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 MADAM JABATEH APPEALS TO KOFI ANNAN 
A citizen of Nimba County, Madam Madenyen Jabateh has called upon the United Nations  to foster social integration and provide a developmental package for recovery in Nimba County. She said this will help the county, one of the worst affected areas of the war, to recover from the war. As of now, Madam Jabateh said the citizens and indeed all Liberians need help to restart their lives.

TOP OFFICIAL EXPLAINS APPETITE FOR LUXURY ITEMS 
WASHINGTON, DC: - A top ranking official of Liberia’s interim government has justified [sort of] the use of the now war-ruined country’s already scarce financial resources by some of his colleagues to satisfy their apparent strong appetite for luxurious items, including, expensive cars.

Rebuilding failed states
What can the world do about state failure? Surprisingly, quite a lot ONE and a half years ago, Liberia was a failed state. Two separate groups of drug-emboldened teenage rebels controlled most of the country. A gangsterish president, Charles Taylor, was losing control even over Monrovia, the capital, where all sides were firing heavy artillery into office blocks and looting strategic spots such as the brewery.

The Community Welcomes BABY Donzo
A bouncing baby boy was born unto the union of Mr. Kalifala Donzo and Mrs. Maciagbe Dukuly-Donzo of Woodbridge, Virginia on February 24, 2005. The baby weighed 8 pounds and 10 ounces when he was born. Both the baby and mother are in good health condition.

Fromer Liberian President Taylor a threat to West Africa - prose
DAKAR (Reuters) - Former Liberian President Charles Taylor is meddling in Liberian politics from exile in Nigeria and remains a threat to the stability of West Africa, a top war crimes prosecutor said on Wednesday. David Crane, an American who announced this week he would step down as chief prosecutor at Sierra Leone's special war crimes court in July, said he had clear evidence that Taylor was still in regular contact with members of his former government.

UN Warns Troops in W.Africa Against Sex Abuse
Deputy secretary general Louise Frechette is touring UN peacekeeping operations in Liberia, Sierra Leone and Ivory Coast to drive home secretary general Kofi ...

UN demands sexual propriety from soldiers
The UN has warned peacekeeping forces operating under its banner to obey strict rules on sexual conduct. The UN's Deputy General Secretary, Louise Frechette, said soldiers would be punished if they had sex with minors or prostitutes, or if they traded sex for aid or favours.

Liberian wildlife threatened by gold rush:
MONROVIA, Liberia, March 2 : A diverse range of wildlife and the national park it inhabits has come under threat in Liberia from gold miners, the International Herald Tribune reports. While the African elephants, pygmy hippos, bongos, duikers, leopards, chimps at Sapo National Park survived 15 years of civil war, they are now being hunted by the prospectors for food.

Visiting UN mission in Liberia, Fréchette stresses zero-tolerance ... 
Deputy Secretary-General Louise Fréchette today spent a second day at the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) as part of an ongoing effort to emphasize the world body's zero tolerance policy for sexual exploitation and abuse by UN peacekeepers.

Nimba Elders Declare County An Oasis  
The return of the properties seized from some members of the Mandingo tribe by the Gio and Mano tribes during the height of the civil war in the 90s, may run into trouble as there are indications that these properties may be withheld.

Samori Ture (MANDE HISTORY MOMENT)
Our next story is that of Samori Ture, an account first written by Yves Person, and further researched by Archives Nationales du Senegal, Section d’outre-mer des Archives Nationales-Paris and Public Record Office-London, among others. Without a doubt, Samori Ture is one of the most impressive figures of pre-colonial Africa.

  Liberian economy starts to grow -Transparency call
The IMF said Liberia's economy started to grow last year thanks to a "continued strong recovery in rubber production, domestic manufacturing and local services including post-conflict reconstruction". The IMF however remains cautious about what it sees as a lack of transparency in government actions.

 Liberian gold rush threatens forest preserve
Red and black Diana monkeys lunge through the air, azure peacocks flap in the jungle canopy and a tiny zebra antelope stops in its tracks to heed the low moans of a Liberian hunter marking his prey for slaughter.

 Civil war on the Liberian/Ivorian border means more suffering
LOGUATUO, Liberia (AP) - The already strained health system in the border towns of Liberia are in a desperate condition because of an influx of civil war ...

West African mediator opens week-long Liberia visit
Abubakar, a former president of Nigeria, held talks with the UN special envoy to Liberia, Jacques Klein, and was to meet with various political leaders and ...

IMF asks Liberia to release iron ore sales probe
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund on Monday urged Liberia to make public a series of probes into suspected improper sales iron ore ...

 Liberians in America Hold National Confab
An All-Liberia National conference on the future of the country is due to convene in Washington DC between March 17-20. It is co-sponsored by the Ralph Bunche International Center at Howard University, where the conference is due to be held and will discuss peace, reform and reconciliation in post-war Liberia.

 Most of Liberia now declared safe for return. 
MONROVIA, Feb. 28 (UNHCR) – On Monday, Sinoe County in Liberia was declared safe for the return of refugees and internally displaced people, bringing the number of safe counties to 14 out of a total of 15, leaving just Grand Kru waiting to be declared safe.

MANDINGO CAUCUS’ PRESIDENT TO ADDRESS MANDINGOES IN THE US
The President of the National Mandingo Caucus of Liberia, Mr. Musa Bility, is currently visiting the U.S. to consult with prominent Mandingo leaders and organizations in order to further consolidate and ensure the full participation of Mandingoes in the new political and economic landscape that is evolving in Liberia.

Statement by IMF Staff on Article IV Consultations with Liberia
"An IMF mission team visited Accra, Ghana during February 16-26, 2005, for discussions with the Liberian authorities on the 2005 Article IV consultation. The mission discussed economic conditions and prospects in Liberia's post-conflict environment, and considered the National Transitional Government of Liberia's (NTGL) policy agenda for the remainder of its term (end-2005).

Supreme Court takes up cruise ship case 
The U.S. Supreme Court Monday takes up a case examining whether foreign-flag cruise ships doing business in U.S. waters can be sued for discrimination against disabled passengers. Foreign-ship registrations currently allow cruise lines to sidestep compliance with American labor regulations and civil rights laws.

WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO LIBERIA IF WEAH BECOMES PRESIDENT?
But you see, in Liberia, when we like something, we like it all the way till “we don’t want to know,” and when we hate something, we don't want to know if there is any redeeming value in it. That's what makes politic a dangerous profession in a country like Liberia. That's why Alpha Blondy sings, "politiki magning," (politic is no good). 

REMEMBERING SOLOMON DONZO 
Every big or small town has its hometown celebrity. And since there's not much going on in most of our towns or villages, the fellow who plays soccer and plays it well is usually that hometown celebrity. He's the one that all the girls are falling for. He's burrowed by other teams from far and near to play for them. As he goes from village to village and from town to town, his legend grows, as people would cheer him on. People would expect that he score goals in every game he plays. 

EU: Press Nigeria to Hand Over Charles Taylor
Human Rights Watch - 5 hours ago . Elected president of Liberia in 1997 after a seven-year war that ousted former president Samuel Doe, Charles Taylor gained notoriety for the brutal abuses ...

 RIGHTS: Children of War Need More Support ...
Iman was only 14 when a Liberian warlord took her as his 'spouse'. For months she was forced to serve as his sexual slave. She was among the fortunate few who escaped that fate. Today she works on a farm near her hometown in a rehabilitation programme launched by the French group Medicins du Monde (Doctors of the World).

CHRISTIANITY, ISLAM, AND THE AFRICAN RACE
One of the most important figures of Black History was Dr. Edward Wilmot Blyden. Among his many celebrated achievements is his book, “CHRISTIANITY, ISLAM, AND THE AFRICAN RACE.”

Press release - Liberia: Tools distributed to 65,000 families 
Monrovia (ICRC) Anxious to play an active role in helping Liberians return to villages they once fled to escape fighting, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has distributed tools to more than 65,000 families living in 1,300 villages.

NEC 'TURNS DOWN' ULAA'S REQUEST TO VOTE IN 2005
The National Elections Commission (NEC) has reportedly turned down request by ULAA to allow thousands of Liberians in the Diaspora cast their votes coming 2005 general and presidential elections.

Nimbaians End Palava 
Reports gathered by this paper revealed that the tribes of Gio, Mano and Mandingo in Nimba County have resolved to end their differences and work together for the improvement of the county.

A prominent daughter of war-torn Nimba County, Madam Madenyen N. Jabateh has called on her fellow Nimbians to come together in the interest of peace and reconciliation and forge ahead in the development of their county for the betterment of their children. Madam Jabateh spoke over the weekend in Ganta, Nimba County, during a two-day Peace and Reconciliation Conference organized by UNMIL, UNHCR and local authority to cement relations between the Mandingoes and Manos.

LIBERIA: Firestone deal could mark return of private investors
MONROVIA, 22 Feb 2005 (IRIN) - Liberia's transitional government has extended the land concession granted to Firestone, the country's biggest rubber producer, for a further 36 years as part of post-war recovery efforts. But not everyone is happy.

"WE WILL ALWAYS REMAIN LOYAL TO EACH OTHER"
The Chairman of the Ganta City Council, Elder John Saye Gbartu, has stressed that Mandingoes are indeed part and parcel of Nimba County, and that they should not be excluded in the rebuilding of their county. The 75-year old elder, addressing his kinsmen during the two days Peace and Reconciliation Conference held in Ganta over the weekend, said he was pleased, especially with the involvement of UNMIL, the UNHCR and the local leadership of the county in bringing to a close the long standing tribal conflict between the Mandingoes and Manos.

Wake Keeping of Youthful Nimbaian 
Menle Kou Wonokay

LIBERIA: A touch of normality returns to former rebel stronghold 
VOINJAMA, 21 February (IRIN) - In this dusty devastated town that once served as headquarters for Liberia's main rebel army, schools are undergoing repair and homes are being rebuilt as a touch of normality returns to Lofa county in the remote northwest after 14 years of civil war.

LIBERIA: World Bank says tougher action needed to tackle corruption 
MONROVIA, 21 February (IRIN) - A World Bank mission visiting Liberia has said the country's transitional government must crack down harder on corruption and show greater transparency in its finances if it is to secure donor funding to help the country recover from 14 years of civil war.

MALCOLM X AFRICAN DESCIPLE 
Malcolm X would have been 80 years by May 19, 2005. However, his life was cut short by assassins’ bullets on February 21, 1965 in Harlem, New York. The poem below is a celebration of Malcolm X life and mission as the world remembers him on the fortieth anniversary of his assassination.

George Weah’s US visit and the Missing Link
Daily Observer’s Omari Jackson examines the recent visit of Liberia’s presidential aspirant, George Weah, to Atlanta and points out that the candidate’s failure to entertain questions from the audience is the missing link that renders his stopover a mere publicity stunt.

Sundiata (MANDE HISTORY MOMENT)
For the next two months, LIMANY will retell some of the triumphs and tribulations of our ancestors/forefathers as written in history/literature. Our first story is from SUNDIATA: An Epic of Old Mali.  Even to this day in the villages of the Western Sudan, magical legends of Sundiata Keita are told when villagers gather for traditional storytelling.

WE EXPECT A FAIR AND BALANCED REPORTS FROM THE PAJIBO COMMITTEE (Editorial)
At long last we will be expecting an official report from the Ezekia Pajibo led Committee about the October 2004 violent riots in Monrovia that resulted into the loss of lives and the burning of mosques, churches, private homes and other properties.

President George 
MANCHESTER City legend George Weah is running for president in his native West African country, Liberia.

LIMANY welcomes www.wimam.org  Wisconsin Mandingo Association of Milwaukee 

In memory of Kabine Syllah
Sunrise November 22, 1978 
Sunset February 11, 2005 

Liberia And The African-Diaspora Liberation Struggle 
In February 1997 while on deployment in the Persian Gulf, the ship company of the USS Detroit organized a program in observance of the Black History Month. As one of the seven Africans on this US naval vessel, I was asked to participate in the program and the presentation I made is what I am sharing with you now as we go through another month of Black History.

ReliefWeb (press release)Guinea's forgotten internal displacement crisis 
For 15 years instability and armed conflict in Liberia, Sierra Leone and, more recently, Côte d'Ivoire have spilled over into Guinea, causing death,

ULAA in Intensive Negotiations in Monrovia
ULAA National President Arthur K. Watson and his delegation have been engaged in very hectic back and forth negotiations in Monrovia regarding the need for Liberians in the Diaspora to participate in the forth coming Liberian national elections.

ULAA's Midwest Region Gets News Line
The Vice President of the Northern Region of ULAA, Mrs. Martha Sinoe, has opened a telephone news line for region. People wanting information about past, current and upcoming events in the Midwest now have a source of factual and up-to-date information. The program will also air public service announcement.

I SPEAK OF FREEDOM (Black History)
Kwame Nkrumah (1909-1972) was the leader of Ghana, the former British colony of the Gold Coast and the first of the European colonies in Africa to gain independence with majority rule. Until he was deposed by a coup d'état in 1966, he was a major spokesman for modern Africa. Below is an excerpt from his book, "I Speak of Freedom: A Statement of African Ideology."

UN News CentreLiberian Refugees Start Returning to Area Hardest-Hit By Civil War ...
About 34 per cent of the estimated 340,000 Liberian refugees in neighboring countries and the majority of the half million internally displaced persons (IDPs) are expected to return to Lofa county. Some 100,000 refugees are expected to return to Liberia this year.

LIBERIA: US hires private company to train 4,000-man army
MONROVIA, 15 February (IRIN) - The United States has hired DynCorp International, a privately-owned security company to train a new 4,000-man Liberian army, a US government official in Liberia said on Tuesday.

UNHCR assists first refugees home to Liberia's Lofa county
VOINJAMA, Liberia, Feb 15 (UNHCR) – In a vote of confidence in Liberia's peace process, the first convoy of Liberian refugees headed home yesterday to Lofa ...

IMF to include iron-ore sales in talks with Liberia
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Regular economic discussions between the International Monetary Fund and Liberia this week will include the sale of iron ore stockpiles ...

Riposte: Does ULAA Speak for ALL Liberians? 
The LAC episode has forced a grudging dialogue amongst Liberian politicians in such a way that everyone is attempting to credit themselves as defenders of the people. Let me confess that my respect for the ULAA broad chairman, Anthony Kesselly, might have imposed a psychological shift excusing an honest examination of ULAA’s deeds. 

DISENFRANCHISING LIBERIANS – THE 2005 VOTE
Not too long from now or within just about eight months Liberians will be going back to the polls hopefully to elect another government.   But as promising as this may seem to some people, it’s very unfortunate that Liberians who are currently residing abroad, many of them forced out of the country because of the various brutal wars that once raged there, will not be allowed to participate in the exercise.

LIBERIA: UNHCR starts refugee resettlement in Lofa county
MONROVIA, 14 February (IRIN) - The UN refugee agency UNCHR began transporting Liberian refugees back to Lofa county in Northwestern Liberia on Monday, a ... 

LIBERIA: Slow progress in restoring water, electricity to Monrovia     
... generators. The noise has grown louder since the end of Liberia's civil war in August 2003, and the city's lights brighter. But ...

Liberian Children Pick Up Pieces of Broken Lives
CAMP, Guinea (Reuters) - The four young siblings weep as they leave their foster home to make the short trip back to their war shattered homeland of Liberia. ...

PRESIDENT WATSON ADDRESSES CIVIL SOCIETY MOVEMENT, Receives Standing Ovation 
We must work to develop and strengthen our political voice in order to articulate new scenarios for peaceful coexistence and those who represent us must not turn a blind eye to corrupt practices that brought us here in the first place.

Our Community Mourns
The Donzo and Konneh family regret to announce the passing away of our Mother and aunty, Hajah Phanta Konneh whose sad event occurred on Sunday, February 13, 2005, at 9:00 AM in N'Zerekore, Republic of Guinea. To sympathize with the family, please call the following numbers:  
Mr. Fumba M. Donzo (FD)      (215) 747-4744
Mr. Forebore Komara (FKK)    (267) 230-0875

THE POWER OF WORDS
 What I discovered about her informed me that Haja has not only read my book but has read more than 200 books, participated in book reading campaign at her school. Among the books she has read include “The Prince and the Pauper” by Mark Twain; “My Brother Martin: A Sister Remembers Growing Up With the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King,” by Christine King Farris. 

UN Refugee Agency Prepares for Start of Large-Scale Repatriation to Liberia
The United Nations refugee agency is preparing for the start next week of a potentially dramatic increase in the repatriation of Liberians, with plans to help more than 100,000 exiles return to the once war-torn West African country ahead of elections scheduled for October under the new peace agreement.

Do Liberians Need a National Conference Before the October 2005 Elections?  
Now that the war in Liberia is perceived to be over and disarmament is presumed to be comprehensive and complete, there are seemingly some discomforting and disturbing voices coming out of this tiny West African Country. For instance, there are disturbing and discomforting voices that are demanding and declaring that unless Liberians take the courage and seize the strength now to immediately go to the polls and vote in their new leaders come October 2005, the political goodwill and economic doors of the international community will certainly be forever shut before us and in our faces.

Liberia: On the road in Nimba County
Liberians had told us that Saniquelle was a beautiful city before the war and that it was a popular destination for a respite from the humid crowds of Monrovia. We passed severely war-damaged structures but as we traveled to Saniquelle, there was evidence of international NGOs and donors projects spreading out along the road.

Press Releases Critical shortfall in funding and lack of reform threaten to undermine stability in Liberia 
One and a half years since the fall of Charles Taylor s regime and one year since the International Conference for Reconstruction for Liberia (1), Liberia s fragile peace remains under threat.

DOES ULAA SPEAK FOR ALL LIBERIANS? (Editorial)
ULAA has shown its consistent silence regarding the illegal land seizure and occupation of homes and properties belonging to Liberians from the Mandingo ethnic group in Nimba County. It seems that ULAA and others only speak when it is politically expedient, choosing only to address those issues that serve their political interests. This type of selective and unfair advocacy is wrong for Liberia, and it lacks the type of moral conviction that an organization, such as ULAA, needs.

LCANC Fundraiser & Book Signing:
The Liberian Community Association of Northern California (LCANC) cordially invites you to an evening with James Youboty, Author of A Nation in Terror and a fundraiser for the LCANC Mary L. Butscher Project for Liberia. The event will be...
A Nation in Terror will be on sale for $24.00. Historical Liberian calendars and other Liberia-centric items will be on sale at the fundraiser as well. Twenty percent of all proceeds from the sale of merchandise will go to the Mary L. Butscher humanitarian aid project for Liberia.

FORMER GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS ON UN SANCTION LIST ARE FREE TO CONTEST IN 05 ELECTION
The National Elections Commission (NEC) has finally clarified that former government officials whose names were placed on the United Nations Travel Restriction list are 'freed to contest the forthcoming general and presidential elections this year.

LIBERIA: Curfew lifted in Harper two weeks after riots
MONROVIA, 8 Feb 2005 (IRIN) - The Liberian government has lifted a dusk-to-dawn curfew that was imposed two weeks ago on the southeastern port town of Harper following riots sparked off by a suspected outbreak of ritual killings.

LIBERIA: Tracing and reuniting families after 14 years of war
GANTA, 8 Feb 2005 (IRIN) - Shortly after David Wilson left home two years ago to buy cassava in a nearby village, a fierce gun battle broke out in the town behind him. The retired school teacher thought his four children were dead, but last week they were reunited through a Red Cross tracing programme.

LAC – “LACKING ALL COMPASSION” IN GRAND BASSA/RIVERCESS! (2^nd and Final Part)
  I mean, as someone who was born and bred in Lower Buchanan, Grand Bassa County right on Preston Street, I definitely can’t remember ever hearing about LAC or any other company operating in Grand Bassa County or Liberia [for that matter] asking the local people to vacate their ancestral lands just to expand their business operations – never!

Former Liberian Head of State's First US Published Novel
Latest novel by well-known African author, Mr. Wilton Sankawulo,former Liberian Head of State, first publication by Dusty Spark Publishing and book launch ...

LIBERIA: Elections set for 11 October ...AlertNet
MONROVIA, 7 February (IRIN) - Liberia will hold presidential and parliamentary elections on 11 October and the results of the poll will be published no later that 26 October, Frances Johnson-Morris, the chairwoman of the National Elections Commission of Liberia said on Monday.

Liberia: Extremely Vulnerable to HIV
AIDS is going to be a big problem in Liberia, said the doctor in Nimba county. We are seeing full blown cases of AIDS but there is nothing we can do for them. We can t test them to see if they have AIDS since the nearest testing facility is a 14-hour drive away.

Shame on the Liberian Government for its Treatment of the Ex-combatants
As our beloved Liberia slowly rises from her feet after fourteen years of senseless killing and destructions that left countless numbers of our young generation not knowing how to read and write, one might think that the primary responsibility of any Liberian government or organization would be to put its money where its mouth is by investing in the future of those it claims to lead.

BLAST FROM THE PAST: HONORING BLACK HISTORY MONTH
While for the most part the struggle of the African people has been against racial prejudice, the later day struggle should also focus on the inside against our own practice of tribal and religious prejudice against one another. When one looks across Africa today, and other places where there are people of African descent, there are disease and poverty on the massive scale. So certainly, as Black people, we are yet to arrive to the Promised Land as envisioned by the visionaries of the past.

Who Should We Trust With the Presidency?
For an understanding of the political misfeasance that led us to war should also put us in a position to determine whom we TRUST with future leadership. Any individual who, throughout the period of the war, was in a position to do something and fails to do so, was silent without cause, or acted in any way or form hurtful to the interest of the masses, should not be worthy of our vote, irrespective of his/her academic standing or social status.

Africa 2005: Outlook (Abdoulaye W. Dukulé)
The African Union (AU) held its annual Summit in Abuja and celebrated its fourth anniversary on the last weekend of January 2005 and looked at some crucial issues. The war in Sudan that had been termed “a genocide” by much of the world, including Former US Secretary of State Colin Powell before the Arab solidarity reduced it to a “humanitarian crisis” has become a contentious matter that divided the Union in two groups: the Arab countries sided with the government of Sudan while the Sub-Saharan nations shyly agreed to a formula “calling on the international community to send troops …

LIBERIA: Seven more counties opened up for return of IDPS and refugees
MONROVIA, 2 Feb 2005 (IRIN) - The authorities in Liberia have opened up seven more counties for the return of internally displaced people (IDPs) and refugees who fled their homes during the civil war, including problematic Lofa and Nimba counties.

GUINEA-LIBERIA: Many Liberian refugees are still afraid to return home
LAINE REFUGEE CAMP, 3 Feb 2005 (IRIN) - Up to half the 150,000 Liberian refugees who fled to Guinea to escape their country's 14-year civil war have already gone home, according to UN officials.

CEMENTED TRIBAL PREJUDICE IN POST WAR LIBERIA
Since November 2003, months after the signing of the peace accord in Ghana, Mandingoes have been harassed in the interior, especially in Nimba County by some former fighters of NPFL. These fighters are mostly of Gios and Mano ethnicity and have been led by the notorious Adolphus Dolo.  All these have been done to make permanent their illegal occupation of homes belonging to the Mandingoes in Nimba County.

LIBERIA: UN finds money to send expelled former combatants back to school
MONROVIA, 2 Feb 2005 (IRIN) - The UN said on Wednesday that it had secured money to pay the school fees of nearly 4,000 former Liberian combatants who were expelled from secondary schools last month because there was no money left in the rehabiliation fund to pay for their tuition.

UNION OF LIBERIAN ASSOCIATIONS IN THE AMERICAS (ULAA)
Our Position Statement On The Liberian Government's Treatment Of Citizens at the Liberia Agricultural Company (LAC)

POLITICAL JUDGMENT AGAINST MIS-EDUCATED LIBERIAN
Am I a fully educated person? I cannot accent to that claim because, as a scholar, I am undergoing the rigor, growth, and development of the academy. However, this piece is not about me but the destiny of a people, the conditions that confronts our people in Liberia.  

British Author to Launch Book in Monrovia
A British author and journalist, Rose George, was expected to have arrived in Liberia on yesterday, Sunday, to launch her book, A Life Removed: Hunting for Refuge in the Modern World.
                      
LIBERIA: Seven more counties opened up for return of IDPS and refugees
MONROVIA, 2 Feb 2005 (IRIN) - The authorities in Liberia have opened up seven more counties for the return of internally displaced people (IDPs) and refugees who fled their homes during the civil war, including problematic Lofa and Nimba counties

Beware, Liberian Youths, They Are at Your Doors Again
Over the years the youth of Liberia continue to be used by warlord, politician and other job seekers in the name of serving the Liberian people. Many have used statements such as, “I want to seek the interest of the Liberian youth” or “I want to serve the Liberian people for the betterment of our young generation.” These statements and many others may have appealed to the masses, but how many of these people making these statements have upheld their values?

AS BRYANT, WIFE MATRIMONY CRACKS
According to a local daily this week , the Liberian Transitional head, Chairman Charles Gyude Bryant and his wife, Rosie-Lee A. Williams Bryant are “presently residing at different locations in the city.” Chairman Bryant, who once resided in a house with his wife is now at different location, far away from his official residence at Mamba Point.

Liberia’s Political Nightmares: A response to Bettie and Nagbe
One would think that intellectual engagement should objectively diagnose Liberia’s problem, in a framework of projecting alternative axioms for good governance, not condemnation, political agitation, and dehumanization of others’ political choice or choices. The attempt here is to expose these Oppong’s critics as Liberia’s political nightmares.

LAC – “LACKING ALL COMPASSION” IN GRAND BASSA/RIVERCESS!
Just a little over two months ago (on November 30, 2004, to be specific), Cllr. Charles Walker Brumskine first sounded the alarm about a situation, which he said, “[was] now threatening a humanitarian crisis in Bassa and River Cess [counties]”.

LIBERIA: Civil servant wage row hampers rural recovery
MONROVIA, 28 Jan 2005 (IRIN) - Nurses and doctors are refusing to return to work in the Liberian countryside because their salaries are too small and often late and the transitional government's promise to pay 18-months of salary arrears has failed to materialise.

LIBERIA: Former rebel fighters riot to demand promised cash
MONROVIA, 27 Jan 2005 (IRIN) - A group of 200 former rebel fighters rioted in Gbarnga, a town in northern Liberia, earlier this week to protest at the United Nations' failure to pay them the second half of their US$300 resettlement allowance, eyewitnesses told IRIN.

IS UNICCO FOR PEACE IN NIMBA? (Editorial )
Since he embarked on the mission to bring peace and reconciliation to his war-ravaged county, the Nimba County Superintendent, Hon. Karnwea, has received very high mark of praises from fellow Liberians. But some languages emanating from him or attributed to him have caused some criticism from some of his own people.

UN Sets Up Another Panel, Accuses NTGL Of Misappropriation
UN Secretary General, Dr. Kofi Annan, has appointed another five-man Council of Experts for Liberia amidst allegations of misappropriation against the National Transitional Government of Liberia.

Liberia`s interim leader visits Tripoli
Tripoli, Libya, 01/26 - Liberia`s interim leader, Gyude Bryant arrived here Tuesday at the head of a high-powered delegation for an official working visit to the Libyan Jamahiriyah, official sources said, without disclosing the duration of the visit.

LIBERIA: Curfew imposed on Harper after mob storms police station
General Joseph Owonibi, the commander of the 15,000-strong UN peacekeeping force in Liberia, told UN radio that he suspected former combatants in Liberia's ...

UN troops deploy amid ritual killing claims
MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) -- UN peacekeepers deployed extra troops to southeastern Liberia Tuesday to monitor a dusk-to-dawn curfew imposed following protests ...

SUPT. KARNWEA SPEAKS TO NIMBIANS IN AMERICA
--A RESPOND TO UNICO'S PRESS RELEASE
"What our people seemingly do not understand is that all the five tribes in NIMBA are citizens and any attempt by any of the ethnic groups to deny the other will not promote the peace process. Our constitution provides that citizenship is obtained by birth or naturalization. Almost all the Mandingos that we are talking about today were born in NIMBA. Some of them are sons and daughters of Gio, Mono, Krahn and Gbi women."

LIBERIANS WANT CONSTITUTIONAL ADHERENCE, NOT ABROGATION
I want to engage this medium to commend counselor Johnson-Morris for her  courage so far. It is not easy to hold such position in these crucial times in Liberia. However, I want to establish my disappointment about the attempt to deny Diaspora Liberians of their constitutional rights to vote. Recently, I was surfing the internet when I read a letter from counselor Johnson-Morris to ULAA.

Liberian 'ritual killings' alert 
Extra UN troops are sent to south-eastern Liberia following violent protests over alleged ritual killings.

Liberia's peacekeeping legacy
One of the legacies the former West African peacekeeping force for Liberia - Ecomog - left behind in the 1990s was more than 6,000 fatherless children. .Most of the soldiers left their partners no means of future contact and many of their children are being supported by a local charity in the capital, Monrovia...

Weah has better chances among the good guys
If the appearance of Mr. Weah on the political scene will serve as a motivation for a coalition to produce a comparatively qualified candidate that will eventually win the presidency that will be a welcome development.

Nimba County was not Responsible for Liberian Civil War (UNICCO Press Release)
UNICCO condemns in the strongest possible terms, anyone or any statements that would indict or blame Nimba County for “the Liberian civil carnage and “the destabilization of West Africa”. UNICCO further resents any such insinuation that ignores the factual circumstances leading to the war and instead, uses Nimba County as a “scapegoat” for selfish interest.

MUSLIMS IN LIBERIA JOYOUSLY OBSERVE “EID-AL-’ADHA"

Thousands of Liberian Muslims on Thursday, January 20, joined other Muslims around the world to celebrate the Eld-Al-Adha, also known as “Abraham Feast Day” or "Feast of Sacrifice."

Eid Al Adha and New Year Message.... HAPPY EID AL ADHA AND A BLESSED NEW YEAR TO ALL
As Muslims all over the world celebrate Eid Al Adha, we at LIMANY are blessed and thankful to God for helping us to sustai