AU Rejects Charge of Failing to End Libya
Conflict
Courtesy: VOA
31 August, 2011
The African Union (AU) is rejecting criticism that it
has failed to help bring an end to Libya’s civil war.
Critics say behind the alleged failure are divisions
among heads of states and their personal relationships
with deposed Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi.
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Planning Minister Seeks China’s Help
Courtesy: Public Agenda
28 August, 20111
Planning and Economic Affairs Minister Amara Konneh is
appealing to the Chinese government to help train more
Liberian (engineers, doctors, nurses, and so on) and at
the same time help in the construction of major
infrastructure (roads, bridges, and power-plant, amongst
others) in Liberia. Lauding the Chinese government for
the high level of support to the government and people
of Liberia.
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Liberia referendum: Error hampers
controversial poll
Courtesy: BBC
25 August, 2011 Liberia's
referendum on constitutional changes has got off to a
slow start due to an error in one of four questions.
Instead of asking voters to choose between 70 and 75
years as the retirement age for judges, the ballot has
both ages as 75. Referendum organisers said they had
been aware of the mistake but had failed to inform the
public. A BBC reporter in the capital says it became
public when voters began phoning radio stations about
the confusion.
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DEATH ANNOUNCEMENT:
By: Fofana family of Minnesota
23rd August, 2011
Abraham Fofana of Minnesota and the rest of the Fofana
family in the U.S., Europe and Africa regret to announce
the death of their brother, son, cousin and uncle,
Osman Fofana of Monrovia, Liberia. This sad event
occurred on Monday, August 22, 2011 following a brief
illness. You may sympathize with the bereaved family
viaAbraham Fofana, Aiesatta or Kadiatu Fofana @
612-703-7674, 612-227-0308 or 678-349-4118.
On Sunday, August 21, 2011, the leadership of the
Chapters of FELMAUSA met and discussed the current state
of the affairs of the Federation; with regard to recent
constitutional amendments in D.C., participation in
inauguration event and support for resolution of issues.
The highlights of the meeting included: Read detail
REMINDER OF THE NUCLEUS OF RAMADAN
By: Gofin Kosia
22 August, 2011 Once
more, assalaam aleikum .All praise is due to Allah, who
out of His mercy gave us this unique opportunity to
observe the last ten (10) days of the Holy month of
Ramadan. The last ten days is the climax of the entire
month in which LAILATUL KADR (the night of power) falls.
In the last ten days is a night which worship, charity,
supplication is better than a thousand (83 years and 4
months ) of their kind in other months of the year.
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PART THREE: FASTING THE MONTH OF RAMADAN
By: Sheikh Mohammed Kanneh
19 August, 2011
All praise is due to Allah who has presented us with
Laylatul-Qadr (the Night of power) This night is greater
than a thousand months and is the most meritorious in
the periods of time. He has prescribed for us seclusion
in the houses of the Allah.
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Visioning Liberia’s Future
Courtesy: Public Agenda
18 August, 2011
Surviving as a nation eight years after decades of
intermittent devastating civil wars, a visioning process
to make Liberia a ‘new’ nation is continuing, with
recent efforts by Liberian academics and experts
researching, reviewing and critiquing several papers and
narratives presented by finely selected panelists from
diverse different walks of professional circle.
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PART TWO: FASTING THE MONTH OF RAMADAN
By: Sheikh Mohammed Kanneh
16 August, 2011
The second part of the blessed month of Ramadan (2nd ten
days ) has come with serious spiritual and physical
training and rehabilitation of the believers. As you may
know earlier, this part of Ramadan is the time that
believers do their utmost best to earn Allah's
forgiveness.
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Liberia seizes 'worrisome' amount of
arms, ammunition
Courtesy: Yahoo. News
13 August, 2011
Liberia has seized a "worrisome" amount of arms and
ammunition in the south of the country near the border
with Ivory Coast, an official told a press conference
Wednesday. "The Bureau of Immigration with maximum
support from the Ministry of Justice was successful in
retrieving a cache of arms and ammunition.
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Juris Doctor holder considers FELMAUSA
VPA position
Source: VOM
12 August, 2011 Minneapolis,
MN- Voice of Mandingo has learned that Abraham Fofana,
recently named on FELMAUSA Transition Team, is
considering a run for FELMAUSA Vice President for
Administration (VPA) position. A source very close to
Mr. Fofana told VOM that Mr. Fofana is testing the
waters and he is cautiously close to declaring his
candidacy. Abraham Fofana is an advocate and a decorated
member of Minnesota Mandingo community. Mr. Fofana does
not subscribe to the routine pettiness and controversies
that have left an impression on FELMAUSA.
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MMA Threatens to Boycott FELMAUSA’s Impending
Inaugurations If...
By: Lassana Y. Bamba, Jr.
12 August, 2011 The
Minnesota Mandingo Association wishes to notify you that
it will not form part of the pending inauguration
process of officials elect of the Federation of Liberian
Mandingo Associations in the U.S.A. and other activities
of the federation until it makes adequate financial
report to its members. This decision comes in the wake
of your refusal to mention in your financial report the
three hundred and fifty dollars ($350.00) payment made
by MMA to FELMAUSA prior to the start of the FELMAUSA
National Convention in Silver Spring, Maryland. Read
detail
Once more brothers and sisters in Islam, assalaam
aleikum. Every one is cognizant of the fact that every
domain in the worship of Allah has its own
SHURUUT (rules/guidelines)
to be observed to avoid rendering it “null and void”.
Therefore, it would be an injustice to our noble
community to deny them access to some of the necessary
information in order for us to maximize the fruits of
our IBADAAT (worships).
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Alhaji Kromah Suffers Carbon Monoxide
Poisoning; Bodyguard Found Dead in Lofa
Courtesy: FrontPage Africa
10 August, 2011 Voinjama,
Lofa County - Reports surfacing in the offices of
FrontPage Africa say the standard bearer of the All
Liberian Coalition Party and professor of the University
of Liberia Alhaji G. V. Kromah is recovering from carbon
monoxide poisoning and his bodyguard found dead as a
result of the same incident.Family sources informed
FrontPage Africa late Tuesday night that the episode
occurred last Saturday evening in Voinjama where the
professor had gone to partake in the party’s primary
exercise.
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Liberians in Minnesota Have Highest
Jail Rate of all US States-Edwin Snowe
10 August, 2011
President Woutara Seeks Regional Cooperation Towards
Peace
By: Abu Kamara
09 August, 2011 President
Alassane Outara has said that his country’s close
neighbors were strategic partners for consolidating
peace in Ivory Coast and the rest of the region.
Addressing a group of foreign journalists recently at
the Auditorium of Dag Hammarskjold Library of the United
Nations, the Ivorian leader said he has had discussions
with heads of states in the region aimed at exploring
better ways to consolidate peace and security across the
region.
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Ambassador Kamara pays a courtesy call on
South -South News
By: Abu Kamara
07 August, 2011
New York, August 5th 2011, the Permanent Representative
of Liberia to the United Nations, Ambassador Majorn
Kamara has paid a courtesy call on the South –South News
as part of the Mission’s broader activities to establish
contact with individuals as well as institutions that
are of relevance to Liberia’s reconstruction efforts.
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Liberia Prepares for Voting Amid Security
Concerns, Refugee Crisis
Courtesy: VOA
05 August, 2011
Liberia's electoral commission is working to safeguard
voting along the border with Ivory Coast, where hundreds
of mercenaries from the recent Ivorian political crisis
are under arrest and thousands of Ivorian refugees are
stretching Liberian social services.
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Liberian Opposition Urges Rice Price Cut
Courtesy: VOA
02 August, 2011 Liberia’s
opposition Liberty Party has called on the government to
reduce the cost of rice and other basic commodities to
assure what it calls “food security.”A party statement
said the government can fund the reduction in basic
commodity prices by “using various fiscal mechanisms,
such as granting temporary duty free importation of
rice, [the] temporary elimination or reduction in the
tax on gas,” [and the] “suspension of government
discretionary spending, especially in the areas of
vehicle purchase and travel.”Rice is a staple food in
Liberia and its price has been linked to controversy.
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Liberia's
referendum on constitutional changes has got off to a
slow start due to an error in one of four questions.
Instead of asking voters to choose between 70 and 75
years as the retirement age for judges, the ballot has
both ages as 75. Referendum organisers said they had
been aware of the mistake but had failed to inform the
public. A BBC reporter in the capital says it became
public when voters began phoning radio stations about
the confusion.
Once
more, assalaam aleikum .All praise is due to Allah, who
out of His mercy gave us this unique opportunity to
observe the last ten (10) days of the Holy month of
Ramadan. The last ten days is the climax of the entire
month in which LAILATUL KADR (the night of power) falls.
In the last ten days is a night which worship, charity,
supplication is better than a thousand (83 years and 4
months ) of their kind in other months of the year.
A
group calling itself the Progressive Mandingo Youths
(PYM) of the Congress for Democratic Change (CDC) says
it is baffled and feels unfortunately insulted by one of
its new-comer partisans, Jimmy Smith, who is alleged to
have called “a dog,” his former running mate on the
ticket of the governing Unity Party, Sekou Kanneh. PYM
said if the insult against its kinsman, Kanneh, is not
retracted, Mr. Smith risks losing uncountable numbers of
votes in the district.
Minneapolis,
MN- Voice of Mandingo has learned that Abraham Fofana,
recently named on FELMAUSA Transition Team, is
considering a run for FELMAUSA Vice President for
Administration (VPA) position. A source very close to
Mr. Fofana told VOM that Mr. Fofana is testing the
waters and he is cautiously close to declaring his
candidacy. Abraham Fofana is an advocate and a decorated
member of Minnesota Mandingo community. Mr. Fofana does
not subscribe to the routine pettiness and controversies
that have left an impression on FELMAUSA.
The
Minnesota Mandingo Association wishes to notify you that
it will not form part of the pending inauguration
process of officials elect of the Federation of Liberian
Mandingo Associations in the U.S.A. and other activities
of the federation until it makes adequate financial
report to its members. This decision comes in the wake
of your refusal to mention in your financial report the
three hundred and fifty dollars ($350.00) payment made
by MMA to FELMAUSA prior to the start of the FELMAUSA
National Convention in Silver Spring, Maryland.
Voinjama,
Lofa County - Reports surfacing in the offices of
FrontPage Africa say the standard bearer of the All
Liberian Coalition Party and professor of the University
of Liberia Alhaji G. V. Kromah is recovering from carbon
monoxide poisoning and his bodyguard found dead as a
result of the same incident.Family sources informed
FrontPage Africa late Tuesday night that the episode
occurred last Saturday evening in Voinjama where the
professor had gone to partake in the party’s primary
exercise.
President
Alassane Outara has said that his country’s close
neighbors were strategic partners for consolidating
peace in Ivory Coast and the rest of the region.
Liberia’s
opposition Liberty Party has called on the government to
reduce the cost of rice and other basic commodities to
assure what it calls “food security.”A party statement
said the government can fund the reduction in basic
commodity prices by “using various fiscal mechanisms,
such as granting temporary duty free importation of
rice, [the] temporary elimination or reduction in the
tax on gas,” [and the] “suspension of government
discretionary spending, especially in the areas of
vehicle purchase and travel.”Rice is a staple food in
Liberia and its price has been linked to controversy.
