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WHEN THE SUN GOES DOWN
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NVASEKIE KONNEH THANKS
THE COMMUNITY
LIMANY PREPARES FOR
ELECTION
By Issa Fofana
President Roberta Patricia Rashid And The ULAA Of Today!
Bedell Speaks!
Handing Over Taylor, "If Liberia Asks"
By Tarty
Teh
And Justice for All
By Ramses K.Nah
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
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WHERE
WERE YOU WHEN WE MARCHED FOR FREEDOM
Are
there no more collective calls for matching [marching] on Washington? How
about collectively matching [marching] to sustain the peace in Liberia and
for the establishment of war crimes tribunal? Well, history is watching
and I am only trying to play a little role of a gadfly."
(FULL)
A
Fighter Hands In A Gun In Gbanga
MONROVIA, - The United Nations has poured 15,000 peacekeepers into Liberia
and more than 54,000 former combatants have been disarmed, but UN
officials admit that not everyone is handing in a weapon and vast tracts
of the West African country remain inaccessible to UN patrols.
LIBERIA:
Where are the weapons? Is disarmament really working?
MONROVIA, 28 Jul 2004 (IRIN) - The UN has poured 15,000 peacekeepers into
Liberia and more than 54,000 former combatants have been disarmed, but UN
officials admit that not everyone is handing in a weapon and vast tracts
of the country remain inaccessible to UN patrols.
LIBERIA:
West African leaders to review peace process in Accra
MONROVIA, 28 Jul 2004 (IRIN) - West African leaders will review Liberia's
year-old peace deal at a summit in Accra on Thursday, after a series of
wrangles between the country's former warring factions and Gyude Bryant,
the civilian head of the transitional government, diplomats said.
ULAA
Board Chairman Blasts Transitional Assembly for Vote Against War Crimes
 The
Chairman of the National Board of Directors of the Union of Liberian
Associations in the Americas (ULAA) has described as a disservice to the
Liberian nation the recent vote by the National Transitional Legislative
Assembly against the trial of former Liberian dictator Charles Taylor at
the War Crimes Tribunal in Freetown, Sierra Leone.
Thee
Politics of Inclusion
(Once a Liberian always a
Liberian)
To be a Liberian or not to be Liberian,
that is the question. As politicians sometimes ponder a “once a
Liberian, always a Liberian” policy, Liberians far and wide wonder about
their birthrights. The issue
is: why are Liberians being forced to give up their birthrights when they
become a citizen of another country?
IT’S
A WEDDING FOR
MASSA K. KEITA AND SEKOU B. KORLEH
On Saturday, August 14, 2004 Mr. Sekou B. Korleh, a youth
“activist” who has been described as the fastest growing  young
Liberian politician, will be exchanging marital vows with the queen of his
life, charming Miss. Massa K. Keita. The venue for the wedding is
the Sister Clara Mohammad’s Philadelphia Masjid at
4700 Wyalusing Avenue in Philadelphia. The reception, which
follows immediately, will be held in the main Ballrooms of the “most
talked about” First District Plaza at
3801 Market Street, also in Philadelphia. The ceremony at
the Masjid will start promptly at 4:00 p.m.
Liberia's
Taylor snubs court
Abuja - Former Liberian leader Charles Taylor failed to attend a court
hearing on Monday to defend himself against a bid by two Nigerian amputees
to force their government to hand him over for international justice.
“Readiness”
Before Conducting Any Elections
(Press Release)
To conduct free and fair elections, the electorate
should be well informed of the issues involved and the candidates
participating. To be able to form a well sound judgment, one ought to be
part and parcel of the process. By this, we mean one has to be present at
most meetings to appreciate and identify the players and issues involved.
It is not acceptable anymore to just show up and cast votes. (FULL)
US
freezes assets of ousted Liberian president Taylor
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Bush on
Friday froze the assets of former Liberian President Charles Taylor, his
family and top aides and accused them of undermining the country's
transition to democracy.
Text
of a Letter from the President to the Speaker of the House of
Representatives and the President of the Senate
Consistent with subsection 204(b) of the International Emergency Economic
Powers Act, 50 U.S.C. 1703(b) (IEEPA), I hereby report that I have issued
an Executive Order (the "order") in which, in view of United
Nations Security Council Resolutions 1521 of December 22, 2003, and 1532
of March 12, 2004, I declared a national emergency with respect to the
threat to the foreign policy of the United States constituted by certain
actions, policies, and circumstances with respect to Liberia
LIBERIA:
The war’s over but what next for former combatants?
GBARNGA, 23 Jul 2004 (IRIN) - John Weah doesn't blink when asked how
many people he killed during Liberia's civil war. “38!" he says
proudly. Only when he lost his leg did the tally stop rising.
Taylor:
It's Matter of Honour, Says Obasanjo
President Olusegun Oba-sanjo yesterday said Nigeria's
commitment to the continued stay of former Liberian President, Charles
Taylor, was a matter of honour. | Taylor came to Nigeria last year on
asylum as a con
GUINEA-LIBERIA:
Refugees criss-cross a fluid and volatile border
NZEREKORE, 22 Jul 2004 (IRIN) - Tens of thousands of Liberians
registered as refugees in neighbouring Guinea are abusing their status by
crossing the border to trade food rations and prepare their eventual
return before returning to their camps for the next handout, aid workers
said.
The
Dynamics of the Liberian war: How can we judge the participants
Liberians are proud people. Proud of their deep rooted tradition, culture
and history of 157 years. Prior to the December 1989 civil unrest, we
coexisted, intermarried irrespective of tribes or religion. And this
traditional umbilical cord cannot be broken. We must reconcile our
differences - be it Manos, Mandingos, Gios, Krahns, Kpelles, Sarpo, Kru,
Lorma, Vai, Gbandi, or Mande.
Morlu,
Integrity, And The Sad State Of Liberian Intellectualism
Back in 1984, amid national hysteria and uncertainty about the
impending 1985 Liberian general elections, retired Liberian army general
Mansfield Yancy cautioned fellow military brass during a political rally
near Monrovia to think twice about active participation in national
politics because “Liberians are a funny and peculiar people….”
Perhaps, Gen. Yancy was only concerned with the political and social
implications of the Liberian military getting bogged down in national
politics, but socio-economic and politico-cultural events in Liberia since
1984 have shown that Liberians are truly a “funny and peculiar
people.”
LIBERIA:
UN probes cross-border arms smuggling
MONROVIA, 21 Jul 2004 (IRIN) - UN peacekeepers are investigating
reports of smuggling arms and the movement of combatants across
Liberia’s international borders, General Joseph Owonibi, the deputy
force commander of the UN Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) disclosed on
Wednesday.
Giant
diamond found in Guinea, but will it be finders keepers?
A diamond the size of a computer mouse has been found in Guinea. The
182-carat gem is being described by the mining community as a jewel among
jewels. It was discovered by a 20-year-old miner in the diamond-rich
Banankoro region south-east of the capital.
LIBERIA:
IDPs begin to move home spontaneously
TUBMANBURG, 20 Jul 2004 (IRIN) - Anthony Tamba is helping to rebuild his
brother’s house on the outskirts of Tubmanburg, a provincial town 60 km
north of the capital Monrovia. “We started building in April because
peace is here,” explained Tamba after he climbed down from the roof of
the new house where he was busily hammering nails to secure the new tin
sheets.
No
peace in Liberia until Ivory Coast disarms: UNMIL commander Opande
 MONROVIA
(AFP) - Liberia's security will remain
precarious until concentrated efforts are made to disarm next-door Ivory
Coast, General Daniel Opande, the Kenyan military commander for the UN
mission in the west African state, said
"I can assure you that at the end of our mission in Liberia, we will
have collected all the arms, but the country will remain at risk if in
Ivory Coast the guns are still in the hands of the wrong people,"
Opande told AFP in an interview.
ISLAMIC
MEMORIAL PRAYER
AND FEAST IN HONOR OF ALHAJI MULBAH KROMAH
 3:00
July 18, 2003
MASJID
AL-ISLAAH
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TEL. 215-365-5093
The Kromah family invites you and the entire Islamic community.
LIMANY
WELCOMES BABY BILITY
 Mr.
Mohammed S. Bility (LIMANY'S Board Chairman), and his wife Mrs. Meckie
Sambola Bility were blessed with a bouncing baby boy on Monday, July 12,
2004. Little Bility arrived at 10:00Am at Mamonides Hospital in Brooklyn. Both
mother and child are in good health.
To greet the family, please call:
Cell: (917) 655-5099 or Home: (718) 783-1579
Email: msbility@aol.com
Victims
want Taylor extradited
Abuja - Displaying scarred limbs hacked by machetes,
two men whose arms were mutilated by West African rebels allied to ousted
Liberian leader Charles Taylor appeared in court to demand that Taylor be
extradited before a war-crimes tribunal.
Nigerians
challenge Taylor asylum ... BBC
A Nigerian court has allowed two men to challenge the granting of asylum
to former Liberian leader Charles Taylor.
UNICEF
Goodwill Ambassador receives ESPN award ESPN honoured UNICEF Goodwill
Ambassador George Weah with the A ... UNICEF
LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK, 14 July 2004 – The global sports network ESPN
today honoured UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador George Weah with the prestigious
Arthur Ashe Courage Award for his fearless work on behalf of children
caught up in wars worldwide.
ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION AND AWARENESS
(IN LIBERIA: A
PROP0SED PLAN OF ACTION
)
The environment is considered in the context of human life, the physical,
chemical, and biological setting of where and how people live. Our homes,
workplaces, schools, recreational, air, food, water, neighborhoods and
even the climate, all form part of the human environment.
Liberia has been plagued with myriad of environmental problems that
started.....(Full)
ELLEN
URGES A DIRT FREE LIBERIA
 A
major cleanup campaign to ensure Liberia is free from all health hazards
has been launched by Liberian presidential hopeful, Mrs. Ellen Johnson
Sirleaf, in collaboration with the Monrovia City Corporation (MCC). The
campaign kicked off last Saturday when Mrs. Sirleaf led hundreds of
Liberians, including Unity Party (UP) partisans to removed garbage
from the streets of Monrovia.
THE
HUSTLES AND BUSTLES IN MATOTO, CONAKRY
There is a saying that where you tie a goat is where it has to eat. This
is interpreted to mean that when a person is appointed to any position, it
is from there his daily bread comes. With this definition in mind,
corruption is overlooked in most parts of Africa. While it may simply mean
just that for many, for some it means, “wherever I find myself, instead
of sitting down to pity my condition, I will find something useful to
do.” That’s the sense you make when you visit Conakry, Guinea and see
some industrious ventures some Liberians are engaged in. (FULL)
Sekou Korleh & Massa Keita
Becomes
Proud Parents
 IT'S
A BOY!! Sekou
Korleh and Massa Keita became the proud parents of a
bouncing baby boy, who was born on July 11, 2004, at 0533am at the Albert
Einstein Medical Center in
Philadelphia.
The
"Little man" weighs 7lbs and 11 ounces. Both the mother and the
baby are doing fine.
To
greet the family, please call:267 250 4340 or Home: 215 612 0556 Email:
skorleh@aol.com
Government
wants more women to join new police force
MONROVIA, 12 Jul 2004 (IRIN) - Gyude Bryant, the chairman of Liberia's
transitional government, said on Monday he was disappointed at the low
number of women applying to join the country's new police force and
appealed for more female candidates to come forward.
LIBERIA:
Former combatants gather in Zwedru to hand in their guns
ZWEDRU, 12 Jul 2004 (IRIN) - Young women sat under a tarpaulin waiting
for transport to the new disarmament camp for Liberian fighters in the
eastern town of Zwedru. Some had a baby strapped to their backs. All
carried a gun or mortar bomb wrapped in cloth to hand to UN peacekeepers.
Is
Charles Bennie Setting Charges for Explosion? By
Tarty Teh
Here is a confusing, but not necessarily troubling, quotation regarding
the claims made by Mr. Charles Bennie (at least as reported in the June
22, 2004, edition of the Inquirer newspaper) suggesting corruption in the
Gyude Bryant interim government:
LIBERIA:
Spanish company to search for offshore oil
MONROVIA, 9 Jul 2004 (IRIN) - Liberia's transitional government awards
Spanish oil giant Repsol a licence to explore for offshore oil near the
country's western border with Sierra Leone --the first major exploration
contract in a country emerging from 14 years of civil war.
LIBERIANS
MUST WAKE UP…BECOME VIGILANT
The fact that Liberians could settle for the present group of so-called
national leaders, some of whom have allegedly committed heinous atrocities
and crimes against our poor people and the state with impunity in the
immediate past, speak more of their complacency and lax attitude about
life in particular. In
general, it shows that Liberians are not yet ready to take full
responsibility for their country.
The
Book "GOING TO WAR FOR AMERICA" HITS WASHINGTON DC
 Liberian
residents and some foreign nationals in the Washington DC area patiently
waited in line on Saturday (July 3rd) to secure a copy of the
book authored by a young Liberian poet, Nvasekie N. Konneh at the popular
Kendejah Restaurant and Lounge on Georgia Avenue. The book-signing event
was a continuation of the official book-launching program in Philadelphia
last April, where Liberians also rushed to get their copies.
Book
Review (Going to War for
America —by Nvasekie N. Konneh)
Nat Galarea Gbessagee-Going
to War for America is a collection of poetic free verses that seeks to
bring to public view the dehumanizing and satanic nature of the Liberian
civil war, and the daunting challenges survivors of the civil war face in
rebuilding their lives.
Team
KOFFA-TOE Launches Campaign-ULAA Election 2004 (Press
Release)
On
August 21, 2004 the Union of Liberian Associations in the Americas, (ULAA)
conducts 2004 Presidential Elections and the current Vice President, Mr.
Morris T. Koffa is a candidate for the office of President. His sole
intend is to lead the Union and make it a successful marketable entity.
Eight
New AME Bishops Include one Liberian
INDIANAPOLIS - African Methodist Episcopal Church
delegates elected eight new bishops Tuesday, including the first three
"indigenous" bishops for Africa and only the second and third
women to hold the post, and David R. Daniels Jr., a native Liberian.
LIBERIA:
Parliament rejects petition for Taylor to be tried in Sierra Leone
MONROVIA, 7 Jul 2004 (IRIN) - Liberia's transitional parliament has
rejected a petition from human rights groups to pressurise the Nigerian
government into handing over former leader Charles Taylor to face war
crimes charges in neighbouring Sierra Leone.
GUINEA:
Ethnic tensions threaten to explode in southeast
NZEREKORE, 7 Jul 2004 (IRIN) - An influx of arms and idle gunmen from
Liberia threatens to inflame ethnic quarrels in the Forest Region of
southeastern Guinea, leading to further violence and instability in this
remote region, government officials, aid workers and human rights
activists in the area said.
How
much more could it have been said? Mr. Keita said it all.
(A
Rejoiner To Varlee Keita's Presentation To LIMANY)
My fellow friends, you will agree with me that our problem is not and has
not been getting people to provide us with great theoretical directions,
but our own failures to implement the recommendations enshrined in those
speeches. We have heard many powerful speeches and I know, by God's grace,
we will continue to hear more; We must now begin to attempt to implement
the suggestions of those speeches, especially the ones just delivered by
Hon. Keita.
Liberian
soccer team stoned by fans
Angry Liberia fans threw stones at their national team on Sunday as they
left the stadium following a goalless draw with Togo in a 2006 World Cup
qualifying match. The Lone Star team had to be escorted from the
stadium in Monrovia by an armoured personnel carrier.
Nigerian
opposition urges handover of Liberia's Taylor for trial
Abuja, July 5 (Xinhuanet) -- A coalition of Nigerian opposition political
parties on Monday urged the federal government to hand over former
Liberian president Charles Taylor to the UN-backed special court in Sierra
Leone.
SIERRA
LEONE: Rebels "criminally gutted an entire nation" says
international prosecutor
FREETOWN, - Three former commanders of the Revolutionary United Front (RUF),
a rebel group accused of chopping off the limbs of innocent civilians,
gang raping women and burning villagers alive in their homes, stood in the
dock on Monday as Sierra Leone's Special Court put them on trial for war
crimes.
UN-backed
court alleges Liberia, Libya backed Sierra Leone rebels now on
trial
FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) - Calling it a "tale of horror," a
UN-sponsored war crimes court opened the first trials Monday for rebel
military commanders accused in a vicious 10-year campaign for control of
diamond-rich Sierra Leone.
Prosecutors also described a network of foreign backing for the rebels,
including training and forces from Liberia's then-president Charles Taylor
and Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi.
LIBERIA:
Stadium hosts football again after displaced people leave
MONROVIA, 5 Jul 2004 (IRIN) - A year ago, Liberia's national stadium
sheltered thousands of displaced families fleeing rebel fighters, but last
weekend, the sports complex threw open its dilapidated doors to throngs of
football fans
LIBERIA:
UN warn of hunger and unrest if donors fail to deliver
MONROVIA, 2 Jul 2004 (IRIN) - The failure of donors to contribute a
promised US$ 540 million is slowing post-war reconstruction in Liberia and
could disrupt food supplies and lead to unrest, the United Nations said on
Friday.
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