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New York (February 29, 2008): On Thursday, March 6, a coalition of organizations—...the UN Division for the Advancement of Women, UNIFEM and the Women’s Media Center—will celebrate International Women’s Day at one of the only public events in New York City outside the United Nations system.
Appreciating the MCC’s ‘Monrovia Day’ clean-up campaign, a welcome gesture
We wish to congratulate the leadership of the Monrovia City Corporation under the inspiration of its Mayor, Mrs. Ophelia Hoff Saytumah for its continuous face-lift exercise of the municipality of Monrovia.
Liberia's Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) Diaspora outreach and statement-taking event on Staten Island, New York 
SILCA (the Staten Island Liberian Community Association, Inc.) has declared February "TRC Community Outreach Month," and we are planning several events to educate local Liberians about the TRC process and encourage them to give their own statements. In order to make it a success, though, we need your help! see the complete activities schedule here
Tom Woewiyu calls on President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf to come clean about her role in the Liberian civil war and his take on the workings of Liberia’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission
Madam President, In the name of genuine peace and reconciliation I urge you to muster the courage to step up to the plate. If you can recall, Presidents Nelson Mandela and Fredrick de Klerk were among the first group of people to appear before the TRC in
Dossier on major War criminals in the Sirleaf Govt., and a planned peaceful demonstration during President Bush’s Visit to Liberia Press Release "...we call on all Liberians to turn out in white T-shirts for a non-violent war crimes court rally on the morning of President Bush’s visit. This peaceful demonstration, which momentum is already being built in and around the 14 electoral districts of Monrovia, will commence before the B.W. Harris Episcopal High school on Broad Street at 8 A.M..."
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) -- Charles Taylor's defense attorney argued Friday that a key prosecution witness at the former Liberian president's war crimes trial was mentally unstable. Testimony from Varmuyan Sherif earlier this week linked the Liberian ex-president closely to rebels accused of atrocities in Sierra Leone's 10-year civil war.
Ban Ki-Moon's First Public World Aids Day Speech as UN Secretary-General
New York (28 ovember 2007): On Friday, November 30, 2007, Ban Ki-Moon will make his first public World AIDS Day speech as United Nations Secretary-General. Additional speakers for the evening include: Ambassador Richard Holbrooke, President & CEO of the Global Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS, TB and Malaria; Petra Berrios, co-founder of Sisterhood Mobilized for AIDS/HIV Research and Treatment (SMART); and Supriya Banavalikar of The Hunger Project. CNN’s Soledad O’Brien will emcee the event.
CDC fires back at Mulbah Morlu; accuses Morlu of being a stooge. 
As Mulbah K. Morlu remains in a desperate search for political asylum and being the stooge and creature of his creators like the mediocre Wentor and few invisible hands, we will intellectually resist unprincipled men using the CDC as a vehicle for pre-eminence.
Is George "Oppong" Weah's CDC Falling Apart? A member slams Weah as a dictator; accused of Taking $3M Bribe
Barely three years since the derivation of the Congress for Democratic Change, it is saddening to note the wanton controversies and discrepancies the party has been subjected to as a result of the dictatorial and ‘remote-control’ leadership style of a few highly-place executives.
The Hunger Project-XL Results Foundation partnership announced at 2007 Clinton Global Initiative
*New York** (26 September 2007): At the 3rd annual Clinton Global Initiative meetings, a $5 million (USD) commitment by XL Foundation to The Hunger Project will b
e announced today. *This commitment will enable The Hunger Project to expand its strategy for ending hunger in rural India. The strategy empowers the rural women elected to serve on local village councils/ /with a support structure that includes ongoing trainings (skill-building, leadership, legal rights, local government law), mobilizing the support of media and civil society, ...
VoiceofLiberia renews its Board of Directors
Presidential appointment of mayors and chiefs, a constitutional violation
| by Press Relase by CDC, (Acarous M. Gray)
A presidential appointment of mayors and chiefs will not only be a constitutional violation but will signal a bad omen of dictatorial rule and justification for evading future election.
Curse of Liberia's resources | by Mark Doyle; a BBC news, Liberia
Ordinary people saw the resources vanish - the trees being chopped down, for example - but did not see schools and hospitals coming back in return.
Petition for dual citizenship for Diaspora Liberians: Is this the right time? by Paul Kennedy
Although pursuing dual citizen status for Diaspora Liberians seems to be a good vision; I am concern of the adverse effects and or consequences that could follow this issue if not properly addressed.
On Plans to appoint Madam Mary Broh as Mayor of the City of Monrovia (Press Release)
...we wish to sound an early warning that any plan to appoint Madam Mary Broh, or any other person as Mayor of the Municipality of Monrovia will be unconstitutional, thereby undermining the timely holding of planned elections.
Dual Citizenship drive for Liberians by Liberians gaining momentum
Common sense tells us that if Liberians are granted dual citizenship (like Nigeria, Mali and other African countries allow), Liberia will return to its true meaning of a free land of Liberty, where Africans (including African-Americans and African-Europeans) can pursue their true dreams – to invest in and build their own country.
Is President Mohammad Ghadafi mad? Part II
by Sam K. Zinnah (part I)
Consider the commonly heard expression in the sub-region, “Charles Taylor and his creation must face justice”. Ghadafi and his Libyan mafias may not feel that regional “of which the so-called revolutionary should be part of” issues should be raised to address regional problems.
Corruption oils the wheels of corrupt businesses: Would Preside
nt Sirleaf undermine her Allies’ interests?
A Liberian group call for July 13th anti-corruption demonstration & for Ellen Johnson resignation
Press Release
Could Liberia Become A Success Story?
By T. Q. Harris, Jr
Corruption engulfs Sea and Airports in Liberia
by Sam K. Zinnah
Forum Declares Three-Day Hunger Strike Against Corrupt Practices in Liberia
Press Release
Charles Taylor boycotts first day of war crimes trial
Liberia’s Joint Ownership Of Its Natural Does Not Only Yield High Profits, But Transfers Technology, And Inoculates The Country From Security Threat. by J. Yanqui Zaza
United Nations lifts Liberia diamonds sale ban,
A coalition of Liberian organizations declares non-cooperation with the Liberian government
Putting African on the world’s map in the 21st Century: Taking the slave-mentality out of black Africans... by Tamba D. Aghailas
-An unyielding Legislative rebel base; a slipping Executive; a newspaper that becomes a proxy; a brutal Police Force; a crumbling country… by Mulbah K. Morlu, Jr.
A Country on Sale: When Reps Become Petty Traders
by Mulbah K. Morlu, Jr.
Guinea Conakry on the brink of civil unrest
More deaths reported as demonstrations continue...Tamba D. Aghailas
Liberian Minister quits over sex scandal
Guinean MPs end martial law, dealing a blow to President Conte
Legislative Saga in Liberia concerns Rights-Groups
Press Release
The Conservative Alternative To A Successful Reconstruction
T. Q. Harris Jr.
Human rights activists arrested in Liberia
Press Release
The Speaker’s Funeral II - fulfilling the prophecies
By Mulbah K. Morlu
Dilemma of the "Check-Book" Presidency
Debunking the tomfoolery of a scoundrel. By Mulbah K. Morlu
Impeachment Petition Launched Against Liberian Leader
Forum for the Establishment of a
Tragedy of the sleeping giant
“A mind stretched by a new idea cannot go back to its original dimensions…it’s time for masses consciousness” By Mulbah K. Morlu
A Plea from Liberian Students in Egypt
A forgotten county in the national sports reconciliatory agenda
Comrade in Arms - A Classic Comical Charade; the Corrupted hunts The Corrupt
By Mulbah K. Morlu, Jr.
Wicked Chuckie Talor charged in Miami
Perils of the Golden Rule -The Ellen Presidency, Determining the end from the beginning by Mulbah K. Morlu, Jr.
UN Kofi Annan commemorates World AIDS Day in New York by Tamba D. Aghailas
Liberia's foreign investment challenge
We will not be silenced, not anymore
by Tamba D. Aghailas
Liberian Government named in hall of shame
by Tamba D. Aghailas
FORHD: Budget disparity, poor man's burden
War crimes court in Liberia, why now? By. Sam Zinnah
Ellen Johnson government signals its inability to govern
By Tamba D. Aghailas
Firestone company urged to improve labor conditions on plantations in Liberia
Liberia needs to develop itself into a world-class hub (pdf report) by Ricky Swen
Let's Make Poverty History
What if the warlords don’t accept responsibility of abuses? T.D. Aghailas
"We must face our “bygones” – the past, instead of letting the many questions go unanswered."
Analyst: Mass graves uncovered in Liberia (A tip of the iceberg ?)
Delaying Justice in the name of Peace in Liberia, Why do I agree with Banks, Crane, and others? (A repeat of my views) By Ben Tee Browne
LUTA challenges Liberian elections results in
Liberian Government cracks down on Fundamental Human Rights By: T.D. Aghailas “As the world stands by, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf shall transcend from
Mama Liberia - A Poem
By Benjamin
Mr. Statesman
By Fayiah Porter
Liberian Politics, A Favorite Crime?
By Paul Kennedy
Post-Election Fever Grips the Liberian Community in New York "It was democracy at the community-base at its worst and at its best." Update: a U.S. Supreme Court issues an injunction.
How good is Johnson-Sirleaf Administration 'First 150 Days' Report?
The die is cast after Taylor’s arrest
Read it on TheLiberianTimes.com
Xinhua Taylor's Arrested, awaiting handover | Read it BBC
BBC: Taylor gone missing in Nigeria!
BBC: Dispute Over Taylor's Extradition
NYTimes: Nigeria Pressed by UN Court for Taylor's Arrest
Liberia seeks end to Taylor exile
To celebrate or not to celebrate?
The dust that characterized
"Ellen Appointments In Gov't Is Discriminatory" says Alhaji Kromah
Are politicians loosing their cool with the new government? Did Kromah missed the mark?A rebuttal to this article
Displacing the Internally Displaced People
The ongoing Demolitions in
Who is J. Milton Teahjay to the Congress for Democratic Change (CDC) of Liberia?
I have read multiple articles and heard of speeches made by Teahjay in
Liberia election body dismisses Weah fraud claim
Did Liberians Make the Right Decision?
As many Liberians observed in awe in the pre-government nominations made my Madam President-elect, the same old goats that changed skins and are now acting in sheepskin, are the ones being named to top government jobs. “Where is the decency?” a young man asked.
Questions Composition Of Transitional Team
The University of Liberia Student Union (ULSU) has sent what seems to be a caveat to the President-elect Madam Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf reminding her of probable reemergence of a dangerous precedent on the political landscape.
Demystifying the Liberian Presidency-Putting Real Issues First
The people of Liberia November 8, 2005 ; a decision that shall reshape and reinvigorate the socio-cultural and economic life of a nation beset by rampant corruption for over a century.
Changing Liberia’s Blood-Soaked Legacy
October 11, it will take your vote to change the tide and the course of Liberian history; that your children, grand children and great grand children will remember and proudly say, “My father or mother was part of that generation of Liberians that changed the status-quo for the betterment of our nation – Liberia
Monrovia (NEC) – This is a comprehensive list of candidates contesting various seats in the Sentate, the House of Representative, the Presidency and Vice Presidency...
Liberian Temporary Status Fiasco
Liberia's Dispossessed Scavenge Among Ruins of War(Reuters)-
UN extends peacekeeper mandate but wants plan for troop drawdown
(IRIN)-The war-scarred West African country, struggling to rebuild after 14 years of civil war, is home to the world's most expensive UN peacekeeping operation, known as UNMIL.
Will Liberians Reward the Culprits, Again?
Recycled Liberian Politicians are back. This time around, it is to compete through the ballot box, not with the barrel of the gun. Liberians in many places are asking themselves
Who is on the Ballot Box for October
Monrovia (NEC) – This is a comprehensive list of candidates contesting various seats in the Sentate, the House of Representative, the Presidency and Vice Presidency...
Liberian Temporary Status Fiasco
WASHINGTON – The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) today announced a 12-month extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Liberia until October 1, 2006.
UN extends peacekeeper mandate but wants plan for troop drawdown
(IRIN)-The war-scarred West African country, struggling to rebuild after 14 years of civil war, is home to the world's most expensive UN peacekeeping operation, known as UNMIL.
Will Liberians Reward the Culprits, Again?
Recycled Liberian Politicians are back. This time around, it is to compete through the ballot box, not with the barrel of the gun. Liberians in many places are asking themselves
Liberia: Do Not Vote for Such People – Part One
LiberianTimes..Do not vote for anyone who has exhibited dictatorial tendencies/behavior in the past, or whom you strongly believe has the potential to become a dictatorial leader.
Insecurity in Monrovia, A Conduit to Violent Murders
The Analyst Liberia Newspaper reports on a horrific killing of a young man on
How Corruption is Undermining Development in Liberia
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One in 25 fathers 'not the daddy'
Guinea's involvement in wars in Liberia and Sierra Leone have created ill-will. During the war in
Liberians who defend Charles Taylor must be ashamed
Liberians are unbelievably strange. It's one thing to forgive cruelty and it's absolutely a strange misgiving when anyone endeavors to defend cruelty.
Timeline:Liberia. A chronology of key events: 1847 - Current. Constitution modelled on
UN urged to put Taylor on trial
The new chief prosecutor of
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