Day: February 23, 2023

10 Quarter Finalists Advance to the Next Round of the Lonestar Cell MTN Mobile Money Hackathon

Twenty-five Mobile Money Hackathon tech-preneurs converged at Lonestar Cell MTN headquarters to pitch their digital solutions to societal challenges in the hopes of winning the competition. . The Mobile Money Hackathon asked developers to create digital solutions to challenges Liberians have in the areas of health, sanitation, agriculture, the economy, and transportation and integrate the …

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Justice Ministry Requests Int’l Arrest Warrant for Main Defendant in Oman Human Trafficking Saga

The Ministry of Justice, through its Minister for Litigation, Cllr. Wesseh Alphonsus Wesseh, has requested Criminal Court “A” Judge Roosevelt Z. Willie to issue an international arrest warrant against Samuel Chan-Chan, the main defendant in the alleged Trafficking in Persons case, who is currently residing in the United Arab Emirates. The Ministry of Justice claimed …

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US$30K Needed to Replace SKD Sports Complex 44 Broken Seats to Avoid another CAF & FIFA

–As Lone Star Plays South Africa in March When the Confederation of African Football (CAF) and the Federation of International Football (FIFA) banned the Samuel Kanyon Sports Complex some time ago for not meeting international standards to host matches, the Liberian government through the Ministry of Youth and Sports had to dig deep into the …

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PERSPECTIVE: Liberia – “We Have Been Forgotten”

By Patrick S. Tokpah, Bong County Correspondent  On a sweltering afternoon, Andrew Miller, a father of four, sits close to his family lamenting the bleak future that lies ahead of his children born into the worst state of systemic neglect. Miller, one of the dependable farmers in his community, lives in the Sanoyea town of …

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Breaking News: Frm. Chief Justice Gloria Scott Narrowly Escapes Death

IPNEWS: Reports reaching the authoritative Independent Probe say armed robbers’ attack against former Chief Justice Gloria M. Scott, has left one person dead and valuables taken away from her home. According to the reports, the attack which is third assassination attempt of the former Chief Justice, occurred at her home in the Brewerville, a suburb …

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In Chicken Soup Factory Community Alleged Murder Case – Defender Kaiser Takes Stand Friday

By Jacqueline L. Dennis As Judge Roosevelt Willie of Criminal Court ‘A’ continued hearings into the Chicken Soup Factory community’s alleged murder trial before him, on Wednesday February 22, 2023, the prosecution rested with their oral and documentary evidence. Defendant Valington Kaiser is therefore expected to take the witness stand on Friday February 24, 2023, …

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CSNL Troubled & Disgusted over Sen. Snowe’s Demand for All Roads Works Reports

–Frowns on ‘Legislative Intimidation’ The Civil Society Network of Liberia (CSNL) says it is troubled and disgusted over Senator Edwin Melvin Snowe demands that the Minister of Public Works presents reports on all ongoing roads works in the country, including all payment receipts to road contractors, a press statement signed, approved and issued on Wednesday, …

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Pastor Sent To Court for Allegedly Beating Wife

Pastor Roland Wallo By: Jacqueline L. Dennis Pastor Roland Wallo of the Cleansing Word Pentecostal Church, on Wednesday February 22, 2023, sent to the Monrovia City Court for allegedly beating his wife Angeline Wallo in the Matadi Community. Pastor Wallo, was seen on prisoner bench based on a complaint from his wife that she and …

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