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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…

Citizens Endorse Weah For President By E. J. Nathaniel Daygbor in Monrovia Throngs of Lofaians converged at various villages, towns and cities of Lofa County not just to catch a glimpse of George Manneh Weah and his running mate Jewel Howard Taylor, but also to openly endorse Weah for President of Liberia in the pending October elections. Lofa County is the home and presumed stronghold of Vice President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, but last week of Senator George M. Weah, leader of the Coalition for Democratic Change and his entourage including Sen. Jewel Howard-Taylor, Vice Standard Bearer of the CDC entering…

By Prince Wonplu in Buchanan, Grand Bassa County The Political Leader of Movement for Democracy and Reconstruction joins Liberian politicians to promise the people of Grand Bassa County if they elect him president, he will fight corruption head-on, describing it as “extreme fight against corruption”. But not only that the Nimba County Senior Senator is preparing for war against corruption that no politician has so far won, he says he will encourage mechanize farming and ensure that Liberia is self-sufficient. Mr. Johnson raised the antenna of his crowd when he vow to hang “heartmen”, a parlance for ritualistic killers who…

By Prince Wonplu in Buchanan, Grand Bassa County The Bassa Sports Association, Grand Bassa County’s soccer, basketball, kickball and athletic governing body, has been reconstituted. The Information Officer of Grand Bassa County, Eddie Williams, has confirmed the appointment of Emmanuel Surprise Whea as Chair of the Association. Me. Whea’s appointment comes barely three weeks after Grand Bassa Superintendent Levi Denmah dissolved the leadership of the Association for what he called the county team’s failure to perform well in the last County Meet soccer fiesta. Mr. Eddie Williams made the disclosure to our Grand Bassa County Correspondent September 9, 2017, stating…