• Weah sounds warning, Source: The New Dawn
• ‘Jesus’ Minister Confirmation Splits Senate, Source: New DEMOCRAT
• 300,000 At Risk of Poverty -Report, Source: New DEMOCRAT
• New Lifesaving Drugs Introduced, Sources: New DEMOCRAT and The INQUIRER

Weah sounds warning, Source: The New Dawn

President George Weah has issued a stern warning here to his officials and members of the public to stop alienating people on the basis of partisanship. Giving the warning Sunday at the Winner’s Chapel in Congo Town, President Weah stressed that no Liberian should be judged based on party lines. The president urged that everyone should embrace each other for the common interest of the country, reminding Liberians that campaign and elections are long over. According to Mr. Weah, says he is President for everyone, and not for a specific party, thus, emphasizing that Liberians must join hands to develop the country.  Read more

‘Jesus’ Minister Confirmation Splits Senate, Source: New DEMOCRAT

Senators are divided over the confirmation of a senior Finance Ministry nominee who responded Jesus! When asked what is fiscal policy? Four members of the 15-man Senate Committee on Ways, Means, Finance, and Development Planning Thursday protested by not signing the confirmation hearing report of the deputy finance minister-designate for administration, Rebecca McGill. Senators Geraldine Doe Sheriff, Nyonblee Karnga Lawrence, Armah Jallah and J. Gbleh-Bo Brown did not sign. “It is my right to sign or not to and I have chosen not to sign the document on the deputy finance minister-designate confirmation report,” Senate Sheriff said. Ms. McGill appeared before the Senate committee in February clueless in relations to the ministry’s core functions. She fumbled at several intervals when making her presentation and could not explain to Senators for instance, what a fiscal or monetary policy is when asked. Read more

300,000 At Risk of Poverty -Report, Source: New DEMOCRAT

The gender, children and social protection minister has alarmed that over 300,000 persons are living in extreme poverty in and out of Monrovia. Speaking Friday at a workshop on HIV and Social Protection Planning, Williametta Saydee Tarr said the National Social Protection Strategy and Policy is intended to address the needs of those in the community that are extremely poor and vulnerable to economic shocks. Mrs. Tarr said Liberia cannot realize its transformation agenda without scaling the social protection strategies that can restore human dignity and foster social cohesion. “Social Protection programs are known to reduce poverty and vulnerability and from these interventions, they have a significant impact, but in Liberia, the need is much greater than the vulnerability of resources to take the program to scale,” the gender minister added. Read more

New Lifesaving Drugs Introduced, Sources: New DEMOCRAT and The INQUIRER

In an effort to help curb the health challenge in Liberia, an international medical company SANDOZ has launched its product in Liberia with the aim of discovering new ways to improve the lifespan of people. Olufemi Lawson, SANDOZ head of the English West African speaking countries said the company is a global leader in generic and biosimilar medicines, committed to playing a leading role in driving access to medicine worldwide. Addressing newsmen Saturday, Mr. Lawson said the company contributes to the society’s ability to support growing healthcare needs by pioneering novel approaches to help around the world access high-quality medicine Read more