Wednesday, 18th October 2017
The Bureau of Public Affairs
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Monrovia, Liberia
DAILY NEWS SUMMARY FOR WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2017
UNFPA Launches 2017 Report
The United Nations Fund for Population Activities or UNFPA has launched the 2017 World Population Report with the call to support country reproductive health system, and rights in an age of inequality.
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Tuesday, 17th October 2017
The Bureau of Public Affairs
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Monrovia, Liberia
DAILY NEWS SUMMARY FOR TUESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2017
Today’s edition of our summary highlights news of the issuance of Executive Order No.
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Monday, 16th October 2017
The Bureau of Public Affairs
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Monrovia, Liberia
DAILY NEWS SUMMARY FOR MONDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2017
The story topping the local dailies of our summary today is the provisional results from the NEC which put the Coalition for Democratic Change and the ruling Unity Part ahead of their counterparts in the October 10 presidential and legislative elections.
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Friday, 13th October 2017
The Bureau of Public Affairs
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Monrovia, Liberia
DAILY NEWS SUMMARY FOR FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2017
Today’s summary includes stories on the presentation of Letters of Accreditation by the new African Development Bank Director to Liberia; President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf’s congratulatory message to the Government and People of Spain, and the Elections Coordinating Commission among other stories.
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Thursday, 12th October 2017
The Bureau of Public Affairs
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Monrovia, Liberia
DAILY NEWS SUMMARY FOR THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2017
News of the National Elections Commission’s pronouncement that it would begin announcing provisional election results today, the United States’ State Department’s salutation to the people of Liberia for the peaceful conduct of the October 10 elections and the Government of Liberia condolence message to the Government and people of the Federal Republic of Nigeria following the death of former Chief of Army Staff and Force Commander of the Economic Community of West African States, retired Lieutenant General Victor Samuel Leonard Malu are the stories highlighted in today’s edition of our summary of the local dailies.
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Wednesday, 11th October 2017
The Bureau of Public Affairs
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Monrovia, Liberia
DAILY NEWS SUMMARY FOR WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2017
News concerning President Sirleaf’s farewell address at the opening of the October Term of the Supreme Court is the lone story dominating today’s edition of our summary of the local dailies.
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Monday, 9th October 2017
The Bureau of Public Affairs
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Monrovia, Liberia
DAILY NEWS SUMMARY FOR MONDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2017
Today’s edition of our summary of the local dailies highlights news of the Elections Coordinating Committee’s pronouncement on its deployment of over two thousand elections observers of different categories across the country.
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Thursday, 5th October 2017
The Bureau of Public Affairs
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Monrovia, Liberia
DAILY NEWS SUMMARY FOR THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2017
Highlighted in today’s summary of the local dailies include the National Elections Commissions’ advice to the ruling Unity Party to find another option for climaxing its campaign activities rather than Saturday, 7 October which has been earmarked by the ANC as well as the United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres appointment of Dr.
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Wednesday, 4th October 2017
The Bureau of Public Affairs
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Monrovia, Liberia
DAILY NEWS SUMMARY FOR WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2017
Stories highlighted today in our dailies summary include the presentation of credentials to the Secretary General of the State of Qatar by Ambassador John Ballout of Liberia; President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf’s condolence and congratulatory messages sent to the Government and people of the United States and the Federal Republic of Germany; the passage of the Presidential Transition Act by the Liberia Senate as well as the resumption by the World Health Organization of the school feeding program in Liberia.
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Tuesday, 3rd October 2017
The Bureau of Public Affairs
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Monrovia, Liberia
DAILY NEWS SUMMARY FOR TUESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2017
Today’s stories include Carter Center’s call for Political Parties to refrain from announcing elections result, Liberia’s congratulatory message to Botswana and Guinea-Bissau, and NOCAL and ExxonMobil’s donation made to Phebe hospital to enhance its Laboratory expansion.
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Monday, 2nd October 2017
The Bureau of Public Affairs
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Monrovia, Liberia
DAILY NEWS SUMMARY FOR MONDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2017
Stories dominating today’s summary of the local dailies include news of President Sirleaf’s congratulatory message to the Government and people of the People’s Republic of China on the observance of its 68th Independence Anniversary; the World Bank approval of US$7million grant for the Liberia Land Administration Project; the selection of the former President of the Central African Republic as one of the heads of high-power elections observation missions to observe the October 10 elections in Liberia.
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Friday, 29th September 2017
The Bureau of Public Affairs
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Monrovia, Liberia
DAILY NEWS SUMMARY FOR FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2017
Today’s summary of the local dailies highlights news of the United States’ Congress passage of a resolution calling for free, fair and peaceful elections in Liberia; the signing of a US$5.
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Wednesday, 27th September 2017
The Bureau of Public Affairs
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Monrovia, Liberia
DAILY NEWS SUMMARY FOR WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2017
Today’s edition of our summary of the local dailies includes news of President Sirleaf’s proclamation declaring Wednesday, September 27, as “World Tourism Day” and her condolence message to the Government and People of the United Mexican States following the death of at least 300 persons as a result of a deadly earthquake which occurred on Tuesday, Septembe19, 2017.
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Monday, 25th September 2017
The Bureau of Public Affairs
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Monrovia, Liberia
DAILY NEWS SUMMARY FOR MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2017
Today’s news summary highlights news of the arrival of Presidential ballot papers in the country; news concerning the ‘Global Goalkeeper’ Award won by President Sirleaf as well as the releasing of US$10 million loan to target 10,000 households in Liberia by the World Bank as dominant stories captured in the local dailies.
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Friday, 22nd September 2017
The Bureau of Public Affairs
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Monrovia, Liberia
DAILY NEWS SUMMARY FOR FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2017
The lone story dominating today’s edition of our summary of the local dailies is news of the passage of a US$40,000,000 Financing Agreement Act between the Government of Liberia and the International Development Association to upgrade and rehabilitate a 4.
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Friday, 22nd September 2017
The Bureau of Public Affairs
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Monrovia, Liberia
DAILY NEWS SUMMARY FOR FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2017
The lone story dominating today’s edition of our summary of the local dailies is news of the passage of a US$40,000,000 Financing Agreement Act between the Government of Liberia and the International Development Association to upgrade and rehabilitate a 4.
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Wednesday, 20th September 2017
The Bureau of Public Affairs
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Monrovia, Liberia
DAILY NEWS SUMMARY FOR WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2017
President Sirleaf’s last address at the United Nations General Assembly and the two-week training for 25 Senior Internal Auditors being conducted by the Internal Audit Agency are stories dominating the local dailies the Bureau of public Affairs subscribed to today.
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Tuesday, 19th September 2017
The Bureau of Public Affairs
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Monrovia, Liberia
DAILY NEWS SUMMARY FOR TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2017
News concerning President Johnson Sirleaf’s final address at the 72nd Regular Session of the United Nations General Assembly taking place in New York and the ground breaking ceremony for the construction of a modern clinic in Suehn Mecca District, Bomi County are stories dominating our summary of the local dailies today.
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Monday, 18th September 2017
The Bureau of Public Affairs
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Monrovia, Liberia
DAILY NEWS SUMMARY FOR MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2017
Today’s edition of our regular news summary highlights the visit to Liberia of a High Level Global Fund delegation to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria; with a US$65.
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Friday, 15th September 2017
The Bureau of Public Affairs
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Monrovia, Liberia
DAILY NEWS SUMMARY FOR FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2017
Today’s edition of our summary of the local dailies highlights among other stories news of Liberia’s decision to send five corrections officers to South Sudan under a United Nations operation in that country, the Government of the People’s Republic of China through its Ambassador accredited to Liberia, Zhang Yue, warning to political parties and Independent candidates contesting the ensuing 2017 to stick to policy, the European Union’s deployment of an Election Observation Mission to Liberia to observe the presidential and representatives elections scheduled for this October.
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Thursday, 14th September 2017
The Bureau of Public Affairs
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Monrovia, Liberia
DAILY NEWS SUMMARY FOR THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2017
The holding of an international retreat in Monrovia on the Sustainable Development Goals under the theme: “Achieving the SDGs’ vision of equity, growth and resilience in Africa through Regional Cooperation;” is the only dominant story captured in today’s summary of the local dailies.
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Wednesday, 13th September 2017
The Bureau of Public Affairs
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Monrovia, Liberia
DAILY NEWS SUMMARY FOR TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2017
News of the release of recommendations to ensure a peaceful, credible election by the Carter Center of pre-elections activities in the country is the lone story in our summary of today’s edition of the local dailies.
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Tuesday, 12th September 2017
The Bureau of Public Affairs
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Monrovia, Liberia
DAILY NEWS SUMMARY FOR TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2017
Today’s summary of local dailies highlights news of the commissioning of Amb.
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Monday, 11th September 2017
The Bureau of Public Affairs
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Monrovia, Liberia
DAILY NEWS SUMMARY FOR MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2017
Today’s edition of our summary of the local daily includes among other stories news of the National Democratic Institute launch of the observation report on Liberia’s electoral process and the Government of Liberia pronouncement on an increase of 13 and 12 United States cents in the prices of gasoline and diesel fuel respectively.
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Thursday, 7th September 2017
The Bureau of Public Affairs
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Monrovia, Liberia
DAILY NEWS SUMMARY FOR THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2017
The Bureau of Public Affairs today reviewed several local dailies highlighting top stories including news of President Sirleaf’s condolence message to the Government and people of the United States following the death of at least 47 persons as a result of recent flooding in Texas; her Congratulatory Message to the Interim President of the Federative Republic of Brazil, Mr.
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Wednesday, 6th September 2017
The Bureau of Public Affairs
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Monrovia, Liberia
DAILY NEWS SUMMARY FOR WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2017
Today’s news summary highlights among other stories news of the reduction in electricity tariff for customers connected to the Liberia Electricity Cooperation energy grid by the GOL; thevisit by Liberia’s Charge d’Affaire to the headquarters of the Liberian Students Association in Buduburam, Ghana; as well as the news of the final ruling handed down by the Supreme Court of Liberia in favor of Bomi County Representative aspirant, Edwin Snowe to contest the Legislative seat in that county in the upcoming October election.
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Tuesday, 5th September 2017
The Bureau of Public Affairs
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Monrovia, Liberia
DAILY NEWS SUMMARY FOR TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2017
News of Liberia’s Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Nigeria, H.
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Monday, 4th September 2017
The Bureau of Public Affairs
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Monrovia, Liberia
DAILY NEWS SUMMARY FOR MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2017
Ellen Seeks Lawyers’ Intervention
According to the New Dawn newspaper, President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf is pleading with lawyers here to look at Liberia’s Justice System to address inadequacies and delay of justice, taking note of year on year human right report on the nation that are not favorable.
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Friday, 1st September 2017
The Bureau of Public Affairs
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Monrovia, Liberia
DAILY NEWS SUMMARY FOR FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2017
Today’s edition of our summary of the local dailies includes the Liberian Senate casting a vote of ‘No Confidence against Education Minister’ George Warner and the Liberian Government and charity MSF signing an agreement, among others.
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Thursday, 31st August 2017
The Bureau of Public Affairs
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Monrovia, Liberia
DAILY NEWS SUMMARY FOR THURSDAY, AUGUST 31, 2017
Today’s stories in the Summary include the signing of the Joint Commission Agreements between the Liberian and Ivorian Governments; on-going Cabinet review in the Educational Sector and others.
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