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By Hasbin Shaw in Freetown, Sierra Leone Resident of Freetown have raised concern over the highly unhealthy and unsanitary conditions in which cows, goats and sheep are being slaughtered and processed at the “Kissy Abattoir” before they are sold to the public for consumption. Dozens of cows, goats and sheep are being processed each day at the Kissy slaughterhouse, the second largest in the country. During a visit to the Kissy slaughterhouse on Saturday May 19, 2017, our Correspondent saw piles of cattle excreta lying on the blood-smeared floor, causing putrid smell. The workers of the slaughterhouse do not have…

By Gibson W. Jerue For now Liberians do not have to worry about the reputation of President George Weah or his administration. The international community looks at him as having impeccable character, insomuch as his past record as one of the greatest soccer legends ever to walk the face of the earth. Besides, Weah is known to not be involved with any rebellion or resistance armed groups during the Liberian civil imbroglio. All that is a plus. But as we often think of power, it corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely. As President with all the powers attending the Liberian…

By Gibson W. Jerue There has been uncertainty since the insertion of the Weah Administration. Events have been unfortunately capricious too. Weah comes to the helm of the Liberian Governance system at the time when too much is at stake and too little is being done to rescue the nation from the brink of socio-political and economic squalor. This gruelingly striking reality gets real the more when the Weah administration said recently that the government is broke. True. Broke is the government, but is this what Liberians are interested in hearing right now…no, at least not when it will exacerbate…

By Charles Gbayor in Harper, Maryland County The manager of Radio Harper FM91.9Mhz in Harper City, Maryland County, Edward Stemn, seems worried about the level of disunity persisting among local journalists in the County. Stemn says the level of animosity among journalist in the County causes serious problems to the profession. Manager Stemn said that journalists have been having personal problems with each other long time ago. He said their acrimonious relationship with each other has affected the growth and development of the Maryland Press Association, and by extension the Press Union of Liberia (PUL). “That dispute in the house…

By Charles Gbayor in Harper, Maryland County It appears President George Weah’s quest to land Liberians dual citizenship is a tough sell, as more lawmakers express their opposition to passing a law to grant dual citizenship in Liberians. One of those adding his voice of opposition to the debate is Maryland County Caucus Chairman J. Gbleh Bo Brown. Speaking to the media recently in Harper City,Maryland County, Sen. Browne said he “will not and will never support dual citizenship” in Liberia. He told a local radio station in Harper City, Maryland County, that giving non-Liberians citizenship will create the medium for them…

By Charles Gbayor in Harper, Maryland County The Legislative Caucus of Maryland County has elected new corps of officers. Those elected were senator J. Gbleh Bo Brown as Chairman, Kaluway District Representative Isaac Roland Blalu as Co-chairman, and Harper Representative P. Mike Jurry as Secretary of the Caucus. The officers will serve for two years. The election was held on the grounds of the Liberian parliament at the capital building last month and was observed by members of the County’s legislative caucus and the members of the media. Prior to his election as chairman of the Maryland County Legislative Caucus, senator J Gbleh Bo Brown…

By Hasbin Shaw in Freetown, Sierra Leone The opposition National Grand Coalition (NGC) has made its intention known that it will not subscribe to any act of unconstitutionality. Four members of the NGC recently abstained from participating in the elections for the Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the Sierra Leonean House of Parliament. Dr. Kandeh Kolleh Yumkella, leader of the NGC Party in Parliament told our Freetown Correspondent that his Party would not endorse the replacement of APC’s unconstitutionality with what he described as “Junta Democracy”. He made the comments in an interview after the conclusion of the Parliament Speaker…

By Hasbin Shaw in Freetown, Sierra Leone Following the cold-blooded murder of the ASP of the Waterloo Police Division,E. J Tucker, another person has been killed. Osman Sesay, 25, was found dead around the market Square on Monday, April 16, 2018, at Waterloo in the Western Rural Area District in Sierra Leone. The Deputy Spokesman of Police Media and Public Relations Unit, Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Samuel S. Conteh said the Homicides Unit of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the Waterloo Police Division was investigating the murder of Osman Sesay. He confirmed that they are investigating three suspects,…

By Hasbin Shaw in Freetown, Sierra Leone The Sierra Leone Police says it has deployed 145 officers to Somalia for peacekeeping operations. The police made the disclosure April 16, 2018. The contingent left the shores of Sierra Leone April 16th to join the African Union Peacekeeping Mission to Somalia. Momoduba Andrew Kaiba Bangura, the deputy Contingent Commander to Somalia said the 145 personnel will help maintain peace in Somali, adding, “We are the first set of troops that are travelling to Somalia as Formed Police Unit (FPU) to help maintain peace in Somalia; we are going there for one year.”…

By Hasbin Shaw in Freetown, Sierra Leone President Julius Maada Bio of Sierra Leone says his country is in a debt crisis that his administration and partners of the government must address urgently. He made the statement April 13, 2018. The Sierra Leonean President made this disclosure at State House during a meeting with the officials of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), members of the Diplomatic and Consular Corps, development partners and public officials. He said the initial assessment by the Governance Transition Team reveals that his administration will be faced with the worse economic situation since independence. According to…