businessman turned Chairman
Leadership
without conviction no doubt leads to disaster
..Bryant’s words were wonderful, but as we have come to
learn, such sentiments are easily corrupted. The Gyude Bryant of
today has no resemblance to the Gyude Bryant who was hailed by the
media as the successful CEO of an unknown company in Liberia.
Leadership without vision and conviction no doubt leads to
chaos, the eternal pratfall of the democratically convinced and the
hopeless.
Liberia:
UN Security Council threatens to amend sanctions on Liberian timber
and diamonds, undermining peace i ...
Press Releases: A briefing document released today by Global
Witness(1) highlights the many links still remaining between
Liberia’s timber and diamond industries and regional instability,
and concludes that lifting or otherwise weakening sanctions on
Liberia will undermine peace and security in Liberia and
neighbouring countries(2).
US
AMBASSADOR GETS TOUGH ON INDIVIDUALS "OBSTRUCTING "
LIBERIA'S PEACE ACCORD
Members of the Liberian Transitional Government of Liberia who are
reportedly undermining the Accra Comprehensive Peace Accord (CPA)
and the time table for general and presidential elections in Liberia
next year, have been warned that their names will be placed on the
UN Travel Ban list and their asserts to be frozen.
LIBERIA:
National army to get back on its feet after years of ...
MONROVIA, 6 December (IRIN) - Liberia's transitional
government has begun paving the way for a new national army to
emerge from the ashes of 14 years of civil ...
LIBERIA:
United States threatens to cut aid if elections are delayed
MONROVIA, 3 Dec 2004 (IRIN) - The United States on Friday threatened
to cut its aid for Liberia's post-war reconstruction if the
country's transitional parliament delayed elections scheduled for
October 2005 by insisting on a new census.
"GIVE
CONTEH A CHANCE" -
US Ambassador urges UL Staff
The United States Ambassador to
Liberia, John Blaney as urged the University of Liberia faculty and
students to 'give Dr. Al-Hassan Conteh a chance' to administer
the affairs of the State owned University.
Amara
Konneh to Address Philly Big Night
PHILADELPHIA,
THURSDAY
12/2/04
Liberians
Muslim residents in the Delaware valley will light up the city of
Philadelphia Saturday night at the Inez Too Banquet Hall to
celebrate the end of the holy month of Ramadan with pump and
pageantry. The event is being hosted by the youth wing of the United
Liberian Mandingo Association of Pennsylvania, ULIMAP.
Hon.
Monibah Inducts Officers of MINMA (2003)
 In
front of over five hundred audience, the induction patron, Dr.
Harris Monibah admonished the officials to be inducted to respect
and uphold whatever constitution the have written regardless of it
perfection. "The constitution of Liberia was violated, I warned
various African leaders about the consequence of ignoring the
constitution of Liberia, but they wouldn't listen". Dr. Monibah
said. By this, he was making reference to his experience.
LIBERIA:
Money runs out to train, rehabilitate disarmed fighters
MONROVIA, 2 Dec 2004 (IRIN) - The Liberian authorities have run out
of money to provide education and training for over 100,000 people
who have registered as former combatants in the country's 14-year
civil war.
Dr.
Conteh Finally Takes Office Today
 Addressing
a cross-section of students and sympathizers who jam-packed the
hallway of the Chambers who were waiting for the court's ruling, Dr.
Al Hassan Conteh, beaming with smile, called for unity among the
faculty and the entire students populace, adding his interest in the
UL presidency among other things is to give the students proper
education.
AFRICAN
LEADERS AND WORLD BANK CONIVED;
$43 BILLION INTEREST PAID FOR $5 BILLION LOAN
The news report that the World Bank is siphoning billion of dollars
from poor countries is alarming.
It is disquieting politically and economically, especially
for Liberia, because come 2005, voters might end up selecting a
president who wishes to be or has been a business partner to the
agents of the World Bank.
Which
Court has the power to Try Mr. Taylor?
 When
it comes to which court is vested with the jurisdictional power and
legal authority to try Mr. Taylor for knowingly and intentionally
committing war crimes and crimes against humanity separately and
distinctly in Liberia and more so in Sierra Leone, every law abiding
Liberian and peace loving citizen of this world needs to immediately
and out-rightly part company and moral distance with Mr. Charlie.
$4000.00
FOR THE LIBERIAN MANDINGOES’ LEGAL DEFENSE FUND
One
of the presentations that drew widespread endorsement at the
conference was the proposed “Liberian Mandingoes’ Legal Defense
Fund.” As he outlined in his presentation, “The Way Forward:
Strategic plans for Mandingoes in the new Liberia,” the Liberian
writer Nvasekie Konneh, told the captive audience that there are
many options for bringing about genuine change in Liberia and abroad.
He said that the legal process is one of them.
THE
WAY FORWARD – STRATEGIC PLANS FOR THE MANDINGOES IN THE NEW
LIBERIA
A Speech By Nvasekie N. Konneh at the
Liberian Mandingo Reconciliation Conference----- In
the new  Liberia without a war-monger like Taylor, we must engage our
fellow Liberians politically, economically, as well as legally to
bring about the new Liberia. With the removal of Charles Taylor, the
disarmament of the warring factions, and the forth-coming general
elections in the country, it is indeed a time to think of a new
Liberia.
CONCERNED
MANDINGOES IN LIBERIA COMMEND LIMANY
The
Concerned Mandingo Society of Liberia has commended the LIMANY
website for what it considers as showing "concern for
Liberia and the entire Mandingo community of Liberia."
LIMANY
RAISES MORE THAN $1,000 IN CASH FOR MUSLIM CONGRESS
The
Liberian Mandingo Association of New York would like to thank all
the brothers and sisters who attended its honoring program and
fundraising last Saturday, November 20, 2004. The event was a
success as LIMANY raised more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00)
in cash and another Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00) in science
materials to help renovate the Muslim Congress High School and
Mosque
Moniba's
Death Blames on Bad Weather
FRIDAY,
NOVEMBER 27, 2004/ Details emerging from Detroit, Michigan blamed
bad weather conditions for the tragic motor accident which killed
former vice president, Dr. Harry Fomba Moniba, 67, the driver and
critically injured another passenger.
Martha
Sinoe Throws Thanksgiving Party for Minnesota Liberians
 Minneapolis, MN
(11/25/04)
- The ULAA Western Region Vice President, Mrs. Martha Sinoe, is
today throwing a festive Thanksgiving party at her own expense for
Liberian youth and elders at her home in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Breaking News: Former VP Moniba is dead
Former vice president of Liberia
, Dr. Harry Fumba Moniba, is dead. Confirmed reports this evening
said Dr. Moniba died in a tragic motor accident in Detroit, Michigan.
Lawmaker,
Ellen want Bryant's government audited for corruption
A
member of the National Transitional Legislative Assembly (NTLA),
James Banney is calling for an "immediate independent audit of
the National Transitional Government of Liberia.
10,000
Ivorians Flee to Liberia
The U.N. refugee agency says that more than 10,000 Ivorians have
fled into neighboring Liberia, causing a new strain in the country
that is trying to recover from more than 14 years of civil war.
Liberian
tanker fire near Dardanelles under control
ANKARA (AFP) - Turkish firefighting tugs brought
a fire under control that erupted off western Turkey aboard a
Liberian tanker carrying 74,000 tonnes of Russian crude, a maritime
official told AFP. |
COTE
D IVOIRE-LIBERIA: By canoe or by foot, thousands of Ivorians arrive
in search of safety
BUTUO, 22 Nov 2004 (IRIN) - When 70-year-old Marie Mangou ran away
from her home in Cote d'Ivoire, she trekked for hours through dense
jungle and crammed into a creaking canoe to reach the safety of
neighbouring Liberia. Now the feisty grandmother cannot manage
another step.
The
missing iron ore in
Liberia
concerns us all!
 Who
authorized the sale of the iron ore in Buchanan? Who’s benefiting
from the proceeds of the sale? Of the total sale, how much went to
the citizens of Nimba and Grand Bassa counties? Were the former
employees paid? Will the local people in mineral rich counties in
Liberia EVER benefit directly from their natural
resources?
SCHOOL
EXPELS JEHOVAH WITNESS STUDENTS
As
religious tension continue to rock the country, a strange phenomenon
has developed in Monrovia, this time between the Christian
groups with decree beliefs.
Liberians
open homes to Ivory Coast refugees
Poor survivors of Liberia's 15 years of vicious civil wars -- which
only recently ended -- were amazed to find themselves opening their
homes to civilians fleeing what for decades was West Africa's most
peaceful and prosperous nation.
MUSLIM
CONGRESS HIGH GETS $28,000.00 FROM USIAD
The
United States Agency for International Development (USAID), through
the office of the Transitional Initiative has embarked on providing
funds for the renovations of two schools, the Muslim
Congress High and the H.A. Gessner Lutheran School. These schools
were among those damaged during recent Monrovia violence.
LIBERIA'S
DIAMOND SANCTIONS TO BE LIFTED, ESTABLISHES APPRAISING OFFICES
The
UN backed Diamond Sanctions imposed on Liberia is to
shortly be lifted following an invitation extended the Government
of Liberia by the Chairman of the Kimberley Diamond Certification
Scheme to attend the organization’s annual plenary in Quebec,
Canada, Liberia's Land, Lands, Mines and Energy Minister told
journalists Monday.
LIBERIA:
WFP Appeals for 18.7 million dollars to avert food shortfall
MONROVIA, 16 Nov 2004 (IRIN) - The World Food Programme (WFP) said
on Tuesday it needed an additional 18.7 million US dollars to avert
a food shortfall from now through the first quarter of next year in
Liberia as a result of an increasing demand for food aid.
George Weah
Finally Joins Race for the Presidency At last, football
legendary George Oppong Weah has announced his intention to contest
the Liberian presidency during the forthcoming general and
presidential elections slated for October, 2005.
"UN
Will Be Responsible For My Death"
-Speak Dweh
Writes Kofi Annan
The Speaker of the Liberia National
Transitional Legislative Assembly (NTLA), George Dweh has accused
United Nation, Special Representative, Jacques Klein of unfair
treatment and that there were plan to assassinate him in Monrovia.
DISUNITY
BREEDS CATASTROPHE
 The need for unity among people of the
Liberian Mandingoes community home and abroad has been stressed.
Liberian human right activist observed the recent outbreak of
violence in the Liberian capital that resulted into the loss of
lives and destruction of properties is a result of disunity among
Liberians.
Ivorian
exodus to Liberia tops 10,000, evokes concerns of food crisis
Ivorians are flooding into Liberia by the thousands to avoid
being caught between rebels and government troops, UN humanitarian
agencies said in an appeal to help shore up meagre resources in the
war-battered state.
Scared
Ivorians flee into Liberia
More than 10,000 Ivorians flee into Liberia as an immediate arms
embargo is imposed on Ivory Coast.
Quadu
Gboni Assoc. Denies News Report
The Quadu Gboni University Students Association of the University of
Liberia has strongly denied media report that the Muslim community
was planning to attack Christians at the end of Ramadan.
MANDINGOPHOBIA
The
2005 elections will have so many interesting highs; I don’t want
to speculate on the lows. One group continues to cause a stir in the
politics * the Mandingoes.’Oh, you don’t know the Mandingo
people, too, are citizens’’ some people often remarked as if
they are doing one a favor. Is either a play in sarcasm or a stark
ignorance or both?
UNHCR
helps Liberia respond to continued Ivorian influx
BUTUO, Liberia, Nov 15 (UNHCR) –
Over the past week, the small town of Butuo, located at the border
with Côte d'Ivoire in the north-east of Liberia, has become a
reception centre for thousands of Ivorian refugees fleeing the
unrest in their country. UNHCR estimates that, as of Sunday, some
10,000 Ivorians had crossed the border into Liberia, with new
arrivals still coming in every day.
Thousands
Of Ivorians Seek Shelter In Liberia
BUTUO, Liberia, Nov 12 (AFP) - Panicked Ivory Coast nationals from
its western border region are flooding into Liberia to escape
mounting tensions in a country which was once the anchor of
stability for troubled west Africa.
Influx
of Ivorian refugees puts strain on Liberia...
MONROVIA, 11 November (IRIN) - Around 5,000
frightened Ivorians have raced across the border into eastern Liberia
since the crisis in their homeland erupted
Yasser Arafat
(1929-2004)
 Whatever
personal judgment one has about the late President Yasser Arafat, he
was a huge figure in the Middle East and in other parts of the
world. LIMANY Editorial Board expresses condolences to President
Arafat's family and to the Palestinian people. It is hoped that the
Palestinian people will, in the near future, have an independent and
democratic state that will serve their hopes and aspirations. (By
The Editors)
LIBERIA:
Refugees head home from Guinea
DAKAR, 10 November (IRIN) - The first of around 150,000 Liberians
who are to be repatriated from Guinea, where some spent more than a
decade in camps, headed home on Wednesday, a UNHCR spokeswoman said.
NTGL
ASSURES MANDINGO CAUCUS
The
President of the National Mandingo Caucus of Liberia, Musa Bility
has announced that following a meeting between his organization and
the Chairman of the NTGL, Charles Gyude Bryant, his organization has
been assured by the Transitional Government that Mandingo will not
be witch-hunt by any government security agency in the aftermath of
the 4-day violence in Monrovia.
FRESH
DISARMAMENT TAKES PLACE IN MONROVIA
The United Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) over the weekend, disarmed
several former officers of the disbanded Special Operations Division
(SOD).
WITHOUT
FURTHER DELAY, HUMAN RIGHTS GROUP DEMANDS LEGISLATORS TO PASS REFORM
BILL
The
Catholic Justice and Peace Commission (JPC) publicly is demanding
the National Transitional Legislative Assembly to pass into law,
without delay, the electoral reform bill submitted to it by the
National Elections Commission (NEC).
Liberian
fighters enter Ivory Coast, refugees say
MONROVIA, Nov 9 (Reuters) - Former fighters from Liberia are
crossing into Ivory Coast to work as guns for hire after hostilities
resumed in their West African neighbour, civilians fleeing the
violence said on Tuesday.
Liberia
refugees start to return
Liberia and the UN refugee agency have begun the huge task of
returning an estimated 500,000 internally-displaced Liberians to
their home regions.
LIBERIA:
IDPs begin heading for home
MONROVIA, 8 Nov 2004 (IRIN) - Chanting “no more war” and praying
for peace, a first batch of 500 internally displaced Lpeople (IDPs)
headed home on Monday from a camp where they had lived for years, as
the UN and Liberia's government kicked off a scheme to resettle
300,000 IDPs.
Councilman
Dexter Tahyor Dies of Cancer
 Minneapolis,
11/04/04 (SIS) - A member of Liberia's first five-man Council of
State, the collective presidency that succeeded Amos Sawyer's
Interim Government of National Unity (IGNU), is dead.
Liberia
name coach
Liberia Football Association has appointed Joseph Sayon as
caretaker coach for the national team until March 2005
Bush
meat trade threatens Liberia's biodiversity
The trade of bush meat has become a very big commercial business in Liberia
as it is posing serious threat to the country's biodiversity
UN
appeals for 58 million dollars in extra aid to help Liberian ex ...
Program (UNDP) on Thursday appealed to world governments to provide
58 million US dollars in extra aid to help 47,000 ex-fighters in
war-torn Liberia
Kromah
wants rioters investigated
Prof.
Alhaji G.V.Kroman, Former Member of the 6-Man Council of State has
added his voice by condemning Monrovia’s recent civil
disturbance, which took away several lives and the destructions
properties including churches and mosques.
SEARCHING
WITHIN OUR OWN SOULS
Once again, just this past week as the matter of
fact, senseless violence has reared its ugly head in our ‘poor’
country, Liberia, particularly the bullet-scarred seaside capital
city of Monrovia and its adjourning suburbs.
Liberia
officially disbands fighting factions in shadow of capital riots
Liberia dismantled its warring factions to
close the book on 14 years of war against the backdrop of new
violence in the capital and amid concerns that promises to
rehabilitate ex-combattants have yet to be fulfilled.
Liberia's
former warring factions disband
MONROVIA, Nov 3 (Reuters) - Liberia's rebel and
militia groups formally disbanded on Wednesday in line with a peace
deal signed last year, urging their fighters to turn in any
remaining weapons to United Nations troops
Ahamadiyya
Muslims Denounce Attacks On Churches, Mosques
Muslims of the Ahamadiyya Faith have condemned the
weekend destruction of lives and properties by rioters in Monrovia
and its eastern suburbs.
Mandingo
Caucus Calls for Co-Existence, Wants Perpetrators Prosecuted
The Chairman of a group calling itself "Mandingo
Caucus of Liberia" has described the recent riots in Monrovia
and its suburbs as unfortunate and has meanwhile called for
co-existence.
Cape
Mountianians abhor "religious violence" in Liberia
The National Association
of Cape Mountainians in the Americas, Inc. (NACA) has categorically
condemned the recent violence in Monrovia and its environs under the pretext
of a "religious" feud, and wants the perpetrators of
that carnage to bear the full weight of the law.
FOLLOWING
RECENT MONROVIA'S BLOODBATH;
UNMIL Round Up 398 Persons, Big Names Involved
Amid the recent madness
which engulfed Monrovia and its environ, the Chairman of the
Liberian Transitional Government, Charles Gyude Bryant disclosed
that the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) has so far,
arrested 398 persons in connection of last week Monrovia
bloodbath.
'I
WAS ATTACK FOR ENFORCING UNMIL MANDATE' -Says
Justice Minister, Points Fingers at Former GOL Officials
The Minister of Justice
and Attorney General of the Republic of Liberia, Cllr. Kabineh
Ja'neh said he narrowly escaped death from the hands of angry mob
last Friday, October 29, 2004.
Calm
returns to Liberia after factional violence and looting UN
Rivals within a former Liberian rebel group were
responsible for last week s flare-up in violence which was calmed
after United Nations forces deployed throughout the area, a
spokesman for the UN Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) said today.
THE
SIGNS WERE EVERYWHERE, WE JUST IGNORED IT (LIMANY
EDITORIAL)
Every body is now expressing shock and disbelieve
over the ethnically and religiously motivated violence that has been
rocking Monrovia in recent days. But if we take into consideration
the developments since the beginning of this month, we should not be
surprised why mosques and churches have been burnt.
UN
confiscates weapons in riot-torn Liberia
The United Nations has opened a new phase in its
effort to return peace to Liberia with door-to-door searches for
weapons, criminal prosecutions of those still holding arms and
authorization to use force to subdue belligerents.
Taylor's
men 'not behind riots'
 A
member of former president Charles Taylor's government has denied
involvement in riots in Liberia's capital which left 16 dead.
The UN blames former combatants of being behind
the violence which has threatened the fragile peace process.
Muslim
Council Condemns Violence
Whatever the cause of this unhealthy episode, the
National Muslim Council of Liberia condemns it in its entirety in no
uncertain term, referring to it as barbaric and unacceptable.”
This statement by the Muslim Council on state radio over the weekend
contended that the National Muslim Council of Liberia sees the act
by the perpetrators to be inviting serious religious war between
peaceful Christians and Muslims, who have lived together in harmony
from time in memorial on national hope and aspiration, and enjoyed
equal rights and opportunity as guaranteed by the laws of the land.
UN
mission chief says robust peacekeeping patrols enforcing ...
The United Nations mission chief today said relative calm has
returned to Liberia after "robust" peacekeeping and local
police patrols responded to incidents and enforced the curfew
countering the violence that started last Thursday in the West
African country.
AU
condemns violence in Liberia ...
Africa News, BEIJING: -- The African Union has condemned violence
that has left at least eight people dead in Liberia since riots
broke out in the capital on Thursday.
Mass
arrests after Liberia riots
Mr Klein said there were several flash points which were used by
former combatants, especially those linked to Mr. Taylor, to try to
destabilize the country. "What we are seeing are the death
throes of the [old] regime," he told the BBC.
Christian-Moslem
Violence in Liberia
I am deeply
saddened by the latest reports of Christian-Moslem violence in
Liberia but I am not surprised. We've been sitting on this time bomb
for years and it was just a matter of time before it exploded.
One
killed in Liberia riots
MONROVIA, Liberia (Reuters) -- One person was killed on
Sunday when mobs of youths rioted on the streets of the Liberian
capital, carrying out apparent revenge attacks for killings during
religious sectarian violence on Friday, witnesses said.
Land
Dispute turned into deadly Ethnic-Religion Violence -
10
people dead, several houses and business burnt
Liberia government has
imposed a daylight curfew after ethnic violence spread across
Monrovia that killed at least 10 people and destroyed dozen of
religious centers and business.
Let
Liberians in the Diaspora act now!
We got a disheartening
news this morning of a religious disturbance in our already bleeding
nation Liberia.
While we await full
account on how and why such an ugly situation found it way between
people of our two major religion, we want to admonish every Liberian
, particularly those in the Diaspora to treat the situation with
caution.
ULAA
DENOUNCES RENEW ACTS OF VIOLENCE IN LIBERIA
Press
Release-Report
coming out of Monrovia this morning indicates that there is a
massive outbreak of violence in the City leading to the destruction
of lives and properties. The report further indicates that the
conflict may have religious undertone, with the burning of
churches and mosques in the Monrovia area.
Violence
Erupts In Liberia
AP) Mobs of angry youths brandishing machetes, sticks and
Kalashnikov rifles rampaged through Liberia's war-shattered
capital on Friday in a rare outbreak of Muslim-Christian violence,
prompting the country's leader to order an immediate round-the-clock
curfew
Riots
rock Monrovia before end to disarmament
Gunshots were heard until early on Friday as angry youths carrying
stones and sticks roamed the streets of the Liberian capital,
Monrovia, two days before the scheduled end of a United Nations
campaign to disarm fighters from the West African state's civil war.
Curfew
Ordered in Troubled Liberia
Interim head of state Gyude Bryant ordered an immediate daylight
curfew in Monrovia after violence and sporadic gunfire broke out
Friday in Liberia's war-shattered capital.
Liberia
slaps curfew on capital after riots
MONROVIA, Oct 29 (Reuters) - Liberia slapped an immediate
curfew on the capital Monrovia on Friday after stick-wielding youths
rampaged through the costal city, burning buildings, petrol stations
and vehicles.
UN
launches education program in Liberia
Monrovia, Liberia - The United Nations officially launched a
nationwide programme to help educate thousands of former combatants
in this war-battered West African nation.
Mr. Jonathan Salzinger Honored with President’s
Volunteer Service Award for Work in Support of Humanitarian Causes
in Liberia
Award is a Prestigious National Honor for Volunteer Service,
presented by the President George W. Bush and the President’s
Council on Service and Civic Participation.
Tolbert
appointed Liberian Ambassador to China
The
Chairman of the National Transitional Government of Liberia has
commissioned Mrs. Neh Dukuly Tolbert as
Liberia
Ambassador to the People's Republic of
China
"Nothing
will stop 2005 elections, even if we have to stop civil servants'
salary"
- NTGL Chairman vows
The
Chairman of the Liberian Transitional Government, Charles Gyude
Bryant has declared that his "primary priority" is the
holding of General and Presidential elections in 2005.
|
