Author: Gibson W. Jerue

By Hasbin Shaw in Freetown, Sierra Leone The presidential run-off is set and ready to roll with the arrival of the ballot papers today, March 22, 2018 at the Lungi International Airport outside Freetown, a senior official of the National Electoral Commission (NEC) has told Groove 106FM. The head of media and outreach at the National Electoral Commission (NEC), Albert Massaquoi said when the materials arrive they will be taken to the NEC warehouse, which will be followed by distribution to polling centers and stations across the country. “As a commission we are ready for the conduct of the election,…

Press Release  First Lady Clar M. Weah says she will represent Liberia the best way possible at all times. Mrs. Weah said her commitment was based on the warm reception and support Liberians at home and abroad continue to accord her. “Whatever I have to do and wherever I have to go to represent the women and people of Liberia, it will be done,” said Ambassador Weah. Mrs. Weah was speaking Thursday during a reception in her honor at the Liberian Embassy in New York, the United States of America, shortly after touching down at the John F. Kennedy International…

By Joseph S. Margai in Beijing, China President Xi Jinping, who was on Saturday, March 17, 2018, re-elected president of the People’s Republic of China, has on Sunday, March 18th appointed top government officials at the annual session of the 13th National People’s Congress (NPC), held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China. President Xi and Premier Li Keqiang, the head of government, finished their first terms in March and after Xi was unanimously elected, he reappointed Li for the next five years. Li, who was born in July 1955, has been a member of the Standing…

By Charles Gbayor in Harper, Maryland County The United Methodist Church has concluded its 185 Annual Session of the Liberia Annual Conference in Harper City, Maryland County, Liberia. The conference brought together clergymen and delegates from the various churches to grace the occasion. Cape Palmas Districts Superintendent of the UMC, Rev George K. Monbo said at the beginning of the annual session the Bishop Cabinet meeting was held successfully from March 7-11, 2018 at the Jasper Grant United Methodist Church in Pleebo Sodeken District capital in Pleebo city. At the Bishop cabinet meeting several issues were discussed, including promoting, appointing…

By E. J. Nathaniel Daygbor in Monrovia Had Police Commissioner Patrick Sudue known that his appearance before the Liberian Senate would have spelled for some problem for him, he probably would not have authorize commercial motorcyclists to ply their business in the streets of Monrovia. The Police’s Inspector General was all apologies when he appeared before members of the Liberian Senate give reasons why he took what the senators called “hasty decision” to bring back commercial motorcyclists in the main streets of the Paynesville and Gardnerville, respectively. Thursday, March 8, saw throngs of young men believed to be commercial motorcyclists…

By Hasbin Shaw in Freetown, Sierra Leone With none of the 16 political parties receiving the 55 percent of the valid votes cast during the March 7 polls to declare a winner, the National Returning Officer of the National Electoral Commission (NEC), N’faAlie Conteh yesterday declared a run-off between the ruling All People’s Congress (APC) and the main opposition Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP). “In exercise of the powers conferred upon me as Chief Electoral Commissioner/Chairman and National Returning Officer of the National Returning Officer of the NEC by Section 52(2) and 94(4) of the Public Elections Act, 2012 and…

By Hasbin Shaw in Freetown, Sierra Leone  Turkey’s floating power plant ‘Karadeniz Powership Dogan Bey’, will soon start electricity production in the West African nation of Sierra Leone. Karpowership, a member of the Istanbul-based Karandeniz Energy Group announced Tuesday. Karpowership announced in December last year that the Karandeniz Powership Dogan Bey arrived in Sierra Leone, where it will start operating from its offshore location directly into the grid substation. The plant which has 126 megawatts (MW) of installed capacity will meet 33% of the country’s electricity needs for five years, under the Utility Grid Infrastructure and Electricity Supply Agreement with…

By Joseph S. Margai in Beijing, China The Chinese Minister of Agriculture, Han Changfu, has revealed in a press conference on recently at the Media Center in Beijing that China and Sierra Leone are currently enjoying good relationship. Han Changfu, who was responding to questions posed by a Sierra Leonean journalists at the presser about several issues relating to food security and sufficiency in Sierra Leone and by extension, Africa, said as a presidential special envoy, he recently paid a visit to Freetown in further strengthening ogf China’s cooperation with Africa countries. “We are very gladdened by the way our…

By Joseph S. Margai in Beijing, China Chinese Foreign Affairs Minister, Wang Yi, has stated that the relationship between China and Africa is unbreakable and maintained that that both parties would “remain friends forever”. Minister Wang, who was speaking at a presser recently at the Media Center in Beijing, on the sidelines of the First Session of China’s 13th National People’ Congress (NPC), the country’s parliament, also said China will always stand up for small and weak countries in the world in order to help them develop into a self-reliant nations. He said China attaches particular importance to the needs…

By Joseph S. Margai in Beijing, China The Director of the Palace Museum in China, Shan Jixiang, has revealed that in 2017, they received sixteen million (16m) people who visited the museum which is the highest they have recorded in recent years. Dr. Shan Jixiang was delivering a lecture on the Chinese culture on the topic: “Imperial Palace Under The Global Perspective” recently at the Liangmaqiao Diplomatic Office Building. He said the museum has the largest number of visitors every year from across the world. He said there are lots of collections at the museum that give people rich cultural…