Author: Gibson W. Jerue

By Joseph S. Margai in Freetown, Sierra Leone Chiefdom Speaker of Gbense Chiefdom, Kono District, Chief A.M. Kamanda, has said that all mining agreements in there area are done by the central government without the inclusion of the chiefs, leading to serious misunderstanding between the company officials and local residents in some cases. Kono District, where the widely trumpeted 709-carat diamond was recently found, is in the eastern region of Sierra Leone. It was once referred to as the breadbasket of Sierra Leone. Chief Kamanada, who was speaking in an interview with Our Correspondent in Koidu Town, Kono District recently,…

By Joseph S. Margai in Freetown, Sierra Leone Commissioners of the National Electoral Commission (NEC), including the Chairperson Mohamed Nfa Alie Conteh recently failed to show up at a press conference summoned by the Commission to explain issues surrounding voter registration and missing names of voters. A bevy of journalists and representatives from civil society organizations had gathered at the NEC headquarters on Tower Hill in Freetown to get first-hand information on the just concluded voters exhibition exercise and ask relevant questions, especially the readiness of the commission to make public the final voters register ahead of the deadline on…

By E. J. Nathaniel Daygbor in Monrovia George G. Solo, former Chairman of the Congress for Democratic Change, now staunch supporter of presidential candidate Benoni Urey and All Liberian Party (ALP) is demanding that the Government of Liberia openly apologizes to Mr. Urey for what he called “illegal action meted against Urey”. Solo, speaking recently at his ALP headquarters on the Old Road, Monrovia, said that the Liberian government led by President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf created falsehood against his Standard Bearer in the name of generating the corridor for transparency and integrity by conducting audit at the Maritime Authority, where…

By Prince Wonplu in Buchanan, Grand Bassa County Grand Bassa Senator Jonathan Kaipay has been certificated for what Bassa citizens called his commitment in ensuring the passage of the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene at the Legislature. Speaking during the certification ceremony, Assistant Minister of Public Works George Yarngo said he was overwhelmed he was for the support shown to the passage into law of the WASH Bill at the Legislature. Yarngo noted that decision making must be based on tangible work and not words. Responding, Sen. Jonathan Kaipay termed his recognition and certification as timely. He said he has been…

By Joseph S. Margai in Freetown, Sierra Leone Residents of Bonthe Sherbro Island are in danger of an imminent flooding and the locals have expressed fear that they may fall victim to massive flooding, due to the Sierra Leonean government’s negligence to reconstruct the collapsed sea-face-wall that contains the whip of sea water and wave from entering the municipality of Bonthe. Bonthe Island, which is situated in Bonthe District, southern Sierra Leone, is 32 miles long and 15 miles wide, covering an average area of approximately 230 square miles with its western extremity been Cape Ann.  It was once a…

By E. J. Nathaniel Daygbor in Monrovia Businessman-turned-politician contesting on the ticket of the All Liberian Party in the October 10, 2017 does not only have real properties in Liberia, he also has a couple that have been discovered in the United States. His houses are in the State of Maryland. Our Correspondent in Monrovia says Urey’s real estate properties were found located at Gaithersburg Estate at 8500 Goshen View Drive. He bought the house, a regular standard house, for $385,000 from the David A & J L Mckneely, but house is currently valued at $562,400.00. He also bought another…

By E. J. Nathaniel Daygbor in Monrovia The Institute for Research and Democratic Development (IREDD)has accused Sinoe County Senator J. Milton Teahjay of threatening that the people of Sinoe Electoral District #.3 that the district will be deprived of development initiatives if they elect their incumbent lawmaker Mathew A. Zarzar. The IREDD said Teahjay made the threat at an event marking the induction of the Student Council Government of the Willie N. Wylie Memorial Baptist School on May 5th. They described Teahjay comments as “rants” and “shows political machismo”. When Senator Teahjay was contacted via mobile phone on several occasions, his…

By E. J. Nathaniel Daygbor in Monrovia The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives at the Liberian Legislature, Hans Barchue, says the people of Grand Bassa County are ‘very steadfast’ to elect Cllr. Charles Walker Brumskine of the Liberty Party  as president in  the ensuing October 10th Representatives and Presidential elections. Deputy Speaker Barchue told Our Correspondent in Edina, Upper Grand Bassa County, September 12th during a campaign tour for his re-election and the election of Cllr. Brumskine, that several counties including Sinoe, Nimba, Lofa, Bomi and Montserrado have produced presidents and vice president unless Grand Bassa County, which…

NEC Proposes Electoral Court for Registration Offenders By Joseph S. Margai in Freetown, Sierra Leone National Electoral Commission (NEC), Western Area Commissioner Miatta French has disclosed that a total number of 1,539 people registered more than once during the mass voter registration process, which started on March 20th and ended on April 30, 2017. Duplicate and multiple registrations could cause tremendous damage to the credibility of the voters list and the elections, citizens observe. On Thursday September 14, 2017, the Commission announced that it met with the Chief Justice of Sierra Leone Highest Court for the establishment of an electoral…

By E. J. Nathaniel Daygbor in Monrovia Partisans of the New Liberia Party, which previously flagged William Wiah Tuider and Dave Dixon as Standard-bearer and Vice Standard-bearer, have dumped their standard-bearer and vice standard-bearer and are trooping to the Alternative National Congress (ANC) in the hope to make Alexander Cummings the next President of Liberia. The cross over to the ANC began with likes of Liberia’s Ambassador to United States, Jeremiah Sulunteh and Cllr. Winston Tubman. But with the huge chunk of partisans from the Movement for Progressive Change of businessman Simeon Freeman and a entire political party, named and…