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SUPPORT RELIEF EFFORT FOR OUR PEOPLE
WHEN THE SUN GOES DOWN
(THE POEM)
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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To
Be An Effective Service Oriented Organization, LIMANY Members Must Work
Together As A Team. (Presentation
at LIMANY's General Meeting)
 Therefore,
if LIMANY is to be productive, and accomplish its goals,
then, i suggest that you operate as a team. Teamwork is
a trendy word in today‘s business world. A good example of teamwork
is a football team. Teamwork is essential to win. The team might have
individuals who play particularly well…the stars of the team; yet,
everyone knows that a star doesn’t win the game by himself. Everyone has
to do his share. The stars knows,,, often better
Taylor:
NLC Threatens Mass Rally
Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) president, Adams
Oshiomhole, yesterday threatened that workers would hold a mass rally in
Calabar to protest the refusal of the Federal Government to extradite
former Liberian lead...
14
Pak peacekeepers killed in Sierra Leone ’copter crash
FREETOWN, Sierra Leone: A UN helicopter crashed in flames on a remote
hillside in Sierra Leone on Tuesday, killing all 24 peacekeepers, aid
workers and others aboard, UN officials in the West African nation s..
Liberian
girls face rape, abuse despite war's end ...
UNITED NATIONS, June 30 (Reuters) - Liberian girls are still being raped,
exploited and neglected in refugee camps, nearly a year after the end of
fighting in the impoverished West African nation, a watchdog group
reported on Wednesday.
Morlu’s
Political Party Divisions: Myth or Reality?
John S. Morlu’s “Grouping The Candidates: Liberia's 4 Major
Political Camps” (New
Democrat, 7 June 2004), is the most serious form of academic speculation,
intellectual misrepresentation, and a dossier of profanity I have seen and
read in a long time. If I didn’t know any better, I would have swore Mr.
Morlu, II was writing a fictional thriller,
U.N.
Helicopter Crashes In Sierra Leone; 24 Believed Dead
A Russian helicopter carrying 21 passengers and three crew
members in Sierra Leone for the U.N. mission there crashed today. All
aboard are believed to have been killed.
Liberian
court tries Egyptian woman for child trafficking
Monrovia, Liberia, 06/30 - The Criminal Court in Monrovia Tuesday indicted
Fathia Kieta, an Egyptian wife of a Liberian diplomat accredited to Egypt,
on charges of child trafficking.
Resolutions
of the Special Session Of the National General
Assembly Of
the Union of Liberian Associations in the Americas (ULAA)
For your information and
immediate action, please find attached the Resolutions of the Special
Session that was held on Saturday, June 26, 2004, in the city of Columbus,
Ohio.
We, the undersigned, Chapter Heads, Official Representatives and Members
of the chartered Chapters (Member-Organizations) of the Union of Liberian
Associations in the Americas (hereinafter ULAA or the Union), meeting in a
Special Session of the National General Assembly, and by the unanimous
votes of duly accredited delegates and official consenting messages to the
Special Session, herewith are:
(FULL)
SIERRA
LEONE: Taylor could be tried upon request by Liberian government
FREETOWN, 28 Jun 2004 (IRIN) - The former Liberian president Charles
Taylor could be brought to trial in the near future if the government of
Liberia issues a request, said the United Nations officials visiting
LIBERIA:
Taylor will not go unpunished, UN
MONROVIA, 25 Jun 2004 (IRIN) - Former Liberian leader, Charles Taylor, who
was indicted for war crimes by the Special Court in Sierra Leone last
year, will not go unpunished for crimes committed, said Emyr Jones Parry,
head of UN Security Council delegation touring West Africa.
STATEMENT
OF PROBLEMS FOR A SPECIAL SESSION/EMERGENCY SCHEDULED TO BE HELD
COLUMBUS
OHIO
The National Administration of the
Union
is deeply concerned over the unresolved matter relating to statewide
delegate issue that has much bearing on the upcoming General Election
of the
Union
. It may be recalled in
October 24th – 26th 2004
, the General Assembly of the
Union
converged in the City of
Lowell
,
Commonwealth
of
Massachusetts
for the 29th Annual Conference of the
Union
. At the conclusion of the Conference a Resolution was adopted on the
internal and external matters of the
Union
. (FULL
TEXT)
Charles
Taylor cannot continue in 'impunity': UN Security Council ...
MONROVIA : A UN Security Council team on a visit to Liberia said
former president Charles Taylor could not continue to live in
"impunity," expressing confidence he would soon be brought to
justice.
The delegation's brief stop in Monrovia marked a third leg of an eight-day
west African tour seeking lasting solutions for the troubled region
through dialogue and cooperation.
Security
Council delegation says Liberia sanctions will end if conditions are met
...
24 June 2004 – As a Security Council
mission to West Africa arrived in Liberia today, the team leader said the
arms embargo and other measures now in place against the country will be
lifted only when conditions are met.
Special
Court ruling - no immunity for former Liberian President Charles Taylor
Amnesty International welcomes this week’s ruling of the Special Court
for Sierra Leone (Special Court) which states that Charles Taylor, the
former President of Liberia, has no immunity from prosecution for crimes
against humanity and war crimes which reinforces the need to ensure that
he faces the serious charges against him.
"The decision upholds the principles of international justice and
the rule of law," Amnesty International said.
LIBERIA:
Disarmament to extend close to Ivorian border, Bryant
MONROVIA, 24 Jun 2004 (IRIN) - The head of Liberia's transitional
government, Gyude Bryant, said a programme to disarm former combatants
would extend to eastern Liberia, close to the border with Cote d'Ivoire,
before the end of the month.
Senegalese
Peacekeepers Deploy Along Liberia and Ivory Coast Border
Senegalese peacekeepers began
deploying in restive southeastern Liberia Tuesday to help curb arms
smuggling and looting along the border with Ivory Coast. The first group
of over 100 peacekeepers from Senegal is being sent to the southeast
region of Liberia Tuesday. Their first town of deployment is Harper,
which was formerly controlled by rebels from the Movement for Democracy
in Liberia (MODEL).
LIBERIA:
UN peacekeepers extend reach towards Ivorian border
MONROVIA, 22 Jun 2004 (IRIN) - United Nations peacekeepers extended
their reach in Liberia on Tuesday, for the first time taking up
positions in Maryland County near the Ivorian border, UN officials
confirmed. Their deployment leaves only one of the West African nation's
15 counties without a UN peacekeeping presence.
CLUB
AFRIQUE OPENS IN GRAND STYLE
 It
promised to be grand and stylish and that promise was fulfilled with
everyone coming out of there truly satisfied. The thoughtful remarks,
delicious food, and the blazing hot rhythm did not disappoint the
hundreds of people that had traveled from New Jersey, New York and
Philadelphia. They all left with the feeling that they had come to show
their support and patronage for a worthy cause.
“RECONCILIATION
AND RECONSTRUCTION” (The Cause To Be Friendly
Again, And Rebuild That Which Was Destroyed.)
A speech delivered by Mrs.
Roberta P. Davies-Rashid, President Union of Liberian Associations in
the Americas, ULAA
On the Occasion of the All-Liberian/Swedish Conference
Held in Stockholm, Sweden
, On June 4-5, 2004
All
Day Liberia’s 157th Independence Day Celebration (Press
Release)
The Staten Island
Chapter of the Union of Liberian Associations in the Americas (ULAA)
invites you all to join us in celebrating Liberia’s 157th
Independence Day. As
one of the largest Liberian communities in the United States, we have
arranged two (2) separate events for Saturday, July 31, 2004.
GUINEA:
Ethnic fighting forces UN to suspend activities in southeast
NZEREKORE, 18 June (IRIN) - Two days of fighting between rival ethnic
communities in Guinea's southeastern town of Nzerekore has forced UN
agencies working with refugees in the surrounding area to suspend their
operations temporarily, UN officials said on Friday.
Liberia’s
Environment Remains Bleak
 It is now over four
months and counting since the United Nations-sponsored Donor Conference
was held in New York City in February 2004 for the post war reconstruction
of Liberia. Donor countries and international aid agencies in sympathy
with Liberia’s plight pledged over half a billion dollars to the
rebuilding of the war-ravaged nation. Liberians for the most part are
grateful to the UN for marshalling such financial resources in an
unprecedented historical overtures for the much needed reconstruction
efforts for Liberia after 14 years of a senseless human carnage, wanton
destruction of properties and the blighted state of the nation’s ruined
environment.
Of
Power & Authority in Liberia (Part
III)
Check to see how many of the leaders of
current political parties and civil society organizations in
Liberia truly believe in democracy, rule of law, good governance,
accountability, and transparency in
Liberia. Of course, you can easily know the answer to this basic question
by simply checking how many civil and political leaders in Liberia today
were actually elected by way of free and fair elections
in their own organizations (not caucuses), and whether or not their
leadership activities resembled anything close to transparency, good
governance, and accountability.
Chayee Doe to be Buried in
Liberia; Wake in Philly
The
remains of Chayee Z. Doe, yournger brother of former Liberian President
Samuel K. Doe will be flown to Liberia for burial via a special Ghana
Airways chartered flight on June 26, 2004. A memorial service is also
planned for June 25 at the Holy Rose Church in the state of Delaware where
Chayee Doe and his wife Helena and three sons had a home.
Unity
in Service : The Key to the Reconstruction
and Development of Nimba (Keynote
Address at the 2004 Annual General Conference of the United Nimba Citizens
Council (UNICCO) in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA held on May 29,
2004)
Consistent with theme of this conference, “Unity in Service” I want to
speak to you today on the topic: Unity
in Service : The Key to the Reconstruction
and Development of Nimba. Many of
us who grew up in Nimba
County are aware that service was the foundation of unity among our
people, irrespective of their ethnicity. (FULL)
LIBERIA:
Former child soldiers want education
MONROVIA, 16 Jun 2004 (IRIN) - Most of the 2,800 former child soldiers who
have turned over their weapons as part of an ongoing disaramament
exercise, tell the carers appointed to look after them that they want
education to help them to rebuild their future.
Russia
Freezes Former Liberian President Taylor's And His Family's Money
MOSCOW, June 15 (RIA Novosti) - Russia freezes former Liberian president
Charles Taylor's and his family's money. Russian President Vladimir Putin
signed a decree "On the Implementation of the UN Security Council's
Resolution 1532 of March 12, 2004," the Kremlin press service said on
Tuesday.
NIGERIA:
Amputees seek to have Taylor tried for war crimes
ABUJA, 15 Jun 2004 (IRIN) - Two Nigerians whose arms were cut off by
rebels during Sierra Leone’s civil war, have filed a joint suit in an
Abuja court seeking former Liberian President Charles Taylor’s trial for
war crimes before a United Nations-backed court in Sierra Leone.
LIBERIA:
No census before elections, commission says
MONROVIA, 14 Jun 2004 (IRIN) - Liberia has no time or money to conduct a
census before elections in October 2005 that will return the country to
democracy after a long and bitter civil war, Frances Johnson-Morris, the
head of the National Elections Commission, says
My
Heartfelt Thanks And Appreciation To Our Community (Press
Release)
Please permit me as I extend to
you my heartfelt thanks and appreciation for the overall support and
prayers rendered to my delegation and myself to have attended the All
Liberian Conference in Stockholm, Sweden. I’m particularly thankful to
those who made financial contributions to sustain our trip. (FULL)
LIBERIAN
WRITER, NVASEKIE KONNEH, MAKES BOOK SIGNING TOUR STOP AT KENDEJAH
RESTAURANT & LOUNGE (Press
Release)
 Following
the successful launching of his book, “Going To War For America” on
April 24, 2004 in Philadelphia, the Liberian writer, Nvasekie Konneh is
scheduled to make another appearance on July 3rd, 2004, this
time in Washington DC at the famous Liberian restaurant and lounge, The
Kendejah. This will be one of
many places Nvasekie plans to visit and sign copies of his book. Other
areas on the agenda this summer are Atlanta, Georgia, Boston,
Massachusetts, Chicago, Illinois, Minneapolis, Minnesota, etc.
Of
Power & Authority in Liberia
(Part II of III)
In Part I of this article, (http://limany.org/nggbe5.html),
I noted that it is not in the best interest of Liberians for Liberia
to return to the old political system that permitted a single government
bureaucrat in Monrovia to dictate the terms of development initiatives in
the various counties of Liberia, as was the case with Lofa County under
former superintendent E. Sumo Jonese.
UNDP
earmarks 24.3 million dollars for AIDS treatment in Liberia
The UN development agency UNDP is to spend
some 24.3 million dollars in Liberia to help fight HIV /AIDS and other
critical illnesses in the west African state, UNDP officials said.
UN
maintains diamond and timber sanctions on Liberia
The UN Security Council has ruled that peace in Liberia is still too
fragile for sanctions on diamond and timber exports to be lifted, dashing
the hopes of Liberia's transitional government, which had called for an
end to the export embargo
Chayee
Doe dies after being named LURD leader
Chayee Doe, the younger brother of former Liberian president Samuel Doe,
has died two days after being named the new leader of the country's main
rebel group, Liberians United for Reconciliation and Democracy (LURD),
family sources said on Thursday.
The sources said the Doe, 37, had died after brain
surgery in the American state of Delaware on Wednesday. He was flown to
the United States after collapsing in the Liberian capital Monrovia last
week and never regained consciousness.
Back
to school, but there are no chairs, no roof
 SANNIQUELLE, 10 Jun
2004 (IRIN) - Shut down for a year by civil war, schools in Nimba county
in northern Liberia are finally starting to reopen. But pupils are taught
in wrecked classrooms with no roof to keep out the rain. They are forced
to bring their own chairs from home to sit on. And their teachers have yet
to receive a salary.
Until the arrival of school in a box kits from the United Nations
Children's Fund this week, there were not enough exercise books and
pencils to go round.
Of
Power & Authority in Liberia
Ever since
the signing of the August 2003 Liberian comprehensive peace agreement that
brought to power the current transitional government in Liberia, Liberians
at large have been pre-occupied with how best to ensure proper application
of power and authority in Liberia to generate lasting peace and stability.
Some Liberians want the transitional government chairman to exercise total
executive powers to ensure proper coordination of governmental affairs and
to enable the government to “speak with one voice.”
ULAA
BOARD CHAIRMAN NUDGES LIBERIAN ORGANIZATIONS
 The
Chairman of the ULAA National Board of Directors, Mr. Anthony V. Kesselly,
is urging Liberian national county and professional organizations in the
Americas to seek and obtain membership in the Union of Liberian
Associations in the Americas (ULAA).
LURD Leader
Dies In America
The Managing Director of the Freeport of Monrovia, Mr.
Chayee Doe, died today at the Christiana Hospital in Delaware, United
States of America, where he had been hospitalized in critical
condition since last Monday . The best efforts of brain surgeons at the
hospital failed to save his life or diagnose the cause of death.
LURD Leader's
Life in Danger
The current managing director of the Freeport of
Monrovia, Mr. Chayee Doe, has been hospitalized at the Christiana Hospital
in the state of Delaware, United States of America, in critical condition.
The best efforts of brain surgeons at the hospital have failed to diagnose
his problem or revive him. "At this time, only God can revive him.
Mr. Doe is now surviving on live-support equipment at the hospital."
LIBERIA:
Child soldiers too scared to go home - relief agencies
Child soldiers, uprooted from their families and plunged into Liberia's
civil war, are lingering in temporary camps because they are too scared to
return home and insufficient facilities have been created to cater for
them
Liberia's
rebels suspend leader
 Liberia's
main rebel group has suspended its leader Sekou Conneh.
Officials from Liberians United for Reconciliation and Democracy (Lurd)
took the decision last night on the recommendation of their military wing.
UN
experts oppose quick end to Liberia sanctions
A U.N. expert panel dealt a blow on Monday to Liberia's hopes for a quick
lifting of U.N. bans on its diamond and timber exports, concluding the
country had fallen short of the steps needed to end sanctions.
The
New ULAA Is Still A Dream Away
Since the idea
of the delegate-voting system was imposed on ULAA by the
Gus Major-led ULAA Board of Directors, our first move was to condemned it
as a complete out of date voting process. We were also of the views
that allowing the chapter presidents to choose who to be a delegate was
the gateway to corrupting the ULAA electoral process, and the suppression
of free speech and association. All a candidate needs is to convince few
chapter heads for their support, the chapter heads then will choose,
as delegates, only those who will vote
for their favorite candidate.
UNDP
strikes deal to support better governance in Liberia
Hoping to promote transparent and accountable government in Liberia as it
recovers from the ravages of a 15-year civil war, the United Nations
Development Programme (UNDP) is giving the country’s Governance Reform
Commission $500,000 over the next two years.
Liberia Chairman Calls for
an end to UN Sanctions
His Excellency, Charles Gyude Bryant, Chairman, National
Transitional Government of Liberia participated in a VOA TV to Africa
Newsmaker Press Conference Friday, June 4th at the Voice of America
headquarters in Washington. Chairman Bryant talked about his country's
rebuilding efforts, and called for an end to UN sanctions.
Click here
to watch this VOA Newsmaker, Chairman Gyude Bryant of Liberia.
Bones
of Liberian massacre by Taylor's malitia dug up ...
 Monrovia
- The skeletons of 75 people massacred by former Liberian president
Charles Taylor's militia have been found in a football field in north-west
Liberia, Catholic-run Radio Veritas reported on Saturday. The skeletons
were found in Suehn-Mecca in Bomi county, about 40km from Monrovia, the
report said.
LIBERIA:
Bryant pleads for end to timber and diamond ban
 DAKAR,
4 Jun 2004 (IRIN) - Gyude Bryant, the Chairman of Liberia's ransitional
government has pleaded to the UN Security Council to lift an embargo on
diamond and timber exports to help the struggling company rebuild its
shattered economy after 14 years of civil war.
Wopea-Gonwo Team Wins UNICCO Elections
 Mr.
Miamen Wopea won one of UNICCO's most competitive elections in history.
All chapters were fully represented at this conference. Turnout was great
and everyone was in the mood for change. "At this crucial time in
Nimba's history, there is a need for a tough and daring leader who will
address the many problems affecting Nimba citizens in America and
Liberia" said one member of the Illinois chapter. Indeed the citizens
chose Miamen over Mr. Andrew Wogen but not without a fight
Liberians
& The Crisis of Identity
“From the time of its so-called
founding in 1822 and declaration of independence in 1847, Liberia has
always been burdened by a serious crisis of identity, of class, of
education, of culture, of politics, of governance, of leadership, and of
religion. These problems still persist and are most likely the root of our
present predicament as a nation and people.”
Liberians
slow to disarm
 New
York - The largest UN peacekeeping mission is nearing its full strength of
15 000 forces in Liberia, but a fragile security is threatened by
thousands of fighters who have not disarmed, a report said.
ULAA
Delegation Departs for Sweden
 The
Union official ULAA delegation to the All- Liberian Conference in
Stockholm, Sweden, headed by the National President, Madam Rashid departs
from Boston Airport, MA June 2, 2004 at 9:30 PM on British Airways flight
number 747-BA-214 and will arrive at Heathrow Airport, London on June 3 at
8:05am
Disarmament
threat to Liberia's fragile peace
New York - The largest United Nations peacekeeping mission is nearing its
full strength of 15 000 forces in Liberia, but a fragile security is
threatened by thousands of fighters who have not disarmed, a report said.
UN:
Liberia Peacekeeping Mission on Track
UNITED NATIONS - The largest current U.N. peacekeeping mission is nearing
its full strength of 15,000 in Liberia, but a fragile peace is threatened
by thousands of fighters who have not disarmed, a United Nations report
said.
Liberia's
ousted regime 'smuggled arms by air'
A complex arms smuggling operation involving false aircraft identities
allowed the former Liberian regime to break sanctions and import weapons
on aircraft based in Iran and the Democratic Republic of Congo, a
confidential United Nations report into sanctions-busting has revealed.
Diamonds
aided al-Qaida fugitives in Liberia ...
FREETOWN, Sierra Leone — Al-Qaida suspects in the deadly 1998 bombings
of two U.S. embassies took shelter in West Africa in the months before the
Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, converting terror cash into untraceable diamonds,
according to findings of a U.N.-backed court obtained by The Associated
Press.
I
AM A UNIFIER”…SAYS LIMANY BOSS
 The
newly appointed President of the Liberian Mandingo Association of New York
(LIMANY) says his adminsitration will establish a system of unification
that will promote unity and reconciliation among its members as well as
non-members in order to build a "lovable community."
"I am a unifier. I like to see unity exists among us," Moriken
Kenneh emphasized in an interview Sunday. He said LIMANY represents a
unique community, therefore, his administration will seek dialogues with
all its members in an effort to resolve their differences for the common
good of the association.
AP:
al-Qaida bomb suspects hid in Liberia
FREETOWN, Sierra Leone -- Al-Qaida suspects in the deadly 1998 bombings of
two U.S. embassies took shelter in West Africa in the months before the
Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, converting terror cash into untraceable diamonds,
according to findings of a U.N.-backed court obtained by The Associated
Press.
Stability
returning to Liberia but challenges remain - UN report
1 June 2004 – United Nations troops have
made steady progress in stabilizing Liberia and are now deployed almost
throughout the country but challenges remain as the country attempts to
consolidate peace, Secretary-General Kofi Annan says in a report
released today.
Liberia's
Taylor not immune from war-crimes prosecution, UN-backed court says
FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) - A UN-backed court for Sierra Leone ruled
Monday that ousted Liberian leader Charles Taylor is not immune from
prosecution for war crimes.
Taylor, in exile in Nigeria, is the most prominent figure indicted by the
war crimes court. He is accused him of backing Sierra Leone's rebels in a
brutal civil war while he was president of neighbouring Liberia.
War
Crimes Court Rejects Immunity Bid by Former Liberian Leader Taylor
The special war crimes court in Sierra Leone has rejected an appeal by
lawyers for former Liberian leader Charles Taylor that he be immune from
the court's powers. Mr. Taylor is accused of numerous war crimes for his
involvement in Sierra Leone's civil war.
Taylor
loses war crimes appeal
Former Liberian President Charles Taylor has lost his appeal against being
prosecuted for war crimes. The UN-backed Special Court for Sierra Leone
ruled that it does have the right to try Mr Taylor for his alleged role in
the 10-year Sierra Leone civil war.
BE WARE OF PARTIAL
DISARMAMENT
UNMIL has begun disarming combatants, over 18000 so far, and according to
information obtained, it is doing on well. This is good news! Will the
on-going disarmament, demobilization, encampment, rehabilitation and
integration program be different from the 1996 disarmament program?
The reason I am asking this question is that any partial disarmament in
Liberia just to have an "elected government" is a recipe for
future disaster.
WEST
AFRICA: Major Military Exercise To Boost ECOWAS forces
ACCRA, - Some 1,200 West African soldiers are scheduled
to hold a major military air, sea and land simulation exercise to enhance
the peacekeeping capabilities of the Economic Community of West African
States (ECOWAS) in Benin next November, military chiefs said in Ghana on
Thursday.
The exercise is expected to guide the handling of future crisis situations
in a sub-region, where there are currently four peacekeeping operations
underway, in Cote d’Ivoire, Western Sahara and the UN’s biggest
missions in Liberia and Sierra Leone.
LIBERIA:
Food assistance dispatched to hungry Lofa, WFP
MONROVIA, 28 May 2004 (IRIN) - Food packages have been dispatched to
war-weary villagers near the badly hit northern provincial headquarters of
Voinjama for the first time in five years, the UN World Food Programme (WFP)
said on Friday.
Liberian
police looks for Emmanuel Mulbah, a Taylor's loyalist in the killing of US
defense contractor
A nationwide manhunt is underway for prime suspect Emmanuel Mulbah, a
23-year-old escaped convict who is said to be a militant loyal to former
president Charles Taylor in connection with the hotel room killing of a US
civilian contractor who traveled to the west African state as part of a
military assessment mission, police sources said.
LIBERIA:
Member of top US military delegation stabbed to death
MONROVIA, 25 May 2004 (IRIN) - A member of the United States Government
34-man military delegation in Liberia to help set up a new national army
was stabbed to death in his hotel room in the capital Monrovia, Monday,
said the Liberian defence minister on Tuesday.
LIBERIA:
Government warns refugees against voluntary repatriation
MONROVIA, 25 May 2004 (IRIN) - Liberia’s government warned refugees
scattered across West Africa against returning home, saying they should
wait in their country of asylum until the official UN-backed repatriation
programme begins in October.
Liberia's
Capital Struggles For Water (BBC)
 Fourteen
years of civil war have left Liberians without regular electricity and
water.
Homes are without piped water and heavily-clogged sewer tanks have
started to burst on the streets of the capital, Monrovia, causing
pollution. Monrovia was built more than 200 years ago to house the elite
sectors of society.
Civilian
With U.S. Forces Dead in Liberia ...
An American civilian employee of the U.S. European Command was found dead
Monday, apparently a homicide victim, in a Liberian hotel room, the
military said.
Crafting
A New Citizenry Of Liberians Is The Answer-Winston Tubman
 Ambassador
Winston A. Tubman, a potential presidential candidate in 2005 presidential
and general elections in Liberia, has said that Liberians must not depend
on the international community for solutions to all of their problems.
Ambassador Tubman spoke to a group of Liberians, and Somali community
leaders in Minneapolis, Sunday at the St. Andrews Episcopal Church.
Liberia
- Sanctions violations and lack of reform hinder Liberias reconstruction,
as logging industry still p ...
A new report released today by Global Witness (1) concludes that sanctions
on Liberia, specifically the timber embargo, should not be lifted at a UN
Security Council review scheduled for 17 June 2004 (2). The report titled
‘Liberia: Back to the Future, What is the future of Liberia’s forests
and its effects on regional peace’ argues that lifting sanctions before
key reforms are implemented could jeopardise international efforts to
promote peace, as major factors that helped cause Liberia and the
region’s calamity remain a threat.
Liberian
refugees end horror trip
A nightmarish three-week ferry journey has finally
ended for over 300 Liberian refugees, who have been allowed to disembark
at an Ivory Coast port. | The vessel broke down on Tuesday, prompting a
rescue mission...
FIJI
police officers came under attack in Liberia
THIRTY Fiji police officers serving with the United Nations in Liberia
came under attack from rebel forces on Tuesday morning. The officers,
accompanied by by 15,000 UN soldiers and 1500 police officers, managed to
fight off the rebels and in the process killed three of them.
Why
Not Credible Elections in 2005?
Free and fair elections are
about giving all candidates equal access and opportunity to campaign
before the voters. Free and fair elections do not mean everybody should be
happy or every condition in a country must be perfect. We do not live in a
perfect world and everything will never be perfect in the truest sense of
the word. The only perfect environment for elections is the environment in
which all concerned parties agreed to a specific set of rules for the
elections, and everyone agreed to abide by those rules doing the elections
and counting of the ballots.
Elections
in Liberia without Census Would Be Unconstitutional
 Recently
the National Elections Commission (NEC) announced that the pending
Liberian elections would be held without a census. According to an article
captioned: "No Census For 2005 Elections....Says Elections
Commission, But..." published in The Inquirer newspaper and
distributed by The Perspective website on May 7, 2004, "The
National Elections Commission (NEC) through its Chairman Cllr. Frances
Johnson-Morris, says there will be no census in the country before the
conduct of the 2005 General and presidential elections."
Liberian
refugees stranded at sea
An operation has been launched to rescue some 430 Liberian refugees on
board a ferry drifting without working engines off the West African coast.
The Nigerian-flagged Dona Elvire ferry has been at sea for more than
two weeks since it left Lagos bound for Liberia carrying mostly women and
children
“VIOLENCE
IS NECESSARY” …Says Kieh
 The
head of the New Deal Party (NDP), one of many Liberia's political parties
registered to contest the seat of the presidency says revolutionary
violence is an ultimate reason to accomplish a political goal in the
interest of the people. Dr. George Kieh said though violence is not a
good option to institute a political change, "but if all legal
and constitutional protocols are exhausted, violence becomes necessary.”
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